Vicki Christina Barcelona

I avoided this film like the plague. Even though it was about threesomes and steemy intellecutal artist three-way sex. Yes, I know, that does not sound like me. But Midsummer Night's Sex Farce never really left me completely whole as a woman and I have not forgiven Woody ever since. Neither do I trust his infatuation with Scarlet. HOWEVER. This film is not typical woody. I think it is in fact a love note to Scarlet. But one that fits around her perfectly. The way that Lost in Translation fit around Bill Murray. Not to insinuate that the lovely Sofia Coppola has a hidden Ghost Busters fetish or anything...

ps. don't ever lend me a knife or a pistol, even if I beg you really realistically :P

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Spider Lillies

These lovely ladies are the leads in Spider Lilies, a film from Taiwan that just won a Teddy award at the Berlin film festival. I clicked on the instant button at Netflix admittedly just because I was feeling kind of horny, and they recommended it because I loved The Dreamers so much. Well, it was REALLY good. I mean, I've taught myself to cry at chick flicks - mostly for the stress relieve benefits, but this one really had me going. It is so beautifully shot. And it doesn't make a huge deal out of the fact that the lovers are two women. And the tattoos are so cool. I can't really say more without spoiling it, but even if you're not into lesbians or romance or foreign film, you should still watch it.

> Check out the Trailer on YouTube
> Asian Popcorn Premeire coverage (where this sizzlin' pic is from)
> Screenpics of my favorite scenes
> Buy the DVD

The Pickup (1975)

I can't believe that this film doesn't even have a listing on imdb. It is SO good. Not just because there are boobs. It is really trippy, reminds me of Easy Rider. It's interesting just from the early synthesizer perspective. Then you add trippy visual sequences, bizarre plot lines, a 70's luxury mobile home, and lots of hot yet not X rated sex. It's awesome! Soooo glad I downloaded it. Yes, I'm a Tarantino fan, but you might like this "grindhouse" film even if you don't like him.

Actually, I'm a bit appalled that I haven't drummed them up on my own yet.

>The Pickup on Amazon
> Myspace page (yep!)
>Youtube clip (not embeddible, dammit) of Apollo Goddess sequence

Letchworth Village on Opacity

Lechworth Village is where Kinsey was filmed and also a new short called "Boob," about to be released by the Honest folks. The photographs of the abandoned mental institute buildings on the Opacity site are GREAT! They're by photographer Motts (pic on right). I came across this site years ago and looked at every single page - so glad I found it again!

> Check out the pics
> The Kinsey Institute
> Honest

Hugo Arcier

Hugo is a talented young director and video artist in Paris. He has a blog called du temps perdu that covers what's happening in the Paris art world. You can see his work on his website, Yaschik. He recently finished a bumper that you can see on VirginTV. What I love most is his personal film work, like Hypocondria, which brings you inside his colon. Gotta love the French :D