The film’s frank depiction of homosexuality, prostitution, drag queens, crooked cops, porn industry, sexual slavery, drugs and violence led to extensive edits by Filipino government censors.
Macho Dancer (1988): Revisiting Lino Brocka’s Unabashedly Excessive Melodrama of Defiance and Survival
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Death in Hollywood: Charleson, Ian (“Chariots of Fire”), Dead at 40 of AIDS, Now Film Subject
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Charleson requested that it be announced after his death that he had died of AIDS, to publicise the condition.
Elsinore: Andrew Scott Stars in Biopic of Ian Charleson (“Chariots of Fire”)
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Written by Stephen Beresford, Elsinore tells the story of actor Ian Charleson, best known as Olympic runner Eric Liddell in the 1981 best picture winner Chariots of Fire.
Widow’s Bay: Horror Comedy Leads New Shows With 19 Emmy Nominations
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The acclaimed horror-comedy starring Matthew Rhys iss the breakout hit of the spring, with a dominant showing in the 2026 Emmy nominations..
Contempt (1963): Godard’s Poignant, Elegant Masterpiece, Starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Fritz Lang
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A densely allusive work about the tension between art and commerce in filmmaking though a probe of one marriage dissolution.
