Movies: Jim Ward

"Charles Gatewood is a photographer and anthropologist who specializes in "subcultures." On the evidence of "Dances Sacred and Profane," Mark and Dan Jury's documentary about Mr. Gatewood, he is drawn particularly to Mardi Gras revels, gatherings of ...

Stories of people who regard augmenting their bodies as a way of life, whether for artistic reasons or out of pure vanity....