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Rap star Eminem makes a strong movie debut in 8 Mile, an ur ... Read more

Rap star Eminem makes a strong movie debut in 8 Mile, an urban drama that makes a fairly standard plot fly through its gritty attention to detail. Jimmy Smith (Eminem), nicknamed B Rabbit, can't pull himself together to take the next step with his career--or with his life. Angry about his alcoholic mother (Kim Basinger) and worried about his little sister, Rabbit lets out his feelings with twisting, clever raps admired by his friends, who keep pushing him to enter a weekly rap face-off. But Rabbit resists--until he meets a girl (Brittany Murphy) who might offer him support and a little hope that his life could get better. Under the smart and ambitious direction of Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential, Wonder Boys) and ably supported by the excellent cast and the burnt-out environment of Detroit slums, Eminem reveals a surprising vulnerability that makes 8 Mile vivid and compelling. --Bret Fetzer Minimize

A rap version of "Saturday Night Fever." B-Rabbit, a wannab ... Read more

A rap version of "Saturday Night Fever." B-Rabbit, a wannabe rapper from the wrong side of Detroit's 8 Mile, has problems: he dumps his girlfriend when she tells him she's pregnant; to save money to make a demo tape, he moves into his alcoholic mom's trailer; his job's a dead end, and he's just choked at the local head-to-head rap contest. Things improve when he meets Alex - an aspiring model headed for New York - and a fast-talking pal promises to set up the demo. Then new setbacks: Alex isn't faithful, mom rejects him, rifts surface with his friends, and he's mugged by rivals. Everything hinges on the next rap showdown at the club. Can B-Rabbit pull truth out of his cap? Minimize

Eminem wins by a knockout!" raves Rolling Stone, as the Gra ... Read more

Eminem wins by a knockout!" raves Rolling Stone, as the Grammy Award-winning phenomenon makes his feature film debut in this gripping story about the boundaries that hold us back - and the courage that can set us free. For Jimmy Smith, Jr. (Eminem), life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment... is another chance. From Academy Award winner Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential) and Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind), 8 Mile is the triumphant film Time Magazine hails as "Powerful!" and Entertainment Weekly applauds as "Electrifying and Mesmerizing! Minimize

Mile Post 398 is about a Navajo man named Cloyd in his mid ... Read more

Mile Post 398 is about a Navajo man named Cloyd in his mid 30's living in Kayenta that is dealing with his alcohol problem. One day Cloyd decides to turn his life around by quitting drugs and alcohol and making mends with his wife, son and family. Although Cloyd may think this may be easy, he soon realizes how hard it is to face his demons and deal with the unrelenting peer pressure of his so-called friends. Minimize

There is no more ringing title among World War II movies th ... Read more

There is no more ringing title among World War II movies than Thirty Seconds over Tokyo, and the mission it celebrates was unquestionably historic: a 400-mile bombing raid to carry the war to Japan itself mere months after that nation's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Yet the film is less memorable than many WWII pictures with less exalted factual basis. At the time, critic James Agee eloquently defined both its virtues and limitations as "a big-studio, big-scale film, free of artistic pretension ... transformed by its not very imaginative but very dogged sincerity into something forceful, simple, and thoroughly sympathetic in spite of all its big-studio, big-scale habits." That remains true today, but perhaps the movie--and its unimpeachably noble, admirably life-sized characters--wouldn't seem so stuck in the amber of a bygone era if Mervyn LeRoy and company had pumped a little "artistic pretension" into it. Spencer Tracy--as James H. Doolittle, architect of the raid--rates the most towering screen credit, and he's superb. But his role's an extended cameo; the emotional core of the film is B-25 pilot Ted Lawson (Van Johnson) and his wife, Ellen (the glowing Phyllis Thaxter). Lawson's bestselling memoir (with Bob Considine) of his training for the secret mission, his group's launching from the aircraft carrier Hornet, and his crash landing and protracted ordeal in China--where he lost a leg--has been faithfully served. The film is long on homely detail and all-American decency (including a remarkably outspoken regret over the unavoidability of civilian casualties) but achieves its greatest impact in the raid itself. That sequence, in addition to boasting Oscar-winning special effects, is mostly shot in riveting silence. Brazilian import, has words in portuguese on the cover but the audio is in ENGLISH. Minimize

