Monday
For you new faces, a bit of background. Hunter Thompson wrote abouth the 60's and early 70's that there were some weird times, "but it never got weird enough for me". Our quest here is to find something weird enough for the good doctor Thompson. How about NASA'a page telling you how to photograph a night launch, for those of you planning to see John Glenn lift off. Click here to see America's tax dollars at work.

Top changes they had to make to adapt the space program for John Glenn

Weird enough for Doctor Thompson? Sisyphus sent along this link called "Infrared nude photos". Sort of a spin-off on those x-ray specs they used to advertise in the back of comic books
Movie Madness
  • Despite the presence of Samuel L. Jackson, the movie "187" came and went without much fanfare. Before it disappeared into the ether, however, Anfield was able to rustle up these caps of sexy Karina Arroyave. Jackson is a real success story. He's actually 50 years old, although he looks much younger, and for his first 12 years in the business he couldn't have bought his way into a part, and when he did get work he was "gang member number two" or "black guy". He's sure making up for it now. 49 feature films in the 1990's!!! Things haven't been quite so busy for Miss Arroyave. I don't think she's worked since this movie.
  • Clair Forlani in "Gypsy Eyes". I think she now spells her name with the bonus "e" - "Claire".
  • Clair Forlani in "Gypsy Eyes". .
  • Well, this isn't exactly new material, but SE7EN just turned his new DVD player on "The Turning", and whipped up a passel of very large and clear new caps of Gillian Anderson's one and only nude scene, and I hear Gillian may have a fan or two out there. Speaking of movies, the annual Scoopy Awards are rushing to a furious year's end. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of tension building, since only one movie is eligible for best picture so far, "Poodle Springs". It is the only movie which contains both nudity and Joe Don Baker, our two screening criteria. (The movie would be eliminated if Joe Don himself were to be nude). Of course, this is an excellent year in that we do have a nominee. I can't remember another eligible film since 1983's "Joysticks" (winner of our Lifetime Achievement Award as the all-time best movie with both nudity and Joe Don Baker. Our Citizen Kane.)
  • This scene is also familiar to most of you ... Barbara Crampton on the operating table with the disembodied head in "The Re-Animator". But when DonBun takes on a movie, he adds a new dimension to the presentation.
  • Barbara Crampton in "The Re-Animator". Hmm... another unrelated thought about Joe Don Baker. He represents the central point in the theoretical heirarchy of roles. In essence, he is the Grade B Fred Thompson. Here's how it works. Name any category: U.S. senators. If you need somebody to play a noble U.S. senator: Grade A, Fred Thompson. A sleazy U.S. senator: Grade B, Joe Don Baker. An inept U.S. Senator: Grade C, Earl Holliman. Now let's pick another: "characters with monumental egos". Grade C: cast a man who thinks he can deny God: Gary Oldman. Grade B: cast a man who thinks he can defeat God: William Shatner. Grade A: cast a man who thinks he is God: Richard Harris. Thus, William Shatner is the grade B Richard Harris, which also means he can play the Richard Harris roles in lower-grade productions that Harris would not dignify. I think it is even possible to cross over cultural lines. For example, Jeff Daniels is the Grade B Gerard Depardieu. Other examples: William Baldwin is the Grade B Alec Baldwin. Adam Sandler is the Grade B Pauly Shore. Ethan Hawke is the Grade B Antichrist.
  • Barbara Crampton in "The Re-Animator". .
  • also from DonBun: Jennifer Salt in "Midnight Cowboy".
  • also from DonBun: Jennifer Salt in "Midnight Cowboy".
  • also from DonBun: Catherine McCormack in "Dangerous Beauty".
  • Candy Clark in "The Man who Fell to Earth". I watched this recently. Bowie turned in a completely competent performance, and there is some stunning photography, but what a rambling and incoherent movie, filled with repetition and useless scenes focusing on unimportant characters. Runs 140 minutes, and I'll bet you somebody with a computer and a VCR and no knowledge of how to direct could turn it into an good 90 minute movie. Which is what the studio should have done in the first place!
  • Candy Clark in "The Man who Fell to Earth".
  • from Riddler: Bridgette Wilson in "The Real Blonde".
  • from Recap. Miss Elizabeth in "Summer Slam 88". When Recap posted this, he noted that it was shocking by 1988 standards when Elizabeth stripped off her skirt and showed her panties. Given the recent activities of some of the rasslin' babes, this seems like a quaint reminder of a gentler, forgotten time. Sort of like a trip to England.
  • Penelope Ann Miller in "Carlito's Way".
  • Penelope Ann Miller in "Carlito's Way".
