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Paul Verhoeven
movie review
Dec. 3, 2021
Benedetta Is Pure Verhoeven, for Better and for WorseThis tale of lesbianism, spirituality, and plague in a 17th-century Tuscan convent is somehow both shocking and obvious.
By Bilge Ebiri
A Long Talk With the Hot Gay Nuns of Benedetta Virginie Efira and Daphné Patakia discuss working alongside Paul Verhoeven, the feminist bona fides of their movie, and Virgin Mary dildos.
By Rachel Handler
trailer mix
Sept. 24, 2021
Benedetta Trailer: Lesbian Nun Can’t Stay Faithful to JesusDirector Paul Verhoeven has your latest lesbian period drama.
By Natalie Lin
The Wildest Moments from Benedetta , Paul Verhoeven’s Lesbian Nunsploitation Film Paul Verhoeven’s latest Cannes movie is an onslaught of graphic sex, graphic deaths, elaborate nun gossip, and incredibly groomed pubic hair.
By Rachel Handler
How Do You Direct a Sex Scene? 10 Directors Tell Their Secrets With wild tales from Bridesmaids , Showgirls , American Psycho , and more.
By Kyle Buchanan
trash auteurs
Nov. 11, 2016
What Should We Make of Elle ’s Out-There Sexual Politics? Paul Verhoeven, the Dutch filmmaker behind Basic Instinct and Showgirls , takes on rape.
By Kevin Lincoln
trailer mix
Sept. 1, 2016
Watch the Trailer for Paul Verhoeven’s Elle Premiering in New York and L.A. November 11.
By Halle Kiefer
80s nostalgia
Feb. 14, 2014
26 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Original RoboCop Would you buy this for a dollar? Well, how about two dollars and 11 cents?
By Ivan Cohen
Paul Verhoeven Not As Sex-Obsessed As You Thought “In my opinion, having sex with a woman is not much different than having a coffee with a woman.”
By Kyle Buchanan
Is a Third Breast Worth the Hassle? The Pros and Cons of Pop-Culture Appendages Total Recall ’s three-breasted prostitute is one of the film’s most memorable images. But is the extra body part worth it?
By Adam K. Raymond
the industry
Oct. 15, 2010
Amy Adams, Rashida Jones Joining Muppet Movie? Plus: Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver will star in Rodrigo Cortes’s follow-up to ‘Buried.’
By Avi Zenilman
the industry
Aug. 25, 2010
Industry Roundup: Holmes, Caviezel Plus: Jim Caviezel joins thriller.
By Josh Duboff
quote machine
Apr. 23, 2010
quote machine
Apr. 15, 2010
Coldplay Owes Career to Michael Stipe Pants Tip Plus: Werner Herzog making the ‘Avatar’ of cave movies.
quote machine
Apr. 13, 2010
Heidi Montag Is Going to Be a Very Successful Screenwriter Plus: Pierce Brosnan wasn’t a very good James Bond, says Pierce Brosnan.
the industry
June 1, 2009
Natalie Portman: Warrior Princess Nicole Kidman and Lucy Punch: interchangeable.
By Amos Barshad
the industry
May 29, 2009
Danny McBride, Assistant Evildoer Plus: Car wrecks, Somalian pirates, and Dan Cortese.
By Amos Barshad
the industry
Sept. 10, 2008
By Nick Confalone
the industry
Apr. 23, 2008
Jeremy Piven to Hug It Out Onstage Plus: Ang Lee goes to ‘Woodstock,’ David O. Russell runs off James Caan, and Judd Apatow blah blah next big comedy hit.
the industry
Nov. 13, 2007