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10 Sexiest Non-Sex Scenes
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"One of the most popular sex scenes of all time is the kitchen scene from the 1981 version of The Postman Always Rings Twice. But many people find the more implicit parts of the 1946 version to be sexier. These people include the earlier film’s female lead, Lana Turner, who wrote in her autobiography, “[The makers of the 1981 film] didn’t have to worry about the censors. I’d had to project a rather intense sexual presence, but always with my clothes on. I was amused to read that [NY Times film critic] Vincent Canby considered the remake a pale, rather sexless imitation of my version.” Yes, a film with neither nudity nor simulated lovemaking can be quite sexy, likely sexier than an explicit remake, for innuendo and other teasing maneuvers around either the Hays Code or the MPAA ratings board’s restrictions are far more tantalizing than any bare and balls-out displays of graphic sex common in movies today. Though many cl "
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"While Karina (and indieWIRE) sits off to the side celebrating the recent indie box office record-breaker, most of the interweb is talking about the weekend’s mainstream achievements. Well, actually people are mostly focusing on just the shocking success of Friday the 13th, which I believe broke records for its franchise, its genre, its rating and for President’s Day weekend (though not for the month of February). As for the other monumental marker, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, I’ve seen maybe two bloggers comment on how it’s just passed $100 million. How is this a remarkable feat? Well, not only does this make Paul Blart the highest grossing January opener ever, but the oft-derided comedy is also the first film to debut in January to reach the $100 million point (not cou "
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"What's the AFI project, you ask? For more information, or if you just enjoy my bemused ramblings, read here: http://www.spout.com/blogs/pip pin06/archive/2008/3/1/25756.a spx North by Northwest is on the following AFI lists: The Original Top 100 (#40)100 Most Heart-Pounding Movies (#4)The Revised Top 100 (#55)10 Top 10's (#7 Mystery) I bought North by Northwest on DVD for this project, but I already owned it on videocassette (the test was passed long ago). For me, so far, this and Rear Window are my two favorite Hitchcock movies (and are ranked very closely on the Original AFI list, so stay tuned). I don't know if I can say I'm still "thrilled" by this film in the traditional sense of the word - I already know the twists and turns and what to expect, as I've seen it a few times at least. Thus, I suppose North by Northwest loses some of its luster on too many repeat viewings. Still, as expected from Hitchcock, this film is constructed quite masterfully, and even if my heart doe ... "
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"A number of our blogging friends have picked up the Alphabetical Favorites meme. The idea is that you list 26 favorite movies, one for each letter of the alphabet. Some people are adding comments, but I think it’s more interesting to just toss the titles out there, to see how they fit together within a single list and how they match up to other lists. Also, it’s been a hell of a week and I’m exhausted. I will say this: after not being able to think of a single movie beginning with the letter “J” that I enjoy more than Joe Versus the Volcano, I noticed that several commenters at the House Next Door had slotted the same film in the same face. So much for Todd McCarthy’s contention in his Doubt review that John Patrick Shanley’s first directorial effort was “misguided.” So! My list is after the jump. < "
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"A number of our blogging friends have picked up the Alphabetical Favorites meme. The idea is that you list 26 favorite movies, one for each letter of the alphabet. Some people are adding comments, but I think it’s more interesting to just toss the titles out there, to see how they fit together within a single list and how they match up to other lists. Also, it’s been a hell of a week and I’m exhausted. I will say this: after not being able to think of a single movie beginning with the letter “J” that I enjoy more than Joe Versus the Volcano, I noticed that several commenters at the House Next Door had slotted the same film in the same face. So much for Todd McCarthy’s contention in his Doubt review that John Patrick Shanley’s first directorial effort was “misguided.” So! My list is after the jump. < "
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North by Northwest
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"I’m actually rather upset with myself for not getting into Hitchcock earlier. I’ve long considered myself a somewhat ‘fan of cinema’ but I just never got around to watching the works of one of the most revered directors of all time. I’ve seen Psycho but that’s about it. So now, it seemed natural to check out North by Northwest after seeing it mentioned quite a bit over the internet the past few days. So I finally got it from Netflix and popped it in. I pretty much loved it right as the credits started rolling. The film stars Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill, an advertising manager who captures the same smoothness as any James Bond. During a meeting one morning, his identity gets mistaken in such an innocent way that one cannot help but feel bad for him. He gets taken back to a mansion where he insists that he’s not the man they’re looking for who happens to be named George Kaplan. They liquor him up and send him off driving in hopes that ... "
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"A classic tongue-in-cheek Hitchcock with the evergreen Cary Grant as hero. Though in his latter years Cary never lets you feel his age and the film moves with lightning speed. Who can forget the murder scene at the UN and the memorable mistaken identity chase through the Mid-West. The Crop dusting scene & the Mt. Rushmore finale are now folklore. Most of the movie going public dont realise that these scenes have been consistently copied in various forms by contemprory directors throughout the world. James Mason makes the classic urban political villain and the Star Trek Mr Spark a definite crony. In short nothing but a memorable classic which improves with every viewing. Unfortunately not many people in India (my part of the world) have seen this great film. A sure need for a release. Krishna Kumar Menon Chennai (Madras), India "
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"Watching Kabluey the other night, I was delighted to see that Lisa Kudrow is letting the camera record her age (45), at least in this movie. Her part required her to look haggard and beaten down, but not necessarily mid-forties; in this business, it takes some guts to show your age, especially if you're female. Helen Hunt, born the same year, looks 45 in Then She Found Me, which is good, except that as the director, she cast herself as a 39-year-old trying to conceive. Does this mean that she thinks that she still looks 39 onscreen? I like Helen Hunt, so I hope that she isn't deluding herself. A while back I found I Could Never Be Your Woman unwatchable because Michelle Pfeiffer has had so much work done that I feel creepy looking at her. See, everybody should be in charge of their own body and if someone wants to get a little plastic surgery done, fine. Their perogative. But as a movie-goer, it's my perogative to choose not to go to films that creep me out. Sorry, Michelle. In the ... "
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"In the new movie Eagle Eye, three characters participate in a re-creation of the famous crop duster sequence from Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. Only the plane from NbN has been replaced with an electrical tower and power lines, and it takes Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan and Anthony Azizi to perform Cary Gran’t part (Azizi also substitutes for the pilot and the farmer, I guess). Such an homage is not surprising coming from director D.J. Caruso, whose last picture, Disturbia, is currently involved in a lawsuit for being an uncredited remake of Hitch’s Rear Window. This time, fortunately, Caruso borrows enough from other films, including Hitch’s second version of The Man Who Knew Too Much
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"Amy Winehouse swears the producers of Quantum of Solace will be sorry that they hired Jack White and Alicia Keys to record a Bond theme instead of choosing her, still-unrecorded tune. Without giving Amy too much credit, Vulture points out that the wrong bond songs have been left behind before. If Amy’s in a club with Scott Walker and Pulp over one with Madonna and Sheryl Crow, she should probably keep her mouth shut. From Mental Floss’s list of “4 Alfred Hitchcock Secrets”: why Hitch’s initial plan for the end of North by Northwest was foiled, and how Hitchcock came to be okay with it. The TakePart Blog points< "
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