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Movies to see on DVD
Here’s a roundup of some recent DVD releases of movies that had only limited release in theaters:
“If The World Were Mine”
Here’s a different kind of high school musical. An all-boys prep school gets ready to stage a musical version of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and outcast gay Timothy lands the role of Puck. But while the show is still in rehearsal Timothy discovers a magic potion and turns just about everyone in town gay, including the high school jock he’s interested in. It’s a fun fantasy that has everyone seeing things from Timothy’s perspective for a change.
“Chris &
Don. A Love Story”
A documentary about a long term gay love story may not sound so interesting, but this film is surprisingly compelling. Don Bachardy narrates the tale of his relationship with Christopher Isherwood, author of “The Berlin Stories,” which inspired the musical “Cabaret.” The men met at Will Rogers beach in 1953 when Don was a teenager and Chris was 30 years older. They stayed together for decades until Isherwood died in 1986. The age difference was one of the challenges to maintaining their relationship depicted here in home movies, interviews and readings. The extras include Bachardy giving a tour of his art-covered home in Santa Monica and his rant on gay marriage.
“The Mulligans”
The production values are first rate, but the script is silly soap opera. The film’s title comes from the golf term mean “do over.” Tyler brings his friend chase to the family lake place for the summer. Soon Chase comes out to his friend, and then there’s a family crisis when Tyler’s father Nathan, an avid golfer, wants a “do over” of his life and acts on his attraction to Chase. In an interesting bit of casting, Nathan’s wife is played by Thea Gill, who starred as one of the lesbians in “Queer As Folk."
Movies to see on DVD
Here’s a roundup of some recent DVD releases of movies that had only limited release in theaters:
“If The World Were Mine”
Here’s a different kind of high school musical. An all-boys prep school gets ready to stage a musical version of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and outcast gay Timothy lands the role of Puck. But while the show is still in rehearsal Timothy discovers a magic potion and turns just about everyone in town gay, including the high school jock he’s interested in. It’s a fun fantasy that has everyone seeing things from Timothy’s perspective for a change.
“Chris &
Don. A Love Story”A documentary about a long term gay love story may not sound so interesting, but this film is surprisingly compelling. Don Bachardy narrates the tale of his relationship with Christopher Isherwood, author of “The Berlin Stories,” which inspired the musical “Cabaret.” The men met at Will Rogers beach in 1953 when Don was a teenager and Chris was 30 years older. They stayed together for decades until Isherwood died in 1986. The age difference was one of the challenges to maintaining their relationship depicted here in home movies, interviews and readings. The extras include Bachardy giving a tour of his art-covered home in Santa Monica and his rant on gay marriage.
“The Mulligans”
The production values are first rate, but the script is silly soap opera. The film’s title comes from the golf term mean “do over.” Tyler brings his friend chase to the family lake place for the summer. Soon Chase comes out to his friend, and then there’s a family crisis when Tyler’s father Nathan, an avid golfer, wants a “do over” of his life and acts on his attraction to Chase. In an interesting bit of casting, Nathan’s wife is played by Thea Gill, who starred as one of the lesbians in “Queer As Folk."
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