Classic American with an Aussie Flair

Chris Hemsworth is so hot.

Yeah – I’ve got nothing else....

The Aussie is in the latest issue of GQ modeling oh-so-American T-shirts, looking hella fine and ripped and whatnot, but it is his picture in full denim that I found the sexiest, so I thought I’d share.

I love staring at as much skin as he’s willing to reveal, but I think leaving it to the imagination is so sexy, too.

Photo: GQ.com.

Surfing DILF

I recently learned how to read the stats for this little blog that is, and I learned that folks just love anything and everything that has to do with Chris Hemsworth.

So it stands to figure that y’all would wanna learn how the Avengers star celebrated his first Father’s Day, right?

You know you wanna.

Well, India Rose’s hot papa marked his the occasion with a little surfing Down Under, but the best happened afterward when he hit the pool and let all his muscles hang out (click here if you are all about getting hot and bothered).

Photo: Dlisted.com.

SEALd Hemsworth

Cabin in the Woods and Avengers star Chris Hemsworth, he of the mighty, mighty Thor H-O-T arms and abs and everything, has the bod to play a Navy SEAL...so he’s gonna.

The Aussie is attached to star in Shadow Runners, an actioner somewhat inspired by an incident that saw a group of Israeli operatives infiltrated a hotel in Dubai to kill a Hamas leader, only to see the whole thing captured on surveillance cameras.

Hemsworth will play a former SEAL who is trying to reclaim his potential and make things better with an old comrade in arms while leading a team of elite international ops on a mission against a mysterious enemy.

Sounds like this one could be a little moody, so cue up the determinedly shirtless scene and I’m there.

Photo: MensHealth.co.uk.

The A-Team

OMJoss.

That’s exactly what you should be uttering after you catch Joss Whedon’s The Avengers this weekend, for the mastermind behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and Firefly and Serenity and Dollhouse and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (not to mention the script for the first Toy Story) delivers the geekasm.

Heck yeah he does.

This is the one you’ve been waiting for from Marvel – what I call the payout for the super-cool Iron Man and the better-than-Ang Lee’s The Hulk The Incredible Hulk (the promise of which was right there in the title), and for Iron Man 2, and for Thor, and for Captain America: The First Avenger.

This is the one that assembles ’em all – with even more Samuel L. f---in’ Jackson as the cucumber-cool S.H.I.E.L.D big boss Nick Fury, a little more of Scarlett Johansson reprising her role as Black Widow, a rather healthy serving of Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye thrown into the mix, and some more Clark Gregg as the oh-so-essential Agent Coulson.

This is the one that kicks the most butt, as standardly good vs. evil as the story is, because this is the one that fulfills the promise of a popcorn movie that not only is super-good but also delivers what movie fans all around the world have been waiting for: a golden opportunity to see their fave comic-book characters go mano a mano and then get it together to save the world.

In other words, this one will rock your bones.

In IMAX 3-D (go on – treat yourself to the biggest adventure yet in the biggest screen possible).

The story, as you should know if you have been keeping up with these movies, revolves around the Tesseract (that cosmic cube of blue energy so teased in the Thor and Captain America movies) and how it falls into the hands of Thor's megalomaniac – and quippy! – adoptive brother Loki (played by Tom Hiddleston), who intends to rage the ultimate war on Earth and bring the planet to its knees since he’s still royally pissed off he was passed in favor of his blond and muscle-y brother (Chris Hemsworth) to receive the keys to their Asgardian kingdom.

The world on the reddest of red alerts, Nick Fury activates the Avengers Initiative and assembles his motley crew of superheroes to help defend mankind. He and Agent Coulson call upon Black Widow (who makes quite an impressive entrance into the blockbuster, IMHO, complete with lots of visual refs to my favorite slayer), who then goes looking for the reclusive Dr. Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo, stepping into the Hulkian shoes Edward Norton vacated after a dispute with Marvel).

They call on Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), too, who would rather stay home, plotting his next move on his quest to out-Stark himself (while keeping grounded by – Spoiler Alert! – his main gal played by one of my favorite gals); and on Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, who’s still reeling from, y’ know, waking up in our time after that very cold nap that interrupted his heroics during World War II.

As I said earlier, Whedon has devised a story that relies on the conflict inherent to bringing together all these people and their egos and their considerable amounts baggage. He doesn’t shy away from it, and, in fact, he thrives in it. The Avengers brings it because it divides to conquer – because it dares to remind its audience of the human flaws these supers have so that we can buy into it when they decide to put them aside in the name of the greater good. In other words, yeah, these boys and girl do not like to play together, but by golly, they will when it comes to saving the s---.

