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"Ted Bundy"

Ted Bundy (2002) is a reasonably accurate depiction of the man that the term serial killer was invented for. One of the odd things about him was that he was clean cut, good looking, and most people found him charming. In fact, that is how he lured most of his victims to where he could rape and murder them. Even while on death row, he had letters from at least 200 women who wanted to marry him.

At the beginning of the film, we see his anger towards women gradually escalate from "peeping Tom" to brutal murder. His girlfriend, played by Boti Bliss, never caught on that he was strange, even when he handcuffed her to the bed and ask her to pretend like she was dead to excite him. She shows breasts in two sex scenes, and several victims shows various body parts. IMDB readers say 6.7 of 10. It is more like a doccudrama than a character study, but they didn't hold back on the brutality. If the subject of serial killers interests you, this one is worth a watch. C.

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  • Boti Bliss (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
  • Unknown (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

    "Flashdance"

    Flashdance (1983) was well-named, in that it is all flash and dance, with a very weak Cinderella plot, and little character development. Jennifer Beals stars as a welder by day, club dancer by night, who dreams of being in a repertory troupe, despite never having a dance lesson in her life. Her boss sees her dance, and falls for her. Her best friend (Sunny Johnson), who works at the same club she does, dreams of being in the Ice Capades. She has her last chance tryout, blows it badly, and goes to work in a strip club. Beals goes in and drags her out in the name of friendship. Seeing what happened to her friend when she gave up on her dream, Beals gathers the courage to try out for the dance troupe.

    Beals shows most of her buns dancing, and most of a breast in down shirts. Johnson shows breasts when being dragged from the strip club, and two other strippers also show breasts and buns. They are played by Bettina Birnbaum and Deirdre L. Cowden, but I have no idea which was which. The title song was hugely popular, and won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe. US gross was nearly $95M. IMDB readers score it 5.4 of 10. Critics seem to be split on the merit of the film. It is dominated by a hard pulsing disco beat. IF that is your idea of fun, you will probably find something to like in this musical romance story. If you are like me, then disco is a little bit of what hell might be like. It is no better or worse than the other disco dance films. C.

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  • Cowden Birnbaum (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
  • Jennifer Beals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
  • Sunny Johnson (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

  • Johnny Web (Uncle Scoopy)

    Movies 

    Next week's new DVDs:

    Nine Queens . Kind of like David Mamet transplanted to Buenos Aires. I love films with elaborate scams and stings. This is one of the best, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. No nudity, unfortunately.

    I was kind of disappointed in the DVD of The Collector, a highly respected 1965 movie helmed by Hollywood legend William Wyler. The movie and the transfer are fine, but I was disappointed because some years ago an imager named Magicman had discovered some nudity in the full-frame VHS version of this film. There is none on the DVD

    Updates

    • There is a  new encyclopedia volume for Amber Valletta

     

    Other crap

    • I pointed out yesterday that there is one version of the Alamo story which portrays Davy Crockett as a pussy. I should have pointed out that I don't believe that version. The New Orleans daily newspaper reported that version of the story in a near-contemporaneous news account, but their story is not reliably attributed, and the journalism of that day made today's journalism seem to be as reliable as a mathematical equation.

    The Alamo accounts are split into three versions (1) Col Crockett surrendered and was executed (2) he was killed after trying to surrender (3) he died fighting, surrender never being considered. The contemporary evidence is so contradictory and unreliable that historians are not agreed on the issue of whether men were executed at all, or if so whether Crockett was among them. The battle ended at about 7 AM. General Santa Anna wrote a dispatch to Mexico City one hour later, the exact contents of which have been preserved. He wrote,

    "The fortress at last fell into our power with its artillery, ammunition, etc., and buried among the ditches and trenches are more than 600 bodies, all of them foreigners. . . . Among the dead were the first and second in command of the enemy, the so-called colonels Bowie and Travis, Crockett of equal rank and all the other leaders and officers"

    Of course, Santa Anna was not known for his truthfulness. The general was known to inflate stories to his advantage. There were fewer than 200 men defending the Alamo, and it would not have been possible to identify whether they were "foreigners" from their lifeless corpses, a mere hour after the battle. There were people of Mexican heritage among the defenders as well as the attackers. We all know that the Alamo wasn't a fortress, but a walled mission. And there probably wasn't much in the way of artillery and ammunition.

    Still, he drew no special attention to Crockett except as a passing name.

    Santa Anna was one of the most interesting, if least likeable, men in the history of North America, and I have often toyed with the idea of writing a historical novel about him. A recognizable figure from the defeat of the Spanish in the 1820's, he became the leader of Mexico, as president or dictator, on eleven separate occasions. At one time, he even led a coup against himself!! Has anyone else ever done that? As military leader, he led a military coup against the democratically elected government - and he was the one they elected! (Hey, he was shocked, shocked and appalled, to discover there was corruption in that government!)

    Although the war of Texas Independence damaged his stature, he regained some prestige (if mainly through hyperbole) in the infamous Pastry War against France in 1838 - all of which made him even more smug and arrogant than before. He continued to lead the country and/or the army, on and off, until 1853, and was still alive, living in humble circumstances, if the word "humble" could be used for this vainglorious man, as late as 1876. Major chronology.

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    • world's smallest bikini
    • remember Monty Python's British political parties? The "extremely silly party" was too silly even for me. Turns out there really is a party in the UK called the Loony Party. Among past proposals: turning Europe's 1980s butter surplus -- or "butter mountain" as it was known -- into a ski slope
    • URL says it all http://www.labiastretching.com. "Enhancing the female vaginal lips to a new level of excellence, allowing you to achieve your very own  designer labia between your legs." Some say that Elizabeth Hurley is not only the president of the Labia Club for Women, she's also a member.
    • Saddam Hussein has three body doubles, placing him second all-time behind Isabelle Adjani.

