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Paris Is Burning (1990)

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Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:8

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7/10

Runtime: 76 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: Documentary about the Harlem drag balls thrown by predominantly inner city black and Latino gay men in the mid-1980s. The film features footage of the actual "drag" pageants, as well as interviews... [More]

Starring: Dorian Corey, Willi Ninja, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza

Director: Jennie Livingston

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Sep 6, 2005

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
62/100	Jeremy Heilman	Livingston is smart enough to realize that her subjects are best equipped to explain themselves. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 10 2009 05:03 PM	MovieMartyr.com
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 09 2007 03:16 AM	BBC
N/R	Peter Bradshaw	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 06 2007 07:16 AM	Guardian [UK]
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 04 2007 03:17 AM	Empire Magazine
A-	Emanuel Levy	This landmark docu celebrates the resourcefulness of a group that's subcultural but not truly countercultural--its denizens long to become members of the society they imitate, operating at its periphery. Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 06 2006 10:28 AM	EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R	Derek Adams	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 04:19 AM	Time Out
N/R	Jeffrey M. Anderson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 26 2006 03:17 AM	Combustible Celluloid
3/4	Fernando F. Croce	The beauty of the film is Livingston's nonjudgmental, accommodating camera. Full Review \| Comment \| Sep., 10 2005 08:44 AM	Slant Magazine
3/5	Philip Martin	No review available. Comment \| Jan., 29 2005 06:47 AM	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
3/5	Daniel M. Kimmel	No review available. Comment \| Mar., 19 2004 01:46 PM	Worcester Telegram & Gazette
N/R	Vincent Canby	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:15 PM	New York Times
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Deseret News, Salt Lake City
N/R	Desson Thomson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Washington Post
N/R	Hal Hinson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Washington Post
N/R	Joe Brown	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Washington Post
3/4	Roger Ebert	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Chicago Sun-Times
4/5	Steve Davis	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Austin Chronicle

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