• 2023

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Steven Soderbergh: Erotic Intimacy
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
  • S1.E5
  • Steven Soderbergh: Erotic Intimacy
Maggie Mae Fish (she/her) explores the work of Steven Soderbergh, the director who revolutionized the indie film scene with his breakout erotic feature: sex, lies, and videotape in 1989. Soderbergh offers a more intimate look at sex and sexuality, with characters who search for authenticity in a world that discourages us from being our true selves. The Girlfriend Experience is a micro budget feature starring adult film icon, Sasha Grey, that looks at ultra high class sex work. And Magic Mike launched a wave of erotic films that catered to a presumably female audience.
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Cheryl Dunye: Pushing Boundaries
Thu, Jul 27, 2023
  • S1.E6
  • Cheryl Dunye: Pushing Boundaries
Maggie Mae Fish (she/her) explores the work of Cheryl Dunye, the first out Black lesbian to direct a feature film. In her groundbreaking debut feature, The Watermelon Woman, Dunye explores the history of Black cinema, plus the reality of living in the late 20th century. Her 2001 HBO film, Stranger Inside, is a gritty look at the prison system based on the real life experiences of female prisoners. Mommy Is Coming is a 2012 adult film about pushing sexual boundaries and queer taboos.
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Paul Verhoeven: Classic Cinema + Exploitation
Thu, May 18, 2023
  • S1.E4
  • Paul Verhoeven: Classic Cinema + Exploitation
Maggie Mae Fish (she/her) explores the work of Paul Verhoeven, the over-the-top director who melds classical film sensibilities with the ultra-violence and provocative sexual content of exploitation films. Basic Instinct (1992) turned the erotic thriller genre on its head, but haunted Sharon Stone for the rest of her life. Showgirls (1995) asked audiences to identify with the object of the gaze, which ended up being too much to ask at the time. Benedetta (2021) explores the dark side of Catholicism, and the realities of living an authentic life in a society where queer people are erased from reality.
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Before the Hays Code

S1.E1 ∙ Before the Hays Code

Wed, Feb 22, 2023
Maggie Mae Fish (she/her) discusses three early films as examples of radical portrayals of sex, sexuality, and gender. From the homoeroticism of Wings (1927), to the female empowerment of Ecstasy (1933), to the commentary on colorism and mixed-race relationships of Veiled Aristocrats (1932), these old movies were more subversive than you might imagine.
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Queer Subtext in the Films of David Lean

S1.E2 ∙ Queer Subtext in the Films of David Lean

Thu, Mar 16, 2023
David Lean filmography explores queer theme though not gay himself, including Brief Encounter ('45) with writer Noël Coward, Lawrence of Arabia ('62) with homoerotic undertones, and Ryan's Daughter ('70) with gender-bending failed romance.
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Paul Verhoeven: Classic Cinema + Exploitation

S1.E4 ∙ Paul Verhoeven: Classic Cinema + Exploitation

Thu, May 18, 2023
Maggie Mae Fish (she/her) explores the work of Paul Verhoeven, the over-the-top director who melds classical film sensibilities with the ultra-violence and provocative sexual content of exploitation films. Basic Instinct (1992) turned the erotic thriller genre on its head, but haunted Sharon Stone for the rest of her life. Showgirls (1995) asked audiences to identify with the object of the gaze, which ended up being too much to ask at the time. Benedetta (2021) explores the dark side of Catholicism, and the realities of living an authentic life in a society where queer people are erased from reality.
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Steven Soderbergh: Erotic Intimacy

S1.E5 ∙ Steven Soderbergh: Erotic Intimacy

Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Maggie Mae Fish (she/her) explores the work of Steven Soderbergh, the director who revolutionized the indie film scene with his breakout erotic feature: sex, lies, and videotape in 1989. Soderbergh offers a more intimate look at sex and sexuality, with characters who search for authenticity in a world that discourages us from being our true selves. The Girlfriend Experience is a micro budget feature starring adult film icon, Sasha Grey, that looks at ultra high class sex work. And Magic Mike launched a wave of erotic films that catered to a presumably female audience.
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Cheryl Dunye: Pushing Boundaries

S1.E6 ∙ Cheryl Dunye: Pushing Boundaries

Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Maggie Mae Fish (she/her) explores the work of Cheryl Dunye, the first out Black lesbian to direct a feature film. In her groundbreaking debut feature, The Watermelon Woman, Dunye explores the history of Black cinema, plus the reality of living in the late 20th century. Her 2001 HBO film, Stranger Inside, is a gritty look at the prison system based on the real life experiences of female prisoners. Mommy Is Coming is a 2012 adult film about pushing sexual boundaries and queer taboos.
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