The Hot Spot

Starring:Derrick 'krunch' Tate, Troy Irving
Studio: Xenon Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

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The Hot Spot is best known to lecherous film buffs for Jennifer Connelly's topless scene, but this sultry southern noir deserves more than prurient interest. It's arguably Dennis Hopper's best directorial effort (OK, so that's not saying much), and Charles Williams's source novel Hell Hath No Fury finds Hopper in a comfortable B-movie milieu, riffing on Double Indemnity with an overripe tale of sex, greed, and blackmail in an unnamed Texan town. Fresh from the final season of Miami Vice, Don Johnson stars as a shifty drifter, conning his way into a salesman job on a used-car lot, where the boss's insatiable wife (Virginia Madsen) offers him sexual favors and a lovely secretary's (Connelly) innocence is threatened by a percolating scandal. Nobody's really innocent, of course, and Hopper spices this languid web of secrets with enough trashy misbehavior to qualify The Hot Spot as a bona fide guilty pleasure. --Jeff Shannon

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Don Johnson ("Nash Bridges"), Virginia Madsen (The Haunting) and Jennifer Connelly (Dark City) heat up the screen in this torrid erotic thriller from the acclaimed director of Easy Rider. Exploding in a series of suspenseful twists and passionate encounters, this "ingenious" (Los Angeles Daily News) film will keep you guessing until its final, shocking climax! Harry Madox (Johnson) is a handsome drifter who is not above larceny to make ends meet. After staging a daring daylight robbery at a local bank, he receives an alibi from an unexpected ally: Dolly Harshaw (Madsen), a sexy and mysterious local woman who has her own plans for him. But when Harry falls for another beautiful woman (Connelly), he incurs Dolly's wrath and finds himself caught in a maze of jealousy, betrayal and murder from which escape is impossible and danger is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Customer Reviews:

The Cad and the Stud.......2007-05-26

Once you get past the incredibly sultry Virginia Madsen and the lovely Jennifer Connelly, take a gander at the Cad and the Stud. No, I dont mean Johnson & Johnson, I'm referring to the legendarily photogenic '59 Pink Cadillac and the rarely seen '59 Studebaker (Silver Hawk). These rides are as dramatically different from the vanilla on the used car lot as their ultra sexy drivers are from the Texas townspeople. (As for Jeniffer, she likes to walk; and the snivelling blackmailer drives something out of Mad Max---but let's not go there!) I think the Cadillac is an obvious choice for Madsen. The Studebaker is an interesting choice for Johnson. The Silver Hawk (or its older brother, the Golden Hawk) is a strange mix of automotive design---an unlikely collection of dissonant pieces that somehow come together to create a unique, fascinating, and bold work of art. The automotive equivalent of, say, Stravinsky's "Rites of Spring." It strikes me as a very masculine car, and it definitely has "Drive me, Don Johnson!" written all over its muscular grille. There is a lot to see and appreciate in this movie. Obviously, Dennis Hopper made a very conscious decision to hire some wheels for a few key roles. But he must have been stumped when it came to Connelly. What car would have been a good match for her? Not an easy ride...

solid modern noir.......2006-11-10

This film didn't get much box office when it was released. Hopper blamed some of that on Don Johnson not hyping the film on the marketing circuit a'la talk shows, etc...

In any case, it was a solid plot/acting/direction job. Connelly is totally believable as the innocent yet sensual small town girl. Was that really Virginia Madsen? Ever since Sideways, I just look at her in a totally different way from her appearance in The Hot Spot.

Basically, just a nice little film.

Much better than I expected.......2006-08-08

This updated film Noir style thriller set in a hot dusty small town in Texas is helped by steamy performances by Don Johnson and Virginia Madsen. Well directed by Dennis Hopper, the film at just over 2 hours manages to hold your attention throughout. Fascinating to watch really bad people doing really bad things to each other.
Jennifer Connelly (very young) showed tremendous promise in this.
The big surprise is Johnson who is actually terrific as the stranger in town that sets all the action in motion.

Dennis Hopper is underappreciated.......2006-07-05

It seems that every time Dennis Hopper is on the Tonight Show, he gets asked about his relationship with his friend James Dean, back in the 1950s. The irony is that Dean died young after 3 films, and Hopper went on to have a long, distinguished career, which was in many ways more interesting and accomplished than anything Dean ever did. Amongst the accomplishments for Hopper is his directing, in this case THE HOT SPOT. This movie is outstanding--it creates to a "t" the wicked ambience of film noir, and features fine performances from Johnson, Madsen, and Connelly. And a sound track featuring John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, and Taj Mahal!! My God, Hopper has impeccable taste!

Erotic movie! Great acting. Good score........2006-01-21

Don Johnson is so good-looking in this movie - but I think he smokes in almost every scene, which takes away from his attractiveness. Virginia Madsen was absolutely wonderful and played the part to perfection and was very erotic! Good movie, but a lot of sex! I loved the score - it was great.

