Sexy
Yesterday, I talked about the strong movies that are due to arrive in our market in the next three months.
Here's another heads-up, especially for those who are squeamish about or morally repelled by graphic film sex: Three new movies feature graphic sex, and two of them begin, sans credits or introduction, with couples having sex.
One is "We Own the Night,'' featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Eva Mendes stealing a heated moment in a dingy office of the club he manages in New York City.
Even more startling, Sidney Lumet's "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' opens with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Marisa Tomei having protracted sex in what is commonly referred to as the doggie position.
And, even though director Ang Lee said he felt morally compromised about helming its sex scenes, "Lust, Caution'' features three or four lengthy and graphic sex scenes. Of the three movies, "Lust, Caution'' is the only one rated NC-17 _ no one under 17 is permitted to attend the film.
My guess is that with the overwhelming popularity of pornographic home viewing (at least 25 percent of the home viewing marekt now), mainstream filmmakers feel pressed into featuring more and more daring sex scenes.
But not every market will allow them: Lee told The Press that he would have to delete the sex from "Lust, Caution'' for distribution in China, where there is no film rating system and therefore, state censorship instead.
Here's another heads-up, especially for those who are squeamish about or morally repelled by graphic film sex: Three new movies feature graphic sex, and two of them begin, sans credits or introduction, with couples having sex.
One is "We Own the Night,'' featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Eva Mendes stealing a heated moment in a dingy office of the club he manages in New York City.
Even more startling, Sidney Lumet's "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' opens with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Marisa Tomei having protracted sex in what is commonly referred to as the doggie position.
And, even though director Ang Lee said he felt morally compromised about helming its sex scenes, "Lust, Caution'' features three or four lengthy and graphic sex scenes. Of the three movies, "Lust, Caution'' is the only one rated NC-17 _ no one under 17 is permitted to attend the film.
My guess is that with the overwhelming popularity of pornographic home viewing (at least 25 percent of the home viewing marekt now), mainstream filmmakers feel pressed into featuring more and more daring sex scenes.
But not every market will allow them: Lee told The Press that he would have to delete the sex from "Lust, Caution'' for distribution in China, where there is no film rating system and therefore, state censorship instead.
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