Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
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?

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B. Ruby Rich B. Ruby Rich As: Self
John Waters John Waters As: Self
Jane Lynch Jane Lynch As: Self
Alan Cumming Alan Cumming As: Self
Heather Matarazzo Heather Matarazzo As: Self
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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?


Tagline: Documents the history of gays and lesbians in Hollywood films.
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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 12 February 2006

Country: US

Runtime: 82m

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Billy Porter

Billy Porter

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Ari Gold

Ari Gold

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Ruben O'Malley

Ruben O'Malley

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John Pirozzi

John Pirozzi

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