ESPN Enters The Theatrical Ring

ESPN is throwing its cap into the theatrical film production ring with the development of several big screen and made-for-television movies over the next few years.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6537702.html

No Millar On Superman: The Man Of Steel

James Cameron's next magnum opus: Avatar has been pushed back from a 2009 Memorial Day release to December 18th '09. I certainly wouldn't have noticed it but other sites have pointed out that December 18th is the same date on which his last film, the mega-hit Titanic was released 10 years ago.

http://screenrant.com/

Sony strikes deal with SK Telecom

Sony Pictures Television Intl. has struck a deal with Korea's SK Telecom to deliver full-length, video-on-demand movies to mobile phones, believed to be the world's first such deal for Hollywood pics.

http://www.contentagenda.com/article/CA6526736.html?industryid=45173

SMALLVILLE: Veritas

Few shows currently on the air are as convoluted as Smallville. The creators keep adding layer after layer of plot threads assumingly to add depth to the story but mostly, the story just feels messy. The whole tattoo thing with Lana may as well have not happened, for example.

http://www.mania.com/smallville-veritas_article_57880.html

Starz Gives Vongo a Makeover

Vongo 2.0 is designed to create an easier user experience for watching Starz movies and other content through the Internet, the company said, and it will work with five new portable media devices. Vongo 2.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6494249.html

Jellyfish opens April 4th, 2008 (limited)

Jellyfish (2008): find the latest news, photos and trailers, as well as local showtimes and dvd info at Yahoo! Movies

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809878372/info

Screenwriter Abby Mann dies at 84

Mann was known for tackling themes of justice and equality in his smartly written scripts. When accepting his Oscar for "Nuremberg," he said, "A writer worth his salt at all has an obligation not only to entertain but to comment on the world in which he lives."

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117982942

Part 2: WGA Award Winners Dave Ellis and Adam Cogan Talk Dead Head ... - GameZone

“Gamers play games because they want to be special, they want to be part of the story and contribute to its outcome in a meaningful way.”

http://psp.gamezone.com/news/03_21_08_01_39PM.htm

Warner resurrects Babylon 5 for DVD premiere

Babylon 5: The Lost Tales marks the first time the studio units are extending one of their TV franchises with a DVD title. It will be priced at $24.98, and preorders are due June 26.

https://www.videobusinesss.com/article/CA6436089.html?q=

The Ten Best Films of SXSW 2008

All in all, we saw an amazing group of films and experienced a festival atmosphere that is second to none -- but these 10 stood out at the best of the fest.

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/the-ten-best-films-of-sxsw-2008.php