BROKEBACK MOUNTAINDirected by ANG LEE From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story, Brokeback Mountain. Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and tragedies provides a testament to the endurance and power of love. Starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. Bonus Features: On being a cowboy, actors discuss their preparation for their roles; Directing from the heart, Ang Lee; From script to screen, interviews with Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana; Sharing the story, the making of Brokeback Mountain. Region code 2. (Running t6ime: 129 minutes) 27,95 |
ANGELS IN AMERICADirected by MIKE NICHOLS Based on Tony Kusher's Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, Angels in America explores the politics, morality and search for hope and the story of six interconnected characters and an Angel in the complex and turbulent world of New York in the 1980s. The story centers around Prior Walter and Louis Ironson, a gay couple that falls apart when Prior grows ill as a result of AIDS. Louis, who doesn't cope well with disease and suggestions of mortality, leaves and starts a relationship with Joe Pitt, a closeted Mormon who works for Roy Cohn. Add in Joe's depressed and hallucinating wife Harper, his determined but open-minded mother Hannah, a fierce drag queen/nurse, and you've still only begun to discover the wealth of characters and storylines. The powerhouse cast (including Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, and many others) is uniformly superb. Two discs. Region Code 2. (Running time: 337 minutes) 48,95 |
BEAU TRAVAIL Directed by CLAIRE DENIS Inspired by Herman Melville's Billy Budd, filmmaker Claire Denis' Beau Travail is a stunning combination of literature, music, poetry and dance that explores the near mythical world of the French Foreign Legion. Denis Lavant stars as Galoup, a sergeant-major whose position and power are threatened when the bravery and heroism of new recruit Sentain (Grégoire Colin) attracts the attention of the platoon's commandant (Michel Subor). Enraged, Galoup plots Sentain's downfall, a doomed course of action that leads to his own undoing. Director Denis creates a dark mounting tension which underlies the exquisite cinematography of Agnès Godard, whose stark visual style contrasts vividly with the graceful training of the sculpted young soldiers. A powerful examination of masculinity, Beau Travail is mesmeric, sensual and extraordinarily beautiful. French with English subtitles. (Running time: 90 minutes) DVD Region Code 2, 43,75 |
BILLY ELLIOT Directed by STEPHEN DALDRY The life of a coal miner's son in Northern England is forever changed one day when he stumbles upon a ballet class after his boxing lessons. Joining the class, but keeping it a secret from his widowed father and overbearing brother, 11-year-old Billy shows a raw talent that dancing instructor, Mrs. Wilkinson, immediately recognises. She encourages him to audition for the royal ballet school, but Billy is torn between his responsibility to his family and his overwhelming desire to dance. Julie Walters, Gary Lewis and newcomer Jamie Bell as Billy deliver outstanding performances in this uplifting and inspiring story. (Running time: 105 minutes) DVD Region Code 2, 43,75 |
BODY WITHOUT SOULDirected by WIKTOR GRODECKI This movie delivers a slap in the face for all of us happy homosexuals who are living the comfortable Western gay lifestyle. While rent boys and porno models in the West can enjoy an above-average income, their contemporaries in Eastern Europe have a very different story to tell. Body Without Soul grimly and graphically tells a tale that most of us would rather not hear or see. A selection of boys in their mid-teens tell their own stories - how they came to Prague and how they became seduced by the "easy money" of prostitution, which eventually led them into the world of hard-core porn. And in direct contrast to the boys' stories is that of Pavel, one of Prague's most prolific hard-core porn producers. On the set of Pavel's latest production, we witness first-hand the gruesome exploitation and abuse of these boys. We hear Pavel explain how hard it is for him to support his wife and children on the little he is paid by the Germans and the Americans for making his films. He explains why he has to use underage boys in his films, and also why he has to force them to have unprotected sex. English subtitles. Region Code 2. (Running time: 96 minutes) 39,95 |
CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANSDirected by ANDREW JARECKI The Friedmans are a respectable middle-class Long Island family, addicted to recording their daily lives - on super-8 in the early days, then later on videotape. But their world crumbles when the father, a respected teacher, is accused - along with the youngest of his three sons - of molesting schoolchildren. Unbelievably, the arrest, trial and its horrifying aftermath are all chronicled in the family's own home movies, and the result is a remarkable tangle of contradictions. Compelling and thought provoking, this multi award-winning documentary has captivated audiences the world over with its intimate exploration of emotionally-charged subject matter. Two discs. Region Code 2. (Running time: 253 minutes) 39,95 |
DEFYING GRAVITY Directed by JOHN KEITEL Griff is just one of the boys, lives in the frat house, shares a dorm with the guys, likes to hang and play sports. But he's got a great big secret - Pete! Pete is out and wants Griff to be honest about their relationship. However, Griff is happy with the "straight route". Then Pete is savagely queer bashed and Griff is the only witness to the crime. In order to reveal the identity of Pete's attackers, he must confront his own feelings and admit his love for Pete to the world. (Running time: 70 minutes), DVD Region Code 2, 43,75 |
