Gwyneth Paltrow
Examining Iron Man 3 and its Place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The release of Iron Man 3 starring Robert Downey Jr. is significant for a number of reasons. The first and most obvious reason is that it stands to make Marvel and it’s new parent company, Disney, a boatload of money (the movie opened internationally to $195.3 million, more than The Avengers did the previous summer, and that went on to gross $1.5 billion worldwide). Another is that the Iron Man th...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The Armored Avenger Returns in Iron Man 3
This past weekend saw the release of Oz the Great and Powerful, which if you’ve read my review you know that I really liked, and to my delight, it had the biggest opening weekend of the year so far. Meanwhile, this week’s new Trailer Trashin’ looks at an upcoming movie that everyone knows will be a big hit – Iron Man 3. Premise: Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces a powerful ene...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Super Bowl XLVII Movie Spot Roundup!
Well, another Super Bowl has come and gone – congratulations to the Baltimore Ravens on their victory, and good job to the San Francisco 49ers, too. But for people like me, who are cinephiles and not football fans, the main thing that the Big Game has to offer is the new TV spots for upcoming movies. This year, there were seven movie spots during Super Bowl XLVII, and on this week’s Trailer ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Tony Stark Lives Again in Iron Man 3
Happy Halloween, everyone! It’s the time for candy, costumes, trick-or-treating, parties, and watching horror and monster movies. On the Trailer Trashin’ docket this week is the first trailer for a film that’s sure to inspire a lot of Halloween costumes next year: Iron Man 3, the first post-Avengers film from Marvel Studios. Premise: When an enemy disrupts that which industrialis...[Read More]