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Top 10 Naked Babes from Jane Austen Movies

On this day in 1813, Jane Austen’s book Pride and Prejudice was first published. Since that time, Austen’s legend and work has grown and there have been many, many film adaptations of this and several of her other works. Many famous actresses have passed through those adaptations, and many of them have been nude in other films! These are ten of our favorite nude graduates of the Jane Austen film adaptation program!

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Top 10 Shakespearean Sirens

I n Shakespeare’s day, all of the female parts were played by men in drag. Thank goodness it’s not Shakespeare’s day anymore, but we’re also thankful for all the great role he’s written for females! This week, we’ve got 10 of the hottest women ever to tackle the Bard on screen, and we’ve even managed to avoid the obvious ones like Kate Winslet and Helen Mirren , who could have easily topped the list. Without further ado, here are the top 10 ladies who have appeared in a Shakespeare film adaptation and appeared nude—elsewhere—on screen.

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Aaron Paul’s girlfriend Lauren Parsekian Picture

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Lady Gaga to Make Film Debut (and Invite More Madonna Comparisons) in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills

Since early 2011, Movieline has been wondering when Lady Gaga would have her Desperately Seeking Susan  moment, and finally it has happened. The Huffington Post reported that the Fame Monster will make her movie debut in splatter-film specialist Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills.  Gaga will play a character called La Chameleon in an oddball cast that includes Charlie Sheen, Sofia Vergara, Mel Gibson and Michelle Rodriguez. A poster depicting Gaga’s character, which will soon be adorning the bedrooms of alienated teenagers everywhere, depicts the bare-shouldered pop star holding a smoking gun and wearing what appears to be the pelt of a white wolf around her. Alas, the image, and Gaga’s blond gun-moll hairdo, is more than a tad reminiscent of a couple of 1990s movie roles played by another pop star who Gaga is often accused of slavishly copying: Madonna. The poster image calls to mind Madge’s performance as Breathless Mahoney in the 1990 film adaptation of Dick Tracy , with maybe a little bit of Rebecca Carlson from Madonna’s 1993 sex bomb, Body of Evidence . (If you haven’t seen it, don’t.) Rodriguez apparently liked Gaga’s performance before the camera. On Thursday, he tweeted “I just finished working with  @LadyGaga  on  @MacheteKills  , she kicked SO MUCH ASS! Holy Smokes. Blown away!” Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on  Twitter.

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David Schwimmer Wants to Adapt Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

Wondering how Paul Thomas Anderson and David Schwimmer could be forever connected? Try Upton Sinclair. In a new interview with Empire Online , Schwimmer confirmed that he has “commissioned an adaptation of The Jungle ,” Sinclair’s 1906 novel about immigration and the meat-packing industry. Fingers crossed this latest Sinclair film adaptation works as well as There Will Be Blood . [ Empire ]

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David Schwimmer Wants to Adapt Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

Wondering how Paul Thomas Anderson and David Schwimmer could be forever connected? Try Upton Sinclair. In a new interview with Empire Online , Schwimmer confirmed that he has “commissioned an adaptation of The Jungle ,” Sinclair’s 1906 novel about immigration and the meat-packing industry. Fingers crossed this latest Sinclair film adaptation works as well as There Will Be Blood . [ Empire ]

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Hunger Games Casting Rumor: Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket?

Elizabeth Banks has been rumored for the part of Effie Trinket in the upcoming film adaptation of The Hunger Games, according to new reports. A buzzed-about cast already features Jennifer Lawrence as lead character Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta and Liam Hemsworth as Gale. The rumor of Banks as Effie , a flaky bureaucrat who escorts her district’s young death-match contestants to their fate, was first reported by Variety. Lionsgate would not confirm whether Banks will be joining the film, based on the bestselling young-adult novel (the first in a hit trilogy) by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, one boy and one girl from each district are chosen to fight to the death in a televised event. Banks has already taken on one huge new role this year: Mom. She and hubby Max Handelman welcomed a son, Felix, by gestational carrier in March. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

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Why Darren Criss Might be the Next Michael Emerson, and Why That Isn’t a Good Thing for Glee

The unwritten rules for the second season of a hit television series are similar to the ones governing movie sequels: Everything has to be bigger, has to be louder, and has to include at least one major casting addition. In the case of Lost , the second season brought increasingly convoluted stakes (The Hatch! The Others!), some shocking character deaths (Shannon!) and the addition of Michael Emerson to the already bulging cast. What began as a well-received guest role for the veteran New York actor became a three-and-a-half season stay on the devilish island. Emerson’s breakout performance not only forced Lost creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse to shift their narrative, but also cemented him forever in the minds of television watchers as Benjamin Linus. Glee star Darren Criss is on a very similar path, and because of that, it might be time for Gleeks to get concerned.

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Fantasia Barrino to Play Mahalia Jackson: Is She Our Second Idol Oscar Winner?

Fantasia Barrino earned rave reviews for playing Celie in Broadway’s The Color Purple , but is the oft-troubled American Idol alum suited for a big-screen triumph? According to a new report, she’s set to play gospel legend Mahalia Jackson in director Euzhan Palcy’s film adaptation of the 1993 book Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel . Let’s start with the pettiest question: Is Fantasia a worthier post- Idol Oscar contender than Jennifer Hudson or not?

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Paul Giamatti on Barney’s Version, Playing Drunk and the Politics of Karma

Last time Movieline caught up with Paul Giamatti, the actor was still getting his head around having played a version of himself in the curious indie Cold Souls . Then last year in Toronto, we reconvened to discuss a matter of similar weight and import: How a guy from Brooklyn came to play one of the most celebrated characters in recent Canadian literature — in a film adaptation all of Canada had its eyes on.

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