Thursday, March 31, 2011

Eroticism On Black

Two quite contrasting fights with black women, same eroticism though. First, a competitive bout from Amazon´s Prod between the ferocious Zambia and Kaisha; second one, a somewhat porn bed fight with pantyhoses from an unknown source.


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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Leg Knots

They are not Boston Crabs nor leg spreads: they are... something special, something found only (well, mostly) in Japan pro-wrestling.


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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

I Don´t Know...

... if it is a good idea, but I have set up a simple poll just to get a snapshot of the about 12,000 visitors of this Blog. If you think it is, I will keep it; otherwise, it will go away.



The Funny Side

That is not the first funny side of female fighting post on this Blog: watch The Lighter Side, for example. But it is the first to give a glimpse of what happens behind the curtain, in this case at SleeperKid World.


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Monday, March 28, 2011

Old And New Things

The old thing is this vintage black & white movie, which begins by a strip tease of the catfighters. For some unclear reason, I have found worthwhile to publish it here; it might be just the lack of other subjects, though (lol).

The new thing is that, for the first time, I have posted a full movie here; should anybody feel that violates some copyright, please, let me know.


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Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Other Catwoman


There was a Catwoman movie with Halle Berry but in this case our heroine appeared in a campy TV series called "Black Scorpion" that did not last much.

However, watching some scenes recently, I think there is a good opportunity for brave producers to reenact this idea, maybe with some additional spice.



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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Qaddafi Forces Pull Back as Rebels Retake Ajdabiya

AJDABIYA, Libya — Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces retreated from this strategic city on Saturday in the first significant advance for the rebels who are challenging his rule since the American and European airstrikes began a week ago.

The capture of Ajdabiya is the first sign that the allied attacks, directed not only against Colonel Qaddafi’s aircraft and defenses but also against his ground troops as well, are changing the dynamics of the battle for control of the country. At the same time, however, Western leaders are debating the ability of the military operation to achieve its dual goals: to protect Libyan civilians and remove Colonel Qaddafi from power.

President Obama, in his weekly radio address, tried to reassure Americans that the mission was both important and effective. “Today, I can report that thanks to our brave men and women in uniform, we’ve made important progress,” he said, adding, “We are succeeding in our mission.”

In Ajdabiya, charred government tanks that were destroyed by the airstrikes through the night were still smoldering on Saturday at the city’s gates, where they had driven back rebel assaults over the past few days. But on Saturday, hundreds of rebels streamed in, honking their horns, shooting weapons into the air and waving their tricolored flags in celebration.

“Without the planes, we couldn’t have done this,” Ahmed Faraj, 38, told The Associated Press. “With the help of the planes, we are going to push onward to Tripoli, God willing.”

Rebels said they believed that Colonel Qaddafi’s militias had retreated about 50 miles to the west, toward the city of Brega.

“People are celebrating,” said Najib al-Mukasabi, who was driving from Ajdabiya north toward Benghazi, the rebels’ capital. “The west and east gates are liberated.”

The evidence of intense fighting could be seen everywhere, with homes badly damaged and wreckage in the streets. Before being routed from the city by the pro-Qaddafi forces, rebel fighters had vowed to make their stand in Ajdabiya, which is on both the major highway networks in northeastern Libya. A vital city of 120,000 before the battles began, it seemed more a damaged husk on Saturday.

At a news conference in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid Kaim confirmed that government fighters had made a “tactical pullback.” And he reiterated the government’s charge that the American and European forces were overstepping mandates from the United Nations and NATO by providing close air support to the rebels instead of merely establishing a no-fly zone or protecting civilians.

The airstrikes in Ajdabiya had hit the pro-Qaddafi troops who were not advancing but merely “stationary,” he said.

He also repeated accusations that the airstrikes have killed dozens of civilians, though the Qaddafi government has not yet presented evidence of those deaths. In a news conference late Friday night, Health Ministry officials said more than 100 people had died in the air attacks, but they did not break out civilian casualties from the military deaths.

In his radio address, President Obama defended American involvement and the airstrikes’ targets, arguing that the United States was protecting a strategic interest in preserving the stability of the region as well as an international mandate to prevent a bloodbath.

