simran hans, Author at cléo https://cleojournal.com/author/shans/ a journal of film and feminism Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:04:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Star-Crossed Stars of Showgirls, Crossroads, and Glitter https://cleojournal.com/2015/08/10/the-star-crossed-stars-of-showgirls-crossroads-and-glitter/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:55:29 +0000 https://cleojournal.com/?p=1343 No film is born camp. Instead, the designation of camp is bestowed upon the film once it has tried and—likely—failed at being taken seriously as art or entertainment. There is pleasure to be found in the earnestness of camp’s floundering sincerity; purity in its lack of self-awareness as it falls flat on its face. No […]

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