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Can HBO’s ‘The Idol’ Revive 1980s Erotic Thriller Sleaze?

Over-the-top locations and characters bathed in red light recall an all but dead genre that was once a staple of late-night cable: the erotic thriller.

By Steven Kurutz

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HBO Says “The Idol” Is Sleazy. You Be the Judge.

At Cannes, the sex-filled show is drawing plenty of controversy. That just means “we’re about to have the biggest show of the summer,” Sam Levinson says.

By Kyle Buchanan