Pleasure, one of the most provocative films of Sundance 2021 finally makes its theatrical debut from Neon this spring. The film follows Bella Cherry (Sofia Kappel), “fresh off the plane” from Sweden with neon dreams of conquering the porn industry. As she […]

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One woman’s path to fame in a controversial, but always booming industry is at the center in Swedish writer-director Ninja Thyberg’s Pleasure, which is finally getting its North American wide release from Neon. It will open in NY & LA […]

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Founded in 1980 by Robert Redford to promote the art and craft of filmmaking, the U.S. Film Festival, rebranded as the Sundance Film Festival in 1985, has long been a beacon for American independent cinema. Ever since then, the annual […]

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If there’s one panel that really catalyzed my mind this virtual festival year it was DOK Leipzig’s “Naked Truths – Intimacy in Documentary Film” discussion. Expertly led by moderators Djamila Grandits (who seemed to be posing questions straight from my […]

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Porn is ubiquitous in 2020. There are any number of free streaming sites where people can delve into their own interests in the privacy and anonymity of their own home. One such site, Pornhub, made interesting headlines recently by making […]

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Even though Mapplethorpe aspired to be a “modern Michelangelo," he knew that, “people will be expecting some cock.”

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This is a film that will surely upset audiences – more importantly it will get them talking.

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