There were certainly movies about criminal couples on the run before Bonnie And Clyde captivated audiences in 1968, but that controversial surprise hit became such a cultural phenomenon that it spawned countless imitators. Down the line many similarly themed movies…
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With the reboot of Will & Grace and Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, not to mention Boys In The Band on Broadway, is it any wonder there’s a rush on city hall for same-sex marriage licenses. Quite frankly, I…
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When I was young I used to lie in bed dreaming up titles of stories and movies I wanted to write. The titles always came first, before the plots. I would mull over such scintillating titles as Torture Me, Gently…
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I’m pretty ambivalent about “outing” actors in print. I guess I feel that a person’s sexual preference is their own damn business. But I have a friend who violently disagreed: “These aren’t people we’re talking about- they’re actors! These are…
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Broadway has been lousy with movie adaptations for many years. The Producers, Hairspray, Legally Blonde, Sunset Boulevard, Young Frankenstein. It’s surprising how many haunt today’s theaters- Mean Girls, School Of Rock, Kinky Boots, Waitress, A Bronx Tale and then there’s…
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Female Trouble (Criterion) John Waters’ hilariously prophetic dark comedy about the life and death of high school hellcat Dawn Davenport (Divine). From rebellious teen, to dissatisfied wife and mother, to her fateful meeting with beauty shop owners Donald & Donna…
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There is no God. If there was, Kim’s Video would still be open. But I want to believe there is a heaven. Not the kind you see in picture books with angels and harps and pearly gates, but a B-movie…
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Hereditary, which opens Friday, is one hell of a scary movie. Directed by Ari Aster the movie sucks you right into the premise of a family dealing with loss, but then spins so out of control with demonic fury you…
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In the pantheon of showbiz families, from the Barrymores to the Baldwins, the most fascinating has to be the Ormonds. This strange bunch directed Lash La Rue westerns, took the Three Stooges on tour and made country-western hokum and sleaze…
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When you break up with someone, don’t you want the final word? Hatred of a former love can be a powerful emotion- you chuck logic out the window and brush off your friends’ pleadings for reason like lint from a…
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