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  • In Conversation: John Waters

    07/04/2019 2:18:56 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 24 replies
    Vulture ^ | 28 June 2019 | E. Alex Jung
    He’s still best known for giving bad taste a good name through his film work, including such movies as the Trash Trilogy (Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Desperate Living) and his biggest commercial hit, 1988’s PG-rated Hairspray. I don’t think I’m ever mean. That’s the main thing. I make fun of things I like, while most people make fun of things they don’t like. That, in some way, is why I have been able to have this career for 50 years. Even in the book, I don’t mention any of the studio executives or anything that gave me trouble or...
  • 'Camp John Waters' Is Exactly What It Sounds Like: Director hosts weekend getaway for grown-ups

    04/30/2017 11:42:34 AM PDT · by billorites · 29 replies
    Newser ^ | April 29, 2017 | Elizabeth Armstrong Moore
    Baby boomers with cash and a campy bucket list take note: Movie director John Waters is hosting a summer camp for grown-ups in Connecticut. While the first iteration, slated for the third weekend in September, is already marked "sold out" (there were 300 slots) on the Camp John Waters page, dreamers of a follow-up will note that the $499 price of admission grants attendees access to a one-man show by Waters, a Q&A, a marathon viewing of his films, Bloody Mary Bingo, Hairspray Karaoke, and more, reports Dazed. Guests also receive an autographed copy of his book Make Trouble, which...