Set phasers to Ornery. Oh, my. David Elliott has a thing or two to say about Cowboys & Aliens -- none of 'em good, but all of 'em entertaining. Here is a sample: "Ah, [Harrison] Ford - the smoking brand …

A little peek behind the scenes at the studio... Okay, so here's the high concept, people. Edgar Allan Poe wrote detective stories with a gruesome twist, right? So we're gonna do a film with a serial killer acting out Poe's …

Newsflash: humor is powerful stuff. Seriously, though: long before I'd ever heard of Rupert Murdoch or NewsCorp - heck, long before cell phones, hackable or otherwise, were even invented - I knew that the New York Post was a lousy …

Look, we've all heard that The Black Guy Dies First. It's all part of The Man's plan. But it was still pretty insane to see a film like X-Men: First Class, which was little more than a minority empowerment story …

You know, this whole essay about Orson Welles's groundbreaking work in cinematic composition during the making of Citizen Kane is very well done. But I think the image above, taken from the upcoming art-house entry Shark Night 3D, illustrates the …

Your Summer of Superheroes may be winding to a close, but it's never too soon to start thinking about Your Next Summer of Superheroes! The Dark Knight Rises, July 20, 2012!

Poor Bane. Looks like the Batsuit can get a mite whiffy under the arm... On the one hand, we're a little surprised to see an auteur like Chris Nolan taking such a mercenary approach to merchandising. On the other, kudos …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pffw5EUVt5o Look, every now and then, even a blog has to up the word count a bit. Hence the existence of longform.org, and also of posts like this one. I thought it was worth it; I hope you will, too. …

Because you demanded it. From the makers of Gard Haard comes the explosive follow-up: (Still waiting to get fired.)

Well, that was fun. Let's try another round, this time, with cartoons! I'll wait again. Time's up! Clockwise from upper left: Spider-Man (1981), Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Spider-Man (1967), Spider-Man (1994).

Quiz time! Can you correctly identify all six Spider-Man eyes? I'll wait. Time's up! Clockwise from upper left: The Amazing Spider-Man TV series, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man movie (upcoming), The Electric Company, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3. Your summer of superheroes: …

This week, your humble correspondent humbly unleashes his megacritical skillz on Captain America: The First Avenger, Crazy, Stupid, Love (so many commas!), Sarah's Key, and the re-release of The Man Who Fell to Earth. In the capsules: absolutely nothing new. …

Good grief, is it Thursday already? Those tomato-water Bloody Marys - Unbloody Marys? - have a way of blurring the days. Wait, what do you mean it's Thursday of next week? Omigosh - I forgot to link to last week's …

A friend who attended a preview screening of Cowboys & Aliens reports on what may be the most noteworthy aspect of the movie:

Best photobomb ever? Best photobomb ever.

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Lessee now... Alice in Wonderland: Snow White: Hmmm.... Ah ha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSS5dEeMX64

Uh-oh. Another one for the "girls with swords" file...

It wasn't quite Clash of the Titans down there in Hall H, but there was a definite sense that school was in session: Alas, the Master's lesson seems to be taking a while to sink in: Now, if only Martin …

I understand the tactic - Oedipus ain't just a Greek king - but frankly, I question the studio's good taste with this latest interactive feature: