One of the early summer's more hotly anticipated mainstream flicks (and rightly so I can say, having seen it), director Jon Favreau's Iron Man screens at the Aero Theatre on Thursday night, May 1, at 7:30 p.m., to be followed by a Q&A and discussion with Favreau. The movie, centering around a dissolute industrialist, the brilliant, sardonic Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who builds a heavily weaponized suit of armor and becomes a superhero after a near-death incident, will release nationwide on May 2, from Paramount; Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow also star.

The Aero Theatre is located at 1328 Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. While tickets for most events are available through Fandango, $20 tickets for this special screening will be available at the theatre only, with proceeds going to a special Aero Building Fund. For 24-hour recorded information on directions and the Aero's upcoming schedule, phone (323) 466-FILM. To visit Iron Man's official web site, click here.