The Human Face (2001) Review

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(More customer reviews)The Human Face is a fascinating but scattershot approach to the topic. John Cleese's approach is sure to delight his fans and annoy his detractors. He manages in his own unique way (while ripping Elizabeth Hurley's face off and shooting fellow Monty Python alum Michael Palin not once, but twice! Pythons always were excessive!) to convey many interesting and pertinent facts concerning the human face and our reactions to it.
Several sections were absolutely fascinating. The discussion on the evolution of the face claims that humankind's move toward an upright posture created an emphasis toward the eyes and visual stimuli and away from the nose and the sense of smell. Our profound reactions to facial expressivity are demonstrated in MRI brain scans that reveal activity deep in the amygdala as a reaction to faces showing fear although no conscious reaction was felt. Several curiosities reminiscent of "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" are explored, including a man who, following an automobile accident, wholeheartedly believed that his parents had been replaced by other people who looked exactly like them--he was able to recognize their physical appearance but had lost the emotional attachment that allowed him to recognize their relationship. Most heartening was a young woman with an exceptionally large jaw who had not only come to accept her looks but further to find her unique appearance a source of pride.
The series closes with an examination of fame, and here it seems to go astray--so much so that Cleese resorts to acts of gratuitous violence against Palin. The focus shifted rather unsettlingly away from the face to the idea of fame. The linking premise, of course, is that in the modern day it is our faces which make us famous (or not), while in the past it was our actions, and before the days of photography and portraiture particular faces were unknown. This departure is not enough to spoil an otherwise excellent and wildly quirky series, though.

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A four-part BBC series examining the science behind facial beauty expression and fame in lighthearted fashion.Running Time: 200 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC:794051157225

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The Girls Next Door - Season 3 (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)It's about time to review the dvd's now that they have come out.
I've been a fan of the girls next door for quite some time now and I must say that the fans of this show are getting luckier and luckier.
Not only are the girls gorgeous, the lifestyle to die for and the entertainment non stop but it doesn't seem to ever get old, the first season was awesome, the second more so and the third even better. (Though I must say it does have my least favorite episode of all times in it, the other episodes make up for it.)
The DVD's contain all aired episodes of the third season, with deleted scenes attached to all episodes (something I love to watch, it just gives you a little something extra from the girls lives.) and the best part in my view, commentary by Holly Bridget and Kendra on all episodes which is, like many have said before, like twice the episode and adding to the episodes over-all quality.
Other special features include the hour long "Bedtime stories" special where the girls all sat down in Hef's bed an discussed their favorite moments from the first two seasons, the season 3 trailer which aired on E! when the season first started in march 2007 and a few Easter eggs on disks 1 and 3.
It's not an overstatement when I say that Holly Bridget and Kendra changed my life and to me the Girls next door is the gift that keeps on giving with entertaining episodes but more importantly endearing characters of 3 lovely ladies who know how to live life to the fullest...
You go girls!

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3-Disc Set. Season 3 proves that the third time really is the charm! Holly, Bridget, and Kendra, Playboy's Blonde Mafia, are back for another outrageous peek behind-the-scenes at Hugh Hefner's legendary Playboy Mansion.Whether they're building a holiday snowman in 70 degree temperatures, horseback riding through the rugged hills of Hollywood, or making hairpin turns around the track at the Toyota Celebrity Grand Prix, Hef's girls really do want to have fun. And joining them are some of the sexiest and most beautiful women in the world. Proof positive that good things really do come in threes!

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The Last Gaze (La Ultima Mirada) (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a film about beauty not only on the weakening eyes of a sensitive beholder, but is also a movie about bringing up splendor of all characters and situations. It shows that drama and magnificence can be developed simultaneously in a moving picture. Beauty is shown in sensual corporeal conditions, and also in spiritually delicacy. Kindness and brilliance are on both sides o the camera.

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An almost blind painter cames across a young girl at a brothel in the Mexican desert. Two separate lives that will be forever linked by destiny. A touching and daring film that celebrates the always enduring human spirit.Un pintor a punto de quedar ciego se encuentra de manera fortuita con una joven en un burdel en el desierto mexicano. Dos vidas distantes pero paralelas se entretejen con sorprendentes vueltas del destino. Una hermosa película que celebra la fortaleza del espíritu humano.

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