By Joe Ferrelli There is really no other American filmmaker who embodies the concept of “independent” cinema as John Waters does. Unrestrained by major studio interference, Waters gathered together a group of “actors” or stock company if you will, that included friends from school (Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole, Mary Vivian Pearce, Cookie Mueller, Susan…

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