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"Some Like It Hot" (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959) stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis (for you younger readers, he is Jamie Lee's dad), but Marilyn Monroe stole every moment she was on camera. Maltin, 4 stars, Ebert, lavish praise, Apollo, 90%, IMDB 8.4/10, #50 of all time. Won Oscar for best costume, and was nominated for
5 others.The film was made for $3.5m, and grossed $25m back when $25m was real money. Marilyn's costumes were very daring for 1959, and include a sheer bodice dress with spangles to almost hide her nipples, and a 20's style bathing costume that she manages to poke through.
Curtis and Lemmon play two musicians who witness the St. Valentines Day Massacre, and join an all female band headed for Florida. Marilyn is a vocalist, uke player, and lush that has a weakness for sax players and wants to marry a rich man in Florida. The scripting by director/author Billy Wilder is tight, and includes some classic lines. My favorite is when Marilyn as Sugar Kane says, "That's the story of my life. I always get the fuzzy end of the lollypop." Parts of the film are pure slapstick, but it never degrades into silliness.
The filming was not without problems. Marilyn was difficult, arriving on set when and if she felt like it, sometimes able to work, and sometimes not. Meanwhile, Lemmon and Curtis had to wait around in drag, and sometimes do endless takes. Her performance, however, is brilliant. Nobody before or
since could ooze so much sex appeal and starry-eyed innocence at the same time. The DVD has interviews, including one with Tony Curtis, and is a very good letterbox transfer of this B&W film. For those who have seen the film, I know you will want to rent this new DVD. For those who have never seen it, it is a social and cultural imperative. The genre is comedy, and this film is THE A.
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"Blue Thunder" (1983)
Blue Thunder (1983) was a fairly popular action film from the era before the plethora of action films. It was good enough to spawn a TV series. What was impressive in 1983 is now much less so. The first half of the film draws you in, but the second half degenerates pretty quickly. Murphy, police helicopter pilot haunted by his memories of Vietnam is pitted against his old Colonel friend who is largely responsible for the bad memories. Murphy, played by Roy Schneider, is picked to train in a special new attack helicopter. Malcolm McDowell plays the evil Colonel, who is part of a plot to cause a riot in Watts then prove the need for the helicopter (Blue Thunder) by using it in riot conditions.
One time wonder Anna Forrest plays a nude yoga practitioner whom the police helicopters peep on. She shows pretty much everything. Maltin awards 2 stars. IMDB readers agree at 5.9/10. It is watchable but less than brilliant. C.
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The Inheritance This film would probably be a treasure on a good DVD mastered from the original. Unfortunately, the DVD is just a transfer of an old, hastily pan&scanned 4:3 version (see examples below). It is too dark, 16 minutes are missing, and the colors have faded, but you can see that the film used to be beautiful. I'll be in line if they ever make a real DVD instead of this crap. Dominique Sanda still looks plenty good.
- Sanda
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- examples of poor pan&scan technique. Small pics, flesh only in number three. Just an illustration of how NOT to convert a widescreen film to 4:3.
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Full Disclosure. A mediocre story of a reporter on the trail of an international assassin who appears to be in his own backyard, so to speak. The bad news: a watchable, but contrived made-for-video thriller/actioner. The worse news: no flesh, despite an R.
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Sondra Locke, topless in scenes from the 1977 movie "The Gauntlet".
Suzanne Somers, topless in the pool, and then blown away by the bad guy in the second Dirty Harry movie "Magnum Force" (1973).
Be sure to pay Graphic Response a visit at his website. www.graphic-barry.com.
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| | Claudia Jennings |
Former bunny of the year (1970) topless in scenes from the Drive-In classic, "Unholy Rollers" (1972). The story about life on the Roller Derby circuit. Ahhh, how 70's!
| | Jennifer Burton |
Fully nude with breast and bum exposure in scenes from an episode of "Beverly Hills Bordello".
| | Monique Parent |
Topless, mega-thong, and possible some pubes hiding in the shadows. More scenes of Skinemax sex from "Beverly Hills Bordello".
| | Diane Franklin |
Most remember her as one of the Royal Princesses from "Bill and Ted", or as 'Monique, the French exchange student' from one of the greatest movies ever..."Better Off Dead". After "Bill and Ted", she made one more movie, then vanished completely. The IMDb gives her credit for a long distance commercial in '96, but that's about it. Here she is in undies, topless, and it looks like there's also a hint of pubes in these scenes from "Second Time Lucky" (1984).
