Home Media Magazine - November 9-November 15, 2008 - (Page 26) NEW ON DVD from FIRST RUN FEATURES “A fascinating look at the history of vibrators and the female orgasm in America.” -Village Voice PIPELINE www.homemediamagazine.com Making ‘Doughboys’ By Billy Gil ouis Lombardi is an actor, director and screenwriter who next month will appear as the villain Phobos in The Spirit, Frank Miller’s (writer of 300) directorial debut and big-screen adaptation of the newspaper strip by Will Eisner. For now, Lombardi has another project to talk about: Doughboys (see review, page 24), the second film he’s written (along with Evan Jacobs), directed and starred in, coming to DVD Nov. 18 from MTI Home Video, at $24.95. Doughboys is the story of two brothers who own a bakery in the Bronx, left to them by their late father. Frank (Gaetano Iacono) is older, more mature and pretty much runs the show, while Lou (Lombardi) struggles with a gambling problem — one that almost sinks the small New York business. “I wrote the script almost 12 years ago,” Lombardi explained. “It’s based on true events from when I grew up.” But the script started out with a pizzeria instead of a bakery. While doing a morning show, Lombardi came across L the bakery that would come to be the bakery in the film. Lombardi said he couldn’t pass up what he saw as a movie set come to life. Luckily for him, the bakery was on board, and everything fell into place — demolition was needed for a key scene in the film, for example, and the business happened to need renovations anyway. The film has been a festival favorite, winning best picture at the Kent Film Festival and audience choice awards at the Staten Island and Westchester County film festivals. “Ten years after I wrote it, [the film] was financed and shot in two and a half months,” Lombardi said. “That’s why I try to tell people in this business, you never quit.” The Doughboys DVD includes interviews, including with Vincent Pastore (“The Sopranos”), who plays the boys’ father in the film and is a longtime friend of Lombardi. Additionally behind-the-scenes footage is available on www. doughboysthemovie.com and www.myspace.com/doughboysthemovie. This entertaining documentary explores the history of the vibrator, from the Victorian era, through the sexual revolution, to the postfeminist present. It also uncovers the mysteries of the female orgasm - all in all, “a titillating mix of history, feminism, technology and sexual pleasure fun, informative and exciting!” (DivineCaroline.com) SRP: $24.95 • Catalog #: FRF 913546D • 74 minutes, color Heavenly Bodies By Angelique Flores FITNESS What’s your sign? That’s what personal trainer Charisse Layne has been asking her clients for years. Now she has combined her expertise in fitness and her knowledge of astrology to design “The Astrology Workout” DVD series. The series has a dozen DVDs, each with three workouts tailored to each astrological sign. Astrology Fitness is distributing the DVDs at $24.95 each. The titles also will be offered on Amazon on-demand later this month, in retail stores at a date to be determined and at Astrology.com. This is the first time Astrology.com is offering merchandise, said Raymond Blagmon, CEO of Astrology Fitness. Each DVD contains information about the particular astrological sign, given by celebrity astrologer Laiyee, with tips on which body parts to focus on as well as ways to make the most out of a workout based on your sign. Another segment in each DVD explains three different body types so users can choose one of the three workouts according to body type. Fitness veteran Layne, also president of Astrology Fitness, has been working PRE-BOOK: NOVEMBER 12 • STREET: DECEMBER 9 “The lesbian Spike Lee she’s hysterically funny!” -NEWSDAY in fitness for 20 years. She combines her knowledge of aerobics, Pilates, yoga, dance, martial arts and stretching to create a total body workout with both aerobic exercise and strength training. Users can modify their workouts according to fitness level. Layne has been in fitness since the late 1980s. As a personal trainer, she took note of her clients’ workout habits. At the same time, she became interested in astrology and began reading about it. As she noticed people’s different workout habits, she asked them what their astrological signs were. “I used those traits to motivate the metaphysical side,” she said. “Then I added the physiological part.” Around 1999, Layne began testing what she developed on her clients. And in 2004, she started working on what is now the Astrology Workout. “Videos aren’t anything new for me,” said Layne, who was the personal trainer and choreographer for some of the earlier “The Firm” DVDs. However, this is the first series she has created. At astrologyfitness.com, users can connect directly with Layne and also see monthly fitness forecasts. LIBERATION USES ELECTION TO PROMOTE ‘DANIEL BOONE’ By John Latchem L Start with a healthy dollop of Spike Lee, throw in a dash of Woody Allen, add a heaping teaspoon of pointed lesbian humor and you’ll come up with Cheryl Dunye. Her feature debut THE WATERMELON WOMAN drove audiences wild. But what came before this modern-day classic? 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