STUDENT/SENIOR tickets available HERE
THE CELLULOID CLOSET WITH SPECIAL GUEST: DIRECTORS ROB EPSTEIN and JEFFREY FRIEDMAN - 1995 | R
Celebrate three decades of the groundbreaking documentary The Celluloid Closet at the iconic Castro Theatre! Based on Vito Russo's seminal book, the 1995 film by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman excavates a century of Hollywood's often-coded, censored, and complex portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters. Narrated by Lily Tomlin and featuring commentary fromHollywood legends like Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Gore Vidal, and Harvey Fierstein, The Celluloid Closet is an exuberant, eye-opening look at the evolution from subtext to open representation.
Marking 30 years since its legendary 1996 premiere at The Castro Theatre, this special night will feature a live, in-person appearance from Oscar-winning directors, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, who will introduce this enduring work of LGBTQ cinema. Unexpected surprises are also planned to commemorate this profoundly important film.
Don't miss this essential night of film history, reflection, and community
Wed Apr 29 2026
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Doors 6:00 PM)
$21.00
All Ages
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THE CELLULOID CLOSET WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: LILY TOMLIN AND DIRECTORS ROB EPSTEIN & JEFFREY FRIEDMAN
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The Celluloid Closet
Film
What "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(r)-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.
Another Planet Entertainment presents
THE CELLULOID CLOSET WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: LILY TOMLIN AND DIRECTORS ROB EPSTEIN & JEFFREY FRIEDMAN
$21.00 All Ages
STUDENT/SENIOR tickets available HERE
THE CELLULOID CLOSET WITH SPECIAL GUEST: DIRECTORS ROB EPSTEIN and JEFFREY FRIEDMAN - 1995 | R
Celebrate three decades of the groundbreaking documentary The Celluloid Closet at the iconic Castro Theatre! Based on Vito Russo's seminal book, the 1995 film by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman excavates a century of Hollywood's often-coded, censored, and complex portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters. Narrated by Lily Tomlin and featuring commentary fromHollywood legends like Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Gore Vidal, and Harvey Fierstein, The Celluloid Closet is an exuberant, eye-opening look at the evolution from subtext to open representation.
Marking 30 years since its legendary 1996 premiere at The Castro Theatre, this special night will feature a live, in-person appearance from Oscar-winning directors, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, who will introduce this enduring work of LGBTQ cinema. Unexpected surprises are also planned to commemorate this profoundly important film.
Don't miss this essential night of film history, reflection, and community
THE CELLULOID CLOSET WITH SPECIAL GUEST: DIRECTORS ROB EPSTEIN and JEFFREY FRIEDMAN - 1995 | R
Celebrate three decades of the groundbreaking documentary The Celluloid Closet at the iconic Castro Theatre! Based on Vito Russo's seminal book, the 1995 film by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman excavates a century of Hollywood's often-coded, censored, and complex portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters. Narrated by Lily Tomlin and featuring commentary fromHollywood legends like Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Gore Vidal, and Harvey Fierstein, The Celluloid Closet is an exuberant, eye-opening look at the evolution from subtext to open representation.
Marking 30 years since its legendary 1996 premiere at The Castro Theatre, this special night will feature a live, in-person appearance from Oscar-winning directors, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, who will introduce this enduring work of LGBTQ cinema. Unexpected surprises are also planned to commemorate this profoundly important film.
Don't miss this essential night of film history, reflection, and community
The Celluloid Closet
Film
What "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(r)-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.
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