Susan Granger’s dvd update for week of Friday, August 1:
Ever feel like you just don’t fit in? Glenn Gers’ “disFigured” humanly and humorously tackles the topic of women’s weight, exploring the unlikely friendship between a fat woman (Deidra Edwards) and a recovering anorexic (Staci Lawrence). Gers explores issues of isolation, appearance and control.
Those raunchy, pot-loving Jersey dudes are back in “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.” Harold Lee (John Cho), a Korean-American investment banker, and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn), an impulsive Indian-American wannabe medical student, are mistaken for terrorists when they sneak a homemade “smokeless bong” onboard a plane.
Peter Watkins’ “Privilege” revolves around a rock music phenomenon (Manfred Mann lead singer Paul Jones) whose life changes when an artist (supermodel Jean Shrimpton) is paints his portrait. After the controversy surrounding his “The War Game,” Watkins tackles corporate culture, church and state.
Filmed in 2005 & 2006, “Love Story” is a feature-length documentary about the legendary Los Angeles band Love and the late Arthur Lee. Love was one of the first inter-racial bands and the first rock band to be signed by Elektra Records.
Children ages 2-5 will have a g-r-r-r-eat time at “64 Zoo Lane,” following the adventures of Lucy, who lives next-door to a zoo. Every night, she climbs out of her window, slides down the long neck of Georgina the giraffe and listens to the animals’ stories.
PICK OF THE WEEK: If you like taut British crime capers, “The Bank Job” stars Jason Statham as a small-time crook duped into lifting compromising photos of Princess Margaret from a Lloyds vault. Extras include an awesome documentary on the real-life robbery that inspired the film and how the robbers spent a weekend digging a tunnel from a leather shop, under a chicken restaurant, into a bank.