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The 50 Sexiest Movies of All-Time: 30-21

Brian Fairbanks — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:51:00 GMT

Yesterday's list was marred by still-unresolved technical problems, so we're going to make up for it with today's compulsively readable and much sexier rundown.

30. Annie Hall. "You used to think that I was very sexy. When we first started going out, we had sex constantly. We're probably listed in the Guiness Book of World Records. You are extremely sexy." "No, I'm not." There's no question that, by some strange twist, Diane Keaton and Woody Allen were one of the sexiest screen couples of the 70s, in Sleeper, Manhattan, and, without question, Annie Hall. Keaton gets stoned in her undies, Woody is all suave in the tennis sequence, and a tipsy Annie fumbles her way through the most memorable first "date" on film. All this just adds up to nerdtastic hotness. (Click here for a clip.)

29. Henry & June. The first NC-17 film ever released-- and it was well deserved. This early 90s drama, based on The Diaries of Anais Nin, features that annoying French chick from Pulp Fiction getting plowed by (yikes) Fred Ward and actually making it sexy. Uma Thurman struts around a kitchen in a very thin dress. And the two stars sit around writing porn for a $1 a page (hey, with those prices, we can relate here.)

Anne Hathaway Nude In Brokeback Mountain

28. Brokeback Mountain. No explanation necessary, although we'd like to remind you that not only do studmuffins Heath Ledger and Jakey Boy have sex in a tent in the mountains (not a bad way to lose your homosexual virginity), but Anne Hathaway seduces Jake with a big boob flash in the backseat of a car. Oh, and there's Michelle Williams, although she's relegated to the mopey wife stock character, minus the panty-free scene you'd get if Robert Altman had directed.

27. Mississippi Masala. Mira Nair knows how to spice up a bland script: offer Denzel Washington his "sexiest role," as USA Today puts it. "Passion. Tradition. Prejudice. Put it together, and you've got the recipe for a sexy irreverent romance." That about covers it-- thanks, Buy.com. Well, we'd also add that there's a Denzel sex scene in there, for those who care. Click here for a trailer.

26. Desperado. When we saw Desperado in the third row of a big-screen theater as teenagers, we were pretty sure that, for a moment, Salma Hayek was not only the hottest woman since Aphrodite, but the biggest-breasted, as well.

25. Tom Jones. We've written before in our Top 5 Sex Scenes Involving Food that this is one of our favorite sexy movies. Watching Albert Finney and Joyce Redman ravage each other wouldn't be half as sexy as watching them devour course after course at an Olde English pub, hardly ever taking their eyes off each other. It's the funniest and sexiest scene in movies that doesn't involve any actual sex and it's enough to qualify Tom Jones for our little list.

24. My Beautiful Laundrette. Daniel Day-Lewis established himself as the most fearless of film stars to lobbying harder than hell for a role in this film. Why was it a fearless move? It's a low-budget made-for-TV movie about gay guys who run a laundromat and the ethnic struggles and tragic consequences of their lifestyle choices. But the gamble paid off-- Day-Lewis went on to become a huge star within the next four years and director Stephen Frears established himself as a highly-stylized master of the underclasses.

23. Don't Look Now. This 1973 shocker from famed cinematographer-director Nicholas Roeg has only one sexy scene, but many people consider it the best ever. Julia Christie, one of our all-time favorites, and Donald Sutherland are seen dressing... but wait, now they're having sex... and they're dressing again. Pretty soon, we realize we're seeing flashes of the satisfied aftermath of their romp while still enjoying that romp for ourselves. It broke new ground and caused the end of Christie's relationship with Warren Beatty, who was understandably jealous at this sexiness.

22. Belle de Jour, which means "daylight beauty' when translated literally from the French, "is a 1967 French film starring Catherine Deneuve as a woman who decides to spend her days as a prostitute while her husband is at work." The award-winning drama helped usher in the Sexual Revolution and it made Catherine Deneuve an international star-- thanks to her refreshing, unrestrained highly-sexualized yet fragile performance.

21. The Lover. The title would be misleading if this weren't such a sexy movie. Based on Duras' famous novel (yep, another French film), this doesn't disappoint: "The film is noted for several sexually explicit scenes. (Star [Jane] March had five body doubles, while [Tony] Leung had two.) It has also been alleged that one of the sex scenes in the film was unsimulated. This was not immediately denied by the filmmakers for publicity reasons. When the film opened, it gained notoriety for its portrayal of an under-aged protagonist. Jane March turned 18 during the filming of this movie." (That's an unsubstantiated Wikipedia entry, by the way.) Click here for NSFW images from the film.

See previous:

The 50 Sexiest Movies of All Time: 40-31

The 50 Sexiest Movies of All-Time: 50-41

While You Were Sleeping: The Heath Ledger Investigation

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:33:00 GMT

James Franco denies the shirt he wears in Pineapple Express is "stolen."

Betty White and Rue McClanahan both avoided Estelle Getty's funeral.

Shia Labeouf will not, as previously rumored, lose a finger.

Even some offensive jokes are too offensive for Bob Saget: he has lashed out at an eating disorder joke and other comments made at the expense of the Olsen twins during his own Comedy Central roast.

Celebrity Hero of the Day: Kirk Douglas, who has long fought for an official US apology for slavery, is thrilled that the House has passed a fitting resolution.

A judge tossed Lisa Marie's lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Tim Burton, which comes as no surprise.

The paparazzi have yet to capture Nicole Kidman's phantom baby. In a photograph, of course.

Can you believe the cast Chicago director Rob Marshall assembled for his new musical, Nine: Daniel Day Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Kate Hudson, Dame Judi Dench, and Sophia Loren... for starters. There's also some guy named Fellini who's working on the screenplay...

