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Er.... How strangely relevant. Dinner and a movie, indeed.

Now, all these forms of stimulation can now take place,... [clunk clunk] [clunk] [clunk clunk] [clunk clunk] [twong] ...and, of course, tongueing will give you the best idea of how the juices are coming along. Helen! Now, penetration and coitus-- That is to say, intercourse up to, and...

It's been a long time since I saw the film. I thought there was brief nudity. I'm sure that the "gimp" would not have been sanctioned by the Hayes code.

Gore's in. Sex is in. Narrative's in. There's nothing wrong with porn. And sex and violence and narrative and plot and character development belong in mainstream films.

But that's the editor's job: to seamlessly weave together scenes. Maybe I'm being hypocritical here: using film theory to justify a little T&A. I just don't think that sex and violence deserve the editor's special attention. Boring, slow, pointless scenes should be cut. If the sex scene happens...

I do not think Angels and Insects was an entirely successful film, but if it was shorn of the sex and the nudity, there would be very little left. I do not mean to imply that the film is one nude scene after another, but so much of the film depends on symbolism.

Altman said you need eight 'fucks' for an 'R'. "Director's Commentary", Gosford Park 41:25.

since when was filmmaking about "getting points across"? I always thought that filmmaking was about telling stories.

But did the rest of the film have a "purpose"?

Wait, wait! Am I reading this correctly? You are seriously suggesting that someone add scenes to a film that's already been made? I think that's highly inappropriate-- about as inappropriate as excising scenes to fit censorious tastes. Off the top of my head, I can recall two enjoyable films...

Number 95.

What? A porn film? No thanks. I prefer plot.

Justifiable scenes of sex and nudity? Oh I don't know... Dangerous Liasons Young Adam Secretary Deliverance...

I'd rather think about The Wicker Man.

Ok, perhaps I was a little flippant there, but if any scene-- any scene, not just a "sex" scene, or a "violent" scene-- is gratuitous, then the director isn't doing his job. I'm reminded of the Marriage of Figaro sequence from Amadeus. For those who haven't seen it, I'll summarize. Opera had...

Some movie factories employ "directors" who consult on the industrial design of upcoming motion pictures. Many of directorial decisions, when not justified by common sense cost benefit analysis, appear to be based solely on aesthetic grounds. A well constructed contract is invaluable for...