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The Most Essential 9:52 in 80s Cinema

July 11, 2008 – 4:07 pm

Let’s waste away the rest of Friday with Robert Downey Jr, James Spader, mounds of cocaine and the Bangles, shall we?

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Classics, Video | Comments (1)

Guy Ritchie Gets Downey. Trade Roughage 07/10/08

July 10, 2008 – 9:06 am

Guy Ritchie gets Iron Man wrapped up in his “best to concentrate on work right now, mate” gambit. Plus: the SAG/AMPTP “battle” continues to seem completely unnecessary.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Hollywood | Comments (0)

Robert Downey Jr in Cannes, in Blackface.

May 13, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Above: the construction of a giant Tropic Thunder ad outside the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, captured by Variety. More pictures of Hollywood’s billboard invasion of the resort town at the Circuit blog.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film festivals, cannes 2008 | Comments (1)

Iron Man Remixed. Clip of the Day.

May 6, 2008 – 10:15 am

I’m at a total loss for what to do with Addictive TV’s “remix” of Iron Man. I put “remix” in quotes because that word usually implies some kind of change in context and/or introduction of new elements; this is more of a reduction, a skimming of context and nuance in order to leave behind everything [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Clip of the Day, Video | Comments (0)

Iron Man Makes Internet Swoon in Unison

May 5, 2008 – 1:45 pm

Our referral logs suggest you’re interested in blog posts tagged “Iron Man Sex.” Here you go!

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film watching, Hollywood | Comments (0)

Review: Iron Man

May 2, 2008 – 4:00 pm

More convincing as sex fantasy than political allegory, IRON MAN suggests the answer to combating Them is for Us to reestablish the link between mechanized killing and the body.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film Reviews | Comments (6)

Iron Man “first comic-book movie better than its source material”

May 1, 2008 – 4:17 pm

So often reviews of films like Iron Man, even positive ones, give you the sense that the critics are a bit embarrassed that they’re required to go through the motions of critiquing a Hollywood product for which financial success and pop cultural domination is a foregone conclusion. I’m the first to sympathize with the critical [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (10)