Category: Entertainment

Conan’s Oscar monologue

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A commenter noted that the woman next to Ethan Hawke seems to have a nip-slip at 02:10. I think that is his wife, Ryan.



What happened:

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” which was nominated for 13 awards, dominated the show with six awards, including the grand prize. PTA also won as the best director.

Michael B. Jordan won his first Oscar for his dual role as twin brothers. I was happy to see that. I like him a lot more than I like Chalamet. Oh, hell, I like Stephen Miller more than I like that twerp Chalamet.

Spicoli won his award as the best supporting actor, but didn’t bother to show up. He is apparently overseas, fighting for some cause or another, doing something he thinks is more significant than picking up a trinket. I have guilty feelings about disliking this, because I know he is actually right. Award shows are merely swanky bullshit with arbitrary winners and losers. They distract us from genuine crises in the world. I know I should respect his willingness to walk the walk when others only talk the talk. After all, this is a guy who rents a boat and rescues flood victims. I should admire that. And yet I dislike the fact that he’s right, and I still think he’s a total douche.

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Here’s one for nudity history buffs: most nude scenes for an honored actress.

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When I recently gathered all the Vicky Krieps files in one place, I discovered that, if we count transparent tops as nudity, she has done 18 nude roles in just 14 years. That’s an impressive pace.

I’ve never before calculated who the all-time champ might be among legitimate actresses. Have any of you ever tried to figure this out?

Below are some prolific actresses listed with Mr. Skin’s “nude roles” count. This is not a comprehensive list and we can’t rely on it, for two reasons:

  • First, I just looked up likely people one at a time. I probably forgot a bunch.
  • Second, I didn’t fact-check his count. They could be off by a lot. For example, he lists eight for Vicky Krieps and we know of at least 15, 16 if you count seasons one and two of Das Boot as separate roles, and 18 if you count transparent blouses. He lists three for Krystyna Janda, while the Polish Nudografia site lists 20.

    • Among the women I looked up, these performed more than 15 nude roles by Mr. Skin’s count. You can safely say they were in AT LEAST that many, because I know of no instance where his count is too high. In order to be considered as legitimate actresses for this list, they need a nomination or award from one of the national academies. (Oscar, Cesar, BAFTA, AACTA, Ariel, Genie, Magritte, Goya, Eagle, Golden Calf, other)

    In the case of Vicky Krieps, Daphne Patakia and Virginie Ledoyen, we used my count, since I just worked on those. For Kasia Figura and Krystyna Janda, we used the Polish Nudografia. “Uncle” also offered some alternate counts. The bottom of the list includes some actresses with fewer than 15 roles because they may be the leaders from their countries.

    Victoria Abril 32 (Highest Spain)
    Isela Vega 29 (Phone Ranger’s count, Mr. Skin says 18. Highest Mexico??) ****
    Isabelle Huppert 28 (Highest France)
    Monica Bellucci 27 (Highest Italy)
    Charlotte Rampling 26 (27 per “uncle.” Highest England, Highest English-speaking)
    Maribel Verdu 26
    Sophie Marceau 23
    Emmanuelle Béart 23
    Irène Jacob 22 (Highest Switzerland) *
    Sharon Stone 22 (Highest USA)
    Nicole Kidman 21 (Highest Australia)
    Virgine Ledoyen 21 (my count). 22 if you count the unfinished Mouche.
    Charlotte Gainsbourg 20 (per “uncle”)
    Trine Dyrholm 20 (Highest Denmark, per nordicknowitall)
    Jane Birkin 20
    Blanca Guerra 20
    Kasia Figura 20 (Nudografia count. Highest Poland?? Mr. Skin says 11.)
    Krystyna Janda 20 (Nudografia count. Highest Poland?? Mr. Skin says 3.)
    Nasty Kinski 19 (Highest Germany)
    Élodie Bouchez 19
    Juliette Binoche 19
    Carol Laure 18 (Highest Canada)
    Roxane Mesquida 17 (Mr Skin’s 16 plus All Women Do It.) *****
    Marion Cotillard 17
    Greta Scacchi 17 (Phone Ranger’s count, Mr. Skin lists 14)
    Kate Winslet 16
    Helen Mirren 16
    Elsa Zylberstein 16
    Vicky Krieps 16 (16 is my count; highest Luxembourg)
    Daphne Patakia 15. My count. (Highest Belgium)
    Romy Schneider 14 (Highest Austria)
    Danica Curcic 12 My count.
    (High Netherlands TBD) ***
    Sonia Braga 10 (Highest Brazil??)
    Helen Shaver 9 (Highest Canada, not French??) **

