{"id":28840,"date":"2011-10-29T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2011-10-29T07:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/?p=28840"},"modified":"2011-10-29T00:10:39","modified_gmt":"2011-10-29T07:10:39","slug":"50dmc-37-couldnt-watch-with-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/50dmc-37-couldnt-watch-with-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"50DMC #37: Couldn&#8217;t Watch With Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Shortbus.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Shortbus\" width=\"550\" height=\"242\" class=\"centered size-full wp-image-29042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Shortbus.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Shortbus-290x128.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Shortbus-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Shortbus-454x200.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a few paragraphs and a clip, if possible. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/2011\/06\/50-day-movie-challenge\/\">Click here<\/a> for the full list of questions.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s prompt: <b>What&#8217;s a movie that you could never watch with your parents?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"firstletter\">G<\/span>oing with another sexually explicit film here, with John Cameron Mitchell&#8217;s <em>Shortbus<\/em>. The film is largely set in a free love type establishment, with a sex therapist going there to try to figure out why she&#8217;s never had an orgasm (and to, well, have one). Meanwhile, a gay couple struggle with their relationship and one partner&#8217;s thoughts of suicide. Mostly, they&#8217;re all seeking a human connection. Roger Ebert says, accurately I think, that &#8220;it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not about sex but about sexuality, not about scoring but about living,&#8221; but yeah. I could never watch it with my parents. Although, they wouldn&#8217;t watch it anyway, so it&#8217;s not really a concern.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the trailer, including an intro from director John Cameron Mitchell:<\/p>\n<div class=\"centered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H8A1dwEhSMY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a few paragraphs and a clip, if possible. Click here for the full list of questions. Today&#8217;s prompt: What&#8217;s a movie that you could never watch with your parents? Going with another sexually explicit film here, with John Cameron Mitchell&#8217;s Shortbus. 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