Iron Man 3 Poster: The Passion of the Stark

Good poster but it isn't something we haven't seen before. Shellhead's fallen from the sky a few times prior, notably The Avengers ending where he was famously saved by the Hulk. But there wasn't a poster for that. So I guess yeah this is new.

Marvel wants you to know Iron Man 3 is dark and serious. But not too dark and serious, as per Kevin Feige's reneging after the awesome trailer. That was dark and serious. At least they didn’t call it Iron Man Into Darkness.

In between the buffalo wings and Blue Moon (Budweiser is OK but is the worst "Beer Gut" offender), keep an eye out for a Super Bowl spot. Marvel put out a teaser to the commercial but those are bullshit. Not gonna waste your time posting it. I respect you readers too much. When the real spot airs, you'll see it here.

'A Good Day to Die Hard' Continues to Toy with Expectations; Only 97 Minute Runtime

I feel like A Good Day to Die Hard is that mediocre baseball team you can't help but root for.  Every once in a while they get your hopes up, but then suddenly drop the ball (literally) and make you realize why they suck so bad.

AGDTDH started off with so-so buzz when it was announced the guy who directed Max Payne would be at the helm and John McClane would be teaming up with his son!? (WTF) for an action-packed visit to Russia.

Then the trailer hit and the movie didn't look so bad, espcially playing off the original film's 'Ode to Joy'.

Next, another trailer hit and it looked almost like a Die Hard farce (seriously, having McClane say "Yipikayee" when walking into an airport?  Having him sit between to annoying women on an airplane?).

The most positive news came out about a month ago when it was announced the film would receive an R rating, an highly criticized factor for the previous entry in the series that many felt was dumbed down by a PG-13 rating.

While hopes have been high since, 20th Century Fox is making sure you keep your expectations at a minimum by letting it be known the film is only 97 minutes long.  That's about an hour and a half film, or in other words, a rushed piece of shit product that needs to run on action the entire time to hide the fact the film sucks.

Seriously, every Die Hard film has at least been over 2 hours (even Live Free or Die Hard had that going for it).

I dunno, maybe this is being too harsh but I can't help but feel like this is going to be nothing more than a generic action movie with Bruce Willis being Bruce Willis.  If that's the case, I'll just go rent anyone of his films made in the past 10 years.

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Duncan Jones Directing the Warcraft Movie

Making any fantasy film is all world building first and foremost. The environment is so crucial it's essentially the eighth character in a seven-character film. And getting that right comes before the most important part of any film: tell a compelling story with engrossing characters.

Now take that and, oh by the way, its based on a video-game; a genre plagued with the balance of capturing the look and spirit of the game while still making it a movie. It's proven to be an impossible task despite many expensive, failed attempts.

Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures feel they're up for it adapting Warcraft, the popular Bizzard Entertainment series where people piddle away hours playing as fantasy characters (See the South Park episode Make Love, Not Warcraft). Sam Raimi came and went (Been flirting with fantasy genre ever since losing The Hobbit to Guillermo del Toro and settling on Oz: The Great & Powerful) and THR reports Duncan Jones has been hired to direct.

Moon and Source Code was great science fiction, doing a lot with tight money. Imagine Jones' talent unleashed with a budget.

Paperman Animated Short-Film Officially Online

Disney has officially released Paperman, the wonderful animated short-film that played in front of Wreck-It Ralph. It's up for the "Best Animated Short Film" Oscar. Knock on wood, it triumphs next month.

New Amy Adams as Lois Lane Image from Man of Steel

Some are calling this the "First Look" at Amy Adams as Lois Lane. We've seen her on The Man of Steel set (Pictures all over the Interwebs since the 2011 start of production) and she's in the trailer. Briefly and all she does is hold Superman's hand. But she's there.

Said photo comes courtesy of the Spanish site Desde Hollywood.

Anyone complaining "Amy Adams is too old!" or "She looks nothing like Lois Lane!" Do me a favor. Watch Doubt, Enchanted, The Fighter and The Master (and The Muppets, for good measure). Then shut up forever.

