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This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by San Francisco actor Matthew Martin and others, including Charles Pierce and Arthur Blake; a profile of Martin highlighting his long identification with Davis; and interviews with fans, entertainers, and gay cultural historians. |
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Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis premiered in San Francisco at the Roxie Theater on July 2, 2009. |
RATING: THREE BOXES OF POPCORN.™ |
"Queer Icon is a bona fide treat." |
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"In full disclosure, I am one of the talking heads in . . . Queer Icon." Michael Guillén http://theeveningclass.blogspot.com |
"More than simply a lovefest, Queer Icon questions whether gays still need a role model like the fabulous Miss D." Michael Fox http://www.sfweekly.com |
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"Actor Matthew Martin - who has the uncanny ability to channel classic Davis performances, from All About Eve to Whatever Happened to Baby Jane - heads up a gaggle of gushing fans (including Peaches Christ) . . ." |
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Queer Icon is also available as a video-on-demand on Amazon.com |
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Queer Icon is now available on DVD |
In conjunction with Face to Face Sonoma County AIDS Network, there was a special screening of Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis at the Rialto Cinemas Lakeside in Santa Rosa, California on February 18, 2010. After the screening there was a Q&A with Mike Black, Carole Summers, Michael Guillén, Bernardo Espi, Matthew Kennedy, and Scott O'Brien. The Q&A was moderated by Gary Carnivele of KRCB 91FM radio. A transcript of the Q&A is now available on Michael Guillén's blog The Evening Class. |
We made this 5-minute documentary as part of a collective effort by Bay Area filmmakers to commemorate 30 years of the AIDS pandemic. For more stories, visit The HIV Story Project. |
Bradford York |
There is a version of the Bradford York mini-documentary with Spanish subtitles. Both versions are on our YouTube channels (see below). |