Season 1: The man. The myth. The driver. Doug Heffernan (Ke ... Read more

Season 1: The man. The myth. The driver. Doug Heffernan (Kevin James) is The King of Queens, but his wife Carrie (Leah Remini) really rules the roost. Doug is the ultimate guy’s guy, but he loves Carrie so much he’s willing to sacrifice his tricked-out rec room (plus his 70-inch TV) so that her father Arthur (Jerry Stiller) can move in, a decision he’s regretted ever since. Doug’s free time is split between quality time with his wife and play time with his buds. A parade of crazy neighbors and oddball citizens of New York’s middle-class borough help make this show the reigning comedy champ. The King of Queens proves you don’t have to have a huge castle to live like royalty. Season 2: The King is back! Funnier. Feistier. And more lovable then ever. Doug Heffernan (Kevin James) returns as the delivery guy with the whole package. Along with Carrie (Leah Remini) and his tenacious father-in-law Arthur (Jerry Stiller), Doug turns blue-collar humor into red-hot laughs. When he's not punching the clock, he's working overtime to be around everything he loves the most - his wife, his buddies and his big screen TV. No matter where trouble finds him, Doug faces it with a smile in his heart, and a pastrami sub on his plate. Season 3: It’s good to be King! Kevin James continues to deliver the laughs as parcel deliveryman Doug Heffernan in the third hysterical season of The King of Queens. In these 24 uproarious episodes, Doug, his loving wife Carrie (Leah Remini) and his royal pain of a father-in-law Arthur (Jerry Stiller) hold court over such regal issues as paintball parties, job strikes, expanding waistlines, cheating husbands and positive home-pregnancy tests. So join Doug and his noble entourage of family and friends in this crowning collection of sidesplitting comedy and laughter – uncut, unedited and commercial-free. Season 4: All hail The King of Queens - because he's funnier than ever. In this outrageous and unforgettable fourth season, parcel deliveryman Doug Heffernan (Kevin James) continues to juggle the intimate moments of marriage with his lovely wife Carrie (Leah Remini) while sparring with that royal pain in the basement - father-in-law Arthur (Jerry Stiller). With such hilarious mishaps as hoarding an airplane's oxygen mask and installing a hidden camera to spy on Arthur, you, too, will crown this hilarious hit-comedy king. Season 5: It's the fifth season of The King of Queens and the laughs are bigger than ever! Join Kevin James as Doug Heffernan, the down-to-earth deliveryman who's livin' life large, Leah Remini (Carrie), his spitfire wife, and Jerry Stiller (Arthur) as their wacky but loveable perennial houseguest. This season, Doug and Carrie's Valentine's Day plans get sidetracked by a gang of penguins, a real dogfight occurs when Arthur is forced to make room for a new puppy, Doug deals with Super Bowl anxiety, and Carrie's habits land her in a shopping intervention. Season 6: In season six, Doug (Kevin James) gets buff, Carrie (Leah Remini) gets jealous and Arthur (Jerry Stiller) gets even wackier, as the Heffernans keep on delivering the laughs in King of Queens. This season, Doug squares off against his junior high school arch enemy, while Carrie gets in touch with her inner 'couch potato' and Arthur runs away from home. You'll see all the regulars you love, plus stars like Judge Reinhold, Janeane Garofalo, and Jon Favreau in hilarious guest appearances. Anne Meara and Rachel Dratch are back to add to the fun. Season 7: The bases are loaded with laughs in the seventh season of The King of Queens. Doug and Carrie Heffernan continue their winning streak of comedy. Doug fakes cardiac arrest at Carrie's work event to cover up his inability to remember her co-workers' names. Carrie scores box seats to a Mets game, only to have Doug strike out with her boss. When Doug's parents come to town, Arthur (Jerry Stiller) is more than happy to entertain Doug's bored Mom. Arthur settles a decades old Minimize

In Tijuana, the border is a 15-mile long wall that separate ... Read more

In Tijuana, the border is a 15-mile long wall that separates Mexico from the United States. Serena, Jane and Elizabeth are three women in this hot, dusty border town each looking for meaning in their lives. Serena, a young Mexican widow, arrives with her three children to build a new life; Jane, an American, is looking for her brother and Elizabeth, a Mexican-American artist is in search of her roots. Each one of them finds more than they had expected in this place that is both a refuge for some and prison for others, a garden and a desert. En Tijuana, la frontera es una pared de 15 millas que separa México de los Estados Unidos. Serena, Jane y Elizabeth son tres mujeres buscando el signifiacado de sus vidas en este caluroso, polvoriento pueblo fronterizo. Serena, una joven viuda mexicana llega con sus tres hijos para construir una nueva vida; Jane, una americana está buscando a su hermano y Elizabeth, una artista mexico-americana esta buscando sus raíces. Cada una de ellas encontrará más de lo esperado en este lugar que es un refugio para algunos y una cárcel para otros, un jardín y un desierto. Estelarizada por Bruno Bichir (Sin Noticias de Dios), Gabriela Roel (Asesino en Serio), and Renée Coleman (A League of Their Own). Minimize

