Articles Tagged “mickey rourke”
Checking in on Tarsem’s Immortals
Tarsem Singh is one of my favorite directors, and a guy that seems woefully under-appreciated in Hollywood. His last film, The Fall, is just breathtaking. Despite that film’s harried trip to the big screen and small viewership, it apparently got him enough juice to head his first project that one would consider “big budget,” Immortals (aka War of the Gods).
Iron Man 2
When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) takes the stage at an Expo at the beginning of Iron Man 2, he does so in a manner completely befitting his self-assured bravado – by jumping out of a plane and landing on a platform covered with scantily clad dancers. It’s a move that only a man who knows he’s got a hit on his hands could make. Which is also why, though Steve Jobs is too scared to do it, director Jon Favreau can pull it off. He knows that the Iron Man franchise is returning as reigning champ and is going to set the bar for summer movie blockbusters.
Second Trailer for Iron Man 2
Following the 82nd Annual Academy Awards comes a second trailer for the upcoming Iron Man 2. This take gives us a look at some of the new elements to the story, such as Stark’s on-to-go suit (or whatever you might call it), as well as Rourke’s character Whiplash; which I still contend is going to be the best part of the film.
Iron Man 2
I was definitely a fan of the first Iron Man, so I’m positively giddy at the release of the official trailer for the sequel, Iron Man 2. This time around, however, I think what piques my interest most of all is Mickey Rourke and his character Whiplash. Rourke’s previous film, The Wrestler, is one of my all-time favorites, in fact.
Iron Man 2 Comic-Con Footage
This is obviously not an official trailer, but it’s definitely a worthwhile watch for anyone chomping at the bit for a real look at Iron Man 2 (like me). *Cannot* wait for this. Posted via web from Popscorn
The Wrestler
As part of the generation of raucous young WWE fans suplexing siblings in the living room, I grew to know professional wrestling pretty well. Later in life, I learned it was even crazier than I originally thought, because so much of it was for show. I won’t say that it’s fake, because that would be too flippant. [...]
