Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...

 ... you can learn from:

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

Guy: Goodbye, beautiful.

Jill: Watch out for the melodrama.

I've always loved that line so much -- "Watch out for the melodrama." This is such a great film, one of Peter Weir's best (and fuck if that ain't saying something, given Peter Weir's career), and no I will never let what a racist piece of shit Mel Gibson turned out to be rob me of this movie's glory so don't ask. Can it really be that this movie doesn't have a blu-ray release? Or at least an American one? Much less a 4K???? Just an old DVD!!! This is criminal! Actually what I need is for Curzon to put out one of their big beautiful box-sets of Peter Weir's filmography like they have for Lars Von Trier and Michael Haneke. Prized possessions, those beauties. 

Anyway long story short -- it's Sigourney Weaver's 76th birthday today! And we love her more than chocolate milkshakes so we wish her a very happy day. I'm going to be seeing her next new movie in a couple of weeks, and it's not just any ol' "next new movie" -- it's Bryan Fuller's Dust Bunny! As I told you it's screening at the Brooklyn Horror Fest here in NYC and I'll be there. See? There are good things still in the world. I too was beginning to wonder...

Five Frames From ?

What movie is this?

File Under: Keery, Hotness

I just posted on Bluesky last night about how Joe Keery's music career, even as I remain entirely ignorant of the "music" portion of it, has been an enormous gift for those of us who like staring at Joe being hot. And then today, almost like a gift given straight to me, arrive these two photos of Joe (via) in an environment even sexier than a rock-and-roll auditorium -- a library! With an adorable puppy? Come on now! Somebody get me a medic -- I'm swooning right onto the floor. Quick, Joe -- mouth to mouth! Mouth to mouth!!!

Two By That Rascally Radu Jude

I like to think that my MNPP readers are cinematically astute ones and that y'all have heard of Romanian director Radu Jude and seen at least one of his movies. But if you haven't... hoo boy, have you got some treats ahead for you. Well they're treats if you're an adventurous movie-watcher, that is -- if you like your movies to go down smoothly he probably isn't the man for you. I only became familiar with him with 2021's Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (here is my review) but since then I've very much gotten on-board with his cinema of aggression -- "provocation" doesn't even seem adequate, his movies are actively aggressive -- and so I had to review his two, yes TWO, movies that are screening at this year's NYFF -- click here to read my thoughts on both Kontinental '25 and his version of Dracula (!!!), which is truly something to behold. They both are, but Dracula is particularly unhinged. Kontinental '25 is the better Film film, if you know what I mean, but Dracula is something you'll never forget watching. Experiencing. Here's the (NSFW) trailer for it which only gets like 1/5th of its madness across:

Charlie Hunnam Seven Times

Feeling extremely blessed this morning by Charlie Hunnam's new photoshoot for GQ -- haven't been able to read the interview yet but here's the link! It's been slow-going since I'm so busy with film festivals right now but I did manage to finish the third episode of his Ed Gein series last night and I am digging the hell out of it -- I know Ryan Murphy shows have a tendency to blow their loads quick though so I won't say anything proper until I'm done. But three episodes in I am a big fan. (I've posted a lot about it on Bluesky.) Anyway for now we'll just enjoy these sexy sexy photos after the jump...

Good Morning, World

It's Hump Day and I don't even know where to start 
when it comes to Aaron Pierre with that.

I'm Making Like Austin Nichols...

... and swinging right

outta here.

Alexander Skarsgård, Leather Queen

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As you may or may not have heard (although all signs point to "have") I'm in the middle of New York Film Festival duties right now, and for the most part (save yesterday but don't ask) having a grand old time. You can see what there is of coverage so far right here, with the caveat slash promise that lots more coverage will be coming. Anyway I figured I'd share the above photos and videos that I took over the weekend of Pillion writer-director Harry Lighton with his star Alexander Skarsgard at a non-NYFF-specific screenng of that movie -- which I reviewed here -- because there's never not a right time for the Skarsgård. And speaking of Sir Alex -- we've been deeply enjoying the BDSM-flavored outfits he's been rocking on the red carpets for Pillion so far, and it seems like a poll would be fun. Right? Right. Pick your favorite master...

Jake Gyllenhaal Ten Times

As reported breathlessly this morning I'm still in a shit mood, and I don't foresee this day climbing out of the gutter at this point. For once I'm thankful I've got some brainless nonsense I need to get done at my day-job because it's allowing me to shut my bad thoughts off -- a very important allowance in 2025. Anyway there's this new photoshoot of our Jake that I figured I'd take a break to share with us all -- I haven't read the interview so no I have no idea why he's posing with plates. But who cares? It's Jake. (I feel like there's very clearly a  "Chinatown" joke to be made right now but I'm just not the man to find it today.) Hit the jump for them all...

Five Frames From ?

What movie is this?

