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The celluloid closet

Hefner, Hugh M. (Hugh Marston), 1926-2017 (Added Author). Hormel, James C. (Added Author). Tisch, Steve. (Added Author). Tomlin, Lily. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. (Added Author). Curtis, Tony, 1925-2010 (Added Author). Sarandon, Susan, 1946- (Added Author). Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (Added Author). Fierstein, Harvey, 1954- (Added Author). MacLaine, Shirley, 1934- (Added Author). Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 (Added Author). Schreiber, Nancy. (Added Author). Friedman, Jeffrey, 1951- (Added Author). Glassman, Arnold. (Added Author). Russo, Vito. Celluloid closet. (Added Author). Home Box Office (Firm) (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author). Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen. (Added Author). Brillstein-Grey Entertainment. (Added Author). Telling Pictures. (Added Author). Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Assembles footage from over 120 films showing the changing face of cinema homosexuality from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist cinema of the 1990s. Many actors, writers and commentators provide anecdotes regarding the history of the role of gay men and lesbians on the silver screen.

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  • ISBN: 0767849000
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Edition: Special edition.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2001.

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General Note:
Originally produced for television broadcast in 1996.
Based on the book by Vito Russo.
Special features: Commentary with filmmakers Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Lily Tomlin, producer Howard Rosenman, editor Arnold Glassman, author Vito Russo ; bonus trailers ; collection of outtakes ; talent files ; interactive menus ; production notes including letters from Gore Vidal and Charlton Heston ; scene selections.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Nancy Schreiber ; editors, Jeffrey Friedman, Arnold Glassman ; story, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Sharon Wood ; narration writer, Armistead Maupin ; music, Carter Burwell ; vocal performance, K.D. Lang ; co-producer, Michael Lumpkin ; producer/directors, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator: Lily Tomlin. Commentary: Tom Hanks, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Fierstein, Shirley MacLaine, Gore Vidal.
Target Audience Note:
Rated R.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.

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