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Own ‘Iron Man’ For the Low, Low Price of $499 (Plus Shipping)

7:20AM STV | In what’s being labelled as an effort to snag iTunes marketshare, Dell will give PC buyers the option to preload Iron Man on its new computers. Before you laugh: That incursion is being led by a man with whom Apple settled a wrongful-termination lawsuit in 2005. Never underestimate a software-wonk scorned. [THR] And if you act now, Paramount and Marvel may throw in five more co-releases — including Thor, Captain America and The Avengers — at no extra charge through 2011! Operators are standing by! [Variety] More »

Natalie Portman Turns Scream Queen: An ‘End of Ideas’ Roundup

5:10AM STV | Another day, another windfall of remakes, updates and adaptations requiring attention on our End of Ideas scorecard. It could be worse, we suppose, than Natalie Portman allegedly signing on for a graphic horror re-do, or yet another movie-to-TV serialization that could possibly make Dennis Hopper’s own new show a folly in comparison. Even staffers at the LA Times are getting in on the recycling act today. It’s never been hotter!

All The Real Ghouls

8:30AM Mark Graham | We meant to get to this earlier, but alas, we never did. This morning brought news that slow-core indie auteur David Gordon Green is planning on remaking Suspiria, Dario Argento’s late ’70s giallo masterwork. While we think the world of DGG, we’re not sure his talents are best suited to remaking Argento’s candy-colored classic. That said, here’s hoping he doesn’t try to pull a Gus Van Sant and try to go shot-for-shot with his remake. Warning, this video of the climax of one of the most terrifying (yet also most perfectly art-directed) scenes in cinema history is NSFW. [MTV Movie Blog] Wondering what the controlled substance was that got Gummi Bear Davis in hot water? Would you believe us if we told you it was heroin? Shocking, we know. [TMZ] Leave it to the Latvian Symphony Orchestra to out-do Europe’s triumphant “The Final Countdown.” We always knew they had it in ‘em. [I Heart Chaos via Gorilla Mask] As SXSW approaches, we can think of no person that better represents the plight of indie musicians these days than Rachael Ray. [The Hater] There Will Be Bud! [Funny Or Die] More »