Site Note

I'll be working out of a hotel room the next two nights, so the site will be held to an efficient minimum. I'll publish anything that is date-sensitive or hot off the presses, but I'll probably skimp on the vintage upgrades until I get back.

Annual "Best Nude Scenes" Poll

Here's my preliminary list:

(Today's additions in gold)

• Autumn Reeser in The Big Bang
  
• Deborah Revy in Q
  
• Helene Zimmer in Q
  
• Keira Knightley in A Dangerous Method
  
• Morena Baccarin in Homeland
  
• Eva Green in Perfect Sense
  
• Eva Green in Camelot
  
• Liv Tyler in The Ledge
• Sara Rue in For Christ's Sake
  
• Lucy Lawless and Jaime Murray in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
  
• Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones
  
• Esme Bianco and Sahara Knite in Game of Thrones
• Elena Anaya in The Skin I Live In
  
• Saskia Reeves in Women in Love
  
• Evan Rachel Wood in Mildred Pierce
  
• Lake Bell in How to Make it in America
  
• Christa Campbell in Drive Angry
  
• Emmy Rossum in Shameless
  
• Emily Browning in Sleeping Beauty
  
• Viva Bianca in X
  
• Tabrett Bethell in The Clinic
  
• Bianca Kajlich in 30 Minutes or Less
  
• Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia
  
• Carice van Houton in Black Butterflies
  
• Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs
  
• Carla Gugino in Elektra Luxx
  
• Elizabeth Olsen in Martha Marcy May Marlene
  
• Burnetta Hampton in X
  
• Mylene Jampanoi in Rani
  
• Marisa Ramirez in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
  
• Jessica Grace Smith in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
  
• Angie Everhart in Take Me Home Tonight
  
• Charlotte Ross in Drive Angry
  
• Leticia Belliccini in Q
  
• Mini Anden in The Mechanic
  
• Ludivine Sagnier in The Devil's Double
• Carey Mulligan in Shame (I will drop this from the list if we have no evidence before the polling)
• Rooney Mara in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (ditto)
  
• Arden Myrin and Michaela Watkins on Hung
• Sara Forestier in Le Nom Des Derns
• Nancy Trotter Landry in Brilliant Love
• Ana Alexander in Chemisty
  
• Ruta Gedmintas and Natasha O'Keefe in Lip Service
• Leisha Hailey in Fertile Ground
• Ana Alexander in Chemistry
  

I've probably missed some just because I missed 'em, and I need some help on the deserving foreign nominees beyond the obvious selection of Q. Help me out with suggestions by e-mailing me here. Don't try to send me every possible scene from the year. We're looking only for scenes that somebody could reasonably consider the single best of the year, and we want the survey to include all scenes which reach that level of importance.

TV Round-Up

The Killing II is a Danish TV series which is now being screened on BBC Four. Here's Stine Praetorius. (Not sure which episode. You can read about the series here.)