From Prospect, Eroticising Edinburgh: Edinburgh has hardly been neglected by writers and filmmakers. But a new film is the first to put sex into the city. From nth position, a review of Black and White and Blue: Adult Cinema from the Victorian Age to the VCR by Dave Thompson. Stranger Than Fact: The recent DVD release of 300 raises the following question: What is it about fiction that makes otherwise sensible people celebrate fascism. Out of this world: Why is fantasy taking over our TV screens? Natalie Haynes unravels a mystery. Too much to bare: Nicole Kidman is an award-winning actor. So too is Maggie Gyllenhaal. So why do they still have to expose their bodies in order to get into the public eye? Once Hollywood's enfant terrible, Spike Lee is now directing blockbusters and TV shows. But he is still fighting

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