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American playwright, actor and drag performer; wrote and starred in Vampire Lesbians of Sodom (1984) and Psycho Beach Party, and wrote the Broadway hit The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2000).
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His Girl FridayOther Howard Hawks
His Girl Friday is the most fast-paced of the classic films. I love the speed of it, and the actors pull this off with such precision—Rosalind Russell in particular.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Charles Busch, the entry for His Girl Friday.
2025-08-22·criterion.com ↗
RebeccaOther Alfred Hitchcock
I love Rebecca.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Charles Busch, the entry for Rebecca.
2025-08-22·criterion.com ↗
Rosemary’s BabyOther Roman Polanski
Rosemary’s Baby is this outrageous story of devil worshippers conjuring forth the living Satan—and yet there’s such reality in the film and concern for the everyday details of New York life.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Charles Busch, the entry for Rosemary’s Baby.
2025-08-22·criterion.com ↗
All About EveOther Joseph L. Mankiewicz
But in All About Eve, she is screamingly funny because the character is so well-written and feels authentic.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Charles Busch, the entry for All About Eve.
2025-08-22·criterion.com ↗
Midnight CowboyOther John Schlesinger
Midnight Cowboy and Rosemary’s Baby came out around the same time, and each was directed by a foreign director showing you his impression of New York City. Both movies feel so authentic to the time but don’t feel dated.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Charles Busch, the entry for Midnight Cowboy.
2025-08-22·criterion.com ↗
The HeiressOther William Wyler
The Heiress is an adaptation of the Henry James novel Washington Square and a very successful stage play it inspired. But Wyler’s film doesn’t feel stage-bound at all, even in the scenes set in the house where most of the film takes place.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Charles Busch, the entry for The Heiress.
2025-08-22·criterion.com ↗
Romeo and JulietOther Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet is such a time capsule of 1968. But what I like about it is that Zeffirelli stayed true to the Shakespearean period and didn’t purposely make the story appeal to young people by doing anything flashy—and yet, it did appeal to a young audience.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Charles Busch, the entry for Romeo and Juliet.
2025-08-22·criterion.com ↗
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