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Conservative Film Scholar Concerned That Iraq-Based Films Are ‘Relentless Downers’, Would Prefer More Iraqi Ass-Kicking

3:00AM Defamer Hollywood | Our condolences go out this morning to Paramount, whose sulky, twangy, denim-and-rippling-flesh marketing push for Stop-Loss couldn’t trick weekend moviegoers into checking out yet another Iraq War message movie. At Defamer HQ, the search for answers behind the disappointing $4.5 million gross — too many muscle shirts? Ryan Phillippe/Abbie Cornish babymaking rumors peaked too soon? — extended to the conservative journal Men’s News Daily, where crack industry analyst Greg Strange’s devastating Monday-morning hindsight is sharper than ever: More »