Tag: Showgirls
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Steven Soderbergh Compares ‘Magic Mike 3’ to ‘All That Jazz,’ Doesn’t Rule Out Theatrical Release
The “Magic Mike” franchise has never shied away from subverting fan expectations. When Channing Tatum first announced his plans to make a movie about his life as a male stripper, many expected it to be some kind of overly sexualized, gender-flipped version of “Showgirls.” Instead, Tatum and director Steven Soderbergh delivered a relatively grounded, character-driven…
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Paul Verhoeven Calls Out James Bond Movies for Ditching Sex: ‘There Was Always Sex’ in 007
James Bond producers have yet to announce which actor will replace Daniel Craig as the new 007 following “No Time to Die,” but filmmaker Paul Verhoeven is probably more interested in whether or not sex scenes will come back to the long-running spy franchise. Verhoeven, who has crafted memorable sex scenes in films such as…
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Paul Verhoeven Says New Bond Movies Like ‘No Time to Die’ Are Sexless: ‘There Was Always Sex’ in Classic Bond
According to Paul Verhoeven, Hollywood has a basic problem: There’s not enough sex onscreen.The era of the erotic thriller is all but forgotten, with sensuality giving way to Marvel movies and watered-down studio films. But “Showgirls” and “Basic Instinct” director Verhoeven isn’t letting steamy cinema go down without a fight.“Sex is the essence of existence,”…
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What Really Happened While Filming ‘Basic Instinct’ 30 Years Ago
“Basic Instinct” was a landmark for erotic thrillers, and few of its kind have bested it since.Paul Verhoeven’s twisted murder mystery debuted March 20, 1992, and grossed over $352 million worldwide as audiences fell for the psychological game between an overworked and under-loved cop (Michael Douglas) and a novelist (Sharon Stone) who might be an…
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‘Benedetta’ Review: Paul Verhoeven’s Erotic Lesbian Nun Drama Won’t Reward Your Faith
You probably won’t be shocked to hear that Paul Verhoeven’s erotic drama about the relationship between two horny nuns in a 17th century Italian convent — a sacrilegious affair that became one of modern Western civilization’s earliest documented instances of lesbianism after a parish scrivener wrote about it in his diary with curiously exacting detail…
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You Don’t Nomi – the curious allure of Showgirls
The perverse critical power of Paul Verhoeven’s outrageous 1995 melodrama is dissected in this affectionate documentaryIt’s 25 years since screenwriter Joe Eszterhas and director Paul Verhoeven released their jaw-dropping example of what can only be called hardcore soft porn: Showgirls, the story of a tough, sexy dancer called Nomi arriving in Las Vegas longing to…
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‘You Don’t Nomi’: Film Review
When “Showgirls” opened in the fall of 1995, it was mocked and damned with more derision than the usual movie debacle. That’s because, according to the conventional view, it was not just a bad movie but an unspeakably vulgar bad movie. Directed by the talented Euro sensationalist Paul Verhoeven, from a script by the top-dollar…
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The naked truth about Showgirls: the 90s flop is a misunderstood gem
Deliberately bad? So bad it’s good? Actually … good? Why, 25 years on, we’re still talking about Paul Verhoeven’s flawed Vegas dramaShowgirls is one of those movies that doesn’t so much divide opinion as defy it. Critical vocabulary breaks down in the face of its transcendent vulgarity. Is it deliberately bad? Unintentionally bad? So bad…
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First Trailer For ‘You Don’t Nomi’ Documentary Asks If Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Showgirls’ Is Actually Good
When Paul Verhoeven followed up “Basic Instinct” with the strip club drama “Showgirls,” the film became a huge flop, hated by audiences and critics alike, and even ending the career of several people. But everyone loves a comeback story, and the first trailer for the upcoming documentary “You Don’t Nomi” is here to try and…
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Streaming Platform Mubi Partners With Prada on ‘Perfect Failures’ Film Series
Specialist streaming service Mubi has teamed up with fashion label Prada’s Fondazione Prada foundation on “Perfect Failures,” a curated selection of movies deemed to have been “widely misunderstood” upon their release.The joint project will launch on both the Mubi platform and the Fondazione Prada’s website on April 5 with U.S. director Richard Kelly’s 2006 flop…