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Steven Soderbergh Gives Us A Taste Of THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE!

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When Steven Soderbergh cast adult-film star Sasha Grey as a high-class prostitute in THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, there was a notion that the Academy Award-winning director might incorporate some actual bouncy-bouncy in his study of purchased intimacy - because it's always hot when a top-tier filmmaker shoots people a-pumpin' and a-sweatin' for real. But Soderbergh, who's never been much for sensationalism (for the most recent example, see CHE), went in a completely different direction, opting for a cerebral examination of simulated romance.

Soderbergh's refusal to get emotionally engaged with his material can be frustrating, but his clinical approach feels appropriate here. And the trailer, which just debuted at Hulu, definitely promises that classic Soderbergh distance. You should know by now if his aesthetic is to your liking.


For more on THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, head over to Hulu and check out their exclusive Q&A with Soderbergh (you'll find it under the "Discussions" tab). For those of you who want no part of this, Hulu's got just the thing.


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Certainly looks interesting.
by gnarwhal_evan
Apr 15th, 2009
08:27:54 PM
Hrmmm
by Hasselhoffflying
Apr 15th, 2009
08:30:39 PM
The movie...
by Hasselhoffflying
Apr 15th, 2009
08:34:17 PM
I can't even stand how hot Sasha Grey is. It's upsetting.
by dr sauch
Apr 15th, 2009
08:47:09 PM
hahaha
by celebritydave
Apr 15th, 2009
08:48:23 PM
GFE.
by fiester
Apr 15th, 2009
08:48:28 PM
GFE
by celebritydave
Apr 15th, 2009
08:59:35 PM
Is this going to bring out the self/porn hating...
by FlickaPoo
Apr 15th, 2009
09:05:33 PM
Koppleman and Levien writing could be interesting...
by FuckMichaelBay
Apr 15th, 2009
09:16:39 PM
Presented in finger smell-O-vision!
by ebonic_plague
Apr 15th, 2009
09:16:56 PM
Boring
by Lashlarue
Apr 15th, 2009
09:20:04 PM
Looks good.
by imagin78
Apr 15th, 2009
09:20:09 PM
So Does She Bump Uglys On Film? Or Nay?
by Frodo T. Baggins
Apr 15th, 2009
09:26:10 PM
Hope She Can Afford To Buy Boobies After This
by Frodo T. Baggins
Apr 15th, 2009
09:27:57 PM
Noncents
by gnarwhal_evan
Apr 15th, 2009
09:48:08 PM
Is Soderberg ever gonna make a real movie again?
by JuanSanchez
Apr 15th, 2009
09:59:43 PM
Frodo
by Tin Snoman
Apr 15th, 2009
10:00:10 PM
I'm kind of over Soderbergh
by D.Vader
Apr 15th, 2009
10:01:20 PM
She's living the porn star DREAM
by D.Vader
Apr 15th, 2009
10:10:49 PM
$2000 and hour!?
by fiester
Apr 15th, 2009
10:24:18 PM
Funny that they don't show one second of the acting
by IndustryKiller!
Apr 15th, 2009
10:27:21 PM
Not all trailers need to show acting.
by gnarwhal_evan
Apr 15th, 2009
10:38:36 PM
Sasha Grey's Acting
by #1 Zero
Apr 15th, 2009
10:38:38 PM
fiester
by Rupee88
Apr 15th, 2009
10:38:57 PM
that Jewel of the Nile kicks righteous ass
by Kiki Bridges
Apr 15th, 2009
10:54:18 PM
The Informant
by DocBosch
Apr 15th, 2009
11:03:16 PM
Even when Soderbergh movies disappoint, they're still admirable
by Nasty In The Pasty
Apr 15th, 2009
11:29:36 PM
This one does gnarwhal
by IndustryKiller!
Apr 15th, 2009
11:30:35 PM
not much a Sasha fan, but agree on the implants
by TheSeeker7
Apr 15th, 2009
11:31:23 PM
Nasty
by Mostholy
Apr 15th, 2009
11:42:01 PM
But we all know Ocean's 12 was a separate, unrelated script
by D.Vader
Apr 16th, 2009
12:01:51 AM
Is thatSoderbergh...
by snakecharmer
Apr 16th, 2009
01:26:24 AM
Can't see this, I'm in Sweden
by BenBraddock
Apr 16th, 2009
01:52:07 AM
"The American Stroke Association"
by JumpinJehosaphat
Apr 16th, 2009
01:58:17 AM
A genuine question.
by MONKEY BUTT
Apr 16th, 2009
01:58:54 AM
MONKEY BUTT
by JumpinJehosaphat
Apr 16th, 2009
02:28:31 AM
Fuck Hulu.
by V'Shael
Apr 16th, 2009
04:20:47 AM
Sasha Grey
by medicinaluser
Apr 16th, 2009
05:18:52 AM
Christine will definately need all of those
by Dingbatty
Apr 16th, 2009
05:49:32 AM
"definitely"
by Dingbatty
Apr 16th, 2009
05:50:19 AM
I can't post something funny...
by Darth Rosenberg
Apr 16th, 2009
05:56:10 AM
Implants?
by Ivan Alexeev
Apr 16th, 2009
06:15:37 AM
I think it's funny....
by em_tee_em
Apr 16th, 2009
07:27:36 AM
Mostholy, you made my day!
by Stollentroll
Apr 16th, 2009
07:51:16 AM
What's wrong with Jewel of the Nile?
by rev_skarekroe
Apr 16th, 2009
08:02:19 AM
I've always been a fan...
by Darth Rosenberg
Apr 16th, 2009
08:57:35 AM
Jewel of the Tropic Thunder
by Ex-Teenager
Apr 16th, 2009
09:03:20 AM
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
by AncientRomans
Apr 16th, 2009
09:26:15 AM

