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9/14/2012

Porgy and Bess (1959) Review

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(More customer reviews)I believe Porgy and Bess was the first movie I ever saw, when I was about three years old, in a movie theater in the Queensbridge Projects, Long Island City, NY. (My second movie was West Side Story.) Porgy and Bess has only appeared a couple of times on TV, and a few times in special screenings. The last screening was probably the year 2000 at either Brooklyn College or the Long Island University campus in Brooklyn, which had a panel discussion afterward over the film's supposed racism and other issues.
I'm not often one to knock political correctness, but please, knock your PC fears aside and release this movie! It's inspiring, fun, glorious, exciting, etc., etc., with wonderful performances by Dorothy Dandridge (Bess), Sammy Davis, Jr. (who dances up a storm as Sportin' Life), Pearl Bailey (Maria), and Brock Peters (outstanding as Crown). I've only thought this recently: Sidney Poitier, although he does an admirable job, is miscast as Porgy. Porgy is a good soul, but Poitier is too refined for an uneducated street beggar; Poitier's Porgy, I imagine, went to college to study law and had a bad accident which devastated his life. Too bad Brock Peters couldn't play two roles at once.
The movie even has a scene, which I think is in the play Porgy but isn't in the opera, where Serena offers to take an orphaned baby given to Bess, and Bess refuses.
I love P&B's verve, spirituality, fun, and grand Gershwin music. I've seen the full operatic version on Broadway (by the Houston Grand Opera) in the 1970s and at the Metropolitan Opera House in the 1980s or 90s, as well as the truncated New York City Opera version in 2000. Now please do us Porgy and Bess fans a favor and release this movie on DVD, too! (I'd prefer it on VHS, but people aren't making those anymore, are they?)
BTW, I am an African-American woman with a love of musical theater and American opera.

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Housewives from Another World Review

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(More customer reviews)If you've ever watched Cinemax After Dark, you've seen this movie or one like it. Production value is high. Acting is on par for this style of movie. People are good looking. Sets are someone's multi-million dollar home. Lot's of simulated sex, full frontal female nudity & shower scenes. Pets & pornstars abound. Cheesy story line, but let's be honest, did we really buy this for an Oscar winning performance?My only question is this, 's the next one going to be released?

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Three Days (2001) Review

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(More customer reviews)I love this movie. I watch it on TV when it's on but some years it's only on once or not at all. It's not a movie all about Santa Claus. I'm religious and love the message of the movie, however it does not have a religious theme to it. You don't have to have that background to appreciate that it's all about love. It's about what love really is and what it takes for a man to realize how much he loves his wife and how far he will go to show that love. The ending is perfect. I can't believe they have not made this for every region. Before purchase, I called the company who made one of my DVD players because it did not have the region on it. They told me it would play any region but they lied. The only way I can play this movie is through my portable DVD player. I can hook my portable DVD player up to play through my TV so the whole family can enjoy the movie. It will also play on my computer. The movie is wonderful, but I would caution everyone to make sure they have a way to play it before purchase. I really don't understand why they don't make it for region 1 players.

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9/13/2012

Polly: Comin' Home (1990) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a movie that everyone can enjoy. If you like musicals, plays or movies with a true message you'll love it. This movie is a remake of Pollyana staring Haily Mills from the mid to late 60's but with an urban beat. The outline of this movie is about a woman who controls the town by her wealth, but when her niece comes to live with her that little girl turns the town upside down! Once you see it you'll want to watch it again and again. I hope you enjoy it!

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Kathy Shower: Playmate Model Mom Review

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(More customer reviews)A thoroughly enjoyable celebration of Miss Shower and her quite ample and sensual assets, not to mention the bubblebath interview allowing us a rare insight into a rather private woman, it seems.
For those unaware of this DVD, it's all about Kathy in its entirety, divided into 5 main sections, each section allowing Kathy explore different sexy outfits as she strips and slips out of them, only as a PMOY could. Add to this the application of a ton of dripping baby oil, highheels, g-strings, the aformentioned interview, no less than 3 new slideshows, and a motherload of extras, and you have the dvd 'Playmate Model Mom'. And yes...she gets naked in every single scene!
A DVD for everyone and anyone (18+), but most especially for 'the fans' who will appreciate the more unique elements of the female form Miss Shower has in abundance, not to mention the sensual mind that drives it.
Also available on Ebay and via Kathy's fansite at kathyshower.com
- Jack

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Kathy Shower, like never before...Playmate of the year 1986, Kathy Ann Shower returns to scorch the screen in this all-Kathy solo DVD exploration of all things feminine and erotic from the sensual feel of lace to the dark allure of feline fetish. This is a Playboy-style DVD containing female nudity and divided into 5 main segments. Includes extras.

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Castle Erotica DVD Holly Sampson Catalina Larranaga UNRATED Review

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(More customer reviews)Two cousins visit Italy for summer vacation. One is studious and quiet (Holly Sampson from Staying on Top), and wants to see the sights. The other (Amber Karney, better known as Chelsie Blue) is interested in wine, men and song, and wants to keep a video diary of her exploits.The outgoing one lands a local hunk the first night. When she gets out of the shower the nest morning, not only is he gone, but so is all of their money. The two end up taking a job as domestic help in a castle run as an inn that promises their guests true love. It is run by Catalina Larranaga (famous from Exhibitionist Files). Catalina tells of the origins of the castle, which was built by a prince for the gypsy woman he loved but was not allowed to marry. He was killed in battle, and she died of a broken heart. Since, the castle has been said to have magic, and has been run by the woman's descendants. Larranaga leaves the castle in the hands of the two girls.
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The Trap in DVD (1966) Review

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(More customer reviews)I saw this movie when I was about 10 years old, and I never forgot it... Ten years later, I decided to watch it again, wondering if I'd adore it as much. Well, I loved it ! And this movie stands among my favorites of all time, like the GODFATHER,... For me it is a real classic, so underrated and overlooked (unfortunately) in my view... It's a movie you never forget, and when it ends, I always find myself wanting more - God knows how many times I've watched it ! :-D
The story is great, and most important, the actors are just perfect ! Rita Tushingham's performance is just perfect, without a single word comin' out of her mouth ; Oliver Reed's performance is perfect too, AND combined, just watchin' these two actors is worth the price... I never get tired of them ; they manage to create such a powerful (and yet so simply shown) love story filled with adventures... For me, this movie is really a special and unique cinematic moment. All emotions are felt throughout this movie : especially in Oliver Reed's performance, his "realism" creates a good sense of humour, and I fall in love with his character as much as Eve (Tushingham)...
I couldn't say enough about this movie, it touches me everytime I see it... Beautiful landscapes and a thrilling scene with wolves, and a great soundtrack too ( I sometimes find myself singing Jean la B?te's theme song, which Oliver Reed sings in the movie too ;-) )
WHEN WILL IT COME OUT ON DVD ???? It's frustrating to see so many of Oliver Reed's worst film moments (in my view) on DVD, and still not have THE TRAP available on DVD... I hope there will be something done about this soon... ;-)

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