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more about #demetrimartin more comments → TomRegan: I was just thinking about this the other day when I was rewatching Heathers. You don't see young men with darkness clearly in their hearts the way you... more » GreatOdensRaven: ♪ There's a place in the world for the awkward young man With ironic t-shirts and one liners in hand He refuses to speak up and mumbles his lines He... more » Dr. Girlfriend: Oh man. Micheal Cera and Charleyne Yi dated in real life...and probably had sex... That would be like a gummi bear getting it on with the Velveteen R... more » Brad Nguyen: This post is just so offensive. Who would have thought that Defamer would be criticising men for not being "masculine" enough. Teasing Michael Cera fo... more » Aidan_: I'm sensitive, geeky, gentle and cerebral. I'm also passionate, angry, robust and need my richly curled hair pulled so fucking badly. They should put... more » sarrible: I found Ryan Reynolds so much hotter than Jesse Eisenberg in Adventureland. more » smithhimself: Thank god for DVDs. This is one scene I periodically view to remind myself of the Golden Age of Hollywood virility. more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: {insert impressive comment here} more » Jamie: Some of us emo, Smiths-listening mofos like geeky androgynous males. In fact, they are my favorite type of males. And who's to say they can't still fu... more » rajmahall: I'd submit the following as antidotes to this trend: Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GxSDZc8etg Chris Pine, Zachary... more » metoometoo: Well, every aspiring screenwriter I know is a gentle, sensitive, geeky male outsider with a love of Lou Reed and snug hoodies, so that probably has so... more » lempha: But aren't these films intended for well-meaning, fragile, cerebral, maladjusted girls with an anemic sexual persona and child-like notions about men?... more » tunamelt: Whither Don Draper? more » Macloserboy: I wouldn't even call Zooey Deschanel a "manic pixie" in 500 Days of Summer because, as the movie actually points out, she was just honest to him about... more » MoeGolden: My thoughts: Geeky semi-androgynous males are who are writing and producing the films. This is merely what happens when males of a certain demog... more » -
#listicle
The Year of Awkward Young Men
Leading men are dead. Who are the symbols of movie male virility in 2009? Gentle, sensitive, geeky male outsiders with a love of Lou Reed and snug hoodies! It's time to sack up and throw away the sweater vest. More » -
#hollywood
Why Did Sony Kill the Pitt/Soderbergh Film Adaptation of Michael Lewis' Moneyball?
Last week Sony killed Moneyball, the Steven Soderbergh-directed $58-million baseball film starring Brad Pitt based on Michael Lewis' book about former Oakland A's GM Billy Beane, just five days before filming was set to start. So what the hell happened? More » -
#demetrimartin
How To Go From Stand-Up To Star of An Ang Lee Movie in Two Easy Steps
It's every actor's (and visual-aid-friendly comedian's) dream: James Schamus calls you up out of the blue, and asks you to come in for a "general meeting." More » -
