In an unspecified future Japan, nightclub singer and call girl Sandii is hired by Tokyo-based, freelance industrial spies Fox and X, who specialize in helping R&D scientists defect from corporations that would rather kill them than see them work for a competitor. The two men have been hired by Japanese firm Hosaka to assist a … Continue reading Bad Girls We Love: Sandii from New Rose Hotel
Bombshells: Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer, and animal rights advocate Brigitte Bardot was, quite simply, one of the most iconic sex symbols of the twentieth century—and beyond. She existed in our public consciousness in rarified air space, alongside icons like Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren. She left the entertainment industry behind before turning forty and devoted her time … Continue reading Bombshells: Brigitte Bardot
Favorite Film Posters: Tequila Sunrise
Celebrating my favorite film posters. Robert Townes’s 1988 neo-noir crime drama Tequila Sunrise is one of my favorite Michelle Pfeiffer films. With a killer cast—Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Mel Gibson, Raoul Julia—exquisite, Oscar-nominated cinematography from Conrad Hall, and a memorable musical score by Dave Grusin, the Southern California-set Tequila Sunrise is a film that rewards repeat … Continue reading Favorite Film Posters: Tequila Sunrise
Lost and Found: Angel
In which a Hollywood high school hooker becomes ensnared in a serial killer’s reign of terror. For my money, Angel (1984) deserves a spot on the Mount Rushmore of “hookers in danger” films that were so prevalent in the 1980s. I’ve already extolled the virtues of another masterful example of this cherished genre, Streetwalkin’ (1985), … Continue reading Lost and Found: Angel
Hot Shots of the Week: Elvira’s Life in Panties
Last fall, when I stumbled across this W magazine piece on Elvira, AKA Cassandra Peterson, I completely misread it as “Elvira Looks Back at Her Life in PANTIES.” As you might imagine, I got really excited about an in-depth article about Elvira’s panties. That’s the sort of hard-hitting journalism the world needs right now! Sadly, … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Elvira’s Life in Panties
From the Vault: Michelle Pfeiffer in Dark Shadows
This post was originally published eight years ago at my old blog and has been partly rewritten and expanded here. Following Batman Returns (1992), that film’s director, Tim Burton, and its screenwriter, Daniel Waters, were collaborating on ideas for a follow-up film that would’ve starred Michelle Pfeiffer’s Selina Kyle/Catwoman from Returns. The two disagreed over … Continue reading From the Vault: Michelle Pfeiffer in Dark Shadows
Favorite Film Posters: Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls
The first of many posts celebrating my favorite film posters. As an artist and a cinephile, I’ve long been enamored with the art of the film poster. I was fortunate to grow up during a golden age for movie posters—the seventies, eighties, and into the nineties, when real, honest-to-goodness artists crafted 27x40 inch masterpieces to … Continue reading Favorite Film Posters: Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls






