European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sidelight Romance is turning into a pain in the necking i by Mike littwin the Baltimore Sun if you re looking for the place where Romance in America finally ended come with me to Antioch College in yellow Springs s the Campus at which spontaneity has somehow become a four letter word. No won Der we have a literacy problem. You remember Romance Don t you Keats and Shelley not Winters. Romeo and Juliet. Sonny and Chen these Guys would never make it at Antioch. Heck Romeo s out by thanksgiving guaranteed. We can blame the death of Romance on the Date rape crisis or on our old apolitical correctness now wanted for Over zealousness in All 50 states. Whatever the reason Antioch has codified necking and whatever might follow in its sexual offence in academic speak Antioch s key Rule in dating is this verbal consent should be obtained with each new level of physical and or sexual conduct in other words you have to ask. But not just ask. You can t simply say May i kiss you and then she would sigh yes god yes you mad you re still not in the Clear at that Point. According Huhe Rule she has to make her response perfectly absolutely beyond reasonable doubt since it May come to court Clear. Yes you May kiss Mey try to imagine this in practice. May i kiss you yes you May kiss me.". Open Mouths yes open while i m kissing you May i Caress your Lovely oops. May i Call your shoulders Lovely yes you May Call my shoulders May i Caress your agreed upon to be called Lovely shoulders by this time you re either too exhausted to continue or unless it s Michelle Pfeiffer you be got in the clinches you be lost interest. Besides i think it s Safe to say there Are questions you just Don t feel comfortable asking your Date. Should t there be a Point where there s an All Clear and All systems Are go v like Many of you i Learned about Romance at the movies. It s All about melting. He looks into her eyes she looks into his and they fall madly into each other s arms at Antioch it would be different. Him May i look deeply into your eyes her what exactly do you mean by deeply the movies As we know them would have to be completely different. Think about your favorite Stea my movie scenes. In the postman always rings to be Jack Nicholson would have to ask Jessica Lange May i push you Back on the Kitchen table and Knock off All the appliances and then ravish your body in that manic Way of mine Lange yes you May push me it s not sexy it s a Tal Kathon. You might As Well watch the Mclaughlin group. Or How about the Bathtub scene in Bull Durham does Kevin Costner have to ask whether it s All right to splash water on the tiles gone with the wind is the ultimate Romance movie. Let s imagine Rhett Butler carrying Scarlett o Hara up the stairs but Only after asking May i carry you up the stairs for choose one a a Quick method of transportation or b the wild thing on the other hand remember when Michael kisses his brother Fredo in godfather ii if Michael has to ask you know what Fredo says. No Way pal. I Don t care How much you spent for Northern a Lynn Allen goes on a trip with Elizabeth Saltarrelli in bound and gagged a love a foil. Porno Queen Allen Hopes she s bound for regular stardom by Vernon Scott up Hollywood reporter until recently there was a Sharp Linein the movie Industry Between Fea Ture films of any genre and Down and out with the definition of pornography growing lax the line Between say 9 /5 weeks and sex Kittens in hell wavers. In the past stardom in porno films was the kiss of death for an actress a no no a big time taboo. Porno Star Ginger Lynn Allen Veteran of some 70 hard Core adult films has broken into main Stream movies playing her first starring role in bound and gagged a love Story currently in release in the United states. Allen says roles played by Kim Basinger in 94 weeks and Sharon Stone in Basic instinct have narrowed he Gap. Sipping iced Tea in a Hollywood restaurant recently Allen looked anything but a sex Symbol in a modest Cotton dress her Strawberry Blond hair falling to her shoulders. She has freckles Blue Green Gray eyes and a Quick sense of humor. There was no Way she could be singled out Ashe writhing naked female in dozens of a rated films and graphic Layouts in Penthouse Magazine. She sighed in frustration at her inability to escape her past All the while refusing to deny it. I have moved on with a serious acting career she said. But people want to talk about what i used to do. It just does t in addition to bound and gagged a love Story she appears this month in an episode of tvs new Jay pm Blue playing a College coed. She stars on mtg in a video she co produced titled follow through in support of rain forests. Hopefully lean do More interviews that won t make it so easy for people to make judgments she said. My work now has nothing to do with my adult films except that All that work in front of a camera helped me prepare for what i m doing now. I did t think i would become so Well known in adult films. I thought i d Only do one or two. But i began winning awards and sort of fell into that kind of stardom. " it s All one entertainment Industry. It s not a big Deal when other actresses move from comedy to drama. It does t matter what i be done it matters what i m doing and where i m going. The camera experience was important and i be been studying acting and going to Allen says her reputation precedes her at inter views and auditions. Some producers and casting directors ask her to read solely out of curiosity. Many she suspects have seen her a rated films. I d say my background generally has been positive she said. It has helped get auditions. The curiosity level was High in the beginning but i be proved i have Talent. The Media won t let people forget my past. I m really proud of my work in bound and gagged. It s my first Opportunity to play a charac Ter with Many Levels colors and emotions. I was t a sex Symbol or exploited in any Way. I do have a following and Hope people who enjoyed my performances in the first part of my career will enjoy my work in this picture. I play a victim a woman making choices be tween her abusive husband and a lesbian Over. There Aren t Many Good roles written for women today so i m making Independent films that offer better opportunities than Box office action pictures. Even if i were up for a big studio feature the actresses and stars who have been around for a while Are going to get them. A newcomer like me in t going to be Given great roles. So this picture was a Allen is proud the director did not require Herto do nude scenes which she says Are becoming More common in mainstream films. Sharon Stone seems to be going in the oppo site direction from me she said. She started her career in straight films and now she s doing borderline stuff. I Don t have a problem with nudity or seeing nude men and women on screen. I m not inhibited about seeing sex scenes. Movies Are a male oriented business. They Don t mind asking women to take off their clothes for the camera. It s very rare to see male nudity on the screen. There s a double Standard and maybe there always will be until women have More Power in Hollywood. I be worked very hard and have no regrets about my past. I Haven t changed my name be cause i m not ashamed of what i be done to earn a living. I be just taken a different route to be come a motion picture Page 8 sunday november 14, 1993
