'Elektra Luxx' Starring Carla Gugino on DVD

Thursday, 23 June 2011 13:31

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Elektra Luxx is actually a sequel of sorts to Women in Trouble, but Luxx can be appreciated on its own. For Elektra Luxx has charm, wit, true hilarity, and more than a little mystery, along with its joyous celebration of sexy womanhood. Writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez (companion of Gugino) appears poised to take over the flashy-sex-comedy genre as first crafted by Pedro Almodóvar (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown).

"What kind of person are you?" Retiring pregnant porn star Elektra Luxx (Gugino) fills her days by teaching a sexology class. After being approached by a stranger with a tie to her dead ex-boyfriend her day starts to get weird. If you have seen the previews to this then you think you know what the movie is about. You would be wrong. It's a comedy, there's no doubt--there are some absolutely hilarious moments but at it's core there is actually a very moving story.

A woman who is trying to figure out where her life is is the one everyone seems to go to for advice, help or anything she can provide. Being that the movie is about a porn star there are a few pretty raunchy scenes and dialogue, but no where near what you would have expected. There is a shot of a male and female butt and that is the extent of the nudity.

The cast is solid. Carla Gugino is phenomenal, carrying the entire weight of the film on her shoulders. Gordon-Levitt is hilarious, as is Timothy Olyphant as perhaps the one guy whom Elektra can love. Olyphant and Gugino's scenes are the funniest in the film; too bad he's only in it for the blink of an eye. The supporting roles are also solid (a grossly underused Kathleen Quinnan being the standout), and there is a funny/creepy/thoughtful cameo from an uncredited great actress (watch and learn who, no spoiler here).

Elektra Luxx

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Actor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Actor: Carla Gugino Actor: Ermahn Ospina Actor: Jake Hames Actor: Kathleen Quinlan AspectRatio: 1.77:1 AudienceRating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Sony Creator: Cale Finot Creator: Sebastian Gutierrez Creator: Sebastian Gutierrez Creator: Lisa Bromwell Creator: Adva Avichzer Creator: Robyn Daniels Director: Sebastian Gutierrez EAN: 0043396371705 EANList: Format: AC-3 Format: Closed-captioned Format: Color Format: Dolby Format: NTSC Format: Subtitled Format: Widescreen IsEligibleForTradeIn: 1 ItemDimensions: Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Languages: ListPrice: Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment MPN: COLD37170D NumberOfDiscs: 1 PackageDimensions: PackageQuantity: 1 PartNumber: COLD37170D PictureFormat: Anamorphic Widescreen ProductGroup: DVD ProductTypeName: ABIS_DVD Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment RegionCode: 1 ReleaseDate: 2011-06-21 RunningTime: 100 SKU: 0043396371705ING Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Title: Elektra Luxx TradeInValue: UPC: 043396371705 UPCList:

Product Description What’s a pregnant porn goddess to do? Well, if you’re legendary adult film star Elektra Luxx (Carla Gugino), you decide to quit the industry, take a job as a “sexology” instructor at the community college and look forward to your new life with your baby. Except, that may not happen quite yet – not until she wrestles with a solicitous bride-to-be, an obsessed web streamer, a studly private investigator, a clothing –challenged neighbor, a criminal twin sister and even the Virgin Mary. It’s one hysterical ride with plenty of uninhibited comedy along the way.

Women in Trouble [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Xander Berkeley Actor: Elizabeth Berkley Actor: Josh Brolin Actor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Actor: Carla Gugino AspectRatio: 2.35:1 AudienceRating: R (Restricted) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Gaiam EAN: 0852459002674 EANList: Format: AC-3 Format: Color Format: Dolby Format: Dubbed Format: Subtitled Format: Widescreen IsAdultProduct: 0 IsEligibleForTradeIn: 1 ItemDimensions: Label: Screen Media Languages: ListPrice: Manufacturer: Screen Media MPN: SCNBRSM900267 NumberOfDiscs: 1 PackageDimensions: PackageQuantity: 1 PartNumber: SCNBRSM900267 ProductGroup: DVD ProductTypeName: ABIS_DVD Publisher: Screen Media RegionCode: 1 ReleaseDate: 2010-02-16 RunningTime: 90 SKU: A852459002674 Studio: Screen Media Title: Women in Trouble [Blu-ray] TradeInValue: UPC: 852459002674 UPCList:

Product Description A funny sexy romantic comedy for MEN and Women! From writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez comes a comedy about a serpentine day in the life of ten seemingly disparate women including a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender and a pair of call girls - all with one thing in common: trouble. WOMEN IN TROUBLE stars Carla Gugino ( Sin City ), Adrianne Palicki ( Friday Night Lights ), Connie Britton ( 24 ), Marley Shelton ( Grindhouse ), Emmanuelle Chriqui ( Entourage ), Simon Baker ( The Mentalist ), and Josh Brolin ( Milk ).

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