Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For over 35 years, the gay porn shop Circus of Books gave Los Angeles’ LGBT+ community a space to socialize and celebrate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Karen and Barry Mason, the proprietors of Circus of Books. (Photo: Netflix) When Circus of Books, a legendary bookstore and porn ...

It sometimes seems as if Netflix has reinvented the documentary. The streaming service frequently produces films and series about subjects that may not have been given the time of day by more ...

The documentary “Circus of Books” tells the story of two book stores, one in West Hollywood and the other in Silver Lake, operated by Karen and Barry Mason, who became accidental book sellers. They ...

Watch a clip from the documentary ‘Circus of Books,’ directed by Rachel Mason. Photo: Netflix ‘Circus of Books,” a fascinating documentary newly on Netflix, chronicles the rise and fall of a family ...

Chances are, you haven’t seen Rachel Mason’s debut film, The Lives of Hamilton Fish, a surreal, arty musical about two men—one a politician, the other a cannibal—who died on the same day in 1936. It ...

The default line in the Mason family was that their family ran a bookstore. This statement was technically accurate, but the full truth, according to artist and filmmaker Rachel Mason, was shrouded in ...

The Circus of Books bookstore is a vital piece of Los Angeles' LGBTQ history. And with the release of the Circus of Books documentary, audiences will get a close look into the shop's notorious history ...

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Imagine that you knew your parents owned a bookstore, but you didn’t really understand the cultural significance of that store, and it’s somewhat scandalous reputation, until you made a film about it.

The new Netflix documentary Circus of Books shows how director Rachel Mason was part of a typical American family: mom, dad, three kids and a gay porn store. She profiles her parents and the business ...