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Paris is Burning

SoCal2NYC

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I'm surprised I had not come across this much sooner given my fondness for off-beat documentary style films.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Is_Burning_(film)

It sort of puts everything I see into context regarding the "gay thugs" that I see on the train or in the Barneys shoe section looking at Lanvin sneakers.

I wish they would put out an updated 2008 version.
 

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Who?
 

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This is that film about drag families I recall.

I know one such arrangement in San Francisco with the "mother" and all that ****.

As for the song, Paris is Burning, I prefer the Alex Gopher remix.
 

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Thursday have a song called paris in flames?!
 

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Originally Posted by LabelKing
This is that film about drag families I recall.

I know one such arrangement in San Francisco with the "mother" and all that ****.

As for the song, Paris is Burning, I prefer the Alex Gopher remix.


You should Netflix it LK...I think it's right up your alley.
 

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Which category do you compete it? Butch realness? Opulence? Executive Realness? Femme Fantasy?
 

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Very good movie. I saw it when it came out and rewatched it a few months ago.

Good compliment to this would be the Quetin Crisp documentary (Resident Alien?) and of course, The Naked Civil Servant starring John Hurt as QC.

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Originally Posted by lefty
Very good movie. I saw it when it came out and rewatched it a few months ago.

Good compliment to this would be the Quetin Crisp documentary (Resident Alien?) and of course, The Naked Civil Servant starring John Hurt as QC.

lefty


Or perhaps, The Legend of Leigh Bowery.
 

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Excellent film. This is the one in which of the drag queens comments, "All men are dogs, and sooner or later they all start barking," right?
 

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