Speak No McAvoy

I know you're all very busy looking at that photo of James McAvoy, but eyes down here! I have just reviewed the movie that that photo is from -- the remake of Speak No Evil which hit theaters this past weekend -- and you can read my thoughts right now over at Pajiba. As an enormous fan of the 2022 original (here is that review) I couldn't even pretend that I wasn't going into this one unbiased, so I speak a lot about both films in there -- my gist, or my truth if you will (please don't), is that you should all see the original first and then decide later if you're up for a less fanged version down the road. There's stuff that works in the new one (a great cast in general) but I just found it on all fronts to be the less interesting take at every turn. Well okay not the beefcake take -- James McAvoy had that one in the bag from the moment the first picture was revealed. 

Five Frames From ?

What movie is this?

So I messed up last week and forgot that no one had guessed this one from Thursday! So here are five more frames to help y'all out:

Can you guess the movie?

Still no guesses! We haven't one stump y'all like 

this in ages. So here are yet five more frames...

... bringing the total to fifteen frames!

Can you guess the movie now?

Good Afternoon, World

Hello there! Forgot about a screening this morning so we're off to a late start -- I suppose this is a good moment to let you know that I have a full day of NYFF press screenings starting tomorrow too, so I won't be posting tomorrow at all. Indeed the next few weeks will be sporadic as hell as NYFF kicks off, and is immediately followed by both NewFest and Brooklyn Horror. We're officially in it! Anyway as a treat here are some gifs of the gorgeous and talented actor Aaron Pierre via his new Men's Health workout video (I'll include the video down below too) -- if you haven't watched Aaron kick ass in Rebel Ridge on Netflix yet I highly recommend you do. It's a terrific movie (of course it is, it's from director Jeremy Saulnier of Green Room fame). Now onto the gifs! Hit the jump for all the sweaty heaving Aaron goodness...

No Country For Old Criterion

What we have here is another Criterion Announcement Day that 100% snuck up on me -- the months really are just whizzing by at the speed of light, aren't they? So suddenly it is apparently the middle of the month again -- and today Criterion has given us their release slate for this upcoming December. And it's a short list but it's also a wallop of masterpiece after masterpiece. Starting with the 4K drop of the Coen Bros 2007 Best-Picture-winner No Country For Old Men, which has been demanding a damn 4K upgrade for awhile now -- I kept wondering when this would come, and I am happy it's coming via Criterion. I will admit that I am a person who would have voted for Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will be Blood over this movie for Best Picture, but I only sort of liked No Country when it came out. I was wrong to be mixed on it, I have realized over the years. (But I still like TWBB a little more.) Anyway the movie has aged like fine wine is my point, and this is a long overdue addition to the Collection. (PS how in the hell is this movie 17 years old???)

After that we've got two 4K upgrades for movies already in the Collection -- Fellini's 8 1/2 and Wim Wender's Paris, Texas. What can you say about either o0f those? Brilliant, the both. And can you believe I only saw Paris Texas for the first time a couple of years ago? What have I even been doing with my time. Watching shitty horror movies instead of these wonders???? Yeah that sounds about right. Anyway the fourth and final release in December (I told you it is a smaller batch this month) is one I have never heard of before -- the 1987 Hong Kong actioner Eastern Condors starring the legend Sammo Hung. It sounds like a blast and every time I have seen Sammo Hung in something I have found him delightful, so I very much look forward to checking this one out come December. 

From the Torture to the Grave

I have a bit of mixed feelings about this news -- on the happy side we have a new Joko Anwar movie to watch! The Indonesian horror master behind the two Satan's Slaves films and Impetigore has unleashed Grave Torture (Shiksa Tubar), his new film, onto Netflix. And when I say unleashed I mean it, it's out right now! Its release only got announced yesterday! Which brings me to the less happy side -- they really should've given us some heads-up on this? Unless my head was buried in the sand (always possible) this wasn't advertised at all? Maybe I'm just a stick in the mud who doesn't like surprises (always possible) but New Joko deserves a big roll-out. He's proven himself several times over now to be one of the most exciting new voices in horror and I worry this is just being treated as feed for the content-mill, tossed into the void of Netflix to never be heard of again. Anyway I guess that's what I am trying to avoid here -- drawing attention to the damn thing. Everybody go watch the new Joko Anwar horror movie with me! Here is a teaser trailer:

Good Morning, World

I don't think any of us minded getting to stare at Joshua Jackson (standing very close to Matt Bomer!) during the Emmys tribute to Greg Berlanti last night (sidenote: Berlanti's speech very much made me cry -- how about you?) but it did seem a little strange that they had him come on to talk about something that didn't involve his character Pacey on Dawson's Creek -- he just talked about Kerr Smith's character's gay kiss the whole time. And I get it -- Josh has a career and a new show (about a boat doctor!) coming out, and Kerr... notsomuch. Anyway it landed a little weird for me. Not landing weird for me however (nice transition) are these photos of Mr. Jackson for Numero Netherlands -- these land just fine. Hit the jump for them all...

