Summary
No one celebrity is so closely tied to Baltimore as filmmaker John Waters. Dubbed the "Pope of Trash" by William Burroughs, Waters has brought his eccentric and anti-establishment vision of his hometown to the screen starting with his high school film "Hag in a Black Leather Jacket." Cult, X-rated classics such as "Pink Flamingos" and "Female Trouble" followed, but it was "Hairspray" that brought Waters mainstream attention. "Hairspray" explores 1960s racial segregation through the eyes of a chubby teen-age girl who wants to star on a local dance show. Tracy Turnblad, played by Ricki Lake in the original 1988 film, gets the show -- and the guy -- and champions racial issues with the help of her over-protec...
No one celebrity is so closely tied to Baltimore as filmmaker John Waters. Dubbed the "Pope of Trash" by William Burroughs, Waters has brought his eccentric and anti-establishment vision of his hometown to the screen starting with his high school film "Hag in a Black Leather Jacket." Cult, X-rated classics such as "Pink Flamingos" and "Female Trouble" followed, but it was "Hairspray" that brought Waters mainstream attention. "Hairspray" explores 1960s racial segregation through the eyes of a chubby teen-age girl who wants to star on a local dance show. Tracy Turnblad, played by Ricki Lake in the original 1988 film, gets the show -- and the guy -- and champions racial issues with the help of her over-protective mother, Edna, played in drag by Waters' friend and frequent star Divine. In 2002, the film was made into a hit Broadway musical starring Harvey Fierstein as Edna, and in 2007, the musical was adapted into another film starring John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky and Zac Efron. Waters' 1990 movie musical "Cry-Baby" may follow in "Hairspray's" footsteps. The musical adaptation opened in California in November 2007 before heading to Broadway in spring 2008. Set in the 1950s, the film starred Johnny Depp as a juvenile delinquent who falls for a good girl ("square"). In addition to being a filmmaker, Waters is a photographer who exhibits at galleries nationwide.
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John Waters working on sequel to 'Hairspray'
Sun reporterTracy Turnblad will dance again. Baltimore's scribe of the salacious, John Waters, confirmed yesterday that he has been asked to start work on a sequel to Hairspray, his story of big hair and integrated dance halls that became the surprise movie...Tags: Ricki Lake, Film Festivals, Cinema Industry, Zac Efron, Dance
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New Line Applies More 'Hairspray'
Zap2It.comNothing helps a studio look its best like a new coat of 'Hairspray.' According to Variety, New Line has asked John Waters to write a treatment for a sequel to the 2007 hit musical based on the hit Broadway show based on his 1988 film. Got that straight?...Tags: Christopher Walken, Music Theater, Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes
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Complete list of Emmy nominees for 2008
Outstanding Animated Program for less than an hour Creature Comforts America "Don't Choke To Death, Please" on CBS King Of The Hill's "Death Picks Cotton" on FOX Robot Chicken "Robot Chicken: Star Wars" on Cartoon Network The Simpsons "Eternal...Tags: Vehicles, Catherine Keener, John Gavin, Ben Patrick, Michael Gordon
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Two former Bridgeton cops going to prison
Two former Bridgeton police officers are going to prison for up to three years over a night of misconduct that authorities say included the beating of a city man. State Superior Court Judge John Waters said Friday that the actions of Carl Holliday and...Tags: Arbitration, Prosecution, Trials
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Emmy Award nominees
Nominees in major categories for the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: DRAMA SERIES: "Boston Legal," ABC "Damages," FX "Dexter," Showtime "House," Fox "Lost," ABC "Mad Men," AMC...Tags: Vehicles, Catherine Keener, Matt Groening, John Gavin, Ben Patrick
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007 makes a 'Grand' showing
Sun reporterFor more than 90 years, until it was demolished on a snowy January day in 2004 to make way for the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Southeast Anchor branch, the glorious Grand Theatre stood on Conkling Street as the pride of Highlandtown. With its Saturday...Tags: Highlandtown, Murder, John Ford, John Wayne, Alfred Hitchcock
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Books In Brief // Local Interests
Special to the SunIn his classic book, On Writing Well, William Zinsser claimed that people and places were the twin pillars on which all good nonfiction is built. These three books - all with a local connection - prove that point. Their subjects qualify them as textbooks....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Weeb Ewbank, Space Programs, Health and Safety at School, National Football League
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The end of 'Artworks'
Sun reporterMaryland Public Television's Artworks This Week, which for six years has spotlighted the state's arts scene, will all but cease production at the end of this month, changing from a weekly program featuring new material to one devoted almost entirely to...Tags: Television Industry, Film Festivals, The Simpsons, Maryland Film Festival, Corporate Officers
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Backlash against kitschy Honfest grows
Sun reporterSuddenly, it's hard out there to be a Hon. Honfest, this weekend's kitschy celebration of beehive hairdos, cat's-eye glasses and pearls, may be the city's biggest neighborhood festival. But as Honfest grows, so does the backlash against it. Some Hampden...Tags: Fashion Trends, Hampden, Oprah Winfrey, John Travolta, Government
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Boohoo! 'Cry-Baby' musical to close
Sun reportersThis week, when the Broadway cast of Cry-Baby launches into its second-act number "Misery, Agony, Helplessness, Hopelessness, Heartache and Woe,"the rendition may be particularly heartfelt. It was announced yesterday that the $12.5 million production will...Tags: Film Festivals, Maryland Film Festival, New York Times, Book, Elan Corporation Plc
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