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Link of the day: Steve McQueen: Sex addiction destroys lives The British artist and film-maker Steve McQueen sat down with HARDtalk’s Zeinab Badawi to discuss his latest film Shame. The two get into a somewhat heated argument about the idea that sex addiction is real. McQueen goes on to say the condition is very real and is destroying people’s lives. He tells Badawi that both men and women can have an unhealthy relationship with sex in the same way they can with food where the craving for it becomes a compulsion making everything else in life become secondary. CLICK TO EXPAND

Link of the day: Steve McQueen: Sex addiction destroys lives

The British artist and film-maker Steve McQueen sat down with HARDtalk’s Zeinab Badawi to discuss his latest film Shame. The two get into a somewhat heated argument about the idea that sex addiction is real. McQueen goes on to say the condition is very real and is destroying people’s lives. He tells Badawi that both men and women can have an unhealthy relationship with sex in the same way they can with food where the craving for it becomes a compulsion making everything else in life become secondary.

CLICK TO EXPAND

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MOVIE POSTERS FROM AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE

A while back we posted an article titled Alternate Universe Movie Posters, a collection of some really amazing alternate movie posters including one for a Halloween film starring Kim Novak and Robert Mitchum. Recently Peter Stults was inspired by those poster designs and decided to move forward with the theme by creating images for what movies would look like if they were made in a different slice of time? Here is just a few of his designs. Head over to his website to see the rest. Enjoy!

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 ‘Shame’ – quite simply the best film of 2011 Shame - REVIEW Written by Abi Morgan and Steve McQueen Directed by Steve McQueen 2011, UK Shame, Steve McQueen’s sophomore film and second collaboration with Michael Fassbender, is a compelling and timely examination of sexual compulsion in the modern world. Fassbender is Brandon, a successful thirty-something Irish immigrant living in Manhattan, whose sexual addiction borders on self-destruction. Brandon lives comfortably from a materialistic point of view, but ultimately leads a repetitive, empty life, void of any real emotional connections. His daily rituals revolve around his search for a sexual outlet. He surfs the web for porn day and night, at home or at work. He seduces women in bars, on the subway and on the street, and if he can’t find someone, he goes home to interact with the next best thing; live webcam girls who perform to his every desire. Whatever the release is, it’s Brandon’s way of coping, but we are never quite sure what with. After his younger sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) crashes back into his life, Brandon finds himself faced with his addiction and his world slowly spirals out of control. ... click here for the full review

 ‘Shame’ – quite simply the best film of 2011

Shame - REVIEW

Written by Abi Morgan and Steve McQueen

Directed by Steve McQueen

2011, UK

Shame, Steve McQueen’s sophomore film and second collaboration with Michael Fassbender, is a compelling and timely examination of sexual compulsion in the modern world. Fassbender is Brandon, a successful thirty-something Irish immigrant living in Manhattan, whose sexual addiction borders on self-destruction. Brandon lives comfortably from a materialistic point of view, but ultimately leads a repetitive, empty life, void of any real emotional connections. His daily rituals revolve around his search for a sexual outlet. He surfs the web for porn day and night, at home or at work. He seduces women in bars, on the subway and on the street, and if he can’t find someone, he goes home to interact with the next best thing; live webcam girls who perform to his every desire. Whatever the release is, it’s Brandon’s way of coping, but we are never quite sure what with. After his younger sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) crashes back into his life, Brandon finds himself faced with his addiction and his world slowly spirals out of control. ... click here for the full review

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#Shame a blunt look at addiction and self-nullification

If there is one aspect of human psychology that is truly at odds with our evolutionary imperative, it is shame. It’s not that shame is antithetical to sex, but it is a revulsion of the body and a retreat from the self brought on by the interactive nature of physical and emotional intimacy. Outward manifestations of shame vary, from brash acts of destruction to quiet nervous breakdowns, but inside it is always the same: a slow hollowing out of empathy and self-worth, replacing it with a seemingly bottomless hatred of that nexus between body and mind we call urges.

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Sound on Sight Podcast: #Drive #Shame #WeNeedToTalkAboutKevin

Justine and Ricky D are back from the Toronto International Festival to discuss three of the best films of 2011: the sophomore effort by Steve McQueen, Shame, the long-awaited return of acclaimed director Lynne Ramsay with We Need To Talk About Kevin, and finally Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, which is also out wide this weekend.

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Ten Filmmakers Who Should Have Directed The Great Gatsby

Though time will only tell if Baz Luhrmann is the right filmmaker to tackle The Great Gatsby, I remain a skeptic. The material may suggest a certain grandiosity that Luhrmann has proved to be able to bring to life but the story remains fundamentally simple and down to earth. The novel is highly critical of the extravagant lifestyle the characters live, as well as the culture that allows them to flourish. In many ways, it is the anti-epic, a small story with a large scope. The extravagant parties that Gatsby throws, which seem to be the primary motivation for hiring Luhrmann are beside the point. They are largely a display of greed and posturing throughout the text.

As a means of softening the blow that one of my favourite novels will be adapted by a filmmaker whose talents are not only questionable but ill-suited to adapting this particular work, I have assembled a list of filmmakers whose failures at adapting The Great Gatsby might be more interesting than most filmmakers’ successes. In each case, I will also suggest a “key casting” decision. This is of course reflective only of my own personal tastes and I am more than looking forward to your own suggestions for filmmakers and any defences you might have for the Luhrmann.

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