Archive for the 'Iron Man' Category
Robert Downey, Jr., Is Either Awesome Or A Douche Or Probably Both
Posted on August 18, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr., The Dark Knight, movies | Leave a Comment
This item from Gawker is pretty hilarious insofar as Downey is fantastically bitter about the acclaim heaped on The Dark Knight in comparison to Iron Man, but the conclusion bugs me:
And don’t bother warning him about possible reprisals for such loose talk. “You know, you’re never too old to burn your bridges because I believe [...]
Must… Give… Marvel… Ten More Dollars…
Posted on May 16, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 democratic primary, Iron Man, Pete Stark, movies | Leave a Comment
The headline “Stark endorses Obama” appeared in my RSS reader and I honestly thought that either the character of Iron Man would be endorsing Obama in an upcoming comic book or that Robert Downey, Jr., was appearing at a real-life event. This wouldn’t be so terrible if I didn’t know perfectly well that a Democratic [...]
That’s How Dad Did It, That’s How America Does It, And… It’s Worked Out Pretty Well So Far
Posted on May 16, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Iron Man, comic books, foreign policy, imperialism, movies | Leave a Comment
Highly recommended: Spencer Ackerman on Iron Man’s historical relationship to American imperialism.
Ackerman’s essay is a light read for a Friday, but it deals with some important issues. The thesis concerning Iron Man’s central metaphor is certainly arguable, but I both tend to agree with Ackerman and think you might enjoy the essay even if you [...]
Iron Man Joins The Shortlist Of Greatest Superhero Movies Ever
Posted on May 2, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Iron Man, movies | Leave a Comment
Quick programming note: I’m in Vegas(!) tomorrow through Wednesday. Don’t expect much from me after this extended review (and possibly a few short posts later today) until late next week.
Moving along, I saw Iron Man last night. It was tremendously awesome. I’m going to go ahead and stick the whole review under a jump so [...]
Uhoh
Posted on May 1, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Iron Man, movies, public transportation, taxis | Leave a Comment
I just realized that today is May 1, ie, the day DC cabbies are supposed to have meters installed or else not be on the streets. And I’m going to the Uptown for the midnight showing of Iron Man. There is no public transportation between Cleveland Park and my house at 2am…
The odds that I [...]
Because One Giant Robot Suit Is Never Enough
Posted on March 27, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Iron Man, comic books, movies | Leave a Comment
I was looking at the latest images released from the upcoming Iron Man movie, and it appeared that Iron Man was fighting some other huge robot-looking thing. Yup, it turns out Iron Man’s main enemy for the movie is another rich guy who decides to run around in crazy high-tech flying robot armor!
And here I [...]
