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The Legend Of Leigh Bowery

2002, Movie, NR, 60 mins

LEGEND OF LEIGH BOWERY, THE
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The release of longtime dance videographer Charles Atlas's documentary about London scene-maker Leigh Bowery coincided with the Broadway run of TABOO, a musical account of his life produced by Rosie O'Donnell and starring '80s pop sensation Boy George. But talk of a Bowery revival would be overly optimistic; he was legendary only in the fabulous sense that his outré antics mesmerized a small group of hipsters. The rest of the world never noticed. Born and raised in the conser... read more leave a comment
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