March 9, 2021|
In 1909, the Oxford English Dictionary first defined the term “camp” as “ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual behavior” and from that definition on, we have delivered. Camp has been used to comment on society’s idea of what high art, taste, and culture is by disrupting it with high energy and overblown presentations, often approaching the boundary of bad taste with always smart humor. The successful camp is true camp, and bad camp is just kitsch. For example: Lady Gaga is camp, the movie Showgirls is kitsch.
Fighting the good fight in the world of cinematic camp for the LGBTQ community is screenwriter Michael Zara. In this past year, with an increasing abundance of Hallmark and Lifetime holiday films, the SyFy network premiered Michael’s debut on-screen film, Letters to Satan Claus. Adding to SyFy’s library of films that include Sharknado, Shark in Venice, Dinocroc, and Santa Jaws (seriously, what is SyFy�
I Love This For You, about a woman who, like Bayer herself, overcomes childhood leukemia before finding a career on television. On the show, it’s a home shopping network and not a long-running and somewhat legendary comedic sketch show, but you get the picture.
Still, Bayer wasn’t too busy to give thoughtful consideration to every one of our 11 questions. Below, she reminisces about a childhood ranch vacation, conjures up visions of the Cleveland mainstay she frequents when she’s back home, and schools us how she learned how to say no. But first, we had to talk to her a bit more about her recent
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In case you havenât noticed, 2020 hasnât exactly been a year full of laughs. The majority of the last 12 months have been filled with heaps of strife and depression for people around the world, and itâs been challenging to find moments to guffaw, chuckle, or even giggle. The movie world has had its own way of enhancing these feelings, as one of the notable things weâve missed deeply is the experience of cackling along with a massive audience watching a big screen comedy.
But while that side of the equation has been missing, what should still be acknowledged is that some super funny films have still been getting released, and have provided a great deal of joy during a dark time.