Coco Austin Lingerie Promotion Day 17

Meshy Temptation Seamless Bodysuit With Cutouts

Be honest. Coco Austin's bodysuits are so amazing that if you buy one you'll want them all. Check out all the links in my promotional month.

This bodysuit is available in black and red.

Coco Austin in black bodysuit.

Coco Austin in black bodysuit.

Coco Austin in black bodysuit.

Coco Austin in black bodysuit.

Coco Austin in red bodysuit.

Coco Austin in red bodysuit.

Coco Austin in red bodysuit.

Coco Austin in red bodysuit.

The Door (5 Stars)

Don't you sometimes wish you could turn back time? Everyone does. How often do you do something that you wish you could undo? Sometimes you say something, and as soon as the words have left your mouth you wish you had remained silent. It's too late. Sometimes you make a decision, and it's not until years later that you see the consequences. Maybe you took the wrong job. Maybe you married the wrong woman. To take one example from my own life: after graduating from university I wanted to work for two years before returning to do a Ph.D. After two years my boss offered me a 25% pay rise to stay in the company. The money convinced me to stay, which was the silliest decision I ever made in my life. On the basis of money alone, I would have earned much more after completing my Ph.D, but just think of the more interesting directions my life would have taken and all the people I would have met. I'd like to turn the clock back and tell my boss to stuff his offer, but it's too late. It's years too late.

Turning back time to get a second chance is a popular theme in films, especially German films. That's the topic handled in "Fenter zum Sommer" ("Summer Window"). At the moment there's a film called "The grass is greener on the other side" which is currently running in German cinemas; I'll probably go to see it later this week. Second chance films fascinate the Germans, and they fascinate me.

In "The Door" Mads Mikkelsen plays the struggling artist David Andernach, who makes a mistake bigger than anything I've ever done. While his wife is at work he's looking after their young daughter Leonie. He leaves the house to have sex with a neighbour. When he returns he finds Leonie dead in the swimming pool. That's the worst loss of all, but there are other losses, like the aftershocks of an earthquake. His wife leaves him, he becomes unable to work, and he turns to alcohol.

Five years later David is given a second chance. He steps through a hidden door which takes him to the day of his daughter's death. He sees her fall into the swimming pool and saves her from drowning. This might sound like a Happy Ever After scenario, but there's a price to pay. If David wants to keep his daughter he has to become a murderer. Everyone who finds out about his return from the future has to die.

This is a much darker film than the other second chance films. Mads Mikkelsen is perfect as the brooding David Andernach. Even when he's happy we see sadness engraved in his face, as if he suspects the tragedies to come. The film has never been given the recognition it deserves. I consider it to be one of the best German films ever made. It's only been released on DVD in England, but the German Blu-ray has English subtitles.

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Coco Austin Lingerie Promotion Day 16

Lace & Straps G-String Teddy With Contrast Bows

Is it your first date? Are you spending the night with someone special? Let him see you in this outfit and he's yours for life.

Coco Austin in black teddy.

Coco Austin in black teddy.

Coco Austin in black teddy.

Coco Austin in black teddy.

The Man who would be King (5 Stars)

Sean Connery's name will always will be associated with James Bond. That's nothing for him to be ashamed of, it's his signature role. However, I consider this to be his best film. His performance is so outstanding that we can look at him and forget James Bond for two hours. It's a film that shows us how magnificent he is as an actor. Both he and Michael Caine have charisma as likeable rogues, but it's Sean Connery who wins our heart.

Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine) and Danny Dravot (Sean Connery) are two ex-soldiers who have remained in India after leaving the British army. It's not stated why they left, but it's possible it was a dishonourable discharge because of their antics. They don't want to return to England because they face a life of poverty on their return. Isn't that what I was talking about in my review of "Berlin Falling"? They have an extravagant idea on how they can become rich. They want to conquer a country, become kings, then plunder the country's riches and take everything back home with them. The country can't be India, of course. Danny and Peaches are patriotic and would never try to take a country away from their beloved Queen Victoria. In books they discover an uncharted country called Kafiristan, which lies in the north of today's Afghanistan. Two men against a whole country might sound like overwhelming odds, but they're British!

The first 20 minutes of the film present Freemasonry as an almost comical institution, in which brothers hold together however immoral they may be. Rudyard Kipling, who wrote the book on which the film is based, was a Freemason himself and knew what he was talking about. He presents the Freemasons in a light-hearted way, but he was a dedicated Freemason, so it's not meant as an attack. He only wanted to point out the amusing situations that could arise in the daily life of Freemasons. I understand that the original novel contains much more about the Freemasons than has been included in the film. The omissions might put things in a different light.