EN LOS PRIMEROS MESES DE 1974 TODAVIA RESUENAN LOS ECOS DEL ... Read more

EN LOS PRIMEROS MESES DE 1974 TODAVIA RESUENAN LOS ECOS DEL ATENTADO CONTRA CARRERO BLANCO CUANDO HASTA ESPANA LLEGAN,ACALLADOS,LOS DE LOS GRITOS DE LIBERTADQUE SUENAN EN PORTUGAL TRAS LA REVOLUCION DE LOS CLAVELES DEL MES DE ABRIL.TONI,EN SU CALIDAD DE CORRESPONSAL DEL DIARIO PARA EL QUE TRABAJA, ES UN TESTIGO DE EXCEPCION DEL RETORNO DEMOCRATICO 2 AL PAIS VECINO.COMO UN PALIDO REFLEJO,EN ESPANA SE SUCEDEN CON MAS FRECUENCIAS E INTENCIDAD LAS PROPUESTAS Y HUELGAS;COMO LA DE LOS ACTORES QUE OCUPAN TITULARES EN TODOS LOS MEDIOS DE COMUNICACION. 1 3 TAMBIEN EL AMOR PARECE LLEGAR A TODOS EN ESOS MESES,DESDE HERMINIA QUE EN SAGRILLAS INICIA UNA RELACION CON ALFREDO HASTA CARLITS QUE,ADEMAS DE SU PRIMER AMOR DE VERANO,DESCUBRE OTRO AMOR,EL AMOR POR EL CINE CON EL QUE TIENE SUS PRIMEROS ENCARCEOS 'DIRECTOS' POR MEDIO DE LA CAMARA DE SUPER 8 DE SU PADRE. 1 4 MIGUEL DESCUBRE QUE SU AMOR POR SU SOBRINA PAQUITA SOBREPASA AL DE UNA ESTRICTA RELACION FAMILIAR E INES - EL NUEVO MIEMBRO DE LA FAMILIA ALCANTARA QUE CONOCE LA CARCEL DESDE ADENTRO - VIVIE UN ROMANCE CON UNO DE SUS COMPANEROS ACTORES.INCLUSO ANTONIO DESCUBRE OTRO TIPO DE PASION QUE ESTA A PUNTO DE CONVERTIRSE EN TRAGEDIA:SU PASION POR EL JUEGO. Minimize

In this third installment of his "Walk" series of Pacific C ... Read more

In this third installment of his "Walk" series of Pacific Crest Trail documentaries, Scott "Squatch" Herriott does his biggest mile count yet in a single year ('06)...over 700+ spread out in Calif., Ore. & Washington. As a result, he runs into more hikers, trail angels & others who love the truly unique sub-culture of the PCT. With more music, more humor, and more on-trail scenery this time around, Squatch has made what may be his best film yet about one of the world's most geographically diverse long trails. As was the case with "Still Walking", we see how some of the hikers in the previous film(s) are doing now (e.g. Scott Williamson, Yogi, Nabor J). So not only does it stand alone as a great film about the long-distance hiking community, it's an awesome addition to his previous two films. You gotta have the Trilogy, dude! Minimize

A mile-wide, 300 miles-per-hour force of total devastation ... Read more

A mile-wide, 300 miles-per-hour force of total devastation is coming at you! In this adventure swirling with cliffhanging excitement and awesome special effects, Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play scientists pursuing the most destructive weatherfront to sweep through mid-America’s Tornado Alley in 50 years. By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the storm chasers hope to obtain data to create an improved warning system. But to do so, they must intercept the twisters’ deadly path. The chase is on! Special Features • Commentary by Director Jan DeBont and Visual Effects Supervisor Stefan Fangmeier • Chasing the Storm: Twister Revisited featurette • The History Channel Documentary Nature Tech: Tornadoes • Anatomy of a Twister • HBO First Look: The Making of Twister • Van Halen Humans Being Music Video • Theatrical Trailers Minimize

