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Michael Haneke, Master Of Bad Feelings, Is Making A TV Show After 44 years of work, directorMichael Hanekehas mastered the art of making you feel drained and defeated over the course of an agonizing two-hour movie. And I mean that as high praise! The director ofFunny Games,Caché,Amour, andThe White Ribbonis the master of feel-bad cinema, telling stories that are generally free of hope and easy answers…and are made all the more powerful for it....

Netflix Shareholders Sue The Streamer For Misleading Investors About Company Growth Remember the character Eugene on “Hey Arnold!” who always had a positive outlook but spent nearly every episode having to endure the worst luck imaginable? That’s, uh … that’s kind of how Netflix is looking these days. Netflix’s ‘wrongful acts and omissions’ Shareholders allegethat the company intentionally misled them by failing to report that “Netflix was exhibiting slower [customer] acquisition growth due to, among other things, account sharing by customers and increased competition from other streaming services....

New Stephen King Movies In The Works From Ben Stiller, Darren Aronofsky Sooner or later, someone might want to consider launching aStephen Kingstreaming service. Because there are already a plethora of King adaptations out there, and it seems that every day, something new gets announced. Just last week, a new adaptation based on a short story from King’s recent collectionIf It Bleedswas announced. Now, two other adaptations pulled from that book are in the works:Rat, which is being developed byBen Stiller, andThe Life of Chuck, which hails fromDarren Aronofsky....

One Surreal Scene From John Carpenter’s ‘In The Mouth Of Madness’ Unleashed Lovecraftian Horror Perfection (Welcome toScariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: John Carpenter’sIn the Mouth of Madnesskicked off the second act with a memorable introductory scene to the insanity ahead.)The cosmic terror that permeates throughout H.P. Lovecraft’s work tends to make for a tricky task when it comes to cinematic adaptations....

Page 2: ALF, Pulp Fiction, Dragon Tattoo, Super 8, Total Recall, Scott Pilgrim, X-Men, Mr. Bean, Black Swan, Star Wars, Back To The Future, The Avengers, Doctor Who What is Page 2?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 included46different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Queer As Folk Trailer: The Heart Of Club Babylon Continues Beating The reimagining of “Queer as Folk” will hit Peacock in a few short weeks, and we’ve finally been blessed with a trailer that gives us a better look at our soon-to-be favorites, giving us a stronger idea of just what these new folks will be tackling this season. The original series began in 1999 in the U.K., followed by a two-season U....

Read Peter Jackson’s Touching Tribute To The Late Christopher Lee In case you haven’t heard, yesterday we lost big screen legendSir Christopher Lee. The man who brought such gravitas to his iconic turns asDraculaandFrankensteinin decades past became a very familiar face to a much younger generation as a villain in both theStar Warsprequels andThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy. His passing at 93 years old is truly a loss. And to pay further tribute to the icon, directorPeter Jacksontook to Facebook for a touching tribute that just might bring a tear to your eye....

Revisiting ‘The Great Mouse Detective’, The Unsung Kickstarter Of The Disney Renaissance (And One Of Disney’s Creepiest Movies) (Welcome toOut of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney+.)With recent global events, plenty of people are resorting to nostalgia and comfort when it comes to their movie watching. Whether it’s that comedy you love or a family-friendly movie you loved as a kid, few things can help calm you down when the world seems chaotic quite like a good movie....

Rocket Raccoon’s Origin Story Revealed In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Animated Series Short You’ve seenGroot’s origin story, andStar-Lord’s. Now find out how Rocket Raccoon became the irascible scamp we know and love — and how exactly he came to hook up with gentle giant Groot — in the latestGuardians of the Galaxyanimated series short. Watch the Rocket Raccoon origin story after the jump. Marvel unveiled the Rocket Raccoon origin story intwopartson YouTube....

Sequel Bits: Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Halloween, Hobbs & Shaw, The Predator In this edition of Sequel Bits: 2,000 feet, 2,000 people, 4 hours of hiking. The most impossible screening of#MissionImpossibleFallout. Thank you all for coming! I wish I could have been there.pic.twitter.com/ufi1FkP6KI — Tom Cruise (@TomCruise)July 07, 2025 SuperstarTom Cruiseshared this photo of Paramount’s jaw-dropping special screening ofMission: Impossible – Fallout, which took place at the top of Norway’s Preikestolen, also known as “Pulpit Rock,” the site of the movie’s phenomenal action climax....

Star Wars Bits: Open Casting Calls Begin, Plus: Neil Gaiman, George Lucas, 20th Century Fox Star Wars Episode VIImay have arelease datenow, but it still needs some stars and maybe some additional shooting locations. After the jump: Around 30 tech industry hotshots, including Yahoo! presidentMarissa Mayer, YouTube co-founderChad Hurley, and Twitter co-creatorJack Dorseyhave signed a petition urging the Presidio Trust to let Lucas open his cultural center. The planned museum is “a beacon that says to the world that San Francisco is, and will remain, this country’s capital of innovation,” argues the letter....

Stranger Things Retro Cassette Player Has A Secret Sneak Peek At Season 4 We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s been more than two years since “Stranger Things” aired its third season, butseason 4is finally on the way. In a super fun marketing and merchandising tie-in, you may now get a Walmart limited edition “Stranger Things” branded Crosley audio cassette player to listen to music the same way the kids in Hawkins did: in analog!...

Superhero Bits: ‘The Simpsons’ Likely Doing A Marvel Short, ‘Moon Knight’ Set Photo & More How is YouTube keeping the legacy ofSpider-Man: Turn Off the Darkalive? How long are issues ofNon-Stop Spider-Mangetting delayed? Ready to see a Marvel-themed animated short fromThe Simpsons? How wouldTom Wellinglike to return to the role ofSuperman? What are the working titles forAnt-Man and The WaspandThe Marvels? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....