by david vera dvd A-LISTS
THE WINTER OF LOVE MUSIC TO MY QUEERS
Donne-Moi La Main Drop Dead Rock
(Give Me Your Hand) Silly but surprisingly satisfying, this 1996
Like any art, the final interpretation of this comedy finds a failing rock ‘n’ roll garage
film is ultimately up to the viewer’s discre- band on the verge of falling apart. When the
tion. It’s just that all art isn’t usually this… newest recruited band member suggests
strangely hot. Two striking and blessedly they kidnap their favorite British rock star
silent French brothers (played by real-life so he’ll listen to their music and make them
brothers Victor and Alexandre Carril) run famous, they discover that he’s not the idol
away from home and hitchhike their they’ve built him up to be. Unbeknownst
way to their mother’s funeral, bickering to this band of kidnappers, the rock star in
almost the entire way. question is being pursued by a hitman. Low-brow hilar-
Whatever time isn’t spent rolling on the floor with one another ity and social commentary ensue. Starring Deborah Harry as a ruthless media
in anger is expended ways to cash in on their undeniable magnetism to mogul with a big advance check, Drop Dead Rock mixes British slapstick with
finance their backpack trek across the European landscape—in one scene, American pop references. Available now on DVD.
quite literally cashing in. If this sounds like My Own Private Idaho, the premise
The Fantasy and Escape of Gay/Lesbian Romance and Erotica 2010
is where it stops. Aside from lacking the oddly comical three-way scene,
Donne-Moi is executed in a completely different way—it focuses on subtle, Liza’s At the Palace
but life-altering changes that a can redefine a relationship. Available now on Recorded at the midnight performance at
DVD. Those who can’t fill in long gaps between dialogue with their imagina- MGM Grand in Las Vegas last October, this
tions should opt for a more accessible, star-studded alternative. 120-minute Minnelli-gasm features some of
Liza’s most popular classics including “Caba-
ret,” “Maybe This Time,” “What Makes a Man a
New York, I Love You Man” and “My Own Best Friend.” Highlights
As a collective work of 11 short films with of the first act are Liza’s special rendition
each segment running around 10 minutes of the Palace Medley, originally sung by
long, this film can almost be treated like a her mother, Judy Garland, at the Palace
take-home short-film festival. Natalie Port- Theatre in 1951. Liza then breaks it down
man, Shia LaBeouf, Hayden Christensen, with her own personal musical tribute
Bradley Cooper, Christina Ricci, Orlando to famous vaudevillians. Act Two is Liza’s
Bloom, Andy Garcia, Robin Wright Penn, homage to her godmother, Kay Thompson—
Ethan Hawke, Anton Yelchin, John Hurt, a pioneering singer/dancer, songwriter and vocal arranger/coach who
James Caan, Cloris Leachman and many worked at MGM studios in the 1940s. Available February 2 on DVD.
others bring us a borrowed masterpiece
from across the pond. Some are featured
as writers and others represent on-
camera as diverse New Yorkers scattered across
the Big Apple’s five boroughs on the inescapable search for love in
its many forms. Similar to the film, Paris, je t’aime, the short stories do not tie
into each other except for their common romantic theme.Keep an eye out
in the deleted scenes for Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut! Available
February 2 on DVD.
IT’S OKAY TO BE BAD
Bad Girls of Film Noir – Volumes 1 & 2
We all love a good assortment of guilty pleasure—especially when it exudes style and forges rebel-
liously ahead of its time. Bad Girls tells the stories of dangerous dames in the 1940s and ‘50s, the havoc
they caused and the hearts they stole. Volume 1 includes the films The Killer That Stalked New York
(1953), Two of a Kind (1951), Bad for Each Other (1953) and The Glass Wall (1953). Volume 2 features
Night Editor (1946), One Girl’s Confession (1953), Women’s Prison (1955) and Over-Exposed (1956). Take
these B-movie bombshells home on February 9 on DVD.
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