The Latest on DVD: Pink is the New DVD

What is this, June already? It sure looks like it, with the virtual gay pride parade of gay-themed movies this week, including two classics on DVD for the first time:

• The Ritz- Terrence McNally's stage farce reunites most of the original Broadway cast, including Rita Moreno in her Tony Award-winning role.
• Personal Best- Robert Towne's groundbreaking lesbian sports drama, starring Mariel Hemingway and Scott Glenn.
• Big Bang Love, Juvenile A- This Japanese drama finds homoeroticism and murder in an all-boys' juvenile detention facility.
• Constantine Giannaris, The Short Films- Three shorts from the acclaimed Greek director.
• Go West- A gay couple pose as man and wife to escape the racial and political unrest in Sarajevo in this film festival award winner.
• Beastly Boyz: A Twisted Tale of Revenge- A young man avenges his dead sister in this horror cheapie.

Also new this week:

• Zodiac - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)- David Fincher's gripping true crime thriller (starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr.), now in an uncut version.
• The Heart is a Lonely Hunter- Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke received Oscar nominations for their work in this sentimental drama.
• Sunshine- Danny Boyle's science fiction epic starring Cillian Murphy, Michelle Yeoh, Chris Evans and Troy Garity.
• The All-New Superfriends Hour: Season One, Vol. 1- Featuring the debut of the Wonder Twins (and their space monkey, Gleek)!

Click on the titles above for more information and to purchase the DVDs from Amazon.com.