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Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema  (2006)
Documents the history of gays and lesbians in Hollywood films.


5.7|12 Feb, 2006|82 min
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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?
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Keywords
lgbt
woman director
gay theme

Casts

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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Heather Matarazzo
Heather Matarazzo
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Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes
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Christine Vachon
Christine Vachon
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John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
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Rose Troche
Rose Troche
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Ang Lee
Ang Lee
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Marga Gómez
Marga Gómez
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Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant
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Guinevere Turner
Guinevere Turner
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Dan Bucatinsky
Dan Bucatinsky
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Angela Robinson
Angela Robinson
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Jonathan Caouette
Jonathan Caouette
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Jennie Livingston
Jennie Livingston
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Ash Christian
Ash Christian
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Nina Landey
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Peter Paige
Peter Paige
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Jenni Olson
Jenni Olson
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Billy Porter
Billy Porter
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Alice Wu
Alice Wu
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Wilson Cruz
Wilson Cruz
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Donna Deitch
Donna Deitch
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Don Roos
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Patrik-Ian Polk
Patrik-Ian Polk
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James Schamus
James Schamus
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Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
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Tommy O'Haver
Tommy O'Haver
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Randy Barbato
Randy Barbato
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Arthur Dong
Arthur Dong
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Marcus Hu
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Michael Musto
Michael Musto
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Stephen Winter
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Crews

Lesli Klainberg
Director
Lisa Ades
Director
Rachel Reichman
Editor
Lisa Ades
Producer
Lesli Klainberg
Producer
Billy Porter
Billy Porter
Original Music Composer
Ruben O'Malley
Director of Photography
John Pirozzi
Director of Photography
Ari Gold
Original Music Composer