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The Greatest Romantic Comedy of All Time is a Porn Movie called The Opening of Misty Beethoven

By Gillian Wallace Horvat | February 16, 2021

By Gillian Wallace Horvat | February 16, 2021

The Greatest Romantic Comedy of All Time is a Porn Movie called The Opening of Misty Beethoven

Gillian Wallace Horvat, the writer-director-star of the dark satire I Blame Society, makes the case for Radley Metzger's 1970s classic.

On Control

By Morgana Muses | August 25, 2020

By Morgana Muses | August 25, 2020

On Control

Age-positive adult film performer and director Morgana Muses, subject of the new documentary Morgana, on BDSM and her midlife transformation.

How We Ended Up Casting a Legendary French Porn Star in Our New Movie

By Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani | August 30, 2018

By Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani | August 30, 2018

How We Ended Up Casting a Legendary French Porn Star in Our New Movie

The married writer-directors of Let the Corpses Tan on using porn stars in their movies, and working with the iconic Marilyn Jess.

My Porno Tape Story

By Dan Gregor | May 9, 2018

By Dan Gregor | May 9, 2018

My Porno Tape Story

Dan Gregor connects the dots between his first contact with porn, Tim Conway videos, Zelda and his new movie, Most Likely to Murder.

Trash Cinema, Hardcore (Art) Porn and the Big, Gross Mess We Live In

By Zach Clark | August 25, 2017

By Zach Clark | August 25, 2017

Trash Cinema, Hardcore (Art) Porn and the Big, Gross Mess We Live In

Zach Clark on the Quad's new season, Erotic City, and a handful of the films that helped him stop worrying and love smut.

Chevalier, the Greek Weird Wave and Angela Carter’s Archetypes of Pornography

By Tom Kalin | May 26, 2016

By Tom Kalin | May 26, 2016

Chevalier, the Greek Weird Wave and Angela Carter’s Archetypes of Pornography

Tom Kalin finds Athina Rachel Tsangari's unique new film occupying the territory between a funny Lord of the Flies and a Polanski flick.

Revisited: Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant) Talks with Gaspar Noé (Love) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

By Abel Ferrara | January 2, 2016

By Abel Ferrara | January 2, 2016

Revisited: Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant) Talks with Gaspar Noé (Love) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Two of cinema's bad boy directors chat about Padre Pio, pornography, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and more.