Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, Oscar Watch, Polls

The firestorm sparked by Lindsay Lohan's decision to pose naked for a photo spread in New York Magazine is fascinating. The comments in response to Erik Davis' post were mostly negative, either disparaging Lohan's looks or her reputation as a "bad girl." I'm sure her age (21) also affected how people felt about the pictures and her exposure in them. Would the reaction have been the same if she had appeared naked in I Know Who Killed Me, in which she played a stripper who kept most of her clothes on?

We'll never know, but we do know that not every actress who doffs her duds provokes such a heated reaction. And, sometimes, it's not even the actress' body parts on display. For example, initial reports were that Cate Blanchett appeared nude in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, but that proved to be false. The actress didn't feel the nudity was required, and so a "bum double" was called in. None of the other women nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actress category appear naked in their nominated films, though three of them have done so in the past. In the Best Supporting Actress category, we find only Tilda Swinton has bared all before. Therefore, we'll cheat a little and add screenwriter Diablo Cody, who worked as a professional unclad dancer for a brief period in her life.

We've listed four nominated actresses and a nominated writer, all good women of distinguished accomplishment who, at one time or another, have appeared naked in public, all but one on the big screen. Who's Your Favorite Good Girl Gone Nude? And don't worry, the boys get their turn tomorrow.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. and MERIDIAN, Miss., Feb. 20, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry Networks(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced that Peavey Electronics, one of the world's largest designers and suppliers of musical instruments and professional sound equipment, today announced their selection of Foundry's(tm) 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) switches. Foundry's 10GbE FastIron(r) SuperX(tm) and FastIron GS Layer 2/3 PoE-ready switches were installed as part of Peavey's network upgrade to support the high performance and efficiency requirements Peavey's design and engineering teams absolutely need to develop today's most sought-after professional grade musical and sound equipment.

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Mark & Associates, P.C., a law firm representing victims of medication side effects, applauds 60 Minutes for reporting on the plight of thousands of Trasylol patients and their families. The report not only detailed the unacceptable dangers of the drug, but also the highly disturbing actions of the drug's manufacturer, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals (Pink Sheets:BAYRY). Mark & Associates, P.C. is committed to fighting for the legal rights of Trasylol patients. Patients and families of patients who suffered kidney failure (renal failure) and other serious side effects after having cardiac surgery are encouraged to request a free legal consultation at www.TrasylolRecall.com or by calling 1-866-50-RIGHTS (1-866-507-4448).

COMMACK, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Bruce Newman, Chief Executive Officer of Protocall Technologies Incorporated (OTCBB:PCLI), commented on the recent unusual trading activity in the company's stock.

Filed under: Classics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Warner Brothers, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Family Films

There has been an alarmed buzz building across the Internet this week and it is centered around a little boy in a wolf suit.

Spike Jonze's adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved Where the Wild Things Are has been shrouded in secrecy for a year. Everyone has seemed content to leave it that way because, frankly, it seemed to be a sure thing. A classic book, an edgy, young director and a script penned by the brilliant Dave Eggers -- it seems like the recipe for an instant and intelligent classic.

Or not. Footage of Max frolicking with the monsters surfaced this week (and was just as quickly yanked on many sites, including our own, by Warner Bros) to a decidedly mixed reaction from fans. While it was hailed as being accurate, "tone wise," by Ain't It Cool News' Moriarty, Jonze quickly did damage control. In an e-mail from Warners to several outlets, Jonze dismissed the footage as a "clip [that] doesn't look or feel anything like the movie." If the test footage is nothing like the film, which film did Moriarty see? And why does it match this poster a spy snapped at a convention back in June 2007?

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