Blog Posts about Gina Gershon

The producers of William Friedkin's new movie Killer Joe (2011) are sticking to their guns.

The legendary director of The Exorcist submitted this "totally twisted deep-fried Texas redneck trailer park murder story" to the dreaded MPAA censorship board earlier this year, only to be told that extensive cuts would be needed for an R rating.

But rather than cut the already-infamous "KFC scene" where Matthew McConaughey forces Gina Gershon to give head to a chicken leg, the producers of Killer Joe have decided to wear the NC-17 rating with pride and will be releasing the movie uncut and on schedule on July 27.

The NC-17 rating, long considered a cinematic "kiss of death", has been experiencing something of a resurgence lately: Shame (2011) earned solid box office despite its NC-17 rating for graphic sex and nudity, a pattern that Killer Joe is hoping to replicate. (This will be Gina's second foray into NC-17 territory: she also co-starred in the 1995 SKINstant classic Showgirls.)

See the trailer for Killer Joe after the jump!

Legendary B-movie producer Roger Corman once said that nudity is "the world's cheapest special effect." Mr. Skin agrees, but with one little addition: it's also the most effective.

So join us after the jump as we rub down six upcoming summer flicks that forgo explosions and CGI wizardry in favor of much cheaper- and more exciting- thrills. (Ok, some of them also have explosions and CGI.)

More after the jump!

The MPAA buzzkill brigade did what it does best in Hollywood this week when it slapped the film-festival favorite Killer Joe (2011) with the dreaded NC-17 rating.

The film, which Deadline describes as "Tennessee Williams meets Quentin Tarantino," stars Emile Hirsch as a young man with money problems, Juno Temple as his promiscuous younger sister, and Gina Gershon as their evil trailer-park witch of a mother. In order to avoid getting whacked by the Mob, Hirsch hires a hit man (Matthew McConaughey) to kill his mom so he can collect the insurance money. Both Temple and Gershon go nude in the movie.

The filmmakers say they plan to appeal the rating in time for Killer Joe to hit theaters as planned in mid-May.

The scene the MPAA found so offensive? Well, it involves Gina Gershon, forced fellatio, and a bucket of KFC. Speaking of which...lunchtime!

Check out more from Juno Temple and Gina Gershon right here at MrSkin.com!

2012 has begun, and here at Skin Central we're quivering with skinticipation about what the nude year has to offer.

Thanks to our Skin Skouts we're able to stay on the cutting edge of big-screen skin, so join us after the jump for a sneak peek at the nude stories you'll be talking about this year!

Gina Gershon admits it takes a lot to disturb her. But there's one scene in her new, nude movie Killer Joe that nearly pushed her over the edge, and it (sk)involves an unlikely culprit: fried chicken. Late in the film, there's a scene when psycho stalker Matthew McConaughey forces Gina to fellate a fried chicken leg he dangles in front of his crotch. It just sounds bizarre, but the final scene is actually quite terrifying:

"I've never been in a movie where I had a hard time watching the scene ... I actually turned away, which I've never done. And in my movies, I've done some crazy stuff, but this is the craziest!" Gina told New York magazine after Killer Joe's Toronto premiere. "It's one of those things where you're like, 'Let's just go for it and do it' and in one take, you're done, you know?...It's the only project I've actually ever been nervous about or scared thinking I can't go there...Luckily, I like chicken a lot!"

In fact, Gina's saving grace when filming the scene was that the chicken came from her favorite restaurant, Coop's: "There are many chicken places in New Orleans, and I said it had to be Coop's. It's just really good chicken! And luckily, we just did it one take — you know, me and Matthew, we're professionals — but I had thought, If we're going to be doing this take after take after take, I better like the chicken. It's just the right texture, the right seasoning, not too greasy."

So there you go, folks- the fastest way to Gina Gershon's heart is through fried chicken. Just serve it to her on a plate next time, would ya?

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We've got an exciting season of movie nudity coming up, from nude debuts from stars like Emily Browning and Sarah Silverman to encore nudes from old favorites like Michelle Williams and Gina Gershon. Join Skin Central after the jump for all the latest celebrity nude scenes coming soon to theaters!

The Toronto International Film Festival continues, and the frozen North is getting hot, hot hot with a deluge of nudity from old favorites and up-and-coming nude stars alike. Our Skin Skouts saw movies starring Gina Gershon, Juno Temple, Asia Argento, Carice van Houten, and Emily Browning, and we're slappy to say the nudity reports are all positive. Add a lesbian liplock from Olivia Wilde into the mix, and it looks like we're headed for an awesome nude autumn.

More breaking nudes from Toronto after the jump!

Bada bing, bada boobs! It's La Cooze-a Nostra with our Top 10 Naked Stars in Mob Movies. Mafioso maidens like Lorraine Bracco and Olivia Wilde prove that the only thing wilder than getting whacked is whacking yourself.