'Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'Roger Ebert was one of America's best and most respected film critics, a perceptive student of classic cinema who became the first person to with a Pulitzer Prize for reviewing movies. Russ Meyer was a movie director who had made a fortune directing low-budget sexploitation movies fueled by his obsession with large-breasted actresses.

So how did Ebert end up writing a movie for Meyer, of all people?

Ebert and Meyer were both friends and mutual admirers, and together they made an off-kilter cult masterpiece, 1970's "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls," once described by Ebert as "the first exploitation-horror-camp-musical." While the movie received punishing reviews on its initial release, audiences went wild for it, and critics eventually developed a sincere appreciation of the movie's over-the-top style and deadpan humor.

Ebert had been a Meyer fan long before they worked together. Meyer made a big splash in 1959 with a "nudie cutie" film called "The Immoral Mr. Teas," about a delivery

(Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Meryl Streep and Angelina Jolie offered their voices during an annual Women in the World Summit in New York on Thursday -- speaking in honor of two particularly inspirational women.

The event explores global issues affecting the rights of women and girls, highlighting courageous pioneers from disparate cultures who are spearheading change.

Jolie's powerful speech highlighted Malala Yousafzai -- a young girl from Pakistan who was ruthlessly shot by the Taliban simply because she voiced her right to an education.

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British actor Benedict Cumberbatch has added yet another buzzworthy project to his increasingly impressive resume. The "Star Trek: Into Darkness" villain has reportedly signed on to star in Guillermo del Toro's post-"Pacific Rim" directorial effort "Crimson Peak."

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in 'Iron Man 3' (Photo: Marvel Studios)

When you're a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist, very little gets under your skin. Especially when most of your problems can best be solved by putting on a mechanized suit of armor. So you know if Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) stops making jokes and starts making threats, then things must really be serious.

That's what we see in the first film clip for "Iron Man 3," released exclusively today here on Yahoo! Movies. Stark is surrounded by reporters outside a hospital following an attack by the international terrorist known as the Mandarin (played by Ben Kingsley). Tony uses the media to get a personal message out to his new enemy. And to show how serious he is, Stark invites the Mandarin to bring the fight literally to his door (plus he smashes a reporter's smartphone to drive home the point). Watch the clip, and then read on to see what it is that puts Tony Stark in the mood for some "good old fashioned revenge."

Roger Ebert with Martin Scorsese (WireImage)

Writing about the movies was a big part of Roger Ebert's life. Now documentary filmmaker Steve James is more determined than ever to bring that life to the screen.

In his final blog post published Tuesday evening, Ebert mentioned that James, whose credits include "Hoop Dreams," "Prefontaine" and "Stevie," was working on a film about him, with the critic's cooperation. "I am humbled that anyone would even think to do it," Ebert wrote, "but I am also grateful."