    (* Yes, I know Jacob was born in France)
    (** Pamela Anderson has more nude scenes than Shaver. Believe it or not, she’s a borderline case for the list, even though she spent most of her life just getting naked and getting Razzies. She has no nomination from any of the academies, but she has been nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in The Last Showgirl!)
    (*** Apples-to-apples, Mr. Skin has 10 for Carice van Houton, 9 for Maruschka Detmers, and 8 for Gaite Jensen. BUT Phone Ranger says Detmers has 11, and Steverino says Jensen has 12, so there’s some question about the Highest Netherlands. I have not fact-checked the counts.)
    (**** Apples-to-apples, Mr. Skin says Blanca Guerra 20, Isela Vega 18, so there’s some question about the Highest Mexico. I have not fact-checked the counts.)
    (***** Mesquida is technically not eligible for the list because she has never won a nomination for a major award.)

    There is some nudity from Jessie Buckley in the Hamnet (2025) childbirth scene

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    It’s a gut-wrenching scene with a fully committed performance from Jessie.

    She is now considered an absolute lock to win the Best Actress Oscar. If you want to place a bet on actresses:

    (Odds are expressed as ratio of amount won to amount wagered. In other words, a contract with Rose Byrne costs 3.1 cents, and you would therefore win 96.9 cents if she wins, or 31-1.)

    Jessie Buckley 1-24
    Rose Byrne, 31-1
    Renate Reinsve, 165-1
    Emma Stone, 199-1
    Kate Hudson, 249-1.

    (There’s a good payoff if you want to bet “no” on Jessie, 23-1. Good luck with that.)

    SIDEBAR: In recent days, Michael B. Jordan has passed Timotheêéèëēĕěẽėẹęẻ Chalamet as the slight favorite to win Best Actor, thus dampening the latter’s hopes to win the ẹęẻ he needs to complete the the “e” perfecta for his first name. Just a mohth ago, Chalamet was at 78%, Jordan at 7%.


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    Video. WARNING: It’s a heartbreaking, brilliantly performed scene, but it’s an an immense download, and there’s no real, visible nudity. (You see it brightened and enhanced in the stills above).

    Jessie has appeared here several previous times, with a bit of nudity in four other films: Romeo and Juliet (2021); Wicked Little Letters (2023); Beast (2017); The Lost Daughter (2021). She also posed naked with a fish.

    Speaking of James Bond …

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    A few looks at Ursula Andress in Dr. No.


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    Re-watching it just now, I was struck by how low-tech it was. Damn, 1962 was long ago.

    Weird trivia: Joseph Wiseman (Dr. No) and Jack Lord (CIA man Felix Leiter, Bond’s ally) were in high school together. Joseph Wiseman was a senior at John Adams High School in Queens when Jack Lord was a freshman. Jackie Gleason attended the same high school. He would have been two years ahead of Wiseman.

    More trivia: A Francisco de Goya painting of the Duke of Wellington, stolen in August 1961 from London’s National Gallery, is found on an easel next to the stairs in Dr. No’s dining area, which is why Bond stops to notice it as he passes it while going up the stairs. The painting was still missing when the film was released.

    More: you never hear the voice of Ursula Andress. Nikki van der Zyl dubbed her speaking lines, and Diana Coupland sang for her.