Slow-paced and subtle in presentation, The Twilight Samurai ... Read more

Slow-paced and subtle in presentation, The Twilight Samurai captures a side of the famed samurai that is rarely seen. Set in a northeastern province (Shonai) of late nineteenth century Japan, the film tells the story of Seibei Iguchi (Hiroyuki Sanada)--a low-ranking, debt-ridden samurai who, after losing his wife to consumption, struggles to care for his two young daughters and senile mother. Emphasizing the conflicts between duty and family, and love and class rank, director Yoji Yamada has created a film that is deeply engaging on several levels: a classic tale of honor, love, and courage. Winner of 12 Japanese Film Academy Awards, as well as an Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, The Twilight Samurailives up to its billing. But don’t expect an action-packed, samurai-fighting film, or you will be sadly disappointed (there are only two modest fight scenes). --Joel Berman Minimize

Rise Against Another Station: Another Mile on DGC/Interscop ... Read more

Rise Against Another Station: Another Mile on DGC/Interscope Records. The DVD features performances of 14 songs recorded in locations throughout the world. These performances are interspersed with interviews with each band member of the Chicago based band revealing the creative process that goes into making a Rise Against song and the history of each individual band member. Another Station: Another Mile begins with a statement from the band: "Since we put together our last DVD (Generation Lost), the snowball that is Rise Against is still gathering size and speed. What you hold in your hands is the continuing story of our band, what it means to us, and what it means to people like you. At our request, all the live footage you see in the DVD is completely unedited; meaning we didn't go back and fix or re-do anything. We felt it should stand or fall on its own merit, and be embraced for what is, which is live music. Who knows, maybe we'll feel differently next year. But for now, the moments are captured raw as we make our way to another station: another mile." DVD Tracklist: From House of Blues Boston 7/28/09 Collapse The Dirt Whispered Savior Hero Of War From Much Music Awards, Toronto, Canada 6/21/09 Audience Of One Lollapalooza Grant Park, Chicago 8/8/09 Survive The Good Left Undone Prayer of the Refugee Area 4, Ludinghausen, Germany 8/22/09 Blood Red White & Blue Long Forgotten Sons Give It All Re-Education (Through Labor) Keleti Railway Station, Budapest Hungary 6/21/10 Swing Life Away Rock AM Ring/ Nurburging Racetrack, Germany 6/6/10 Ready To Fall Minimize

"The book was better" has been the complaint of many a read ... Read more

"The book was better" has been the complaint of many a reader since the invention of movies. Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison drama (The Shawshank Redemption was the first) is a very faithful adaptation of King's serial novel. In the middle of the Depression, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) runs death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Into this dreary world walks a mammoth prisoner, John Coffey (Michael Duncan) who, very slowly, reveals a special gift that will change the men working and dying (in the electric chair, masterfully and grippingly staged) on the mile . As with King's book, Darabont takes plenty of time to show us Edgecomb's world before delving into John Coffey's mystery. With Darabont's superior storytelling abilities, his touch for perfect casting, and a leisurely 188-minute running time, his movie brings to life nearly every character and scene from the novel. Darabont even improves the novel's two endings, creating a more emotionally satisfying experience. The running time may try patience, but those who want a story, as opposed to quick-fix entertainment, will be rewarded by this finely tailored tale. --Doug Thomas Minimize

