WWPCW? What Would Peaches Christ Watch? A campy horror film with lots of gratuitous sex, violence and wild women on the verge of insanity, of course!
Brainchild of filmmaker Joshua Grannell, Peaches Christ is well known in San Francisco for the 10-year-running Midnight Mass movie events where drag queens perform tacky skits before the screening of a campy feature film.
The hilarious, insane and loosely scripted performances with outrageous costumes (check out her film-dress here) hark back to the hippie Cockette shows of the late 1960s. Peaches is our kind of gal!
Don’t let the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence inspired eye make-up fool you. Peaches Christ is dead serious about her love of film and the success of Midnight Mass is a testament to her passion for great movies and the value of a gay sensibility.
Like our friend Curtis Jensen says, Peaches is a guardian of our culture: “Peaches is presenting a forum for the screening of these films that have always had a special layer of meaning for Queer audiences. I see her as a the queer equivalent of the Cinematheque in Paris, where for years film enthusiasts could be educated about film. She is educating a new generation of queers about the rich cultural heritage of camp and cult film.”
So much in fact that in 2007, Peaches Christ celebrated the ten year anniversary of Midnight Mass with guest appearances by John Waters, Elvira, and Tura Satana. Campy celebrities love Peaches.
So kids, grab a bucket of popcorn and take notes! Class is in session.
Join Marc Felion and me Fausto Fernós as we talk with Peaches about some of the sickest, wildest and most hilarious movies of all time. What does Peaches think about such fabulous films like:
• Valley of the Dolls
• Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
• Mommie Dearest
• Showgirls
• The Bad Seed
• The Women
[Originally posted on 01.17.08]
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My favorite campy film would have to be:
Murder By Death! It even stars that wonderful gay author Truman Capote.
Why don’t you ever talk about Olivia DeHavilland?
Just wondering?
Yes, I said it. and what?
Love ya
-SAL-E
Shady! But at least your punctuation has improved.
This was a terrific show to rebroadcast. Typically, I don’t listen to the archived shows, but since the original post I’ve sought out and watched some of these films (including “The Bad Seed” and “Strait Jacket”). It was interesting to hear your comments after now having seen these camp classics!
Love the peaches show! Keep up the good work!!
I loved the peaches show…But let’s here SAL-E more!!
I never get tired of listen SAL-E .
Love you guys!