Wednesday, August 23, 2017

earlier porn art

They were an explosion of graphic design, cheating audiences with promises of raunchy scenes that never materialised. Collector Tony Nourmand reveals the real sordid truth about X-rated movie posters.
Was there more imagination/art in the 1970's and 1980's titillation than there is today? I think maybe so, but I have to factor in my age.

PS: Wonderful quote from film critic Roger Ebert when assessing the popularly-whispered-about "Deep Throat" and its nom de plume star Linda Lovelace: ‘It is all very well and good for Linda Lovelace, the star of the movie, to advocate sexual freedom; but the energy she brings to her role is less awesome than discouraging. If you have to work this hard at sexual freedom, maybe it isn’t worth the effort.’

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