on the one hand it's a boundary crossing tale of sexual violence, by the director who made showgirls,cord of overstepping certain lines. on the other it's a showcase for isabelle huppert, cinema's most fearlessly independent screen presence. she plays a businesswoman who is grotesquely attacked at the beginning of the film and then almost doesn't seem to respond. she won't go to the police, not least because as a child she was caught up in the arrest of her monstrous father and was, in her mind, betrayed by the police. here is a clip. she is so watchable, but i don't know if i have the stomach. is it very violent? i'm lost for words. it's based on a novel. it is almost as if the character becomes the author of the film. it has been described as a black comedy, a social satire and rape revenge movie. it is all and yet none of these things. what is extraordinary is that nobody else other than huppert could have done this. the director wanted to do it in america but they couldn't get the cast or the financing there. she went on to be nominated for an oscar. i think she's brilliant in thi

"showgirls" passes.terminator" failed the bechdel >> "showgirls" passes. >> tom: they talk abut other stuff. >> nobody can say anything about it, here's your f rating. >> tom: the web site is getting attention for it. >> operation fine china. >> tom: are movies going to last? i take the kids to the cinema, but i don't go myself. >> are movies in general going to last? >> tom: i'm expanding the conversation. i don't think people want to go out to the movies anymore, it's over. i want to watch a tv show, and our is long enough. >> i will watch a movie in my living room while the cia is watching me. samsung, i have a dialogue back and forth, the f rating is the dumbest thing i've ever seen, because that stands for failure. nobody brags about an f in art. let me tell you something -- >> tom: they don't even do the x anymore. what gets annexed anymore? they have redefined x to be nc-17. i've got to leave and go to commercial. coming up, a real story on fake news. find out if google is feeding you lies. my fir

on the one hand it's a tale of sexual violence, who made showgirls, and has a track record of oversteppinghe plays a businesswoman who is grotesquely attacked at the beginning of the film and an almost doesn't seem to respond. she doesn't go to the police, because as a child she was caught up in the arrest of her monstrous father and was, in her mind betrayed by the police. she is so watchable, but i don't know if i have the stomach. is it very violent? i'm lost for words. it's based on a novel. it is almost as if the character becomes the author of the film. it has been described as a black comedy, a social satire and rape revenge movie. it is all and yet none of these things. what is extraordinary is that nobody else other than huppert could have done that. they couldn't get the cast or the financing in america. she went on to be nominated for an oscar. i think she's brilliant in this and almost everything she's in. if it wasn't for the strength of her performance, if it wasn't for the extraordinary way in which she just dominates the screen, this would be a very different film. that sai