Nominations for 81st Academy Awards

Best Motion Picture of the Year

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

• Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
• Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn, Milk
• Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Josh Brolin, Milk
• Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
• Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
• Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

• Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie, Changeling
• Melissa Leo, Frozen River
• Kate Winslet. The Reader
• Meryl Streep, Doubt

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Amy Adams, Doubt
• Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis, Doubt
• Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

all the nominations are HERE

Ironman's son worships Batman?

Robert Downey Jr. (AKA Ironman) takes a stroll in Hollywood with his son Indio Falconer Downey who is sporting a Batman t-shirt AND belt buckle?! ...there are Ironman t-shirts available HERE ...belt buckle HERE

Ironman vs. Batman HERE

Marvel Studios make announcements...

With a license to print money, the comic book giant announced what the future has in store...
Upcoming movies will include:

•Iron Man 2: reprising the tale of the man in metal...to be released April 30, 2010.

•Thor: based on the popular Norse warrior...scheduled for release June 4, 2010.

•The First Avenger: Captain America...due May 6, 2011.

•The Avengers: the story of the crime fighting team...slated for July 2011.

•Ant-Man: about a biochemist who can control insects is in development...

That is in addition to The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton and due in theaters June 13.

No casting decisions were made at the announcement before Marvel stockholders...although Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. has said he's interested in playing the metal man...and co-star Gwyneth Paltrow has said she is signed on for two more pictures with Marvel.

'Tropic Thunder' trailer

Quickly capitalizing on the surprising movie still, Dreamworks has released a teaser trailer for Tropic Thunder which stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr. and a cameo by that crazy Scientology superstar, Tom Cruise...

Click here to see the Trailer