Stopped by the Falcon Restaurant in Hollywood last night for the DVD launch party of "Boys Life: The Complete Collection." The drinks were flowing at this very lively bash (I had Diet Coke) and it was fun to catch up with friends and to scarf down some Tuna Tartar every time the waiter would walk by with some on a tray. Finally he said: "Why don't you just take two?" Well, if you insist.
OK, so about the DVD. No one even talked about it! But there were little cards around advertising it and some posters on the walls here and there. Maybe it's because you don't really have to promote the "Boys Life" shorts to an L.A. crowd. They are classics. I still remember seeing the first collection in the mid-1990s at the Sunset 5 and enjoying them so much that any time a new collection was playing, I was right there. Those first films were
POOL DAYS by Brian Sloan, A FRIEND OF DOROTHY by Raoul O'Connell, THE DISCO YEARS by Robert Lee King.

The DVD set includes the entire BOYS LIFE Series, volumes 1 through 5 - Twenty short films about love, life, and liberation. It features short films by critically acclaimed and award-winning directors such as Michael Burke (THE MUDGE BOY), Robert Lee King (PSYCHO BEACH PARTY), Lane Janger (JUST ONE TIME), Brian Sloan (I THINK I DO), Phillip J. Bartell (EATING OUT 2: SLOPPY SECONDS), Eric Mueller (WORLD AND TIME ENOUGH), and Eytan Fox (YOSSI & JAGGER, WALK ON WATER).

The boxed set can be purchased through its distributor, Strand Releasing as well as Amazon.com.