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Monday, February 13, 2017

The Well (1951)


















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In a racially mixed American town, a 5-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school. Having nothing better to go on, the police follow up a report that the child was seen with a white stranger, and rumors run wild. Before hapless, innocent Claude Packard is even found, popular hysteria has him tried and convicted. But Packard's troubles pale by comparison as ever more inflated rumors uncap the well of racial tensions and mob violence. And young Carolyn Crawford, forgotten by most, is still missing... 

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976)















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Dyanne Thorne returns as Ilsa, now more vicious and brutal than ever! As the harem keeper for a depraved sheik, Ilsa and her lethal lesbian guards (Marilyn Joi and Tanya Boyd) run the most sadistic slavery ring in the Middle East. But when an American diplomat threatens to expose the perverse secrets of Ilsa's domain, she ignites a holy war of sexual violence and savage revolt! The second film in the notorious ILSA series, HAREM KEEPER is as equally shocking and controversial as its reviled predecessor.

Monday, January 9, 2017

Impango (1982)
















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When a wealthy business man's wife is abducted by three thugs looking for a R20'000 ransom fee, the man will have to play a very clever game if he hopes to ever see his wife again. But in the end, his wife proves to be a resourceful and resilient woman, saving her husband's life in return when it seems he may just be killed for his bravery. The leader of the thugs is sent to prison, but with only one of his men dead, it's anyone's guess where his other henchman has disappeared to.

Friday, January 6, 2017

Terminal Island (1973)


















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Four women convicted of first-degree murder are condemned to a government-designated dumping ground on San Bruno Island-where they will be free to do anything they want except to leave. But with no laws and killers all around, they will be forced to commit extreme acts of violence and deprave.