Good Morning, World

I never reviewed Him properly so let those four gifs be my review -- the movie's too muddled in its ideas to really try to write anything of substance about. (Although I could write some words about how much fun Julia Fox is having.) I don't blame star Tyriq Withers for its failure though -- Tyriq I had no trouble watching. For reasons those gifs make apparent. Anyway the movie is out on demand right now -- you can rent it here -- or if you so desire you can buy a physical copy right here for when it's out in November. It would probably pair well with Thanksgiving, seeing as how it's full of football and nonsense that might sit well with you when you're delirious from all the food. A Thanksgiving classic? I don't know. Anyway moving on I just want to warn you people that I'm in a hell of a bad mood this monring so I'm going to try and go find things that make me feel not so awful now -- maybe I'll just stare at those gifs for awhile. They are helping!

Pic of the Day

This photo of Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal snuggling up under the sleeping back on the set of The History of Sound (read my review of that movie right here) just tried to sneak passed me but I snatched it up, I did! I was actually looking for a picture of Paul in his other 2025 movie Hamnet since I am leaving you now to go see Hamnet. But this picture just won't be ignored. Sorry, Hamnet. That said, Hamnet -- jeez how many times can I say "Hamnet" in one paragraph, oh my god... or should I say, "Oh my Hamnet"? -- is one of the small handful of movies left to 2025 that I haven't seen yet and am extremely excited about, so there's no slight intended. I do love me some Jessie Buckley and I do love a tearjerker, and by all accounts this is one hell of one of those. Anyway all that's to say bye for today! See you next Tuesday (aka tomorrow).

Today's Fanboy Delusion

Today I'd rather be...

... making an escape with Dylan O'Brien.

(Also -- because it must be said -- woof.)

Talk To Me, Ben Whishaw

This one won't be for everyone but I quite liked Peter Hujar's Day, Ira Sachs' new film starring Ben Whishaw & Rebecca Hall, at NYFF -- click over to Pajiba to read my review today! It's a hangout movie where a lot of the hanging out is banal but I think that's part of its point? Anyway as I say over there -- who the hell wouldn't want to just hang out with Ben Whishaw & Rebecca Hall for 76 minutes? It was like heaven to me. (I previously shared the trailer right here.)

Five Frames From ?

Russell Tovey Eight Times

I'd just like to start this out by saying that the above photo of Russell Tovey in plaid pants is a lot for me, personally -- thankfully I had all weekend to really sit with it since this new photoshoot for Man About Town magazine dropped on Friday  -- we needed it. Also adding to the heap -- the fact that the interview therein is a chat between Russ and his "bromance" buddy Pedro Pascal. I did not use that word. The magazine used that word. I would have used other words but whatever! The two talk about (no really) queer cinema and being in the closet and being "vers" -- Pedro... I don't even know what to say about Pedro anymore. So let's not. Let's just say this is one of Tovey's sexiest photoshoots and hit the jump for the photos before I get myself in trouble...

Good Morning, World

Hey you. Happy Monday. Here is a hello selfie from Love Victor hottie Anthony Keyvan whilst I situate myself to another Monday morning -- please enjoy. Oh and yes P.S. I'm not at NYFF screenings this week, not until Thursday I think. so I'll be here a lot! Luck yous! You're gonna get so much me you'll be sick of me by tomorrow. 

I'm Makin' Like Austin Butler's Ass...

... and bouncing!

(Okay yeah Caught Stealing might've been just okay but it's definitely got its merits, for sure.) Anyway as the title cheekily infers I'm gone, peace, outta here. I've got to get back to the film fest grind. I actually did think I was going to be here for most of tomorrow but now something I can't miss has come up and so I'll actually be away all day tomorrow too. Boo! Hiss! That said more NYFF reviews (following the one earlier today for Pillion huzzah) will be dropping at some point, and I'll try to make those clear here, or on social media, or perhaps I'll just poke my head out of the top of whatever hole I'm currently buried in and scream something to that effect. We'll see! How exciting! Bye til then!

And Now My Pillion Review is Here

Pillion Week continues! First we got the posters, then we got the trailer, then we got Alexander Skarsgard maybe coming out as bi, and now my review! Click on over to read my thoughts on the film, starring Alexander Skarsgard as the dom to Harry Melling's happy sub, at Pajiba right here. This is my first review of several to come out of NYFF 2025 -- first because twas the easiest to write. This is a movie to just fall in love with! Just so lovely...

Pic of the Day

I think we're probably all agreed that Aaron Taylor-Johnson's current beard situation is a bit much, so I'll remind us that it's for Robert Eggers' now-filming werewolf movie. And with that out of the way let's just appreciate the fact that his wife saw fit to take and post this photo for us today. I'm almost tempted to do a "Who Wore It Best" poll between ATJ and the statue but I have no idea who the statue is supposed to be of and that seems like an important missing piece of that puzzle. Anybody recognize that ancient fella?