Lurid Years

Story of a Prostitute / Shunpu den (1965) [The Criterion Collection #299] [ReUp]

Story of a Prostitute (1965)
A Film by Seijun Suzuki
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 2.35:1 | Cover + Booklet | 96 mins | 7,87 Gb
Audio: Japanese AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English, French, Chinese
Genre: Art-house, Drama, War | The Criterion Collection #299

Volunteering as a “comfort woman” on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita’s direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki’s Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi’s eyes.

John Adams - Nixon in China [2012]  Music

Posted by Sowulo at April 22, 2013
John Adams - Nixon in China [2012]

John Adams - Nixon in China [2012]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | English (Dolby AC3, 6 ch), (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 7.43 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Nonesuch Records | Sub: Deutsch, English, Espanol, Francais, Portugues | +3% Recovery | 177 min

The world premiere of Nixon in China in October 1987 inaugurated a fresh era in American opera. The piece boldly carved out new territory by treating recent American history as suitably mythic operatic material. Skeptics thought this could result only in a trendily pop art-style ridicule of well-known political icons, but it turned out to be as valid a choice as Wagner’s dysfunctional gods or the tormented passions of verismo lovers. Years after the opera’s initial run at the Houston Grand Opera, Nixon is now recognized as a 20th-century masterpiece… —Thomas May
Front Line Assembly: Discograpy & Video. Part 02 (1992-1996)

Front Line Assembly: Discograpy & Video. Part 02 (1992-1996)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
15CD | Label: various | ~ 4135 or 1487 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 52 Mb
Electronic, Industrial, EBM

Front Line Assembly (FLA) is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. FLA has developed its own sound incorporating elements of electronic body music (EBM) and electro-industrial. The band's membership has rotated through the years, including Michael Balch, Rhys Fulber, and Chris Peterson, all of whom are associated with several other acts…

The Executioner's Song (1982) [Director's Cut] [Re-UP]  Movies

Posted by Someonelse at April 11, 2015
The Executioner's Song (1982) [Director's Cut] [Re-UP]

The Executioner's Song (1982) [Director's Cut]
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 4:3 | Cover + DVD Scan | 02:15:21 | 7,17 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Crime, Drama

Tommy Lee Jones won an Emmy for his searing performance as wanton killer Gary Gilmore in The Executioner's Song. The film covers the last nine months of Gilmore's life, beginning with his release from prison in 1976. Linking up with teen-age divorcee Nicole Baker (Rosanna Arquette), Gilmore makes a half-hearted effort to go straight, but ends up embarking on a robbery spree that culminates in two cold-blooded murders. Arrested and sentenced to be executed, Gilmore insists upon being put to death (Utah law required a firing squad for this); he spends his final days as a poster boy for anti-death penalty activists and as a "client" for an entrepreneur (Steven Keats) who wants to make a film of Gilmore's life.

Obsession (1976)  Movies

Posted by Efgrapha at April 15, 2015
Obsession (1976)

Obsession / Наваждение (1976)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL, 16:9 (720x576) VBR | 01:34:06 | 7.96 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps; Russian AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: Russian
Genre: Psychological Thriller

Love never dies in Brian De Palma's psychological thriller, though money certainly complicates matters. Rich New Orleans real estate developer Michael Courtland (Cliff Robertson) lost his beloved wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their daughter during a botched kidnap rescue, after he chose to let the police try to free them instead of paying the ransom. Sixteen years later, Michael returns to the Tuscan church where he and Elizabeth first met, and he sees Sandra Portinari (Bujold again), the mirror image of his dead wife. Despite the reservations of his long-time friend and business partner (John Lithgow), Michael woos Sandra and brings her back to New Orleans to marry her. Seeing Sandra as his second chance to prove his love, Michael thinks he can finally put the past behind him, but the past is about to catch up with him in ways he never dreamed.