Noah Way Out

My good pal Noah Centineo here would like me to tell you that we have to go now -- we've got a whole weekend ahead os us to do whatever it is we want to do. And I would say all of this myself but my mouth and my hands are too furiously busy. Never you mind, perverts! Bye until Monday...

It's (Almost) NewFest 2024 Time!

I know I just announced it officially Spooky Season in my previous post, but I don't think I need to differentiate that from Gay Season -- Spooky + Gay is my sweet spot! And it's getting gay now because NYC's premiere queer film festival NewFest has just today announced their full line-up for this year's go-round which runs from October 10th through 22nd. Check it all out right here and pre-order your tickets immediately. A few highlights I will quickly highlight -- the Centerpiece Film is Andrea Arnold's new movie Bird starring Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski! I've obviously posted about this movie several times already and I was extremely sad to see it wasn't screening at NYFF, so this inclusion made me giddy -- NewFest starts right as NYFF is finishing so I'll switch right on over and get me some Bird there then! They're also screening Emilia Perez,  Jacques Audiard's new film which won a bunch of prizes at Cannes (this one is also screening at NYFF); oh and they are showing a triple-feature of John Waters movies including Female Trouble for its 50th anniversary! But seriously that barely scratches the surface, click on over here to check it all out. Love NewFest every year!

Johnny Meet Jason

Happy Friday the 13th, everybody! I feel like this one in special since it's landed in September and it feels like we've all been jonesing for Spooky Season to get started -- so let's just go ahead and use today's holiday as an excuse to say Spooky Season is offically here! Slap on your bat wings and big fake gummy teeth and go scare somebody, it's time! Or rip off your wings and teeth now -- that would also scare somebody. Anyway an excellent way to properly celebrate -- besides watching one of the Jason Voorhees movies, of course -- is to go watch this year's expirimental Slasher hit In a Violent Nature, which has just today landed on Shudder! Admittedly this movie isn't for everybody, but for those of you who like to try new things it might work as well as it did for me -- here is my Sundance review. (Which landed me on some of its promotional materials, huzzah!) Its killer Johnny, he of the big goofy logger's mask, is basically the new Jason Voorhees -- since we're not getting any new Friday the 13th stuff thanks to the dopes who killed Bryan Fuller's highly anticipated series it'll have to do, anyway. I think I reported this when it was announced but they are working on a Violent Nature sequel, and what's more Friday the 13th then sequels??? I do wonder if the gimmick it uses will work a second time -- I think they will have to find a new way to spice it up. But if Orphan could do it after we got the world's greatest most ridiculous twist -- and goddamn did Orphan 2 work -- then they can!

Five Frames From ?

What movie is this?

Pic of the Day

Pictures have been washing across the internet all week from Thom Browne's fashion dinner that happened a few days ago where he invited a slew of somebodies and had them dress up in his new duds -- I feel as if I should make a joke about everybody being a dish, but let's just pretend I did and move on. I posted a few on Twitter here but the shot I was confronted with this morning really demands its own post given that it stars two of MNPP's long-time most-beloved faves (beloved is one word for what we feel anyway) -- Alessandro Nivola and Morgan Spector. (I'm honestly surprised that I didn't see any pictures of Lee Pace there since this photo was posted on Instagram by Lee's husband, Thom Browne executive Matthew Foley. but then perhaps that's for the best because if Lee had been standing there between those two seen above my frail heart would have poofed into a cloud of golden glitter and that'd be all he wrote, folks.

Good Morning, World

I think that we can all agree that this shot of Richard "Dick" Madden strolling out of the surf is the only couple of seconds in the trailer for Killer Heat that looks of interest -- I can't with Joseph Gordon-Levitt or Shaileene Woodley (especially Shaileene) anymore, but I will probably watch this thing because the draw o' Dick is just that strong. 

That title -- Killer Heat -- makes me laugh every time I read it; there's something so Skinemax 90s erotica about it. If it had been that kind of movie with Richard as the star I would be ten ways to Sunday thrilled -- we need more neo-trash. But alas, this looks like some generic vacation noir nonsense, just with a wildly unappealing femme fatale in Shaileene. Good job, everybody. Still, there's always Dick to consider...

Here is the first photo of Richard Madden in a movie called KILLER HEAT, in which he will be playing the titular role pic.twitter.com/sJfE5xG9fO

— Jason Adams (@JAMNPP) August 28, 2024

Everything Must Go! Sell! Sell! Sell!