Yeah, of course all these characters, all this explosive action, all this climaxing by bringing chaos to Midtown Manhattan after a portal to another universe so an alien race can invade and ravage Earth opens up in the middle of the sky is a little bit much of a good thing.

But it works awesomely. The movie does exactly what it needs to do with lots of smarts and humor and a little trademark-Whedon heartbreak of the most shocking sort. My jaw was seriously on the floor for a good couple minutes and I think a few tears wanted to begin to form behind my eyes.

Plus, the movie also finally solves the Hulk problem (when use sparingly, Bruce Banner’s mean ol’ green alter ego totally can so leave us wanting more), so yay.

And Hemsworth’s biceps and triceps get a lot of camera luvin’. And we’re introduced to Maria Hill, a new S.H.I.E.L.D. agent played by new crush, Cobie Smulders (TV’s How I Met Your Mother).

I think you should – and you more than likely – will go see The Avengers this weekend. And I so know for sure that you are just going to heart it. (Don’t get up and leave once the movie ends – if you want to hear a gasp! moment from the fanboys you’ll wanna check out the tag that sets up the next adventure, and long after that for a second, more winky tag).

My Rating ****

Photo: Walt Disney Pictures.

This Is What Heaven Must Look Like

Are you sitting down? ’Cause you must agree, this photo of Chris Hemsworth, Channing Tatum, and Joe Manganiello has got to be givin’ ya the vapors.

The three studs were on hand at the grand opening of the IWC – whatever that is – flagship boutique in New York City last night, looking all H-O-T and s---.

Like...right?

Photo: UsMagazine.com.

More Than Meets the Eye

There’s a good indicator movie audiences have learned to look at by now when it comes to going to the multiplex to spend their hard-earned dollars: that is, if a movie has been sitting on a studio’s shelf awaiting a release date at last, you bestest do yourself a favor and skip it.

Well, it’s a cool thing rules are meant to be broken because opening today is The Cabin in the Woods, a comedic horror thriller produced and co-written by Joss Whedon, the mastermind behind the beloved TV cult hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And Angel. And Firefly and Serenity. And Dollhouse. And Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Oh, and the story for the first Toy Story. And the upcoming Avengers movie, which he helmed for Marvel.

Shall I go on?

Anyway, the movie is insane and totally not what I expected it to be when I saw its trailer last December. Back then, I thought the powers that be had pretty much given up on Drew Goddard’s directorial debut (he’s the guy who wrote Cloverfield, btw) and given away the plot in that first full preview.

I figured they’d like, stopped hoping they’d ever see their movie open in theaters everywhere since like, it has now been two years since the darn thing was supposed to come out (the original studio, MGM, ran into financial problems, you see).

But, here The Cabin in the Woods is, ready to welcome those looking for a good ol’, debunkingly smart take on the horror genre – and in seeing Chris Hemsworth looking all taut and shirtless and s--- (the actor worked on this movie way before he was even chose to play Thor, btw).

Now, I can’t and won’t say anything else about what happens in the movie because, really, everything is sooo closely knit that to say something about one thing would give away something else about another. And, honestly, I’m not just saying that because I’m being a lazy cow and trying to push this out. I know Richard Jenkins, the Oscar-nominated actor who plays a pivotal part in the plot, wouldn’t like me to. And I don’t wanna be a Rex Reed (GTS, guys.)

This much I can say: The movie chronicles the very bad things that happen after five friends – including Kristen Connolly, Hemsworth, Dollhouse alumnus Fran Kranz, and Jesse Williams (TV’s Grey’s Anatomy), get to there.

And you will never guess just what or who’s making it all go down or why. Because whatever you think is actually happening, well...isn’t.

Shucks – that was a mild spoiler.

Just know that is why Whedon is such a god to some of us. He has a talent for setting something up in a way that is super-creative and totally not didactic. He and Goddard have created a story that moves briskly, and a mythology that is intriguing and should leave you wanting more. Sure, The Cabin in the Woods flirts rather heavily with the ridikolous when it comes to the climax, but, by golly, is it a well-earned prerogative.

If you want to have a silly time complete with genuine frights and laughs, then this one is the one that you want. And trust me - you wanna.

My Rating ***1/2

Photo: Lionsgate Films.

Just Because, Pt. 79How freaking H-O-T did Chris Hemsworth look going to lunch in L.A. earlier this week?

Dayum, blondie!

Dayum.

Photo: People.com.