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Monday, February 28, 2011

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Afro-Punk



Afro-Punk

2006NR 66 minutes
Following four devout punk-rock fans who happen to be black, director James Spooner's thought-provoking documentary asks whether "Afro" and "punk" can go together. (Meanwhile, during interviews with black punkers -- including members of Fishbone, the Dead Kennedys, Candiria, Orange 9mm and TV on the Radio -- they resoundingly answer "Yes.") Bad Brains, Tamar Kali, Cipher and Ten Grand are among the featured performers..

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena(Spartacus: Prequel)



Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

(Spartacus: Prequel)
2011TV-MA 5 episodes available
John Hannah, Lucy Lawless and Peter Mensah return to the House of Batiatus for this prequel to "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," rewinding the gripping gladiator tale to the rise of a charismatic new champion, Gannicus (Dustin Clare). Soon after gaining control of his father's gladiator school, the cunning Batiatus (Hannah) and Lucretia (Lawless) plot to strengthen their power and tighten their grip on the city of Capua.

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Daybreakers


2009R 97 minutes
Earth's population is up against a vicious plague that's transforming everyone into vampires and draining the world of an increasingly precious resource: blood. Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) and "Elvis" Cormac (Willem Dafoe) must decide what happens next. As the human race count nears zero, will vampires feast on the few men and women who remain, or could science hold the key to a less destructive solution? Sam Neill and Claudia Karvan co-star.

ARTIST FEATURE: BSI

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Rome


Rome: Season 1

2005TV-MA 6 discs
Follow the saga of two ordinary Roman soldiers -- Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo (Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson) -- and their families amid the rise and fall of the Roman republic and the creation of an empire. The fates of Pullo and Vorenus become entwined with those of Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra and the young Octavian, a strange and awkward child who, by political guile and force, is destined to become the first emperor of Rome.
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Lewd Flix: Spartacus: Blood and Sand


Spartacus: Blood and Sand

2010TV-MA 13 episodes
Spartacus (Andy Whitfield) is betrayed by a Roman general and sold into slavery to Lentulus Batiatus (John Hannah) to train at his ludus gladiatorius in Capua, Italy. Ultimately, Spartacus must fight for his freedom and his wife's (Erin Cummings). Lucy Lawless co-stars as Lucretia, Batiatus's wife, in this bloody, twist-filled Starz television series in which corruption, treachery and action reign while one man's journey unfolds.

(image & synopsis, courtesy of netflix.com)