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Honeymoon

Honeymoon DVD Japanese culture has a not undeserved reputation for being a bit wacky at times, at least to Western eyes. Plenty of people, working in various media, have sought to bring this wackiness to Western audiences with varying degrees of success, the more successful attempts being the ones that manage to find a balance between novelty and depth. While the novelty of something new and strange can draw us in, there needs to be some depth to maintain our interest. Of course, it is possible to get around this by simply presenting endless novelty.

With Honeymoon, Slovenian director Dražen Štader brings us a view of Paradise TV, a sex channel on Tokyo television. This is not your average sex channel and, even though the studio appears to amount to little more than a couple of corridors and an editing suite, Paradise TV manages to pull off a constant stream of interactive sex chat, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Honeymoon is not a bad film by any stretch of the imagination but it does promise a lot more than it delivers. If you are in the mood for seeing a more adult take on the “Wacky Japan” genre of programming, this film is well worth checking out but, ultimately, this is all that the film supplies.


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Beautiful Losers

Beautiful Losers DVD Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation

In the early 1990's a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture.

Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories. It speaks to themes of what happens when the outside becomes "in" as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today's youth.


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Spirits of the Fall now out on DVD

Spirits of the Fall Russ Diaper's Spirits of the Fall (review trailer) is now available on DVD.

The film is a dark psychological horror/chiller that follows Chris, a man who is mourning the death of his pregnant wife. After a year away from the hotel they both used to run, he returns, not sure of how he would feel, after all, it was in hotel that she was murdered by a psychotic guest on Halloween night, a year ago. Desperate to try and come to terms with his loss, he begins to have terrifying nightmares and bizarre disturbing visions and begins to wonder…is he alone in the house? or is something else living with him. Soon Chris will realise that he must deal with the spirits that torment him….the ghosts that won’t rest.

It's a Genuinely chilling film and you can buy it here.


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