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These Three [VHS] Hbo Home Video Gia (Unrated Edition) [VHS] Hbo Home Video Theres a reason why Cindy Crawford was dubbed Baby Gia when she first hit the modeling scene Indeed Crawford now the worlds best-known supermodel greatly resembled model Gia Carangi who went from high school to the cover of British Vogue in less than two years Carangi appeared on many more covers of Vogue French British Italian and American and Cosmopolitan before dying of complications from AIDS she was an IV heroin user in 1986 Now most people recognize Carangis name from this powerful HBO film that stars Golden Globe-winner Angelina Jolie who comes by her talent honestly Jolie is the daughter of veteran actor Jon Voight and her own training as a model serves her well--she has the moves Throughout shes heartbreaking--as no doubt the real Carangi was--effective and stunning With good source material Stephen Frieds A Thing of Beauty The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia Jolies stunning performance and strong directing by Michael Cristofer the movie goes beyond the merely sensational The script was cowritten by Cristofer and novelist Jay McInerney whose Bright Lights Big City covers similar territory As a cautionary tale Gia works But to watch Jolie in her characters tragic self-destruction is utterly compelling --N F Mendoza Paris Is Burning [VHS] Fox Lorber Paris Is Burning closes with two neon-lit boys holding each other on the streets of Harlem One looks into the camera and asks So this is New York City and what the gay lifestyle is all about--right This documentary takes an honest humorous and surprisingly poignant peek into one of Americas overlooked subcultures the world of the urban drag queen Its a parallel dimension of bizarre beauty where houses vie like gangs for turf and reputation only instead of street-fighting they vogue their way down makeshift catwalks in competitive balls The only rule of the ballroom be real In surprisingly candid interviews you discover the grace strength and humor it takes to be gay black and poor in a straight rich white world Youll meet young transsexual cover girls street hustlers saving up for the big operation and aging drag divas reminiscing about the bygone days of sequins feathers and Marilyn Monroe Made in the late 1980s this fashion-conscious film shows its age less than youd expect Its still a great watch for anyone interested in the whole range of humanity or anyone whos ever been an outsider desperately wanting something the world hides out of reach --Grant Balfour Fascinating discomfiting and poignant sometimes all at once Paris Is Burning documents New York Citys recherch ball circuit where members of the black and Latino gay transvestite and transsexual communities compete to see who can wear the most outlandish outfits and dance pose and generally show off to most outrageous effect These are folks who live with a double whammy of discrimination as they are minorities both sexually and racially But while their tales of rejection by both society and their own families are woeful and bitter the participants come alive when they hit the runway actually the floor of some old gymnasium to strut their stuff liberated from the pressure of blending in with the mainstream Whatever you want to be you be says one whether its a school kid a country club polo player a high-rent executive a character from televisions Dynasty which for some represents the dernier cri in elegance and wealth anything goes Along the way we meet characters with names like Pepper Labeija Venus Xtravaganza and Willi Ninja we also learn about reading i e dissing your competitors shading a more subtle non-verbal version of the same thing and voguing later adopted by Madonna it combines the poses and haughty looks of your average supermodel Critics at the time of the films original 1990 release tended to focus on the sadness and not-so-quiet desperation of these peoples efforts to transcend their circumstances and become one-night legends but overall Paris Is Burning comes across as simply a damn good time --Sam Graham Wilde [VHS] Sony Pictures To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything [VHS] Universal Studios This clunky road movie about three drag queens Patrick Swayze Wesley Snipes and John Leguziamo who get stranded in a sleepy Nebraska town on their way to a beauty contest is too uplifting for its own good Released during drags mid-90s heyday when RuPaul and the Wigstock documentary were all the rage To Wong Foo aimed straight for the mainstream with its inoffensive camp and cant we all get along moralism While gay-activist groups howled about straights getting the lead roles in To Wong Foo in the end the filmmakers really couldnt have done better than this trio of actors John Leguziamo provides real sass and bite as a Latino or should we saw Latina drag queen and Wesley Snipes is surprisingly fierce as the imposing leader of the pack Saddled with a cloying Southern accent and off-kilter wig Patrick Swayze barely holds his own with his costars though To Wong Foo is best viewed as a cultural artifact of a time when it seemed as though drag could rule all tomorrows parties --Ethan Brown The Truth About Jane [VHS] Starlight Home Entertainment Maedchen In Uniform [VHS] Homevision An early feminist classic Maedchen in Uniform was originally banned in Germany and censored in the U S Set in a strict boarding school the tale of a lonely girls crush on a female teacher proved too sensual for many With Eleanor Roosevelts help U S condemnation was reversed and the film was later named best film of the year by the New York press Today considered one of Germanys greatest films the all-female production stands out for its sensitive acting and tender portrayal of female love Terence Davies Trilogy [VHS] Strand Home Video And the Band Played On [VHS] Hbo Home Video A superior made-for-cable film this Home Box Office adaptation of Randy Shiltss chronicle detailing the emergence of AIDS in America and the fight against bureaucracy and society for a cure is a taut outrageous and affecting true-life drama Matthew Modine Birdy Married to the Mob is featured as a doctor with the Centers for Disease Control at the time when the first reports of a disease plaguing the gay community were heard Modine and his colleagues embark on an investigation that resembles a compelling detective story as they try to track the source of the disease and discover a cure Their efforts are thwarted by an ambivalent government and a turf war between French physicians and a celebrated American researcher Alan Alda who seems to place his own glory above the dead and the dying Featuring heartfelt performances from a stellar cast including Richard Gere Glenne Headly Anjelica Huston Steve Martin Ian McKellen Saul Rubinek and Lily Tomlin this impassioned film stands as an impressive and important document of one of the darkest eras in modern human history and a tribute to the spirit of those who sought to save lives --Robert Lane Get Real [VHS] Paramount Get Real begins with a couple of hedgehogs having sex and deals with a topic just as prickly gay love in adolescence Steve Ben Silverstone is a student at a British school where everyone wears classy uniforms knows hes gay and is pretty comfortable being so John Brad Gorton a top athlete and all-around admired guy is just getting an inkling and isnt sure how he feels about it This cleverly is how the movie manages to explore coming-out issues and be over them at the same time In fact the whole movie is pretty clever--witty dialogue deft direction nimble pacing and clean editing--in exploring the seriousness of adolescent life without taking it too seriously The key is in Silverstones performance hes a completely convincing mixture of hesitation and recklessness all the conflicts of high school in one sweet-faced package As the movie follows Steve and Johns relationship--their evasions at school getting picked up by the police in a park goofing around in a heated swimming pool grappling with coming out to the world at large--it lays out a bit of contrast with Steves best friend Linda Charlotte Brittain whos as unapologetically fat as Steve is gay and whos having an affair with her driving instructor Excellent performances all around funny sexy charming--if only straight teen comedies were half this good Get Real even demonstrates the proper etiquette when soliciting sex in public restrooms what more can you ask for --Bret Fetzer