“In places like Benghazi, a city of some 700,000 that Qaddafi threatened to show ‘no mercy,’ his forces have been pushed back,” Mr. Obama said. “So make no mistake, because we acted quickly, a humanitarian catastrophe has been avoided, and the lives of countless civilians — innocent men, women and children — have been saved.”

The rebel forces are still outgunned on the ground by Colonel Qaddafi’s better-equipped militia, the rebel battle lines are still hundreds of miles from the capital and there is no indication of an imminent uprising in the west against the government.

Mr. Obama did not address how the conflict might end, but he repeated his vow that the United States would not send ground forces into Libya.

“This is now a broad, international effort,” he said. “Our allies and partners are enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya and the arms embargo at sea. Key Arab partners like Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have committed aircraft.”

He added, “This is how the international community should work: more nations, not just the United States, bearing the responsibility and cost of upholding peace and security.”

There was evidence on Saturday that the allied military effort was having an effect not just in the rebel-held east, but in the west as well. In Misurata, where Libya’s military has kept up a tight siege against the last opposition redoubt in the western part of the country, rebel commanders said the allied airstrikes had allowed them to hold out.

Fighting around Misurata erupted again on Saturday, according to a rebel spokesman using the name Aiman. He said tanks and artillery resumed firing into the city on Saturday morning until three waves of airstrikes forced them back.

“After the airstrikes, things have been quiet,” he said by telephone, though he added that pro-Qaddafi snipers remained active in the center of the city. His report could not be confirmed because the government has barred journalists from entering the city.

In eastern Libya, an armed rebel convoy moved toward Brega, in pursuit of the retreating government forces.

The pro-Qaddafi fighters appeared to have fled in a hurry. About four miles southwest of Ajdabiya, the wreckage of six ammunition trucks blown up by the allied airstrikes lay by the side of the road, with green boxes of unused ammunition strewn on the ground. Several rebels cheered when they encountered the bloated body of a dead soldier near an armored personnel carrier that had been destroyed.

As far as 30 miles west of Ajdabiya — roughly halfway along the road to Brega — rebel fighters could be seen rejoicing as they reached a gas station. There was no sign of a government soldier anywhere in site.

In Ajdabiya, though, residents were just beginning to take emerge from taking shelter. The battle had badly damaged a mosque and a youth center on the eastern side of the city, and holes had been blown through shop windows everywhere.

Flies swarmed over three bodies under sheets outside the city morgue. Doctors said two of the dead had been on Colonel Qaddafi’s side and the other has been loyal to the rebels. It was unclear why they had been left outside, although the morgue’s refrigerators were not working in any event because electricity to the city had been cut off.

Inside the main hospital, Dr. Muhammad Abdul Kareem — one of six physicians who remained through the battle — said many residents had been afraid to come in. Those who neared the door often came under fire, he said, and all but three of the hospital’s ambulances had been destroyed. The hospital morgue counted about 30 victims during the battle, and the local cemetery counted 81 bodies. Many were buried in graves with no marker or only a number.

Theater Four: Ceiling Holds

Enough silicone on Theater Four, let us move forward to another preference: ceiling holds. And back to YouTube as a source of clips: just a couple of new material on the subject, but I guess the old ones - mostly from Japan, will please the fans. One of the new videos there is embedded below: a rare sexy pro-wrestling scene from Japan.


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Friday, March 25, 2011

Great Moments In Female Fighting (2): Best Amateur Fight

The video is grainy, there are some continuity problems in my copy, I have no idea about the source but it is still one of the best amateur combats I have ever seen. It was probably shot in Europe under modified olympic wrestling rules. And it is quite sexy!




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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Stop The Press!


The expression "stop the press" in these days of Facebook and Twitter are really hilarious... Anyway, the reason for this post is the influx of complete fighting videos on YouTube in the last days, which have been posted on Theater One. There we have the likes of Christine Dupree (I guess in a combat for Women Warriors), Nadege, Helen Von Mott and others; but pay attention to the very first video with a hot fighter in black lingerie.