     

     

    Here are the latest movie reviews available at scoopy.com.

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    • If there is a white asterisk, it means that there isn't any significant humor, but I inexplicably determined there might be something else of interest.
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    • If there is no asterisk, I wrote it, but am too ashamed to admit it.

    Graphic Response
    • Linda Fiorentino, breast and bum views from the husky-voiced actress in scenes from "The Moderns" (1988).

    • Athena Massey, excellent exposure of all 3 B's in scenes from the Red Shoe Diaries episode "Slow Train".

    Be sure to pay Graphic Response a visit at his website. www.graphic-barry.com.

    Brainscan
    'Caps and comments by Brainscan:

    Some mo of Julie Lynn Cialini, former Hefmate of the month (Feb '94), in Wolfhound. Took Julie quite a while to give up the goodies on the silver screen but she more than made up for lost time. Not my fault all these are dark, for it seems that like rats and college students Wolfhounds copulate only at night.

    Julie shows boobs only in all six collages, but really nice natural ones they are.

    • Julie Lynn Cialini (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

    Helvete
    Ariadna Gil The Spanish actress seen topless in 'caps from the movie "Obra maestra" (2000).

    Assumpta Serna
    (1, 2)

    Breast exposure in a love scene from the Pedro Almodóvar movie "Matador" (1986).

    Eva Cobo
    (1, 2)

    Also topless, plus a possible bush view in scenes from "Matador".

    Laura Ramos
    (1, 2)

    The Cuban actress bares breast and partial bum while gettin' it on in scenes from "Havana Quartet".

    Silke
    (1, 2)

    aka Silke Hornillos Klein. The Spanish acress shows excellent rear nudity in #1 and great toplessness in #2. Scenes from the movie "Tierra" (1996).

    AP
    Images and comments by AP.

    Scoops,

    Here are some nice pics from Jeff Goldblum and his girlfriend Lisa Marie Smith on an island having a go.

    • Lisa Marie Smith, rear nudity in links 4 and 6, brief pube view in #3. Fair warning there is also a little Goldblum nudity too.
      (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)


    Next up, UK pin-up babe, Katie Price (aka Jordan) having a nice topless time on a boat (link #1) and very randy after a party in the car.

    • Katie Price (1, 2)

    Mr. Grundy
    'Caps and Comments by Mr. G....

    All right...It's about time I'm done with the stupid WITCHCRAFT series. This is the last of 'em, and ... good riddance!

    From WITCHCRAFT XI, two actresses who play sisters:


    The third collage I've included is Kristine DeBell. A former Ford Agency model turned actress. She debuted in her only porno appearance, the classic ALICE IN WONDERLAND, and went on to do her bit in a variety of different films and shows, including the soap "The Young and the Restless". Here she is in an uncredited role in EMANUELLE AROUND THE WORLD.


    As always, Mr. Grundy invites you to join him at his site, Sick Sexy Sinema Shots

    Variety
    Linda Fiorentino Toplessness in 1985 movie, "After Hours", by DeVo. Somehow this thing is regarded as a 80's comedy cult classic is some circles. Personally, I think it's proof that even good directors (Martin Scorsese in this case) are not exempt from making pure pig crap.

    Sarah Chalke Looking great in her bra from Thursday night's episode of "Scrubs". Collage by Dai.

    Amy Crews
    (1, 2, 3, 4)

    Chiara Berti

    Lisa Donahue
    (1, 2)

    Lori Olson

    Tonya Paoni
    (1, 2, 3)

    BB Girls


    A recap of the goodies from Big Brother 3.

    Amy Crews...topless
    Chiara Berti...topless and bikini bottoms.
    Lisa Donahue...cleavage (both breasts and bum) plus a little toplessness.
    Lori Olson...topless sunbathing.
    Tonya Paoni...bared her big'uns, showed a little bum cleavage, and covered her self with peanut butter.

    The "girls" collage features the peanut butter and flower pedal bikinis.


    The Funnies by Number 6
    News paper headlines in the year 2035

    Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh largest country in the world, California.

    White minorities still trying to have English recognized as the California's third language.

    Spotted Owl plague threatens northwestern United States crops & livestock.

    Baby conceived naturally.... Scientists stumped.

    Authentic year 2000 "chad" sells at Sotheby's for $4.6 million.

    Last remaining Fundamentalist Muslim dies in the American Territory of the Middle East (formerly known as Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, and Lebanon.)

    Iraq still closed off; physicists estimate it will take at least ten ore years before radioactivity decreases to safe levels.

    Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now be imported legally, but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking.

    George Z. Bush says he will run for President in 2036.

    Postal Service raises price of first class stamp to $17.89 and reduces mail delivery to Wednesday only.

    35 year study: diet and exercise is the key to weight loss.

    Massachusetts executes last remaining conservative.

    Supreme Court rules punishment of criminals violates their civil rights.

    Upcoming NFL draft likely to focus on use of mutants.

    Average height of NBA players now nine feet, seven inches.

    Microsoft announces it has perfected its newest version of Windows so it crashes BEFORE installation is completed.

    New federal law requires that all nail clippers, screwdrivers, fly swatters, and rolled up newspapers must be registered by January 2036.

    Congress authorizes direct deposit of illegal political contributions to campaign accounts.

    Capital Hill intern indicted for refusing to have sex with congressman.

    IRS sets lowest tax rate at 75%.