I was wondering why the media are calling this a controversal film? Is it because of who Arbus photographed....but why would that be controversal? The world knows what she photographed so why would it be controversal? I did however read something yesterday where the head of the Telluride festival said Fur will have people talking from Telluride to Rome because it starts in a nudist colony and ends in a nudist colony  ....(I seem to have lost the link :() Also there was a problem obtaining the R rating because the nudity was too graphic....this is something I heard several months ago.

Still, they did censor it in North America by adding those computer generated ghosts to hide some stuff in the party!!!

they did??? I don't remember seeing any ghosts.... I saw some pretty graphic stuff at that party... enough for me to think it should have been X rated lol. that's weird... I don't remember seeing anything like that.

Isn't Birth rated PG-13??

I finally watched it (thank you Adrian for the yousendit link) - with the speakers ON this time *lol* - and skanky I can report that it is NOT exactly like the AH teaser.  That is, the AH teaser was a shortened form of this trailer. 

It looks very - erotic. Given the director's previous work, that's no surprise. (Sorry Kensy and all our younger members!) 

I love that red dress on her.

Are you kidding!!   They wanted to slap it with a NC-17 which is vertually an X rating, but after lots of efforts it was released with an R rating.

Thanks Red, I've seen the trailer, now .  I can't stop watching it .

Addictive, isn't it?  Of course, I can't help feel a bit giddy that we've got a Nicole FILM to talk about again, and that's what's at the top of the board.

We've gone more than one year without any NK film, Bewitched seems like forever.

In fact I tend to devide her films into three tiers;

"A" for stuff I see just to have fun for a couple of hours then I forget about it, this includes the likes of Bewitched, Stepford, Interpreter, Practical Magic etc... 

Then there is "B" which are great movies I might re-watch at some point, like Moulin Rouge, Birth, Birthday Girl, To Die For etc...

Finally there is tier "C" which is what I loved her for; perfect movies, deep, complex, world class performance and they leave me thinking for a long time. This tier has Dogville, EWS, Human Stain and The Others 

As I have every reason to think Fur is a tier "C", I should say "Human Stain seems like forever" 

It looks very - erotic. Given the director's previous work, that's no surprise. 

(adrian @ Sep 3 2006, 06:35 AM)
In fact I tend to devide her films into three tiers;

"A" for stuff I see just to have fun for a couple of hours then I forget about it, this includes the likes of Bewitched, Stepford, Interpreter, Practical Magic etc... 

Then there is "B" which are great movies I might re-watch at some point, like Moulin Rouge, Birth, Birthday Girl, To Die For etc...

Finally there is tier "C" which is what I loved her for; perfect movies, deep, complex, world class performance and they leave me thinking for a long time. This tier has Dogville, EWS, Human Stain and The Others 

As I have every reason to think Fur is a tier "C", I should say "Human Stain seems like forever"

Polaris
Birth belongs in Tier C for me, and so does To Die For. 

Interpreter belongs in Tier B

Bewitched belongs in Tier "What was she thinking?"

"Every day, you get better or you get worse. What did you do today?

'And remember this,' he continued, 'that if you've been hated you've also been loved. Ah but, Isabel-adored!'
- Ralph Touchette, Portrait of a Lady

Compelling pictures in that trailer… I’m falling under them spell, also thanks to intriguing music.
Thank you, Adrian. 
With that film, it seems to continue to explore Eroticism and Passion…
... and The Hours belongs in Tier C.
PS :
Such a passionate scene, Skanky !

My problem is my parents will NOT let me go see it, in ANY way, not even when it is out on DVD.

As most of you know, I became a HUGE Nic fan through Keith 9 months ago. When Keith & Nicole were first spotted out together, 14 months ago, my parents had, I'll put it as nicely as possible...not the warmest feelings about Nicole because of "Eyes Wide Shut" & "Birth"

They knew that if Keith & Nic ever got serious or got married, that I would love Nicole just b/c she makes Keith happy. But they didn't know that I would fall in love with her because of her work as an actress, her personality, and charity work. As much as I try to help my parents "warm up" to Nic, they continue to have, "un-warm" opinions about her and her movies because of the sexuality and nudity in past films.

My dad was telling me the other day that Nicole "better not be in any R rated movies, once she marries Keith, because she shouldn't be doing sexual things, and nudity with other men."

So once they hear about a movie titled "Fur" ( I have hid the movie from them for 9 months) they will have an absolute FIT!!!

I, myself am not mad at Nicole, I do not support her sexual/nudity scenes at all, but that doesn't make me think less of Nicole as a person, like my parents are acting.

I know Keith & Nicole separate their work and their personal/private life. They probably don't think about this situation at all, or they may have discussed it, and worked something out, but either way, my parents will NOT see the "light!"

If you ask me, I think my parents are acting TOTALLY immature!

The DAY I turn 18 (EXACTLY 608 days!!!) I am going to rent "Eyes Wide Shut", "Birth" & "Fur" and it is going to be one of THE BEST days of my life!!!

Love,
Kensy

Good heavens archer! Are you still trapped in Gardencourt ?

I like the last scene with Diane in Fur.

The woman survives. The beast dominates.

Exquistely worded, archer - that just took my breath away quite literally.

My bestial unconscious most probably has suggested these words. 

Your bestial unconscious is very articulate.  I always look for that in a bestial unconscious. 

And I run from the bestial unconscious with my tail between my legs  .

So the official website finally has the trailer - I played off their site.  It looks and sounds GREAT.

^ no no. it has that same quirk (that particular shot) although nicole's has a darker undertone. either way, it's attention-grabbing and very metaphorical, like peeking into one's soul. so, yeah, it's just not you my dear (and not just for noticing that as i'm a nicole freak as well). the one where she lies down on the bed (the last shot) reminds me of a wong kar wai shot in 2046 where the character lounges "lazily" evoking such sensuality (whereas nicole's seem to be longing- both such similar shots though personally). now that is probably just me.