Movie Review: Barbara Broadcast (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)

If you've had the opportunity of catching the remastered DVD and Blu-ray releases of Radley Metzger's adult features from Distripix / Video-X-Pix like The Opening of Misty Beethoven, The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann and Maraschino Cherry you've come to expect a quality of care that's rarely seen by other adult movie distributors. The recent release of the three disc DVD/ Blu-ray combo pack of Metzger's Barbara Broadcast carries on what those fine titles had going for them with a new restoration and some glorious goodies.

What if there was a restaurant where you could get a hand-job for an appetizer, intercourse for dinner and a little blowjob to finish off things to cap off the evening? This is the reality of  Henry Paris Barbra Broadcast? The elegant and always lovely Annette Haven (Maraschino Cherry) plays Barbara, a very well respected Madame who's on hand in this pleasure-based establishment to do an interview with a reporter named Roberta(C.J Laing) who happens to very interested in her life. From this point forward Metzger establishes an at times off-the-wall fantasy - with the viewer quickly being whisked away in a series of vignettes that weave a decadent piece of Golden Age entertainment.

Movie Review: Score (1973, Blu-ray)

Review By: Rob Sibley

“Score” is a grade A Radley Metzger film and one of my favorite films of his. Metzger made a name for himself with erotic flicks such as The Lickerish Quartet, Camille 2000 and his masterpiece “The Opening of Misty Beethoven” to just name a few.

The films based off an off-Broadway play by Jerry Douglas. The film take place in the fictional city of Leisure. We start with a couple of swingers, Elvira (Claire Wilbur) & Jack (Gerald Grant). They setup a little game of seduction, mainly taking bets on how many people can you screw? They eventually meet up with a young newly wedded couple Betsy (cult icon Lynn Lowry) & Eddie (Gay porn star Casey Donovan). Soon the innocent couple of Betsy are invited over to dinner and the booze starts flowing, joints are lit up and relationships are tested. This all ends with the couple taking off their clothing and going at it. 

Movie Review: Maraschino Cherry

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Want A Blu-Ray Release Of "The Opening Of Misty Beethoven"?

Distribpix/435 Productions is hard at work on the 2-DVD Special Edition of "The Opening of Misty Beethoven" and aiming for a July release! But fans who wish they could be a part of bringing Misty to Blu-ray (or who would like to pick up the all-new poster, soundtrack or t-shirt to help fund the effort!) can head over to the "The Opening of Misty Beethoven Goes Blu-Ray" Kickstarter project starting today!

Get a sneak peek at the DVD's special features and take advantage of Kickstarter-exclusive pre-order bundles and discounts as we work to raise the funds needed for Blu-ray authoring, encoding, licensing and replication. If at the end of 21 days fans have pledged enough to make the Blu-ray possible, their credit cards will be charged, they'll get their cool discounted merchandise, and Misty will launch on Blu-ray as well as DVD. If not, no one pays a dime and the DVD release goes on as originally planned. It's win-win!

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Movie Review: Naked Came the Stranger (1975)

Directed by Radley Metzger (under the nom de porn of Henry Paris)

Reviewed by Greg Goodsell

A too-cute-for-words professional couple, Gillian (Darby Lloyd Raines) and William Blake (Levi Richards) host their radio breakfast chat show from their sprawling New York mansion. Their lifestyles are almost too good to be true, and so William begins a clandestine affair with their assistant Phyllis (Mary Stuart). Catching them en flagrant delecto, Gillian is both incensed and turned on by the whole sordid situation. Gillian, dressing as a tuxedo'd Marlene Dietrich and William attired as Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch – appropriate, as he justifies the affair the result of “a three year and five month itch,” attend a decadent New York City costume party. Gillian's eye are opened to life’s possibilities, and begins a series of affairs in the most unlikely places, such as a London double-Decker bus cruising down Fifth Avenue, an elegant ballroom filmed in black-and-white silent movie fashion, even a lesbian fling with Phyllis. William and Gillian get back together, and things are so bright and colorful and lighthearted it's a genuine shock when all the triple-XXX humpings begin.

Radley Metzger's Classic "Naked Came A Stranger" Special Edition DVD Coming January 1st From Distribpix!

"Sophisticatedly amusing and wildly erotic."

- Al Goldstein- SCREW MAGAZINE

Pre-Order "Naked Came A Stranger" Now!

Movie Review: The Image (akaThe Punishment of Anne aka The Mistress and the Slave, 1975)

Reviewed By Travis G.

As soon as this DVD arrived in the mail I had two very different opinions of THE IMAGE from two different friends on the same day. I had one friend tell me it was boring and some what tedious and as he put it “Bleah”. My other friend has it at number 5 in his top 30 favorite classic porn films by saying "Metzger’s top-notch career was topped by this erotic ball-drainer."

Buy The Image on Blu-ray or DVD

Whimsy in the Boudoir: Radley Metzger's THE PRIVATE AFTERNOONS OF PAMELA MANN

Humans. We are curious creatures by nature. For example, when you walk by an open window, what is your first instinct? To look. Not always to intentionally be nosy, but just by sheer, curious instinct. What about that guy? Is he a boxers or briefs man? What about that girl? Is she happy with her life? Now take that and imagine if you got to be a private detective and follow around a beautiful, leggy blonde by the name of Pamela Mann. That's exactly the situation that grabs ahold of Eric Edwards in Radley Metzger's THE PRIVATE AFTERNOONS OF PAMELA MANN.

