Paris is Burning should be given to every queer youth as a starting point to our history. The birthing of underground queer culture, and giving names to the families involved with the queer revolution. Filled with insight and heart richening interviews with queer people of New York in the 80’s, it provides you with a special view of a world that is lost. They say that Drag Queens are the keepers of queer history and this film proves it. Paris is Burning is an intimate portrait of one urban community, a world in which the allure of high fashion, status and wealth becomes an affirmation of love, acceptance and joy. The world within a world is instantly familiar, filled with ambitions, desires and yearnings that reflect America itself. PARIS IS BURNING IS GOD! An unblinking behind the scenes story of fashion-obsessed New Yorkers who created "voguing" and drag balls, and turned these raucous celebrations into a powerful expression of personal pride. Starring: Brooke Xtravaganza, Dorian Corey, Andre Christian But yes, it’s over the top, it virtually makes no sense, but it’s iconic and worth checking out. With just their wits and an endless supply of garish costumes, they transform the town and everyone who lives there-until homophobic cop Sheriff Dollard catches up with them.”-IMDB.
They hire a beat-up old Cadillac and set off for Los Angeles, but their car breaks down in a small town in the middle of nowhere. “After Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson win a major New York drag contest and a trip to Hollywood, they are persuaded to take the inexperienced drag princess Chi-Chi with them. Although the film is known as being the shitty American version of Priscilla, it still stands alone as being a cult queer film.
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I watched that movie as many times as I could, I would hide it in different movie boxes so I could re-rent it without my parents catching on. I popped it into the VCR in my bedroom and the first thing is hear is that amazing silky voice of a woman saying “But where is the boddyyyy”…A FAG WAS BORN! I may have told her it was an action film. She did, not thinking anything queer about the film. Starring: Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamoįlashback to me being eight years old (in Prospect Bay, Nova Scotia) and seeing this film for rent in the convenience store down the street from my house, I begged my mum to rent it for me. TANGERINE IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVER! Tangerine is so much more then the circumstances these women are in, but about the love between friends, and the compassion they have for each other. Following a single day in the life of two Trans* women of colour who happen to be sex workers in sunny Los Angeles one learns her former pimp/boyfriend is released from jail, and the other is performing at an open mic, the two women go on with their day trying to locate the recently released lover and also trying to recruit people to see her performance. This film was shot for $100,000 on an iPhone, and is proof that a great story can be made for nothing.
Since IMDB can’t seem to talk about how elegant and heartwarming this story is…then I will.
“A working girl tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.”- IMDB… Very detailed summary…*eyeroll* It’s a slice of life film unlike any others. If you haven’t seen this film…you MUST! There are almost no words for how perfectly pure and simple Tangerine is. Starring: Kitana Kiki Rodrigues, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian Obviously lists like this are subjective and should always be looked at with an opened mind…that being said, any film that is produced with queer hands should be at least acknowledged for their bravery for telling their stories (crap or gold) and should inspire the viewer to be proud of who they are!* So, get naked, curl up in your sheets and gets to watching! So to prepare you for the months of hibernation, I’ve taken it upon myself to create a list of, what I think, are the seven best queer films available on Netflix this fall (don't forget to check out my list of top fall reads, if you get tired of staring at a screen). That set up is also optimal for achieving the ever so desired ‘Homer Simpson warm, toasty, cinnamon bun’ blanket curl-up position that is perfection to watch Netflix movies and avoid communicating with people other then the ubiquitous “LOL” message sent to everyone. Thus far I already have my room set up so my heaters are blasting but the window by my bed is opened to provide me with the cold butt cheek/warm bedding experience that I long for every year!