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A bunch of
near-nudity, but no cigar
nip/tuck
season 5, episode 14 (last night)
Stifler's mom (Jennifer Coolidge) did everything but fall out of her
hospital gown. Nice downblouse, very small bandwidth - short and to the point.
(Film clip.)
After Sex
I watched this one in fast forward, but I can tell you what it is. It's
several 10-minute vignettes, each of which takes place immediately after a
couple have had sex, in that intimate talk stage. There are two couples which
consist of male homosexuals, plus one lesbian couple, plus maybe half a dozen
straight couples. The whole film seems like a cheat since it consists of nine
couples just having finished with lovemaking and there's no nudity. If you
want to see what the quality is like, well, the film clip is one entire
segment from start to finish, so you'll actually see one of the stories. The
reason I created the long clip was not so you could evaluate the film, but
because the ever-gorgeous Emmanuelle Chriqui spends the entire segment in
underwear of the Victoria's Secret variety.
Here's the clip. (It's not
that big. Only 56 meg)
Delirious
This project had some merit. I would have enjoyed the film if it had
committed to real nudity instead of extended underwear shots.
Film clips:
- Alison Lohman spends a lot
of time in a bra and panties, showing off her toned tummy and butt, and even
takes a jacuzzi in her underwear!
- Gina Gershon shows the
most: approximately the bottom half of her bum when she strips for action.
Alison Lohman plays a pop star who is recovering from a bad break-up with
her boyfriend, and whose grief is exacerbated by paparazzi. Steve Buscemi
plays a low-rent paparazzo who lives in an extremely dilapidated apartment
building, and struggles to pay the rent. Michael Pitt plays a homeless
20-something kid whose story links the star and the paparazzo. The homeless
kid stumbles into a group of paparazzi one morning as they camp out, waiting
for the pop star. The kid ends up volunteering to get coffee so none of the
photographers have to abandon a key vantage point. He happens to run into the
star, and they have an immediate connection. He may be homeless, but he has a
beautiful cherubic face, ala a young DiCaprio, and he's a sweet kid, so the
pop star is immediately attracted to his naivete and good looks.
The paparazzo hires the kid as his "assistant," and lets him clean up and
sleep in his apartment. The kid tries to pursue his unlikely romance with the
pop star and is doing quite well for a while, but blows it when he gets
invited to the pop star's birthday and brings along you-know-who as "a
friend." Although the paparazzo promises not to take any pictures, he can't
help himself when he gets introduced to Elvis Costello, and his indiscretion
gets him kicked out - and the homeless kid is also kicked out for having
brought a reviled paparazzo to the party.
The final component of the plot is that the handsome boy ends up getting
recruited by a horny 40ish casting director (Gina Gershon) who thinks the lad
just may be able to make it as a soap opera or reality show star. Even if that
falls through, she figures the young hunk will at least keep her bed warm. The
young man's career takes off, inevitably leading him back to the pop star, who
is his true love, or so he thinks. He has to balance his ambition and his love
for the pop tart against his loyalty to the sleazebag paparazzo who saved him
from homelessness and to the agent who built his career and wants him for
herself.
Part of Delirious is a truly romantic love story between two naive and
well-mannered kids who just happen to be in the public eye. That sincere
romance is packed inside a cynical and very odd black dramedy about the lives
of paparazzi, agents, and handlers. That combination sounds incongrous, so I
expected to dislike the film. I was wrong. The whole package makes for a
surprisingly good watch, not because of the beautiful young couple who conduct
their courtship in public, although their story is kind of fairy-tale cute,
but because of the old pros Buscemi and Gershon. Buscemi, as always, makes his
character completely credible, natural and multi-dimensional. He's just one of
those actors like Denzel who can make just about any dialogue or situation
work. Take away Buscemi and the film rates a pass, but with him it's worth a
look.
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OTHER CRAP:
Catch the deluxe
version of Other Crap in real time, with all the bells and whistles,
here.
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Ilsa, Harem-Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
(1976)
Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks was the only official sequel, and is
meant to be high camp. When Dyanne Thorne was asked to do the part, she
pointed out that her character was killed in the first one, and was told,
"nobody will remember." The ex-Nazi is now in charge of a harem, which she
rules with an iron hand, together with her assistants, Tanya Boyd and Marilyn
Joi. As we join the story, she has just received a shipment of three more
kidnapped women, including Uschi Digard and Sharon Kelly, and the Sheik is
preparing to receive a US diplomat (clearly Henry Kissinger) and a secret
agent disguised as his naval adjutant, who are in the Middle East to negotiate
oil prices. It is a very busy day in the harem because someone was caught with
a harem girl and demanded his right as a soldier to have a trial by combat.
Ilsa has Tanya Boyd and Marilyn Joi, topless, kick the crap out of him and
then neuter him. They are also repairing damage to some of the harem girls so
they can be auctioned to the highest bidder. One of the film highlights comes
when another sheik wins a girl, and has her teeth pulled so the teeth won't
scrape him. Finally, everyone revolts, and a young prince comes out of the
dungeon and becomes the new, USA-friendly sheik.
It film is full of nudity and looks wonderful -- much better than you would
expect given a low budget and minimal shooting schedule. Note the first screen
credit for J. Michael Riva as art designer. His credits include Spider-Man 3,
Charlie's Angels, Lethal Weapon 4, A Few Good Men, Tango and Cash, Lethal
Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon, The Golden Child, The Color Purple, and Buckaroo
Banzai.
The story is just plain silly, but taken as broad comedy, it is watchable.
We have nudity from Dyanne Thorne, Tanya Boyd, Marilyn Joi, Uschi Digard,
Sharon Kelly, Haji, Su Ling, and many others.
Dyanne Thorne
Tanya Boyd and Marilyn Joi
Uschi Digard
Sharon Kelly
Haji
Sue Ling
various
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Notes and collages
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