It’s been another thrilling week on the boob tube, but first… how about that nudity on FX’s The Americans ! As practically the only commercially dependent cable channel that shows off some skin, FX really pushed the nude envelope last week with a full on butt shot from Annet Mahendru, plus a hearty helping of her pressed sideboob. Tempering that glorious flash of glute, the season finale of Banshee had no nudity, thus ending its perfect streak. Bummer. Fortunately we still had Dawn Olivieri bringing out her tanned titlets for a topless swim on House of Lies , Shanola Hampton and Emma Greenwell both showing off boobs and buns for sex scenes on Shameless , and Shiri Appleby baring her Apple-Bs once more on Girls . Finally, Spartacus had a trio of temptresses; Ayse Tezel , Gwendoline Taylor , and Jenna Lind , all going bare before playing hide the Roman candle. See pics after the jump!
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is likely to win four weekends in a row at the box office. Also in Friday’s round-up of news, Ashton Kutcher ‘s Steve Jobs pic jOBS will head to theaters months after its Sundance debut; Kickstarter passes $100 million pledge mark; Michael Haneke withdraws Amour from an awards race; and a look at weekend expansions among the Specialties. Box Office: Hobbit to Cut Down Texas Chainsaw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is set to continue a month-long reign at the box office, outpacing newcomer Texas Chainsaw , which will open in 2,654 theaters. Hobbit has cumed $242 million domestically, Variety reports . Ashton Kutcher’s Sundance Steve Jobs Film Heads to Theaters jOBS , the film about the Apple mastermind Steve Jobs from 1971 – 2000, which will close the upcoming Sundance Film Festival will head out to theaters April 23rd. Open Road will distribute the film directed by Joshua Michael Stern, Deadline reports . Kickstarter Pledges Pass $100 Million Users of Kickstarter.com have pledged upward of $100 million to independent film projects. Together, 891,979 people have pledged $102.7 million to indies since April 2009 of which $85 million has been collected for 8,500 projects, THR reports . Michael Haneke Withdraws Amour from Austrian Film Awards Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke has withdrawn his critically applauded Oscar hopeful Amour to give other local films a chance at recognition. The French-language film would have been ineligible for some categories. The film has already won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress at the European Film Awards and is Austria’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, The Guardian reports . Specialty Preview: The Impossible , Promised Land , Hyde Park On Hudson Hope to Gain Momentum Post-holiday attention on limited releases will focus on holdovers and expansions, including Lionsgate-Summit’s The Impossible , Focus Features’ Promised Land and Hyde Park On Hudson and The Weinstein Company’s Silver Linings Playbook and others, Deadline reports .
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As the media debates whether Brad Pitt’s nonsensical Chanel No. 5 ad is bad for the international fashion brand, it’s a good time check in with New York City dermatologist Dr. Jonathan Zizmor. The skin specialist, who has achieved cult status in the Big Apple because he markets his work as vigorously as Chanel does its clothing and bags mdash: albeit mostly on subway trains — got a national shout-out in the fourth parody ad that Saturday Night Live aired over the weekend, and he tells me it’s done absolutely nothing for business. In the parody, which I’ve embedded below, SNL cast member Taram Killam refers to Zizmor (left) as “the subway doctor” who can remove embarrassing tattoos, such as “an anchor that says ‘slut.'” Given that Zizmor got a free shot of publicity in the fake-ad series, which was a hot topic on morning TV and radio shows as well as the blogosphere on Monday, I thought I’d call him to see if he was reaping any benefits from the whirlwind. “Zero,” said Dr. Zizmor, who’s based in Manhattan and told me that I was the first person to call him. He had not seen the SNL clip, and may stil have not seen it. After I emailed him a Hulu link , Zizmor called back to say that he was unable to watch the clip because he didn’t have Adobe Flash installed on his computer. Fortunately, one of his staffers had watched it and recounted it to him. Regarding the parody itself, Zizmor said, “I have no comment positive or negative about it,” but when we did ask him if the SNL name-check has spurred any business or even curious calls, Zizmore said, “Nothing,” adding “That’s why I’m not even excited. It’s amazing that it does nothing.” Maybe Dr. Z isn’t all atwitter over this, but I still think it’s funny and it only reinforces my feeling that Killam is one of the long-running sketch show’s most valuable players. I also called Chanel USA to ask if the fashion giant had issued any reaction on behalf of the media debate over the $7-million commercial, which features Pitt as the feminine fragrance’s first male spokesman. The company had no comment, but I can’t imagine how this could be bad for the brand. Until Pitt made headlines last week, the male most associated with the Chanel brand was Karl Lagerfeld , who, despite his iconic status as a fashon over-achiever, looks a bit like a platinum-haired comic-book vampire. Yes, Pitt played undead, too, in Interview With The Vampire , but he did not look like he was a few dozen feedings short of a full stomach. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Scarlett Johansson and her boyfriend of about year, Nate Naylor, have gone their separate ways. “She broke up with him last week,” one source who knows both parties said. “He#39;s pretty upset but the writing was on the wall. A lot of people were surprised it lasted this long.” Johansson#39;s rep is not commenting. The actress, 27, was first spotted with the New York-based advertising executive back in January strolling the streets of the Big Apple holding hands.