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Nature's Colors [Blu-ray]
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ASIN: B000MTDRAY
Release Date: 2007-02-27

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This stunning High Definition 1080i video release is accompanied by the world's greatest and most recognizable music-from Bach to Beethoven to Ravel to Debussy-all in True HD and Dolby Digital Plus Surround. From Bora Bora to Africa, from the Midwest to the Pacific Coast, from Costa Rica to Bali, from Hawaii to Arizona, from the Rocky Mountains to the Redwood Forest-this is Nature at it's most colorful and beautiful. Track listing: Clair de Lune * Debussey Cannon in D * Pachebel Dawn From Peer Gynt * Grieg Moonlight Sonata * Beethoven Eine klei Nachtmusic * Mozart Piano Concerto #21 * Mozart Air for the G String * Bach Allegro from Spring * Vivaldi Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring * Bach Fur Elise * Beethoven Allegro from #5 * Schubert Habanera from Carmen * Bizet Waltz of the Flowers * Tchaikovsky Allegreto Non Troppo * Mendoelssohn Bolero * Ravel

View From Space With Heavenly Music [HD DVD]

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Release Date: 2006-06-06

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New Orleans Concert - The Music Of America's Soul [HD DVD & DVD Combo]

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Track Listing

1. "It's Raining" - Irma Thomas & Allen Toussaint
2. "Dirty Man" - Joss Stone
3. "Amazing Grace" - Aaron Neville
4. "Tipitina" - Allen Toussaint & Jon Cleary
5. "Chapel Of Love" - The Dixie Cups
6. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" - Lloyd Price
7. "Southern Nights" - Allen Toussaint
8. "What Is Success" - Bonnie Raitt
9. "Rip It Up" - Ivan Neville & Earl Palmer
10. "Barefootin'" - Walter Washington with Poppa Funk's Boys
11. "Land of 1000 Dances" - Walter Washington with Poppa Funk's Boys
12. "I'm Ready" - Keith Richards
13. "Come On" - Snooks Eaglin & George Porter Jr.
14. "I Hear You Knockin'" - Snooks Eaglin
15. "Ohh Wee Baby" - Art Neville with Steve Jordan
16. "Trick Bag" - Aaron Neville
17. "Yellow Moon" - Neville Brothers Band
18. "Fire On The Bayou" - Neville Brothers Band
19. "Hey Pocky Way" - Ensemble
Bonus Tracks
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2. "Feet Can't Fail Me Now" - Dirty Dozen Band
3. "Bah Duey Duey" - Big Sam's Funky Nation
4. "Sew, Sew, Sew" - Monk Boudreaux And The Mardi Gras Indians

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ASIN: B000FZEU92
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Stained Glass Christmas With Heavenly Carols (HD DVD & DVD Combo)

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Release Date: 2006-11-14

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This unprecedented Christmas release features high definition views of the world's most beautiful stained glass Nativity artwork, holiday scenery and churches accompanied by more than 150 minutes of the season's most treasured Christmas songs by choirs, symphonies, and soloists - all in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and shot in 1080i HD. This release features two soundtracks - one of 25 selected Christmas carols and the other of highlights of Handel's Messiah.

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Christmas Carols
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2. Silent Night
3. The First Noel
4. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
5. Oh Come, All Ye Faithful
6. Away In A Manger
7. Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
8. Sans Day Carol
9. Mary Had a Baby
10. Bring a Torch Jenette & Isabella
11. O Holy Night
12. I Saw Three Ships
13. Unto Us Is Born A Son
14. Good King Wencelas
15. Nativity Carol
16. Ave Maria
17. In Dulci Jubilo (Christ Was Born For This)
18. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
19. Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
20. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
21. Here We Come A Caroling
22. Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)
23. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
24. Angles We Have Heard On High

Soundtrack 2
Highlights From Handel's Messiah
1. Hallelujah!
2. Overture
3. Comfort Ye
4. Every Valley
5. And the Glory of the Lord
6. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts
7. But Who May Abide
8. Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive
9. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
10. He Shall Feed His Flock
11. I Know that My Redeemer Liveth
12. For Unto Us a Child is Born
13. And Suddenly There Was With The Angel a Multitude
14. Glory to God
15. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
16. His Yoke is Easy
17. Behold! The Lamb of God
18. All We, Like Sheep
19. Hallelujah!
20. The Trumpet Shall Sound
21. Amen

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Release Date: 2007-03-27

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Starring: Muriel Anderson
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Flying Rays
Crystal Horizon
The Light
Great Blue
Lobster Love
Living Out A Dream
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Lava Lamp Sea
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A Bakers Dozen Calm Before The Storm
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