Scenes from The Celluloid Closet
“We have cooperated for a very long time in the maintenance of our own invisibility. And now the party is over.”
-Vito Russell, The Celluloid Closet
It has been 30 years since Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s landmark documentary premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Based on the acclaimed non-fiction book by historian and activist Vito Russell, THE CELLULOID CLOSET delves into the history of queer representation on screen with foot age from 120 films plus interviews and anecdotes from the likes of Gore Vidal, Tony Curtis, and Whoopi Goldberg. Join us for Pride Month at the Paradise as we celebrate 30 years of THE CELLULOID CLOSET, and 100 years of queerness on screen. The Paradise Presents: SCENES FROM THE CELLULOID CLOSET.
The Celluloid Closet
- Thu, Jun 5
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein Run Time: 102 min. Release Year: 1995
Starring: Gore Vidal, Lily Tomlin, Susan Sarandon, Tony Curtis, Whoopi Goldberg
What “That’s Entertainment” did for movie musicals, “The Celluloid Closet” does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening...
Sunday Bloody Sunday
- Sun, Jun 8
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: John Schlesinger Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 1971
Starring: Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft, Peter Finch, Tony Britton
It's about three decent people. They will break your heart.
Morocco
- Sat, Jun 21
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Josef von Sternberg Run Time: 92 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1930
Starring: Adolphe Menjou, Eve Southern, Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Ullrich Haupt
Who is this woman who scorns a hundred men...to give her love to a Devil-May-Care Soldier?
Some Like It Hot
- Sat, Jun 21
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Billy Wilder Run Time: 122 min. Format: 4K DCP Release Year: 1959
Starring: George Raft, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Pat O’Brien, Tony Curtis
The movie too HOT for words!
Suddenly, Last Summer
- Wed, Jun 25
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Run Time: 114 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1959
Starring: Albert Dekker, Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Mercedes McCambridge, Montgomery Clift
Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!
Ben-Hur
- Sun, Jun 29
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: William Wyler Run Time: 212 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1959
Starring: Charlton Heston, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd
The entertainment experience of a lifetime!
Cabaret
- Mon, Jun 30
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Bob Fosse Run Time: 124 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1972
Starring: Fritz Wepper, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Liza Minnelli, Michael York
Life is a Cabaret.