As a TV character, Sgt. A Calendar survey shows that most movie and TV producers are struggling with the problem now. His celebrated series has examined such themes as abortion, incest, apartheid, breast cancer and alcoholism--mostly told in an intensely personal way through the lives of the lead characters. But I am confused.

Go on a hilarious, inspiring, and at times, shocking journey as Roxanne conquers her fears, changes her ways, gets closer to healthy relationships and embraces self-love a little more each day. After years of working as an image-obsessed actress in Hollywood, Roxanne finds herself at rock bottom from a disease that is anything but glamorous. In her first year of recovery, Roxanne has to take accountability for her past. From tales of being mistaken for a prostitute at the Hotel Bel-Air to botching a threesome attempt with an A-list celebrity, she must face the truth about herself and stop playing the victim. Roxanne's odyssey of using sex and love—as destructive and beguiling as an alcoholic reaching for a bottle—is a veritable rollercoaster of ups and downs, laughter and tears, and a true testament to facing your absolute truth and conquering your fears. So take a front-row seat into this complex world of sexual addiction, love addiction and the transformational power of releasing your shame and living a sober life.

Yet it appears that erotica is now dying out in mainstream cinema. Lost between those two options is the classic sex scene. But why?

The experimental movie is about a motorcycle racer Gallo who is haunted by tragic memories of a former girlfriend Sevigny , but it's most known for that scene and its reception at the Cannes Film festival more on that later. Gallo, who also wrote and directed the movie, told Film Freak Central that he pitched the project to Sevigny with whom he'd had a previous relationship of sorts by saying, "Remember that night in Paris when I did that thing to you but you didn't do it to me because you weren't so into it? Well, you might have to do that. On film. That Sevigny agreed to be in a sure-to-be-notorious scene was surprising, considering that she was a well-known, Academy Award—nominated actor, but she stood by her decision over a decade later.