Article: Berry 'Ball' & Billy Bob: Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton discuss acting -- and each other after sharing steamy sex scenes in the critically-acclaimed "Monster's Ball"

A year ago, Halle Berry won an NAACP Image Award for her stirring portrayal in "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge."

Since then, however, Berry's career has taken a turn toward a different sort of stirring. First, Berry appeared topless in "Swordfish," opposite John Travolta and Hugh Jackman.

Now, in "Monster's Ball," she's caught on camera cavorting completely nude in some rather steamy clinches.

The obvious question is whether the sexy scenes sensibly advance the story that the film is trying to tell. If so, then only a prude could complain about it. This far, the body beautiful Berry has benefited from tons of critical acclaim, landing another Golden Globe nomination. Whether the positive ...

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