That's
Sexploitation! (2013/Severin Films Blu-ray)
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Case Director Frank Henenlotter's 2013 documentary That's
Sexploitation! (2013), produced by the late Mike Vraney (founder
of Something Weird Video), centers around the history of
sexploitation in a hilarious and factual way. Starting out with some
humble beginnings in the silent era that barely resemble anything
even remotely sexy, it's interesting to see how over time more and
more things were able to reach the public and pass censors to now
where basically anything goes (especially now in the world of the
internet). Henelotter stars in the documentary as himself, an
interesting angle on the piece, as he courts David F. Freidman (known
as The Mighty Monarch of Exploitation and his last film
appearance) head on and the two dive as deep into the history of the
medium as possible.
Using
clips from the vast archive of Something Weird Video, Henenlotter
takes you on an all access tour of sexploitation that will please any
fan of the adult film genre and even caters to film historians as
well. Many of the clips get pretty sleazy, so be sure you know what
you're signing up for when giving this disc a spin.
Presented
1080p high definition in 1.78:1 widescreen aspect ratio (even when
some clips are 1.33 X 1, et al) and a lossless Dolby TrueHD 2.0
Stereo track, the film looks and sounds fine on Blu-ray disc. Though
some of the elements in the documentary are obviously old, monophonic
and dated, the quality varies from clip to clip, but overall it looks
great.
Special
Features include an Audio Commentary With Director Henenlotter and
Something Weird's Lisa Petrucci and 3+ Hours Of Sexploitation Shorts
From The Something Weird Archives
Trailer.
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James Lockhart
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