You Can Count on Criterion

Y'all know it drives my OCD nutty to post a photo with that much text scrawled over it but how can I deny a photo of vintage shirtless furball Mark Ruffalo? One that I don't believe I'd ever seen before at that??? (And you know I tried to find a copy without the text. Alas.) Anyway it's the perfect way to introduce us to the new batch of Criterion Collection movies that were announced yesterday, to be dropped come July -- I'm doing a lot of catching up today so I assume this won't be new news to most of you. But I'm hardly going to let news of the masterpiece You Can Count on Me entering the Criterion Collection in 4K pass us by, dammit. And that's just one title of their July slate...

... which also includes (all of them in 4K!) Mike Nichols' Carnal Knowledge, Fritz Lang's The Big Heat, Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, and (most excitingly for me) Francois Truffaut's two-decade-long quadrilogy of Antoine Doinel movies. The latter, which all star actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, began in 1959 with The 400 Blows and stretched to 1979's Love on the Run -- I've only ever seen the first movie and have been WAITING for this collection to right that wrong. Criterion always saves us!

Warfare Boys Gone Wild

As you well know -- as you no doubt have scratched into your flesh with a shard of glass! -- I wasn't here on Friday. And so I wasn't able to post a link (from here anyway) to my review of Warfare, Alex Garland's new war movie starring a cast of a thousand hotties that included Charles Melton, Cosmo Jarvis, Will Poulter, Kit Connor, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Joseph Quinn, Henrique Zaga, and our boy Noah Centineo seen above in yet another photo from his truly endless Behind the Blinds photoshoot. (See more here, and that post includes a link to three previous posts from the same shoot.) I also wasn't able to share...

... that video of Kit Connor and Charles Melton digging around in the backside of Will Poulter's trousers from the cast's ridiculously baity press run (which I did previously touch upon here) and that won't stand either. But I should definitely now link to my review, which you can read right here. Did any of you go see the movie this weekend? If so let me know in the comments if you agree or don't with what I had to say. If you don't agree it's okay! It's okay to be wrong! That said there are more Noah photos to share so let's get to that (PS if I had one wish -- sorry, orphans of the world! -- it would be to have Noah's perfect mop of hair) and hit the jump for those...

Five Frames From ?

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Nobody guessed this over the weekend

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Good Morning, World

Hello! I'm back from my brief sojourn upstate (check my Insta if you'd like the pictorial experience) and speaking of backs and briefs -- good morning Justin Chatwin. Our favorite outback actor otter has been quite show-offy on his own Instagram lately and it turns out he's been prepping for repping an underwear brand...

... but that's all too boring to me for words, just click over if you care. He might be getting paid to shill but I am not. But I will stare while he does it in this manner! And I'm sure you concur. Anyway yeah I gotta get myself re-oriented to this whole "desk" thing so I'm gonna go do that and y'all hit the jump for more Justin...

Everybody's Werkin' It For the Weekend...

Don't ask me what movie or TV show that gif of French-Algerian hunk Nassim Lyes is from as I haven't a clue -- all I know is it's a perfect distilliation of my energy right now, whilst also displaying Nassim Lyes in a speedo. What else is there but rage and bulges? Anyway that seems a good place to leave us as I head off to visit family and friends for an extended weekend in lovely (i.e. frigid) upstate New York -- I will be back in town on Tuesday and I will be back to blogging on Wednesday. Well blogging here, that is -- I will have a movie review going up before then at Pajiba on Friday, so make sure to check there for that if you're jonesing for my eloquence. Until then just make like Nassim and whip 'em out and shoot shoot shoot!

Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...

 ... you can learn from:

Poor Things (2023)

Swiney: We must work. We must make money. 

But more than that Bella, we must experience everything. 

Not just the good, but degradation, horror, sadness. 

This makes us whole, Bella, makes us people of substance. 

Not flighty, untouched children. Then we can know the world. 

And when we know the world, the world is ours. 

Bella: I want that. 

Swiney: Now go and fuck someone and bring me ten francs.

A grand 68th birthday to the singular Kathryn Hunter.

Which is Hotter?

