I've got three new reviews of three very different films for this Monday morning. Over at Slant magazine, I provide the lowdown on this past weekend's number one movie, Boogeyman, the upcoming NC-17 documentary Inside Deep Throat, and Bahman Ghobadi's Iraq-set drama Turtles Can Fly.
Boogeyman (Slant magazine)
Inside Deep Throat (Slant magazine)
Turtles Can Fly (Slant magazine)
Also, my less-than-thrilled review of Hotel Rwanda can be found directly below this post.
One of the most overlooked aspects of the porn films of that era was how much more deviant they were than the bland video "erotica" of the next 20 years, until "gonzo" emerged in the mid 90's.
Debbie Does Dallas features an orgy in locker room showers and masturbation with a candle; Deep Throat has a pubic hair shaving scene and, um, the oddest soda-drinking technique I've ever seen.
That willingness to take risks was one of the worst absences in porn's least-common-denominator days and despite the production (and script) values and the more natural-looking and enthusiastic performers that many cite one of the highlights of porn's "golden age".
Posted by: Joe Grossberg | February 07, 2005 at 09:22 PM
Boy, that needs some serious editing.
Posted by: Joe Grossberg | February 07, 2005 at 09:25 PM