Joey Arias
Nascimento : 1949-10-03, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
História
A fixture of New York City’s vibrant downtown performance scene for 30-plus years, Joey Arias is a bona fide NYC icon. Arias lived and worked with legendary musician Klaus Nomi until Nomi’s death in 1983. However, he has long since stepped out of Nomi’s shadow to gain fame in his own right as a performance artist, cabaret singer and drag artist. Arias has distinguished himself with scandalous wit, sleek style and an extraordinary voice... evocative of Billie Holiday yet uniquely his own. Arias has performed worldwide at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Freedom Theatre in London. Arias was tapped by Cirque du Soleil to originate the role of the emcee in their Las Vegas spectacular Zumanity. After 6 years in that role, Arias returned to New York where he became the star and co-creator of Arias With a Twist with master puppeteer Basil Twist. The show was a critical and commercial hit and extended repeatedly for a total of 8 months. On film, he has appeared in Mondo New York, Big Top Pee Wee, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Wigstock - The Movie, Flawless and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, among others.
Self
Explorando as fortes influências do festival anual, Wigstock, responsável por ressignificar a data do fim do verão para toda a comunidade gay de Nova York durante 20 anos, diversos ícones do universo drag aproveitam para analisar as origens do evento e contar suas histórias. Depois de um tempo fora dos holofotes, o Wigstock finalmente retornou no último ano, mais forte do que nunca.
Jai the Chanteuse
Depois que Louie explora as contradições da vida e da história gay moderna através de Sam, um homem desesperado para entender como ele e sua comunidade chegaram aonde estão hoje
Dora Ramona del Pilar
The Zanctuary is a decadent bar in Lower Manhattan owned by a former prostitute, Dora Ramona del Pilar. An undercover police detective follows an investigation on human trafficking discovering what's hidden under the bar: rooms filled with Dora's terrible sins and her attempts at redemption.
Himself
Called "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll" and "Hype of the Year," Jobriath's reign as the first openly gay rock star was brief and over by 1975. Now, 35 years later, "Jobriath A.D." spotlights his life, music, groundbreaking influence and the new generations of fans slowly re-discovering him.
Himself
Focuses on the collaboration between cabaret and drag artist Joey Arias and master puppeteer Basil Twist, whose 2008 show brought them some of the biggest success of their careers.
Himself
This fascinating reality program exposes the ups and downs of a group of Cirque du Soleil performers as they put together "Zumanity," a new, highly erotic show in Las Vegas. Filmed over two years, Lovesick follows the diverse group of artists -- coy Cuban stripper Alex, feisty New York drag queen Joey, stylish British dancer Laetitia and debutante princess Jonel -- along with Creation Director Andrew and Spymonkey, the outrageous clown quartet.
Himself
Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters to emerge through rock music: a counter tenor who sang pop music like opera and brought opera to club audiences and made them like it. The Nomi Song is a film about fame, death, friendship, betrayal, opera, and the greatest New Wave rock star that never was!
Music
Zumanity was a resident cabaret-style show by Cirque du Soleil at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. It is the first "adult-themed" Cirque du Soleil show, billed as "the sensual side of Cirque du Soleil" or "another side of Cirque du Soleil". Created by René Richard Cyr and Dominic Champagne, Zumanity is a departure from the standard Cirque format. Intended to be for mature adult audiences only, this show is centered on erotic song, dance, acrobatics and comedy.
Stormy
Um ex-guarda de segurança, Walt Koontz, sofre um acidente vascular cerebral e deve começar seu tratamento assim que sair do hospital. Parte do programa de recuperação indica a necessidade de aulas de canto. É aí que surge Rusty, um instrutor vocal e vizinho. Walt, no entanto, é homofóbico e Rusty é um homosexual; os dois não tem um começo fácil.
Himself
A film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of some of the most famous drag queens of today: Varla Jean Merman, Candis Cayne, Lady Bunny and Lypsinka. These frocked out femmes of fashion light up the screen!
