Class A Cigarettes - My Favorite Brands

 

I. Camel Turkish Royal

II. Kent Blue Futura

III. Marlboro Gold/Lights

IV. Winston Red

 

Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits!

Lovely! Sexy! Sassy!

Rafmögnuð Reykjavík / Electronica Reykjavík (2008)

Electronica Reykjavik / Rafmögnuð Reykjavík full 50 min. documentary from zik zak on Vimeo.

http://vimeo.com/19846774

SYNOPSIS

Electronica Reykjavik is the story of a revolution in music. The electronic and house music of the late 80´s and early 90´s has made and affected a whole generation of musicians. A scene of mostly underground and avant-garde Icelandic electronic artists emerged, many of which are portrayed in the film. Be prepared for the deepest rhythms of nature and above all a very sexy party. Featuring highly rare footage from the early days of Dance music as well as a selection of some of the finest Reykjavik artists.

CAST

Artists (in order of appearance):

Gus Gus
DJ Grétar - Grétar Gunnarsson
DJ Frímann – Frímann Andrésson
Thor - Þórhallur Skúlason
Biggi Veira - Birgir Þórarinsson
DJ Maggi Legó - Magnús Guðmundsson
Anonymous - Marlon Pollock og Tanya Pollock
DJ Agzilla - Agnar Agnarsson
Biogen - Sigurbjörn Þorgrímsson
Hermigervill - Sveinbjörn Thorarensen
Frank Murder - Þorgeir Frímann Óðinsson
Earth - Urður Hákonardóttir
Ghostigital - Curver Thoroddsen, Einar Örn Benediktsson
President Bongo - Stephan Stephensen…

GENERAL INFO

Director/Scriptwriter:
Arnar Jónasson

Editor:
Kristján Loðmfjörð

Sound design :
Björn Viktorsson, Steingrímur Eyfjörð & Bogi Reynisson

Original language:
Icelandic (English version)

Type of film:
Music Documentary

Domestic release:
September 27th 2008 @ RIFF

Executive Producers:
Skúli Fr. Malmquist & Þórir Snær Sigurjónsson

Producers:
Grímar Jónsson & Arnar Jónasson

Co-producer:
Hlín Jóhannesdóttir

Production company:
Zik Zak Filmworks

For further information contact:
zikzak@zikzak.is or
arnarjonasson@gmail.com

Supported by:
The Icelandic Film Centre
Icelandair

Running time:
'50 min

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1297927/

Triple Feature Music Biopics: Alan Freed, The Temptations, The Jacksons

Mr. Rock´n´Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214539/

The Temptations (TV miniseries 1998)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164292/

The Jacksons: An American Dream (TV miniseries 1992)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104541/

Of all these I liked the Alan Freed film the best.

Arena (1989)

 Saw it on the MGM channel a couple of months ago. Many good laughs and the film looks cool.

Goes down great with beer and pizza.

Arena is an American science fiction film directed by Peter Manoogian and starring Paul Satterfield and Claudia Christian. Set in 4038, Satterfield plays Steve Armstrong, the first human in 50 years to compete in the intergalactic boxing sport called simply "The Arena". 'The film was produced by Charles Band and features original music by Richard Band.

Steve Armstrong (Paul Satterfield) is working as a short order cook on a space station somewhere in the galaxy. Overwhelmed by the volume of orders, he repeatedly fouls up and soon finds himself in a confrontation with an alien patron named Fang. After a fight which smashes up the diner and leaves the alien injured, Steve and his friend and co-worker Shorty (Hamilton Camp) are fired. As it turns out, Fang is an Arena fighter, and his manager Quinn (Claudia Christian) confronts Steve. Amazed that a human could beat one of her best fighters, Quinn offers him a contract, but convinced that humans no longer have a place in the Arena, Steve refuses, intending to make his way back to Earth.
Lacking sufficient money for a ticket, Shorty attempts to raise the cash by gambling in an underground casino. The game is raided by the authorities and in the confusion, Shorty pockets the money. Caught in the act by crime boss Rogor (Marc Alaimo) and his enforcer Weezil (Armin Shimerman), Shorty is held for ransom. Steve promises to pay off the debt, so he reluctantly returns to Quinn and agrees to a contract. Remarkably he wins his first match with an alien named Sloth in an upset. He continues fighting, determined to prove that a human has what it takes to be champion, and soon becomes a top contender. Despite Rogor's multiple attempts to cheat, Steve ultimately wins the championship from Rogor's top fighter, an alien named Horn (Michael Deak).

 Notes

• During one early scene, Armstrong's friend Shorty enters a seedy casino using the password "swordfish."
• The film's tag line "For a thousand years, no human has been the champion. He wants to be the first." contradicts the actual plot as Marcus was the last human champion 50 years ago, and Steve describes him as the reason Steve became a fighter.
• Features future Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 stars Marc Alaimo, Armin Shimerman, Hamilton Camp, Claudia Christian and Shari Shattuck. Both shows also take place on a space station in the future.
• Originally intended for a theatrical release, the film was released directly to videocassette on September 19, 1991 by RCA/Columbia. On July 9, 2013 the film will be released on DVD as part of a 4-Pack with America 3000, Eliminators, and The Time Guardian.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(1989 _film)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101366/

Venus in Furs (1967) produced by Lou Campa, directed by Joe Manzano

Psychosexual surrealism.

Saw this film on a triple feature dvd along with two other Lou Campa productions called "Cool It Baby" (1965) and "Mini-skirt Love" (1967). Those were total crap but this one had something. Reminded me of Warhol but more surreal. It´s trashy without using gimmicks like John Waters.

Not relating much to plot of the book. Actually there´s no storyline. Just this (f)act about guys getting abused by women and this mood. A nightmarish fear of women and macho failure. Includes fetish acts like trampling, shoes, lingerie, foot fetish, bondage and role playing.  Very leggy.

Kinky indeed but not necessarily sexy. Very nice photography at times. That and a killer library, psych-surfing, soundtrack. Can´t think of any other 60´s sexploitation flick that has this dreaming quality. I got a similar feeling from "Carnival of Souls" (1962) which is, of course, a very different kind of film. 

This might fit well on a double feature night along with SingaporeSling (1990). 
I recommend watching this late, alone and stoned like I did. 
Meanwhile, I´ll need to watch more films by Joe Marzana.

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062434/

an article on Campa and Marzano ..

 http://home.comcast.net/~flickhead/Venus-in-Furs.html