Did "Dark City" rock your world (I swear that's my last "Rock of Love" reference in this blog) as much as it did mine? Well if it did then you'll understand why it took me about a nanosecond to say yes when the gang at Summit asked if I was interested in moderating an event with director Alex Proyas.

This guy's got the chops. "Dark City," "The Crow," hell even "I, Robot" was kick-ass entertainment in my opinion (yeah I know it's not for Asimov purists but come on...). Proyas' latest is a creepy as hell Nic Cage thriller called "Knowing." I got a chance to see it last week and it delivers more than enough jolts to make you scream for your mommy and beg for mercy. Oh and it's got an ending that'll leave plenty of room for conversation afterwards.

So come on out to the Apple Store in Soho Tuesday night (7PM) in New York if you can. It'll be you, me, and Mr. Proyas. I'll have questions. You'll have questions. Hopefully he'll have a few answers. Come on over! Here athe details on the location.

- Robert Downey Jr. in negotiations to star in "Cowboys and Aliens." Plot self-explanatory (but you can read the entire comic here) (THR & Drunk Duck)

- Director Lexi Alexander talks about exploding heads, graphic violence in anticipation of "Punisher: War Zone." (Lexi Alexander)

- "Hulk" director Louis Leterrier eyes eco-thriller "Strays" as next project. (THR)

- Finally, something the Pope and I agree on. "The DaVinci Code" an "offence against God." Sequel starring Tom Hanks prohibited from filming in any Roman church. (Times Online)

- Say cheese! Pictures of new Wallace and Gromit short surface online. (Io9)

- Nic Cage, Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane, and Bill Nighy among voice cast announced for "Astro Boy." (Coming Soon)