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Tag: sexuality

Steaming Up the Screen: On “Good Kissing” and the Need for Intimacy Coordinators

Film
By Aimee Kuge | March 25, 2025
By Aimee Kuge | March 25, 2025

Steaming Up the Screen: On “Good Kissing” and the Need for Intimacy Coordinators

Writer-director Aimee Kuge, whose new film Cannibal Mukbang is out today, on how to (safely) bring heat to the big screen.

Verses of Defiance

Film
By Christian Weissmann | July 15, 2024
By Christian Weissmann | July 15, 2024

Verses of Defiance

The actor, whose recently published his debut collection of poetry, Her, Him & I, on the role the book played in his personal evolution.

The Truth in Our Lies

Film
By David Beck | June 21, 2024
By David Beck | June 21, 2024

The Truth in Our Lies

Actor-writer-director David Beck on the complicated relationship between storytelling and (un)truth, and his new film Regarding Us.

What Dreams Are Made Of: On Lizzie McGuire and the Sexual Innocence of Early 2000s Cinema

Film
By Phoebe Nir | January 29, 2024
By Phoebe Nir | January 29, 2024

What Dreams Are Made Of: On Lizzie McGuire and the Sexual Innocence of Early 2000s Cinema

Phoebe Nir on the impact of Disney summer movies on her debut feature film, Eco Village, which world premieres at Rotterdam this week.

Exclusive Book Excerpt: The Dark Well

Film
By Julio Vincent Gambuto | August 8, 2023
By Julio Vincent Gambuto | August 8, 2023

Exclusive Book Excerpt: The Dark Well

From his new book Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!, director Julio Vincent Gambuto on embracing silence and discomfort to discover who we truly are.

Underrated/Overlooked: Sarah Elizabeth Mintz on Sharp Stick

Film
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | January 24, 2023
By Sarah Elizabeth Mintz | January 24, 2023

Underrated/Overlooked: Sarah Elizabeth Mintz on Sharp Stick

Good Girl Jane writer-director Sarah Elizabeth Mintz reclaims Lena Dunham’s unfairly maligned portrait of burgeoning female sexuality.

Revisited: Can We Talk About BDSM?

Film
By Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo | December 30, 2022
By Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo | December 30, 2022

Revisited: Can We Talk About BDSM?

Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo want to start a conversation around the themes of their short film turned web series Thanatos.

Can We Talk About BDSM?

Film
By Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo | December 7, 2022
By Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo | December 7, 2022

Can We Talk About BDSM?

Andrew C. Fisher and Cacia Zoo want to start a conversation around the themes of their short film turned web series Thanatos.

Revisited: The Revolutionary Act of (Female) Desire

Film
By Stacy Rukeyser | December 23, 2021
By Stacy Rukeyser | December 23, 2021

Revisited: The Revolutionary Act of (Female) Desire

Showrunner Stacy Rukeyser on why she created her new taboo-breaking Netflix hit, Sex/Life.

The Revolutionary Act of (Female) Desire

Film
By Stacy Rukeyser | August 27, 2021
By Stacy Rukeyser | August 27, 2021

The Revolutionary Act of (Female) Desire

Showrunner Stacy Rukeyser on why she created her new taboo-breaking Netflix hit, Sex/Life.

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