It was a pleasant surprise for my penis to see former “Angel” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star Charisma Carpenter pop up in an episode of “Legend of the Seeker” last year and again this summer in Sly Stallone’s must-see shoot’em up The Expendables. But, it was an absolute shock for it to discover that the pretty Las Vegas native turned 40 in July.

Carpenter—who still rocks a 23-year-old’s body—appears to be on the comeback trail. The doe-eyed starlet is set to headline director Jason Bourque’s survival-frightener Crash Site. Principle photography is already underway in Vancouver.

Crash Site stars Carpenter and Ty Olsson (Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem) as a vacationing couple stranded deep in the woods after an automobile accident. The duo must survive the elements to make it back to civilization.

Carpenter can also be seen in the upcoming straight-to-DVD British horror film Psychosis. The film is said to feature Carpenter in violent sex scenes (I will investigate this immediately).

Actress Julianne Moore (Hannibal) has never been shy about showing off her body, but the 50-year-old cougar really appears to be stepping up her T&A game lately. Aside from her recent nude lesbian romp with Amanda Seyfried in the psychological-thriller Chloe, Moore is now raising temperatures in Venice, Italy with a sexy marketing campaign for jewelery and fashion giant Bulgari.

The ads, featuring Moore’s nude body tactfully covered by a handbag and lion cubs, were set to be displayed on billboards in the city’s famous St. Mark’s Square, but have now  been banned by Venice mayor Giorgio Orsoni.

Said Orsoni:

I take account of the fact that Venice is part of the real word…but we cannot accept these Hollywood-style images. There are intelligent sponsors, and we need to come up with advertising that suits Venice, not Times Square.

Bulgari will now put up billboards featuring Moore in more conservative poses (not pictured here).

Ever wonder why so many actresses start to go nude more frequently as they get older? The answer is simple: Like wine, low self esteem only gets better with age.

When a Hollywood starlet is in her 20’s, she can get away with rocking a bikini or employing body doubles for a role. But after 30, competition for the media spotlight gets fierce. Despite box office success and/or critical accolades, an actress’s insecurity can get the better of her, leading to more stroke-worthy career decisions.

Like Lucy Lawless, Monica Belluci, and Marisa Tomei, Moore continues to use her sex appeal to compliment her acting chops and show-up her younger peers. You gotta love that!

Talulah Riley’s role in Chris Nolan’s subconscious-mind-control thriller Inception may have been small, but the blonde 24-year-old Brit has been extracting nighttime emissions from my Level 3 wet dreams since I caught the flick.  Needless-to-say, I’m thrilled to learn that Riley has signed on to star in Gold Film’s 3-D alien invasion frightener Transmission.

Described as Pitch Black meets 28 Days Later, Transmission follows an extraterrestrial invasion of earth set during a solar eclipse. Willem Dafoe (Antichrist) is reportedly in talks to star opposite Riley. Bob Hoskins (Doomsday)and Jason Flemying (Clash of the Titans) are already onboard.

Director Roger Christian, best known for the critically-panned, commercial flop Battlefield Earth (John Travolta’s love letter to L. Ron Hubbard), is in negotiations to helm the project.

What could be more frightening than giant crocodiles? Having Yancy Butler’s career. The once smoking-hot up-and-comer was poised for stardom in 2001 when, after cutting her teeth on the action hits Hard Target and Drop Zone, scored the titular role in TNT’s “Witchblade” series.

But, alas, it was not meant to be.

Now, Butler—still sexy at 40—is playing a “feisty female hunting guide” out to land a giant croc in Sony Pictures Lake Dead 3, available Oct. 26 on DVD and Blu-ray disc.

Peep the unrated trailer (via Beyond Hollywood):

Sony has released an official synopsis for the film, but the only thing you need to know about this release is that:

Lake Placid 3 has a running time of 93 minutes and is unrated. The film contains graphic violence and full frontal nudity.

Man, it is great to see filmmakers embrace full-frontal nudity as a metaphor for vulnerability and/or spiritual openness. Without shots of young, tight vaginas, the graphic violence in Lake Placid 3 would just be frivolous.

Lake Placid 3 is directed by Griff Furst (Swamp Shark) and costars Colin Ferguson (“Eureka”), Kacey Barnfield (Resident Evil: Afterlife), Kirsty Mitchell and Michael Ironside (Terminator: Salvation).

The original 1999 Lake Placid film was written by Emmy-winner David E. Kelly (“Ally McBeal,” “The Practice”) and was actually a really good horror flick. It starred Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt, and Betty White.

Director David R. Ellis (The Final Destination 3-D) has reeled in former “American Idol” contestant Katharine McPhee and Last House on the Left rape victim Sara Paxton for his upcoming creature-feature Shark Night 3-D. McPhee and Paxton join a cast that includes Chris Carmack (The Butterfly Effect 3), Alyssa Diaz (Red Dawn), Joel David Moore (Avatar), Dustin Milligan (The Messengers) and Sinqua Walls (Savage County).

