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Review: Debra Paget, For Example (2015)

Beth Ann Gallagher
Debra Paget, Directors, Documentaries, Film Essays, Mark Rappaport, Movie Reviews
Apr 3, 2016
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Beautiful, classic film era actress Debra Paget never quite became an A-list star. Despite being in some high profile films, she was mostly relegated to genre roles, usually playing exotic parts and often wearing skimpy and skin-tight costuming. Filmmaker Mark Rappaport chose her as the subject of one of his latest video essays, Debra Paget, For Example…

Tab Hunter Confidential at CAIFF 2015

Beth Ann Gallagher
Anthony Perkins, CAIFF, Classic Hollywood, Debbie Reynolds, Directors, Divine, Documentaries, Dolores Hart, Film Festivals, Jeffrey Schwarz, John Waters, LBGTQ, Natalie Wood, Tab Hunter
Oct 4, 2015
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Today we know that Hollywood heartthrob Tab Hunter had a secret. While he was working hard to become an actor appreciated for more than his looks, he was a gay man living in the closet, and that fact would have destroyed his career if it became common knowledge. It would have shattered his all-American boy image…

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Review: Debra Paget, For Example (2015)

Tab Hunter Confidential at CAIFF 2015