The son of the director has argued that Americans are still too squeamish about sex to fully appreciate the film. A porn scholar disagrees.
- Emeritus Professor, Film and Media Studies in English, Arizona State University
Often described as a sign of progressivism and gender equality, they’re neither.
Directors and audiences are becoming more comfortable with male frontal nudity. But what message does it send when almost all of the penises shown aren’t real?
Critics say hologram tours exploit the dead for a quick buck. But there’s something about Roy Orbison’s ethereal mystique that makes this one a particularly fitting tribute.
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