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...into the air, blood pouring from her eyes, nose, and mouth, and as she moans and gurgles begins to spin her around, whirling her faster and faster until her sprays of blood spatter the walls and lampshades. If Hitchcock assumes our voyeurism, DePalma must assume our psychosis and sado-masochism...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: Splattering Psychics | 3/23/1978 | See Source »

...that I have anything personal against sado-masochism, but how is that going to solve my problem? When I say problem, I mean I pulled a real boner. Believe it or not, I went to the Coop and bought a whole mess of cards. I bought them for relatives, lovers, friends, foes and fiends alike, then I filled them all out and the envelopes too (making up zip codes randomly as usual). Then the phone rang. When I came back I sealed the envelopes and, ignoring my roommate's urgent pleas to wait, I dashed out to mail my Valentines...

Author: By Michael A. Calabrese, | Title: Massacre of Valentine's Day | 2/14/1978 | See Source »

...film was obscene, what would Sir John Gielgud and Malcolm McDowell be doing in it?" he asked. Then what about Actress Teresa Ann Savoy? Quickly hired as Schneider's replacement. Savoy last starred in a 1975 sado sexploitation special titled Salon Kitty -made by Director Brass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 4, 1976 | 10/4/1976 | See Source »

Wertmuller's difficulties in seeing beyond the problems she depicts are characteristic of commercial films about sex and politics, whether made in Italy or Hollywood. She is able to present graphically the damage hierarchical social relations wreck on people's characters, producing class hatred, frustration, and sado-masochism. But she can see no way out and so idealizes the very destructive relationships she seeks to overcome...

Author: By Jonathan Zeitlin, | Title: Mediterranean Farce, Feminist Fiasco | 10/17/1975 | See Source »

...Harvard is as bad off as black undergraduates say, they should want to protect their own siblings from undergoing such mental stress in the course of their college careers. Or is this merely a prevalent sado-masochistic tendency among Harvard's black student body...

Author: By Ronald W. Wade, | Title: On Contradictions | 4/29/1974 | See Source »

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