Notorious C.H.O.

"Brilliant. Over the edge. One of the funniest comedians in America." (The New York Times) "Outrageous! A one-woman comic army ... with seemingly limitless wit at her command." (Los Angeles Times) "Grade A- ... gleefully, blasphemously invasive." (Entertainment Weekly) " Honest and raunchy enough to make even Richard Pryor blush." (Chicago Tribune) "Jaw-dropping fun." (OutSmart) • Notorious C.H.O. is the highly-anticipated second concert film created by and starring comedian Margaret Cho, who has her own unique and hilarious takes on both sexual and racial identities, which come across clearly in this 95-minute stand-up routine. • On VHS and DVD (the DVD includes commentary by Cho as her mother) from Wellspring (www.wellspringvideo.com). Can't get enough Cho? Go to www.margaretcho.com.

Boxer Shorts

When he couldn't get another date with Tom, Clay searches for the answer with the name Jesus; Tom Clay Jesus is a one-night stand told in three perspectives. • Multiple award-winner Boychick tells the story of a nice Jewish boy channeling his "inner Britney" to pursue the boy of his dreams in this dance music extravaganza. • Audit follows a young Hollywood couple as they undergo an IRS audit in which a lecherous secretary (the wonderfully off-kilter Sally Kirkland) and a vengeful auditor (the delicious Alexis Arquette) demand they pay much more than just tax. • The Prom Queen chronicles a gay high school rebel having an ill-fated affair with a "straight" boy from the popular crowd. • Desire wrestles with conscience when Jamie falls for a handsome pre-med student who's already involved in a long-term relationship with an older man in festival favorite Caught. • On VHS and DVD from Filling the Gap Entertainment (www.fillingthegap.com or 1-800-800-6655).

Treading Water

Casey is a longshorewoman who seems to have everything she wants-she lives on a boat with her beautiful social worker girlfriend, Alex, and they are very much in love. But there's nothing like the holidays to bring out the drama of the average family. • Casey has rejected her privileged upbringing and fishes for a living just across the bay from her upper-crust New England family. The proximity seems no accident. Casey cannot quite let go, despite her family's judgmental and inescapable hold on her otherwise independent and unconventional life. When the family reunites at Christmas, the unwrapping of presents takes a back seat to the unraveling of emotions. • Beautifully filmed on the New England coast, director Lauren Himmel uses great care in avoiding stereotypes and clichŽs to fashion a tender, subtle, tense, and funny look at repression and the idea of family. • On VHS and DVD from Wolfe Video (www.wolfevideo.com or 1-800-GET-WOLFE).