New on DVD: A new "Grey Gardens," falling for Turdblossom, and Depardieu in drag

Oh look, Mother Darling, someone's playing the Beales! HBO's acclaimed Grey Gardens debuts on DVD this week, along with an unlikely object of Dan Butler's affection and a racy French comedy from the '80s.

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Fans of the landmark documentary Grey Gardens cringed for years when actresses like Madonna and Renee Zellweger announced their intention to bring the story of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Little Edie to fictionalized life; how could a dramatization stand up to the real deal?

All such doubts were silenced by the extraordinary performances of Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore, brought sensitively to the screen by gay director Michael Sucsy (who co-wrote with the great lesbian filmmaker Patricia Rozema). See this wonderful movie—and then go rent the Maysles brothers' invaluable documentary.

Real life and art also get blurred in I Love You, Karl Rove, in which gay actor Dan Butler (Frasier) portrays "Dan Butler," an actor who's going to portray evil Bush consigliere (codename: "Turdblossom") Karl Rove in a play.

But you can't play a character you hate, reasons Butler, so he looks for the bright side — only to find himself falling in love with his subject. Alec Baldwin and Peter Paige make cameo appearances in this festival favorite.

Gay audiences didn't exactly eat up the polymorphous perversity of Ménage when it was originally released in the '80s, but perhaps time has kind to this outrageous comedy from director Bertrand Blier (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Going Places, Too Beautiful for You).

Gérard Depardieu stars as a cat burglar who entrances an average couple (Michel Blanc, Miou-Miou) into joining his life of crime, eventually having affairs with both. And trust me, you haven't lived until you've seen Depardieu in drag.