June 2005 Bai Ling Star Wars Playboy magazine

• June 2005
• Bai Ling

GENE GENERATION - DVD MoviePlayboy Magazine June 2005 Volume 52 Number 6 Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon photographed by Stephen Wayda. Playmate of the Month Kara Monaco photographed by Arny Freytag and Jarmo Pohjaniemi. Interview Lance Armstrong by Kevin Cook. 20 Questions Paul Giamatti by Stephen Rebello. Features "Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: The Brain" by Rohan Gunaratna "Into the Drink" by A.J. Baime "The Hitchiker's Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy" by Scott Alexander and Josh Robertson "Marilyn Revealed" by Neal Gabler Model Bai Ling (cover and inside) photographed by Stephen Wayda. Magazine is in excellent condition

Monster's Ball

• Behind the scenes footage
• 2 audio commentaries
• Never before seen deleted scenes and outtakes

MONSTER'S BALL - DVD MovieThe unflinching realism and searing performances of Monster's Ball are stunning in all the connotations of the word. Hank (Billy Bob Thornton) and Leticia (Halle Berry) inhabit stark, queasy realities of the contemporary South, he as a death row corrections officer and she as the soon-to-be widow of an inmate (Sean Combs) whose execution Hank helps conduct. In the aftermath of the execution, both lose their children to tragic deaths and they form an unlikely bond. In the hands of lesser participants, the fateful plot might strain credibility and seem tailored to allow for liberal sermonizing about the obvious wrongs of our legal justice system, but director Marc Forster and cinematographer Roberto Schaefer balance the contentious nature of the film's is! sues--the death penalty, racism both overt and subtle, interracial couples--with a flawless attention to character and visual detail that completely convinces. The moral ambiguity of both central characters is given full voice as our sympathy is drawn out reluctantly at first but all the more resolutely in the end. Thornton draws from seemingly limitless resources to deliver yet another outstanding performance, but it is Halle Berry who is a revelation as she sustains throughout the complex tenor of brutality witnessed and raw courage defined. --Fionn Meade

Lucky Luciano / The Stray ( A proposito Lucky Luciano ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]

• THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER

Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Lucky Luciano (1973)
Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins becoming one of the chief of the Mafia. The US Army seems to refrain from interfering...
The Stray (2000)
A woman's compassion may be her downfall in this suspense drama. Kate (Angie Everhart) is a wealthy woman who runs a successful restaurant and is involved with the rough-edged but well-meaning Ben (Michael Madsen). One ! day, Kate's car hits Gil (Stefan Lysenko), a homeless man who was crossing the street. Kate is mortified and takes Gil to the hospital; when she learns that Gil has nowhere to go, she offers, over Ben's strong objections, to let him stay at her estate as he recuperates. As Gil recovers, Kate finds herself becoming attracted to the interesting stranger, but Ben soon learns that Gil has a few secrets that set him apart from just another guy who will work for food. The Stray was the first feature film directed by former editor Kevin Mock.