10 Minute Solution-Fat Blasting Latin Dance Mix NO TIME TO ... Read more

10 Minute Solution-Fat Blasting Latin Dance Mix NO TIME TO EXERCISE? We have the solution for you the 10 Minute Solution! Everyone can find at least ten minutes in their day and we’ve developed 5 hot Latin dance workouts that are just 10 minutes each. The workouts will slim your whole body while you have fun. Compact and ultra efficient these workouts fit into even the busiest of schedules. Split them into 5 separate workouts or do them all together for one amazing fat blasting dance workout! FAT BURNING CHA CHA This spicy dance routine burns fat and calories using basic Latin dance steps with plenty of attitude and flavor. SALSA SLIM DOWN You ll burn and firm while moving your hips to sassy salsa dance steps that you can take with you onto the dance floor. HOT CARDIO MIX Heat things up with this non-stop cardio party that includes a variety Latin dance steps to keep your body moving while you dance the pounds away. MERENGUE GROOVES This high-energy fat blasting fiesta is a total body workout that s guaranteed to make you sweat. So get your groove on if you want to watch those pounds and inches come off. TANGO TONING TWIST This segment is a sure way to trim the waistline and also help tone the tummy. Plus you’ll have so much fun it won t feel like you’re working out. Crunch - Fat Burning Dance Party Welcome to CRUNCH Fitness! Let s get this party started! Crunch major calories while you get down with this fun energetic workout. There are three easy-to-follow workouts that we think are more like parties. There s salsa party funk and the retro party. Even if you re not a dancer don t worry. Jennifer breaks each combo down into basic steps so you can just jump right in with both feet (literally!).You ll start with some Latin attitude as Jennifer mambos and sambas you through a cardio fiesta. Next it s time to get funky you ll move and groove with some high energy combos that ll have you burning fat as you burn up the dance floor! Last Jennifer finishes with a retro dance section that s loaded with flash-back choreography and is just plain fun. Exercise doesn’t t have to feel like work! So join the Fat Burning Dance Party and get your calorie-burning groove on. The CRUNCH Philosophy: The CRUNCH fitness program welcomes people from all walks of life regardless of shape size or ability. We created a workout environment that is not competitive or judgmental. Enjoy these favorite classes with imaginative instructors in an atmosphere that makes working out fun. Meet the instructor: Jennifer Galardi instructor at CRUNCH Los Angeles Certified (AFFA) dance instructor and performer for hip hop and jazz. Choreographer/ dancer for multiple music videos film and print ads. Fitness Philosophy: Be inspired and have fun. Crunch - Cardio Salsa Burn Fat With Sizzling Latin Dance Moves! Welcome to CRUNCH Fitness! You don’t need to travel south of the border for a hot, hot workout! This low impact fiesta is packed with fat blasting choreography, sizzling with a spicy Latin dance flavor that turns up the body heat to "caliente." Even if you’re not a dancer, Giselle will break down these easy-to-follow dance steps so you can follow along. Put some Latin attitude into your hip sway and get loose. We’ve added live drums for extra fun. You’ll burn the fat as you burn up the dance floor, feeling the beat of the merengue, mambo, cha cha, samba and more. Say "Adios" to boring workouts!! All Fitness Levels. No equipment necessary. The CRUNCH Philosophy: The CRUNCH fitness program welcomes people from all walks of life regardless of shape, size or ability. We created a workout environment that is not competitive or judgmental. Enjoy these favorite classes with imaginative instructors in an atmosphere that makes working out fun. Meet the instructor: Giselle Roque de Escobar, instructor at CRUNCH Miami. Certified fitness professional teaching for over 18 years, as well as personal trainer. Fitness philosophy: Never underestimate what your bod Minimize

"The book was better" has been the complaint of many a read ... Read more

"The book was better" has been the complaint of many a reader since the invention of movies. Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison drama (The Shawshank Redemption was the first) is a very faithful adaptation of King's serial novel. In the middle of the Depression, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) runs death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Into this dreary world walks a mammoth prisoner, John Coffey (Michael Duncan) who, very slowly, reveals a special gift that will change the men working and dying (in the electric chair, masterfully and grippingly staged) on the mile . As with King's book, Darabont takes plenty of time to show us Edgecomb's world before delving into John Coffey's mystery. With Darabont's superior storytelling abilities, his touch for perfect casting, and a leisurely 188-minute running time, his movie brings to life nearly every character and scene from the novel. Darabont even improves the novel's two endings, creating a more emotionally satisfying experience. The running time may try patience, but those who want a story, as opposed to quick-fix entertainment, will be rewarded by this finely tailored tale. --Doug Thomas Minimize

Deep in the Amazon jungle, a group of nubile naifs are trap ... Read more

Deep in the Amazon jungle, a group of nubile naifs are trapped in a primitive prison by whip-cracking white slavers who aren t above sampling the merchandise themselves. But these hothouse flowers aren t about to be plucked, and the girls go native - only to fall into the hands of a perverted priest whose followers just love a woman in war paint! Caught between brutal bounty hunters and the holy man s horny henchmen, it s a battle of wits, weapons, and feminine wiles as the desperate damsels trade it all to escape this poison paradise alive!Director Oswaldo De Oliveira (Bare Behind Bars) brings us this exotic twist on the woman-in-prison genre, with salacious sleazeballs Sergio Hingst (Awakening of the Beast) and Joao Paulo Ramalho (Perversion, Hellish Flesh) pursuing some of Brazil s sexiest starlets through scene after scene of primal passion and sadistic violence, culminating in an all-out orgy deep in the deadly Green Inferno. Minimize

A dark comedy about three salesmen from detroit who come to ... Read more

A dark comedy about three salesmen from detroit who come to los angeles for a two week seminar and get themselves involved in a world of trouble when their fun snowballs into a roller-coaster ride of secrets guilt peer pressure and stupidity. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 01/22/2008 Starring: Jake Weber David Thornton Run time: 98 minutes Rating: R Director: Brent Huff Minimize

