Blog Posts about Kathleen Turner

The British aren't exactly known for their decadent, Baroque sensibilities, but director Ken Russell, who passed away this weekend at the age of 84, spent his life trying to change his country's "stiff upper lip" image.

Russell rose to prominence with 1969's Women in Love, which shocked viewers with its skinny-dipping scenes, homoerotic undertones, and depiction of- horrors!- the female orgasm. At the time British filmmaking was dominated by "kitchen sink realism," which rejected fanciful plots and elaborate sets in favor of grey, dour stories about grey, dour people. Russell's bombastic style flew in the face of all these ideas, as described by Geoff Andrew, head of the British Film Institute:

"He used surrealism, exaggeration, colour, music, costume, to push things beyond realism. No-one was doing that in Britain, and the 'shockingness' of his style was part and parcel of that. He didn't feel he had to restrain himself - he didn't want to be part of this grey world," Andrews told the UK's Channel 4.

Another shocking aspect of Russell's films was their plentiful nudity- Helen Mirren, Kathleen Turner, Joely Richardson, Theresa Russell, and Michelle Phillips (to name a few) have all done nudity in Russell films, and Glenda Jackson was one of the first mainstream actresses to go full frontal in The Music Lovers (1971). That same year, Russell's film The Devils (1971) was widely banned thanks to its depiction of the intersection between sex, violence, and religious ecstasy, a controversy Russell welcomed, as he did with the many outrages his films sparked over the years.

A great lover of classical music, Russell gleefully combined high culture and cheap thrills in films like Lisztomania (1975), Mahler (1974) and Lady Chatterly (1992). But he was equally comfortable in the gutter, as shown by his streetwalking sagas Whore (1991) and Crimes of Passion (1984), and this combination made him the perfect conduit to bring the Who's depraved rock opera Tommy (1975) to the big screen.

Russell had trouble securing funding for his elaborate epics later in his career, but his innovations (and skinnovatons!) in the art of cinema have assured his influence will be felt for many years to come.

Get an eye-opening education in the nude sensibilities of Ken Russell with our Ken Russell Movies: The Very Breast Scenes playlist, right here at MrSkin.com!

It's called the "Show Me" state for a reason. And Kathleen Turner, Linda Blair, and the rest of our top 10 celebs from Missouri show me and you and everyone else exactly what they've got! Kansas Titty, here I cum!

Our recent Top 10 Onscreen Hookers list has stirred up a tornado of talk about the prostitute perv-formances that didn't make the list: Julia Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Susan Sarandon are among the cinema call girls who found defenders in our commenters. But our friends Lamont & Tonelli of San Francisco’s 107.7 the Bone had a sexy suggestion from a cult classic so skintillating, we had to create a new blog feature just to include it.


We are engorged with pride to introduce our nude segment, Great Nude Performances, with...drum roll, please....Kathleen Turner in Crimes of Passion (1984)!


"A lady of the night...A man of the cloth...and...A passion worth killing for!"


Director Ken Russell was already known for his bawdy, elaborately staged tributes to the decadent European aristocracy (see: Lisztomania) when he directed Crimes of Passion, which makes 80's LA look just as sinful as the court of Louis the XIV- but with a lot more neon.

Crimes of Passion stars Kathleen Turner at the height of her whiskey-voiced hotness as straight-laced architect Joanna, who moonlights as kinky hooker China Blue. Anthony Perkins is full of creepy skintensity as the pervy priest who stalks China Blue, with Bruce Davidson as her other stalker- and unlikely hero.


Crimes of Passion tanked critically and at the box office, but has since become a cult classic thanks to its over-the-top tone and its bizarre sex scenes, including Kathleen penetrating a kinky cop with his own night stick and a vibrator named Superman. Kathleen Turner's cute little chest muffins and amazing turkey timer nipples come out to play in three topless scenes worth every moment you'll skinvest in this movie.


See all the nudity from Crimes of Passion, as well as our Kathleen Turner: Every Nude and Sexy Scene and our Ken Russell Movies: The Very Breast Scenes playlists right here on MrSkin.com!

You can argue all day whether or not a star's boobs are real, but today, Mr. Skin honors proud fakers... fake hair-wearers, that is. Melanie Griffith, Natalie Portman, and more go faux on top... and topless slightly below in our top 10 naked stars wearing wigs list.

Wig out!

Another month begins, another crop of luscious birthday babes to choose from. This time around, it's June, a month known for its heat and beauty, just like the celebrities born in it. You'll be going off like a sprinkler when you enjoy the subtle steaminess of Selma Blair, Natalie Portman, Angelina Jolie, and the rest of our juicy June babies!

Entertainment Weekly has compiled a list of the Ten Sexiest Movies Ever. Shockingly, half of the movies don’t have nudity, which would rule them out of any top ten list ever posted to MrSkin.com.

Still, there are movies here that are definitely worth fast forwarding to the good parts.

They list in the surreal 1973 thriller Don’t Look Now, featuring a full frontal bathtub scene with Julie Christie, the NC-17 Mexican drama Y tu mama tambien with Maribel Verdú, and one of Mr. Skin’s favorite movies, Body Heat with Kathleen Turner.

Check out the full list after the jump.

Each Tuesday, be sure to check in with Mr. Skin to get the complete skinny right here on the hottest DVD releases. Here is the randy round-up for the week of October 7, 2008.