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Welcome to another installment of Movies to Show My Son. This is the blog series were I discuss movies I can’t way to show my son in the future. I’ll be covering my own personal experience with the movie, movie and life lessons I hope he will learn, and lastly my concerns about showing said film. This week’s film is The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.

Personal Memories:

With this movie being only ten years old I do not have the same type of personal attachment to it as something like The Sandlot. It was one of the first movies I remember watching on a streaming service before they completely took over. It was at a time when Netflix only gave you so many movies to stream a month (insane thinking about that now) and one of those months I chose to watch The King of Kong.

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After narrowing the Oscar documentary feature shortlist to five at the 87th Academy Award nominations Jan. 15, a number of notable exclusions were featured, particularly Al Hicks‘ Keep on Keepin’ On, which documents the mentorship and friendship of a jazz legend and a blind piano prodigy, and Steve James‘ Life Itself, about the life and career of famed film critic Roger Ebert. (James is no stranger to snubs and the exclusion of his 1994 film Hoop Dreams led to rule reform within the documentary category.) Both films hold 97 percent positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.

Some films surprised when they didn’t even land a spot on the shortlist, such as Red Army, which examines the rise and fall of the Soviet Union’s hockey team from the perspective of its coach. That film holds a 100 percent positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In light of these best documentary feature snubs,...

With Danny Dyer coming into Walford as new Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter, the mockney archetype has sparked a lot of opinion from various forum sites and social media. The votes seem to be split 50/50 with some expressing their love for his working-class nature and the rest dubbing him ‘Danny Dire’. To be fair, he has previously been criticized to limiting himself to the same cockney role in TV shows such as Skins or films like The Football Factory. However, this may work in his favour – he certainly won’t be out of his depth as he will be playing the same role he has become famous for – The working-class cockney, with a different angle from the writers of the successful soap of course.

The criticism of Dyer leading quite a narrow career in terms of acting roles overall, could be seen as irrelevant – Eastenders is full of ‘cockney geezers...

Documentaries live and die on the strength of their characters. Think about some of the most memorable docs in recent years; Billy Mitchell in King of Kong, Steve "Lips" Kudlow in Anvil: The Story of Anvil, or the soldiers of Op Restrepo. Each of these movies takes us into the lives of characters so remarkable, in some cases it's difficult to believe they aren't figments of a talented screenwriter's imagination. But it's the capture and vivid depiction of the too-good-to-be-true characters that ignites a narrative and makes a documentary really shine. This is absolutely the case in Josh Greenbaum's youth golf documentary The Short Game. Packed with some of the most charming seven and eight year-olds ever captured, Greenbaum takes us into their lives...

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Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: July 30, 2013

Price: DVD $19.99, Blu-ray $29.95

Studio: Olive Films

Gary Cooper is put on trial in 1955's The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell.

Gary Cooper (High Noon) portrays a controversial American general in the 1955 biographical war drama about one of the most sensational military trials in U.S. history in The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell.

It’s the end of Wwi and the birth of aerial warfare. Though airplanes had only been used for reconnaissance, Brigadier General Billy Mitchell (Cooper) has foreseen their deadly power and importance in future combat as bombers and fighter planes. But his superiors in the Army Air Service are blind to what Mitchell senses and when he begins to campaign to build an armed Air Force against their will, they brand him a traitor and summon him for court-martial. Although the Army attempts to cover up the trial, it becomes an explosive media event...

Documentaries live and die on the strength of their characters. Think about some of the most memorable docs in recent years; Billy Mitchell in King of Kong, Steve "Lips" Kudlow in Anvil: The Story of Anvil, or the soldiers of Op Restrepo. Each of these movies takes us into the lives of characters so remarkable, in some cases it's difficult to believe they aren't figments of a talented screenwriter's imagination. But it's the capture and vivid depiction of the too-good-to-be-true characters that ignites a narrative and makes a documentary really shine. This is absolutely the case in Josh Grenbaum's youth golf documentary The Short Game. Packed with some of the most charming seven and eight year-olds ever captured, Greenbaum takes us into their lives and...

