This week, we continue our deep dive into John Waters’s Dreamland with an Iconography on Divine. Perhaps you have been reading our blog for the past week and want to know more about this cult icon. If that’s the case, pull up a seat and I’ll tell you more about John Waters’s muse, the heavenly Divine.(more…)
When John Waters set out to make Pink Flamingos, he may have been looking to stir the pot but he made a bigger splash than he ever could have imagined. Pink Flamingos is a cult masterpiece: bizarre, shocking, kitschy, and absurd. I would count it among one of the strangest films I’ve ever seen. However, we must remember it’s only a movie. If you aren’t too easily offended perhaps you can withstand the shock, the filth, and the horror of Pink Flamingos. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! Without further ado, let us commence our exploration of the most bizarre and filthiest cult film ever!(more…)
To continue our ongoing series of cult film retrospectives and continue with our Pride Month celebration, who better to profile than John Waters? Deemed the Pope of Trash and Sultan of Sleaze, Waters’s muse was the Queen of all Drag Queens, the heavenly Divine. Waters’s transgressive cult gems are thought-provoking social satire, presenting caricatures of many facets of society. He’s made some of the most shocking films of all time. Where did it start? What inspired him? Let’s find out…(more…)
Tonight is our first installment of Sinema Obscura, which are bizarre but influential films that have developed a cult following over the years. I trust you realize why I call it that. Today also marks the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. For our first trip into this wonderfully weird world of Sinema Obscura and for the first day of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, I’ve decided to explore the King of…or Queen of… or the In-between of….all cult films–probably the most notable cult film of all time, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Released in the United States on September 26, 1975, the film was first met with bewilderment. But, for those of us for whom the film makes perfect sense, it slowly developed a strong and diverse cult following of fans who have continued to love this iconic film for the past 48 years.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is my personal favorite. Every character is iconic and the themes so relatable. Richard O’Brien created a wonderland where the only rule is freedom of expression. Dr. Frankenfurter’s castle is a twisted Oz and he the Wizard, helping to guide us to the fulfillment of our wildest fantasies and perhaps finding ourselves in the process.(more…)