Ruby
At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, searching for some solace in his old stomping grounds, bars and parks where he bought drugs, the meeting goes on, and we hear the stories of survivors and addicts - some, like Louis, who claim to have wandered in looking for choir practice, who don't call themselves alcoholic, and others, like Joseph, whose drinking almost caused the death of his child - as they talk about their lives at the meeting
Justine
Três drag queens viajam pelo interior dos Estados Unidos, quando o carro em que estão quebra e elas ficam encalhadas numa cidadezinha onde nada acontece. Ou acontecia... As três tiram proveito da situação e usam o glamour para chacoalhar os moradores com um palco montado para um fim de semana de alegria e simplicidade.
Creative documentary on the drag queen movement and its origins in Paris, New York and Madrid.
Self
O encontro anual de três décadas de drag queens e seus fãs em Manhattan é retratado neste documentário colorido. O filme concentra-se no espetáculo do evento, fornecendo exemplos abundantes de figurinos elaborados, perucas extravagantes e apresentações musicais excêntricas que caracterizam o evento.
Ramirez
A group of seven strangers, including a dancer, a doctor, a teacher, and a disgraced former football player, are brought together on an island owned by the mysterious Osirus. There they are told that at some point in their lives, they crossed Osirus and now must face his revenge. The seven must reach a boat on the opposite side of the island before Osirus and his hunters track them down and kill them.
Hitchhiker
Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) é a anfitriã de um programa de baixo orçamento sobre filmes de terror, mas tudo pode mudar quando ela herda da tia Morgana (Cassandra Peterson) uma velha mansão em Fallwell, Massachusetts, uma pequena cidade com apenas 1313 habitantes. Ela sonha em vender a casa e ir para Las Vegas, mas encontra dois sérios problemas: O primeiro são os habitantes da cidade, que ficam espantados com o modo de como ela se veste e se comporta. Liderados por Chastity Pariah (Edie McClurg), eles fazem forte oposição à presença de Elvira na cidade. O segundo problema é Vincent Talbot (William Morgan Sheppard), um tio de Elvira que não herdou nada, mas deseja obter de qualquer maneira um "livro de receitas" que também foi herdado por Elvira, que dará a ele imensos poderes para fazer diversos tipos de bruxarias.
Shim
Eu moro em uma fazenda, onde sirvo panquecas no café da manhã para os animais e trabalho em experimentos botânicos supersecretos com meu porquinho de estimação, o Vance. Um dia, uma tempestade traz um circo para a minha fazenda! Eles têm animais selvagens e outras coisas muito bacanas - principalmente a trapezista Gina. Ela é a garota mais bonita que já vi na minha vida! É também a garota mais bonita que já beijei na vida! É por isso que a minha noiva, Winnie, fica tão brava. Cá entre nós, um tórrido triângulo amoroso é um prato cheio para qualquer um! No final, tudo acaba bem, e eu até mesmo me torno atração de circo! Serragem, brilho e emoção. Espero que se divirtam!
Fish Out Of Water / A Hard Days Night
A young woman wanders around New York City and stumbles across a number of strange characters and settings that represent the "underground" areas of the city. She sees stand up comedy in Central Park, a prostitution auction, a voodoo ceremony, an S&M club, and a number of very interesting performance artists. These are just a few of the sights and sounds of New York that she encounters.
Ann Magnuson is launched off the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle while doing a bong rip, and into a strange fantasy world airbrushed on the side of a van. Will she make it back to our world in time for the Vulcan Death Grip show?
Writer
"Mermaids on Heroin" is a 1985 13-minute video written and staring New York performer Joey Arias. Features Fred Schneider from the B-52s.
Director
"Mermaids on Heroin" is a 1985 13-minute video written and staring New York performer Joey Arias. Features Fred Schneider from the B-52s.
Meridian
"Mermaids on Heroin" is a 1985 13-minute video written and staring New York performer Joey Arias. Features Fred Schneider from the B-52s.
Deixados numa praia de Long Island em 1942, quatro espiões nazistas tem um plano para mudar a "moral americana".
