Captivity
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Captivity, new torture movie with a script by horror movie director Larry Cohen generates plenty of pre-release controversy.
Captivity has been steeped in controversy, beginning with his initial billboards for Captivity, a Cubist interpretation of the story’s fractured narrative its attendant parts labeled “Abduction,” “Confinement,” “Torture” and “Termination” which critics denounced as a kind of “Rape Kit for Dummies.” This charming portmanteau was mounted on 50 to 60 area billboards even after being rejected by the MPAA, which caused that oversight organization to take the unprecedented step of suspending the ratings process for 30 days, pushing the film off its proposed May 18 release date (and leading to the Friday the 13th opening.) In addition, all further ad content and locations are contingent on MPAA approval. Solomon claimed it was all a misunderstanding, the fault of an overzealous printer, even as he replaced the originals with the cheeky message Captivity Was Here. (The MPAA was not amused, and the replacement billboards were also taken down.)
A dominatrix at work, the Suicide Girls and more MPAA controversy as the torture flick premieres.
This writer spies the Privilege nightclub from the Sunset strip. On an ordinary night there’d be a line of mini-skirted mamas curving around the block, dudes prowling the sidewalk seeking admittance with their slicked back hair and pungent aroma of Axe body spray. Instead, the club is decked out in Captivity art, a reminder of the trouble kicked up months earlier when parental groups and other sissies called in to complain about After Dark’s marketing campaign. If they caught a glimpse of the deviant displays taking place within this evening’s event, heart attacks would ensue or full-on exorcisms would be underway from the religious right.