Extras: Shame
If you’re a fan of Steve McQueen’s latest about sex addiction and sibling intrigue starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, you’ll love…
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Where Shame is filthy, Bertolucci’s classic is erotic; where Fassbender’s Brandon is depraved, Marlon Brando is sexy. Still, the fleshly similarities are unavoidable.
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The grim, clinical sex in Shame makes you flinch, but the absurdly creative carnality in Baker’s latest novel leads you to laugh out loud.
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During his multiple masturbatory moments, could Fassbender have been channeling the artist’s infamous 1972 performance piece at the Sonnabend Gallery?
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The vaguely nautical, formidably exclusive lounge where Carey Mulligan’s Sissy croons her achey-breaky version of “New York, New York.”
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Our suggested version of the slinky gold frock Mulligan wears during her scene-stealing vocal turn.
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The debut LP of this super-hyped new artist, who’s got some of Sissy’s lounge-singer vibe, drops next month.
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The French—they’re so in touch with their taboos. Like that of Brandon and Sissy, here is another story of siblings too close for our comfort.
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The most notable component of Fassbender’s wardrobe (when he’s wearing clothes at all) is a matte puffer vest, not unlike this Moncler version, that’s apparently omni-functional: worn while jogging, groping another man’s girlfriend, or having anonymous sex in a club.
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McQueen’s first film, also starring Fassbender. The collaborators have yet another project en route, making them the new Viggo and Cronenberg.
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Like Brandon, some people run to escape their own dark thoughts. The Japanese novelist runs for other reasons, which he illuminates in his 2008 memoir-cum-training guide.
