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"  Odd but Fruitful Pairing Robert Downey Jr. and body armor in Iron Man. No actor plays the role of the sarcastic motormouth better than Downey. Which is why giving him the power of flight seems curious. But Downey as Marvel Comics superhero works in a way that makes you wish Peter Parker had been more of a loquacious bastard. See also: Amy Poehler and breast pumps in Baby Mama.  Actress Whose Name Belies Her Beauty  Martha Higareda in Street Kings. We&amp;#039;re not sure if everyone who hails from Tabasco, Mexico, looks like this, but it would make sense. Already a star in the Spanish-speaking world, the 24-year-old is not the typical Martha -- neither matronly (Washington) nor domestic (Stewart). See also: Mamie Gummer in HBO&amp;#039;s John Adams.  White Guys of the Month Flight of the Conchords on their eponymous album. The time is ripe for a Conchords backlash. Season one is a distant memory, season two is coming, and all that&amp;#039;s currently available is an overabundance of people adopting bad New Zealand accents. Will this album of the first season&amp;#039;s songs make things a little better? Yis. See also: Ira Glass on This American Life (season 2).  Performance by a Nonhuman  The thoroughbreds in The First Saturday in May, about horses vying for spots in the Kentucky Derby. This documentary shows Lawyer Ron, the late Barbaro, and four others at their best (coming in six lengths ahead) and their worst (biting). The most exciting two minutes in sports expands well to an hour and a half. See also: the USS Nimitz in PBS&amp;#039;s ten-part series Carrier.   Suddenly Important Dead Person  Nina Simone, inspiration for her daughter&amp;#039;s album Simone on Simone. Nobody does it like the High Priestess of Soul could. That&amp;#039;s less of a placation for her daughter (who goes by only Simone) and more of a reminder to listen to I Put a Spell on You again. See also: Mary Todd Lincoln in The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage, by Daniel Mark Epstein.  Elderly Achievement The senior citizens in Young@Heart. If a documentary about an elderly chorus performing songs by the Clash and Sonic Youth relied on clich\u00E9d irony, it would be entertaining for five minutes. But when a duet becomes a solo because one singing partner passes away before the concert, Coldplay&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Fix You&amp;quot; takes on a different meaning. See also: Def Leppard. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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