Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

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Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Documents the history of gays and lesbians in Hollywood films.

A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback Mountain". Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline and with clips from two dozen films. The narrative groups the pictures around various firsts, movements, and triumphs: experimental films, indie films, sex on screen, outlaw culture and bad guys, lesbian lovers, films about AIDS and dying, emergence of romantic comedy, transgender films, films about diversity and various cultures, documentaries and then mainstream Hollywood drama. What might come next?

Release Date

2006-02-12

Year

2006

Duration

1h 22m

Status

Released

Score

5.40

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Cast

B. Ruby Rich

B. Ruby Rich

John Waters

John Waters

Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Heather Matarazzo

Heather Matarazzo

Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes

Christine Vachon

Christine Vachon

John Cameron Mitchell

John Cameron Mitchell

Rose Troche

Rose Troche

Ang Lee

Ang Lee