  • From GR: Deborah Unger in "Whispers in the Dark".
  • From GR: Annabella Scorria in "Whispers in the Dark".
  • Tania Kloek in "Dief". I think I missed this one at Blockbuster.
  • Tina van den Brande in "Diamant".
  • Ann Cuervels in "Diamant". I believe you've now seen every woman in Belgium nude
  • You thought those were obscure? How about Ursula "Uschi" Glas in 1978's "Zur Sache, Schätzchen". This movie was marketed in English as "Go for it, baby". (No nudity)
  • Obscure? How about Joanna Jung in 1974's "Wenn Mädchen zum Manöver blasen". This movie was marketed in English as "When Girls Trumpet for Manoeuvres". Call me crazy, but I've generally found that, when translating something into English, it is worthwhile to hire somebody who actually speaks English.
  • from Kruger. Lili Taylor in "Household Saints".
  • from RDO, another rarely-seen classic. Sissy Spacek in "Welcome to L.A."
  • Here we go ... I knew I had these somewhere. Sonja Kirchberger in "St Pauli".
  • a few more miscellaneous
  • Tammy Parks is a well-known B actress. Here is a rare photo of her at age 19.
  • And here is a recent look at Tammy Parks. She's a redhead in this particular avatar.
  • Magicians have tried every other gimmick. Why not nudity? Here is the naked magician (not to me confused with the fishin' magician), Lynx. I wouldn't mind seeing Lynx do her act naked, but I hope that Siegfried and Roy don't experiment with nudity. And you can just forget Penn and Teller.
  • All the leaves are brown. Bijou Philipps, daughter of Papa John of the Mamas and Papas.
  • Nancy Feliciano. Obscure scream sub-queen. IMDb doesn't list her. Celebrity Sleuth says she is part of the repertory company of Falcon Video, and starred in a no-budget classic called "Burglar from Hell", which starred her, three baby goats dressed up as horses, an obscure Carradine, some high school kids, and Robert Goulet. Actually, I'm kidding about Goulet. He read for a part, but was edged out by one of the goats.
  • There are about 6,000 other great pics in the Encyclopedia, 4,000 in the back pages, and hundreds more in the specialty pages. Oh, yeah, and 1,200 fakes as well. Almost every section updated constantly. Click here.
  • Paloma Picasso
  • Speaking of celebs when they were young, here is Eva Cadell at about age 20. The contributor is Bob the Dog.(Who was unjustly denied a part in "Burglar from Hell")
  • one more of Eva Cadell from Bob the Dog. Of course that's not his real name, you sillies. It's a nickname. He's really Robert the Dog
  • one last Eva Cadell. She's probably had as interesting a life as anyone else I can think of. She was smuggled out of Hungary as an infant during the 1956 revolution. She was dumped in an orphanage until her real grandmother found her. Her granny was a servant, and Eva was raised doing menial jobs. She broke free, though, and since then, she's made Sidaris movies, done magazine modeling, gotten a black belt in karate, and even gotten a degree from "The American College of Sexology". What more can ya say?
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  • A German magazine got hold of some rare private pictures of Kim Basinger. Here's the article #1.
  • Kim Basinger article #2.
  • Kim Basinger article #3.
  • French twists
  • The French certainly have a unique cultural approach to cinema nudity. These scenes from "Mon bel amour, ma déchirure" feature a mainstream actress named Catherine Wilkening in some extraordinary gynecological poses, yet Charlie (the vidcapper) points out on his site that this movie is rated the equivalent of the US PG-13. Even if the rest of the movie were as innocent as "The Sound of Music", these scenes alone would, I think, cause a movie to get an NC-17 or to settle for an NR in The States. In addition, it is hard to imagine any mainstream Stateside actress who would allow photography this intimate. I can't even remember seeing anything like this from the queens of the indies and the made-for-cable flicks.
  • One more of Catherina Wilkening.
  • Nathalie Auffret in "Messieurs les enfants". Just a modest topless shot, but a beautiful woman.
  • Marianne Denicourt in "La vie des morts".
  • Marie-Christine Barrault in "L'état sauvage".
  • Alexandra London in "Van Gogh".
  • Elsa Zylberstein in "Van Gogh".
  • Vanessa Demouy from New Look
  • Fashion legend Betty Catroux. Warning: she isn't a model, but a design associate, and ... well ... you know how Steve Martin used to say comedy isn't pretty? Sometimes fashion ain't so cute either.
  • Fashion legend Loulou de la Falaise. She's a decent looking woman this time, but this picture will appeal mostly to you lovers of "cupcakes".
