Seduction. It’s powerful. We get sucked in and there’s no way out. Our steamy, heated affairs only intensify when we want what we can’t have. All of this is brought to life on screen with the great cinematic seducers. From … Continued

It’s hard to write about Bettina Rheims‘ work without getting distracted by her life’s provocative nature. The photographs call to you and then they capture you. I always wonder what the connection was between Bettina Rheims and each of her … Continued

Ryan Murphy is a media powerhouse, cranking out projects left and right. If you thought he was finished for the year after releasing Hollywood and season two of The Politician on Netflix, think again. He has a new show hitting … Continued

Sharon Stone appeared in a string of films before her commercial success with the 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct. The model turned actress made her film debut as an extra in Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories and worked her way through … Continued

The thrill of the kill on the big screen has historically belonged to men. But as the roles of women have evolved in the world, so, too, in the movies. Slowly but surely, and for better or worse, gun-toting leading … Continued

Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose (2007) After some modest success in France in the early Aughts, the dreamy-eyed Cotillard won the role of legendary singer Édith Piaf and an Oscar to boot in this epic, heartbreaking biopic. On … Continued