Barbara Streisand Performing at This Year's Oscars

The story goes everyone's Mom loves Barbara Streisand, owns all her albums and attends a minimum of three Farwell tours. I've never loved my mother more right now for being the dissenter (Is that where I got it from?)

She might be a pain in the ass (Infamously the only celebrity lampooned on South Park who Trey Parker and Matt Stone legitimately hate) but damn can she sing. And act, let’s not forget.

While we ponder if Argo can pull off a "Best Picture" Oscar victory without the crucial "Director" nomination (Still a head-scratcher; that and Kathryn Bigelow) or if the strong, but more inline with their type of winner, Lincoln sweeps, the Academy has announced Babs will perform at the upcoming telecast on February 24. First time she's sung there since 1977. No telling what she'll sing - the In Memoriam segment?

Whatever it is, your Mom will be happy.

First Look at The Muppets...Again!

Not into the whole "Let's talk to them like they're real!" interviews with the Muppets. I say that. Given the opportunity to do so back in November 2011, in conjuncture with The Muppets, I'd be singing a different tune. Hey, I can admit being a hypocrite.

Entertainment Weekly is following that tradition. A "chat" with star Kermit the Frog (Hehehe) but more importantly they offer up a first look at the new film and a new title: The Muppets...Again!

James Bobin is back directing (Filming's underway in the UK) and this time it's more in line with The Great Muppet Caper. Ricky Gervais is the lead, Tina Fey is a Russian, Ty Burrell an Interpol agent, Ray Liotta's in there and more celebrities to come.

Evil Dead "Share This Moment" Trailer Reaction

The marketing team at Screen Gems has concoted a fun viral marketing campaign for horror fans everywhere to participate in. While watching the Evil Dead red band trailer online you can record your reaction to it via webcam and pass it along to all your friends through Facebook, Twitter, and other instances of social media.

Click the the link below to...

EVIL DEAD THIS MOMENT!

WB Waiting Till Man of Steel Opens to Not Make Justice League for 2015

Said too many times, on the Twitter, in posts here, on Movie Moan, in everyday conversations with my geek brothers Justice League wouldn’t drop for summer 2015.

Eventually? Sure.

Ready in two years? Not in your life, buddy.

Buried in a post on the ramifications of a new Warner Brothers CEO, Variety offers up this update. They're waiting for the outcome, commercial and critical, of Man of Steel, before pulling the trigger on Justice League. That still doesn't leave enough time, especially if they're dragging their feet as they appear to be. No sign of a director (Chatter suggests Episode VII rejects being eyed) and even the Will Beale script is in question following the failure of Gangster Squad and Ben Affleck inadvertently implying to HitFix his drafts were tossed.

My prediction? A writer is officially hired to pen the Superman sequel before it opens and in event that takes off (I think it will), the talk will be all on said follow-up for 2015 instead. And Justice League gets thrown to the back-burner and everyone is happy. Or I'm dead wrong and we get the damn movie in two years.

"The Taste Of Money" Clip

In a mansion on the outskirts of Seoul lives one of the richest families in the entire country. Yoon is the president of a powerful conglomerate, but it's his wife Madame Baek that is really in control. Her personal secretary Young-jak, a handsome young man newly introduced to the world of power, deals with the families immoral – and frequently illegal – activities. He makes sure that the Baeks' influential American business partner has supply of hookers and waits for his own opportunity to make it rich. But everything changes when Madame Baek catches her husband having an affair with their Filipino maid and exacts her revenge by seducing Young-jak. Young-jak however has secrets of his own, as he finds himself drawn closer and closer to Nami, Madame Baek’s beautiful young daughter.

But when the Baeks' son is arrested and Madame Baek decides to further punish her husband by airing their dirty laundry in public, Young-jak is torn between his morality and a shortcut to a successful life. This companion piece to The Housemaid is another sexy and controversial erotic thriller from South Korean master Im Sang-soo.

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