Capote leads pack of new DVD releases

Four recent films of queer interest make their home video debut on Tuesday, March 21. Boasting an Oscar-winning performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) tells the fascinating story of gay author Truman Capote and the changes he undergoes in his relentless pursuit to finish his "nonfiction novel" In Cold Blood. Gay playwright Craig Lucas makes his directorial debut with The Dying Gaul (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment), a contemporary Greek tragedy set in Hollywood, which examines the betrayal and revenge between a screenwriter (Peter Sarsgaard), a studio executive (Campbell Scott), and the executive's wife (Patricia Clarkson). Another favorite at gay film festivals, Loggerheads (Strand Releasing Home Video), examines intertwining stories of love and loss; the haunting drama stars Kip Pardue, Bonnie Hunt, Tess Harper, and Bonnie Hunt. Finally, the sexy Greek dark comedy Blackmail Boy (Picture This! Home Video) follows a hot grifter and the web of intrigue he weaves in and out of any number of beds.