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Wreck-It Ralph (now on Blu-Ray and DVD) was one of my favorite movies of 2012, and though talks of a sequel have been brewing ever since its release, Disney is continuing the story in a more unique way first. They've released a thirty minute short online called Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives," a fake King of Kong-style documentary about the kid who once held the high score on the arcade version of Fix-It Felix Jr. game before it was overtaken by a Billy Mitchell-type rival. Ralph director Rich Moore hosts this live action tale, and if you're a fan of both Wreck-It Ralph and King of Kong, this is a must-watch. Watch it! Here's the full fake documentary Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives, found via Movies.com: Rich Moore (watch our interview with him here) has helmed episodes of "Futurama" and "The Simpsons" and directed Wreck-It Ralph, the story of...

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Stars: Blake Freeman, Jason Mewes, Zelda Williams, Casper Van Dien, Moises Arias, Jon Gries, Matt Shively, Bill Bellamy, Lin Shaye, Adam Sessler | Written by Blake Freeman, Marvin Willson | Directed by Blake Freeman

Filmmaker Blake Freeman writes, directs and stars in noobz, a comedy about video gaming that follows four friends, and Gears of War clan members, who hit the road to L.A. to compete in the Cyberbowl Video Game Championship for the chance of winning $100,000.

Think The Wizard meets Kevin Smith and you’ll be somewhere close…

After Cody (Freeman) loses his job and his wife leaves him because he can’t stop playing Gears of War 3 with his gamer clan, the Reign’s, his best friend and fellow gamer Andy (Mewes), convinces him to join the rest of the clan, including sexually confused Oliver (Shively) and “Hollywood”, aka actor Casper Van Dien, on a trip to L.

A long standing and highly prestigious record was almost broken this week in the world of video gaming as Quebec gamer, body builder and World of Warcraft aficionado Vincent Lemay came within inches of usurping the current King of Kong Hank Chien’s top score.

With a score of 1,135,900 the 21 year old gamer finished a mere 2,700 points short of Chien’s record making him the second highest scoring Donkey Kong player of all time, way ahead of long time former champion (and alleged cheater) Billy Mitchell.

The highly competitive world of vintage arcade video gaming was brought to the attention of the world following the release of the 2007 documentary King of Kong – A Fistful of Quarters. In the film, then top dog Billy Wilder is treated like a God amongst men as he somewhat questionably defends his crown as the top dog in coin operated gaming.

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Official pictures have been released today (November 14) offering a sneak peek at the special EastEnders sketch that Lord Sugar has filmed for Children in Need. The business tycoon and Apprentice star visited the BBC soap's set last week to shoot a comedy item which airs this Friday. The Walford Apprentice sees Sugar arrive on Albert Square and meet Alfie Moon, Billy Mitchell, Ian Beale and Masood Ahmed. He is looking to hire a new apprentice from the Square, but whether he will be impressed by any of the candidates remains to be seen. Photo gallery - Lord Sugar visits Albert Square:

Sugar commented: "It's not every day you find yourself in Albert Square giving Alfie Moon and Ian Beale a piece of your mind, but it's (more)...

EastEnders pub boss Alfie Moon has emerged as the new bookies' favourite to kill off Derek Branning at Christmas. Derek (Jamie Foreman) will lose his life over the festive period, and although the exact nature of his death has yet to be officially confirmed, fans are expecting the Walford bad boy to be murdered. Earlier this month, Derek's brother Max was the favourite to kill him, but bookmaker William Hill has now put Alfie (Shane Richie) in top position with odds of 5/1. Max is now in second place with odds of 6/1 and Jack Branning is at 7/1, while others in the running include Billy Mitchell (9/1), Joey Branning (more)...

If you loved the battle between Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell in the documentary King of Kong, and have found yourself clamoring for the two to go head-to-head in another battle for video game supremacy, then yesterday was your lucky day. Disney got the two competitive gaming titans together (Wiebe in Seattle, Mitchell in Miami) for a showdown – but the battle wasn’t waged over Donkey Kong. Instead, these two master gamers fought to become the best Fix-It Felix Jr. player in the world. For those not up to speed, Fix-It Felix Jr. is the game at the heart of Disney’s latest animated feature, Wreck-It Ralph. In the film, the game’s “villain” (John C. Reilly) hops from one game to another after he gets tired of always being the bad guy. He then...

