As someone who has been to an untold number of swing parties in NYC, and often had a hilarious time, I’ve never found them the least bit sexy. Truth be told, average Joes engaging in group sex is rather boring to me. So I was hoping that through interviewing Jon Hart and Matthew Kaufman, co-directors of the Plato’s Retreat doc American Swing, they’d upend my Pov, get to the essence of why the notorious 70s sex club was so alluring. I spoke with the filmmakers during their opening night screening at the Museum of Sex. Jon, since you’d already exhaustively researched Plato’s Retreat and written about its founder Larry Levenson for “The NY Times” and “The Village Voice,” what drove you to want to tell the story through film? Jh: He was a larger than life character. He just had a great story. It was moving and funny.
- 3/27/2009
- by Lauren Wissot
- Spout
The animated blockbuster is back once again as Paramount/DreamWorks’ “Monsters vs. Aliens” animated comedy unspools into a massive 4,104 venues. Comparing animated weekend record holders, March holds some potent releases and is dominated by Fox. “Ice Age: The Meltdown” from Fox is the highest grossing March opener in the genre with over $68 million grossed, followed by the prequel at $46.3 million, the studio’s “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who” with $45 million and “Robots” at $36 million. “Monsters vs. Aliens” features a strong cast including Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson and Stephen Colbert. Also unveiled into a wide count is "12 Rounds" in 2331 theatres. The actioner directed by Renny Harlin is sent out by 20th Century Fox. WWE megastar John Cena looks teams with the director of “Die Hard 2.” Other cast includes Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Brian J. White, Aidan Gillen, Taylor Cole and Lara Grice.
- 3/27/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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