Arguably the first porn superstar, Linda Lovelace shot to fame in mainstream America when the goofy 1972 porn film Deep Throat became a bonafide hit. Linda was a girl next door who happened to have an extreme talent, and the feature-length porno was watched by everyone from celebrities to suburban couples on date night. Lovelace …
Made for $25,000, Deep Throat is touted as the most profitable movie ever made. It raked in an astonishing $600 million dollars in box office receipts. Where did that money go? Certainly not to the actors or director. Star Harry Reems made $250 from the film, and he was in it rather by accident (he …
Sugar Sweet is not as saucy as the movie summary suggests. In fact, it is a cute comedy and love story, purportedly the first film from Japan by a lesbian filmmaker. If it had taken place in the US, and starred American actors, I’ll admit that it wouldn’t seem as fresh as it did. But …
Synopsis: This head-turner, which premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival’s Director’s Fortnight, provides an intriguing counterpoint to today’s bland, fantasy-driven version of sex in the cinema, presenting every type of coupling known to man, woman, or dog, performed in virtually every combination you can imagine. A beautifully restored compilation of French silent porn movies …
The Good Old Naughty Days (Polissons et Galipettes) Read More »
I’m sure some of you out-of-town folks read this blog and think to your collective selves: Sheesh, why would a city have a film festival on the cusp of summer? When the sun rises at 5:13 am and finally sets hours and hours later at 9:03 pm? Wouldn’t people rather be running around outside, skipping …
SIFF 2008: Israel’s Nazi…er… “corn” pulp fiction Read More »