Actors slash beautiful hunks-o-beef Alan Ritchson and Rodrigo Santoro are right now right this minute down in Australia shooting a movie together that's called Runner, from the director of The Expendables 4 -- it's about "a high-end courier [who] has 3 hours to transport a liver from Brisbane to the Gold Coast" so I think we can expect lots of, you know, running. And a liver! But for this exact moment the two have been caught (via their respective Instagrams) being much more static and lounging around half-naked on a boat together, and we're good with that! Indeed we feel inspired to whip out a fun little poll for y'all...

online polls

I think having expectations on the lower end of expectations is probably a good way to go into this movie, but who knows -- we might have a fun action classic ahead! Optimism! Let's try it on for a second. It feels... funny. Whatever. The world needs more silly action movies not based on video-games or involving Jack Black in any shape, way, or form, so I say bring this on. Livers for everbody! Hit the jump for a few more photos of these fine ass fellas chillaxing in the sun...

The Moment I Fell For... Aimee Lou Wood

I keep seeing White Lotus breakout Aimee Lou Wood's quote about feeling "ugly" from her new interview with GQ bouncing around social media today -- Pajiba did a good piece on it here -- and it's making me feel sad, crazy, and angry all at once. So let's give Miss Aimee Lou her roses! I only watched the first season of Sex Education and remember liking her there (although my eye was more drawn to Conor Swindells on that series for, uhh, obvious reasons). But it was her role as a cheerful secretary opposite Bill Nighy (who was giving the performance of his own career) in Oliver Hermanus' 2022 film Living (a remake of Kurosawa's masterpiece Ikiru that I voted my sixth favorite film of that year) where Aimee Lou Wood first won my heart -- I haven't seen Mike White talk about why he was fighting for her so hard to win the role but I would not be surprised if he'd seen Living as well; she should have been nominated for a Supporting Actress Oscar alongside Nighy if you ask me. As I said in my review of the film she's tasked with representing all the light and life that Nighy's misplaced amid his daily grudgery, and Wood does so effortlessly (as she did on Lotus, albeit with a darker edge) -- she's just one of those performers that is is incredibly easy to fall head over heels for. And given the enchanting memes that her Lotus character of Chelsea gave life to (not to mention the general reaction to the finale) I don't think I am alone in feeling that way. We adore you, Aimee Lou! 

Pics of the Day

Two new photos from the upcoming queer-ish thriller Lurker have arrived -- starring Archie Madekwe as a pop star and Théodore Pellerin as an obsessed fan who weasels his way into the star's inner circle, Lurker played Sundance earlier this year where I saw, loved, and reviewed it and you can read that review right here. We don't have a trailer yet but I am assuming that's imminent because the folks at Mubi (who are distributing the movie) have given us a release date -- you can see Lurker for yourself on August 22nd. Oh unless you're here in NYC in which case you can see the movie much soon as it's the Closing Night movie of the New Directors New Films festival happening right now through this film's screening on April 15th. Looks like there are still tickets for it too! It's a movie to see! Very good.

Good Morning, World

I'll admit that T.V. is not my main focus and especially not shows about sports, but I'm still surprised me seeing this gif of Jay Ellis on Tumblr this morning was literally the first time I'd heard of a Netflix show called Running Point, which stars Kate Hudson as a woman who takes over a basketball team -- to be honest I usually wince when I see Kate Hudson's name (not a fan) so that might've happened. But the rest of the cast includes Justin Theroux, the great Drew Tarver of The Other Two, and adorable Max Greenfield, along with the stunning Mr. Ellis, so... yeah I probably still won't watch this. But at least now I have heard of it and know it exists and can keep my eyes peeled for more from Jay of this sort! And with this Jay Ellis has earned himself a tag on MNPP, everybody wish him congrats! And if you watch the show please tell me why I'm dumb for not watching it in the comments. 

James Norton Ten Times

Hey, you! Yes you. Not the James Norton"you" seen above and below -- although we do thank him for his service with this new photoshoot for Behind the Blinds magazine, we do -- but you reading this. I mentioned briefly last night that today was going to be a half-day -- well we've officially gone and gotten to the half where I'm gone now. But I'm leaving you in good, sturdy, capable hands -- and yes this time I do mean James Norton. Be back tomorrow, bye! Oh and hit the jump for all the James...

Five Frames From ?

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Good Morning, World

We don't give Tom Ford enough credit for casting male model Jon Kortajarenain his movie A Single Man thereby allowing me to get around my self-imposed rule of not posting exclusively male models here on the site. Jon has actually had a few acting gigs since (I love the gay episode of Tales From the Loop that he was on) but it'll forever be those dreamy cigarette smoking visuals with Colin Firth that I'll be picturing. Anyway here's Jon doing his main gig (via) with some Calvin Klein under-things on display; hit the jump for more...