Shark Night 3-D follows a group of college friends as they encounter man-eating sharks while vacationing at a lake house (I’m guessing bull sharks). Cameras are set to roll on the project later this month in Shreveport, LA.

I’m curious to see if the film will go for genuine scares or play up the kitschy factor ala Piranha 3-D. Either way, adding a porn star to the project couldn’t hurt.

Sara Paxton makes a strong pro-3D argument.

Paxton, who has a string of family-friendly features, broke out of her good girl image by taking the lead in 2009’s brutally violent—and so-much-better-than-the-original—remake of Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left. She can next be seen in director Ti West’s upcoming haunted-hotel thriller The Innkeepers.

McPhee is best known for placing second on Fox TV’s “American Idol” competition. Her only stroke-worthy turn on film has been opposite Anna Faris in the must-see comedy The House Bunny.

McPhee and Paxton aren’t the only babes starring in a shark flick. Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry and newcomer Lorraine Nicholson (Jack’s daughter) will face off against maneaters of their own in their respective films Dark Tide and Soul Surfer.

Megan Fox sat down to shoot the shit this week on Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody’s new online interview show “Red Band Trailer.” The 24-year-old starlet talks about the industry, her bitchy image, and working with those “socially awkward” Olsen Twins early in her career.

Take a look:

Fox and Cody worked together on last year’s criminally underrated frightener Jennifer’s Body. Fox’s  portrayal of the film’s man-eating babe Jennifer Check made Clatto’s list of The 11 Sexiest Maneater Babes in Horror & Sci-fi.

A clip for Universal Pictures’ upcoming M. Night Shyamalan-produced supernatural thriller Devil has hit the net. Along with setting up the film’s people-trapped-in-an-elevator-with-Satan premise, the footage showcases the sweet hypnotic swing of sexy Serbian-born actress Bojana Novakovic’s supple breasts (pardon my vulgar display of alliteration).

Peep it, yo:

Novakovic’s creds include Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell and Martin Campbell’s revenge-thriller Edge of Darkness opposite blow-job enthusiast and Oscar-winner Mel Gibson.

Directed by Drew and John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine, The Poughkeepsie Tapes), Devil costars Bokeem Woodbine (Black Dynamite), Caroline Dhavernas (”Wonderfalls”), Chris Messina (Away We Go), and Geoffrey Arend (Bubble Boy).

Images from director Marcus Nispel’s upcoming Conan the Barbarian remake have hit the web courtesy of human prop Katarzyna Wolejnio. The photos showcase actor Jason Momoa getting his swerve on with Wolejnio and a group of topless tavern wenches.

Wolejnio, who played a woman at a photo shop in fat Val Kilmer’s 2009 thriller Double Identity, can be seen in the shots draped over Momoa’s shoulder. The 37-year-old Polish starlet has been posting pics from the set for a bit now, but these are the first to show some boobage.

Conan the Barbarian stars Rachel Nichols,  Stephen Lang, Ron Pearlman, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui, Raw Leiba, and Momoa as Conan. The film wrapped back in June and is slated for release next year.

Check out them wenches:

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Internationally unknown director Colin Theys would have you believe that his film Sasquatch Assault is a fresh and ambitious take on Bigfoot lore, but the ridiculously low-budget project seems to really be another example of the lengths guys will go to just to see some live titties—and for that we applaud Mr. Theys.

The following clip finds Sasquatch sniffing panties and peeping in on an amply bosomed chick as she showers:

Admittingly, this scene is sheer genius. It’s just a shame the Sasquatch looks like a guy in a used Harry & the Hendersons costume. Also, why are fat guys in movies so hyper?

Sasquatch Assault stars Cristina Santiago, Andrea Saenz, Sarah Ahearn, Kevin Shea, Greg Nutcher, Jason Criscoulo, Alex Exum, and Cuyle Carvin.

The film is available now on VOD and arrives on DVD on Oct. 19.

“Pretty Little Liar” Lucy Hale is the latest addition to Wes Craven’s sexy Scream 4 cast that includes Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere ,”Mad Men’s” Alison Brie, Shenae Grimes, Marielle Jaffe, Grindhouse’s Marley Shelton, and cameos by Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell.

No word yet on Hale’s character, but my sharp movie savant senses tell me she’ll most likely play a cute schoolgirl, a role she’s perfected on ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars” and the CW’s “Privileged.” The 21-year-old stunner other creds include a NBC’s short-lived “Bionic Woman” reboot as Jaime Summer’s young sister, and had a part in the horror film Fear Island.

Written by franchise creator Kevin Williamson, Scream 4 is the start of a new trilogy that aims to frighten audiences while poking fun at modern day horror cliches. Old-schoolers Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Araquette return to the mix to reprise their respective roles as Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers-Riley, and Sheriff Dewey Riley.

Scream 4 is currently shooting in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The film is slated for release on April 15, 2011.