“Basic Instinct” was a landmark for erotic thrillers, and few of its kind have bested it since. Yet the true mystery remains just how intense the behind-the-scenes production for “Basic” really was.

Actor Michael Douglas added to his cinematic legacy by starring in the 1992 mega-hit Basic Instinct. But Douglas didn’t do the role simply because he enjoyed the script. Rather, he felt Basic Instinct ...

Joe Eszterhas left Hollywood behind after tearing a legendary swath through the industry in the ‘80s and ‘90s writing iconic, sexy hit movies like “Flashdance,” “Jagged Edge,” Sliver,” “Jade” – and ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

It was the leg cross heard ’round the world. In 1992, Paul Verhoeven’s erotic thriller Basic Instinct cemented its place in pop culture history with one scene—nay, one flash—where, during an ...

Amazon MGM Studios‘ United Artists and Scott Stuber have acquired rights to one of the most iconic ’90s erotic thrillers. Basic Instinct (1992) writer Joe Eszterhas is returning to pen a ...

Sharon Stone is giving her take on the Basic Instinct reboot in the works and sounds weary about it. During a recent interview, Stone was asked about the reboot writer Joe Eszterhas is working on and ...

Paul Verhoeven's 1992 erotic drama turned Sharon Stone into an icon, but the psychological thriller had an even darker real-life story behind it. Yet the true mystery remains just how intense the ...