Blog Posts about Gummo

When you think of barely-legal Disney Channel celebs Vanessa Hudgens and Selena Gomez, the first things you think of are sniffing glue, killing cats, and eating spaghetti in a filthy bathtub, right?

Yeah, us either. That's why we were surprised (to put it mildly) that Spring Breakers, starring Vanessa, Selena, and baby-faced babes Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine, is being directed by indie bad-boy Harmony Korine. Harmony put all of the above and more (like Chloe Sevigny's boobs, left) into his provocative directorial debut Gummo (1998).

And Korine hasn't mellowed with age- Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) is a meditation on schizophrenia with a disturbing incest subplot, Mister Lonely (2007) stars a bizarre family of celebrity impersonators, and Trash Humpers (2009) is exactly it sounds like, a shot-on-VHS transmission from another galaxy where deviants in old-man masks hump garbage bags.

So he's a strange choice, to say the least, for a big-budget studio pic like Spring Breakers, currently filming in Florida and accompanied by a tidal wave of news coverage that usually reads something like "OMG SELENA GOMEZ SPOTTED DRINKING WHAT WILL JUSTIN BIEBER THINK?!?"

So has Harmony sold out, or are we about to see a side (hopefully the front, but the side would do too) of these tween idols that we could never have imagined? Either way, color us SKINtrigued.

Step into the weird world of Harmony Korine- or the squeaky-clean one of Selena Gomez, if you prefer- we've got 'em both here at MrSkin.com!

By Maximilian Mueller

Harmony Korine wrote his first screenplay at 19 for the critically acclaimed Larry Clark film Kids in 1995.

Two years later, he wrote and directed the non-linear art movie Gummo. He has also helmed a Sonic Youth Video and a TV special for magician David Blaine as well as written the film Ken Park, also directed by Larry Clark.

His latest movie, Mister Lonely, is about a Michael Jackson impersonator and a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. Recently, he spoke over the phone to Maximilian Mueller.

Read the full interview after the jump.

By Maximilian Mueller

Part of the new generation of extreme porn stars, Ashley Blue exploded onto the scene in 2002, appearing in titles like Young and Anal, Violation of Ashley Blue, and Two in the Seat 1.

With her disarmingly sexy Elizabeth Taylor-esque appeal, no-holes-barred attitude, and her willingness to try anything twice, Ashley made an impression on fans and critics alike.

Some of the awards she has racked up include the 2004 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year, the 2005 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene, and the 2007 AVN Award for Most Outrageous Sex Scene.

Her new movie Sugar Town comes out on Vivid Alt in November.

Ashley recently took some time out to discuss her thoughts on art, squirting, televised litigation and Julian “Warlock” Sands with Maximilian Mueller.

Read the full interview after the jump.