James Franco Gets Explicit Through ‘Interior. Leather Bar.’ On Vimeo

Vimeo has scooped up two salacious documentaries to add to its On Demand library. Most notably, James Franco is one of two filmmakers behind Interior. Leather Bar., which imagines a graphic deleted scene from the 1980 Al Pacino movie Cruising.

Franco teamed up with co-creator Travis Matthews for Interior. Leather Bar., which is inspired by a gay S&M scene ultimately cut out of Cruising. The trailer makes the film seem provocative, strange, and uncensored, making it exactly the sort of documentary one would expect to take advantage of the few restrictions of online distribution.

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Interior. Leather Bar.

is joined on Vimeo by another sexy title: Bettie Page Reveals All, which stars famous pin-up model Bettie Page. Page, who died in 2008, made her mark through her photo shoots, which often included sexually deviant poses. The documentary looks at her life and career and even features narration from the woman herself, culled from interviews before her death.

Vimeo On Demand was recently bolstered by a $10 million investment from Vimeo itself. With it’s two latest acquisitions, the pay-to-view platform is proving it’s not afraid to get a little weird.

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