stephen soderberg s sex, lies and videotape is a coming-out party for one of the most prodigiously talented filmmakers ever. why are you doing this to yourself? are you going to answer me? no, please, don t do that? why not? why not? i just want to ask you a few questions. why do you tape women talking about sex, huh? that was a great example of something that was totally brand new. and it was very, very low budget. and i just felt it was so special. and it was a point of view that we just hadn t seen before. to deal openly with voyeurism and sexual dysfunction on screen was stunning to people and it was a trendsetter then and it s a movie that mattered a lot. joel and ethan s first film was blood simple. it was kind of a cross between a slasher film and a film noir.
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ever. why are you doing this to yourself? are you going to answer me? no, please, don t do that. why not? . i skus want i just want to ask you a few questions. that was a great example of something that was totally brand new. it was very, very low budget. i just felt it was so special. it was a point of view that we just hadn t seen before. to deal openly with voyeurism and sexual dysfunction on screen was stunning to people and it was a trend setter then and it s a movie that mattered a lot. joel and ethan s first film was blood simple. it was kind of a cross between a slasher film and film noir. they knew people would pay attention if they had enough scares. they make intensely cool and
isn t particularly talented. and the least rational and mature figure in the movie is the genius. there was humor to it. there was a liveliness to it. there was a nastiness to it. he s so fantastic in that film. one thing the 80s does for us is it gives us some really remarkable filmmakers. you see talent is there immediately. these directors are going to go on to have long careers. in some cases they re making small movies but they get their start in the 80s. why don t you let me tape you? doing what? talking. about what? about sex, your sexual history, sexual preferences. steven cosoderberg is one of the most talented filmmakers
recognizance. we felt the institution no longer had anything to offer us. it was one of those films where you go, i didn t even know you were allowed to do that. just the fact that this film is hurtling along with sban yodelling. i still don t have the courage to have a sound track with banjos and yodelling. to take that and make something fully aesthetically completely different than anything you had seen is like a big deal. that s a triumph. comedy in the 80s, my favorite niche subject is tim burton. i was never scared by any horror movie ever, because i