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The Incubus (1981) is a Canadian horror entry that takes place in a small town, much of which looks rather Gothic. It starts off with the standard young couple at the local pond story, and then the guy is brutally murdered, and the girl is savagely raped, buy an unseen evil force. This was the films first and biggest mistake. The rest of the story has the rape/murders occurring every night, a doctor who thinks it is the work of one person, possibly a demonic one, and everyone else thinking it was done by a gang of teenagers. Had they made it seem more like a crime rapist story, and only brought in the supernatural aspect later in the film, it would have had some dramatic tension, and played like a good Giallo.

One prime suspect is a young man whose Grandmother gave the town its name. She runs the town library, and a museum dealing with some vague but creepy episode from the town's past. Every time her son has headaches and a nightmare, more people are killed. His girlfriend is the daughter of the doctor. The last key player is the owner of the newspaper, a mysterious woman that nobody likes. The only mystery is the identity of the Incubus, and how long it will take to find out.

The acting was abysmal. Not a single character delivered one natural sounding line. Character development was nearly non-existent. The one good aspect of this film was the cinematography. DP Albert J. Dunk filled it with interesting camera angles and lighting (see Davros07 for one example). At least three women, and maybe 4 had exposure. Mitch Martin, as the first victim, showed a nipple remembering her ordeal. Erin Flannery, as the doctor's daughter, showed full frontal, and a nice rear shot, both from a distance. Michelle Davros, as one of the victims, showed everything in a shower and murder scene, the cadaver I labeled unknown might also be her, but, with no face visible, I couldn't be sure. IMDB rates this 3.8 of 10. With the wooden acting, badly implemented plot, and painfully slow pace, I can give this no higher than a D+.

Movies 'n stuff

Lemmings is that National Lampoon stage show with Chase, Guest, and Belushi before they became famous. No nudity.

The Rookie is a G-rated Disney film, so no nudity. I'm not sure it's all that good a movie, but it's a helluva story. 35 year old chemistry teacher who looks 45 discovers that he can throw a baseball 98 MPH, and ends up in the majors. I know it sounds dumb - except for the fact that it's true!

Other crap

• Three million American women hooked on crack - plumber's crack. From the greatest newspaper of all, Weekly World News
• In a recent poll, people in the UK declared the death of Princess Di to be the most significant event in British history. I can see it beating the Battle of  Hastings, and the defeats of the Spanish Armada and Nazi Germany. But more important than Hugh Grant's blowjob? I think not.
• Here is something I'll bet you didn't know about Islam. I sure didn't.
• Amish porn. It looks like a real internet porn site, circa 1996. I laughed so hard I almost woke up the house.
• Grannies take over wet t-shirt contest. Yes, there are pictures, but you'll wish there weren't
• Malasia bans more stuff. The reader who sent this in pointed out the funniest thing -  the reason given for banning the Yngwie Malmsteen documentary, which could ban just about anything performed since about 1950.
• Dumb list department. The top 60 celebrity boxing matches the people would like to see.
• This is kinda clever, if not entirely accurate. The top 50 Star Wars lines that could be in porn movies.
• Findlaw's overview on the detention of U.S. Citizens. The situation in a nutshell: the U.S. Government says it has the right to hold U.S. citizens without trial or lawyers if it deems them to be enemy combatants. There is no check or balance of any kind. You can not ask for the right to prove that they are mistaken. If they knock on your door and say you are an enemy combatant, they can abrogate all your rights and hold you forever without appeal, end of story. If they make a mistake or, worse, if a corrupt government official uses this loophole to imprison his enemies -  tough luck. Who has the right to determine if you are an enemy combatant? As it stands now, pending a protracted legal process, the answer is "some guy named Mobbs in the department of defense". The judge reviewing the case is not even convinced that the guy really exists. Here is the scary legal overview of the determination process for enemy combatan status. By the way, findlaw is not some kind of anti-government site, but simply a legal resource site.

• Drew Barrymore, topless in scenes from "Boys on the Side"
• Mary-Louise Parker, nice, but brief toplessness in "The Five Senses" (1999).

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• Rachel York (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Shonda Farr

"The Freshman"
Another close one is Penelope Ann Miller in The Freshman. When she stands up you may be able to see something extra.

• Penelope Ann Miller

"The Good Mother"
A clear upskirt by Diane Keaton in The Good Mother. The topless caps of Tracy Griffith have appeared in the Funhouse before.

• Tracy Griffith
• Diane Keaton
• Bonus pokies from Diane Keaton in the Woody Allen film Sleeper.

"Love and Basketball"
A brief, unclear nipple peak by Sanaa Lathan in Love and Basketball.

• Sanaa Lathan

"Love Crimes"
Some excellent nudity in Love Crimes, especially by Sean Young who is shown as she was born, with a few developments. The movie is about a photographer who manages to con women into taking their clothes off so that he can take their photograph. Fern Dorsey, Donna Briscoe and some unknowns are some of his victims. Somebody may know who the unknowns are, I didn't have the patience to watch the movie again.

• Sean Young (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• Fern Dorsey
• Donna Briscoe
• Unknowns (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

"Heart"
Frances Fisher shows some pokies in "Heart"

• Frances Fisher

"The Ogre"
I didn't know thongs were around in the 1930's when Agnes Soral wore one in The Ogre.

• Agnes Soral

"The Falcon and the Snowman"
A topless dancer and a nipple peak in the Falcon and The Snowman.

• Topless Dancer

"Heartbreak Hospital"
Some pokies by Chelsea Altman and Patricia Clarkson in Heartbreak Hospital.

• Chelsea Altman
• Patricia Clarkson

"Another You"
An underwear shot of Mercedes Ruehl in Another You.

• Mercedes Ruehl

"Donovan Quick"
The briefest of bush by Katy Murphy as she dresses in the depressing Donovan Quick.

• Katy Murphy

"Lies of the Twins"
Not a lot shown by Isabella Rosellini in Lies of the Twins, maybe a bit of butt crack.

• Isabella Rosellini

"Beginners"
Some good pokies by Amelia Lowdell in Beginners.

• Amelia Lowdell

"Jagged Edge"
In Jagged Edge you see a brief flash by Maria Mayenzet and a side view of Glenn Close topless in bed. There needs to be a DVD version of the caps for the best view.

• Maria Mayenzet
• Glenn Close

"Dealers"
No real visible nudity in Dealers, just some nice caps of Rebecca De Mornay and Rosalind Bennett.

• Rebecca De Mornay
• Rosalind Bennett

"A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries"
Lelee Sobieski wanders around in her underwear in A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries.

• Leelee Sobieski

"Square Dance"
A young Winona Ryder plays the daughter looking for her mother, Deborah Richter, in Square Dance. No nudity but Winona takes a bath and Deborah is getting dressed.

• Winona Ryder
• Deborah Richter

"The Wicked Lady"
Plenty of nudity in The Wicked Lady. The full nudity of Marina Sirtis has appeared before but there is a lot more as she gives Fay Dunaway a whipping. The movie opens with a naked lady, unfortunately not properly identified (the first two of the unnamed collages). For Benny Hill fans there's a topless Louise English and Glynis Barber is also naked. Some other actresses are also seen topless.

• Marina Sirtis (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
• Glynis Barber (1, 2, 3)
• Louise English
• Assorted unknowns (1, 2, 3)