What's my line? it's a bumper crop of camp classics, with new DVDs of Valley of the Dolls, Mommie Dearest, and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? See if you can match the dialogue to the right movie.Some elements of queer culture come and go--anyone worn a caftan caf·tan or kaf·tan n. 1. A full-length garment with elbow-length or long sleeves, worn chiefly in eastern Mediterranean countries. 2. without irony lately?--but certain gay faves never go out of style. Three classic movies that have tickled generations of gays are currently featured on swanky swank·y adj. swank·i·er, swank·i·est Swank. swank  i·ly adv.swank new DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. editions: the Bette Davis-Joan Crawford gothic classic, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. ) gets the deluxe two-disc treatment, while the 25th anniversary "Hollywood Royalty Edition" of Mommie Dearest (Paramount Home Entertainment Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Video) and (Paramount Video) is a home video company founded in 1976. It is a division of Paramount Pictures, which in turn is owned by Viacom. ) includes a feature-length commentary by John Waters as well as interviews with Lypsinka and Diana Scarwid, among others. Last but hardly least, the immortal big-wigs-in-CinemaScope potboiler pot·boil·er n. A literary or artistic work of poor quality, produced quickly for profit. [From the phrase boil the pot, to provide one's livelihood. Valley of the Dolls Valley of the Dolls portrays self-destruction of drug addicted starlets. [Am. Lit.: Valley of the Dolls] See : Drug Addiction (Fox Home Entertainment) makes its DVD debut packed with features, including a Barbara Parkins commentary, a sing-along segment, and interviews with Michael Musto, Jackie Beat, and The Advocate's Bruce Vilanch and Alonso Duralde. All three movies deal with tough women trying to survive in the brutal world of show business, but they're all exceedingly, crazily unique. See if you can tell which of the following immortal quotes goes with which movie: 1. They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling back to Broadway. Well, Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope! 2. I made a picture too that year, Blanche. 3. You know, Tina, flirting can be taken the wrong way. 4. Barbara, please! 5. I wouldn't pay any attention to that--you know how bitchy fags can be! 6. I'll leave this stinkin' show--with dignity! 7. We got rats in the cellar. 8. I'm not acting! I'm not acting! 9. Don't fuck with me, fellas! This ain't my first time at the rodeo. 10. All this time...we could have been friends. 11. Dr. Mitchell says that I am self-destructive--so what! 12. But ya are, Blanche, ya are in that chair! 13. I licked pills, booze, and the funny farm; I don't need anybody or anything! 14. I should have known you'd know where to find the boys and the booze! 15. Ya didn't eat ya din-din! |
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