YogaGrrl's Movie Reviews directed by Anders Manga (4)
Release date: 7/14/2003
Reviewed on: 8/25/2003
Studio: Twisted Transmissions
Starring: Kimi, Jada, Enchantress Gia
Directed by: Anders Manga
Review brief: Cast: Enchantress Gia, Lolita LeMarchand ("Kimi") and Jada in BDSM roles; Anders Manga ("Kennedy") as the documenter; and two uncredited individuals in speaking roles. Director: Anders Manga Production date: 3/03 (opening statement); 3/02 (box) Length: 79 min. Extras: An 8-min. interview with Enchantress Gia and a trailer for the feature. Audio/visual quality: The handheld camerawork is very good and fits the documentary style perfectly. The lighting is excellentnever harsh, always adequate. Shadows and soft focus shifts occur once in a while, but they're not severe enough to cause a serious distraction. The on-site audio is generally superb. There's a tiny amount of unavoidable location noise, such as banging pipes at the Den of Iniquity. Anders himself is quiet and unobtrusive during the sessions, except for a couple of amusing places where Enchantress Gia scolds the "cameraboy" for getting too close to her.
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Release date: 7/11/2003
Reviewed on: 7/25/2003
Studio: Pandora
Starring: Victoria Givens, Julie Robbins, Brooke Ballentyne, Brandy Clark, Skye Oxford, Nick Justice, Sam Sharpe, Bill Tyler
Directed by: Anders Manga
Review brief: Cast: Julie Robbins, Victoria Givens, Brooke Ballentine, Brandy Clark, Skye Oxford, Sam Sharpe, Nick Justice and Duane Vein in sex roles; Bill Tyler in a non-sex role. Director and writer: Anders Manga Production date: 10/5/02 Length: 73 min. Extras: Interviews with Victoria (9 min.), Brooke (7 min.) and Julie (4 min.); 4 min. of outtakes; a 4-min. music video; and trailers for the feature and Girl Show 2. Audio/visual quality: The technical aspects of this disc are very good. The camerawork is competent, and Manga's characteristic editing stylewhich includes scattered jump cuts, monochrome and masksis fun to watch. Because of the relatively low lighting, shadows and grain are present in some scenes. A crewmember's shoe is briefly visible at one point, but I haven't spotted any other potential distractions. The soundtrack is original. As I've come to expect from this director, the music's eclectic range of styles supports the different types of scenes. Other than an occasional bump against the microphone, there are essentially no audio flaws.
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Release date: 10/15/2002
Reviewed on: 10/29/2002
Studio: Pandora
Starring: Kylie Ireland, Tina Tyler, Keri Windsor, Nikki Steele, August, Logan LaBrent, Victoria Givens
Directed by: Anders Manga
Review brief: Cast: Tina Tyler, Keri Windsor, Logan LaBrent, Kylie Ireland, Nikki Steele, August, Kylie Kurves, Victoria Givens and Serena. Director: Anders Manga Production date: 7/2/02 Length: 91 min. Extras: A 3-min. bonus scene, 8 min. of interviews (Keri, Kylie K., Victoria), "Glamour" music video, four diary entries (poems related to the scenes) and about a minute of additional fun footage. Audio/visual quality: This is a highly aesthetic production. The provocative images of Girl Show 2 serve as a creative tribute to the beauty and the insanity of female passion. The dynamic visual effects include jump edits, color shifts, monochrome footage, intercut text and more. These are generally concentrated in the early part of each scene. To the director's credit, the picture grows steadier as the masturbation gains momentum, providing sustained looks at the actresses' increasing excitement. The camera angles, lighting and mix of shots are all extremely pleasing.
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Release date: 5/29/2002
Reviewed on: 6/23/2002
Studio: Pandora
Starring: Christi Lake, Shanna McCullough, Coral Sands, Alex Foxe, Kelly Fire
Directed by: Anders Manga
Review brief: Cast: Coral Sands, Shanna McCollough, Kelly Fire, Christi Lake and Alex Foxe. Director: Anders Manga Production date: 9/7/01 Length: 84 min. Extras: An 8-min. behind-the-scenes featurette, and trailers for the feature and three additional titles. Audio/visual quality: Pandora is a new studio, and they're still working toward refining the technical qualities of their discs. Girl Show does contain some noticeable problems with artifacts, soft focus adjustments and color bleeds across high contrast areas. The camerawork is solidly above average, however. The angles nearly always let me see exactly what I want to see. Mirrors are aptly incorporated into three of the scenes. There is judicious use of a limited amount of black and white footage. The softly percussive ambient music enhances the mood very well. The music is generally the only audio at the beginning of the scenes, with live sounds coming into the mix near the middle. The overall volume would benefit from a slight boost, especially during the featurette.
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