{"id":1398,"date":"2024-02-08T09:55:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2026-03-18T22:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:47:14","slug":"where-has-all-the-sex-in-cinema-gone-with-laura-gommans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/where-has-all-the-sex-in-cinema-gone-with-laura-gommans\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Has All the Sex in Cinema Gone? (with Laura Gommans)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a steamy winter featuring Emerald Fennell\u2019s Saltburn, the internet was sent into a frenzy over – a fairly mediocre – erotic murder drama, that featured copious amounts of sex. Naturally, Laura Gommans, friend of the podcast, was left questioning what happened to all the sex scenes in cinema today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 90s marked an era of iconic scenes of intimacy in films like Wild Things, Cruel Intentions, Eyes Wide Shut, Indecent Proposal, Risky Business, Basic Instinct, it was a horny time. In contrast studios like A24 are currently showcasing some truly jarring sex scenes. How did we get here? And why are blockbuster movies like Avatar deleting their sex scenes?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intrigued by these cinematic shifts, seasoned entertainment editor Laura joins the discussion to unpack the significance of sex in film while getting to the bottom of just exactly why desire on screen has become so contentious.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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