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Topless and full frontal scenes from "Takin' It All Off" (1987). They sure don't make 'em like they used to! "Takin' It All Of" is a movie about a school for strippers that is having financial trouble. I haven't seen this one, but I'll bet there is some big stripping contest that they need to win in order to save the school. Oh no! One of the girls can only strip while hypnotized! Will they be able to save the school? Ahhh, the classics.
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From "Takin' It All Off".
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More from "Takin' It All Off". All 3 B's can be seen in these collages of the ultra-busty legend.
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| Winona Ryder
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The only known hint of nudity in all of her career! Here is the nip slip from the mega-stinker, "Autumn in New York". Winona, seriously, it's time to give up the goods! I guarantee that when you do, you'll not only make a truck load of money, but millions of fans like me will actually start seeing your movies again!
| Renata Dancewicz
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Excellent full frontal and topless nudity by the Polish actress in scenes from "Der Teufel und die Jungfrau" (1995). Vidcaps by PhD.
| Laura Herring
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Topless in the tub in scenes from the Santa Slasher movie "Silent Night, Deadly Night 3" (1989). Vidcaps by Mr.Skin.
| | Rose McGowan |
Rose topless is the only marginally good thing about "The Doom Generation". If this is all you see from this film, then you have just saved 85 minutes of your life. Great 'caps by Watty.
| | Eliana De Santis |
Old school obscure nudity. Going all the way back to 1972, here Eliana shows off some nice breast exposure as she walks around fully nude in scenes from "Le Moine" (aka "The Monk"). Vidcaps by DeVo.
| | Julienne Davis |
A little bit of bush, plus excellent breast exposure in scenes from "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999). Vidcaps by HBS Grafix.
| | Meg Ryan |
Vidcaps from "Flesh and Bone". There is just a hint of nipple exposure in this collage by Jotell. It's a bit dark, but it is there Look in the lower left-hand corner.
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Topless in scenes from "Noce blanche", also by Jotell.
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Showing a lot of cleavage at the 2001 World Music Awards. 'Caps by UC99.
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Thirty things porno producers would have us believe...
1. Women wear high heels to bed.
2. Men are never impotent
3. When going down on a woman 10 secs is more than satisfactory.
4. If a woman gets busted masturbating by a strange man, she will not scream with embarrassment, but rather insist he have sex with her.
5. Women smile appreciatively when men splat them in the face with sperm.
6. Women enjoy having sex with ugly, middle-aged men.
7. Women moan uncontrollably when giving a blow job.
8. Women always orgasm when men do.
9. A blow job will always get a women off a speeding fine.
10. All women are noisy fucks.
11. People in the 70's couldn't fuck unless there was a wild guitar solo in the background.
12. Those tits are real.
13. A common and enjoyable sexual practice for a man is to take his half erect penis and slap it repeatedly on a woman's butt.
14. Men always groan "OH YEAH!" when they cum.
15. If there are two of men doing a girl, they "high five" each other.(and the girl isn't disgusted!)
16. Double penetration makes women smile.
17. Asian men don't exist.
18. If you come across a guy and his girlfriend having sex in the bushes, the boyfriend won't bash seven shades of shit out of you if you shove your cock in his girlfriend's mouth.
19. There's a plot.
20. When taking a woman from behind, a man can really excite a woman by giving her a gentle slap on the butt.
21. Nurses suck patients cocks.
22. Men always pull out.
23. When your girlfriend busts you getting head from her best friend, she'll only be momentarily pissed off before fucking the both of you.
24. Women never have headaches... or periods.
25. When a woman is sucking a man's cock, it's important for him to remind her to "suck it".
26. Assholes are clean.
27. A man ejaculating on a woman's butt is a satisfying result for all parties concerned.
28. Women always look pleasantly surprised when they open a man's trousers and find a cock there.
29. Men don't have to beg for sex.
and finally...
30. When standing during a blow job, a man will always place one hand firmly on the back of the kneeling woman's head and the other proudly on his hip.
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