Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema 2006

Synopsis:

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?

Directed by: Lisa Ades & Lesli Klainberg
Release date: 2006-02-12
Runtime: 82 minutes
Tagline: Documents the history of gays and lesbians in Hollywood films.
Cast:
B. Ruby Rich
B. Ruby Rich
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John Waters
John Waters
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Jane Lynch
Jane Lynch
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Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
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Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes
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