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…)
By Vivica Vial
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…)
By Vivica Vial
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…)
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