Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'paulverhoeven'
September 25, 2007
Black Book (directed by Paul Verhoeven) Growing up in Holland during their occupation by the Nazis, it's no surprise that Dutch director Paul Verhoeven would want to revisit that chapter of his country's history on film. But seeing as it is Verhoeven, director of such hilariously trashy and provocative films as Showgirls and Basic Instinct, he's not going to make a tame, reverent movie about the heroic Resistance. Black Book is a sexy, in-your-face Resistance......
Continue Reading "The Cinecultist's Weekly DVD Pick: Racy Resistance Edition"February 15, 2007
Nothing distracts from this sub-freezing weather like a good flick. Here's a few options out this weekend in New York Theaters. Ryan Phillippe works hard to figure out Chris Cooper's espionage secrets in the new thriller Breach. Cooper is always great and for our money, you can't beat Laura Linney so hears hoping this drama lives up to its smart cast. Someone recently told us that eventually they'll run out of comic books to turn......
Continue Reading "The Cinecultist's Weekly Movie Picks: Magical Kiddies Edition"July 22, 2004
For some, watching Elizabeth Berkeley lick a pole in a Vegas show girl sparkling thong is enough to put them off their Thursday evening buzz but not Gothamist. The Dutch king of schlock Paul Verhoeven's 1995 travesty of cinema resurrected by the generosity of camp, Showgirls (1995) will be playing tonight at 8 pm at the Clearview Chelsea (260 W. 23rd Street between 7th and 8th Ave.) in its unedited NC-17 "director's cut" version. An......
Continue Reading "Showgirls: Brilliant or Schlocky or Both?"
