08/08/23

Sparkle's Tavern (1985) - Curt McDowell

 

 “Welcome to Sparkle’s Tavern, a bizarre little hole-in-the-wall. In the Convenience Parlor in the back of the tavern are four more holes in the `Suck Stalls.’ When the chorus girls and headliner Sparkle aren’t singing and dancing, they’re servicing the leather-cowboy patrons. Buster, the proprietor (and Sparkle’s gay brother) runs around nervous all the time and occasionally helps out at the stalls: `All this [fluid] is going to give me the runs,’ he says at one point. These siblings are terrified that their fragile, obsessive-compulsive mother will one day discover her children’s secrets. When gang leader Jock `rapes’ Sparkle in his apartment already full of `whiskey-laden, naked’ bodies, his jealous, white-trash girlfriend, Brenda (comparable to actress Yvette Mimieux), spills the beans about Beth Sue (Sparkle) and her non-sensual, highly dramatic Mom. This info allows Jock to blackmail Buster and seize control of his tavern. Jock sends an invitation to Mrs. Blake for a free night at the tavern… `Sparkle’s Tavern’ is a lusty, bizarre, sexually-dripping marvel of the emotional dangers in a dysfunctional family crippled with secrets and lost passions. Marion Eaton as Mrs. Blake is the marvelously pinched backbone of this body of decadence and Dionysian mania. After the `enlightenment,’ Buster is stunned that his kooky, closed mother comes to his tavern. She brings a mysterious guest, Mr. Pupik (`pupik’ is Yiddish for belly button), who sings revealing jingles and eats things like Christmas candy wrapped in slices of olive loaf.” ~Frederic E. Kahler, IMDB

04/07/23

Die Betthostessen aka Hostess in Heat (1972) - Erwin C. Dietrich



Young women make for the best hosts in this sexploitation film from Erwin Dietrich. A series of short stories (similar to the German "Report" films) that show young women in various sexual situations who enjoy playing host to their male and female visitors.

12/07/22

Lialeh (1974) - Barron Bercovichy


Smooth operator Arlo is setting up an erotic musical in NY. Lialeh, a talented girl who wants a singing career and doesn't mind doing nudity or having sex, joins the show. Funk legend Bernard Purdie and his band play Arlo's band.

La gabbia AKA The Trap (1985) - Giuseppe Patroni Griffi


Synopsis:
'An international co-production with dialogue in both Italian and English, this erotic thriller from writer Lucio Fulci and director Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi stars Tony Musante as Michael Parker, a successful American businessman living in Italy with his girlfriend. When she leaves on vacation, Michael is soon involved in a torrid, passionate affair with Marie (Laura Antonelli), a woman with whom he once enjoyed a one-night stand. This time, however, Marie is not about to let Michael off the romantic hook so easily, exacting horrific revenge on her lover. Further complicating Michael's love life is Jacqueline, Marie's nubile preteen daughter, whose attraction for Michael pits mother and daughter against each other in an incestuous love triangle.'
- Karl Williams (Rovi)

16/12/21

China Girl (1975) - Paul Aratow

 

 IMDB: International crime syndicate called the Dragon captures a male and a female scientist, and uses sexual torture through pleasure overload to get them to reveal a secret formula that enables total recall. A CIA agent must rescue them.

12/12/21

Les confidences érotiques d'un lit trop accueillant (1973) - Michel Lemoine


Employed in a cabaret as a go-go girl, Dominique returns home after her shift when she is approached by a former lover, Jean-Louis. She invites him into her apartment where the man’s gaze is soon drawn to the circular bed in the bedroom. Dominique then points out to him that this bed is the subject of an incredible story: it has magical powers, stimulating the libido of the people who are there, making them relive the sexual prowess of its previous owners!

 

06/12/21

L'iniziazione AKA Les exploits d'un jeune Don Juan (1986) - Gianfranco Mingozzi

 

 Roger is a 16-year-old who seeks to lose his virginity in this softcore erotic drama. His initial efforts are unsuccessful, but World War I breaks out and men are seen marching off to battle. Roger goes overboard when he is presented with several amorous opportunities.