djaybee's - Rented List

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Those who value balanced brain-chemistry and a regular heart-rate, approach "Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41" with extreme caution. For within this film lie feral sex, hyper-violence, impulsive lesbian orgies, mock crucifixions. Spoons sharpened into shivs.

Eye-melting depictions of the most shockingly jagged DIY abortions. Filmed in colours that tilt without warning from ashen, pale shades into lurid hues, "Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41" brings the characters from Tooru Shinohara's popular manga to genital-swinging life. The storyline assumes the form of a quest for vengeance by a woman imprisoned - but director Shunya Ito's images and the singular star-presence of Meiko Kaji combine to transcend a common B-film revenge-tale and take on an execution that is unadulterated impact. Although conceived as a follow up to Ito's "Female Prisoner No, 701: Scorpion", "Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41" can nonetheless be enjoyed and obsessed over as a stand-alone achievement, a unique totem for the annals of 1970s Japanese cine-exploitation. It's in this instalment that full-blown artifice locks horns with psychosexual horror - before collapsing in a pile of offal, wearing the grin of a gassed corpse. Prepare yourself for lock-down.

A long time ago in a distant fairy-tale countryside, a young girl Gretel (Sophia Lillis) leads her little brother Hansel (Sammy Leakey) into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

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In this action-filled film, five young people who demonstrate special powers are forced to undergo treatment at a secret institution - allegedly to cure them of the dangers of their powers.

But it's soon clear that their containment is part of a much bigger battle between the forces of good and evil!

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Jonathan Agassi is one of the world's most successful porn stars. His rise to fame was stratospheric, and revolutionised the industry.

The man behind the performer says that it saved his life, but at what cost? Filmed over eight years, 'Jonathan Agassi: Saved My Life' provides a rare and intimate insight into the world of porn and escorting, and one man's attempts to find love, family and happiness in a world of hedonism and fantasy.

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In this irresistible musical, the legendary dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at the pinnacle of their art as a feckless gambler and the shrewd dancing instructor in whom he more than meets his match.

Director George Stevens laces their romance with humor and clears the floor for the movies showstopping dance scenes, in which Astaire and Rogers take seemingly effortless flight in a virtuosic fusion of ballroom and tap styles. Buoyed by beloved songs by Dorothy Fields and Derome Kern - including the Oscar-winning classic "The Way You Look Tonight" - 'Swing Time' is an exuberant celebration of its stars' chemistry, grace, and sheer joy in the act of performance.

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During her wedding ritual, Princess Mira (Mariya Poezzhaeva) is snatched by a dragon and is carried away to its lair on a remote island where rescue is impossible.

The Princess is unharmed and has nothing but is a stone cage and a mysterious young man named Arman (Matvey Lykov) who finds her food and drink but keeps his distance from her. Who is he, and what's he doing on the Island, is he also the Dragon's prisoner? In time, Princess Mira learns the truth which both shocks and excites her.

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Rene Laloux, director of 'Fantastic Planet' (La Planete sauvage), created 'Gandahar', his final animated feature film, in 1988.

Based on an original story by Jean-Pierre Andrevon, and a huge hit in France at the time of it's release, it combines Laloux's famous imagination with that of animation designer Philippe Caza. 'Gandahar' is a fascinating, adult animation which examines genetic mutation, the importance of organic farming, and urges a respect for nature that resonates today more than ever. Life in the idyllic paradise of Gandahar seems peaceful and in joyous order, until the Mirror Birds report that inhabitants of whole villages have been turned to stone. A council of women chooses Sylvain Lanvere to uncover Gandahar's mysterious matallic attackers. In doing so, he finds an underground race of deformed Gandaharians and an oversized motherbrain, both the result of botched genetic experiments.

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When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local "witch", Maciara (Florinda Bolkan).

With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders - city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet) - team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled, and not all of it belonging to innocents...

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Cibrail is a young Turkish policeman living happily with his girlfriend in Berlin. He has integrated seamlessly into local culture, is socially active and financially stable. On the surface, it looks perfect but something is causing him to have sleepless nights.

When his girlfriend's attractive male cousin arrives from Rome, Cibrail is instantly drawn to the handsome, charming visitor. And the restless feelings he has suppressed for years begin to bubble to the surface, setting off a chain of events that will turn everyone's lives upside down. The Visitor is a sensual drama, exploring the dramatic consequences and rewarding journey of a man triggered into embracing who he really is.

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An aspiring fashion designer (Laura Vandervoort) undergoes a radical and untested stem-cell treatment after being disfigured in an accident.

Although the procedure transforms her into a ravishing beauty, the lasting side effects leave her with an uncontrollable taste for blood, resulting in several torrid encounters and a trail of infected victims. As the illness mutates and the contagion spreads out of control, the infected rampage through the city in a violent and gruesome killing spree.

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Fando (Sergio Kleiner) and his paraplegic sweetheart Lis (Diana Mariscal) embark on a mystical journey through a series of surreal scenarios to find the enchanted city of Tar.

On the way, they journey through urban desolation, scorched deserts and towering mountains, whilst encountering a series of terrifying and sometimes moving characters.

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Set in post-war Japan, 'The Lady of Musashino' tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair.

He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko's husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take fate into her own hands. Kinuyo Tanaka gives an impassioned performance in Mizoguchi's compelling and powerful drama.

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When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from the small town of Bright Hope, an unlikely team of gunslingers, led by Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell), sets out to bring them home.

But their enemy is more ruthless than anyone could have imagined, putting their mission - and survival itself - in serious jeopardy.

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In 'The Passenger', a provocative new drama from the director Tor Iben, sexual and moral boundaries are put to the test when a handsome stranger begins to infiltrate the lives of two artists.

While searching for a condo in Berlin for his father, Nick meets Philipp, a talented photographer, and Lilli, a gorgeous actress. There is instant chemistry and both are easily seduced by Nick's charms. Lilli and Philipp begin to explore their relationship with the sexy visitor, succumbing to their passionate affections which intensify their volatile emotional and physical bonds. But what Philipp and Lilli don't realize is that they are being lured into Nick's manipulative (and deadly) game of love.

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Martin (Paul Delbreil) arrives in Paris in a desperate attempt to reunite with his first love Léa (Adèle Csech), who is lively, cultured, and curious, but not very happy.

Although she does not know where she is going in life, she is sure that her life will not be with Martin, who has big dreams of becoming a film director. Reluctantly, Martin has to accept the fact that their relationship is truly over, and now has to find a way to rebuild his life, when to his surprise, he falls in love with another man. A poignant, sensitive look at young love and trying to find yourself, while struggling to become a mature adult.