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Author Archive: Dennis Dermody

Pink Narcissus

Pink Narcissus, the 1971 gay cult classic by James Bidgood follows the surreal, bejeweled dreams of pouty-lipped teen beauty (Bobby Kendall) as he imagines himself a matador, a harem boy and a leather-jacked cyclist. There was great mystery for many…
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When Fall Is Coming

            The invaluable Rendez-Vous With French Cinema returns at Lincoln Center from March 6-16 with scores of terrific films. A highlight for me is When Fall is Coming, the latest from director Francois Ozon, which screens Friday March 7 at 3:30…
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Le Beau Mec

            Talk about a hook- now out on Blu-ray from Altered Innocence is a thought-to-be-lost 1973 erotic classic about France’s first gay porn superstar- Karl Forest. And directed by Rudolf Nureyev’s lover Wallace Potts (Nureyev even choreographed Forest’s cabaret numbers in…
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Wall of Shame

            When you live in a Manhattan apartment you just have so much room for everything. Young people move today with very little, which I admit is a wiser way to travel- especially if moving often is your option. But I’ve…
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