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Hustling During the Depression: Meet the Gold Diggers of 1933

This musical from the '30s delivers on the fantasy any Depression-era viewer would want to get lost in: beautiful stage sets, catchy songs, and wise-cracking gals.
Rachel Rabbit White
4.26.20
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In "Possession," Desire Gives Way to Monstrosity

Andrzej Żuławski's 1981 film was originally banned in the United Kingdom, and has since become a cult classic.
Rachel Rabbit White
2.23.20
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In "Exotica," A '90s Strip-Club Fantasy Unravels

Before Elizabeth Berkley's "Showgirls" and Demi Moore's "Striptease," there was "Exotica." Rachel Rabbit-White digs in.
Rachel Rabbit White
1.19.20
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What New York City Can Learn From the Berlin Porn Film Festival

Rachel Rabbit White reports, where has all the transgression gone?
Rachel Rabbit White
11.3.19
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Fuck the World, I Love You

In her ongoing Sex Scenes column, Rachel Rabbit White explores how Jacques Demy's 1963 film "Bay of Angels," broke apart the classic "Lovers on the Lam" genre.
Rachel Rabbit White
10.6.19
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Sex Scenes: 'In the Mood for Love' Is A Classic Horny Movie

Consider it for your next Criterion Collection and chill.
Rachel Rabbit White
8.13.19
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Sex Scenes: 'Velvet Goldmine' is the Gay Fan Fiction We Need Right Now

Rachel Rabbit White
7.12.19
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Sex Scenes: On Gay Sailors' Desire in a World of Sunset and Dawn

Reiner Werner Fassbinder's 'Querelle' (1982) revels in nautical-adjacent pleasure.
Rachel Rabbit White
6.21.19
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Sex Scenes: ‘Valerie and Her Week of Wonders’ Delves Into The Politics of Becoming

Fantasy, fear, lust, adventure, and sexual awakening converge in this masterpiece of Czech new wave cinema.
Rachel Rabbit White
6.14.19
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Sex Scenes: 'Booksmart' Takes Us on An Adornian Journey Through Gen Z Party Culture

The non-alienated life, according to Adorno, is one without material worries, wherein the protagonist gets lost in whatever is of interest at the moment.
Rachel Rabbit White
5.31.19
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Sex Scenes: What Makes A Gay Icon?

A new gallery show at Lévy Gorvy delves into Andy Warhol's relationships with the women he immortalized in art.
Rachel Rabbit White
5.24.19
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Sex Scenes: In 'Cruel Intentions,' Seduction is a Dirty Game

The 1999 camp classic turns 20 this year, but its protagonists are eternally stuck in a hornily psychosexual game of cat-and-mouse.
Rachel Rabbit White
5.17.19
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