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"Without Air" (1995)

Without Air (1995) is a small B&W indie slice of life film. Shay (singer and guitarist Lauri Crook) is a Memphis blues singer and junkie, living with a guitarist but unable to relate to him, who strips to pay the bills and support her habit. She, and all her friends, are trapped in a depressing life that there seems to be no way out of. Her boyfriend is jealous and she is sick of the men at the strip club.

We see Crook's breasts in the bathtub, and fellow stripper Leigh-Anne Potter shows breasts in a hotel room partying with a club patron. The most enjoyable aspect of this film is the music, but the utter despair of everyone in the film makes it hard to "enjoy." There is not much information available on line. I will give it a C, as a good genre film. Even though the production aspects are less than perfection, it is gritty and never dull.

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  • Lauri Crook (1, 2)
  • Leigh-Anne Potter (1, 2, 3, 4)

    "Cherry Falls" (2000)

    Cherry Falls (2000) is a teen slasher, with lots of young women who, unfortunately, keep their clothes on, or at least some of them. The exception is Tammy Ballance, who shows her breasts during a rape flashback. The slasher is doing in virgins, which certainly makes chastity less attractive, and the sheriff's daughter seems to be a prime target. This is slicker and less gorey than most The acting is also reasonable.

    IMDB readers say 5.4/10. Apollo scores it 72. but readers say 62. The film had no US theatrical release. It is a solid genre film, and deserves a C, but has nothing to distinguish it.

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  • Tammy Ballance (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

  • Johnny Web (Uncle Scoopy)
    Here's the missing nudity from "Snatch"! Thanks to a reader.
    • Miscellaneous chicks (1, 2, 3)

    Blood and Sand is a dreadful remake of the old bullfighting yarn. Soap opera plot. Trite dialogue. Sharon Stone is the best actor.  And she's the best by a wide, wide margin. I think most of these guys can't speak English, and were just pronouncing the words phonetically. And I don't think the director has ever directed anything else in English. To make matters worse, the DVD is pretty much of a rip-off, just a digitized copy of a shitty 4:3 pan&scan version, with no features.

    Really full of bullshit, both literally and figuratively.

    • Sharon Stone (1, 2)

    The Wedding Planner is said by some to be a filmed entertainment. 

    J-Lo was good enough, but the movie stunk it up. She seems to be following in the Sandra Bullock Career School of  "have talent, can't pick projects".


    Canadian Bacon could have been a really funny movie. 

    Half of it is great. A bumbling American president (Alan Alda) starts a cold war with Canada to boost his approval ratings and jump start the economy with arms manufacturing. A bumbling New York sheriff (John Candy) takes the whole anti-Canada thing too seriously. 

    The other half, about an insane arms manufacturer who plans to launch missiles from a secret base atop the CN tower, is pure horseshit, not funny for a minute.

    If the director could have focused on Alda's polls and Candy's forays into Canada, it could have been a brilliant comedy. As it is now, it's just sporadically funny. It has about 25 minutes of brilliant comedy and 70 minutes of treading water or worse.

    What a shame. It was the second-last movie Candy made, the last to be released. 

    Get SCTV on DVD!

    No nudity.

    Sasquatch
    Pop Quiz:
    "Red Line" is a god-awful waste of:
  • A. 98 minutes of any viewer's life
  • B. Several nice cars that get "blowed up good"
  • C. 35 mm film that could have been used by a good director
  • D. Trees cut down to make the paper on which the "script" was typed.
  • E. Food that could have been given to those in need of a hot meal, instead of stuffing the faces of out of shape, washed-up, has-been or never-were actors.
  • F. All of the above

    I've seen a lot of bad movies is my day...and this one has just made the list of all time stinkers. Granted, it's a straight-to-video release, but I'm sorry, that's just not a good enough excuse. This movie's only reason for being is as a write off for a studio. Here's my proof...

    1.Plot...doesn't matter. I think something happens but it's so dull and unoriginal who cares. So the producers overpay for a script knowing it sucks, and film it as is to ensure failure. (This follows the rule from "The Producers"...raise more money than you need, then ensure the production fails, that way you don't have to pay back the money, and the investors get a tax write off)

    2.Cinematography...for a movie that falls below grade-Z, visually this movie looked pretty decent. The DVD transfer is pure pig crap, but you can see that the original wasn't too shabby. In fact there were a few scenes that caught me off guard because they looked like they belonged in a bigger movie. Anything filmed outdoors looks great, indoor shots however were par or less.

    3.Hire well known actors...There is no reason why some these guys did this flick. The filmmakers could've hired any number of people to work for scale and it would not have change the dynamics of the film. Dom DeLuise, Michael Madsen, Corey Feldman and even Jan-Michael Vincent and Ron Jeremy had no business lowering themselves to this level, and that's saying a lot! Especially since some of these guys all hover pretty close to rock bottom when it comes to their career choices.

    On a side note...you have to give credit to Jan-Michael Vincent who was in a serious car accident days before filming this movie...he looks horrible, but came to work anyway and gave the best performance in the movie. Which is really sad. Especially considering that from the look of what was left of his face, you know he had to be seriously doped up at the time.