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Lord Sugar has paid a visit to the EastEnders set today (November 6) to film an upcoming Children in Need sketch. The business tycoon and Apprentice star has been tweeting pictures from the BBC soap's base in Elstree, Hertfordshire as he gets involved in this year's charity fundraiser. Little is known about the filming, but Sugar appears to have been working with Shane Richie (Alfie Moon), Nitin Ganatra (Masood Ahmed) and Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell).

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EastEnders was the most-watched soap on Tuesday evening (September 18) as Billy Mitchell faced fresh problems, overnight figures show. The Walford drama pulled in 7.32m (33.9%) at 7.30pm on BBC One as Billy lost his job with Michael, just as Lola had a new social worker to impress. BBC Three's repeat screening secured 593k (4.1%) at 10.30pm. Also on BBC One, Holby City entertained 4.5m (18.6%) at 8pm with an episode titled 'A Crack In The Ice'. Emmerdale, meanwhile, attracted 6.5m (33.6%) at 7pm on ITV1 and 134k (0.6%) on +1 as pregnant Gennie became concerned over motherhood. Hollyoaks (more)...

Documentary and video game fans alike were already on the edge of their seat watching King of Kong, a chronicle of the competition between gamers Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell to achieve the world record high score on the original Donkey Kong arcade game. That battle still continues to this day, but Wiebe took some time away from Donkey Kong to do battle with a soon-to-be-famous video game. The gamer went to Gameworks in Seattle during the Penny Arcade Expo (orPAX) to play Fix-It Felix Jr., the video game (which you can play right now) from Disney’s November animated release Wreck-It Ralph. Watch below! Here's a video of Steve Wiebe playing Fix-It Felix Jr. (via SlashFilm): And also an interview with Wiebe about playing the game itself: Wiebe set the high score on the game, and if anyone beat it before the end of the weekend, they won...

EastEnders star Perry Fenwick has revealed that his character Billy Mitchell now wants to lead a trouble-free life. The actor explained that Billy wants to be more responsible now that he has granddaughter Lola and great granddaughter Lexi in his life, and that he no longer has to look up to his Mitchell cousins Grant and Phil. "For years he wanted to be [like them], but he's always been the black sheep of the family, or the runt of the litter. I don't think he's as bothered about that anymore," he told Pa. "When Billy was with Honey and his kids he'd do anything for [them] and that was why she left him, because he started thieving and lying, but as a means to an end. He continued: "That's (more)...

EastEnders bosses have announced plans to reference Team Gb's Olympic success in Tuesday night's episode of the soap. A special scene will be filmed tomorrow (August 7) celebrating the recent achievements of British Olympians, before being slotted in for broadcast later in the evening. The scene in question will feature Jean Slater (Gillian Wright), Tyler Moon (Tony Discipline) and Ray Dixon (Chucky Venn) as they praise Team Gb and discuss how proud they feel to be living in London. Today's news comes a fortnight after EastEnders marked the Olympics with special live scenes showing Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) carrying the Olympic torch. EastEnders' (more)...

Billy Mitchell carried the Olympic torch through Walford last night (23.07.12) in a live section of 'EastEnders'. The hapless cleaner - played by Perry Fenwick - was seen running with the iconic flame around Albert Square during an eight-minute live segment of the BBC One soap. Hundreds of extras and members of the cast cheered Billy on as he jogged through the square in his Olympic tracksuit, as the torch makes its way to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London for Friday's (27.07.12) opening ceremony. Viewers also saw Billy's granddaughter, Lola Pearce, give birth straight after he handed the flame over the...

