I am a Darren Aronofsky fan, at least of his first film "Pi" and "The Wrestler". "Requiem for a Dream" was powerful but not a film I would want to watch over and over. Aronofsky has a very strong and loyal fan base. Sex is a big issue for Aronofsky and like so many Independent and Hollywood directors I can't help but think he and they deep down long to make porno films just the way porno film makers long to make mainstream Hollywood films. Aronofsky's film The Fountain was about love so that guy has depth and intelligence and he is a lover not a guy with a porno mind-set but watching the muff diving scene in the Black Swan made me think this guy is just longing to make some artsy porno film the way porn films have been resembling feature films these days. Yes, there is more free gonzo stuff on the world wide web but need I mention Pirates 1, 2 and 3. This is from number 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEOhomgYoJE
There has always been some cross-over both ways and not the USA but the East Coast and LA crowd are far more accepting of that ultra-thin line between porno and Hollywood and Independent film.
Topic of discussion between Jack Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway was hey do we actually have sex. They decided not to but there are those actors that do do it but they are not considered porno stars -- they don't consider their work porno and they get paid Hollywood bucks. For fans you can search the internet and look for articles maybe here.....http://americanidolizing.com/gossip/Anne-Hathaways-and-Jack-Gyllenhaals-most-important-scenes-from-Love-Other-Drugs-4107049.html I confess it is of little interest to me.
I have yet to see the film but the fine line between porno and film does fascinate me and the quality of the work as well.
What is the line between porno and film. The Last Tango in Paris remained on the art cinema side and French Films are so graphic yet remain "art". There are countless examples to talk about but I don't have the time to write about all them let alone cut, paste and link!
http://www.oddfilms.com/blog/movie-recommendations/13-porn-stars-in-mainstream-movies/
See the above blog posting that mentions the Hollywood film "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" and such cross-over stars from porno crossing over to Hollywood -- Sasha Grey among others.
Where is the line between Hollywood-Independents and Porno. Is the line going to completely fade one day?
To a sexually repressed, self hater, everything is porno, in the worst of ways, isn't it?
