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06/24/06
The Celluloid Closet (1996)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:22
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's documentary chronicles the way movies have portrayed homosexuals for the past 100 years and how these images, both positive and negative, have helped shape... [More]
Starring: Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Tom Hanks, Shirley MacLaine
Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
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04/09/05
How ironic that a movie about the dangers of the closet would so confine one's freedom of interpretation.
08/20/09
No review available.
04/01/05
No less than a primer in the power of movies to redefine human nature and behavior.
01/01/00
An engaging documentary touching on Hollywood's on screen treatment of homosexuality.
02/04/05
Instead of an angry diatribe against Hollywood, the film shrewdly opts for a wity, often campy commentary by gay figures (Gore Vidal), directors (Wyler) and actors (Tom Hanks) who shed light on the context in which these films were made and viewed.
05/31/06
Top-notch entertainment, not only because it's enjoyable, but because it argues its case with an effectiveness that would impress even a top-notch, homophobic attorney.
01/01/00
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09/04/02
Even if The Celluloid Closet ... isn't quite the most perfectly political piece of filmmaking that you'd expect (or hoped) it would be, it's still a pretty convincing argument and, what's more, likably entertaining.
01/01/00
this documentary makes it plain that Hollywood has hardly been a leader in social causes,
04/17/01
Entertaining but ultimately shallow.
08/21/03
A remarkable look at the treatment of gays and lesbians in cinema.
01/01/00
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11/17/03
The filmmakers have gathered together a staggering array of the moving images that the book could only show in still form or verbal description.
01/01/00
It's engrossing, brings a healthy sense of humor to the discussion, and enlightening without being bludgeoning.
04/06/06
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