New: Dudes on the defensive
OK, not a lot of people are going to be pairing up gay drama The Green (Wolfe Video; now available) and horror-comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (Magnolia Home Entertainment; available November 29), but hear me out. Both movies are about two guys trying to live their lives and mind their own business, but then there’s a misunderstanding, and they’re under… Continue reading DVD Obscura: 'Tucker & Dale,' 'Caged Men,' 'It Takes a Thief,' and More
New: Kevin Smith’s game-changer, a cool indie you probably missed, and some holiday sap
“An Unlikely Film from That Kevin Smith” boasts the DVD cover of Red State (Lionsgate; available October 18), and this violent look at a Westboro Baptist–like cult is definitely a switch for the auteur — it’s part horror flick, part gun-crazy showdown, and part political satire, with nary a Star Wars reference… Continue reading DVD Obscura: Fanatics, Revolutionaries, and Man-Whores
New: Gay zombies vs. Bette Midler
Bad-boy Canadian filmmaker Bruce La Bruce has previously explored the world of porn (Skin Flick, Super 8 ½) and zombies (Otto, or Up with Dead People), and now he brings those two seemingly disparate genres together in L.A. Zombie (Strand Releasing Home Video; now available), not for viewers who are squeamish about sex or violence, much less the two… Continue reading DVD Obscura: Gay Zombies, Childhood Classics and More
New: Cool Docs, Harmonious Dorks, and an Art Collective
A handful of terrific documentaries make their way to DVD this month, most notably Richard Press’ acclaimed Bill Cunningham New York (Zeitgest Films; now available), a portrait of the New York photographer who chronicles everything from eccentric street fashion to the schmanciest Manhattan affairs. Cunningham has a keen eye for style, matched by the director’s… Continue reading DVD Obscura: Rosebud, Blu-ray
