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ON DVD: Sebastiane, Kathy Griffin’s A Tired Hooker, Misfits And More

It’s a good thing the new season of Showtime’s Episodes is keeping us busy this week, because the home-entertainment release pickings are slim! (Guess we’re supposed to go outside or something.) Kathy Griffin takes aim at Hugh Jackman’s sexuality—amongst other things—in the two-concert DVD Kathy Griffin: Pants Off/Tired Hooker. David De Coteau assembles more young manflesh in 1313: Night of the Widow. And the long overdue Derek Jarman revival continues with BluRay releases of The Tempest and Sebastiane.

 

http://youtu.be/931uTJnvzAU

Kathy Griffin: Pants Off /Tired Hooker

($14.99 DVD, Shout Factory!)

This double-feature DVD of Griffin’s stand-up engagements includes her riotous skewing, gossip and anecdotes about Marcus Bachmann, Gloria Steinem, Cher, Nancy Grace, and Kim Kardashian, amongst others. Plus there’s bonus footage from both concerts. Alas, this was recorded before the Chik-Fil-A fracas. Next time, Kathy!

 

http://youtu.be/BRWp-Y6yXBI

 

1313: Night of the Widow

 

($19.99 DVD, RapidHeart)

When their friend dies, a group of hotties gather in the same tired-ass house used in every other David De Coteau 1313 flick for a dangerous treasure hunt. Is this another case of fool’s gold? You be the judge!

 

http://youtu.be/7DPKg6hzl3g

 

Sebastiane

 

($29.99 BluRay, Kino Lorber)

Gay UK filmmaker Derek Jarman’s controversial and super homoerotic take on the tale of St. Sebastian tale gets a pristine BluRay treatment this week, as does his adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The latter includes a trio of Jarman’s short films as extras. Make it a Jarman night!

 

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Misfits

($24.98, BBC Home Entertainment)

Kelly, Nathan, Curtis, Alisha and Simon are five unruly teenagers forced to do community service as payback for their crimes. But when a freak electrical storm hits their town, strange things begin to happen to them that are way out of their control. In fact, they have no idea that they’ve actually turned into superheroes, each with a power they didn’t choose or want – a power which reveals each of their deepest, darkest insecurities. But while they just want to finish their community service and get through the challenges of everyday teenage life – relationships, friendships, parents and sex – fate has another task in store for them: they must save their town from the evil that has descended upon it. If you think life’s tough for your average superhero, it’s even tougher when you’ve got a curfew…

 

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