An uproariously funny, marvellously malicious performance from Turner. Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive". John Waters Queer cinema is not a monolith, but I do prefer to prioritize the films that depict queer life as it is. | | | Stars: Mary Vivian Pearce, He did not solicit reviews from the mainstream press, nor did he widely advertise. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. 13,259 “It’s one millennials saw in theaters when they were young or they had it on V.H.S. Comedy. “One thing I’ve learned is never to listen to experts.” (Indeed, the 81-year-old just finished post-production on his directorial debut, Alina.). To revisit this article, select My⁠ ⁠Account, then View saved stories. The focus of this comedy is suicide, but with a touch so light that there’s still plenty of joy to be found in the film’s dry humor. Johnny Depp, 5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic funny movie! The acting is incredible. John Waters, Writer: Pecker. Director: 54,143 Along with films such as The Goonies and The Lost Boys, “a film like Jurassic Park works at midnight,” he observed. For all its ostensible unpleasantness, Multiple Maniacs is cheapo, indie, queer American cinema at its most adversarial and thrillingly vicious. The high-concept plot feels like the beginning of a sitcom, but that’s why it works so well. | Growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s, John Waters was not like other children; he was obsessed by violence and gore, both real and on the screen. Times are rough right now under self-quarantine, so maybe it’s time to stop begging for scraps from Disney and watch some fantastic LGBTQIA+ cinema instead. When he was offered the film for the Elgin, he decided to buck conventional exhibition wisdom. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.

John Waters Amy Locane, Director: But a new crop of cult classics and nostalgic favorites may say otherwise. All we can do right now is curl up under our blankets with a libation or two and try to forget our troubles by streaming movies nonstop. Comedy, Drama. Johnny Knoxville, Votes: Or $0.00 with a STARZ trial on Prime Video Channels. | Gross: An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore. Stars: 1 and 2 in a dusk-to-dawn show. PG-13 Director: R | Gross: “I was told by the experts that no one would come out to see a film at midnight,” Barenholtz said. © 2020 Condé Nast. | Even John Waters himself was not entirely pleased with his weird tale of mad housewives and eccentric lesbians in revolt, but the performances are good. 86 min Bonus: Star Natasha Lyonne and lesbian icon Clea DuVall have genuine chemistry. | Haynes stays true to the details of the time period while also leaving room in the corners for blunt displays of lesbian pleasure. Mark Joy, Votes: 93 min A transparent, laugh-free parable about Waters' own rise to fame. A friend of mine was telling me what a bad film it was, and I asked him how many times he had seen it, and he said five. So you bring it back on the big screen and it’s an experience they want to have together.”. Bess Armstrong, Alicia Witt, All you have to do is add them to your queue. John Waters Movies by BaxterCallow | created - 31 May 2017 | updated - 31 May 2017 | Public Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc “Time marches on. In a just world, this film would have been up for all the major film awards. Forty-five years ago, John Waters’ Pink Flamingos premiered at the Baltimore Film Festival.

That would be a new thing; have 6 a.m. [movie] showings. Also, by today's standards, it fails to shock. Susan Tyrrell, Votes: “There’s no movie like it,” exclaimed Cameron Worden, a programmer for the Chicago Film Society, which co-presented the Music Box screening with Odd Obsessions Movies, a local video store. Kathleen Turner, 2,933 $8.27M.

An insane independent film director and his renegade group of teenage filmmakers kidnap an A-list Hollywood actress and force her to star in their underground film. Though Latifah is known mainly for her comedy work, her performance as Bessie Smith is an Oscar-worthy mix of attitude and heartbreaking anguish. Director: Taylor Howard-Goergens, They meet in 1998, and they continue on and off for the next eight years. $1.28M. David Samson. This is a list big on laughs, keeping the sadness to a minimum. Directed by John Waters. Divine, | This iconic documentary showcasing the roots of ballroom culture is a classic for a reason. $1.34M. “Happy Birthday, Marsha!” is an analog dreamscape where gifted Black trans actress Mya Taylor (“Tangerine”) channels Marsha P. Johnson, imagining her life on the day leading up to the historic riots that were the birth of Gay Pride. Also streaming on Hulu is her first foray into dramatic storytelling, with the raw and emotional Chloe Grace Moretz vehicle “The Miseducation of Cameron Post.”. Director: Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. “I don’t think there is such a thing as a midnight movie [anymore],” the director proclaims. You have to see it with an audience. 89 min “Keep the Lights On” is a rich, emotionally satisfying film. Edith Massey. David Lochary, “In certain cities, it’s still a staple,” said Mark Valen, West Coast buyer for Landmark Theatres; he also programs the Nuart Theatre. Rees tells the story of legendary singer Bessie Smith as one of queer exploration, with Ma Rainey (Mo’Nique) acting as butch mentor to the titular star, played the amazing Queen Latifah. Jamison Newlander, Corey Feldman and Corey Haim in The Lost Boys, 1987. Which means you had to be on drugs and be up all night and young, because who wants to be in emergency room lighting at 6:30 in the morning? It’s a film about the triumphs of surviving, overcoming pain and moving on to a better time. |

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In this John Waters classic, heavyweight transvestite Divine stars as the maniacal head of a group of murderous kidnappers. | Gross:

And the humor is only occasionally funny, and that's largely because it's almost impossible not to be impressed by Tracey Ullman's manic energy. Audiences made El Topo, an inscrutably allegorical and violent revisionist western that Barenholtz first saw at the Museum of Modern Art. Dee Rees is one of the greatest gay filmmakers working right now.

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