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The 23 Best Nude Scenes in Film, from ‘Shortbus’ to ‘Blue Velvet’
Nude scenes have appeared in feature-length narrative movies since the 1910s, and the best nude scenes deserve to be considered alongside the fine arts.
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Samantha Bergeson
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Ryan Lattanzio
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Alison Foreman
April 18, 2023 10:00 pm
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From ‘Nymphomaniac’ to ‘Little Ashes’: Unsimulated Sex Scenes in 40 Films
From Lars von Trier to John Cameron Mitchell and almost every Vincent Gallo movie, here are the films that captured real sex scenes.
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Samantha Bergeson
,
Alison Foreman
April 11, 2023 8:00 pm
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Amazon Doesn’t Want You to See ‘Shortbus,’ Now Banned for ‘Offensive Content’ on Prime Video
John Cameron Mitchell's 2006 queer erotic masterpiece is critically acclaimed. So why won't Prime Video stream it?
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Samantha Bergeson
May 5, 2022 11:35 am
Features
John Cameron Mitchell’s Erotic Romp ‘Shortbus’ Was the First and Last of Its Kind
It's a miracle it got made in the first place. The filmmaker waxes poetic about shooting real sex for his newly restored second feature.
By
Jude Dry
January 26, 2022 4:30 pm
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