Notes From Hell

That small ring on the basement of a night club in New York City was (in)famous for the raunchy catfights which used to happen there regularly in the 80´s (?). Videos were sold by Crystal Films under the very appropriate name of Catfights From Hell: here comes two samples of the activities which left many women with severe bruises and pains in the body.


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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Sexy Boxing Pioneers

From Crystal Video old magazines, comes this short boxing sequence from early 20th century sporting activities (in Europe?) with gorgeous women in sexy outfits for that time.


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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

REVIEW: BLUE VALENTINE
























"Tell me how I should be? Just tell me."

Poster film ini terlihat begitu romantis, apalagi ketika membaca tagline yang bertuliskan 'A LOVE STORY'. Namun percayalah, ini bukan kisah cinta romantis yang penonton harapkan. Film ini depresif, sebuah potret kisah pernikahan yang di visualisasikan dengan gamblang dan jujur. Mungkin lebih tepat kalau saya mengatakan kisah cinta di Blue Valentine, tragis. Menonton film ini membuat emosi campur aduk. Beberapa scene membuat saya tersenyum sangking manisnya, tetapi lebih banyak lagi scene yang membuat saya galau sangking dituturkan dengan jujur. Banyak yang menganggap film ini memiliki unsur provokatif, saya sedikit setuju, karena setelah saya menonton pun jadi bertanya-tanya pada diri sendiri tentang hal-hal yang menjadi pertanyaan dalam film ini. Tentang kehidupan pernikahan dan segala drama didalamnya.

Film dibuka dengan keadaan pasangan ini sekarang. Dean (Ryan Gosling) terlihat akrab dengan anak perempuannya, Frankie (Faith Wladyka). Ia termasuk seorang ayah yang baik. Namun keretakan rumah tangga mereka mulai terlihat ketika penonton diperlihatkan bagaimana Dean dan istrinya Cindy (Michelle Williams) bertingkah satu sama lain. Penonton lalu dibawa pada saat kurang lebih lima sampai enam tahun yang lalu, dimana Dean dan Cindy baru mengenal satu sama lain. Film lalu berlanjut terus seperti ini, memperlihatkan awal dan akhir pernikahan mereka. Manis – Pahit. Manis – Pahit. Begitu seterusnya.

Pada awal perkenalan mereka, kita diperlihatkan Dean dan Cindy yang sebenarnya, sebelum stress dan kelelahan dalam perkawinan mereka. Dean adalah seorang pemuda yang ceria dan optimis, ia juga pandai bernyanyi dan main musik. Namun Dean lebih memilih untuk bekerja sebagai kuli panggul sebuah jasa pemindahan barang. Cindy, pada saat itu baru saja putus dari kekasihnya Bobby (Mike Vogel) dan sedang sekolah tentang obat-obatan. Ia juga memiliki trauma tentang sebuah hubungan percintaan dikarenakan rumah tangga kedua orangtuanya yang berantakan. Ketidaksengajaan mempertemukan Dean dan Cindy, sampai akhirnya Dean memutuskan untuk mengenal Cindy lebih jauh.

Sutradara film ini, Derek Cianfrance, pintar sekali menyelipkan adegan-adegan flashback yang semakin mempermainkan emosi penonton. Di satu sisi kita diperlihatkan indahnya hubungan awal mereka, namun di sisi lain kita dibuat bergumam sendiri bahwa pernikahan mereka sudah tidak ada harapan lagi. Menjelang akhir film, saya dibuat meringis karena ending yang tidak klise dan jujur pada kenyataan yang ada. Blue Valentine memiliki lumayan banyak adegan seksual yang vulgar, sehingga pada awalnya memang terjadi kontroversi dimana MPAA memberikan rating NC-17 pada film ini. Menurut saya adegan seksual disini tidak eksploitatif, adegan tersebut bukan menjadi menu utama dalam film ini, hanya bumbu pelengkap yang memang penting untuk berada pada tempatnya.

