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Tuna
I opened my mouth and inserted a fin last night when I couldn't think of other films made from songs. Several readers have helped jog my memory, and here is the list so far:

  • 1) Alice's Restaurant
  • 2) You Light Up My Life
  • 3) Harper Valley PTA
  • 4) The Gambler
  • 5) Ode to Billy Jo
  • 6) The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia

    I smell a poll coming on, once we get a more complete list, so keep those cards and letters coming.

    "The Longest Yard" (1974)

    The Longest Yard (1974) stars Burt Reynolds as Paul Crew, one-time pro football quarterback, who got caught shaving points. He became a drunk and gigolo of sorts. In a fit of rage, he argues with Anitra Ford, steals her car, eludes police, then dumps it in the bay. When they catch up with him, he resists arrest. He gets 2 years in a correctional facility, and ends up in a prison with a warden (Eddie Albert) who wants to win the national semi-pro title with his prison football team of guards. He arranged for Reynolds to be in his prison, and wants Reynolds to help improve his team. The captain of the team threatens Reynolds with bodily harm if he does what the warden wants.

    Reynolds finally decides to help, and the warden gets him to organize a team of prisoners to give the guards a tune-up game. The prisoners give the guards much more of a game than the warden counted on. I have always loved this film. What I didn't realize before the DVD version was just how much breast Anitra Ford showed in the fight with Reynolds. I had intended to just cap the beginning, as I have seen the film many times, and ended up watching beginning to end.

    I am not the only one who loves this one. Maltin says 3 1/2 stars, IMDB readers say 7.0/10, and US rentals alone have grossed over $23m.

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  • Antira Ford (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

    "Goya in Bordeaux "

    Goya in Bordeaux (2000) is every bit as pretentious, arty, boring, and beautiful as Scoopy said last night. I must say that it is also compelling. I started it after what had already been an 18 hour day, and it kept me awake its entire length. I will have to rewatch it, and probably do some research into Goya's life and art, and Spanish history to understand everything going on in this amazing film presentation, but the imagery alone is worth the price of the DVD. The clear full-frontal nudity from Maribel Verdu does not hurt either.

    This is for die-hard art-house types only, a group I guess I have become part of, but I think the images have appeal for everyone.

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  • Maribel Verdu (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
  • Johnny Web (Uncle Scoopy)
    Here are the results of the poll for best nude scene of 1999

    It's the Tour de France today. I worked on Mississippi Mermaid. I'll give you an info page tomorrow, but the bottom line is don't bother renting or buying it. Good enough movie, with Catherine Deneuve, perhaps the most beautiful woman ever to walk the planet, filmed naked by Truffaut, one of the greatest filmmakers. I can't tell you how excited I was about getting it on DVD, and how disappointed I was when I saw the transfer. (MGM's DVD's almost always disappoint me). It is nice to see a widescreen version of the classic film for the first time, but that's about it for the plusses. Only the first collage below really hints at what a good set of images it MIGHT have been with a better source print and better DVD mastering.

    • Deneuve (1, 2, 3)

    TomCat worked on French babes as well. The ones from Palisades and Tit came out pretty good, but you can skip the last one. There are a dozen or so good ones from that movie in the Encyclopedia.

    • Sophie Marceau in "Pacific Palisades" (1, 2, 3)
    • Mathilda May in "The Tit and the Moon". (1, 2, 3)
    • Mathilda May in Lifeforce (sorry about this one, I guess TomCat had bad reception that day)

    The First Chapter of Volume C is updated.

    News, Gossip and stuff
    Submitted by a Fun House reader:

    Scoopies,
    Wanted to let you know that the subversive film Sweet Movie has just been released in the U.S. by Facets Multimedia (www.facets.org). This is the film that contains the Carol Laure kissing a penis scene. I think your vidcappers would be very interested in this baby as it is such a bizarre film as well. Below is a synopsis from IMDB:

    The film intercuts the story of two women: a nearly-mute beauty queen (winner of the Miss World Virginity contest) who descends into withdrawal and madness, and another who captains a ship laden with candy and sugar, luring men and boys aboard for sex, death, and revolutionary talk. The beauty queen passes from a wealthy husband whose honeymoon delight is to urinate on her, to a muscular keeper who punches her, stows her in a suitcase, and ships her to Paris, to a lip-synching rock idol with whom she has a love spasm, to an Austrian commune complete with a banquet of vomit, urine, feces, chopped dildos, and wet nurses. By then she's in a fetal position, until everyone's rescued by reminders that "it's just a movie."

    Brainscan
    Gotta post and run. Following up on the past couple of days, here is Amy Yip in posed shots. Same attitude as in the movies: lots of exposure but not of the vital parts. (1, 2)

    And while we are on great looking, buxom Asian actresses, how's about Nao Eguchi. (1, 2)

    Over to Italy for Anna Falchi, in one of my favorite pictures of the past several months, and Martina Colombari, who I thought was a type of pasta, served with fried squid.

    The Claudia Schiffer pic from a Cannes festival of a year or two ago showed up and I scanned it for grins.

    Shannon Elizabeth has the right attitude: flaunt it while you got it. (1, 2, 3)

    And the obligatory page 3 babe/ U. K. model: Stacy Winfield.

    Scanman
    Angie Everhart Showing off her tattoo, plus a little bum cleavage.

    Marie Gillain Soaking wet with see-thru nipple exposure.

    Anja
    (1, 2)

    Karina
    (1, 2)

    Tajana
    (1, 2)

    Katja

    Topless, bottomless, and full frontal nudity from Germany's "Big Brother 3". I'm beginning to think that all of the Euro-versions of Big Brother are showing more skin on purpose, just to rub our noses in the fact that the Yankee version sucked big time!

    Evil Scan
    Meg Ryan Her all too brief breast exposure scene from "The Doors".

    Katherine Heigl Evil takes a closer look at Katherine's bare bum from "Prince Valiant".

    Nicole Kidman In scenes from "Eyes Wide Shut", which took the #3 spot in our recent "Best Nude Scene of 1999" readers' poll.

    Jane Fonda Excellent topless 'caps with most of the annoying opening credits removed from "Barbarella".

    Tara Reid If you recall the votes, Tara took the #7 spot in the "Best of '99" poll for her nude performance in "Body Shots".
    and ...
    Lorissa McComas Vidcaps of the softcore babe doing her thing in one of her earlier movies...1995's "Lap Dancing"

    House of Love
    (1, 2)
    What? That's what I said at first myself. Apparently this is a German Big Brother-esque show. Both feature some nice breast and bum exposure. Thanks to Phuture Optic for the 'caps
    Jeri Ryan
    (1, 2, 3, 4)
    For my fellow Seven of Nine fans...#1-3 are Jeri at various award shows and #4 is a bit of a treat. New to me 'caps from her pre-Voyager career. I'm not sure of the source, but she's young, and only wearing a bikini in most of the frames!
    The Funnies by Number 6
  • The latest assault vehicle developed by the Army
  • Real life Top Gun This one isn't exactly funny, but it is a really cool picture. Text on the image tells the story.

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