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Circus of Books | Available to Stream on Netflix
Plot: A documentary on the famed Los Angeles bookstore and the married couple who never imagined they would become the biggest distributors of gay pornography in the United States.
Our Take: So much more than a salacious look at the adult magazines and products that brought pleasure to Circus of Books patrons for nearly 40 years, Rachel Mason's documentary about her family's business reveals California's early participation in gay liberation, a personalized viewpoint on the anti-obscenity campaign overseen by the Reagan administration, the first-generation devastation of HIV/AIDS, and, triumphantly, two parents finding a home as leaders in the PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) movement. — Arno
Plot: A documentary on the famed Los Angeles bookstore and the married couple who never imagined they would become the biggest distributors of gay pornography in the United States.
Our Take: So much more than a salacious look at the adult magazines and products that brought pleasure to Circus of Books patrons for nearly 40 years, Rachel Mason's documentary about her family's business reveals California's early participation in gay liberation, a personalized viewpoint on the anti-obscenity campaign overseen by the Reagan administration, the first-generation devastation of HIV/AIDS, and, triumphantly, two parents finding a home as leaders in the PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) movement. — Arno
TitlesCircus of Books