It’s a pretty gay week in home entertainment, from a gay Hollywood director’s take on a classic fairytale to foreign homoromance.
From France comes culture-crossing farce Let My People Go! while same-sex opposites attract in Germany’s rom-com Men to Kiss. Want something serious? Chile’s Des/Esperando charts a bad romance between a closeted politician and his younger hush-hush lover.
Meanwhile, Bryan Singer’s big-budget Jack the Giant Slayer packs a whole lot of 3D giant action — in English!
($29.99 DVD; Zeitgeist)
A fey, wispy Frenchman, Reuben, breaks up with his Finnish boyfriend, Teemu, and return to his Paris hometown. While pining for his ex, Rueben deals with a cloying and clueless mother (Carmen Maura), troubled siblings, and a lecherous old lawyer. A French farce with a gay Jewish twist, Let My People Go! does pack a few hearty laughs, particularly when the family lawyer pursues Reuben – their initial encounter at a gay club called Out of Egypt is hysterical.
($44.95 3D Blu-ray, $35.99 Blu-ray, $29.98 DVD; New Line)
Nicholas Hoult plays the iconic Jack in director Bryan Singer’s family-friendly, CGI-laden take on the Grimm fairy tale. It’s a whole lotta 3D giant action going on when Jack, Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci attempt to rescue princess Eleanor Tomlinson. Extras include interactive “Become a Giant Slayer” featurettes, deleted scenes, and a gag reel.
($19.99 DVD; TLA)
In this German rom-com, a suit-wearing banker, Earnest, falls for a costume-wearing performance artist, Tobi. Can these seeming opposites come together despite their differences and a scheming female friend determined to keep them apart? Mein gott!! Extras include a making-of featurette and outtakes.
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($24.99 DVD; Ariztical Entertainment)
A powerful married politician, Javier, is having a clandestine relationship with a younger fellow, Gonzalo. Could a trip together be the thing to bring their increasingly strained relationship to a new state of health… or death? Double feature this with Wong Kar-Wai’s Happy Together for a dysfunctional date movie night!
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Jackhoffsky
OMG, MEN TO KISS looks so cute (as does the cast).
Dani Alexander
@Jackhoffsky: It is supercute and weird at the same time. It’s a little too weird towards the middle, but overall it’s sweet and sexy and funny.