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The folks at Mr. Man just released their massive annual list of the year's best nude scenes, and to say that we are not disappointed would be an understatement. You can probably guess some of the actors who made the list, but there are also some surprises in store. Let’s dive into the list of the best nude scenes of 2024, shall we ... ? ...
ABOVE: This clip caught my eye.
Bonus shot! MORE HERE (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)
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ABOVE: We all knew Airplane! was making references, but did you catch this one back in the day?!
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ABOVE: I can smell him.
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Be still my heart! (Images & video by Matthew Rettenmund)
Nobody has invited my gay ass to any of the zillions of Wicked screenings, but I was so pleased to be invited to an elegant reception for Luca Guadagnino's Queer, adapted by Justin Kuritzkes from the (in)famous William S. Burroughs (incomplete) novel of the same name.
The film is a dense, lush, sensual adaptation that boasts memorably committed, earthy performances by Daniel Craig (as Lee, an obvious stand-in for Burroughs himself, right down to a fantasy sequence in which he, um, accidentally shoots his lover to death) and Drew Starkey (as the young, persuadable man with whom he is smitten).
I was surprised by the preponderance of CGI — every animal in the movie, scenes involving multiple vintage cars — but more than anything I was taken aback by how Kuritzkes and Guadagnino have reimagined Burroughs's work, especially via a SPOILERS long interpretative dance sequence meant to mimic an ayahuasca excursion.
I feel the movie is better than the book and was able to tell Craig so. He was very pleased to hear that. I was also super excited that the screening's celeb viewers included Patti Smith and Morgan Spector with Rebecca Hall. I, of course, wanted to just snuggle with Morgan, but he's so B I G and intimidating, I instead sidled up to Rebecca and timidly told her how obsessed I am with her film Christine. She said, “It's a good one!” Then she mentioned the studio is out of business and I should buy the Blu-ray, as it is in danger of becoming a lost film!
Check out Queer, in theaters now, and the entire Q&A below:
ABOVE: My Facebook pal Glenn Scarpelli is here to show us that not all teen heartthrobs come to unsavory endings, and that sometimes — titties are forever. Glow-up!
