Shakespeare's comical fantasy of magic and vengeance on a remote island is transformed by filmmaker Derek Jarman into a colorful mix of gothic atmosphere, campy humor, elaborate musical numbers and the director's trademark gay imagery. Heathcote Williams, Karl Johnson, Peter Bull and Toyah Wilcox star. 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; bonus shorts.

The life of Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo Caravaggio is director Derek Jarman's springboard for a striking, quirky drama that blends 16th-century life with modern props, a traditional love story with a homosexual romance, and aristocratic corruption with artistic integrity. Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton, Sean Bean star. 90 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English (SDH); art gallery; audio commentary; interviews; photo gallery; storyboards.

Subversive attack on repression, greed and environmental rape in the modern state from poet and director Derek Jarman ("Caravaggio") combines feverish images of political violence, gay erotica and desecrated landscapes in a wrenching rock video style. With Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, Nigel Terry. 88 min. Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo Surround.

Derek Jarman uses Christopher Marlowe's classic play about the 14th-century English monarch for this daring cinematic treatise on gay love and its place in the historic and modern world, focusing on Edward's stormy reign and his homosexual and heterosexual relationships, as well as his tragic end. With Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins and Tilda Swinton. 90 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; documentary.

Continuing his biodrama series on gay historical figures, Derek Jarman's visually stylized and campily funny look at the quirky, Austrian-born philosopher follows Ludwig Wittgenstein from his days as a child prodigy in the early 1900s to his life as a Cambridge don. Karl Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Michael Gough, and Clancy Chassay star. 69 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English (SDH); behind-the-scenes footage; bonus short "The Clearing" (1994); interviews.

A frequent collaborator of iconoclastic filmmaker Derek Jarman, Academy Award-winner Tilda Swinton wrote and narrated this intimate documentary about his maverick career. In addition to clips from theatrical works and early 8mm experimental films, the production includes a look at Jarman's combative experiences with religion, the eight features he made with Swinton, the music videos he created for The Smiths and The Pet Shop Boys, and more. 76 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; interview.

This collection features four daring films by maverick British filmmaker Derek Jarman. Fourteen Shakespeare sonnets become "The Angelic Conversation" (1985) about homoerotic love. With Paul Reynolds, Philip Williamson, Judi Dench. A haunting meditation on life and art, Jarman's final film before his death consists of a solid "Blue" (1993) screen, music by Simon Fisher Turner, and readings from Jarman's journals in which he discusses his life, art, and sexuality, as well as coming to terms with AIDS. Narrated by John Quentin, Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry, and Jarman. Four-disc set also includes "Caravaggio" and "Wittgenstein." 5 1/4 hrs. total. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English (SDH); behind-the-scenes footage; bonus shorts "The Clearing" (1994), "Glitterbug" (1994); interviews; photo gallery; storyboards.

Four-disc boxed set includes "Sebastiane," "The Tempest" (1979), "War Requiem," and "Derek."

Different, indeed! This offbeat, erotic, and bittersweet comedy stars Perry King and Meg Foster as two people with similar but different attractions (he's gay, she's a lesbian) who move in together. When real estate agent Foster agrees to marry illegal alien King to prevent his deportation, they wind up falling in love and having a child together. Valerie Curtin, Peter Donat also star. 108 min. Soundtrack: English.

One of the first gay-themed films to be released in England, this riveting drama follows a man as he spends his days teaching geography and his nights cruising London's club scene in a desperate search for self-validation. But when his students question him about his sexual orientation, he gives them a brave lesson in tolerance and acceptance. Ken Robertson, Tony Westrope, Rachel Nicholas James star; directed by Ron Peck. 109 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.

"Chinatown" screenwriter Robert Towne's directorial debut explores the relationship between two young women (Mariel Hemingway and real-life pentathlete Patrice Donnelly) vying for a spot on the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. Initially competitors, Hemingway and Donnelly develop a strong sexual attraction for one another which eventually blossoms into love. Scott Glenn co-stars.