EastEnders pulled in an impressive audience for its live Olympics special last night (Monday, July 23), despite the hot weather. Billy Mitchell's desperate dash back to Walford was seen by 7.59m (35.1%) at 8pm and 681k (3.3%) two hours later on BBC Three. Perry Fenwick's torch run as Billy and Danielle Harold's birth - both performed live - attracted 7.32m (31%) at 9pm as well as a huge 1.04m (6.1%) for BBC Three's 10.30pm second showing. EastEnders peaked with 8.2m (37.3%) for its first instalment, and 7.9m (32.6%) for the live climax of its later edition - helping BBC One beat ITV1 in the primetime ratings. Coronation Street, however, remained the day's most-watched soap when comparing head-to-head first showings - also pulling (more)...

The upcoming live EastEnders scenes will feature 31 regular actors, it has been announced. Perry Fenwick will carry the Olympic torch as Billy Mitchell in an eight-minute live sequence to be slotted into tonight's (July 23) episode of the BBC soap. 11 regular child actors and 450 extras will appear during the live scenes to cheer Billy Mitchell on during the relay in Walford. 19 cameras will be used around Albert Square to film the live sequence. The live scenes will also feature Billy's granddaughter Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) give birth. Rehearsals for the live episode began on Saturday (July 21), while full dress rehearsals were held on Sunday (July 22). Perry Fenwick said: "Summer arrives just in time for me to complete my 24th circuit of Albert Square and I'm sweltering! On the plus side, I'm starting (more)...

EastEnders actress Danielle Harold has claimed that she would sooner have a baby in real life than perform her live birth. Harold's character Lola Pearce - Billy Mitchell's granddaughter - will give birth next Monday (July 23) in scenes to be aired live on BBC One. She confessed to What's on TV regarding the challenge: "I'm terrified! I'd rather have a baby in real life than do this live!" However, the star added: "But it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and it is nice of them (more)...

'EastEnders' is to screen a live birth during an Olympics special next week. The BBC soap will air a seven-minute live segment on July 23, when the Olympic torch arrives on the set, and during the segment, Lola Pearce will have her baby. Her granddad Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) will be carrying the torch in Albert Square when he learns Lola (Danielle Harold) is in labour and he dashes to her side after handing over the flame. A source said: ''No one has tried anything like this on 'EastEnders' live before, so it is a challenge to get the emotion right. It will...

Perry Fenwick is worried he's going to fall over when he carries the Olympic torch during a live 'EastEnders' episode. The actor - who plays hapless Billy Mitchell - will be one of the 8,000 torch bearers as the flame heads to the Olympic Stadium in east London for the opening ceremony on July 27 and he admits it's going to be very nervous as his leg is being screened live for the BBC One soap on July 23. He said: ''My main concerns are: remembering my lines, don't fall over and don't let the torch go out. If I can achieve...

EastEnders star Perry Fenwick has admitted that he is dreading his live Olympic torch run. Fenwick will carry the flame as Albert Square's Billy Mitchell in a live scene to be slotted into an upcoming episode of the BBC soap. His alter ego will narrowly make it back in time from a football match to fulfil his life ambition on July 23. "I've come in of a morning and do a few laps of Albert Square," he told the Radio Times of his intense preparation. "I basically want to find every pothole so the crew can fill them in. I've started thinking, 'God, it's not far away now'." The actor went on: "I've been (more)...

EastEnders viewers will finally see Billy Mitchell's big Olympic moment arrive in a fortnight's time. As announced last year, Billy (Perry Fenwick) is to carry the Olympic torch through Albert Square in an upcoming episode. He will take on the task in some brief live footage which will be slotted into the BBC One soap on July 23. Billy's big day won't be easy for him, as he faces a desperate race to make it on time to carry the torch. Having joined the Queen Vic's football team, Billy is livid when the squad ends up running late on the way home from a match. Fortunately for Billy, as seen in our pictures below, (more)...

Billy Mitchell is to get his own 'EastEnders' Olympics special. The hapless cleaner - played by Perry Fenwick - will star in his own BBC Red Button episode next month to coincide with the London 2012 Games. Billy has been picked to carry the Olympic touch through Albert Square on its way to the Olympic Stadium and while scenes of him running with it will be seen in the main show on BBC One, there will be a spin-off episode in the build-up to the big moment. The special - titled 'Billy's Olympic Nightmare' - will air on July 16 and will...

