Our annual shallow list will be just around the corner folks. But we didn’t want to get too far away from pride month without turning the tables on our authors a little bit. Marina picked out ten women (plus some honorable mentions) that get her blood going just a little bit. Andrew ogled the men over the past year (if you listen to the Cinecast, that ain’t much of a surprise) and picked out ten that he and Louis C.K. could do nasty things to together. No disrespect intended; in fact quite the opposite. We admire these people. We admire them so much we want to see them with no clothes on so we can properly pay our respects.
Same rules apply from the previous years: each entry on the list had to have starred in at least one major motion picture over the past year of 2011. Other than that, there is no criteria. The people ranked on these lists are there solely for their physical appearance; film quality, personality or acting prowess has no bearing on their rank (in general). Feel free to leave commentary on our picks in the comment section below and by all means, give us your list of same sex crushes. We’re always interested. So that’s enough babbling; let the voyeurism begin!
Previous Pride Shallow List:
2011
Previous Regular Shallow Lists:
2011 list
2009 list
2008 list
See all the hotties under the fold…
THE LADIES
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10: NAME: Lena Dunham RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1986 APPEARANCES: Tiny Furniture, The Innkeepers, House of the Devil IN 2012: Supporting Actress, This is 40 WHY WE LIKE HER: This IS a movie website but quite honestly, I still haven’t had the opportunity to see Tiny Furniture but I’m in love with “Girls” and can only assume anything written, directed and starring Dunham is comedic gold. I absolutely love her kick-butt attitude and frankness all wrapped up in a cute, almost innocent looking face. |
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9: NAME: Emily Blunt RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1983 APPEARANCES: The Devil Wears Prada, The Jane Austen Book Club, Sunshine Cleaning, The Young Victoria, The Adjustment Bureau IN 2012: The Five Year Engagement, Looper WHY WE LIKE HER: Blunt is just so likable, a surprise considering the role I first role I really noticed her in had her playing a bitchy first assistant to a bitchy boss. She really did steal her scenes in The Devil Wears Prada before quickly moving to leading roles and I can’t argue with that. She comes across as a charming and likable friend, the kind of person you can’t stay mad at for long and that translates well on screen. It certainly helps that she’s gorgeous. It’s all in the eyes. |
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8: NAME: Kristen Stewart RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1990 APPEARANCES: Into the Wild, Twilight Franchise, Adventureland, Panic Room IN 2012: Snow White and the Huntsman, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, On The Road WHY WE LIKE HER: Some still argue that Stewart leaves a lot to be desired as an actress. I vehemently disagree but no one can take away the fact that Stewart is gorgeous. She’s often cast in roles that hide her behind hair and awkwardness but her good looks still come through. |
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7: NAME: Emma Stone RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1988 APPEARANCES: Zombiealnd, Paperman, Easy A, The Help, Crazy, Stupid, Love IN 2012: The Amazing Spiderman, Gangster Squad WHY WE LIKE HER: I didn’t love Easy A as much as everyone else but I have to admit, there’s a magnetism to Stone that draws you in and I was particularly taken with her in Crazy, Stupid, Love, a love affair that continues well into this year where she will undoubtedly continue to impress me playing opposite Andrew Garfield and the entire Gangster Squad cast, most of whom will make the 2013 Shallow List. |
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6: NAME: Charlize Theron RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1975 APPEARANCES: Sweet November, The Astronaut’s Wife, Monster, The Italian Job, North Country, Aeon Flux, Hancock IN 2012: Prometheus, Snow White and the Huntsman WHY WE LIKE HER: It feels like Theron took some time off from the movies but looking at her filmography from the past several years, it’s not that she took a break from movies but she did take a break from Hollywood, choosing some smaller indie fare that hardly amyone saw. She made a mini-comeback (if you can really call it that) last year witht eh release of Young Adult and this years she seems to be everywhere and I’m thrilled. Not only is she a talented actress but she can pull of mean, still show a little vulnerability and look amazing while doing it all. |
