Day: March 19, 2016

A boost a filmmaking confidence greets viewers in 1979's "Candy Goes to Hollywood," with writer/director Gail Palmer suddenly in command of a franchise, treating the follow-up with a palpable surge of excitement. The helmer goes after the movie and television industry for this go-around of sex and comedy, using satiric takes on icons and opportunists to help amplify Candy's latest odyssey, taking the deceptively innocent, perpetually smiling blonde to Los Angeles in search of stardom. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

Keeping with the spirit of most adult movies from the 1970s, "Erotic Adventures of Candy" follows a bubbly innocent learning a thing or two about the ways of the world through numerous sexual partners. It's a routine that's disrupted by writer/director Gail Palmers, who tries to class up the joint by taking inspiration from Voltaire's French farce, "Candide," and there's a charming lead turn from Carol Connors, whose daffy work as a blonde bombshell finally losing her virginity is surprisingly lively, helping "Erotic Adventures of Candy" sustain its freewheeling tone. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com