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an’t wait for the Portland LG BT Film
Festival in October? Why not hold your
own festival at home with the many
queer-themed DVDs available on the
market?
They store video and audio images on a
CD-size platter. With crystal-clear images and
sound, most DVDs feature the film in
widescreen fonnat as well as extras such as
director and star commentaries, isolated music
scores, deleted scenes, outtakes, uncensored
footage, behind-the-scenes clips, alternate end
ings, music videos, foreign language subtitles
and more.
In the July 7 issue of Just Out, we covered
nine other queer-themed DVD titles, so here’s
another hatch for you to select from for your
own festival.
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n unhappy housewife (Kathy Bates) has a
chance meeting with a sprightly old
woman (Jessica Tandy) who begins spin
ning tales about the life of Idgie Threadgoode
(Mary Stuart Masterson), a tomboy in the
Southern small town of Whistle Stop. She
meets and falls in love with Ruth (Mary-Louise
Parker), and the two open a cafe, endure
attacks by Ruth’s abusive ex-husband and the
Ku Klux Klan, and become involved with a
mysterious murder. Based on lesbian author
Fannie Flagg’s novel, this radiant film never
explicitly reveals Idgie and Ruth are lesbians,
but the chemistry between the stars is so
strong, their love is unquestionable. The
actresses are ideally cast, and the story is
engrossing and emotional. This highly recom
mended “extended version” features lots of
extra footage, a director commentary track, an
original documentary about the making of the
film, production photographs, multiple poster
designs and a bunch of printable recipes for
food seen in the film, including the title treats!
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Fox Lorher
ukas Haas and David Arquette are male
prostitutes on the mean streets of Los Ange
les, and they have no one to trust but each
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lan and Joanne head up a Hong Kong
advertising firm, but their marriage isn’t
working. Unbeknownst to her, he begins
an affair with a secretary, but she soon finds
emotional fulfillment with a vivacious, boyish
female photographer named Terry. W hen Alan
agrees to use Terry’s nude photos in an ad cam
paign, Joanne becomes her model, then her
lover. But Alan resolves to have Terry for his
own, and the consequences for the trio might
be costly. This Chinese DVD has English dia
logue either dubbed or subtitled— interestingly,
watching both simultaneously results in two
different sets of dialogue!— as well as C an
tonese, Mandarin or Vietnamese language
tracks. The plot of this is not much better than
your average episode of Red Shoe Diaries, but
those looking for beautiful Asian women
entangled romantically and sexually can find
them here.
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other. Rookie Donner (Haas) falls in love with
the hard-bitten John (Arquette), but the
streets might swallow their hope and their
future. Haunting and gritty, Johns isn’t a happy
movie, but it’s as realistic a portrayal of gay
street kids’ lives as you’re likely to see on film.
A commentary by the two stars is revealing,
showcasing the harrowing people and stories
they encountered while researching their roles.
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hristina
Ricci plays
the nastiest
half-sister any
gay man ever
could conjure in
a nightmare.
She seduces her
brother's
boyfriend, then
gets pregnant
and disappears
with him. In
pursuit of the
duo is her broth
er, the
boyfriend’s other
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