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5: NAME: Holliday Grainger RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1988 APPEARANCES: Colette, Jane Eyre IN 2012: Bel Ami, Great Expectation, Anna Karenina WHY WE LIKE HER: Unless you’re watching Neil Jordan’s excellent “The Borgias,” you likely don’t know who Grainger is so let me just say, she’s an amazingly talented young actess that has superstar written all over her. She is central to the Borgia clan and fierce at every turn and quite frankly, anyone that can match the great Jeremy Irons onscreen is worth keeping an eye on. |
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4: NAME: Gina Torres RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1969 APPEARANCES: Don’t Let Me Down, Serenity IN 2012: Mr. Sophistication WHY WE LIKE HER: I’m really cheating here. Torres is a TV actress who occasionally appears in movies (rarely) but while watching a recent episode of “Suits” I was struck by just how beautiful she is. So much so that I had to re-wind the PVR and watch the scene again. Not only is she a statuesque beauty, she carries a don’t-fuck-with-me air in everything I’ve seen her in. |
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3: NAME: Abbie Cornish RANK LAST YEAR: 8 DATE OF BIRTH: 1982 APPEARANCES: Candy, Bright Star, Sucker Punch, Somersault, Limitless, W./E. IN 2012: Seven Psychopaths, The Girl, Whisperings and Lies WHY WE LIKE HER: Cornish has been a favourite of mine since I first saw her in Somersault and she continues to impress me (even in movies I dislike – looking at you Sucker Punch). I also love that she seems as comfortable in period pieces, as she in kicking butt in action movies. We’ll see how she fares in the future with the 2013 release of RoboCop alonside one of my current crushes Joel Kinnaman. |
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2: NAME: Keira Knightley RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1985 APPEARANCES: Pride & Prejudice, Bend it like Beckham, Domino, Atonement, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Duchess, Never Let Me Go, A Dangeroud Method IN 2012: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Anna Karenina WHY WE LIKE HER: I can’t believe that Knightley hasn’t appeared on the list before. Not only does Knightley appear to be a favourite go-to for period romances, she also holds her own in contemporary drama. I often think she’s a bit too skinny but there’s something about her face that draws me in and having recently seen and fallen completely in love with the Anna Karenina trailer, she’s foremost in my mind. |
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1: NAME: Mila Kunis RANK LAST YEAR: 4 DATE OF BIRTH: 1983 APPEARANCES: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Max Payne, Extract, The Book of Eli, Black Swan IN 2012: Ted WHY WE LIKE HER: It amazes me that Kunis is only appearing in one movie this year because it feels as though she’s everywhere. Or it could be that I constantly see her in photos, always looking gorgeous. Very gorgeous. |
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Runners Up:
Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosario Dawson, Diane Kruger, Christina Ricci, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Deborah Ann Woll
Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosario Dawson, Diane Kruger, Christina Ricci, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Deborah Ann Woll
THE DUDES
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10: NAME: Matthew McConaughey RANK LAST YEAR: 9 DATE OF BIRTH: 1969 APPEARANCES: A Time to Kill, Dazed & Confused, Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, U-571, Frailty, Sahara, Tropic Thunder, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past IN 2011: Killer Joe, Lincoln Lawyer, Bernie WHY WE LIKE HIM: It’s clear after seeing Soderbergh’s MagicMike that McConaughey has still go it. The ladies go wild for this guy and it’s easy to see why. He’s got a million dollar smile and that southern drawl is almost irresistible. Dude likes to take his shirt off and he’s one of few in Hollywood that can do it in almost any situation and get away with it. |
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9: NAME: Paul Walker RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1973 APPEARANCES: The Skulls, Fast and the Furious, Into the Blue, Noel, Running Scared, The Lazarus Project, Takers IN 2011: Fast Five WHY WE LIKE HIM: Laugh all you want. This guy has got one of the best sets of baby blues I’ve ever seen on a guy. Though the guy gives the word “actor” a much broader definition than most would like, he’s got something about him that’s hard to look away from. He makes the meathead roles look a little more graceful than they have any right to. Now I’m not really one for short hair, but this guy makes it work with that million dollar (okay, half a million) smile. |
