GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: "Café Flesh” with Will Sloan

About this episode

Blake Howard discusses the film 'Café Flesh' with guest Will Sloan, exploring its themes and the intersection of mainstream and hardcore cinema.

Film essayist, podcaster and author of “Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA” Will Sloan joins us for our first discussion of one of the XXX-rated titles in GUIDE. We’ll discuss the transgressive 1982 adults-only dystopian satire ”Café Flesh” — and the blurry line between mainstream and hardcore. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Blake Howard

Guest: Will Sloan

Topics covered

• film analysis
• adult film
• dystopian satire
• transgressive cinema
• 1980s films

Keywords

• Café Flesh
• Will Sloan
• adult film
• dystopian
• transgressive
• 1982
• film analysis

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Books & works: Café Flesh

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