    4.Product Placement...I've seen commercials with less product visibility than this movie. RC cola and Redline Motor Oil obviously had a hand in making this film. Movies like this DO NOT get endorsement movie! More proof of my write-off theory. RC and Redline probably logged this in their books as a "Failed Advertising Campaign expenditure".

    5.Stunts...quality stunts are not cheap in Hollywood. Despite the fact that the director and editors sucked, you can still see that they put some serious time and money in to the multiple car chases. (Car chases make up at least 40 minutes of this movie) And even though I fast forwarded often, I think I even saw a few helicopter shots. Again not cheap, and not something you normally spend money on for this level of film.

    I could go on, but this turkey isn't worth it.

    The goods....

  • Roxana Zal goes topless

    Julie Strain goes topless and full frontal as Chad McQueen checks her out through the binoculars. (Complete with official movie binocular figure 8 thing and shifting focus). Later Chad sees her get it on with Corey Feldman. (links 5 and 6 are the same except for a an attempt to color correct the dark, Strain/Feldman love scene in #5)

  • Strain (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

    That's right, I said Corey Feldman! He plays Madsen's wanna-be a gansta little brother. If it weren't so pathetic, it would be really, really funny. Especially when he plays tough guy after a long day of marching band practice. (trust me, these are good for a laugh)

  • The Evil Corey Feldman (1, 2)

  • Celeblover
    Some Euro-stuff....

    Anya Hoffmann Topless in a shower scene from "Todesspiel" (1997)

    Franka Potente Nice bra and bare breast scenes from "Die Drei Mädels von der Tankstelle" (1997).

    Jasmin Gerat Breasts, a little bum, and 'caps of some dude diving deep in scenes from "I Love You, Baby" (2000).

    Magdalena Ritter Breasts and bum from "Die Andere" (1986).

    Nadeshda Brennecke Pokies, an upskirt view, a clear nipple, and the image in the top right corner makes her the winner for the Sophie Marceau look-a-like contest. Scenes from "Alles außer Mord - Blackout".

    Theresa Russell Topless and bare bummed in scenes from 1995's "Hotel Paradise".

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    Mia Sara
    (1, 2)

    Mia and her plasti-boobs in "Undertow"

    Lila Baumann Plenty of high quality boobs, bum and bush in this lesbo scene from "The Diary".

    Charlotte Lewis An all too brief look at Charlotte topless in "Sketch Artist" (1992).

    and ...
    Marianne Denicourt
    (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

    A nice variety of 'caps from several of her movies. Mostly breasts, but links 2 and 4 have a bit extra. Thanks to our very own Charlie for 1-4, and Lejams for #5.

    Romane Bohringer
    (1, 2, 3)

    Excellent topless 'caps from "L'Appartement" (1996). #1 by Touch. #2 are by Lejams.

    Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Topless in scenes from "Vatel" (2000).

    Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick From Snowblind, Vitamin C gettin' it on and showing her breasts in "Dracula 2000".

    Unknown Full frontal and dorsal nudity from "Class of 1984", by DeVo.

    The Funnies
    Thanks to AP for this one....

    Carlos calls his boss in the morning:
    Boss I can't come in to work today, I'm really sick. I have a headache, stomach ache, and I feel awful.

    The boss says:
    We really need you today Carlos. When I feel like that, you know what I do...I go to my wife and tell her to give me a blowjob. That always makes me feel better and then I can go to work. You should try that.

    2 hours later Carlos calls:

    Boss, I did what you said and I feel great! I'll be at work soon. And by the way, you have a very nice house.


    Strange but true laws still on the books in American cities....

  • In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day.
  • No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth.
  • Warn your hubby that after lovemaking in Ames, Iowa, he isn't allowed to take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with you or holding you in his arms.
  • Bozeman, Montana, has a law that bans all sexual activity between members of the opposite sex in the front yard of a home after sundown- if they're nude. (Apparently, if you wear socks, you're safe from the law!)
  • In hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between the beds!
  • The owner of every hotel in Hastings, Nebraska, is required to provide each guest with a clean and pressed nightshirt. No couple, even if they are married, may sleep together in the nude. Nor may they have sex unless they are wearing one of these clean, white cotton nightshirts.
  • An ordinance in Newcastle, Wyoming, specifically bans couples from having sex while standing inside a store's walk-in meat freezer!
  • A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
  • In Norfolk, Virginia, a woman can't go out without wearing a corset. (There was a civil-service job -- for men only -- called a corset inspector.)
  • However, in Merryville, Missouri, women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male."
  • It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car to investigate.
  • Another law in Helena, Montana, mandates that a woman can't dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.
  • Lovers in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, should avoid satisfying their lustful urges in a parked car. If the horn accidentally sounds while they are frolicking behind the wheel, the couple can face a jail term.
  • In Carlsbad, New Mexico, it's legal for couples to have sex in a parked vehicle during their lunch break from work, as long as the car or van has drawn curtains to stop strangers from peeking in.
  • A Florida law: If you're a single, divorced, or widowed woman, you can't parachute on Sunday afternoons.
  • Women aren't allowed to wear patent-leather shoes in Cleveland, Ohio a man might see the reflection of something "he oughtn't!"
  • No woman may have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance within the boundaries of Tremonton, Utah. If caught, the woman can be charged with a sexual misdemeanor and "her name is to be published in the local newspaper." The man isn't charged nor is his name revealed.


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