"The man who would be king" is an epic, not just visually, but in its moral teachings. The film has similarities with ancient tragedies, except that the fates can't be blamed. In this film the main characters, especially Sean Connery as Danny, bring the disaster upon themselves. The sins of Greed and Pride can't be left unpunished. Then there's the sin of Blasphemy, a man pretending to be a God, which is belittled by Danny's excuses that it's not really blasphemy if you only pretend to be a false God. There's also the sin of Lust, when Danny puts everything he has at risk in order to get a woman.

This is a well-known classic, made 40 years ago in 1975, but if you're one of the few people who hasn't yet seen it you ought to. It has a well deserved place in my list of 30 films to watch before you die.

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The film has been released on Blu-ray in America and Germany, but only on DVD in England. If you live in England you can import the Blu-ray from either country. They can both be watched without problems. I owned the film on DVD before buying it on Blu-ray. The remastered version is superior to the DVD, but uneven. All scenes with facial close-ups are much better on Blu-ray, but the landscapes haven't been treated with the same loving care and sometimes show signs of dirt.

Coco Austin Lingerie Promotion Day 15

Halter Neck Strappy Babydoll Seamless Dress

How far are you willing to go? This dress might cover all the essentials, but it reveals enough to make men's hearts pound. If you wear it in the club you'll be the centre of attention. If you wear it in church the priest will be sweating behind the pulpit.

Coco Austin in black dress.

Coco Austin in black dress.

Coco Austin in black dress.

Coco Austin in black dress.

Coco Austin in black dress.

Coco Austin in black dress.

Confessions (4 Stars)

"Nobody told me that it was wrong to murder".

Shuya had a brilliant mother. She was a research scientist whose entire life was dedicated to furthering her knowledge. She recognised that her son had inherited her intelligence, but she had high demands, pushing him too far. When Shuya was eight his mother expected him to be able to build electronic devices, but it was too much for him, so she beat him. This led to his parents getting divorced, and he never saw his mother again.

Shuya's only goal in life was to get his mother back. He studied hard and became the top of his class. At 13 he submitted a burglar-proof purse to a junior science competition, because he knew that if he won he would be in the newspapers and gain his mother's attention. He won first prize, but on the same day a teenage girl in his school killed four family members, so she was on the first page while Shuya was only mentioned in a small article.

The lesson Shuya learnt from this is that to become famous you have to kill someone. He decides to kill his teacher's four-year-old daughter Manami. He takes his classmate Naoki with him to witness the murder, and he tells Naoki to report what he's done to the police. He's still 13, so he expects to get off lightly. When Shuya leaves, Naoki sees that Manami is still alive, so he kills her himself and makes it look like an accident. Naoki boasts that he's the only one capable of murder.

A rivalry develops between the two boys over who is the better killer. They both kill again. At the same time their teacher, Manami's mother, deduces that the police were wrong to rule Manami's death an accident. Rather than give the police her evidence she decides to take revenge on the boys.

This is a tense psychological thriller with remarkable acting by the young cast. The film isn't chronological. There are a series of monologues by different characters, their confessions, in which they fill in details about what happened. We see the same things happening with the story told from different perspectives. What's most shocking is the development in the school. Violence is contagious. When the children find out about the murders the reaction is an increase in the bullying.

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Coco Austin Lingerie Promotion Day 14

Cross Boss Seamless Bodysuit With Geometric Cutouts

This bodysuit is so sexy that it's too good to wear only at home. When you go to the club you can wear it under jeans and a jacket. When you take off the jacket the room will go silent.

The bodysuit is available in black and red.

Coco Austin in black bodysuit.

Coco Austin in black bodysuit.

Coco Austin in black bodysuit.

Coco Austin in black bodysuit.

Coco Austin in black bodysuit.

Coco Austin in red bodysuit.

Coco Austin in red bodysuit.

Coco Austin in red bodysuit.

Coco Austin in red bodysuit.

Coco Austin in red bodysuit.

Berlin Falling (3 Stars)

This is a German film with an English title. I assume that the title refers to recent films such as "London has fallen", in which London is suffering the aftermath of a massive terrorist attack. "Berlin Falling" deals with Berlin being complacent as a terrorist attack is about to take place.

Frank Balzer is a former soldier living in Havelland (based on his car number plates). He's still traumatised from his time serving in Afghanistan. He lives in a squalid apartment and needs alcohol to get through the day. It's Christmas Eve, and he plans to pick up his daughter Lilly from Berlin's main station. He's divorced and he hasn't seen her for years.

