Richard Dyer
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Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010-02-13
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Overview: Rock Hudson was a virile screen idol who was the epitome of clean-cut masculinity. He was one of the first Hollywood celebrities to die of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, providing the killer virus with a famous face amidst the American AIDS paranoia of 1985. 2010 is not only the 25th anniversary of his death but would also have been his 85 birthday. The film investigates the many film roles Rock Hudson played, against the more intimate and private world of Roy Fitzgerald.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-13
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The Celluloid Closet
1996-01-30
The Celluloid Closet
Overview: 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-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.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-30
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Richard Dyer on Nino Rota and Orchestra Rehearsal
2018-02-13
Richard Dyer on Nino Rota and Orchestra Rehearsal
Overview: The film scholar talks about the great composer and his last collaboration with Fellini
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-13
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Rescued from the Closet
2001-05-29
Rescued from the Closet
Overview: A collection of interviews recorded for the making of the 1995 documentary "The Celluloid Closet," on the subject of LGBT representation in film history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-29
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Of Chameleons and Iguanas: A Video Appreciation of The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
2019-04-08
Of Chameleons and Iguanas: A Video Appreciation of The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
Overview: An appreciation by the cultural critic and academic Richard Dyer.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-08
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