...or Men in Black 3 is going to take a turn for the demonic. (Yeah, that's right, we're posting photos from the convention floor. Nothing exclusive here, folks. Well, maybe a little something that is not Spielberg-huge but is nevertheless …

My Captain America review, alas, won't show up until next week's print edition. But I will note that I totally geeked out when the bad German dude Schmitt found the Norse power thing he's looking for and muttered, "And the …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HP2WdfG2v0 Longtime Reader readers may recall your humble correspondent's middling efforts at single-panel cartooning. (I still think Mudflap Girls was a solid comedic concept, but don't let that scare you off.) The apotheosis of the single-panel gag (with the possible …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdBO3uQcHgI Much has been made of the movie studios' decision to, um, pull back a bit from Comic-Con this year. (It turns out fanboys are not totally reliable PR machines. Sometimes, they don't like what you do to their heroes; …

Continuing our visit to San Diego's new luxury theater... Really, you can tell so much about a theater by its bar. Start by ordering something simple - say, a Maker's Mark Manhattan, on the dry side... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAHRJ8Sv0AM Voila! (Two drink …

Well, Del Mar, anyway. http://vimeo.com/26708258 A word about those social spaces - they really are equipped with a delightful variety of chairs. Here are just a few: This one is tucked in next to the touch-screen ticket kiosks, which may …

The flip side of our earlier adventure - this time, we're captioning stills from the trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes using lines from the trailer for the documentary Project Nim. Whee! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8D2NIGEJW8

Because you demanded it... stills from the trailer for the documentary Project Nim captioned with lines from the trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxQap9AAPOs

Well, given the fact that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 earned all the movie money ever for all time last weekend, it hardly seems right to let Monday past without making some mention of The Boy Who …

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but if you haven't yet visited Cinema Under the Stars this summer, then perhaps tonight is your night. I mean, you already saw the midnight show of Harry Potter, right? And now …

New reviews: The Big Uneasy and Project Nim

This week, David Elliott bids a very fond farewell to the kids of Harry Potter, smiles at the father-son film A Better Life, and even has kind words for the latest Winnie the Pooh. Oh, and he considers The Names …

I'll have a review out for Sarah's Key closer to its release date, but all you need to know right now is that it's a tender-hearted film starring Kristen Scott-Thomas with a Holocaust story at its heart. Which makes it …

Because we all have such fond memories of Kazaam and X-Men: The Last Stand. Not to mention their initial collaboration in the noir classic After the Sunset... Naw, just kidding. Shot is taken from here.

Sixty years ago, Orson Welles gave us Citizen Kane, which some people insist on calling the greatest film ever made, despite the manifest existence of Die Hard. Very near the beginning of the film, we are treated to a newsreel …

Look, wizarding is all well and good, but unless you're going into academia (read: teaching at Hogwarts), you're going to need some income after you graduate. The good news is, if you're a wizard with a little bit of fame, …

It's all good, but I think these are the five best bits.

Saw this at the Harry Potter screening up in Mira Mesa last night. The whole "good guy/bad guy energy bolts meeting in the middle" thing looked hugely familiar, but the Big Screen databank is offline for some reason. So I'm …

Up until now, there have been few details about Al Pacino's upcoming film version of King Lear. But Big Screen has spotted a couple of Easter eggs in the trailer for the Adam Sandler, um, comedy, Jack and Jill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA48UG0gkJI …

Hugely Popular, Openly Gay Star Sets His Sights On Opponents in Wake of Historic New York State Ruling to Legalize Gay Marriage "I'm going after Prop 8 -- with a bullet!" A TYPICALLY TASTEFUL BAR IN PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN -- …