Four years ago releasing a movie or television show through a service like Amazon or Netflix wasn’t exactly fashionable. Transparent had not yet taken home an Emmy, and Netflix was just getting into original television programming with shows like House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black. Now, it seems like there are…
Giving new meaning to the “camp” in “summer camp,” 300 lucky adults will be spending a late September weekend in Kent, Connecticut where they’ll compete in costume contests, perform Hairspray karaoke, and and watch John Waters classics alongside the Pope of Trash himself.
Hairspray Live!—NBC’s televised musical event based on a movie based on a Broadway musical based on a movie—debuts December 7 and unlike its live holiday musical predecessors, it might be a success. The original cast recording is now available for streaming and let me tell you, it’s not all bad!
The brain of director/trash enthusiast John Waters is one of America’s most valuable natural resources, so it comes as no surprise that his appearance on last night’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was six minutes of bliss. Promoting his upcoming A John Waters Christmas tour, Waters discussed his…
On Wednesday, September 14, Kim McGuire—actress, author, and attorney—died at the age of 60 at a hospital in Florida. McGuire was best known for her role as Mona “Hatchet-Face” Malnorowski in John Water’s 1990 film Cry-Baby, costarring Johnny Depp and Ricki Lake.
Having done The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, and The Wiz—excuse me, The Sound of Music Live!, Peter Pan Live! and The Wiz Live!—NBC is gearing up for Hairspray, which now has an official air date: December 7.
John Waters, also known as the “Pope of Trash” and the “Prince of Puke,” has thoroughly expressed his genius for bad taste through the years with films like Hairspray, Cry-Baby, or—for the truly blessed—Pink Flamingos, which featured a scene wherein Divine, drag queen and frequent Waters collaborator, famously ate a…
John Waters, one the greatest human beings in existence, recently delivered a commencement speech to the 2015 graduating class of Rhode Island School of Design. The “Pope of Trash” is best known for his subversive film canon, but his books, stand-up routines and now, this graduation speech, contain unparalleled wit…
On Monday night, beloved director and gross-out camp icon John freaking Waters was one of the guest judges on Drag Race. In honor of his blessed presence, RuPaul brought out the big guns: the queens were tasked to reenact scenes from iconic Waters movies starring none other than Divine—in musical form. It resulted in…
Pink Flamingos is arguably one of the dirtiest movies ever, so remaking it with kids is more than just a bold move, but John Waters was up for the challenge: He censored the movie and shot it with adorable munchkins doing (some of) the dirty things Divine and company did in the original.
SANTA MONICA, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Filmmaker John Waters attends the Official Presenter Gift Lounge at the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Pier on February 25, 2012 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Maury Phillips/Getty Images)
Dear John Waters, I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but figured that if you didn't hear it from me, someone else would tell you the tragedy that has befallen your beloved civil rights/self acceptance/ dancing musical masterpiece Hairspray. Are you sitting down? Good.
Get ready for a new documentary dedicated to John Waters' favorite muse — the one and only Divine. Currently slated for a 2012 release, there isn't much information to be found about the project. However, IMDb lists John Waters, Ricki Lake, Tab Hunter, Bruce Villanch, Holly Woodlawn, and Divine himself as stars, so…
We are slightly obsessed with the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths, lilliputian real-crime models an eccentric heiress created for fun in the 1940s. And now John Waters is narrating the movie they deserve!
The filmmaker recently made an appearance at the North Louisiana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Shreveport.
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Manson Family's murder of pregnant actress Sharon Tate, and her friends, at her California home. After serving 39 years in prison, two women convicted for the murder are seeking parole this month.
Jessica is a domesticated hippo who began living with a couple in a South Africa after she washed up on their shore as a baby. Her maternal instincts have recently kicked in, and she's taken to mothering the family's puppies.
