THIS JUST IN: IRONY ISN'T DEAD

Just in case the jive-talking kangaroo movie that's currently at the top of the box-office charts isn't exactly your cup of tea, here's an example of some more hearty intellectual fare expected to hit the silver screen soon.

Never mind that the same august playwright -- it seems unfair to sully his artistic vision with the derogatory term "screenwriter" -- once planned a sequel to a well-received series of boxing movies in which he would box the devil himself; now he's planning to fight the terrestial Evil One(tm). But here's the funny part: In the last Rambo movie, didn't Sly fight with the Afghan muhjadeen against the evil Ruskies?

Who knows, maybe the movie will be a construct for a serious exploration of the complex geopolitical challenges of shifting ideologies. Or maybe it'll have a bunch of cool explosions. Either way, it brings new meaning to the dialogue, "Do we get to win this time?"