Heading out to CineVegas this year? Well, if you’ve got a car and a “strong urge” in between those screenings, gambling, drinking and partying and want some good old fashioned fun in a “traditional setting” (let’s face it, Craigs List has gotten a bit of bad press lately), then there’s always The Shady Lady Ranch. Now if a recent iW Poll on our readers’ sexual tastes are any indication (naturally the poll isn’t exactly scientific), a good chunk of you are pretty satisfied from across the board so to speak. And apparently “The Shady Lady Ranch” may have some “Shady Dudes” on the horizon as well, according to an article in the San Jose Mercury... So ladies (and gentlemen), if the Shady Lady ladies aren’t going to get you going, then there very well maybe some new employees coming along… Famous “Hollywood Madam” Heidi Fleiss was going to open her “Heidi’s Stud Farm,” which was going to feature men, but her drug deals sort of got in the way. But remember CineVegasers, prostitution is still illegal in Clark County, which covers Las Vegas, so monetary transactions for some, well, “action” is illegal - unless it’s in the form of champagne and caviar…
Simon Staho’s “Heaven’s Heart,” is on IFC’s Festival Direct… So why not check it out? Here’s a synop: Lars (Mikael Persbrandt) and Susanna (Lena Endre) have been married for twenty years. They love each other dearly and together they have created a secure, happy existence with well-paid jobs, a large house, two cars and a daughter who is about to move away from home. Life has turned out just as happily and comfortably for Susanna’s best friend Ann (Maria Lundqvist) and her husband ULF (Jacob Eklund), who will also shortly be celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary. One evening when the two couples are having dinner together, Susanna tells the others about an adulterous colleague. The story provokes strong reactions that cause a dramatic showdown among the two couples - and turns their lives and marriages upside down.
[This trailer is related to indieWIRE’s article speculating on possible films screening in the upcoming Festival de Cannes. 40-plus titles are included in the three page article in addition to other trailers.]