THE SCREENING ROOM

OUT ON DVD: Truth Or Dare, Torchwood, Del Shores, And More!

 


It’s a week of retrospection and supernatural tales in home entertainment titles. Those of you enjoying (or not) Madge’s latest release can relive her trailblazing—and possibly gayest—tour with the Blu-ray release of Truth or Dare (not coincidentally, also the name of her new perfume). And Sordid Lives creator Del Shores treats us to his real-life, colorful Southern Gothic life in the one-man-show, My Sordid Life.

Meanwhile, immortal supernatural investigator Jack Harkness returns in Starz’s relaunch of Torchwood, Miracle Day (above). And good ol’ David DeCoteau is up to his same old shirtless-twink-in-peril tricks with a double-dose of 1313 DVDs, Bigfoot Island and UFO Invasion.

FIRST UP: Before MDNA, there was Truth or Dare

 

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Madonna: Truth or Dare
($14.99 Blu-ray, Miramax)

A mix of black-and-white documentary and full-color concert footage, Truth or Dare captures Madonna during her groundbreaking, controversial and super-gay 1990 Blonde Ambition tour. Saucy antics with her troupe of queeny dancers and sassy backup singers, then-boyfriend Warren Beatty, and a bevy of cool celebs (Antonio Banderas, Pedro Almodovar, Sandra Bernhard, Jean-Paul Gaultier, etc.) pepper the incredible performance segments, now brighter and bolder in this Blu-ray edition.

 

NEXT: Del Shores shares some Sordid tales

 

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Del Shores: My Sordid Life
($24.99 DVD, QC Cinema)

Author of colorful, queer, Southern-fried plays and movies like Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies, Del Shores shares the stranger-than-fiction true anecdotes about his life and eccentric family that inspired his works. Even more hysterical dish can be found in the extras, which include deleted scenes, star-studded behind-the-scenes featurettes and a photo montage.

 

NEXT: The legend of Bigfoot gets a softcore gay twist

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1313: Bigfoot Island
($19.99 DVD, Rapid Heart)

Hot twinks with an aversion to wearing shirts hit the woods in search of girls “who know which end of the booty is which” in director David DeCoteau’s latest release, but instead they encounter (spoiler alert!) Bigfoot.  It’s all about the hot guys, and DeCoteau has rounded up a twinkier-than-ever host of ’em! Fans of DeCoteau’s, er, masterpieces can double down with a second 1313 release this week, UFO Invasion. Is a synopsis really necessary?

NEXT: The Torchwood gang returns for Miracle Day


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Torchwood: Miracle Day
($59.99 BluRay, $49.99 DVD; Warner Brothers Home Video)

Doctor Who’s indestructible bisexual pal, Captain Jack Harkness (out actor John Barrowman) is back in this first Torchwood series produced for Starz. This time, the entire world’s population magically becomes immortal overnight, leaving Captain Jack and sole surviving Torchwood member Gwen Cooper to uncover the conspiracy and save the world. Again. (And you thought your job was tough.) DVD extras include audio commentary, character profiles, behind-the-scenes and special-effects featurettes, deleted scenes and a “Web of Lies” motion comic.

Want more Who? On April 10, BBC Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video are releasing two special edition DVDs of classic 1970s Doctor Who episodes starring the Third Doctor, John Pertwee: “The Daemons,” in which the Doc and companion Jo find trouble in a seemingly peaceful town, and Carnival of Monsters,” in which a cruise takes a dark turn for our intrepid adventurers. Both DVDs have been digitally remastered and include special audio commentary from cast members and more. ($27.98, two-disc sets)

ALSO OUT ON DVD

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey

In The Land of Blood And Honey

We Bought a Zoo

War Horse

 

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