My repeated viewings of The Celluloid Closet were for an essay. Then I just kept rewatching because it made me so proud of LGBT people. We overcame so much suppression, and STILL shone through onscreen. To make that frightened young gay person in the audience feel seen. I love us.
I made it my first "video essay" because when I first saw it in 96, it blew me away. I had no idea of ANY of this. I show it to people all the time, and almost everyone I show it to goes on and shows it their friends and family. This movie is not only important but it stays with you.
Yes, James, I have seen ‘The Celluloid Closet’, I’ve re-watched it many times and have shared it many,many times. Thanks for ‘sharing’ it forward. 25 years later, we’re so overdue for a sequel.
I met Vito Russo shortly before he died at a screening at MOMA. I wish I had my copy of "The Celluloid Closet" for him to sign. He was very ill then and it did my heart good to see him surrounded by so many admirers. I have considered myself out for most of my adult life and I guess it was for that reason that I felt surprised to have felt so overwhelmingly vindicated, acknowledged and approved of as a human being. Shortly after the DVD came out it showed up at my local public library (in Philly). I guess I'm spoiled.
I'll never forget just how much this documentary meant to me. My Blockbuster Video actually carried a copy of this and I must have rented it a dozen times. As someone says in the film, we look for a mirror of ourselves in film and this movie helped me understand the hate, hurt, happiness and love that I held for myself at that time. A great picture and it will always remain so.
I do an yearly group viewing with a bunch of young actors, and it always blows them away. It was the first "video essay" I ever made. It pretty much changed the way I view the world.
@@PackadayProductions , it's so funny that of all nights, seeing your video while watching clips from Suddenly Last Summer, that I found the entire movie of Celluloid Closet on Tubi for free. Please keep up the hard work of educating the young folks to our cinematic history. It's worth sharing.
I like the silent version of Ben Hur. I really haven't seen the talkie version of it. Ramon Novarro was excellent in it.
My repeated viewings of The Celluloid Closet were for an essay. Then I just kept rewatching because it made me so proud of LGBT people. We overcame so much suppression, and STILL shone through onscreen. To make that frightened young gay person in the audience feel seen.
I love us.
I made it my first "video essay" because when I first saw it in 96, it blew me away. I had no idea of ANY of this. I show it to people all the time, and almost everyone I show it to goes on and shows it their friends and family.
This movie is not only important but it stays with you.
Yes, James, I have seen ‘The Celluloid Closet’, I’ve re-watched it many times and have shared it many,many times. Thanks for ‘sharing’ it forward. 25 years later, we’re so overdue for a sequel.
I met Vito Russo shortly before he died at a screening at MOMA. I wish I had my copy of "The Celluloid Closet" for him to sign. He was very ill then and it did my heart good to see him surrounded by so many admirers. I have considered myself out for most of my adult life and I guess it was for that reason that I felt surprised to have felt so overwhelmingly vindicated, acknowledged and approved of as a human being. Shortly after the DVD came out it showed up at my local public library (in Philly). I guess I'm spoiled.
I'll never forget just how much this documentary meant to me. My Blockbuster Video actually carried a copy of this and I must have rented it a dozen times. As someone says in the film, we look for a mirror of ourselves in film and this movie helped me understand the hate, hurt, happiness and love that I held for myself at that time. A great picture and it will always remain so.
I do an yearly group viewing with a bunch of young actors, and it always blows them away. It was the first "video essay" I ever made. It pretty much changed the way I view the world.
@@PackadayProductions , it's so funny that of all nights, seeing your video while watching clips from Suddenly Last Summer, that I found the entire movie of Celluloid Closet on Tubi for free. Please keep up the hard work of educating the young folks to our cinematic history. It's worth sharing.
Yes. I'm on my fourth viewing. Quite possibly the most enlightening and entertaining documentary EVER!! And yes, I will never forget it!!
I was 18 when I first saw it, I'm now 46, it's still one of the most important films I have ever seen.
It's been 26 years? A quarter of a century. I thought it was just the other day. I feel old now. 😞
Ikr!? it seems like it was just the other day this was playing at our local "art house" movie theatre... 'turns out we are old, very very old....
Saw it many times, I have the DVD as well. It's wonderful.
I just rewatched it again last week......wonderful film.
Essential viewing 😭🎬🍿🌈
Saw it a decade ago & have thankfully watched most of the movies featured in it!!!
I love showing it to people that have never heard of it.
It blows them away.
I saw Vito Russo when he gave it as a multimedia/lecture presentation in the late 1980's
I have and it's eye opening, especially from the early movie days. So insulting.
Pride 2021
Always want to show my Straight friends this movie to make them understand the Plight we faced for Centuries!
It is a great movie.