Meski dengan budget minim, Blue Valentine merupakan sebuah film yang berhasil memikat hati penonton (well, at least hati saya). Walaupun pada kenyataannya banyak orang yang lebih suka menonton kisah happy ending, Blue Valentine mampu menyuguhkan sebuah kisah yang benar-benar 'manusia' tanpa ada sentuhan yang dibuat-buat. Akting jempolan dari Ryan Gosling dan Michelle Williams tentu juga menjadi esensi penting dalam film ini. Apalagi mereka sampai menaikkan dan menurunkan berat badan demi kilas balik karakter yang mereka perankan. Soundtrack yang ada dalam film ini juga terasa sangat pas. Salah satu hal yang saya tarik dari film ini adalah dongeng manis yang biasanya kita baca tidak selalu sama dengan kenyataan. Hidup lebih pahit. Lebih berliku. Apa yang kita kira berjalan dengan baik, belum tentu akan seterusnya begitu. Manusia bisa berubah. Perasaan bisa berubah. Itu kehidupan.






Today: A Mixed Bag

I am not sure, but I think Beatrice Goffin vs Ali was a missing fight in our menu; well, it is available now on Theater Two, along with other updates there, always with long duration clips, if not the whole fight.

Changing of subject (and to include an image as usual here...), what do you think of watching a fight betweenthese two below - Jade and Samantha, instead of our traditional characters, Becky and Trisha?


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Monday, March 21, 2011

Large Repertoire Of Holds

The movie SV118 Chantel vs Brenda from Special Interests has a large collection of exquisite wrestling holds; although semi-competitive, that makes the fight more interesting than the average.


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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Figures, Stats And Results

After trying several web visits counters with the same unreliable results, I have decided to count on Google itself. The trouble is the available gadget counts page views and not the visits themselves. Anyway, I have started to use it; the number displayed there is the accumulated value for the last four months or so.

By the way, for the record, from April 2, 2008 until today, this Blog got some 1,080,000 visits.

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Good Grappling, But Where Is The Store?

These two Grappling Gals fights are promising but the store link at its Yahoo Group does not show the goods. The sample here is from GR2 Sinn Sage vs Goldie ( I loved that string bikini) and GR5 Talisin vs Satine. Good holds in both but a better shooting lighting would improve viewing the grapplers.


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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Tapping Out (21): A Decisive Hold

Lady Hawke was a good provider of competitive fights several years ago. This one - whose wrestlers are unknown to me, has the slender girl getting a quick submission at the end using a combo hold that left the opponent with no options but tap out.


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Friday, March 18, 2011

REVIEW: HEREAFTER
























"What happen after we die?"

Ketika Clint Eastwood mengarahkan sebuah film, ia bukan hanya sekedar membuat film, ia membuat karya seni. Ia mempersiapkan strategi khusus pada setiap aspek dalam proses pembuatan filmnya: pemandangan, musik, akting, dan cerita. Ini sangat jelas bahwa setiap detail dirancang dengan seksama. Film terbarunya, Hereafter, mengeksplorasi tentang kematian dan apa yang terjadi setelah kita binasa. Di tangan sutradara lain yang standarnya dibawah Eastwood, mungkin materi film ini akan divisualisasinya menjadi sebuah film yang cheesy. Tapi tidak di tangan Eastwood, meskipun ini merupakan tema baru baginya, film ini menjadi bermakna apalagi didukung kualitas akting aktor sekelas Matt Damon.

Hereafter bercerita tentang tiga individu berbeda yang masing-masing sedang memiliki masalah yang berhubungan dengan kematian. Pertama, George (Matt Damon) yang mampu berbicara dengan orang mati. Mungkin di atas kertas kemampuannya itu terbilang keren, namun cukup sulit bagi George untuk memiliki hubungan normal karena hal itu. Dia sekarang malah memilih untuk menjadi buruh pabrik dengan gaji yang kecil. Dalam pikirannya, pekerjaannya saat ini lebih baik dan tidak membebani dirinya. Ada juga seorang wanita Perancis, Marie Lelay (Cecile de France) yang entah bagaimana terselamatkan dari Tsunami. Ia memiliki 'penglihatan' setelah bencana itu, namun teman kerjanya malah tidak percaya dan menganggapnya gegar otak atau bicara omong kosong. Kita juga diperkenalkan dengan sepasang anak kembar, Marcus dan Jason (Frankie dan George McLaren) yang mencoba untuk menjaga diri mereka sendiri karena ibu mereka pemabuk dan tidak dapat diandalkan.

