‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: Doc Shines A Light On William Friedkin’s 1980 Thriller – Tribeca Film Festival

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ review: Jeffrey Schwartz’s doc shines a light on the story that inspired William Friedkin’s 1980 Thriller

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‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: Compelling Documentary Probes the Legacy of William Friedkin’s Infamous Queer Thriller

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‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: Compelling Documentary Probes the Legacy of William Friedkin’s Infamous Queer Thriller
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'Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders' Review: Compelling Queer Documentary

Examining the controversy around 'Cruising,' Jeffrey Schwarz's 'Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders' captures a tipping point in pre-AIDS queer culture.

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How I Discovered My Family Connection to the Murder That Inspired 'Cruising'

Variety’s Marc Malkin unexpectedly discovered he had a family connection to the murder that inspired “Cruising,” almost 50 years after the William Friedkin film was released.

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‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ First Look: Tribeca Documentary Examines Protests Over William Friedkin’s ‘Cruising’ And Its True-Crime Inspiration
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‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ First Look: Tribeca Documentary Examines Protests Over William Friedkin’s ‘Cruising’ And Its True-Crime Inspiration

Watch a clip from 'Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders,' a doc directed by Jeffrey Schwarz about protests over the 1980 film 'Cruising' with Al Pacino.

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