The coming-of-age adolescent-boy romantic drama "My Best Friend" is a first feature from Argentine helmer Martin Deus.

In their heyday (1982-2000), the sophisticated, independent gay personal-professional partnership of Ivory & Merchant was the most successful team in adapting literary classics to film, especially E.M. Forster and Henry James.

William Faulkner claimed "The Tarnished Angels" (1957), released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber, was the best film version of any of his books.

Marlon Brando, considered by many to be the greatest film actor of all time, was in a bit of a career slump when he agreed to play the lead in 1971's "The Nightcomers."

Andre Leon Talley is the genial, flamboyant subject of the new documentary "The Gospel According to Andre," released on DVD by Magnolia Home Entertainment.

The new DVD "Antonio Lopez 1970 Sex Fashion and Disco," just released by Film Movement, is a warm, sensual time capsule about the early 70s through the eyes of Antonio Lopez.

"The Gospel of Eureka," a new documentary by Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher, is the perfect antidote to the divisiveness being inflamed by the current administration.

"Some Like It Hot" (1959), a fast-paced tale of murderous gangsters, transvestism, impotence, and sexual fluidity, has just been released in a superb Criterion DVD.

Emma Thompson gives a standout performance in "The Children Act," a hit at last year's SF International Film Fest (Lionsgate DVD).

The American Film Institute named Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) the #1 male legend of the 20th Century.

Debuting in 1971, the film "Death in Venice" was hailed as a landmark gay film, even if a few interpreted its depiction of homosexuality as homophobic.

In filmmaker Richard Yeagley's fly-on-the-wall documentary "The Sunday Sessions" (on DVD from FirstRun Features), behind-the-scenes footage reveals how a manipulative process works.

"Shampoo" is an emblematic if somewhat neglected period piece from the fabled Hollywood Renaissance of the late 1960s and early 70s.

In his debut "Eighth Grade" (Lions Gate DVD), filmmaker Bo Burnham shows how early teens must cope with body changes, acne, awakening sexuality and social awkwardness, yet also reveals their personalities in embryonic form.