Also in Tuesday morning’s round-up of news briefs, Emmy winner Danny Strong is rumored to be the writer for the final installments of a big franchise. A study of men and women using mobile devices in choosing their movies gives its findings. And the upcoming 53rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival gives some details for its upcoming event. 53rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival to Fete Three Diverse Directors Finland’s Aki Kaurismaki ( Le Havre , Iran’s Bahman Ghobadi ( No One Knows About Persian Cats ) and Germany’s Andreas Dressen ( Cloud 9 ) will be celebrated at the upcoming Thessaloniki International Film Festival, taking place in Greece November 2 – 11. Around the ‘net… Seth MacFarlane is ‘Ecstatic’ About Oscar Hosting Job The Family Guy creator said he can’t remember if it was before or after his successful turn at hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Live September 15th, but said the Academy approached him around then. MacFarlane said he was excited and has done a fair amount of hosting in the past, but nothing as huge as this. “I was, very, very pleasantly surprised,” Deadline reports . Beatles Unseen Magical Mystery Tour Footage Goes Online Previously unseen footage of the Beatles sharing fish and chips during filming of their 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour has surfaced on The Space . “”Few people have seen Magical Mystery Tour in its entirety and the material in the chip shop has never been shown anywhere,” explained Arena editor Anthony Wall. “It captures perfectly the fabulous world of The Beatles at this time.” BBC reports . [ Related, check out Gallery Images of the Unseen Magical Mystery Tour on Movieline ] Game Change Writer Danny Strong To Write Hunger Games: Mockingjay Finale A final deal is still pending, but the two-part finale to The Hunger Games will likely go to Strong, who wrote the HBO movie which placed strong at the Emmys. Mockingjay is the third book in Suzanne Collins’ trilogy, which will be split into two features, Deadline reports . More Men Than Women Use Mobile Phones to Choose Movies, Watch Trailers Seventy-one per cent of men said they use their phone to help them choose a film, versus 69 per cent for women and more men (38 per cent) than women (33 per cent) turn to social media to check what people are saying about a film, THR reports .
If you thought that the Beatles have been so pored over that there couldn’t possibly be anything new to see, hear or read about them, guess again. The former Fab Four’s business concern, Apple Corps has granted the BBC TV arts series Arena unseen footage of the band. Arena has cut this footage to make a short for its Arena Hotel online project with the digital-arts website The Space. Arena Hotel debuted the short exclusively on Tuesday. A spokesman for The Space says the footage was shot during the making of a documentary about the Beatles 1967 Magical Mystery Tour film and features the band on “a coach trip to a classic British fish-and-chip shop, en route to Newquay, the final destination of the tour.” You can watch it here , but also be sure to check out Movieline’s gallery of stills from the footage , along with shots of the band performing “I Am The Walrus” and “Your Mother Should Know.” (Really, she should.) Magical Mystery Tour was first broadcast by the Beeb on Boxing Day in 1967. At the time, the trippy film confused stodgy audiences and critics, but appreciation of the groundbreaking production has appreciated considerably since then. (That said, Magical Mystery Tour has been broadcast only one other time,on BBC Two in 1979.) The music to the film got a much better reception (and a Grammy nomination), although Rolling Stone magazine’s review of the album in January 1968 consisted of a single quote from John Lennon: “There are only about 100 people in the world who understand our music.” MOVIELINE GALLERY: UNSEEN ‘MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR’ ERA PHOTOS OF THE BEATLES Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
