Got a review copy of the standard-definition DVD of The Girlfriend Experience (guess I don’t rate a Blu-ray, geez) and was amused/appalled by the bit of fake swag that came with the package…
The disc features an alternate cut of the film in which the proffering of the Q‑tip is actually seen (in the release version of the film, Sasha Grey’s character merely alludes to it). All I can say is, “Ick,” and “I’m sorry.”
Is there any indication of Soderbergh’s prefered cut? Given the film and the director I can’t imagine that the theatrical was not his cut, nor can I imagine him creating another cut at the behest of Magnolia, so why the two versions?
I don’t know the answer, but Soderbergh is sort of known for this, isn’t he? I would think the theatrical cut WAS his, but that he also thought there were things of interest in other edits that he’d toyed with, so why not offer them, as well?
Didn’t he even cut his own version of Lodge Kerrigan’s “Keane”, which is available on that DVD?
He did cut his own version of KEANE, and it’s an improvement.