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Brimming with bawdry and smut, Paul Verhoeven’s “Black Book” focuses on the sleazier side of World War II. And what guilty, brooding cineaste doesn’t like a little Nazi sex now and then? Because he poses the odd moral question...

Author: By Kyle L. K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Black Book | 4/13/2007 | See Source »

I suppose so, yes - the adrenaline that you need to do these acts of resistance might also push you to be very candid and straightforward sexually. My interest in sexuality is well-known, but here I was supported by historical fact. The character of the girl, Ellis, is based on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A with Paul Verhoeven | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

The film tells the story of a young Jewish woman named Rachel Steinn (Carice van Houten) whose resistance name is Ellis de Vries. After seeing her family betrayed and butchered as they attempt to flee Holland, she joins the underground and is asked to seduce the local Gestapo Leader (Sebastian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fog of War Resistance | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

In all fairness, the Gestapo figure seems just a little too good to be true. One suspects that such "good" Germans as there were, probably served quietly in the Quartermaster Corps. On the other hand, we do learn that he has suffered a personal tragedy that may have turned him...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fog of War Resistance | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

Mercer threatened in the second inning, loading the bases with no outs with two singles and a walk. But Madick got April Cunningham to foul out to first and punched out the next two hitters, Jena Ellis and Kelley Bretscher, to escape the bases-loaded jam.

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Softball Wins Mercer Nissan Classic | 4/2/2007 | See Source »

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