Jack Wrangler
Jack Wrangler, the blond, handsome 1970s sex star — and a lifelong smoker — has died from complications of lung disease in Manhattan. He was 62.
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon, a documentary chronicling Wrangler’s life and career — including his marriage to big-band singer Margaret Whiting — was released last fall. Earlier this week, Wrangler was screened at the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
“Jack Wrangler knew the power of image-making and inspired an entire generation to be comfortable in their own skin and to become the man of their dreams,” said the film’s director, Jeffrey Schwarz.
According to Schwarz, Wrangler wasn’t sure about being the subject of a documentary.
"Are you sure people will [...]
by Andre Soares | April 8, 2009
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London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009: WRANGLER: ANATOMY OF AN ICON, CHEF’S SPECIAL
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009
Sunday, April 5, highlights
Schedule and synopses from the LLGFF website
Out Late
Directed by:
Beatrice Alda, Jennifer Brooke
Country:
USA
Year:
2008
Running time:
62min
A truly inspiring and important film about the experiences of LGBT elders, specifically those who have come out in their sixties and seventies. There are stories about coming out in church, discovering The L Word for the first time at eighty and transitioning from male to female after a lifetime in the navy and raising a family. The film movingly explores the difficulties and liberation of discovering sexuality later in life and in particular highlights the often unsuccessful search for life partners in a world that places so much value [...]
by Andre Soares | April 2, 2009
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Slamdance 2008: Twilight Screenings
Slamdance 2008: Twilight Screening Features
Trailer Park of Terror by Steven Goldmann
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, North American Premiere (2007, 90 min, CANADA)
Written/Directed by Jon Knautz
Starring Robert Englund
Jack Brooks is an angry young plumber who witnessed his family’s brutal murder when he was a child. Unknowingly, he awakens an ancient evil which forces him to confront his past and deal with the monstrous reality of the present.
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007, 80 min, USA)
Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz
Interviews with John Waters, John Landis, Roger Corman, Leonard Maltin, Marcel Marceau, Joe Dante
A chronicle of the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
Trailer [...]
