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**Posted by Ivy** December 10, 2014 6:30 pm

This year’s New York Times Magazine Great Performers portfolio paired 18 actors in nine films — each ending in a kiss. Here we go behind the scenes with British director Elaine Constantine.

Making of:www.nytimes.com/video/magazine/100000003274177/the-making-of-nine-kisses.html
Ben @ 1:58 min

I never heard of this before, are they doing this every year?

I wasn't sure where to post this, I mean it is a film....kind of ;)

**Posted by Ivy** December 10, 2014 7:08 pm

Here's the video of the Ben/Reese part.

http://video1.nytimes.com/video/2014/12/10/31518_1_mag-gp-sp-reesebenedict_wg_1080p.mp4

It's a very very short film

**Posted by SolarSystem** December 10, 2014 7:23 pm

But very, very hot...

**Posted by Ivy** December 10, 2014 7:30 pm

Here are all important scenes as gifs *LOL*

http://luciawestwick.tumblr.com/post/104854424796/nine-kisses

EDIT: and here are the other 8 kisses
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/10/magazine/this-years-best-actors-in-9-kisses.html#seeall

Last edited by Ivy (December 10, 2014 7:33 pm)

**Posted by maryagrawatson** December 10, 2014 7:37 pm

I think my head just exploded. What a random pairing.

Mary

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** December 10, 2014 8:20 pm

I melted and rolled out of my seat when I clicked the video on Facebook...

**Posted by tonnaree** December 10, 2014 8:22 pm

That bum in those pants.
That is all.

**Posted by Ivy** December 10, 2014 8:58 pm

Do you know the person that makes cupcakes of all BC-relating things. She did it again and very fast

http://sodelightfully.tumblr.com/

It's incredibly cute.

**Posted by Ivy** December 10, 2014 9:29 pm

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** December 10, 2014 9:56 pm

Oh I could eat him up!

The cupcake too...

**Posted by Bronte89** December 10, 2014 9:59 pm

Why are they kissing? Is it to promote the magazine?

**Posted by tonnaree** December 10, 2014 10:18 pm

Cupcake lady is brilliant.

**Posted by Liberty** December 10, 2014 10:20 pm

Very nice indeed! It's funny that he doesn't seem to spend much time kissing on screen, then all of a sudden does a little film where about all he does is kiss. I'm not complaining.

Love their ridiculous outfits!

**Posted by Russell** December 11, 2014 5:55 am

I.. err… may have just gone wide-eyed and squeaked a 'holee schnikes' when Ben rushed on. And then watched it a few more times.

Wow… uh… what an interesting series of scenes to do! After getting over the hotness of it, was kinda cool watching all the clips (thanks for the link!), and interesting from a technical standpoint. Some of them felt shot a little 'strange'… all of them a neat film/artsy demonstration of a words-not-needed form of human communication, and all the 'kinds' of kisses. Gotta say Ben's is the best, though.

Bronte89 wrote:
Why are they kissing? Is it to promote the magazine?

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/magazine/kiss-me-you-fool.html
"In our annual gathering of the best film performers, our longstanding tradition has been to photograph the actors one at a time and (more recently) invite each to do a brief solo turn for the video camera. But though there has always been a place in the movies for solitary screen heroes, the real action — romance, rivalry, struggle and shtick — takes place when two people are in the frame. Once the camera is rolling, why not pucker up?"

**Posted by besleybean** December 11, 2014 7:13 am

Oh good, the video's up.