Sex In Cinema 1992

Sex in Cinema 1992The notorious 40-odd seconds trimmed from Basic Instinct for audiences here in the U.S. somehow sum up the status of cinematic sex during 1992: a resurgence of hot stuff that wound up being cooled down. In a way, it was a banner year for sexuality on the screen, even though the banners sometimes seemed to be flying at half-mast. In a generally repressive social climate--partly traceable to the fear of AIDS and to feminist hysteria about sex as naked aggression--the message of m...