Let's pause there for a moment. I know from the experiences of friends and acquaintances that life is difficult for soldiers when they leave the army. It's not necessarily post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Even soldiers who have not been in war zones feel disoriented when they return home. Normal life is so different that it's difficult to adjust. In the army everything is about discipline. There's a fixed routine every day, from morning till evening. There's constant companionship. Unless you're an officer you share a room with a dozen other soldiers. Then you return home, and you have nobody to tell you what to do. Even if you have friends you hardly see them because they have to work every day.

One of my best friends, Brian Farmer, was in the British army for 22 years. He wanted to work after returning home, but he couldn't. He couldn't hold a job for more than a few weeks, so he spent most of his time in his tiny room drinking alcohol. What else could he do? In his desperation to find friends he got involved with the wrong people, and they killed him.

Click here to read my tribute to Brian Farmer.

Click here to read about his murder trial.

The English system shares the guilt for Brian Farmer's death. How could a man who faithfully served his country for 22 years be abandoned and left to deteriorate. It's not just an English problem, as we see in the film I'm reviewing. Even in Germany, one of the socially fairest countries in the world, ex-soldiers are left to rot after their discharge. At the very least, there should be follow-up counselling for former soldiers.

Now let's get back to the film. When Frank goes to the petrol station to fill his tank for the journey a stranger approaches him and asks him for a lift to Berlin. What a coincidence that they're going in the same direction! Or so it seems. As they talk on the journey the stranger, who introduces himself as Andreas, confesses that he was waiting for Frank. He has a friend on the train sitting opposite Frank's daughter and threatens to have her killed if Frank doesn't cooperate. Andreas is carrying a bomb to Berlin and intends to explode it in the middle of the Berlin main station. But why has he chosen Frank as his assistant? You need to watch the film to get the answer.

"Berlin Falling" is a fascinating mixture of a road movie and a psychological thriller. It's spoilt by the obvious plot holes. How did Andreas know Frank would be at the petrol station? He might have filled his tank the day before. What if Frank had refused to give him a lift? The two men argue and Frank throws Andreas out of the car before Andreas threatens Lilly. They have a fight and Andreas overpowers Frank, but what if Frank had won and driven away? In fact, as an ex-soldier Frank should have won the fight.

The film's biggest weakness is that the characters aren't fleshed out. We only find out more about them at the end of the film. Maybe it's justifiable that the mystery surrounding Andreas remains in place until the last 15 minutes, but we should have got to know Frank better before then. An alcoholic ex-soldier, that's all we're told about him. That's so little information that it's almost a cliché.

I've read that the film will be distributed in America. I doubt it will make its way into the cinemas, but expect a DVD and Blu-ray release later this year.

Coco Austin Lingerie Promotion Day 13

Up All Night Bralette and Skirt Set

This two-piece outfit is slightly more demure than yesterday's dress, while still making you look beautiful. Not everyone is a bad girl.

Coco Austin in black skirt.

Coco Austin in black skirt.

San Andreas (4½ Stars)

These are the three steps you must follow if you're caught indoors in an earthquake.

DROP where you are, onto your hands and knees. This position protects you from being knocked down and also allows you to stay low and crawl to shelter if nearby.

COVER your head and neck with one arm and hand.
If a sturdy table or desk is nearby, crawl underneath it for shelter.
If no shelter is nearby, crawl to an interior wall (away from windows).
Stay on your knees; bend over to protect vital organs.

HOLD until shaking stops.
Under shelter: hold on to it with one hand; be ready to move with your shelter if it shifts.
No shelter: hold on to your head and neck with both arms and hands.

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Coco Austin Lingerie Promotion Day 12

Slash and Burn Seamless Dress

If you wear this dress in the club you'll be the centre of attention. The other women will be burning with rage because their boyfriends can't stop looking at you, which is exactly what you want. It's a dress to cause a scandal.

The dress is available in black and red.

Coco Austin in black dress.

Coco Austin in black dress.

Amazon Prime Day is now over. I didn't buy as much as I expected this year. Just one Blu-ray box set, the Ruby Red trilogy, which was being sold as cheap as the third part by itself. I'll try to watch the three films back to back, either this month or next month.

You may have noticed that some of Coco Austin's items were on sale as Prime Day offers yesterday. I noticed too late to post anything. Sorry.

When I started my Coco Austin promotion month I expected a negative response from my regular readers who don't appreciate this unusual attempt on my part to make money. Alternatively, I thought there might be praise from readers who like seeing photos of a sexy woman. Now, after almost two weeks, I've still had no reaction, positive or negative. Maybe my readers are just scrolling past the promotional posts without bothering to read them. I've noticed that some of the posts have had a lot of readers, but not enough to push them into my top 10. Please let me know what you think.