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Paul Verhoeven

  1. movie review
    Benedetta Is Pure Verhoeven, for Better and for WorseThis tale of lesbianism, spirituality, and plague in a 17th-century Tuscan convent is somehow both shocking and obvious.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  2. 😇 😇
    A Long Talk With the Hot Gay Nuns of BenedettaVirginie Efira and Daphné Patakia discuss working alongside Paul Verhoeven, the feminist bona fides of their movie, and Virgin Mary dildos.
    By Rachel Handler
  3. trailer mix
    Benedetta Trailer: Lesbian Nun Can’t Stay Faithful to JesusDirector Paul Verhoeven has your latest lesbian period drama.
    By Natalie Lin
  4. cannes 2021
    The Wildest Moments from Benedetta, Paul Verhoeven’s Lesbian Nunsploitation FilmPaul Verhoeven’s latest Cannes movie is an onslaught of graphic sex, graphic deaths, elaborate nun gossip, and incredibly groomed pubic hair.
    By Rachel Handler
  5. movies
    How Do You Direct a Sex Scene? 10 Directors Tell Their SecretsWith wild tales from Bridesmaids, Showgirls, American Psycho, and more.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  6. no defense
    Verhoeven Can Defend Showgirls, Not Hollow ManJustice for Nomi.
    By E. Alex Jung
  7. trash auteurs
    What Should We Make of Elle’s Out-There Sexual Politics?Paul Verhoeven, the Dutch filmmaker behind Basic Instinct and Showgirls, takes on rape.
    By Kevin Lincoln
  8. trailer mix
    Watch the Trailer for Paul Verhoeven’s EllePremiering in New York and L.A. November 11. 
    By Halle Kiefer
  9. cannes 2016
    Verhoeven’s Twisted, Fascinating Rape ThrillerA knockout performance from Isabelle Huppert.
    By Jada Yuan
  10. showgirls
    Charlize Theron Almost Starred in ShowgirlsAccording to Paul Verhoeven.
    By Nate Jones
  11. real talk
    Paul Verhoeven Not As Sex-Obsessed As You Thought“In my opinion, having sex with a woman is not much different than having a coffee with a woman.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
  12. Is a Third Breast Worth the Hassle? The Pros and Cons of Pop-Culture AppendagesTotal Recall’s three-breasted prostitute is one of the film’s most memorable images. But is the extra body part worth it?
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. holywood
    Paul Verhoeven Has a Jesus Movie to Throw Into Bible-Film FrayIn which Jesus does zero miracles.
    By Zach Dionne
  14. the industry
    Amy Adams, Rashida Jones Joining Muppet Movie?Plus: Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver will star in Rodrigo Cortes’s follow-up to ‘Buried.’
    By Avi Zenilman
  15. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Holmes, CaviezelPlus: Jim Caviezel joins thriller.
    By Josh Duboff
  16. quote machine
    Joe Jackson Not Buying the Hype on Michael’s Cirque du Soleil ShowPlus: Taylor Momsen basically the next Kurt Cobain.
  17. quote machine
    Coldplay Owes Career to Michael Stipe Pants TipPlus: Werner Herzog making the ‘Avatar’ of cave movies.
  18. quote machine
    Heidi Montag Is Going to Be a Very Successful ScreenwriterPlus: Pierce Brosnan wasn’t a very good James Bond, says Pierce Brosnan.
  19. the industry
    Natalie Portman: Warrior PrincessNicole Kidman and Lucy Punch: interchangeable.
    By Amos Barshad
  20. the industry
    Danny McBride, Assistant EvildoerPlus: Car wrecks, Somalian pirates, and Dan Cortese.
    By Amos Barshad
  21. the industry
    Next Johnny Depp–Gore Verbinski Collaboration to Be Even More Cartoonish Than ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’Plus: An untitled futuristic movie!
    By Nick Confalone
  22. the industry
    Jeremy Piven to Hug It Out OnstagePlus: Ang Lee goes to ‘Woodstock,’ David O. Russell runs off James Caan, and Judd Apatow blah blah next big comedy hit.
  23. the industry
    Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban Mount Blonde, Ambitious TourPlus: News about Charles S. Dutton!