EAST SIDE SKINDirected by JOHN ROMAN BAKER When Horst and David meet in East Berlin two different worlds collide and both characters enter at their own risk. Horst is a new German fascist, ill at ease with his homosexuality. David is young, gay and Dutch, repelled yet at the same time attracted to Horst's neo-Nazi view of the world. Through mutually inflicted rituals of argument, sex and pain they reach a conclusion that surprises both of them. A homoerotic fantasy of terrorism and sexual deviance, adapted from Aputheatre's performances of John Roman Baker's play East Side Skin. (Running time: 70 minutes) 17,95 |
EDGE OF SEVENTEENDirected by DAVID MORETON A gay teen finds out who he is and what he wants, who his friends are, and who loves him, in this autobiographical tale set in middle America in the 1980s. It tells about growing up and learning about life, love, sex, friends, and lovers. The soundtrack contains music by the Eurythmics, Bronski Beat, Haircut 100, Thompson Twins, and others. (Running time: 98 minutes) 27,50 |
THE FLUFFER Directed by WASH WEST and RICHARD GLATZNER Johnny Rebel is a charismatic heterosexual man who makes his living acting in gay porn. His live in girlfriend Babylon is a stripper so she understands the reality of working in the sex industry. Sean McGinnis doesn't. He is a 22 year old kid who comes to Los Angeles to get into movies and gets sidetracked when he sees a Johnny Rebel video and becomes instantly obsessed. Sean becomes further drawn into the porn scene when he becomes a cameraman for Johnny's company and triggers off a series of events that will change all their lives forever. (Running time: 90 minutes) DVD Region Code 2, 43,75 |
HUSTLER WHITE Directed by BRUCE LA BRUCE "An exploration of seedy Santa Monica Boulevard, the film stars model and Madonna video star Tony Ward as Monti, a hustler who becomes an object of obsession for out-of-towner Jürgen Anger (LaBruce). As Jürgen pursues Monti around the Boulevard, the film delves into the lives of other characters operating in the area, including a born again C&W singer, an aging masochist who gets off on razor blades, and Ron Athey as a mortician and snuff specialist. Most memorable are the hit-and-run victim and the amputee fetishist, who come together in a brief but tender scene. LaBruce confirms himself here as a subversive talent whose sensibilities, while shocking to some, are essentially comic and romantic." - i-D Magazine. (Running time: 76 minutes) DVD Region Code 2, 43,75 |
THE RASPBERRY REICHDirected by BRUCE LABRUCE Bruce LaBruce's latst opus is a double-barrel blast of political sloganeering and hot sex! Offering a timely consideration of "terrorist chic," queer stalwart LaBruce (Hustler White, Skin Flick) returns with The Raspberry Reich, a shocking, wildly entertaining feature film. Shrill, militant Gudrun oversees a cell of cute, hunky extremists who pledge death to fascism. Determined to upend the bourgeoisie by any means necessary, Gudrun and her disciples extol the virtues of gay sex as an answer to hetero monogamy. Gudrun's disciples apply themselves rigorously to this principle, but are especially enthusiastic when ordered to kidnap and deflower the hot son of a capitalist pig - on film, no less! Pinpointing the sexual fascination that attaches itself to total outlaws, LaBruce brazenly elevates this mystique to dizzying heights. (Running time: 92 minutes) 49,90 |
KEN PARKDirected by LARRY CLARK Ken Park, a troubled teenage skateboarder, shoots himself in the head. His friends Tate, Peaches, Shawn and Claude have their own difficulties. Tate has severe psychological problems and is stuck with his grandparents, Peaches’ father treats her as if she were his new wife, Shawn’s father thinks he is gay and a good-for-nothing and Claude has sex with his girlfriend’s mother. Sex and money are their only means to escape reality. This is a story about a group of skateboarders, their lives, sexual escapades and the conflicts with their parents who do not understand the world of a teenager living in a remote town between Los Angeles and Fresno. Region Code 2. (Running time: 96 minutes), 27,50 |
L.I.E. Directed by MICHAEL CUESTA One of the most astonishing American independent films in years, L.I.E. tells the story of fifteen-year-old Howie, a young New Jersey native whose life falls apart around him, but who also ends up finding himself during the process. After Howie's mother dies his father, a corrupt building contractor, can barely keep tabs on his new girlfriend, let alone his son's emotional needs. To cope with the pressures that he is under, Howie begins to spend more time with his delinquent friends. However, their pastimes include ditching school and robbing local houses to finance their habits. In the aftermath of one these burglaries Paul and his friends meet ex-marine Big John, and it is then that Howie discovers the secret that binds his friend to this mysterious older man. When his friend suddenly skips town, and his father is busted by the FBI, Howie is completely alone. Can Big John become the paternal figure that Howie needs, or will his predatory instincts prevail? (Running time: 95 minutes), DVD Region Code 0, 43,75 |
