Paul Verhoeven

1 month ago | letterboxd.com | Stephen Bjork |Paul Verhoeven

BASIC INSTINCT was Paul Verhoeven’s third American feature, one that moved him out of the realm of satirical science fiction into exploring the kinds of eroticism that had marked many of his previous Dutch films. Yet in some respects, it was also responsible for mainstreaming the world of direct-to-video erotic thrillers in 1992, transporting them from the unrated sections on the top shelves of American home video stores to the big screen, with suitably controversial results.

1 month ago | zonanegativa.com | John Byrne |David Cronenberg |Paul Verhoeven |Oliver Stone

Hace poco menos de seis años, el 29 de septiembre de 2019, reseñé para el 20 aniversario de Zona Negativa una de mis etapas favoritas de los X-Men creados por Stan Lee y Jack Kirby allá por 1963 y encumbrados a lo más alto por Chris Claremont y John Byrne en 1982, los Astonishing X-Men de Joss Whedon y el tristemente desaparecido John Cassaday.