  • OK, that was one for the small breast fanciers. Now, for you guys who like freckles ... I think Isabelle Huppert is your dream date.
  • More EuroStuff
  • Remember Romy Schneider? I think I've told the story before. She was the first woman I ever saw naked on film in Boccaccio 70. This is her daughter, Sarah Biasini
  • Another fashion legend, Elsa Peretti.
  • a quick daytrip over to The Netherlands for Sylvia Kristel in "Private Lessons".
  • a legendary scene in film history. The Movie: Macbeth. Director: Roman Polanski. Actress: one of my personal favorites, the ultimate Britbabe, Francesca Annis. (well, actually her mom is Brazilian, but who cares?) The scene: sleepwalking. Heaven knows how many women have performed this scene, but not that many have done it stark naked on camera. I suppose it wouldn't have been possible in Shakespeare's day, when the female roles were commonly performed by men.
  • The elegant Britbabe, Charlotte Rampling, in Zardoz. Hey, female viewers of the Funhouse. This movie is about 100 minutes long, and Sean Connery spends the first 99 minutes in his little red underpants. Doesn't do it for me, but maybe your kinda entertainment.
  • One very brief peek of Rampling in Zardoz.
  • Sara Kestelman in Zardoz. I never heard of her so I looked her up. Mysterious career. Had some lead roles like this one back in the 70's (Zardoz released in 1973, apparently her first feature). Then from 1978-1986, not one mention of her anywhere. She gradually started to work again, and now, at about age 50, she must be on the air about every minute in the U.K., as she is listed in the cast of four mini-series in the last year.
  • from Arthur Figgis: Brigit Doll in "Das Haus am Meer".
  • Saturday's Stuff
    From Graphic Response
  • From the one of the Grand Masters of celebrity-nudity-vidcap-tribute-collages, here's Kate Vernon, from the movie "Dangerous Touch". In my book, Kate is considered to be B-movie royalty. Perhaps not the most famous name in the biz, but...Her father is John Vernon. That's right, Dean Wormer! One of the founding fathers of the modern B-movie!
  • Also from "Fire Walk With Me", here's Sheryl Lee.
  • From Johnny Web
  • Here's something you probably won't find anywhere else. The late Margaux Hemingway. Although her death was tragic, we like to remember her in her prime.
  • A true original! Before it was hip to be unique, Grace Jones was out there forging the cutting edge of performance art. As a model/singer/performer/actress, she's definitely in a class by herself! Here she is wearing chains, and carrying a whip. What did you expect? A sun dress and a pitcher of iced tea?
  • A BOGO as we used to say back in my long forgotten retail days. (That's Buy-One Get-One) Here's a double shot of oddities...Grace Jones and Dolph Lundgren! It seems that Dolph was once her bodyguard. Now that would have been a much more interesting way to cast the Costner/Houston movie!
  • The beautiful and the bizarre! Here's one of my long time favorites, Nastassja Kinski. I don't get the doll though.
  • Nastassja and the doll again. Is she planning to breast feed?
  • Next from Johnny Web, Brit actress, Charlotte Rampling.
  • Here's sexy brunette, Seana Ryan, co-star of the underground favorite "Captured Beauty"-the erotic trip through the world of soft SM and domination.
  • On the runway, here's model Kimberly Stewart.
  • Supermodel, Veroushka.
  • Alberta Watson, vidcaps from 1994's "Spanking the Monkey". I can't say that I've seen this movie, but the IMDb plot summary makes for an interesting read.
  • Finally from Johnny Web, the very popular Reese Witherspoon showing a bit of nipple. Here she is caught in a see-thru dress while out on the town.
  • Fun House Variety
  • Fresh off the newsstand, absolutely amazing cleavage scan of Jennifer Love Hewitt, from a recent article in Movieline. This is my personal pic of the day!
  • From Down Under! She's new to me, and I'm very glad to meet her. Here's Claudia Karvan. Vidcaps from "The Heartbreak Kid".
  • A closer look at Claudia Karvan and her "assets".
  • More from the newsstand...Eva Herzigova, gracing a cover soaking wet, and showing a bit of nipple. Obviously, a scan not from an American mag, by Rip Scan.
  • From ReCap, Laura Herring in the movie "Silent Night, Deadly Night III". I wouldn't recommend trying to cut down the largest tree in the forest with this type of herring either.
  • From one of the billion episodes of "Red Shoe Diaries", here's Ann Cockburn from the episode "Night of Abandon", by krEEL
  • From The Anonymous Guy, brand new 'caps of Sheryl Lee from "This World, Then the Fireworks".
  • From Valentino, from the movie "The Bounty", here's Tevaite Vernette.