When Will I Be Loved (DVD, 2005)

Notorious sexual provocateur James Toback (FINGERS, THE PICK-UP ARTIST) delivers another ferocious jolt to the senses with WHEN WILL I BE LOVED, a racy drama that features an eye-opening--and bodily revealing--performance from Neve Campbell. As in Toback's BLACK AND WHITE, the film takes place on the harsh streets of New York City, where everybody is out to make a buck and morality appears to have been left behind somewhere in the 20th Century. Campbell is Vera, a spoiled Manhattanite who is dating Ford (Frederick Weller), a shady hustler. It becomes quite clear, however, that Vera is no monogamist, as she flirts with every cute guy that she passes, and also keeps a female lover on the side. When Ford is confronted by Italian billionaire Count Tommaso (Dominic Chianese) and offered $100,000 to spend time with Vera, the cunning vamp takes over and both men learn a very painful lesson about messing with a modern female.Toback's film is another abrasive work that addresses topics most people would rather sweep under the rug. The soundtrack jarringly shifts between hip-hop and classical music, and features cameos from Mike Tyson, Lori Singer, Damon Dash, and Michael Mailer. Shot by acclaimed Steadicam operator Larry McConkey, WHEN WILL I BE LOVED is certain to polarize audiences.