Paul Verhoeven

 by tlagay

Coming Soon: You Don’t Nomi

“SMARTLY ANALYTICAL AND ENTERTAINING”
– DAVID ROONEY, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

 

“ALMOST AS ENTERTAINING AS SHOWGIRLS ITSELF”
– RICH JUZWIAK, JEZEBEL

 

“PLEASINGLY WONKISH”
– BEN KENIGSBERG, THE NEW YORK TIMES

 

“EXHILARATING, MADCAP CINE-ESSAY”
– DAVID EDELSTEIN, VULTURE

 

“THE MOST THOUGHTFUL DECONSTRUCTION OF A FILM IMAGINABLE”
– KENT TURNER, FILM FORWARD

 

In You Don’t Nomi, a chorus of film critics and fervent devotees explore the complicated afterlife of 1995’s biggest film flop, Paul Verhoeven’s salacious Showgirls, from disastrous release to cult adoration and extraordinary redemption. The film features Adam Nayman, April Kidwell and Joshua Grannell (a.k.a. Peaches Christ) as well as archive interview footage with the cast and crew of Showgirls. Don’t miss the exceptional pop-doc that Jezebel called “almost as entertaining as Showgirls itself.”

 

Watch the trailer for You Don’t Nomi below and click here to pre-order your copy. The film is coming to DVD and Blu-ray in July.

 

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To Play or To Die © Water Bearer Films
 by tlagay

Throwback Thursday: To Play or To Die

A highly obscure 48-minute short film from the Netherlands, released way back in 1990, To Play or to Die, based on a story by Anna Blaman and directed by Frank Krom, a former assistant to Paul Verhoeven who made his own cinematic debut here, is a still a powerful psychological drama, but feels a bit taboo when viewed through a modern lens.

 

The film follows Kees (Geert Hunaerts), an introverted young boy who attends an all-male Dutch school where powerful bullies and sadomasochistic games are the stock in trade. Kees is fascinated by the extraordinarily handsome young Charel (Tjebbo Gerritsma), ringleader of the tormentors. Seeking to turn the tables and stem his victimization, Kees invites Charel back to his house while his parents are away. His plan is to take revenge… but Charel gets the upper hand. So begins a difficult and painful pas de deux with surprising results.

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