"Dravyaguna" 8 volumes, 26 DVDs, 45 hours. $1,350.00 (indi ... Read more

"Dravyaguna" 8 volumes, 26 DVDs, 45 hours. $1,350.00 (individual volumes can also be ordered). Herbology in natural medicine and even modern ayurveda became more micro- and macro-molecule-based or active-chemical based. The concept of specific pranic energy (specific vibrational healing power known as probhava) is getting lost. This "Dravyaguna" series explains directly from the Sanskrit Sutras all the physical and vibrational properties of herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables as well as their action on different levels of the physiology, and gives advice and guidelines on how to use them. Contents: Vol. 1: 2 DVDs, 3 hrs. Dravyas, prana, tridoshas, channels, toxins, rasas, vipaka and veerya. Vol. 2: 2 DVDs, 3 ½ hrs. All about probhavas. Vol. 3: 2 DVDs, 3 ½ hrs. Sanskar, karma, gunas, dhatus, ojas and skin layers. Vol. 4: 1 DVD, 1 ¾ hrs. "Samprapti Chakra" (the circle of pathogenesis). Vol. 5: 5 DVDs, 9 hrs. HERBS: Arjuna, ashwgandha, asoka, bharge, katuka/kutaki, yashti madhu, daruharidra, bhumyamlakai, gokshur, guduchi, satavari, lajjalu, manjistha , musali, chandanam, rakta chandanam, haritaki , brahmi, jatamansi, asthishriskala and vacha. Vol. 6: 5 DVDs, 8 ¾ hrs. HERBS: amlaki, bibheetaki, guggulu, tulasi , parijat, lodhra, mandukaparani, holarrhena, laksha, triphala, bringaraj, nimbha , khathmi, gymnea, shveta sariva, bijaka/indian kino, kanchanar, pushkar mool, punarnava , shankhapushpi, vidanga, vasa , rose, jasmine and lavender. Vol. 7: 5 DVDs, 8 ¾ hrs. SPICES: Ajwain, fennel, saffron, turmeric, long pepper/pippali , tej patta, peppermint, chilly/lanka, black pepper, kalonji, dry ginger/shunti, ginger root, coriander, nutmeg, soma salt, cumin, small cardamom, big cardamom, trikatu , mace, fenugreek, cinnamon bark, lavangam and curry leaves. Vol. 8: 4 DVDs, 6 ¼ hrs. FRUTS & VEGETABLES: Coconut, pineapple, apple, grape, pear, pomegranate, drumstick, taro, root, surana, karela, okra, muli, louki, ratalu, and bitter luffa. Minimize

You certainly can't accuse this film of not covering its "e ... Read more

You certainly can't accuse this film of not covering its "erotic movie" bases. It starts out with an adolescent girl (Annie Belle) being picked up from her finishing school by her "father". There's some definite shades of "Lolita" here. But despite having been with this "father" since she was 13, she's still (technically) a virgin as their relationship is still(sort of) platonic--so throw in a little "Baby Doll" too. They then travel to Orient, which can not help but evoke the then-recent softcore porn hit "Emmanuelle" (Belle herself would later star in the real-life Emmanuelle Arsan's directorial debut "Laure" and would play the "White Emanuelle" to Laura Gemser's "Black Emanuelle" in one of the rip-off Italian films). In Hong Kong, her "father" gets arrested for currency smuggling, and she ends up in the clutches of some jaded libertines, much like in "Eugenie" (the producer of this film, Harry Allan Towers, had produced the Jess Franco's superior version of that erotic tale). Not that this story is entirely unoriginal--in an unusual plot twist the wife of one couple falls madly in love with the younger woman and has her husband seduce her while she listens on the phone (and has some very literal phone sex). And in the end, the young girl proves to be more independent-minded than all the aforementioned erotic heroines combined. The Italian director Massimo Dallamano had kind of taken over as director for eccentric producer Towers. Interestingly, Belle herself (who was barely 18 at the time) is credited with the story. Fortunately, she's also credited with taking her clothes off a lot and showing off her magnificent body, most memorably where she rides around Hong Kong butt-naked on the back of a motorbike (I guess they don't have helmet laws there). I was a little disappointed though that while she started off the movie with long brown hair, she quickly reverted to her usual bad bleach-blond pixie cut. This isn't great, but it's worth a look. Minimize