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Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY (1989)
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Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – WHO’S THAT GIRL? (1987)
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New Queer Explicit Movement: First Wave (1993-1997)
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