nudity

A lively look at how nudity in the movies can be art or exploitation. Sometimes in the same moment.

Even those who consider themselves experts in the subject will find a provocative treasure trove of images and anecdotes in “Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies.” Danny Wolf’s documentary is a breezy, open-eyed, and often encyclopedic compendium of all the ways the cinema has celebrated, exploited, and negotiated the power of the naked body.

Arkansas has some of the most onerous clothing-requirement laws in the country. You just try going naked around here.

Show your personal parts to someone other than your spouse or doctor–let’s say at the grocery store or Walmart–and the authorities are apt to hit you with a $2,500 fine quicker than you can say bare behind.