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The 7 Directors Who Should Replace Jon Favreau on Iron Man 3

“I am happy that I had the opportunity to establish the world that these characters can now play in I look forward to seeing what others can do playing in the same world.” Those are the words of Jon Favreau , as he leaves directorial duties on Iron Man franchise behind for good. Which director will Marvel try to lowball — excuse me, “lure” — into that Favs-created world for Iron Man 3 ? Ahead, Movieline offers seven suggestions.

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Smiths Snubbed Again by Rock HOF, and 6 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: More awards craziness, featuring Colin Farrell and a mad Italian… Nicolas Cage’s next genre thriller appears set… John Gotti Jr. wants a biopic… Michael Moore puts his money where his mouth is… and more…

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Smiths Snubbed Again by Rock HOF, and 6 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Sundance Adds 3 New Films Including a Feature-Length Acid Trip

The Sundance Film Festival has announced three late additions to its lineup, and they all sound pretty exciting, especially Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood’s documentary Magic Trip . Apparently in the 60’s, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Author Ken Kesey and friends took an LSD -fueled road trip to the New York World’s Fair and filmed the entire thing. Ellwood and Gibney have assembled this footage, along with photos and audio recordings into, I presume, something coherent. It could be hilarious, enlightening or really stupid, but I personally can’t wait to find out which. The rest of the announcement includes new work from Miranda July ( Me and You and Everyone we Know ) and Ashley Judd. Read on for the full synopses.

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Did You Know Mariah Carey’s Mother Saved Christmas Last Night?

We’ve been sidetracked with Golden Globe news (and blues) today, so let’s refresh ourselves with an update from the Lord: Christmas is saved! I knew Mariah Carey’s ABC Christmas special “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You” would revive yuletide cheer last night, but I didn’t know that Mariah Carey’s opera diva mother Patricia Carey would summon Jesus himself off a platinum, myrrh-dotted cloud and to his feet in applause. Get ready for the definitive, divalicious version of “O Come All Ye Faithful.”

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VIDEO: Racist Cupcakes All the Rage This Holiday Season

There’s a lot to be angry about in the world today. Neverending wars, a capsized economy, political stalemates, the Cincinnati Bengals, racist cupcakes… Wait, you didn’t hear about the racist cupcakes? They’re delicious and all, but ugh. Why do you have to be so racist, cupcake?

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Mike & Molly Fat Joke Tracker: ‘What To Get the Man With No Neck’

Mike & Molly rebounded from a particularly fat joke free episode with last night’s “First Christmas,” in which the plump lovebirds shared, well, their first Christmas, while their friends and family members lobbed unfunny size-ist insults at them. Don’t you just love sitcom holidays? Let’s review the awful zingers.

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Dueling Montages: Was 2010 Better for Films or Viral Videos?

Year-end lists are great ! But as we’ve learned in the past few years, they aren’t enough for this tech-savy age. No, we need end of year video montages too. Extremely comprehensive end-of-year-montages. Well, two particularly well-edited ones have just popped up; one counting down the top 100 viral videos of the year and one just paying homage to the avalanche of movies, good and bad, that crashed down on us during 2010. So join me for a trip down memory lane and try to decide whether the year’s best entertainment was delivered in a movie theater or on cell phones and laptops.

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Social Network, Kids Are All Right Get Awards Boost From NY Critics Circle

More awards! Hoo-ahhh ! This time it’s the august New York Film Critics circle doing the laurel-fitting, delivering its best-of-2010 prize to the redoubtable Social Network . Like their peers out in Los Angeles , the NYFCC also went with best director David FIncher and best actor Colin Firth; The Kids Are All Right took over from there, winning three prizes including best actress for Annette Bening. Jacki Weaver was cruelly stiffed in supporting actress once again in favor of The Fighter ‘s Melissa Leo, though Animal Kingdom did win best first feature for David Michod. So that’s nice. Click through for the full list of winners.

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Who Scored Big in Week Nine of SNL’s Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time-Player Relevancy Poll?

A strange thing has happened over at 30 Rockefeller Plaza during this season of Saturday Night Live : Bill Hader has usurped Kristen Wiig as SNL ‘s go-to cast member. Oh, sure, Wiig has had her fair share of sketches this season, but it’s becoming increasingly evident that the Man Who Plays Stefon has put the show on his back. Hader wasn’t number one on the Revelancy Poll this weekend, however, but it’s a rare week when he does not appear in the top-five. For reference, this is not one of those weeks.

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