Circus Of Books

[+ Cash4Trash]

Drops on Netflix today. Story of a gay bookstore. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/circus_of_books 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

[+ LIguy]

It's bringing back alot of memories. It was a must go visit every time I was in LA.

[foxy]

Very good. Worth watching.

[+ g56whiz]

Very good. Worth watching.

Agreed. Lots of nostalgia but a good and touching family story as well.

[+ E.T.Bass]

I don't want to spoil any of it, so I'll just say I'm glad I watched it.

 

 

[+ E.T.Bass]

I don't want to spoil any of it, so I'll just say I'm glad I watched it.

 

 

[+ E.T.Bass]

Live Tweet watch party live now #CircusOfBooks. Movie Q&A at 7PM, West coast time.

 

https://www.facebook.com/outfest/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARDNYYxVe50gkpyPfjL3gZd2uWi6KmmXdHcHaiAYceHx88TZYejZ6OVgZO9ddo6TkHJraBvBL0h73av3&hc_ref=ARTYtuuhN6r8xqtOHNBIp9YAk89H59ypsSl6Is2RbeFIUxLsV0RI8_jU5uw0ajBin4Y&__xts__[0]=68.ARC9r7zmyxmtNXDQNZmj_Zd62Wgx_N3vebLs4urPWqRkEibsU7zgaYcQXhu2FLrXerjPYtnLYHfeTq4nNAVzfyD-hbyCoMEIpUJg0xCBSw2IVkUP1gIxHpsETAf3AAg0sfquhsJWpw4atN1Ju7a-PCQNCndpo4JLE3BzK15Y_BljzfZk0Taxo-AYPXRAx9GJlnWQZ2ATMQSKXC4cj9Pu3IT2qcGpM0RRyCXQKQYs4NMEjlDTuakbi-sayG2XIPvjZ5VQTr169M-In5JJRKf4s0ex4K5iY3kPgAztKgszFjrZaHtyOo6gho7ItnkVT21Mk--AAIlUvsOq8o5Yd_dczCOCUtClR8c

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

It was... nice.

 

It felt like filler.

[TruthBTold]

Love this movie. (I am always late to the game). It has a very multi-layered plot that is a light lesson of 20th century American gay history and the struggles regarding the family who owns the book store that is the center of the movie. Those of a certain age I think relate to many aspects of it. It was funny how many of the VCR movie covers I had surreptitiously perused when I wasn't necessarily out. Then everything entered GRID/AIDS and I recall rubbers working their way on to the sets and dicks of the leads. Finally, it was interesting seeing of all people Jeff Stryker who shows the "action figure" version of himself and the penis that flips down. I believe that he joked that he was very happy that the size of the penis reflected its actual real life counterpart.

 

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Edited August 27, 2020 by TruthBTold

[handiacefailure]

I loved visiting that store every time I was in WEHO. Documentary was interesting, I always thought it was LGBT owned.

[jeezifonly]

I’m relieved I wasn’t s shown in any of the hey-day stock footage. Hah!

[+ azdr0710]

gee, late to the party again....

just watched it on Netflix.....I thought I'd seen it already, but I guess not since I've only had Netflix for a few months....

really well-done documentary....made by the couple's daughter......low-key vibe....includes present-day (2019) interviews with Larry Flynt and Jeff Stryker.......entirely fun to watch with a wide variety of topics and issues packed into the 90-or-so minutes

glad I got to go to the store several years ago before it closed in 2016.......

 

Edited July 21, 2021 by azdr0710

[+ E.T.Bass]

52 minutes ago, azdr0710 said:

gee, late to the party again....

just watched it on Netflix.....I thought I'd seen it already, but I guess not since I've only had Netflix for a few months....

really well-done documentary....made by the couple's daughter......low-key vibe....includes present-day (2019) interviews with Larry Flynt and Jeff Stryker.......entirely fun to watch with a wide variety of topics and issues packed into the 90-or-so minutes

glad I got to go to the store several years ago before it closed in 2016.......

 

I remember liking the dad quite a lot.

[jeezifonly]

A story of one small family helping out another, larger family. One wank at a time. (A business model that demands patience.)

[harlow]

 

On 7/21/2021 at 1:05 AM, azdr0710 said:

gee, late to the party again....

just watched it on Netflix.....I thought I'd seen it already, but I guess not since I've only had Netflix for a few months....

really well-done documentary....made by the couple's daughter......low-key vibe....includes present-day (2019) interviews with Larry Flynt and Jeff Stryker.......entirely fun to watch with a wide variety of topics and issues packed into the 90-or-so minutes

glad I got to go to the store several years ago before it closed in 2016.......

 

 

I watched this a while back and it brought back so many fun memories of that place.  I used to go every time I visited L.A. and get the magazines.  Ahhh the good old days!!!