Naked "Feast"

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"If you want to see a lot of people naked, see this film," a producer friend said this afternon about Robert Benton's Feast of Love (MGM, 9.28). I've managed to miss this so far (42 West has only invited me to Manhattan screenings). But honestly? Nudity always raises interest levels. Any guy, straight or gay, who tells you it doesn't is a liar.

Morgan Freeman, Gregg Kinnear

The actors who don't take their clothes off in this relationship dramedy are Morgan Freeman, Jane Alexander, Fred Ward and, the producer said, Selma Balir. (She's apparently wrong about Blair.) The actors who do get naked (full-frontally or partially) are Radha Mitchell (big-time), Greg Kinnear (partial), Toby Hemingway, Alexa Davalos, Billy Burke and (the producer wasn't entirely certain about the next three, but she says there's definitely nudity among lesbians) Shannon Lucio, Erika Marozsan and Stana Katic.

Feast of Tits....I like that title.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 24, 2007 at 4:46 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

So should this, very schizo but much more resonant:

http://www.empireonline.com/video/americangangster/trailer.asp

Posted by BurmaShave at August 24, 2007 5:00 PM

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actionman says ...

Radha Mitchell naked huh? I'll be there. Bob Benton is a classy filmmaker as well.

Posted by actionman at August 24, 2007 5:18 PM

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115thDreamer says ...

Hold the phone...there's tons of nudity, Selma Blair is in it, and yet she's one of the few that DON'T get naked? That seems like a tease. Oh well, like everyone else, I will now "google" the names of the three actresses mentioned at the end there....

Posted by 115thDreamer at August 24, 2007 5:25 PM

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EOTW says ...

Hey, Benton got Reese W. to go topless in that one flick. the man's got my respect. Oh yeah, for his flicks, too.

Posted by EOTW at August 24, 2007 5:45 PM

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James Leer says ...

Producer is wrong. Greg keeps his clothes on, Selma doffs hers. It should basically be renamed "Feast of Tits."

Posted by James Leer at August 24, 2007 6:26 PM

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rgmax99 says ...

Has anyone ever noticed besides me that Benton ALWAYS has lots of nudity in his films? (Save NADINE, of course...)

Posted by rgmax99 at August 24, 2007 6:53 PM

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Goulet says ...

Yeah, Selma Blair totally shows her boobies - in a lesbian scene, no less (hints of CRUEL INTENTIONS, one of my all-time fave guilty pleasures).

Posted by Goulet at August 24, 2007 7:26 PM

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thatrader says ...

Does Shannon Lucio show hers?

Posted by thatrader at August 24, 2007 7:39 PM

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Hallick says ...

"If you want to see a lot people naked, see this film"

Yeah. Or I could just retype this URL up here and see THOUSANDS of people naked in the next couple of hours. I can also see every naked thing the not-naked-in-this-one Selma Blair ever did previously in the next five minutes.

Has your producer friend been digging caves in Afghanistan? Did he just get freed from Gitmo?

Nudity always raises interest levels...until your spend an entire set of daylight hours raising and re-raising your OWN interest levels with the magic of the world-wide web. After that, a burqa pageant sounds kind of refreshing.

Posted by Hallick at August 24, 2007 8:14 PM

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jackkerouac says ...

When exactly did Selma Blair sprout 'boobies'?

Posted by jackkerouac at August 24, 2007 8:50 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Hallick, famous nudity is always better. Radha Mitchell nudity especially.

Posted by BurmaShave at August 24, 2007 9:41 PM

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alan says ...

No Morgan Freeman nudity? No sale!

Posted by alan at August 24, 2007 10:18 PM

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malibugigolo says ...

No Benton nudity..bummer.

Posted by malibugigolo at August 24, 2007 11:03 PM

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christian says ...

yes, i know we all rushed out to see BASIC INSTINCT 2 because of the nudity and especially COLOR OF NIGHT and...hello internet porn!

Posted by christian at August 25, 2007 12:22 AM

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The Winchester says ...

No Fred Ward nudity? Count me out!

Posted by The Winchester at August 25, 2007 1:18 AM

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DarthCorleone says ...

I too enjoy nudity.

Posted by DarthCorleone at August 25, 2007 1:47 AM

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Chicago48 says ...

Are Sam Jackson and Morgan related? is there a movie that they're NOT in?

Posted by Chicago48 at August 25, 2007 2:40 AM

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Andy D says ...

So what's the film about?

Posted by Andy D at August 25, 2007 3:24 AM

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Rob says ...

Has Kinnear ever been naked in anything? I thought he used a body double in Auto Focus.

Posted by Rob at August 25, 2007 6:57 AM

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lazarus says ...

Not to sound like a Seth Rogen (CHARACTER), but I think Reese Witherspoon was full frontal in Twlight, not just topless. From what I remember Paul Newman comes into her hotel room and she runs past him. And considering she hadn't done any nudity before, I was pretty impressed with either her courage or his persuasive abilities.

I think people should be a bit more excited about Alexa Davalos than anything else, and to bring this all back to Seth Rogen, she was in an episode of Undeclared (thank you, IMDB).

Posted by lazarus at August 25, 2007 9:52 AM

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