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Yes, it is finally confirmed, George Lucas has apperently not finished rubbing his fingers all over his movies in post production grime. Love it or hate it, it is going to happen. This will be the first of the six movies to to undergo a post-stereoscopizing of its original form and will either prove that [...]

Following months of trailers, promotions, Iron Man 2 one sheetand kids  running around playing with the merchandising efforts, the actual product, that being Iron Man 2, the comic book movie sequel finally premieres. We now cut through the media buzz and find that Tony Stark ran into battle requiring a fresh battery.

 In the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster, we follow Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr., 6 months after revealing to the world that he is the technological superhero. The US government wants to secure Stark’s technology and weaponize it further. Industrial business rival Justin Hammer, of Hammer Industries, played by Sam Rockwell (Moon, Choke), also wants the Iron Man weapon. Meanwhile in Russia, a former Soviet scientist, who partnered with Tony’s father on developing the arc reactor, dies, leaving his son Ivan, played by Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Sin City), on a vengeful quest to thwart Iron Man’s throne of solidarity and security. Closer to home, Tony appoints his sidekick, Pepper Potts, portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow, as CEO of Stark Industries all while not acknowledging any of their sexual tension and hitting on the new personal aide, Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Ghost World), and finally working with agent Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D., Samuel L. Jackson, on developing the “Avengers Initiative.” Most of all, our main character has found that his arc reactor-powered heart is actually poisoning his blood and he needs to reinvent his energetic wheel immediately. In his Drunken Tony Stark / Iron Man hitting on Peppermoments of vile weakness, Tony’s pal, Air Force Lt. Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes, where Don Cheadle (Brooklyn’s Finest, Ocean’s Eleven) take the character over from Terrence Howard, clutches the auxiliary Iron Man suit and morphs it into the mighty War Machine.

We live in a world where comic book characters in film have proliferated for decades, booming primarily in the last ten years. As such, audiences around the globe have become inundated with numerous origin stories of various superheroes and foes. In Kick-Ass, we have an irreverent look at comic book reverence that proves to deviate [...]

 They say that love is pain. Or perhaps that is the only scrap of a sentiment one can find upon viewing the new romantic comedy, She’s Out of My League; which, it goes without saying, generates a highly harrowing moviegoing experience. Alice Eve and Jay Baruchel as Molly (10) and Kirk (5)The premise of “League” [...]

Twelve years ago, director James Cameron (The Abyss, The Terminator) captivated the world by creating the highest-grossing movie to date: Titanic. It goes without saying that creating a follow-up to such a tremendous feat, both a critical and financial success, would have to push the bar even further. Cameron’s first fiction film in over a [...]

Buy a nightlight.

 If you are caught texting during this movie, there is no hope for you.

BOIL IT DOWN: Ain’t no bailouts here, my friend.

 Fellas, don’t even think that this would make a good date movie.

If you haven’t rooted for the black hat yet, it’s time you start.