Tokyo’s nasty underside, seen primarily through the eyes of Oscar, a druggie, whose sister Linda is a stripper. Oscar also has flashbacks to his childhood when trauma upends the siblings. Oscar’s drug-fed hallucinations alter Tokyo’s already-disconcerting nights, and after the police shoot him, he can float above and look down: on his sister’s sorrow, on the rooms of a love hotel, and on life at even a molecular level. The spectrum’s colors can be beautiful; it’s people’s colorless lives that can be ugly. And what of afterlife, is there more than a void? Written by<jhailey@hotmail.com>

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A lonely and dejected woman (Amira Casar) learns that only when all inhibitions are cast aside will she be able to truly understand the truth about how men see women in this erotically charged exploration of sexuality from controversial director Catherine Breillat. Teetering on the edge of overwhelming ennui, the woman pays a man (Rocco Siffredi) to join her for a daring, four-day exploration of sexuality in which both reject all convention and smash all boundaries while locked away from society in an isolated estate. Only when the man and woman confront the most unspeakable aspects of their sexuality will they have a pure understanding of how the sexes view one another. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A young woman, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin.

An escort who caters to Washington D.C.’s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.

A wonderful story about believing in one’s self, life lessons, and wisdom.

Rating: ★★★★★

Sure to be a classic! The soundtrack is awesome. The acting is absolutely wonderful. My first time seeing Jason S. before Transporter and the others - knew he’d be a hit in his own right. The writing is HILARIOUS! Especially Mr. Breaker’s lines and “… guns for show, knives for a pro.” I have watched this flick at least 5 times and never get bored. The pace is fast and smart. I caught Snatch aft this, but this will always be my fav Guy Ritchie film!

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Rating: ★★★★★

“Sunshine” is another wonderful piece! Check out Raul Midon now!

Rating: ★★★★☆

La Noire de…, also known as Black Girl (The original French title is literally translated as The Black Girl of…) is a 1966 film directed by Ousmane Sembène. The film is often considered the first Sub-Saharan African film by an African filmmaker to receive international attention.

The film is based on Sembène’s own writing. Though he previously directed two shorts: Borom Sarret and Niaye, Black Girl was his first feature-length film. In Movies as Politics, Jonathan Rosenbaum makes a case for Senegal writer-director Ousmane Sembene’s La Noire de… as the symbolic genesis of sub-Saharan African filmmaking, at least to the extent that the authorship belonged to a born and bred African.

The film centers on Diouana (Mbissine Thérèse Diop), a young Senegalese woman who moves from Dakar, Senegal, to Antibes, France, to work for a rich French couple (Anne-Marie Jelinek and Robert Fontaine). In France, Diouana hopes to continue her former job as nanny, and looks forward to a cosmopolitan lifestyle. However, upon arrival in Antibes, the couple begins to treat Diouana more harshly and she is forced to work in the capacity of a servant. Diouana becomes increasingly aware of her constrained and alienated situation.

Rating: ★★★★★

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