I’m not sure what I want to do about this contest.  There was an extreme lack of interest it seems.  I’ve received entries from two people (the second set will be added tomorrow).  For now, I’m going to leave the contest running until March 31st.  If I don’t get anymore entries by then, I will decide what to do.

Any suggestions?

Esquire has posted their 9th annual Alternative Oscars and Marisa has won for best gratuitous nudity.

Actresses tend to be more willing to get naked onscreen when they’re young, unknown, and hungry. Lately, though, there’s been an influx of long-established celebs who suddenly become allergic to clothes as they hit middle age and the ingenue roles start drying up: Meg Ryan (In the Cut), Jennifer Aniston (as close as she’s ever come in The Break-Up), and now Tomei, who spends much of Sidney Lumet’s heist-gone-wrong picture parading around topless for no particular reason. Not only does she look delectable at 43, but her casual exposure gives this contrived and glibly cynical film a disarming frankness that it desperately needs.

To read the rest of the winners, click here.

I received an email from Nathaniel who writes the Film Experience Blog to let me know about a post he made.  He was lucky enough to talk to Marisa and the interview is absolutely amazing.  They talk for about 20 minutes and cover everything from A Different World to the Oscar win to what’s coming up for her.  If you follow this link, you can read his blog post and, at the end of the post, you can find a link to the full audio interview with Marisa.  This is a must listen to! 

I want to send a special thanks to Nathaniel for sharing this with me and allowing me the chance to share it with all of you.

Erik Davis from cinematical.com has posted his version of the best of 2007.  Marisa is mentioned:

The Awesome Award for Best On-Screen Nudity from an Actress Who You Wouldn’t Expect to Still Look That Hot Goes to …
Marisa Tomei in Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead — Not only was this one of the best films of the year, but fans of Marisa Tomei were ecstatic to see the girl show up naked throughout the entire first half. We could’ve done without Philip Seymour Hoffman’s naked donut spread out all over the screen, but man — did Tomei look hot or what? You go girl!

The whole list is pretty humorous and you can check it out here.

According to amazon.com, the release date for the Before the Devil Knows DVD is April 15, 2008 and not the originally announced March 8, 2008.  Be sure to preorder your copy!  Within the next day or so I will be announcing a contest where the winner will receive a brand new copy free of charge.  Stay tuned!