Don't Look For Enlightenment Here

I didn't even recognize Murray Bartlett in this photo at first but when I did my head spun around like somebody just clocked an owl -- anyway since Murray is the patron gay of The White Lotus I will use this random photo that made me go gee-gosh-golly-damn to ask y'all quick-like to tell me what you thought of the third season finale if you watched it last night? I did and I am firmly ensconced in Camp Loved It, which seems to be an embattled place to be but I don't care -- I'm a maverick and I loved it. People seem to be angry at "plot holes" as if this show has ever been about "plot" or as if you even need a plot to make sense for something to be excellent (go watch any Hitchcock movie and get back to me). It yes is probably the messiest of the three seasons but character-wise Mike White's incisiveness into human behavior is still as sharp and funny as ever. Although the darkness at the heart of this season -- a real spiritual malaise and cynicism and, well, sickness -- was very much felt, and I'd say is pretty resonant with our moment in time! Apologies for being kinda vague in these talking points -- I just don't want to toss spoilers out here in people's face less than 24 hours after the show aired, so have at it with spoilers in the comments if you'd like. Me, I'm heading out to a screening -- actually I should warn y'all right now that I have n incredibly busy week ahead (including a half day off tomorrow) and then I'm going home to visit my family for an extended weekend, so it might be semi-dry up in here for a few days. Not that anything can be too dry with that photo of Murray Bartlett staring at us. In summation -- Carrie Coon rules, the end. 

Now THAT is an actor #thewhitelotus

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Today's Fanboy Delusion

Today I'd rather be...

... pinning Jeremy Allen White to the mat. 

Sometime in the past month or so it appears that these outtakes of Jeremy Allen White for GQ appeared online (I don't have an original source) -- they were a part of his already extremely hot gym-bro photoshoot that we posted in 2023 right here. (This was during the Iron Claw press run so these photos were more on brand that they'd be for oh let's say his upcoming Bruce Springsteen bio-pic, for instance.)  Anyway it was cruel of GQ to keep these squirreled away from us for so long but it turns out that I needed something like this today so it all worked out in the end!

Jon Hamm Five Times

Jon Hamm is interviewed by who else Tina Fey in the new issue of Interview Magazine -- but more importantly than anything they have to say to one another are the photos of Jon wearing some nice snug dad shorts which I have helpfully brought over here to MNPP to enjoy. There are more photos of him at the link in other outfits but I think we can all agree that the five photos of him in this outfit in particular are the money shots. Hit the jump for them all...

Good Morning, World

Jason Momoa is turning this Monday
into a buns-day! Oh yeah I said it. (via)

Beggars Off Russell's Backside

Hey look it's Russell Crowe's bum in Virtuosity! Remember when that happened? That was a nice time for the entire family. Pretty sure this was the first time I ever saw Mr. Crowe and while I can't say that I have resolutely stayed a fan of his through the decades this was a perfect introduction. Anyway now that I have your attention this is one of those posts I hate posting but I am feeling the need to today given some unexpected financial difficulties -- and yes I'm deeply aware the world is burning so please feel free to skip on past if you're unable. There are also way more important causes to donate to right now -- I recommend the ACLU first and foremost. But if you have got an extra cent or ten after you've done that why not head on over to my eBay store and buy some movies from me? Like the 4K of Virtuosity, even! (I also added a couple of Michael Haneke box-sets which are total steals!) Plus vinyl and books and posters -- I've got tons of entertainment shite for sale and you can make offers on everything; don't feel the need to pay full price. Or if you don't want anything but would still like to help here is a link for that.You can also set up a monthly subscription over there in the right-hand column too. Or if you wanna use Venmo message me. I seriously appreciate any help, always and forever. Y'all rule. If blogging really dumb thoughts were pennies I'd be a millionaire, but unfortunately I'm just sort of treading (under)water these days. Thanks y'all, from both me and the Crowe butt. 

Grunts Be Gruntin'

I briefly mentioned this earlier this week but I have yet another dentist appointment this afternoon, and so depending on how that goes this might be it for this here Friday. But since we've been posting photos of the Warfare cast of one thousand hotties every day this week I didn't want to let this day go without one, so there's a set photo of Noah Centineo and his grunt's mustache making me grunt in return. Semper f-word, Noah!

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