The Celluloid Closet (Special Edition)
by Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
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Actor: Armistead Maupin, Arthur Laurents, Lily Tomlin, Susie Bright, Tony CurtisDirector: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-05-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Celluloid Closet (Special Edition)
Movie Review: watch out...
Summary: 3 Stars
documentary gets 4 stars, but DVD gets 3, because I naturally thought it would be widescreen...(it's not) :-(
Summary of The Celluloid Closet (Special Edition)
Author Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City) wrote Lily Tomlin's narration for this superb documentary, based on a book by the late Vito Russo, about Hollywood's treatment of homosexual characters in the 20th century. Never pointing a finger at anyone in the film community, The Celluloid Closet presents clips from more than 100 mainstream features (including The Children's Hour, Advise and Consent, The Boys in the Band, and The Hunger) that speak loudly in their respective images of gays and lesbians. The film makes a persuasive case for patterns of sexual mythology in Hollywood, such as presenting homosexuals repeatedly as tragic, helpless figures redeemed only through death or as back-street monsters cavorting in the shadows. Things change, of course, and clips from more recent films by gay and lesbian filmmakers suggest a more vital, diverse, autobiographical approach. There are lots of great interviews with screenwriters (Gore Vidal), filmmakers (John Schlesinger), actors (Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg), and others to enunciate the major themes. --Tom KeoghWhat "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals THE CELLULOID CLOSET does for Hollywood homosexuality as this exuberant eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar?-winning moviemaker Rob Epstein (The Times of Harvey Milk and Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt) and Jeffrey Friedman assemble fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s. Tom Hanks Susan Sarandon Whoopi Goldberg Tony Curtis Harvey Fierstein and Gore Vidal are just a few of the many actors writers and commentators who provide funny and insightful anecdotes.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 043396821071 Manufacturer No: 82107
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