Ketiganya menceritakan tiga kisah yang berbeda, tetapi benang merahnya adalah kematian. Marie berhasil lolos dari kematian dan semenjak saat itu ia malah melihat hal-hal aneh. Si kembar malah secara langsung melihat kematian karena ibu mereka yang pemabuk. George memiliki karunia berbicara dengan orang mati, atau ia lebih suka menyebutnya, kutukan. Orang selalu mengetuk pintu dan mengganggu dia untuk membacanya. Dia selalu harus memberitahukan pada mereka kalau ia sudah tidak melakukan hal itu lagi. Bagi George, ia ingin hidup normal dengan manusia, bukan dikelilingi oleh banyaknya orang yang sudah mati.

Clint Eastwood berurusan dengan topik berat disini, namun Hereafter tidak terkesan murahan, dipaksakan, atau menggurui. Jika mengangkut kematian, terserah pada individu yang menonton, bagaimana mereka menganggap film ini. Apa yang mereka percayai atau tidak. Meskipun Matt Damon adalah bintang utama dalam film ini, namun secara keseluruhan film ini bukan hanya tentang dirinya. Ini lebih tentang beberapa karakter kuat dalam film dan bagaimana mereka terhubung satu sama lain. Hereafter lebih minitikberatkan pada karakter-karakter kuat didalamnya, emosi, dan harapan. Jadi jangan berharap anda akan melihat hantu atau menduga-duga kapan hantu-hantu itu akan muncul. Ini bukan film horror, ini drama. Saya pribadi menyukai film ini. Memang tidak lebih bagus dari The Sixth Sense (1999), tapi cukup berhasil jika dibandingkan film sejenis lainnya. Opening scene tentang Tsunami di Thailand berhasil membuat saya sedikit bergidik ngeri.






Wedding Dress / 웨딩드레스 (Korea) 2009

Wedding Dress / 웨딩드레스 (Korea) 2009
Cast : Song Yoon-ah, Kim Hyang-ki, Kim Myeong-gook, Jeon Mi-seon
Genre : Drama
Category : Korean Movie
Release : 2009

Download Movie and Subtitle








Go-eun (Song Yoon-ah), a wedding dress designer and single mom, has only a limited number of days to live. Before parting from her young daughter So-ra (Kim Hyang-gi), Go-eun wants to do everything she can for her, including making a beautiful wedding dress for So-ra for the future. As her condition worsens, So-ra finds out about the cancer and tries to fulfill her mother's wishes one by one, in secret

Movie : part1 | part2 | pat3 | part4 | part5 | part6 | part7
Subtitle : English | Indonesia

Competitive Battles In A Ring

The tours done by European wrestlers in US many years ago produced combats which still are standards for competitive fights. The USA 2001 event in Pasadena, Ca, was one of the best and this particular bout between Edina and Clara got top marks.


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Thursday, March 17, 2011

That´s A Catfight!

From the high stylized world of female fighting in Japan comes this catfight as it should be! Thanks to You(Fight)Tube for this and the user ritu81sharma.


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REVIEW: THE FIGHTER
























"I'm the one who's fighting. Not you."

Banyak film yang mengangkat tema tinju seperti Rocky (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Ali (2001), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), dan lain-lain. Beberapa contoh yang saya sebutkan tergolong sukses di pasaran, hal ini menandakan kalau film dengan tema tinju masih digemari. Kali ini David O. Russell kembali menyegarkan memori kita dengan film bertema tinju dalam The Fighter. Deretan pemain film Hollywood ternama bermain disini, sebut saja Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams, dan Melissa Leo. Berkat bakat dari para pemainnya itulah akhirnya The Fighter sukses berlaga dalam beberapa ajang penghargaan film seperti Golden Globe dan Oscar tahun ini, serta membuahkan piala untuk Christian Bale dan Melissa Leo.

