{"product_id":"there-are-no-more-closets-the-films-and-videos-of-wakefield-poole-volume-1","title":"There Are No More Closets: The Films and Videos of Wakefield Poole, Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuscle is a new film distribution company with a heavy repertory slant from historian, programmer, and filmmaker Elizabeth Purchell. Borne out of an understanding of the role that accessibility plays in shaping cultural histories, Muscle is dedicated to complicating and expanding the canon by shining a light on works that either never received their proper due or that have unjustly faded into obscurity, and championing new works by some of today’s most exciting underground filmmakers. Muscle loves scrappy, misfit films that don’t fit into any particular box.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere Are No More Closets\u003c\/em\u003e is a three-volume anthology collecting the complete works of pioneering gay film and videomaker Wakefield Poole. This first volume brings together Poole’s final three feature films and first two videos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of the disastrous release of \u003cem\u003eBible!\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), Poole relocated from New York to San Francisco and marked the occasion with \u003cem\u003eMoving!\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), a trio of vignettes starring Casey Donovan (\u003cem\u003eBoys in the Sand\u003c\/em\u003e) and Val Martin (\u003cem\u003eSextool\u003c\/em\u003e). Three years later, he teamed up with local experimental filmmaker Edd Dundas to make \u003cem\u003eTake One\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), an ambitious “docufantasy” about the lives and lusts of a group of real gay men, including the iconic Richard Locke (\u003cem\u003eForbidden Letters\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoole returned to New York at the turn of the decade and reunited with Donovan once again for his final feature film, \u003cem\u003eHot Shots\u003c\/em\u003e (1981). He made the transition to shooting on videotape in 1984 with \u003cem\u003eSplit\/Image\u003c\/em\u003e (1984), another trio of vignettes themed around a magazine photoshoot, and \u003cem\u003eThe Hustlers\u003c\/em\u003e (1984), a narrative feature about two roommates who earn their living on their backs that began its life as a semi-autobiographical vehicle for Donovan and Robert La Tourneaux (\u003cem\u003eThe Boys in the Band\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003edirected by: Wakefield Poole\u003cbr\u003estarring: Casey Donovan, Val Martin, Burt Edouards, Curt Gerard, Peter Fisk, RIchard Locke, Sal Guange, Nick Ritter, Dutch Valentino, Rudy Valentino, Glenn Robinson, Bill O'Connell, Philip Borden, Alexander Stewart, Guillermo Ricardo\u003cbr\u003e1974-1984 \/ 382 min (combined) \/ 1.33:1 \/ English DTS-HD MA 2.0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional info:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2-Disc Region Free Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2K restorations of MOVING! (1974), FREEDOM DAY PARADE (1974), TAKE ONE (1977), and ROGER (1977)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDigital transfers of HOT SHOTS (1981), SPLIT\/IMAGE (1984), and THE HUSTLERS (1984)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal 1977 theatrical cut and 2016 director's cut of TAKE ONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroductions and audio commentaries for MOVING! and TAKE ONE by filmmaker Wakefield Poole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary on FREEDOM DAY PARADE by I ALWAYS SAID YES filmmaker Jim Tushinski\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE HUSTLERS research audiotape with Casey Donovan and Robert La Tourneaux\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE HUSTLERS outtakes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMORE ON MOVING! and WAKEFIELD POOLE IN SAN FRANCISCO featurettes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrailers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooklet with new essays by queer film historians and Cruising the Movies hosts Elizabeth Purchell and KJ Shepherd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish SDH subtitles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Muscle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47257826164919,"sku":"MD-006","price":44.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/9531\/8199\/files\/There_Are_No_More_STD_Front_lawnh585443sefds.png?v=1774898912","url":"https:\/\/ocndistribution.com\/products\/there-are-no-more-closets-the-films-and-videos-of-wakefield-poole-volume-1","provider":"OCN Distribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}