Writer and social scientist Shere Hite’s books on sex were publishing phenomena in the 1970s and 80s. Like Alex Comfort’s bestselling erotic “cookbook” The Joy of Sex, her monographs seemed ubiquitous in those days, especially in master bedrooms where readers could use them as informative, topical works of popular social science which just happened to double as erotic bedside reading. The books on male and female sexuality tessellate together thousands of micro stories, observations and admissions written by the many respondents who filled out her questionnaires anonymously. That meant that in those pages, readers found reassurance that there were others who felt and experienced sex in the same way that they did, and that being “different” was quite normal. Arguably nobody did more than Hite, for example, to dismantle the myth, promulgated by Sigmund Freud among others, that “clitoral orgasms” were somehow inferior to “vaginal” ones. Clitorises around...
- 1/21/2023
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Sandstone" is a thought-provoking window into the heart of the sexual revolution in Southern California in the 1970’s. This legendary mountain top retreat was a fantasy playground for adults and an important social experiment rolled into one. Sandstone is relevant today because it facilitates an open dialogue about the pressure many people still feel from traditional societal expectations about sexuality and what is ‘normal’.
About the film:
Filmed in the 1970’s, famed producer, Jonathan Dana’s "Sandstone" has been re-mastered and is making its exclusive worldwide digital premiere on IndieFlix this week. The company's goal is to entertain and engage their viewers with a socially relevant conversation about group marriage, relationships and sexuality.
The Cultural Connection:
When "Sandstone" was filmed, the ‘sexual revolution’ was a reaction to the pressure to be ‘normal’ as defined by mainstream society. It was a backlash against the traditional 1950’s lifestyle in which appearances, perfection and convention were prized above emotional fulfillment, freedom or growth.
While the term ‘sexual revolution’ generally implies the period from the 1960’s to the late 1970’s, in many ways our society is in the midst of a second wave of sexual liberation and equality. There is an increased acceptance and even celebration of sexual identity, the Lgbtq community and nontraditional relationship dynamics such as polyamory.
The release of Sandstone is a timely and important contribution to the global conversation about what comprises ‘relationship’, and IndieFlix seems to be the right company to present this exclusive film.
Alex Comfort, author of The Joy of Sex, said of the film, "Anyone in search of the joy of sex should see this film."...
About the film:
Filmed in the 1970’s, famed producer, Jonathan Dana’s "Sandstone" has been re-mastered and is making its exclusive worldwide digital premiere on IndieFlix this week. The company's goal is to entertain and engage their viewers with a socially relevant conversation about group marriage, relationships and sexuality.
The Cultural Connection:
When "Sandstone" was filmed, the ‘sexual revolution’ was a reaction to the pressure to be ‘normal’ as defined by mainstream society. It was a backlash against the traditional 1950’s lifestyle in which appearances, perfection and convention were prized above emotional fulfillment, freedom or growth.
While the term ‘sexual revolution’ generally implies the period from the 1960’s to the late 1970’s, in many ways our society is in the midst of a second wave of sexual liberation and equality. There is an increased acceptance and even celebration of sexual identity, the Lgbtq community and nontraditional relationship dynamics such as polyamory.
The release of Sandstone is a timely and important contribution to the global conversation about what comprises ‘relationship’, and IndieFlix seems to be the right company to present this exclusive film.
Alex Comfort, author of The Joy of Sex, said of the film, "Anyone in search of the joy of sex should see this film."...
- 9/9/2014
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel star as a husband and wife whose sex life has gone stale in Sex Tape, out on Friday. The film follows their characters, Annie and Jay, respectively, as they try to "get it back." List The Hollywood Reporter Reveals Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films In an attempt to find their lost libidos, the couple embarks upon a three-hour odyssey to conquer and record every move described in Alex Comfort's book, The Joy of Sex, but they are then faced with a new dilemma: their "sex tape" has synced to the cloud, subsequently uploading onto
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- 7/18/2014
- by Michael Sugerman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jake Kasdan is to directing comedy what Friedrich Nietzsche is to baking apple strudel. Not much.
As with his Bad Teacher (2011), which also stars Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal, Kasdan takes a promising concept and lays waste to it. The highly workable concept is a simple one: a sexually active couple, Jay (Segal) and Annie (Diaz), copulate like bunnies on ecstasy until they wed. Two precocious children later, the O in orgasms has moved on to the O on Cheerios boxes. He now is a music producer, I believe, and she blogs a column entitled "Who’s Yo Mommy?" Yes, copulation is no longer a spontaneous act for this duo. Instead, it has to be planned for ahead of time.
So one night, when the kids are at that grandmother’s, the pair try to get it on as they once used to, but to no avail, until Annie suggests...
As with his Bad Teacher (2011), which also stars Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal, Kasdan takes a promising concept and lays waste to it. The highly workable concept is a simple one: a sexually active couple, Jay (Segal) and Annie (Diaz), copulate like bunnies on ecstasy until they wed. Two precocious children later, the O in orgasms has moved on to the O on Cheerios boxes. He now is a music producer, I believe, and she blogs a column entitled "Who’s Yo Mommy?" Yes, copulation is no longer a spontaneous act for this duo. Instead, it has to be planned for ahead of time.
So one night, when the kids are at that grandmother’s, the pair try to get it on as they once used to, but to no avail, until Annie suggests...
- 7/16/2014
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
Christopher Plummer is superb as the 75-year-old who belatedly reveals his true sexuality to his son
Six years ago the American music-video director and graphic designer Mike Mills assembled a gifted cast (including Tilda Swinton, Vince Vaughn and Keanu Reeves) to make his low-budget independent feature debut – a likable comedy called Thumbsucker set in Oregon. Its hero is Justin, a troubled teenager in the Holden Caulfield mould with difficult parents. His mother (Tilda Swinton) is a psychiatric nurse dreaming of an escape to romance in the big city, his father a supermarket manager who had hoped to be a professional footballer. The diffident lad is given medication for an attention deficit disorder that temporarily transforms him into a confident near genius.
It's an interesting, truthful little film, and Mills has now followed it up with an altogether remarkable picture set at the time he was making Thumbsucker, and with an...
Six years ago the American music-video director and graphic designer Mike Mills assembled a gifted cast (including Tilda Swinton, Vince Vaughn and Keanu Reeves) to make his low-budget independent feature debut – a likable comedy called Thumbsucker set in Oregon. Its hero is Justin, a troubled teenager in the Holden Caulfield mould with difficult parents. His mother (Tilda Swinton) is a psychiatric nurse dreaming of an escape to romance in the big city, his father a supermarket manager who had hoped to be a professional footballer. The diffident lad is given medication for an attention deficit disorder that temporarily transforms him into a confident near genius.
It's an interesting, truthful little film, and Mills has now followed it up with an altogether remarkable picture set at the time he was making Thumbsucker, and with an...
- 7/25/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
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