Tag: Sex
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Bill Block Out as Miramax CEO
Bill Block is out as CEO of Miramax.The executive and film producer was hired in 2017. Block’s contract expired this week and was not renewed, sources said. He’s been rumored to be out for months. A representative for Miramax had no immediate comment on the matter.Insiders said new leadership was necessary at Miramax given that…
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12 Underrated Movies Recommended by Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh is one of the most unique and intriguing directors at work today. He was at the forefront of independent cinema in the late 1980s with his debut Sex, Lies, and Videotape. Since then, he’s worked in a variety of genres, including crime (Ocean’s Eleven), biography (Erin Brockovich), comedy-drama (Magic Mike), and thriller (Side…
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Stuart Cornfeld Rip: Everyone Loved Ben Stiller’s Producing Partner
Longtime producer Stuart Cornfeld, 67, died June 26 of cancer, but left a mark on Hollywood with collaborations with iconic directors and a run of hit movies dating back to 1980.As a film student at the AFI Conservatory in the 1970s he worked with Anne Bancroft, who went on to introduce him to Mel Brooks.…
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‘Sex Education’ Season 2 Review: TV’s Most Wholesome Sex Comedy Is Still a Rare Delight
Editor’s Note: The following review contains minor spoilers for Season 2 of “Sex Education.”Premiering last January amidst the relative dead zone for TV, “Sex Education,” the sweet sex-positive comedy about a sensitive teenage boy and his sex therapist mom, instantly soared its way into our hearts. Otis (Asa Butterfield) proved a charming enough protagonist, but…
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‘Sex Education’ Season 2 Trailer: Netflix’s Best Show About Teen Sexuality Is Back
With its recently launched docu-series “Sex, Explained” and Gwyneth Paltrow’s forthcoming “The Goop Lab” poised to explore women’s orgasms in at least one segment, Netflix is quickly becoming the discerning viewer’s guide to sexuality. But the best and most entertaining of Netflix’s racier offerings is “Sex Education,” the heartwarming British comedy about a boy who…
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‘Sex Education’ Season 2 Trailer: Netflix’s Comedy Series Sees Asa Butterfield Navigate His New Relationship
It was one of Netflix’s standout shows of 2019, and now “Sex Education” will be returning for a brand new season this year, with it set to be as wild as the first season.The show was created by Laurie Nunn (a writer on the announced “The Summer House”), which showcases the sexual struggles in teenagers…
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Sex Education’s Asa Butterfield: ‘I feel more confident talking about sex’
The former child star has won rave reviews for the hit Netflix show. So why does he feel ambivalent about acting?Ah, yes, says Asa Butterfield, the young star of the explicit and brilliant comedy of sex manners, Sex Education. Butterfield is recalling one of the stranger milestones of his acting career, “my first, big, on-camera…
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Sundance 2019 Finally Looks Like the Future, But Will Audiences Embrace It? — Analysis
For 34 years, Robert Redford opened the Sundance Film Festival with a freewheeling press conference in which he juggled questions from the press. This year, after a brief introduction, he stepped aside to let the programming staff handle the hard part. The move had symbolic resonance: Redford is the Sundance’s founder and figurehead, but the…
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Sundance Hot Titles List: 13 Buzzy Films That Have Buyers Talking
There’s a good reason that much of Hollywood braves the thin mountain air each year to make the trek to the Sundance Film Festival, and it’s not to check out the nearby ski slopes. The annual launch of the indie film gathering brings with it the possibility of discovering the next big thing in moviemaking.…