Movies That Earned Boos and Walkouts, From ‘Taxi Driver’ to ‘Neon Demon’ Everett Collection/IFC Films A man being bludgeoned to death by a fire extinguisher in the Gaspar Noe’s 2002 Irreversible. Two children being murdered by a sniper. An un-simulated oral sex scene (to complete ejaculation in close-up) between Chloe Sevigny and Vincent Gallo in […]
Wild at Heart (1990): Controversial Films–Boos, Walk-Outs, Divisive Response (Cannes Film Fest)
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Paranormal Activity: This Is the End–Jason Blum, Honoree of Best Independent Producer (Locarno Film Fest 2022)
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“It has been enough already. That last ‘Paranormal Activity’ movie was terrible,” he says. “Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin” premiered in 2021, with another instalment currently eyeing a 2023 release.
Bullet Train: Brad Pitt’s Violent Actioner Heads to $30 Million Opening
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Oscar winner Brad Pitt leads a star-packed cast in this tale of assassin roaming a high-speed Japanese bullet train.
Brown Bunny, The (2003): Vincent Gallo’s Erotic Road Movie–Unsimulated Oral Sex to Completion (Cannes Fest Controversial Films)
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Vincent Gallo’s experimental road movie The Brown Bunny is one of the most controversial films in Cannes Film Fest history. Gallo stars as a tormented motorcycle racer, haunted by the memories of his former lover (Chloë Sevigny) on a cross-country road trip.
Queer Cinema: Representation–Studying
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“The point is not to decide who is a gay filmmaker, but to focus on representation, the production and circulation of concepts and images.”
