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Putting the Hard 'R' in Oscar

Nudity, graphic sex, make this year's contenders the most boundary-pushing in history

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Jan 22, 2024
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If the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences really wants to boost the ratings for this year’s Oscar telecast, it should consider adopting a slogan like “Oscar Gets Frisky!” and then open the show with an envelope-pushing montage of all the scenes from the past year’s movies that ve…

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