MANDRAGORADirected by WIKTOR GRODECKI A 16-year-old boy with an angelic face and a freshly stolen jacket arrives at the main station in Prague. He's immediately spotted by a man named Honza, who asks him if he wants to earn some quick cash. The boy is too naïve to realise that he's being set up as a prostitute. Honza drugs him and delivers him to his first trick. The boy wakes in the room of a homosexual client who has just had sex with him. Shaken, he takes his payment from the man and returns to the train station where Honza demands his cut. Other hustlers spot the boy as the new kid in town and demand taxes from him. He can't pay, so they beat him up. When Honza sets up a second client, the boy goes along with it. It has taken only a few hours to make a prostitute of this boy... Mandragora is Wiktor Grodecki's compelling dramatisation of his documentaries, Not Angels But Angels and Body Without Soul. It is a disturbing and graphic portrayal of teenage boys struggling to survive in the ruthless world of sex, drugs, teenage prostitution and porn. English subtitles. Region Code 2. (Running time: 133 minutes) 39,95 |
NOT ANGELS BUT ANGELSDirected by WIKTOR GRODECKI Not Angels But Angels is a slick, beautifully shot movie, documenting the fast yet fragile lives of teenage hustlers in Prague. As the city developed into a thriving economic centre, it became a magnet for sex-tourists from all over the world, offering the lure of prostitution and quick money to an emerging group of young Czechs. Over a dozen young men tell us their stories, and it is their candid and unnerving nonchalance which draws you into their lives, as they describe their experiences in their own words: "not angels but angels". English subtitles. Region Code 2. (Running time: 80 minutes) 39,95 |
QUEER AS FOLK: DEFINITIVE COLLECTOR'S EDITION (4 DVD SET)
Directed by BARRY RYAN Queer As Folk follows the lives of three gay men living it large in Manchester's Canal Street. Stuart has got it all - he's rich, drop-dead gorgeous and always the centre of attention. He can be forgiven the arrogance because he's pretty close to perfection. His best mate Vince is funny, adorable and definitely a babe but, unlike his friend, has zero confidence in himself. Since time began, Vince has carried a torch for Stuart but his love remains unrequited. They're both 29, hitting Canal Street every night, stalwarts of the scene but just starting to wonder where else their lives may be going. Then comes along Nathan. Fifteen years young, wild and coming out with a vengeance, he crowbars his way into their world and once he arrives, nothing is ever the same. This four DVD set also includes a 32 page booklet. (Running time: 490 minutes) DVD Region Code 2, 79,95 |
QUERELLE Directed by RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER Adapted from Jean Genet's homoerotic novel, the final film of director Fassbinder's career is a surreal tale of sex and murder that has become a cult favourite. Brad Davis stars as Querelle, an enigmatic, drug-dealing sailor on shore leave in the port of Brest. Amidst the sultry, highly charged atmosphere, he embarks on a journey of sexual self-discovery. With its striking, iconic imagery, set against the orange glow of a permanent sunset, Querelle is a dreamlike experience and a unique piece of filmmaking. (Running time: 104 minutes) DVD Region code 0, 43,75 |
| SALÒ, O LE 120 GIORNATE DI SODOMA Directed by PIER PAOLO PASOLINI Pasolini's final and most controversial film has been banned, censored and reviled the world over since its first release. The film is based on the Marquis de Sade's novel 120 Days of Sodom, with the setting transposed to Mussolini's miniature Fascist Republic of Salò, Italy in 1944. The film's content and imagery is extreme, and it retains the power to shock, repel and distress a quarter of a century on. Salò remains a cinematic milestone - culturally significant, politically vital and visually stunning. Italian spoken with English subtitles. (Running time: 112 minutes) DVD 43,75 |
TRICKDirected by JIM FALL Gabriel (Christian Campbell) is a young, aspiring musical composer whose life seems stuck in the first Act. With nothing happening in his love-life, he spends most of his time with his best friend - drama queen and ultimate fag-hag, Katherine (Tori Spelling in fantastically catty form). When his new musical number gets a critical reception, a theatre colleague, Perry (Steve Hughes), tells Gabriel that he needs to get a life before he can write about one - so he heads straight for his local gay bar. There, he spots hot go-go boy Mark (J.P. Pitoc), and before long Gabriel has all the ingredients for the perfect one-night stand - except somewhere to go. And so begins an all-night odyssey that finds Gabriel and Mark bouncing all over downtown Manhattan as fate, friends and misunderstandings conspire to kep them from coming together... Region Code 2. (Running time: 90 minutes) 39,95 |
WESTLER Directed by WIELAND SPECK It is 1986: the Berlin Wall not only divides a city but also symbolises the division of the whole European continent. It has stood for twenty five years, it has divided families, friends, lovers and caused the deaths of countless people who tried to cross from East to West. Travelling the other way, from West to East is not too difficult, especially if you are from the West. And that's how they met, a tourist trip into another world and a chance meeting that was to change the lives of two young men, one from the West and the other trapped in the East of the Wall. Their love is intense and passionate but the wall stands between them, as does the East German government. But there is a way out, a secret and dangerous way to escape so that they can be together, a way that will lead to either freedom or death. Westler captures a moment in history and documents the underground gay world of East Berlin. In 1986 when the film was made it was an independent attempt to show the world gay life as it truly was within the divided city. Today it stands as a true classic of German cinema. German with English subtitles. (Running time: 94 minutes) DVD Region Code 2, 43,75 |