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Putting the sin back into cinema: best bdsm videos
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9 1/2 Weeks9 1/2 Weeks
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A stylish story about a TPE (total power exchange) relationship that goes all the way, complete with an equestrian-shop scene, from the director of Flashdance and Lolita.
Avengers '66 - Set 2, Vols. 3 & 4Avengers '66 - Set 2, Vols. 3 & 4
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Look at the cover, and you'll understand why this long-running British TV series is held in such high esteem by connoisseurs of fetish (one of the British compilations is even titled "Kinky Boots").
Belle de JourBelle de Jour
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Catherine Deneuve plays a bored housewife named Severine who becomes a prostitute looking for love in all the wrong places. Or maybe she's just fantasizing about it...
Bitter Moon [VHS]Bitter Moon [VHS]
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Perpetually prissy Hugh Grant and his wife, Kristen Scott Thomas, take a cruise where they alternate between repression and expression of their kinkiest desires.
Blue Velvet (Special Edition)Blue Velvet (Special Edition)
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David Lynch's degenerate and decadent exploration of what happens behind closed doors in small-town America (as if we don't already know).
Betty Page: Bondage QueenBetty Page: Bondage Queen
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When it comes to the art of bondage, it's impossible to underestimate the contributions of Irving Klaw and his favorite model, Betty/Bettie Page.
Boxing HelenaBoxing Helena
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David Lynch's daughter horns in on the act with a psycho-sexy creepy crawler about an obsessive love affair that will thrill the amputee-fetish set to no end.
Cat People [VHS]Cat People [VHS]
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Inspired by a 1942 noir classic, the director of American Gigolo explores the problems faced by those who can only find sexual satisfaction with their own kind.
Girl on a MotorcycleGirl on a Motorcycle
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Originally titled "Naked Under Leather," which explains why it's here.
The ImageThe Image
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More fun with the French (who certainly have a way with cameras when people aren't wearing clothes).
The Lair of the White WormThe Lair of the White Worm
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Bram Stoker's novel gets the full Russell treatment, which means much over-the-top weirdness in a manner not unlike Rocky Horror without the ironic smirks.
LiesLies
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From Korea comes the politically incorrect story of a man and his teenaged obsession. Occasionally oblique, but suitably graphic nonetheless.
Maitresse [VHS]Maitresse [VHS]
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A thief breaks into the home of a dominatrix, falls in love, and tries to save her from herself, and maybe himself, too.
QuillsQuills
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The Marquis de Sade gets the full Hollywood treatment, and survives the process with flair and even a sense of fun, despite its lunatic-asylum setting.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition)The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition)
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Richard O'Brien's campy corseted capers turned extreme kink into mainstream entertainment, and the film itself, in all its audience partici-pation glory, is nothing less than the fetish Wizard of Oz.
RomanceRomance
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Owing more than a little to Belle de Jour, a repressed wife seeks naughty (spelled "knotty") sexual satisfaction outside her marriage. Warning: romantic it's not.
SecretarySecretary
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Don't forget to buy extra Sharpies in red.
Single White FemaleSingle White Female
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Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Lee have fun with duct tape.
The Story of OThe Story of O
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Now re-released in its original French glory, plus dubbed English and Spanish versions.
Tokyo Decadence [VHS]Tokyo Decadence [VHS]
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A semi-documentary that chronicles the adventures of a schoolgirl who drifts through the Japanese sex underground.
Twin Peaks - The First Season (Special Edition)Twin Peaks - The First Season (Special Edition)
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The rest of the first season in which the aforementioned mystery is solved. If you haven't seen it since it aired on ABC (?!?) a decade ago, treat yourself to the complete experience.
Twin Peaks - Pilot Episode [IMPORT]Twin Peaks - Pilot Episode [IMPORT]
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Laura Palmer's body bound in plastic washing ashore is quite possibly the best opening scene ever, and the rest of the pilot defined a world more twisted than anything short of Kenneth Anger.
Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with MeTwin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me
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The movie version is actually the prequel to the series, best viewed after watching the first eight episodes because it presumes you already know who killed Laura Palmer.