I know I've done several of these posts over the past few months but I'm really trying to dig myself out of the heaps of things that've accumulated in my small apartment so I've been listing tons of shit on eBay, and I feel the need to direct people there so it can get the hell out of my face! It's all awesome great nerdy shit, don't worry -- this week I've been listing vinyl records (mostly horror soundtracks but not all) but there are movies, there are movie posters, there are books (most of them about, you guessed it, movies), there are movie collectibles. It runs the gamut of nerdery and I know y'all do too, so please click on over to eBay and buy some of my shit. I am tired of staring at it. Make me offers! I take (reasonable) offers! And if you buy multiple things I'll combine the shipping and refund you the extra, I promise. And as this blog is 20-some years proof of, I am OCD enough that you don't have to worry about me not packaging everything extremely safely. And I take really good care of my shit so it's all in perfect condition. There's literally nothing stopping you from having a piece of me memorabilia in your house then! So save me from myself, please! And thanks. 

Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...

 ... you can learn from:

Ashes of Time (1994)

Ou-yang Feng: People say, when you can't have what you want,
the best you can do is not to forget.

The great Leslie Cheung would've turned 68 today. 

We miss you, Leslie!

Which is Hotter?

I don't always take requests -- not because you people have bad ideas, just because I'm lazy -- but when commenter  Spideu137 left the suggestion to pit Josh Hartnett's evil sexiness in Trap against James McAvoy's evil sexiness in this weekend's Speak No Evil remake, well, that's a good idea! Crazy difficult choice! So pit them against one another I shall!

online polls

That said if they want to make a sequel where the two of them wrestle one another for dominance, I think we'd all accept that offer. Anyway I haven't seen SNE yet -- I had to miss the press screening Monday so I will see it (and review it) over the weekend. I will try to be impartial given what a masterpiece the original is but James sure is making it hard (heh)...

Every time I want to get angry about the SPEAK NO EVIL remake they disarm me with a photo of James McAvoy GET IT "DISARM" BECAUSE HOLY F'ING CHRIST LOOK AT HIS ARMS pic.twitter.com/rORDmc3IUQ

— Jason Adams (@JAMNPP) September 12, 2024

Get Outta Yer Kit, Kit

Knowing that Kit Harginton is letting his White Walker march across the stage for every single performance of Slave Play in London has been eating away at me for these past several weeks, but these two photos of him somewhat undressed in his dressing room and looking incredibly sexy (what's new) are salving that open wound for a few seconds today. (via) Along with that shirtless photo we got back in July at least it's something. Something! Not everything, but something! (I still want everything, though.)

Good Morning, World

Male model and The Gentlemen actor Harry Goodwins, who we have now devoted several posts to, would like to send you some gym-spiration for your Thursday morning. Or is not gymspiration, jerkspiration. Oooh did I just make up a new word? Nevermind I googled it, it's already a word in the urban dictionary. Sigh. Every good idea has been taken! Fuck you, William Shakesepare!

Lucas Bravo Ten Times

More like Lucas Bravissimo! What a stellar week for us Lucas Bravo lovers! Yesterday I shared thirteen new photos of our favorite too-pretty-to-be-real Emily in Paris actor -- and now here today I've got an entirely different and extremely hot in a totally different way photo-shoot of ten more! (via) He's so chameleonic -- yesterday he was the rugged granola type covered in dirt rocking a stache and bandana, while suddenly now he's playing the suave and stylish city gent with all of that luxurious swooping hair. He can do it all! (Especially me.) Hit the jump for all of these...

Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...

 ... you can learn from:

Raising Cain (1992)

Nan: You know Dr. Nix, 

I should be going out with older guys. 

I'll tell you somethin'. For a man your age, 

you're uh, you're still pretty cute. 

Cain: It's not the mileage, honey. It's the make.

A happy 84 to the legend Brian De palma today! I've actually been re-watching little bits of the 2015 doc De Palma this week in an unrelated coincidence, which I recommend everyone see if you haven't before (here is my review) -- it's nothing but two hours of the man telling stories about making his movies and it's riveting. It's exactly what I want from a doc about a filmmaker. I wish they'd make one for every master still at work right now just like this. 

Anyway do we think that he's got another movie in him? IMDb has two listed as "In Development" -- one called Catch and Kill described as "a horror film set in Hollywood and featuring a predatory movie mogul" and one called Sweet Vengeance that's described as being "reportedly a murder mystery inspired by two real-life murders." But it's been five full years since his last movie Domino came out and that one wasn't well-received at all (with good reason since it wasn't great) -- still I would love for him to drop at least one more sleaze-bomb on us. Not that his legend isn't secured -- I am just greedy!

Happy Hump Day From Russell Tovey

We will always take the bait, Russell!