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Apr 3, 2023 · The tongue-in-cheek title card for The Doom Generation—“a heterosexual movie by Gregg Araki”—isn’t merely an enduring “fuck you” to homophobes.Amid a sexless and puritanical American film landscape, coupled with an equally regressive online discourse on whether sex scenes in films are ever truly necessary, the emphasis on a sexual movie by Gregg Araki, regardless of orientation ...
Feb 8, 2011 · February 8, 2011. Whether in the guerrilla eruptions of The Living End or the pothead reveries of Smiley Face, Gregg Araki has long displayed a keen interest in young characters whose restless sexuality is but one element in the volatile cultural landscapes they find themselves in. A New Queer Cinema guiding light whose “Teenage Apocalypse ...
Mar 11, 2019 · “I’ve always wanted to make a sort of surreal, Twin Peaks-y show,” Gregg Araki says about his new series, Now Apocalypse, which premiered Sunday night on STARZ.The director, known for cult films like Mysterious Skin and The Doom Generation, created the show alongside Slutever’s Karley Sciortino, citing it as “one of the best creative experiences I’ve ever had.”
Sep 15, 2023 · The world premiere of a new 4K restoration of the 1997 film “Nowhere” will be the highlight of this weekend’s presentation of Gregg Araki’s “Teen Apocalypse” trilogy at the Academy Museum.
May 31, 2023 · Thirty years ago, queer filmmaker Gregg Araki unveiled his fourth feature, Totally F***ed Up, at the Sundance Film Festival. Rebellious, independent, and fearlessly queer, Araki’s radical spin ...
Dec 28, 2022 · The end in Gregg Araki’s The Living End (1992) is a personal and societal apocalypse; its characters struggle to find meaning in the aftermath of the Sexual Revolution and the ascendancy of the new Moral Majority. The film follows Jon (Craig Gilmore) and Luke (Mike Dytri), two gay men who have recently been diagnosed as HIV-positive.
Aug 5, 2011 · Gregg Araki. Photograph: Matt Carr/Getty "That's the biggest pleasure and privilege for me," he says. "A big part of being a music fan is passing on records, introducing your friends to new bands."