    Nikki was incredibly good at re-voicing, maybe the best of all time. Knowing in advance that the voice was dubbed, I watched the lip/sound sync, and it is flawless. Nikki re-voiced every female voice in the film except Moneypenny and Miss Taro – even the voices of native English speakers. She also provided voices for many other Bond films. For example, she provided Claudine Auger’s voice in Thunderball, Mie Hama’s voice in You Only Live Twice, Françoise Therry’s voice in The Man With the Golden Gun, and Corinne Cléry’s voice in Moonraker. She couldn’t speak for Gert Frobe in Goldfinger, but taught him to speak his dialogue phonetically and more naturally because his English was virtually non-existent at the time. (Here’s an interview with Nikki, and here’s a biography.)

    Why the topic came up: Denise Perrier did a clear topless scene in Diamonds are Forever (1971)

    R.I.P. the great Robert Duvall, 95

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    He loved the smell of napalm in the morning.

    You all know about his roles in Apocalypse Now, M*A*S*H and The Godfather, but did you remember that he has played both Ike and Stalin (not one of his best efforts), or that he was Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird, or Robert E. Lee in Gods and Generals? He left an amazing legacy. You could make an argument that he was the most successful character actor in history.

    Obit

    Upcoming nudity

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    The following reviews come mostly from Mr. Skin’s Sundance report and the Recapped blog on Reddit:

    Documentaries:

    PUBLIC ACCESS – “There is quite a bit of nudity in this film, especially from pornstar Marilyn Chambers. She dances naked and shows off all 3 B’s. Tara Alexander shows her breasts and bush. She even shows her bush while being interviewed!”

    THE ANTIHEROINE – “Courtney Love poses for Vanity Fair while pregnant and showing off her bush. She shows her breasts several times, including onstage during a concert.”

    BARBARA FOREVER – “Barbara Hammer loved going nude and getting naked with other women! This has a ton of nudity.”

    Films:

    I WANT YOUR SEX – Olivia Wilde shows her breasts in several scenes.

    ROSEBUSH PRUNING – Elle Fanning is fully topless in a well-lit, daylight sex scene.

    MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT – “Hannah Lynch stars and does show a quick booty flash. Yvette Parsons stars and shows her breasts a few times.”

    BEDFORD PARK – “Moon Choi stars and shows partial booty when she gets spanked. Moon Choi shows her breasts in a sex scene with Son Sokku. Ferin Bergen shows one breast in another sex scene with Son Sokku. ”

    WUTHERING HEIGHTS – None. The sex and masturbation scenes are fully clothed.

    GAMBLING WITH THE DEVIL – (Apostando Con El Diablo) “Belen Gutierrez gets naked taking a shower at half-way mark, and is then completely nude for the rest of the entire movie!” Now on TUBI.

    THE BRIDE! – There’s no confirmed report on this one, but it is rated 14A in Canada for “infrequent portrayals of sexual activity – breast nudity, some detail.” I don’t know whose breast, but Jessie Buckley is the star.

    TOUCH ME – “Olivia Taylor Dudley strips down to her buns. She turns to the side and shows her left boob. In another scene, she dances fully nude in the distance. While she is in the distance, we can certainly see her breasts and bush! Then – and this might come out of nowhere – she has tentacle sex. The tentacles touch her breast delicately.”

    Every 2026 Super Bowl Commercial, ranked from best to worst

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    Yorgos Lanthimos directed two of the forty-plus commercials, including the one they rated #1.

    Only ads that will be broadcast nationally during the game are included. This means leaving out the William Shatner “Will Shat” Raisin Bran ad, which would have ranked very high. But you have to draw the line somewhere.

    So it’s just about regions of the country? Are there places that don’t eat Raisin Bran?

    OK, maybe you do have to draw the line somewhere, but you don’t draw that line someplace that leaves Bill Shatner below it!!! That’s like Travis drawing a line in the Alamo sands on some spot where Davy Crockett was already over it, then exclaiming, “Get lost, you sniveling Tennessee carpetbagger! This is a Texas fight. And take your stinkin’ Raisin Bran with you.”

    Here is the great man:



    Not only did he admit he shat on the car from too much fiber, but he also encountered a “Shit Zoo.”

    Did I say great man? I meant greatest man.