Dennis Cooper

Dennis Cooper

Movies for Dennis Cooper...

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
Title: Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
Character: Self
Released: June 12, 2017
Type: Movie
A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities.
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Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Title: Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Released: January 22, 2016
Type: Movie
New York magazine’s October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn’t actually exist. He was dreamed up by 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator, Laura Albert.
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Man at Bath
Title: Man at Bath
Released: September 21, 2010
Type: Movie
Between Gennevilliers and New York, Omar and Emmanuel go to great lengths to prove to each other they're no longer in love.
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Frisk
Title: Frisk
Character: Man in Hall
Released: March 22, 1996
Type: Movie
A first person narrative of the exploits of a gay serial killer in deeply disturbing, controversial drama about violence, sexuality, and the imagination. Dennis, the main character, whose lead we follow on this path between what is real and what we can only hope is surreal. His friends attempt to determine if he's truly a psychopath.
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Fear of Poetry
Title: Fear of Poetry
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
An improvisatory 40-minute foray into a fervent, formative period in the lives of poets such as Dennis Cooper, Benjamin Weissman, Amy Gerstler, and Bob Flanagan, who took part in Cooper’s famed Wednesday Night Poetry readings. Drawing on archival footage from those gatherings, including interviews and readings, Fear of Poetry presents a snapshot of Venice in the 1980s: a chorus of punks, poets, artists, and performers co-existing in a place where, according to Flanagan, “love is still possible.”