# Paul Verhoeven
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paul verhoeven (Dutch: [ˈpʌul vərˈɦuvə(n)]; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch filmmaker, who has worked variously in the Netherlands, the United States, and in France. He is known for directing genre films with strong satirical elements, often featuring graphic violence and sexual content. Many of his films are considered provocative, and were controversial when released.
Live Fire Media Show 72 – RoboCop Unfinished Business & More
Joining this week is Nick from WLS & Bus Built Systems as we nerd out about some games and movies.
Just finished RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business and the finale was pure, over-the-top chaos. Between the Auto-9 PCB upgrades I turned into a walking death machine — equal parts RoboCop and To…
Live Fire Media Show 72 – RoboCop Unfinished Business & More
Joining this week is Nick from WLS & Bus Built Systems as we nerd out about some games and movies.
Just finished RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business and the finale was pure, over-the-top chaos. Between the Auto-9 PCB upgrades I turned into a walking death machine — equal parts RoboCop and To…
🎬 Arnold Was Too Big for RoboCop?! — Episode 21 Preview
Arnold Schwarzenegger as RoboCop sounds like perfect casting—until you imagine all that muscle inside the armor. 😂
He was considered for the role, but director Paul Verhoeven thought he’d look too enormous in the suit.
Get a taste of Episode 21 before our full discussion of RoboCop (1987) drops Fri…
Elle (2016)
Prepare to be uncomfortable because we're talking Paul Verhoeven's self-described protest against genre in his controversial (and unclassifiable) rape survivor film Elle (2016), based on Philippe Djian's 2012 novel "Oh..." and from the co-writer of *checks notes* Slender Man (2018).
Join us as we h…
Starship Troopers (1997) | Paul Verhoeven’s Cult Sci-Fi Satire Nobody Got in 1997 | VHSSB
Dave takes his turn in the chair this week with Starship Troopers, Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 sci-fi war film. It began life as Edward Neumeier’s own script, Bug Hunt at Outpost 7, until producer Jon Davison noticed it looked a lot like Robert A. Heinlein’s novel and TriStar bought the rights. Verhoeven…
"Elle"
For our final review of the week, we tackle Paul Verhoeven's contender for Best Foreign Language Film, "Elle." The film also stands a chance to get legendary French Actress Isabelle Huppert her first Oscar nomination after winning at the Gotham Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle & the Los Ang…
Zwartboek | Dutch Film Podcast
In this lost episode, Greg and Erik dive into what's considered the BEST Dutch film ever made, Zwartboek. Upon his return to The Netherlands, did Paul Verhoeven manage to distill the societal zeitgeist into a shlocky good time? Let's find out!
Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone steals the interrogation room—but does "Basic Instinct" still hold up as a thriller? Gene Lyons and Big D revisit Paul Verhoeven's provocative murder mystery, starring Stone as crime novelist Catherine Tramell and Michael Douglas as the detective who ignores every reason to stay away. …
Robocop (1987) | Episode 21
Part man. Part machine. Still one hell of a movie.
This week, Jason and Scott head back to Old Detroit for Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop (1987), starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, and Kurtwood Smith.
We get into the corporate insanity, the wildly cheerful reporting of absolutely horrifying news, and th…
154. Paul Verhoeven: Elle
Our ongoing series on the works of Dutch provocateur Paul Verhoeven takes a dark turn with 2016’s Elle, a film that enters the mires of sexual assault, agency, and revenge. Where does Ben see dark comedy playing out? What skeeves Eli out the most in this movie? What did Wilson learn from a Verhoeve…
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