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“Doesn’t anyone just f*** anymore?”

June 30, 2008 – 4:04 pm

The boys get their porn and the girls get theirs, and Hollywood seems to be doing everything it can to make sure that the two events take place in separate theaters.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Classics, Film marketing and distribution, Hollywood | Comments (1)

Varieties of Sexual Horror. BlogNosh 06/24/08

June 24, 2008 – 5:33 pm

A tour through Karina’s feed reader reveals rape, genital dismemberment, octogenarian nudity and “erotic photography” by an associate of Dane Cook. But we’ll keep it light hearted, I promise.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Community, DVDs | Comments (2)

Five Unsexiest Movies About Sex: The Breillat Awards

June 18, 2008 – 10:39 am

I can think of no better poster child for celibacy than Parisian “provocateur” Catherine Breillat, the director of such erotic misfires as Fat Girl, Romance, and more recently, The Last Mistress, which stars another over-hyped “hottie” Asia Argento. Exiting the theater after a Breillat flick, I never want to have sex again. Ostensibly concerned [...]

By Lauren Wissot | Posted in Columns, Film Reviews, Lists | Comments (12)

NY Asian Film Festival Features ‘Porno Version of Cloverfield’

June 5, 2008 – 1:47 pm

A glimpse at a Japanese reality TV spoof about a superhero fighting monsters during mating season. Yes, this exists.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film festivals, Foreign Films | Comments (0)

Review: Iron Man

May 2, 2008 – 4:00 pm

More convincing as sex fantasy than political allegory, IRON MAN suggests the answer to combating Them is for Us to reestablish the link between mechanized killing and the body.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film Reviews | Comments (6)

Disneynature for Earth Day: Trade Roughag 04/22/08

April 22, 2008 – 9:02 am

Disney celebrated Earth Day by announcing Disneynature, a new production shingle exclusively devoted to making documentaries about the environment. Films in the pipeline include Oceans, the lastest from Winged Migration director Jacques Perrin.
Jackie Chan has been recruited by the MPA as the poster boy for a new campaign targeting piracy in China. The action star [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Documentary, Hollywood | Comments (0)

Porn and Peter Bart

April 21, 2008 – 10:15 am

The porn business is going through a rough patch, and Peter Bart says it’s because flaccid penises are more compatible with a recession. Try not to hurt yourself on the double take.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Hollywood | Comments (3)