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8: NAME: Stephen Dorff RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1973 APPEARANCES: Judgment Night, Deuces Wild, Blade, Alone in the Dark, Shadowboxer, Public Enemies, Somewhere IN 2011: Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, Immortals, Carjacked WHY WE LIKE HIM: Don’t know what this guy’s been doing for the past few years, but he’s back in a big way after a Coppola’s Somewhere. Here’s a case of a good looking guy just getting more dapper and warming with age. I hope he continues doing good things on screen – he’ll be on this list for years to come if he does. |
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7: NAME: George Clooney RANK LAST YEAR: 1 DATE OF BIRTH: 1961 APPEARANCES: From Dusk til Dawn, Out of Sight, Three Kings, Ocean’s 11, The Good German, Syriana, Michael Clayton, The American IN 2011: The Descendants, The Ides of March WHY WE LIKE HIM: Last year’s number one man has slipped a few notches this year but he still remains a contender. One name from a very very short list of actors who I’ll see anything they’re in and I’ll go in completely blind. He’s still the Cary Grant of today (arguably better) and he’s still got more charm and charisma than most guys have in one of their toe nails. And damn does he look good for a guy over 50! |
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6: NAME: Boris Kodjoe RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1973 APPEARANCES: Madea’s Family Reunion, Surrogates, The Confidant, Resident Evil: Afterlife IN 2011: “Undercovers” WHY WE LIKE HIM: While looking through the long long list of guys women wanna be with, I came across this guy and thought, holy smokes, here’s someone I actually want to see take his clothes off. He looks like a helluva nice guy to boot. Probably would be a great family man – at least that’s what I see just judging from photos. Dude can wear a hat too; which is something not just anyone can pull off. Certainly not this well. Marina got to cheat in her list above so I feel it’s worth it to allow me a bit of a cheat here as well since he was only in TV last year. Wow! |
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5: NAME: Adrien Brody RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1973 APPEARANCES: The Pianist, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, King Kong, Splice “ER” IN 2011: Midnight in Paris, Detachment WHY WE LIKE HIM: At first glance you might think huh? But goddamn if this guy doesn’t win me over with everything he does (except Wrecked – that thing was a miserable piece of shit). The guy has so much style and is completely full of awesome. You don’t think “The Brody” has got sex appeal? Check out his sixty seconds in a Stella commercial and then come back and say it to my face. I know the ladies in that commercial are not acting. |
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4: NAME: Brad Pitt RANK LAST YEAR: 8 DATE OF BIRTH: 1963 APPEARANCES: Legends of the Fall, Se7en, 12 Monkeys, Fight Club, Ocean’s 11, Burn After Reading IN 2011: Moneyball, Tree of Life WHY WE LIKE HIM: Went from pretty boy prop to Hollywood’s A-list go-to guy. And honestly, he’s better looking now than he ever was. Hell, I’d probably marry the guy if Angelina wasn’t around. He keeps on stunning from picture to picture and smile to smile. The guy’s going to be making great movies until he’s 80 years old most likely. And he’ll still be better looking than most anyone walking down the red carpet. |
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3: NAME: Ewan McGregor RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1971 APPEARANCES: Black Hawk Down, Trainspotting, A Life Less Ordinary, Big Fish, Cassandra’s Dream IN 2011: Perfect Sense, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Haywire WHY WE LIKE HIM: I think Louis C.K. said it all. Seriously. |
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2: NAME: Colin Farrell RANK LAST YEAR: 2 DATE OF BIRTH: 1976 APPEARANCES: Tigerland, Phonebooth, The Recruit, Alexander, Miami Vice, In Bruges, Ondine IN 2011: Fright Night, Horrible Bosses WHY WE LIKE HIM: So dangerously close to being number one on this list it might as well be a tie. This is the guy I wish I looked like. I take my hair pretty seriously and half of Farrell’s expressive nature is his hair style (the other half are his eyebrows). He’s a badboy to the Nth degree but what I know of him (including a very limited personal interaction) is that he’s really a nice guy (when not intoxicated  . He’s just super badass with style. Yeah I’d do him.
