Paris Is Burning [Criterion Collection]

"Poignant, well-received documentary that reveals the community of New York's minority drag queens, gay black and Latino men who cross dress as women and invent the dance style of ""voguing,"" imitating the fashion poses on the covers of the magazine Vogue. As director Jennie Livingston discovers, her subjects band together into family-like ""houses"" for protection, taking the same last names and competing in drag balls where awards are given out for authenticity or ""realness,"" as well a...