NewTV: Jeffrey Katzenberg Launching Streaming Service With 10-Minute Episodes, Featuring Sam Raimi Would you pay money to watch original series with episodes running 10 minutes each, sometimes less?Jeffrey KatzenbergandMeg Whitmansure hope so, as they’re about to launchNewTV. The streaming-video project will feature short-form entertainment for $5 or $8 dollars a month, depending on whether or not you want to put up with ads. And now, NewTV has tapped directorSam Raimito develop on of their series –50 States of Fear....

Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 1 Sends The Exiled Jedi Master On One Final Mission “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is the newest television offering in the “Star Wars” universe. Originally conceived as a feature film, director Deborah Chow transformed it into a six-episode Disney+ event and the first two episodes have dropped. The first episode begins in the opening moments of Order 66, as Darth Vader and the 501st march upon the Jedi temple, slaughtering Jedi....

Oscars Shortlists Narrow Down The Field For Visual Effects, Documentaries, Score, Original Song & More The Oscars are stil in the process of figuring out whether or not they’ll have a host for next year’s ceremony honoring the year in film that was 2018. But in the meantime, they still have a whole process of voting to get through in order to determine which films will be vying for nominations. The Academy has unveiled the shortlists for nine categories, including Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Documentary Feature, Best Visual Effects and more....

Page 2: Friday The 13th Edition Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Pure Evel!t-shirt Indiana Jonesis NotJames BondWhyTheHarry PotterSpinoff Is A Fantastic Idea Yip-Yip-Yipleggings Wes Anderson:Most Divisive Director Ever orCelebrate His Whole Catalogue?...

Page 2: LEGO, Boxtrolls, Robin Williams, HTTYD2, Hobbit, Star Wars, True Detective, Sin City, Jurassic Park, Simpsons, Frozen Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Everything is Awesome Mix Vol....

Pam Grier Wants Spike Lee To Direct Her Biopic [TCA 2019] Pam Grierco-stars on the ABC comedyBless This Mess. Speaking with reporters after theBless This Messpanel for the Television Critics Association, Grier discussed the biopic about her life that is in the works. Given her storied career from Roger Corman movies to landmark black action heroine movies likeCoffyandFoxy Brownto a career in television drama, a movie about this legend seems like a no-brainer....

Poster Posse Delivers Wild ‘The Jungle Book’ Artwork This past weekend,The Jungle Bookexceeded box office predictions and studio expectations bypulling down over $103 million domestically, marking the second largest April opening ever. And since it’s already been in release internationally for two weeks now, it has nearly over $290 million worldwide. Our own Angie Hanfound a lot to love in the film, and it sounds like one that demands to be seen on the big screen....

Recent Bad Robot Casting Call Is For Little Darlings, Not Super 8…Or Is It? Last week we heard that Paramount was holding anopen casting callseeking 13-14 year old boys and girls with “a Midwestern feel” for a production that many (including us) guessed might beJ.J. Abrams' soon-to-shootSuper 8. But now a listing suggests that, despite being for a Bad Robot production, the call is for a different film altogether…unless this is aCloverfield-style bluff from Abrams & Co....

Ryan Reynolds Is Still Trying To Convince Hugh Jackman To Make A Deadpool/Wolverine Movie Ryan Reynoldsis on a mission: to give us theDeadpool Wolverinemovie we’ve all been waiting for. Okay, maybe Reynolds is the only one waiting for it, but that won’t stop him from trying to persuadeHugh Jackmanto come out of X-retirement and don the adamantium claws once again. Ahead of the release ofDeadpool 2, Reynolds spoke about his hopes for the future of the Merc with a Mouth....

Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Planning “The Next District 9” From Uruguyan Hot Shot Federico Alvarez The hotly tipped future talent of the minute isFederico Alvarez, a 30 year old Uruguyan behind the YouTube smash sci-fi short calledPanic Attack– which you can see below the break. So far, Alvarez seems to be following a very similar racing line to the one Neill Blomkamp has roared around over the last few years....

See Rare Polaroids From The Set Of ‘Star Wars’ Polaroid was once one of the most trusted brand names on any film set — in the years before affordable digital cameras Polaroid instant film was a primary tool for prop people, the wardrobe department, and most importantly the script supervisor. That’s often the hardest-working person on set, and the one who is the person most responsible for maintaining continuity from scene to scene, and who creates a rough guide to get editors started on their work....

See The First US ‘Holy Motors’ Poster, And See The Film At The First Possible Chance I can say without hesitation thatLeos Carax’sHoly Motorsis not just one of the best films I’ve seen this year, but one of the most impressive I’ve seen in a long time. The movie rocketed to the top of my list at Fantastic Fest in the past two weeks, and it is one that I have continued to think about in the days since my first viewing....

Sequel Bits: ‘It: Chapter 2’, ‘Halloween’, ‘Blade Runner’, ‘The Nun’, And More In this edition of Sequel Bits: Passing of the red balloon…@ITMovieOfficial📸 shaunwatsonpic.twitter.com/9fAJRHr5a5 — Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain)July 18, 2025 First up, actressSophia Lillis(who’s been doing solid work with very little dialogue in HBO’sSharp Objects) passes the torch – er, balloon – to Jessica Chastain, who’s playing an older version of Lillis’s Beverly Marsh inAndy Muschietti’sIt: Chapter 2. This is a fun photo, and I hope we see similar interactions between all of the cast members as we get closer to the sequel’s release....