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Long, spoiler filled description of Smallville season 10

Smallville has been on the air since 2001, making it the longest running comic book series in television history. And now, there's just one season left, which debuts Sept. 24 at 8/7c on the CW. To get viewers primed for the fateful and final 10th season, CW just released this (very) long recap of what's happened up to this point and, more importantly, what's going to happen when the show returns.


13 worker revolts and labor union uprisings from sci-fi history

Whether you're a machinist on a tylium ship or a working-class superhero in Chicago, there are three things you deserve: A fair wage, a safe working environment and regular breaks (so you can read Blastr of course). That's not always how it goes in world of science fiction, where humans will happily enslave primates just so they don't have to vacuum, and alien gods will in turn happily enslave humans.


Chart explains why geeks can't get the films they really want

This is one of those charts that's both a little "ha-ha funny" and a little "ha-ha sad." It illustrates why Hollywood has a love/hate relationship with geek films, and it was put together by Cracked (which means it's NSFW -- it's got some swears).


First clip from the vampire film Let Me In. Okay, we're hooked!

Here's the first clip from Let Me In, Matt Reeves' remake of the brilliant Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In. And this scene looks very promising for fans of the original (which we wholeheartedly are).


Image of the Day: AWESOME Samurai Stormtrooper!

The tabi shoes are an especially nice touch. From imgur.

M. Night making Unbreakable 2, but as a Night Chronicles film

If you're an M. Night Shyamalan fan who's been waiting to see the long-promised Unbreakable sequel, well ... we're not sure how you're going to feel about this. On the plus side, M. Night had an idea for Unbreakable 2 that he's excited about and that's going to be made into a film.


Stephen Hawking says the universe doesn't need God

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking says the universe is perfectly capable of creating itself, thank you very much, and it doesn't require the existence of God or a God-like outside source to get things started.


Fan creates amazingly satisfying retconned theory of Lost

Many people were disappointed with the way Lost ended, and even those who liked the ending still had lots of unanswered questions after the finale. Well, prepare to get some answers, because a diligent fan who goes by the name of That John Locke just found a way to take all the theories about Lost floating around the Internet and turn them into one unifying explanation that actually seems to make more sense than the show itself did.


Jane Espenson tells us about Torchwood's 'intense' next season

Jane Espenson is one of the most beloved science fiction TV writers out there, and also a very busy one. She's worked on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, Dollhouse, Caprica and a whole bunch of other shows, and now she's working on the new season of Torchwood.


19 upcoming superhero movies you need to know about

Ever since Spider-Man came out in 2002 and set all kinds of records for making money, the movie industry has gone crazy for superheros. Eight years on, they just keep on coming. We've had some great ones (Iron Man, The Dark Knight) along with some not-so-good ones (Wolverine, Fantastic Four).

Over the next three years we're going to have the chance to see more than a dozen superhero films, mostly from Marvel and DC, but also a few others. To help keep track of it all we've created this handy guide to the 19 most notable titles that are supposed to come out (some more tentatively than others) through 2013.


Warning: How bringing babies to the movies can spoil Inception

Moviefone debuted a new weekly comic strip yesterday. This one's about Inception. We laughed.

True Blood spoilers for the Season 3 finale AND for Season 4

The True Blood season-three finale is going to air next Sunday, Sept. 12, which pretty much means now is the time to start talking about season four. On cue, E! Online has pieced together info on some of the characters who'll be coming back next year, which means not only that they have a head start on spoiling season four, but that they're also spoiling the season-three finale by letting you know who won't be dying.


Marvel plans to fill Captain America film with super easter eggs

Marvel's grand plan to release a bunch of individual superhero movies leading up to the ensemble adventure of Joss Whedon's Avengers film apparently involves hiding easter eggs all over the place.


First, shocking look at David Tennant in Fright Night

When it was announced that David Tennant had scored the role of Peter Vincent in the Fright Night remake, the collective sound of millions of squeeing fans from the Doctor Who/David Tennant community was probably heard all over. Today, we now have our very first look at what the actor looks like in the role, and it's really, REALLY interesting. And kind of shocking.


Image of the Day: Dragon vs. B-25 Bomber from Sucker Punch

A new image from Zack Snyder's upcoming film Sucker Punch, showing more of the dragon/B-25 fight we saw in the trailer, appeared today on Cruel Films.