Film ini mengangkat kisah nyata 'Irish' Micky Ward, seorang petinju yang terkenal pada masanya. David O. Russell mengemas kisah ini menjadi sebuah film dengan sangat baik. Christian Bale bermain menjadi Dicky Ecklund, kakak Micky yang kecanduan narkoba dan selalu mengulang-ngulang kisahnya saat mengalahkan Sugar Ray Leonard. Ada crew film yang mengikutinya, yang katanya sedang membuat sebuah reality show tentang kembalinya Dicky dalam ring tinju. Ibu mereka diperankan oleh Melissa Leo yang mempunyai keinginan kuat untuk dapat melihat anak-anaknya tenar, meskipun hal yang ia lakukan menyimpang dari kebenaran. Ia menyangkal kalau Dicky terlibat obat-obatan terlarang, juga merasa paling benar dan paling tahu kebutuhan anak-anaknya.

Lain lagi dengan karakter Mark Wahlberg yang lebih terkesan tenang sebagai Micky Ward. Ia menjalin hubungan cinta dengan Charlene Fleming yang diperankan Amy Adams disini. Mereka berkenalan di sebuah bar dan pada akhirnya Charlene berhasil membuka pikiran Micky dan menjauhkannya dari pengaruh buruk di keluarga, terutama sang ibu dan Micky. Pada awal film ini kita akan diperlihatkan betapa eratnya hubungan kakak beradik Micky dan Dicky. Mulai pertengahan muncul konflik diantara mereka dan juga sang ibu. Pada intinya, film ini menceritakan kisah perjalanan Micky Ward dari mulai sebelum sukses di ring tinju serta lika-liku hubungan dengan keluarganya tercinta.

Beruntung sekali The Fighter memiliki Christian Bale dan Melissa Leo yang memang terlihat paling mendalami karakter masing-masing, wajar saja kalau mereka lah yang mendapatkan piala-piala dengan gelar 'Best Supporting Actor / Actress'. Totalitas Bale semakin terlihat dengan menunjukkan penurunan berat drastis lagi dalam film ini setelah sebelumnya sudah pernah terlihat seperti tengkorang dalam The Machinist (2004) dan kembali sixpack dalam The Dark Knight (2009). Saya pun sampai bingung, sepertinya Bale gampang sekali menaik-turunkan berat badan, meski pada kenyataannya saya yakin hal itu pasti sangat sulit. Sayangnya, Mark Wahlberg yang mengaku selama ini menjaga bentuk tubuhnya agar tetap sixpack supaya lebih pas dengan karaternya pada film ini malah terlihat kurang menunjukkan emosi dan chemistry antara dirinya dengan Amy Adams juga kurang terjalin dengan baik. Namun secara keseluruhan The Fighter memberikan warna baru dalam film dengan tema tinju. David O. Russell mengemas film ini dengan gaya indie / vintage yang simple namun menarik untuk ditonton.






Wednesday, March 16, 2011

GamPeraliya




Ai Oba Thaniwela




Sadali




Robin, Raven And Topless Fights

As the topic got some attention the other day, I put together some images about Robin resumée. First, another fight with her showing everything above the waist, against Tina for APL; second, Robin being beaten by Casey for Joan Wise, where she briefly shows the breasts and also... she is not really a blonde; and, finally, getting a submission from Raven, always topless, for Woman Warriors.


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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Still The Best

In my opinion, he was the best comics artist in all aspects: story creation, characters, drawing style, wrestling holds, eroticism and art rendering. I was never able to know his (her?) name: drawings and albuns were available through an Yahoo Group and I bought everything by e-mail a long time ago. I have never heard of him (her?) again in the last three, four years.

This is a sample of the artist´s work: even in black & white (most of the work was in colors), it conveys pretty well the female fighting fetish.

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Schoolgirl Variations

An wrestling pin is a pin but there are several variations for the outcome: the winning girl can stay there forever, move to a face sitting, allow a reversal and ... getting a fall. All of these are in the video below (kind of...). I do not know the source of the first segment, though; others are from TPC, FoxyCombat and DWW.

