
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
Documents the history of gays and lesbians in Hollywood films.
21 votes on TMDBReleased February 12, 2006Runtime 1h 22mDirector Lesli Klainberg, Lisa Ades
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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Cast of Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

B. Ruby Rich
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John Waters
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Jane Lynch
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Alan Cumming
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Heather Matarazzo
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Todd Haynes
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Christine Vachon
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John Cameron Mitchell
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Rose Troche
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Ang Lee
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Marga Gómez
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Gus Van Sant
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Who stars in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema?
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema stars B. Ruby Rich, John Waters, Jane Lynch, Alan Cumming, Heather Matarazzo.
Who directed Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema?
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema was directed by Lesli Klainberg and Lisa Ades.
How long is Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema?
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema has a runtime of 1h 22m.
What is Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema about?
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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