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DC Comics went into damage control mode as soon as the nudity in "Batman: Damned" made international headlines, including being referenced in an episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." DC quickly decided to alter future printings of "Batman: Damned" #1 while retroactively censoring the issue's digital release. Jim Lee spoke with Polygon at the 2018 New York Comic Con and said the nudity was published due to production errors, adding, "It's made us, certainly, look at what Black Label is and think…

In Hollywood, the procedure of filming sex scenes and nudity has changed quite a lot in the last decade. It is now standard operating procedure for studio productions to hire an intimacy coordinator, and it's their responsibility to ensure everyone's comfort and keep lines of communication open. The idea is that their presence will help protect performers, and Kate Winslet is among the veteran stars who wishes that the on-set role existed earlier in her career.Winslet is now starring in the new HBO series The Regime, and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeNo Hard Feelings was marketed in the most unappealing way – as a bad-taste stick prodded into the ribs of its supposedly puritanical audience; a raunchy comedy in which Jennifer Lawrence attempts to seduce a 19-year-old boy. But rarely do films that call themselves “edgy” ever turn out to be more than mildly immature. Director Gene Stupnitsky’s last film, the Jacob Tremblay-headlined…

Emma Thompson has opened up about the “difficulty” of shooting nude scenes “at the age that I am” in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. The newly released comedy stars Thompson as Nancy, a retired religious education teacher who hires a sex worker in the hopes of experiencing her first orgasm. Prior to the film’s release on Friday (17 June), the 62-year-old spoke about rehearsing “entirely nude” and filming a full-frontal scene. One scene sees her character “stand in front of a mirror alone and she drops her robe”.On her…