Five more more more movies (for you know who)

Character Studies: Sexy Beast. I'm not sure I want to be any of these people, but they sure do lead some interesting lives.



Great Places to Visit: After Hours. "Different rules apply when it's this late."



Funny as Hell: Dr. Strangelove. "You can't fight in here, this is the War Room!"



Awesome Ultra-Violence: Eastern Promises. Now I'm going to cut off his fingers...You may want to leave room."



Movies to Listen to: Gosford Park. "It must be so disappointing...when something you know, just flops like that."

Five more more movies

A few more ideas. Hope you're checking back.

Character Studies: Raging Bull. This could go anywhere, esp. in the Ultra-violence category. But not the Funny as Hell category.



Great Places to Visit: Diner. Also a contender for Funny as Hell. It's here for the vibe.



Funny as Hell: Tin Men. "You bolted outta nowhere!" (I should note that Tin Men was effectively a sequel to Diner.)



Awesome Ultra-violence: A History of Violence. There's not a lot of violence in this per se, but the way Cronenberg treats it makes it last for a long, long time.



Movies to Listen To: Manhattan.  "Between the two of us I was not the immoral, psychotic promiscuous one. I hope I didn't leave out anything."

Five more movies

In a series....most of these could be in many categories.

Character Studies: Raging Bull. This could go anywhere, esp. in the Ultra-violence category. But not the Funny as Hell category.



Great Places to Visit: Diner. Also a contender for Funny as Hell. It's here for the vibe.



Funny as Hell: Tin Men. "You bolted outta nowhere!" (I should note that Tin Men was effectively a sequel to Diner.)



Awesome Ultra-violence: A History of Violence. There's not a lot of violence in this per se, but the way Cronenberg treats it makes it last for a long, long time.



Movies to Listen To: Manhattan.  "Between the two of us I was not the immoral, psychotic promiscuous one. I hope I didn't leave out anything."

You call that sexy?

If you know me, you know I like to argue. I like lists. And, I love music. So thank you, Billboard Magazine, for your investigation into and subsequent listing of the "Ten Sexiest Songs" released between 1958 and 2010.

Here's the list:

1. Physical, Olivia Newton-John.
2. Tonight's The Night, Rod Stewart.
3. I'll Make Love To You, Boyz II Men.
4. Too Close, Next.
5. Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye.
6. Hot Stuff, Donna Summer.
7. Do That To Me One More Time, Captain and Tennille.
8. Like A Virgin, Madonna.
9. Kiss You All Over, Exile.
10. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, Rod Stewart.

See, the problem with these songs is that apart from Marvin Gaye, they're far too obvious. Not their selection, but their lyrics. But rather than argue the merits of each song and its worthiness in such an august group, I'd rather provide my own list. I don't have the brain power right now to rank them relative to each other, and I could probably do a list by genre, but for now I'm just going to pick 10 from a cursory scan of my iTunes library and one "oh yeah" bonus. Feel free to argue about these as well:

1. Teeth, Lady Gaga
2. Brass in Pocket, The Pretenders (bonus points for its use in Lost in Translation)
3. This is Love, PJ Harvey 
4. Here I Am, Al Green
5. Nothing Can Change This Love, Sam Cooke
6. Baby I Love You, Aretha Franklin
7. Upgrade U, Beyonce
8. Girls and Boys, Blur
9. Misguided Angel, Cowboy Junkies
10. Nothing, Dwight Yoakam
11. Sexy Results, Death From Above 1979

Also? This? This is sexy, too: