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Go Bananas with Planet of the Apes and Mr. Skin [PICS]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes , the newest movie in the Planet of the Apes franchise, hits theaters worldwide this weekend. And although PETA loved it , there’s nothing for nudity lovers to go ape over in this skinless sci-fi flick. The original had Linda Harrison in that weird mud-and-leaves bikini at least- why no nudes in this installment? Probably because it’s supposed to be “serious” and have a “message” about mistreating animals. Pssssh. But there’s no need to be a sad monkey, because Mr. Skin’s got some fur-flying nudes that’ll really peel your banana: Bo Derek really woke the beast inside Mr. Skin with Tarzan the Ape Man (1981), where the incomparable Ms. Derek spends most of the film either completely nude or topless and covered with body paint. Just don’t ask him to do his Tarzan yell . That same year, Jenny Neumann starred in Mistress of the Apes (1981), about a sexy anthropologist who joins up with a lost tribe of ape-men for wild group sex and ape-baby breastfeeding scenes. We knew we should have changed majors sophomore year! It’s probably no co-skin-cidence that a mere year after the 2001 Planet of the Apes reboot, Jenny Wallace found herself mounting a silverback in Babes in Kongland (2002). Also in 2002, Darian Cane did what any reasonable softcore starlet would do if she found herself trapped in a cage with Misty Mundae – lez out, of course! And that’s just the beginning of the muff-munching delights of Play-Mate of the Apes (2002). And although it looks relatively tame today, in 1968, Noriela Noel ‘s full frontal skin shot in Night of the Bloody Apes was the absolute king gorilla of shock skinema. We’ve got even more sexy naked stars to peel your banana, so devolve with Mr. Skin and his database of ape clips now!

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GALLERY: The Fighter, and the Best and Worst of Mark Wahlberg

While his castmates Amy Adams, Christian Bale, and Melissa Leo got Oscar nominations for their roles in The Fighter (out this week in a Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack from Paramount Home Entertainment) — with the latter two winning the trophy — Mark Wahlberg’s performance went unheralded. (He did, however, share in the film’s Best Picture nod as one of its producers.) But given the larger-than-life quality that Bale and Leo, in particular, brought to their roles, it seemed like an intentional call on the part of Wahlberg and director David O. Russell to let Wahlberg’s on-screen personality recede a bit so the spotlight could shine elsewhere. Still, he’s just fine in the film, and it inspired me to think of the sublime (and the ridiculous) turns he’s had elsewhere — and no, we’re not counting The Marky Mark Workout in either category.

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8 Milestones in the Evolution of Mark Wahlberg

After a quick foray into comedy with this summer’s The Other Guys , Mark Wahlberg returns to drama this month in The Fighter . He stars as Mickey Ward, a tough-luck Boston boxer with a domineering mother/manager (Melissa Leo) and a brother/trainer (Christian Bale) who once knocked down Sugar Ray Leonard before becoming a crackhead. Alert Oscar! But how did Wahlberg become an Academy Award-nominated actor from his roots as a hip-hop artist who lead the infamous Funky Bunch? You can always trace a direct line through a handful of roles (not necessarily his best roles, mind you) to illustrate what led to an star’s current success, and with Wahlberg, that line might be as high as it’s ever been. Let’s look at eight performances that trace the evolution of one Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg.

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Gift Guide: Channel Michael Jackson Through Your Wii

Michael Jackson may be dead but his legend — and more importantly to his next of kin, his earning power — lives on. And now thanks to the awkwardly-colonless Michael Jackson The Experience for Wii, you can dance like the King of Pop. Without the shame having to dress like Corey Feldman circa 1989.

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Gift Guide: Make 2011 Your Year of Movie Posters

A slick, visually appealing calendar is the easiest, cheapest and most practical way to enliven your workspace. And of all the film- and TV-related calendars on the market, few offer the vintage verve found in this one curated from the archives of the National Film Registry.

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Gift Guide: Make 2011 Your Year of Movie Posters