Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "drag"

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High Time *** (1960, Bing Crosby, Fabian Forte, Tuesday Weld, Richard Beymer, Nicole Maurey) – Classic Movie Review 5959

Director Blake Edwards’s 1960 musical comedy stars the 57-year-old Bing Crosby as the rich American widower and hamburger restaurateur Harvey Howard who dresses up as Scarlett O’Hara to join in with the other students (these […]

Aug, 23

Sorority Boys ** (2002, Michael Rosenbaum, Barry Watson, Harland Williams, Melissa Sagemiller, Tony Denman, Brad Beyer, Kathryn Stockwood, Heather Matarazzo) – Classic Movie Review 4441

Michael Rosenbaum, Barry Watson and Harland Williams star as a trio of playboy college students who are kicked out of their frat house dorm for rowdiness and forced to don drag and go undercover to pledge the […]

Oct, 01

Female Trouble *** (1974, Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey) – Classic Movie Review 4099

John Waters is writer, producer, photographer and director for this incredibly cheaply made, utterly tasteless, totally outrageous 1974 satirical comedy from his early prime. Waters hitches up with his larger-than-life and twice as naughty drag […]

Jul, 30

The Devil-Doll **** (1936, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O’Sullivan, Frank Lawton, Henry B Walthall, Arthur Hohl) – Classic Movie Review 3119

Director Tod Browning’s vintage 1936 sci-fi horror classic stars Lionel Barrymore as Paul Lavond, a respected banker in Paris framed for robbery and murder by crooked associates and sent to Devil’s Island. He finally escapes […]

Dec, 02

Dressed as a Girl ***½ (2015, Pia Arber, Scottee, Jonny Woo, Amber Waze, John Sizzle, Holestar) – Movie Review

Film-maker Colin Rothbart reveals the real people behind East London’s alternative drag scene. Shot over five years, this excellent documentary offers honest portraits of six individuals at the heart it. They are Pia Arber, Scottee, Jonny Woo, Amber […]

Sep, 30

I Was a Male War Bride ***** (1949, Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan) – Classic Movie Review 2343

Director Howard Hawks’s zany 1949 screwball comedy is delightfully hilarious, sharply written and incisively made, and a triumph for its star, Cary Grant. Always game for a laugh, he appeared in drag more time than […]

Apr, 01

To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar ***½ (1995, Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Arliss Howard, Chris Penn, Jason London, Melinda Dilllon, Blythe Danner) – Classic Movie Review 1095

Director Beeban Kidron’s 1995 comedy stars Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo, who give convincing, touching performances and make surprisingly marvellous girls as three drag queens, Miss Vida Boheme, Miss Noxeema Jackson and Miss […]

Apr, 15

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