Frank (Eric Edwards) is the type of detective whose personal interest in voyeurism, one that dates back through several generations (!), has transformed from a lurid hobby into gainful employment. (Talk about living the dream!) His bread and butter, naturally, are jealous lovers who often suspect their partners of infidelity. After having to break the bad news to one perturbed, awesomely fey man (Kevin Andre), he soon gets another case. The client in question? Mr. Mann (Alan Marlowe), a mens magazine publisher who is suspicious that his wife, Pamela (the flaxen haired Barbara Bourbon), is “doing things I wouldn't like.” Sounds kind of broad but between Frank's profession and the fact that this is erotica, you can guess what some of those things are. (Undoubtedly something wonderful, lovely and saucy.)

Movie Review: The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann (2 Disc Collectors Edition)

So far 2011 has been quite a year for cult film director Radley Metzger (Camille 2000, Score, The Opening of Misty Beethoven). Cult Epics, Synapse Film's and now just recently Distripix/Video-X-Pix have released the director's 1970's erotica. Metzger used the name Henry Paris for his hardcore productions which are now being restored by Video-X-Pix in their Henry Paris Collection. Barbara Broadcast and The Opening of Misty Beethoven are a couple in the works, but first they have unleashed an impressive special edition of Paris' The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann.

Movie Review: The Lickerish Quartet (1970)

Directed by Radley Metzger


A jaded and world-weary married couple (Frank Wolff, Erika Remberg) with the wife’s son from a previous marriage (Paolo Turco) watch a black-and-white stag film at their crumbling Italian villa. They become intrigued by a blonde actress (Silvanna Venturelli) they see in the loops – and wonder under what circumstances prompted her to appear in a pornographic film. Heading into town, they catch a trick motorcycle act the carnival – and a female bike rider removes her helmet to reveal herself as the aforementioned film’s “star.” Convincing the woman to return to their villa, she denies participating in the film, and when they screen the film a second time – she’s nowhere to be found! In the manner of Pasolini’s Teorema, the mysterious woman winds her way through wife, husband and son, and nothing, not even the film itself is what it appears to be.

Buy The Lickerish Quartet Blu-ray or DVD

CAMILLE 2000 Seduces The Senses!

Cult Epics Marks their 100th Release with a Gorgeous Restoration of Radley Metzger’s 1969 Erotic Drama, Now Expanded with Extras!

UCLA Film & Television Archive to Honor Metzger in June with Film Retrospective Featuring Seven of the Director’s Finest.

Blu-ray and DVD Versions of Camille 2000 Due Out June 28!

Buy the Blu-ray, Extended Version Blu-ray, DVD, or Extended Version DVD

LOS ANGELES (May 17, 2011) – To celebrate its 100th release, Cult Epics will unveil a newly restored, high-definition transfer of the erotic drama CAMILLE 2000 on June 28. Originally released in 1969, this sensual classic was directed by independent film pioneer Radley Metzger, a master of art house erotica who is acclaimed for his deft combination of opulent production design, exquisite cinematography and edgy themes.

Radley Metzger's sensual classic THE IMAGE coming to Blu-ray from Synapse Films!

From acclaimed director Radley Metzger
(“The Opening of Misty Beethoven,” “Barbara Broadcast”), THE IMAGE (aka “The Punishment of Anne” / “The Mistress and the Slave”) is an explicit study of the sadomasochistic ménage à trois between Jean (Carl Parker from Metzger’s “Score”), his longtime friend Claire, and young, seductive Anne. When Jean discovers the women’s master/slave relationship he finds himself seduced into their perverse sexual games.

Based on Catherine Robbe-Grillet’s classic novel L'Image, this cinema masterpiece tops lists as one of the best erotic films ever made. Beautifully photographed, THE IMAGE will titillate and arouse you like no other film you've experienced. Now remastered in high definition, THE IMAGE is presented uncut and uncensored with a newly remixed 5.1 surround soundtrack.

THE LICKERISH QUARTET Debuts on High-Definition DVD and Blu-ray on April 26th!

RADLEY METZGER’S FANTASY FOURSOME

The 1970 Erotic Arthouse Classic THE LICKERISH QUARTET

Debuts on High-Definition DVD and Blu-ray on April 26

Buy The Lickerish Quartet on DVD or Blu-ray

LOS ANGELES (March 7, 2011) – The New York Times Vincent Canby called director Radley Metzger’s film THE LICKERISH QUARTET “Beautiful! Ripe with incredible color, décor and movement” in the newspaper’s 1970 review. At the film’s premiere in New York Andy Warhol raved that it was “An outrageously kinky masterpiece” and recommended all to “Go!” see it. The film remains one of the first ever to feature elegantly shot sex scenes together with Hollywood type production values. It raised the bar for the portrayal of eroticism in film while still maintaining an R rating. THE LICKERISH QUARTET is Radley Metzger’s magnum opus, a delirious surreal erotic fantasy that is both stylish and elegant.