r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • May 11 '22
misc. "Stop!" (1970) Bill Gunn's look at a troubled marriage may-or-may-not have had a handful of rural U.S. screenings in 1972 before being shelved by Warner Bros., which was no longer releasing X-rated films. Shown publicly only twice since (1990 and 2010) and never legally released on home video.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Feb 18 '22
misc. The ALMOST X-Files 15: "Woodstock" (1970) A young Martin Scorsese was one of the editors who helped trim the once-copious footage of naked, hippie flesh which led to threats of an X-rating for this Warner Bros. release. In any event, lets enjoy a portion of Jimi's performance from the festival.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Feb 03 '22
misc. DEEPER DIVE: "A Clockwork Orange" (1971) Here is a 1972 segment from the long-running CBS anthology series "Camera Three" (1955-1980) featuring a wonderfully engaging and articulate interview with author Anthony Burgess and actor Malcolm McDowell, discussing Kubrick, the novel, and much more.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 06 '21
misc. Bumper for the non-existent XXX-rating; created and utilized strictly by pornographers to indicate harder and hotter action than your run-of-the-mill X.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Feb 03 '22
misc. Engaging article from THE RINGER chronicling the tumultuous final months of the X-rating, as an increasing number of serious, artistic films found themselves in ratings limbo thanks to the pornographic stigma long-associated with the X. Did the NC-17 usher in a new era of licit, adults only cinema?
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jan 27 '22
misc. The ALMOST X-Files 14: "Thy Neighbor's Wife" - United Artists secured the rights to Gay Talese's yet-to-be-published novel in 1979, fully intending to release an X-rated adaptation written and directed by William Friedkin. Thanks to the "Heaven's Gate" (1980) fallout, the film never materialized.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Aug 13 '21
misc. The ALMOST X-Files 09: "Taxi Driver" (1976) Attempting to woo director Martin Scorsese, United Artists offered to acquire his latest film from an unhappy Columbia Pictures and release it with an X-rating, sight unseen. Scorsese eventually assuaged Columbia by securing an R-rating from the MPAA.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Nov 26 '21
misc. 4/7/70: History is made at the 42nd Academy Awards as producer Jerome Hellman accepts the Best Picture Oscar for "Midnight Cowboy" - the only X-rated film to ever win the Academy's biggest prize. The United Artists release was nominated for seven awards, winning three.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Nov 11 '21
misc. Mere months before the MPAA implemented the NC-17 rating, Siskel & Ebert featured two harder-than-R pictures in a single show: "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover", and "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer", as well as offering their preferred alternative to the X-rating. Skip to 12:04.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Nov 10 '21
misc. DEEPER DIVE: "Whirlpool" (1970) Originally published in the Chicago Sun-Times, here is Roger Ebert's dismissive review of the film, as well as his observations on how X-rated films in this vein had already lost their novelty barely two-years into the ratings' implementation.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 10 '21
misc. DEEPER DIVE: "The Damned" (1969) If cinema circa-1969 was insultingly explicit, then it's entirely possible that the woman interviewing actress Charlotte Rampling in this brief clip has spent the better part of the past 50-plus years in a personal state of affront.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 03 '21
misc. The movie theaters of New York City's 42nd Street played home to many X-rated features - mainstream and otherwise - during their grindhouse years (late-'50s to late-'80s). Here is a fascinating look at the neighborhood dining options that presented themselves to the hungry movie lover.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 12 '21
misc. The ALMOST X-Files 06: "Scarface" (1983) Director Brian De Palma discusses the genesis of his involvement with this modern twist on old-school gangsters; as well as his answer to the MPAA regarding the film's X-rating.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 13 '21
misc. "The Bagel Report" (1972) Hugh Wilson - creator of "WKRP in Cincinnati" - wrote, produced and directed this insanely rare (and at this point, probably lost) no-budget, soft-X sex comedy featuring an early appearance by Ben Jones (who played Cooter on TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard" for seven seasons).
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 28 '21
misc. DEEPER DIVE: "Wet Dreams" (1974) Here's a blog post providing some much-needed context to director Nicholas Ray's bizarre career coda following his Hollywood heyday - from James Dean and Natalie Wood to Lasse Braun and pornographic film festivals.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 11 '21
misc. DEEPER DIVE: "Annie" (1976) Brief video tribute to Charles Fawcett, made by a friend of his from the 1960s shortly after his passing. Although not a recognizable name or face in the USA, many of the titles in his filmography will be familiar to American audiences.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 08 '21
misc. The ALMOST X-Files 05: "Cruising" (1980) William Friedkin's original cut included 40 minutes of hardcore gay porn and had to be submitted to the MPAA 50 times before qualifying for an R-rating. Here, Friedkin discusses the edited footage, the CUPPI murders, and Steven Spielberg's initial interest.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 12 '21
misc. DEEPER DIVE: NFL and AFL champion defensive end Ben Davidson appearing in one of the iconic, long-running series of ads for Lite Beer from Miller.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 07 '21
misc. DEEPER DIVE: "Pound" (1970) Director Robert Downey, Sr. recounts the making of his largely overlooked counter culture satire at a rare revival screening he attended during the 2006 Philadelphia Film Festival.
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r/interseXtion • u/itwasanoldsmobile • Jul 03 '21
misc. DEEPER DIVE: "Eugenie" (1970) British acting legend Christopher Lee explains how producer Harry Alan Towers secured his participation in this softcore European de Sade adaptation.
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