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Pandora's
Box, 2002, 103 minutes, Rated R
By Ramona Prioleau
The
distinguished filmmaking gentlemen from Atlanta's Rainforest are back
and this time with a sexual thriller that's sure to surpass the
achievements of the their last film, Trois.
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Director Rob Hardy and
producers Will Packer and Greg Anderson engineered Trios' successful
distribution after major and minor studios passed on the film. With a
distribution plan Rainforest called the Cinematic Motown Revue, Trois
not only grossed about $1.3 million, the film also finished 2000 as
one of the Top 50 Highest Grossing Independent Films according to
Daily Variety. That success lead to a talented ensemble cast and a
bigger budget - $800,000 - for the trio's latest project, Pandora's
Box.
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Pandora's Box is as slick as it is
scintillatingly erotic. It possesses eroticism that will make the
faint at heart clutch their pearls and give the more adventurous food
for thought. Pandora's scenes of Black erotica while eyebrow-raising
to some are depicted with a respect for the lifestyle it portrays and
are shot with artistic candor. Acclaimed indie cinematographer Matt
McCarthy created an ethereal feel to those scenes adding to the air of
mystery and fantasy that permeates the film.
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Pandora's Box has enough eye-candy for
everyone, featuring in no particular order ;-) - Tyson Beckford,
Michael Jai White, Kristoff St. John, Joey Lawrence - and for the
fellas - Monica Calhoun and Chrystale Wilson. More than a racy-themed
film with beautiful people, Pandora's Box is compelling cinema with
enough twists and turns to keep you tuned in until the very end.
Pandora's Box - the movie and the myth - is about
curiosity seekers succumbing to temptation. In the film, it's Mia
(Monica Calhoun), a conservative psychologist married to a cad (Kristoff
St. John), who unleashes her desires and embraces risk - personified
by the Svengali-like Hampton Hines (Michael Jai White). Challenged to
experience the lifestyle of her new patient Tammy Racine (Chrystale Wilson in a
strong performance), Mia agrees to participate in a
"field study" to aid Tammy's therapy and healing. In doing
so, Mia is caught in a whirlwind of desire, deceit and danger. As
with the myth, does a ray of hope exist in the resulting maelstrom?
Peek inside the Box and find out. For more on Pandora's Box, click
here. M
December 2002
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