Cecil Howard

It's another handsome edition with great extras and a stunning picture. I hope you'll find it more than worth the wait.

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VCX and Cecil Howard

Of course, this is the same AVN that informs us Gregory Dark is about to direct his first mainstream feature; Gregory Dark, director of Secret Games , Animal Instincts , Indecent Advances . . . and Cafe Flesh ?

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Ah, the business of classics....

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Also, how is the relationship to Media Blasters/Kitty Media affected by this?

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Thank you Cecil Howard and Media Blasters for having the courage to release Neon Nights in the original uncensored version. I hope this sets a precedent for future Golden Age classics on DVD.

Haven't had chance to watch the extras yet, but Media Blasters have done another good job with the colour transfer. The source material is nowhere near as clean as Babylon Pink, with a significant amount of grain in some scenes and noticeable film artifacts. Overall though, it's another fantastic effort, and easily the best ever presentation of Neon Nights.

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It should also be noted that BABYLON PINK features a Georgina Spelvin pissing sequence that I don't recall seeing on my tape version. Returning to the camera negs can turn up all kinds of wonderful material, huh? :)

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Edited by - joplinfantasy on 1/25/2006 10:42:10 PM

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I've just done a direct comparison between the DVD and the censored VHS. The two versions are identical until 2.56 - 3.21 on the DVD when Jamie Gillis is shown initially inserting 3 fingers in Linda Vale's pussy and 1 in her ass, then 4 fingers in her pussy. This sequence is entirely missing from the VHS.

The next difference occurs between 4.03 - 4.17 on the DVD when Jamie works his entire hand into Linda's pussy. This shot was also removed from the VHS.

Finally, 4.32 - 5.05 on the DVD shows the full fist insertion. Needless to say, this entire sequence was missing from the VHS.

It may be that a more complete version of this scene does exist, but I would be surprised. I wonder if the final disc release differs from your advanced screener?

Loved the Jamie Gillis interview btw, and I'm looking forward to watching the remaining extras over the next couple of days.

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Meanwhile, the reviews for BABYLON are starting to trickle in. And they're nice 'n positive. I've pasted them below for anyone wanting more detailed info about the disc.

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http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=19830

http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies2006/babylon_pink.htm

Edited by - ryork on 1/25/2006 12:19:39 PM
Edited to make the links clicky - Flash

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I'm glad you liked the Jamie Gillis interview! I sat down with him for about 70-80 minutes and editing it down to a featurette length was apparently quite tough for the Media Blasters staff because there was so much good material! There were some great stories which weren't in there, including his memories of Shauna Grant, Serena (including some wild stories of her post-porn days), Rebecca Brooke, Darby Lloyd Rains, directors Joe Sarno and Joel Reed, and appearing in two XXX DRACULA films back-to-back. But what remains is a treasure trove of hardcore history lessons, and I was glad that MB chose to include as much as they could on limited disc space. Gillis is an incredible guy; a feature-length documentary discussing his career would be a good idea!

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Perhaps Media Blasters will find space for rest of the interview on a future DVD release? (and please let the next one be Platinum Paradise!).

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I would like very much to see more Cecil Howard movies released on dvd. I enjoyed the extras and think this is the way the classics should be released. They provided some interesting background information on the various people involved and I didn't mind paying a little extra for this material. But if the budget didn't allow the full blown treatment for future releases I'd be glad to just to have the movies.

Thanks.

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My votes:
PLATINUM PARADISE
STAR ANGEL

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Although I'd buy any of the ones listed in this thread.

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-- but I'm also a big fan of Command Cinema trailers. Firestorm especially is awesome. So...any interest in a volume of trailers from Cecil Howard?

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FIRESTORM and STAR ANGEL compete for the top spot as Cecil Howard's best drama, but the edge goes to STAR ANGEL for me. It's simply haunting.

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But I think the trailors should be from the same era as the feature. If they throw on a half a dozen trailors of flicks featuring the stars from the movie on the dvd I bet it could generate a few more sales or rentals.

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The bigger titles in Cecil Howard's library would be post-1980 probably, but I think FANTASEX and GEORGIA PEACH would do well, they've been hailed as classics for years. A series of double-features pairing his older films (PERSONALS, HOT SHOTS, HEAT WAVE, FINAL SIN, ILLUSIONS OF LOVE, FAREWELL SCARLETT, LECHER, HOT HOUSE) is a good idea.

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1976-PEACH FUZZ shot by Cecil Howard, released to theaters

1981-a California film starring Lysa Thatcher is released called PEACH FUZZ (Thatcher was in Howard's NEON NIGHTS the same year, oddly enough)

1980's-to avoid confusion between the 1981 PEACH FUZZ and the 1976 PEACH FUZZ, Command Video releases their film as GEORGIA PEACH.

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re. Media Blasters future classic X releases...after CH, we might expect them to go for some other 'marquee value' titles -- ???

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PHILADELPHIA - HotMovies.com, a pay-per-minute porn provider, has entered into an exclusive Internet deal to distribute two of adult cinema icon Cecil Howard’s rare Command Cinema Classics titles Babylon Pink (1979) and Neon Nights (1981).

The films, available for Internet download or streaming exclusively at HotMovies, were re-released by VCX earlier this year on DVD after more than 15 years on the shelf. They feature classic starlets such as Samantha Fox, Vanessa Del Rio, and Arcadia Lake. Neon Nights was just inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame.

“Fans have been writing in asking for these movies since the DVDs launched,” says HotMovies Director of Business Development James Seibert. “It’s a great deal for both companies. Mr. Howard, one of the true greats of the 35 mm days, gets the online exposure that only HotMovies can deliver, and we get some of the finest adult films ever put on celluloid.”

HotMovies.com is the only place on the Internet to have a distribution agreement for the wildly popular Taboo line distributed by Addictive Entertainment. With the recent addition of more than 100 archival films from the Historic Erotica series distributed by Global Media International and consistent updates from VCX, HotMovies.com continues to build its library of classics.

Command Cinema’s well-plotted, expensively produced titles have been revered since they appeared, and for almost as long they’ve been difficult to find. Howard was ever a film guy and stopped distributing VHS tapes early on. After a hiatus, he began looking for the best thing to do with his sought-after movies, eventually brokering the deal with HotMovies.

The films are noteworthy for offering a female perspective—providing fantasy sequences that arouse far more than the average gonzo scene. The ladies take part in spicy fantasy adventures with hot, well-paced action and a sometimes tongue-in-cheek tone. The movies are, as reviewers have pointed out, what most porn should aspire to be.

As the demand is high for the two re-released titles, Howard says he is considering releasing more of the Command catalogue in the future.

http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=269105

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