Superstar in a Housedress (2004)
Part of the DIVINE TRASH: lives beneath the wig!
| Director: | Craig Highberger |
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| Certificate: | Not Rated |
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| Format: | Other |
| Language: | English |
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"Jackie Curtis is not a drag queen. Jackie is an artist. A pioneer without a frontier."
Andy Warhol. Superstar in a Housedress examines the life and legend of Warhol transvestite superstar Jackie Curtis who was a poet, playwright, performer, and one of the great personalities of his time.
Written, Produced and Directed by Craig B. Highberger and narrated by Lily Tomlin
Interviews with 30 people who knew and worked with Curtis, including Penny Arcade, Joe Dallesandro, Harvey Fierstein, Joe Franklin, Taylor Mead, Paul Morrissey, Sylvia Miles, Jack Mitchell, Michael Musto, Ellen Stewart, Lily Tomlin, John Vaccaro and Holly Woodlawn.
Plus media personalities, writers and literary editors to put the work and life of Jackie Curtis in historical perspective.
Rare footage includes: never before seen excerpts from Curtis' plays "Vain Victory", "Femme Fatale", and "Glamour, Glory and Gold", plus excerpts of the legendary 1974 "Cabaret in the Sky - An evening with Holly Woodlawn and Jackie Curtis", and hundreds of never-before-published photos of Jackie, Candy, Holly, Joe Dallesandro, Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey and many others.
TRAILER: http://www.jackiecurtis.com/SSiaH03c.mov
http://www.jackiecurtis.com/
http://www.soundsofseduction.org/
Other films in the DIVINE TRASH: lives beneath the wig!:
16
Film: Divine Trash (1998)
16 Nov 2011, 7:30 p.m.
The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. The film includes footage of Waters making his early movies, culminating in an up-close and in-depth look at Pink Flamingos: the script, the set, the filming conditions, its editing, its distribution, and its impact. In sweet ways, this documentary is also a celebration of Divine (1945-1988).
23
Film: Event Cancelled: Pee-Wee, Me & Tv
23 Nov 2011, 8 p.m.
This event has been CANCELLED - sorry for the inconvenience. A performance by Sheena Revolta, with rare films and footage of Pee-wee Herman