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Battle Of Stars (30): Raven vs Robin

Very, very young stars (let us call them that, instead of legends...) Robin and Raven are here in the beginning of their careers fighting for California Supreme - the cradle of so many wrestlers. Raven is here as Nancy but there is no difficulty in identifying the sexy brunette. I do not know if it is a coincidence but once more Robin is beaten in a competitive (or semi-competitive) bout.


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Saturday, March 12, 2011

REVIEW: THE KING'S SPEECH
























"When God couldn't save The King, The Queen turned to someone who could."

Sejak kemunculan pertamanya dalam Telluride Film Festival pada bulan September tahun lalu, The King's Speech memang sudah diprediksi akan dengan mulus mendapatkan nominasi awards dan memenangkannya. Terbukti, film ini berhasil menjadi Best Motion Picture di ajang Oscar dan juga Colin Firth yang menyandang gelar Best Actor versi Oscar dan Golden Globe tahun ini. Bahkan sang sutradara pun berhasil meraih gelar Best Director Oscar 2011. Masih banyak lagi nominasi dan kemenangan yang didapatkan oleh The King's Speech. Film yang ditulis David Seidler dan disutradarai oleh Tom Hooper ini memang asik untuk dinikmati, didukung juga dengan akting menawan dari para pemain didalamnya.

Diangkat berdasarkan kisah nyata Raja George VI yang berjuang melawan kegagapannya, The King's Speech berhasil dikemas dengan sangat baik dan menghibur. Awalnya, Pangeran Albert (Colin Firth) merasa aman-aman saja dengan gagap yang dimilikinya. Namun, ketika ayahnya, Raja George V meninggal dunia dan melimpahkan tahta kerajaan kepada kakaknya Pangeran Edward (Guy Pearce), Albert mulai ketakutan. Ia tahu bahwa kakaknya sedang menjalin hubungan asmara dengan seorang janda, dimana hal itu menyalahi aturan kerajaan yang melarang seorang raja menikah dengan janda. Ketakutannya pun terbukti, Edward akhirnya melepaskan tahta dan menurunkannya pada Albert yang menjadi Raja George VI. Albert pun stress dengan beban yang sedang dipikulnya sekarang, yang paling membuatnya pusing tujuh keliling adalah kenyataan bahwa dirinya gagap!

Selama ini Bertie -sapaan akrab Albert- dan istrinya Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) sudah sering berobat ke dokter-dokter hebat kerajaan namun penyakit sang suami tak kunjung sembuh. Suatu hari Elizabeth mendatangi seorang ahli pidato asal Australia bernama Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) dan memintanya untuk menangani kesulitan suaminya dalam berpidato. Meskipun awalnya Bertie sangat tidak yakin dengan Lionel, perlahan terapi unik yang diberikan memberikan kemajuan. Dan pada tahun 1939, dimana Bertie harus mendeklarasikan perang dengan Nazi Jerman kepada seluruh bangsanya, ia memiliki Lionel disampingnya. Ia ingin membuktikan bahwa selain menjadi Raja yang baik ia juga bisa menjadi seorang komunikator yang handal.

Skrip David Seidler ini memang sangat pintar dan lucu, chemistry antara karakter Pangeran Albert dan Lionel terjalin dengan perlahan tapi pasti. Tom Hooper selaku sutradara juga sepertinya tetap membuat segala sesuatu dalam film ini terlihat sederhana namun mampu menggugah setiap orang yang menontonnya. Design kostum sangat mendukung dan membuat karakter yang ada lebih bersinar. Hal yang tidak kalah penting adalah para pemain dalam The King's Speech yang sangat pas. Colin Firth tentu saja memberikan salah satu performa terbaiknya. Begitu juga Helena Bonham Carter dan Geoffrey Rush yang sangat mendalami karakter mereka. Para cameo seperti Guy Pearce dan Michale Gambon juga menambah nilai plus. Sebuah film yang menghibur, menyentuh, dan juga informatif. Selamat untuk segala kemenangan yang diraih! :)