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1: NAME: Ryan Gosling RANK LAST YEAR: NR DATE OF BIRTH: 1980 APPEARANCES: The Believer, The Notebook, Half Nelson, Lars and the Real Girl, Blue Valentine IN 2011: Crazy Stupid Love, Drive, The Ides of March WHY WE LIKE HIM: Anyone who visits this site regularly or has listened to our podcast knows how I feel about Ryan Gosling. I damn near swoon when this guy is on screen and I anticipate any movie he’s in. Even if the movie isn’t good, I know I’ll come out happy just getting to look at this guy for 90 minutes. Emma Stone gets a glimpse of him with his shirt of and remarks that it looks like he’s been Photoshopped. And yeah, he can take a shirt off and do it proudly. But this guy shines the best in an expensive suit. Crazy Stupid Love and Ides of March are worth watching just so you can say “God damn(!) does that guy look good in a suit… wait, pause it right there… wow(!) that guy looks good in a suit… just… ungh!). He’s fuckin’ hot. |
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Runners Up:
Bradley Cooper, JG-L, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, Chris Evans
Bradley Cooper, JG-L, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, Chris Evans
Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I still can’t believe Chris Hemsworth isn’t on the list and that Fassy only made the mentions list. However, you’ve made up with some other delectable choices. And good god, the Gillette commercials with Brody, Andre 3000 and Bernal is something to behold:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7hxkAClnF4
Those commercials are golden, wish it was an actual trailer for a movie would be interesting . Ryan gosling definitely sexiest man of the year.
No Jennifer Lawrence, Scarlet Johansson, Kirsten Dunst, or Natalie Portman, (no Fassbender) = no credibility, I’m afraid.
Kirsten Dunst. *shudders*
Portman I could get on board with. I hate Sco-Jo and Dunst looks like Billy Corgan.
Fassbender is interesting looking (and he’s got a huge schlong), but after looking over his pictures, I decided he was just a little too sickly looking.
Fassbender is beyond sexy.
I’m also not a ScarJo fan. Her good looks just don’t do it for me. Neither does Dunst. Portman…. could have made my list. At the least the honorable mentions. I’ll take the hit for that oversight.
Actually, you were right not to feature Natalie Portman – she’s still a bit of a drip. She’s pretty, but terribly wan, doll-like and utterly sexless (also see: Keira Knightly).
The Stephen Dorff blurb is the oddest thing I’ve read in ages, btw,
I fell in love with Sara Paxton after watching The Innkeepers this year, she’d make my ‘straight’ list. As for Pride choices, it’s a tough one. I think you made some decent choices Andrew – In terms of charisma I’ve always got time for Pitt and Clooney especially. Maybe I’d add Tom Hardy, I always like watching him and he’s got a rugged charm.
I could be wrong, but I think Lena Dunham is one of those women that other women think are hot, but doesn’t do a whole lot for guys.
And you can say what you want about ScarJo, but you can’t deny she looked incredible in the Avengers.
Yup, the outfit was pretty hot. Sadly, she was eclipsed by the boys.
Oh and watching Prometheus reminded me how much I like Idris Elba, he’d make my list and Michael Jai White – he’s my current bad-ass action favourite.
OK, I need to stop now, I’m thinking about this far too much…
Heh. I did actually consider Elba for a short time. Then decided he’s just slightly too grizzled and large for my taste. I do like to watch him n the screen though!
Charlize Theron has always been around but not really on my radar and now this year, starting with Young Adult, Snow White, Prometheus… I am digging her a lot.
And like David said, Sara Paxton from Innkeepers.
Yeah, me too…
I finally got around to watching Girls and, even though I’m only 3 episodes in, I definitely developed a bit of a crush on Lena Dunham.
When Girls hits dvd I am totally checking it out… I have only seen Tiny Furniture and even though I didn’t entirely like it, I feel there is a Dunham style that does appeal to me that kind of circumvents the conventional modes of storytelling and lets things happen as vignettes, and have characters engage in some kind of uncensored bastard quality I like. I just watched Margaret and it has this same kind of quality, even though I suppose it would be like Proto-Dunhamesque considering it was shelved for five years.
I think the sexiest working actor is hands down Robert Downey Jr., but Gosling is, of course, up there.
If we’re looking at “newer” stars, we could talk about Tom Hardy, who has both Dark Knight and The Wettest County coming out this year still.
Rot – you completely have GIRLS pegged. Hubby and I love it which some people find weird because it’s very frank about EVERYTHING. We think it’s hilarious. And instantly relatable. Much more so than something like SEX AND THE CITY.
Fassy IS beyond sexy.
I really like Tom Hardy. He has a fierce sexual energy that comes off him even when he’d not trying.