Sex in Hollywood: Movies Cursed with the NC-17 Rating

Blonde includes some prolonged nude scenes, and one extended sequence centered on John F. Kennedy sexually assaulting Marilyn Monroe while she’s nearly unconscious.

Suspiria (1977): Dario Argento’s Supernatural Horror Film, Starring Jessica Harper

Italian maestro Dario Argento directed this supernatural horror film, which he co-wrote with Daria Nicolodi, loosely based on Thomas De Quincey’s 1845 essay “Suspiria de Profundis.”

Oscars 2025: “Blitz” by Steve McQueen, Best Film Moments

George (Heffernan), a boy of 9, is evacuated to the English countryside after London comes under attack. However, George doesn’t want to leave and heads back home.

Amour (2012): Narrative Structure of Haneke’s Drama (Cinematic Overtures and Closures)

Amour (2012): Narrative Structure of Haneke’s Drama (Cinematic Overtures and Closures)

Private Lives (1931): Sidney Franklin’s Pre-Code Comedy of Manners, Based on Noël Coward’s 1930 Famous Play, Starring Nirma Shearer and Robert Montgomery

Sidney Franklin directed this pre-Code comedy of manners, with a screenplay by Hanns Kräly and Richard Schayer based on Noël Coward’s 1930 famous play, in which he had also acted.