The Heath Ledger investigation has closed. It's unclear whether Mary-Kate Olsen's refusal to testify is a reason investigators ended their search, for lack of evidence.

Via WENN.

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Spank Me/It: The Nastiest Sex Scenes Ever

Brian Fairbanks — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:49:00 GMT

You ever see a sex scene that turns you on and repulses you at the same time?

5. Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Secretary." Easily the #1 "Hottest on-screen sex scene" for females on Nerve personals, this would be way sexier for us dudes if Maggie Gyllenhaal was, um, actually hot. Nevertheless, this ends up being nasty in a good way, whereas we're not so sure about the rest of this list...

4. Speaking of Maggie, her whorish manueverings in "Sherrybaby" more than make up for her lack of hotness. The sex scenes in this 2006 indie downer are definitely guilty pleasures, as Jake's sis offers up a quid pro quo blow that turns us on and makes us feel guilty for it at the same time. Here's Gyllenhaal discussing the exhausting process of making the film, as if you care. And because this is what you really want, here are the boobies.

3. "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me"-- remember this one? If you've seen the movie, you already know this refers to Laura Palmer getting nailed in her sleep by a mysterious figure and waking up to find out it's, barf, her Dad.

2. Carrie Fisher in "Return of the Jedi." We realized this when we saw the new posters for Spike's "Star Wars" marathon; Fisher is featured on one of them. It reminded us that seeing her chained to The Blob, i.e. Pizza the Hut, was majorly hot to us from age 8 through 26. Watch a montage here and remember why it gave you a funny feeling you didn't know you could have, way back in 1983.

1. "Tie Me Up Tie Me Down." Even the title of this Almodovar kink classic is erotic. Antonio Banderas, very pre-Melanie, kidnaps the object of his affections and lashes her to the bed. She realizes, partway through her ordeal, that he's Antonio Banderas and that maybe she wanted this after all. Once again, kind of nasty and erotic and repulsive in that "Talk To Her" kind of way (only way less offensive this time), Almodovar has a knack for turning us on and making us question whether we should be getting turned on. (Key line: "The only thing they left alone was my cock.")

Other nominees for nastiest sex scene ever included:

"Storytelling" (heartless, repulsive sex with your professor)
"Requim For A Dream" (2 girls + 1 toy)
"The Piano" (sex with Harvey Keitel in return for Oscar nomination?)
"My Beautiful Laundrette" (only nasty if you're some sort of homophobe who wouldn't normally get turned on by a young Daniel Day Lewis tearing some guy apart just because it's a guy instead of Lena Olin)
Natassja Kinski tied to a bed, having very hot sex, trying to keep her claws from coming out and tearing her boyfriend apart in "Cat People."

Preliminary Results On "Who Would You Rather": DD Lewis vs. Bardem

Katie Halper — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:02:00 GMT

Yesterday, we opened the floor to debate the Bardem-Lewis European 2008 Oscar-winning Ratherability Act, asking Scanner readers to vote on "who they would rather": Javier Bardem or Daniel Day Lewis. As of Friday morning, the Scanners voted overwhelmingly (11 to 2) that they "would rather" Javier. We have drafted the following Bardem Resolution for your consideration.

The Bardem Resolution

Whereas Scanner has the authority to deem persons Ratherable;

Whereas Scanner has the authority to name persons on its "To-Do List"

Whereas Javier Bardem was so named on February 26, 2008

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Scanner-readers assembled, that we would rather have Javier Bardem over Daniel Day Lewis. Let it further be resolved that we would rather:

a) have Javier Bardem's Huevos de oro in Between ~~Your~~ Our Legs and up against our Live Flesh

b) have his Jamón, jamón in our Sea Inside

c) that he give us Mouth to Mouth, if so requested

d) and that he provide us with Ecstasy, and Not Love, Just Frenzy until ~~Before~~ After Night Falls.

All those in favor, say Ay (Díos Mío)

Scanner-Reader-Inspired "Who Would You Rather": DD Lewis vs. Bardem

Katie Halper — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:30:00 GMT

The People have spoken. Or the Scanner-readers have commented. In response to Tuesday's On Our To-Do List: Javier Bardem post, Andrea Gorenstein, an engaged Scanner citizen, exercised her blog-given rights, and sparked a healthy debate, writing: "Just waiting for a 'who would you rather' Day-Lewis vs. Bardem!"

Well, we at Scanner know that this kind of Gorensteinian civic participation strengthens our Scannerocracy. So we now open the blogging floor to debate the Bardem-Lewis European 2008 Oscar-winning Ratherability Act. Speak up readers! Or forever hold your comments.

Sloppy Seconds: George Clooney is to Hillary Clinton as Daniel Day Lewis is to Barack Obama

Emily Farris — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:13:00 GMT

George Clooney thinks he's the Hillary Clinton of the Oscars, with Daniel Day Lewis starring as Obama. And he thinks that's bad news for himself and Hillary.

Priscilla Presley joins the newest cast of Dancing With the Stars.

Will.I.Am is planning a second Obama video.

Call us "white trash" if you want, but there's a reason we always take our drink to the bathroom.

Because his face is currently imploding—making him unavailable for photo shoots— Janet Jackson posed as her brother Michael for the cover of Vibe. (In all honesty, we don't know why she did it, but that guess is as good as any, right?)

We're not fans of diamonds, and if we ever get engaged, we want something fairly traded (hear that, gentlemen?) or this fucking killer ring that gives new meaning to "blood diamond." Bonus if you find a fair-trade killer diamond.