EastEnders bosses have announced that Billy Mitchell will star in his own BBC Red Button special next month. Billy, played by Perry Fenwick, will come face-to-face with a number of sporting legends and celebrities in the spinoff episode, which centres around his upcoming Olympics storyline. As first revealed last year, Billy will carry the Olympic torch through Albert Square in an upcoming episode of the main show. The footage will be broadcast live and direct from the show's Elstree base on July 23. The Red Button special - titled 'Billy's Olympic Nightmare' - will air on July 16 in the build-up to the big moment, taking Billy from Walford to Wembley. Viewers will see that Billy becomes nervous about his role of torch bearer, and his sleep is plagued by visions of what could go wrong. When Billy finds himself running late for a series of special (more)...

EastEnders star Perry Fenwick has admitted that he is feeling nervous about Billy Mitchell's upcoming Olympics storyline. As announced last year, Billy will carry the Olympic torch through Albert Square this summer as part of the torch's 2012 relay route. EastEnders fans will see Billy take on the task in some brief live footage which will be slotted into July 23's episode of the BBC soap. Fenwick told This Morning today (April 13): "That's the bit that's really worrying me! When we did the live episode of EastEnders, it put a few million on the viewing figures obviously, because they're going to watch it and they're going to see if you're going to mess up your lines. "But the few million who'll be joining this time will be seeing if he falls over - what a laugh that'd be! I've been running (more)...

EastEnders' Billy Mitchell faces tough police questioning over Heather Trott's murder in tonight's (April 13) episode of the soap. As shown in our unseen pictures below, things don't look good for Billy (Perry Fenwick) as he doesn't have anyone to back up his alibi for the night of the murder. Billy also admits to having an argument with Heather the week before she died, which adds to the suspicion surrounding him. Although (more)...

EastEnders star Perry Fenwick has described co-star Danielle Harold (Lola Pearce) as an "amazing" actress. The 49-year-old, who plays Billy Mitchell in the BBC soap, said that the newcomer's "cheeky" personality put him in mind of departed cast member Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater). "She can be a cheeky little so-and-so, can Dan," he told Inside Soap. "One of the cameramen was talking to me about my role in [1986 film] Mona Lisa the other day, and Danielle piped up, 'Was that in black and white?' "The way she's come on since (more)...

EastEnders' Billy Mitchell is to carry the Olympic torch on the BBC One soap. The hapless video shop worker - played by Perry Fenwick - will find out on tonight's (15.11.11) show that he has been successful in his application to carry the flame for the London 2012 games in a storyline that will see the soap merge with reality. On July 23 next year, live footage will show Billy carrying the flame through the fictional London borough of Walford - on its way to the real Olympic Park in Stratford, East London, for the opening ceremony of the summer games...

EastEnders character Billy Mitchell will carry the Olympic torch on the show. The hapless East Londoner, who is portrayed by actor Perry Fenwick, will be granted his long-term wish when he runs the torch through fictional Albert Square on July 23 next year, just before the Olympic opening ceremony on July 27. Fenwick told The Mirror: "When we first discussed the storyline, my initial thought was that I'll now have to get fit. "While this may be a fictional one-off for Billy Mitchell, it's a real once in a lifetime opportunity for me and I am thrilled that Walford and Albert Square will be part of this amazing event." Billy and fellow EastEnder character Fatboy (Ricky Norwood) were both initially in the running for the torchbearer role, but Fenwick won the opportunity. London 2012 chairman Lord Sebastian (more)...

EastEnders' Billy Mitchell receives a shock next week when his rebellious granddaughter Lola Pearce announces that she is pregnant. Billy (Perry Fenwick) begins to worry about Lola when the school informs him that she has been missing lessons, and viewers later discover that the teen tearaway is hiding a secret as she clutches a pregnancy test out of his sight. After the test gives a positive result, Lola (Danielle Harold) soon shares the news with Billy - explaining that she doesn't plan on returning to school as she's expecting a baby. Lola goes on to boast about how she'll be given a flat of her own, but a stunned Billy insists that it won't be so simple. As the shock sinks (more)...