Tomorrow is Another Day (1951)  Movies

Posted by Notsaint at April 25, 2017
Tomorrow is Another Day (1951)

Tomorrow is Another Day (1951)
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | 6100 kbps | 4.1Gb
Audio: #1 English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps
01:30:00 | USA | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

A man who spent his formative years in prison for murder is released, and struggles to adjust to the outside world and escape his lurid past. He gets involved with a cheap dancehall girl, and when her protector is accidentally killed, they go on the lam together, getting jobs as farm labourers. But some fellow workers get wise to them.
Cornell Campbell - Sweet Baby (1977) {Burning Sounds BSRCD957 rel 2017}

Cornell Campbell - Sweet Baby (1977) {Burning Sounds BSRCD957 rel 2017}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 154 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 73 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 59 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1977, 2017 Secret Records / Burning Sounds | BSRCD957
Reggae / Roots Reggae / Ska / Rocksteady

Cornell Campbell is one of an elite group of Jamaican reggae singers who’ve weathered the changes throughout the music’s development – in his case, from the ska era to right up to date – whilst retaining their relevance. Witness his recent alliance with UK Afrobeat / reggae band The Soothsayers or Jazmine Sullivan’s R & B hit Need U Bad, which sampled his classic 'Queen Of The Minstrel' – a song that still sounds fresh more than thirty years later.

Army Of Lovers - Studio Albums Collection 1991-1994 (4CD)  Music

Posted by Designol at Sept. 14, 2023
Army Of Lovers - Studio Albums Collection 1991-1994 (4CD)

Army Of Lovers - Studio Albums Collection 1991-1994 (4CD)
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 1.34 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 463 Mb | Scans ~ 228 Mb
Pop, Dance Pop, Euro-Dance, Euro-House | Time: 03:22:12

Army of Lovers is a Swedish dance music group which formed in 1987 and had a number of hits in Europe throughout the 1990s with songs such as "Crucified", which was number one on the Eurochart for eight consecutive weeks. It remains their best known song internationally. A Collection includes: Army of Lovers (1991); Massive Luxury Overdose (1992); The Gods of Earth and Heaven (1993); Glory Glamour and Gold (1994).

The Life of Oharu (1952) [The Criterion Collection #664] Re-Up  Movies

Posted by Efgrapha at July 14, 2016
The Life of Oharu (1952) [The Criterion Collection #664] Re-Up

Saikaku ichidai onna (1952) [The Criterion Collection #664]
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC, 4:3 (720x480) VBR | 02:16:41 | 7.92 Gb
Audio: Japanese AC3 1.0 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English
Genre: Drama, Melodrama

Life of Oharu features Kinuyo Tanaka in the title role. Oharu is a middle-aged prostitute in 17th century Japan. As she prays before a statue of Buddha, Oharu reviews her past. Her road to degradation began when, as a teenager, she disgraced her family by falling in love with a samurai (Toshiro Mifune). Oharu became the mistress of a prince, who cast her off after she bore his son. She was then sold into prostitution by her father, and thus began a catch-as-catch-can existence alternating between brief happiness with those she genuinely loved and servitude to those she despised. A potential happy ending, reuniting her with her royal son, is dashed by the much-maligned Oharu herself, who opts for the life of a beggar. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, a lifelong advocate of equitable treatment for Japanese women, Life of Oharu was adapted from a novel by Saikaku Ibara.

Killer's Moon (1978)  Movies

Posted by MirrorsMaker at July 24, 2015
Killer's Moon (1978)

Killer's Moon (1978)
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 4432 Kbps | English AC3 2.0 @ 640 Kbps | 92 min | 3,44 Gb
Genre: Crime, Horror

Four mental patients, the products of illegal medical experiments, escape from an institution in Britain's rural Lake District. Armed with a stolen axe, they kill a game warden and mutilate a dog before encountering a broken-down bus. The vehicle's stranded female passengers search for a place to spend the night, unaware that the psychopaths are right behind them. Anthony Forrest and Tom Marshall star in this notorious 1970s British slasher.