In the new movie Trance, James McAvoy loses his memory and needs to be hypno-probed by Rosario Dawson. Amazingly, science fiction and fantasy have produced tons of way sillier amnesia storylines than that. Here are the 13 most insane memory-loss stories of all time.

Sometimes when you're exploring other planets or strange realms, your best friend really is a warm gun. Sometimes, your wits and your fists aren't enough, and you need to defend yourself... with a pistol.

Boris the Animal, the monstrous villain of Men in Black III, had some creepy touches, including the weird teeth and the spidery things coming out of the palms of his hands. But he could have looked a lot nastier, judging from this early concept art by Kevin Chen, based on designs by superstar creature designer Rick…

This was a pretty good year to be a fan of genre movies. More and more low-budget movies had the courage to tackle science fiction and fantasy themes, and meanwhile Hollywood seemed to step up its game a little. But at the same time, there were still tons of boring sequels and prequels, and mountains of crap.

In this week's releases, Will Smith somehow manages to make a third Men in Black somewhat worthwhile, Paranorman tries to get out of Frankenweenie's shadow, and nobody likes Stargate: Atlantis season 2 for some reason.

For a class project for Staffordshire University's Visual Effects and Concept Design degree program, students assembled a series of animated shorts that reimagined Hollywood blockbusters as LEGO worlds (à la the LEGO Star Wars series). These projects were assembled over a period of 12 weeks, and each represents…

Men in Black 3 dethroned Avengers this past weekend, hitting number one at the box office. But before we marvel at Will Smith's ticket selling power, let's take a minute to dissect some of the more spectacular VFX shots and alien beasties created to make the third Men In Black movie look so cool. First up, check out …

Will Smith has starred in lots of formulaic movies. And he knows better than anyone that there's something comforting as well as exhilarating about a movie that plays out according to a set of steps. Which is what makes Men in Black 3 so weird: it's a movie where the blockbuster formula is the opposite of comforting.

Barry Sonnenfeld has been making Men in Black movies for 15 years. We were lucky enough to talk to him one-on-one and find out the secrets of making a Men in Black movie. Including what Sonnenfeld learned from the much maligned second flick, why some MIB staples aren't in the third film, and how the series has changed …