by SkinJob69
Apr 16th, 2009
09:28:17 AM
The "unrelated script re-written into a sequel" thing...
by Nasty In The Pasty
Apr 16th, 2009
09:49:34 AM
Saw this at Sundance...
by SkinJob69
Apr 16th, 2009
10:05:28 AM
$2000? That sounds like a bargain to me.
by RogueWarrior65
Apr 16th, 2009
10:21:33 AM
When Soderbergh takes a dump...
by Garbageman33
Apr 16th, 2009
11:09:21 AM
People work with Soderberg because he in an Auteur
by Quin the Eskimo
Apr 16th, 2009
11:11:27 AM
This is one of...
by moonlightdrive
Apr 16th, 2009
11:11:28 AM
$2000 and hour?
by kenjinattix
Apr 16th, 2009
12:03:23 PM
Sasha Grey and Faye Reagan
by ominus
Apr 16th, 2009
01:25:40 PM
Bubble trailer also had no dialogue
by ranting_dude
Apr 16th, 2009
02:19:22 PM
i can't really tell anything from the trailer
by smudgewhat
Apr 16th, 2009
02:32:51 PM
Philosophical Question
by Continentalop
Apr 16th, 2009
03:27:33 PM
continentalop just grab your dick and double click
by ominus
Apr 16th, 2009
04:02:34 PM
What happened to his Rock-opera Cleopatra film?
by ricarleite2
Apr 16th, 2009
04:34:58 PM
fuck sasha grey
by El Borak
Apr 16th, 2009
04:41:53 PM
El Borak
by Continentalop
Apr 16th, 2009
05:43:58 PM
looks meh.
by alice 13
Apr 16th, 2009
06:46:43 PM
On Wikipedia it says this is a COMEDY?
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Apr 16th, 2009
07:44:21 PM
dioxholster reminds me of George C Scott in Hardcore
by Garbageman33
Apr 16th, 2009
10:24:28 PM
in the UK the clips cannot be seen
by livingwater
Apr 17th, 2009
06:20:31 AM
dioxholster has mommy issues
by superconcon
Apr 17th, 2009
10:17:36 AM
Steve S. Snorefests
by Knobules
Apr 17th, 2009
04:24:22 PM
"Oh my God, that's my daughter"
by TheLastBoyScout
Apr 18th, 2009
04:11:34 PM
about as exciting...
by SunTzu77
Apr 19th, 2009
02:03:16 AM
Anyone else see the film?
by BlowUpAntonioni
May 13th, 2009
11:17:56 AM
just saw it on Video on Demand
by matthewj
May 14th, 2009
11:02:36 AM
fuck this stupid shit
by simondark
May 24th, 2009
02:23:26 PM
Orcus would rather fuck some hot chic
by Orcus
May 27th, 2009
10:50:04 AM
Sasha Grey, A Dangerous woman.
by SashaGreyAIDS
Nov 27th, 2009
12:55:32 PM
So,
by Orcus
Nov 30th, 2009
08:27:09 AM

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