Former EastEnders star Cathy Murphy is returning to the stage in a new production of Misery, it has been announced. The actress, who recently bowed out as Walford's Julie Perkins, will take on the role of crazed Annie Wilkes in an adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel, News Shopper reports. Misery is being staged at Fairfield Halls in Croydon for a seven-show run next month. Murphy left the cast of EastEnders in the summer after nearly a year playing Julie, who was Billy Mitchell's love interest. The 44-year-old later explained (more)...

There have been few better panto villains in documentaries than King of Kong's Billy Mitchell and this shows what happened when he met Morgan Spurlock. Like us, you too will be in awe of Billy's tie. Champion video-gamer Billy Mitchell became one of the big screen's most mesmerising antiheroes during King of Kong, the film which followed his and Steve Wiebe's tussle to be crowned the best Donkey Kong player in history.

EastEnders newcomer Danielle Harold has described securing a role on the soap as a "whirlwind". The actress, who plays Billy Mitchell's granddaughter Lola Pearce, revealed that she had never had an audition before and did not expect to get the part. Harold told the Daily Star Sunday: "I've always wanted to be an actress. I didn't do very well at school because I became ill in my final year. I worked for a local catering company but I couldn't stop thinking about being an actress. Every night I would search the internet for acting schools. "I've been very lucky (more)...

EastEnders' new recruit Danielle Harold has heaped praise on former cast member Lacey Turner, revealing that she has been re-living the star's time as Stacey Slater by watching old scenes. The 18-year-old actress was recently cast as feisty Lola Pearce, who is Billy Mitchell's long-lost granddaughter. In an interview with tomorrow's edition of Inside Soap, Harold explained that she is a big fan of Turner, who bowed out as Stacey in last year's Christmas storyline. Harold commented: "Lacey Turner is an incredible actress. I've been watching a lot of her, not because I'm trying to copy her but because she's so amazing." The Walford (more)...

"He only gets better looking with age..."

Nintendo's vile villain turned loveable jackass turns 30 today, so to celebrate the life of our barrel blasting brigadier, I thought I'd throw down some knowledge that may interest you about one of the most popular Nintendo characters around...

1. Seth Gordan, Director of King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters, actually gave a copy to Colin Farrell in hopes he would imitate video game champ "Billy Mitchell" in Gordans newest feature Horrible Bosses.

2. Most Donkey Kong arcade cabinets in America were actually modified Radarscope cabinets that had been changed due to a poor response from American gamers regarding the game and it's "obnoxious chirping".

3. This Existed...

4. Dk first got his tie in the GameBoy release of the original game.

5. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quests Soundtrack is regarded as one of the best sound-tracks ever composed for the Snes...it also goes quite well with Biggie Smalls.

Colin Farrell had an odd inspiration for his new role as a terrible boss - a Donkey Kong videogame champion.

Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon sent the Irishman a copy of his hit documentary King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, which chronicles the lives of die-hard gamers who compete for world records, to get into character as obnoxious Bobby Pellitt.

Gordon admits he wanted the character to look like Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell.

He tells WENN, "I think not only the wardrobe, the posture and the confidence, and being stuck in the '80s were influenced in some way by Billy. It was wonderful that Colin was open to the role and really breathed life into it.

"At the first meeting, we talked about giving him a belly and a clubbing enthusiasm - and Colin wanted a comb-over. As soon as we saw the first attempt at that I knew it was right. You should have seen all the takes that Colin did. It was like channelling a demon."...

EastEnders star Cathy Murphy has left the soap after nearly a year playing the role of Julie Perkins, Digital Spy can confirm. The actress recently finished filming at the programme and viewers will see Julie depart screens in the coming weeks. EastEnders bosses recently cast Danielle Harold as Julie and Billy Mitchell's 15-year-old granddaughter Lola Pearce and it is thought that the newcomer's arrival in Albert Square sparks Julie's exit. As she settles into Walford life, Lola finds herself in trouble but Julie's final storyline sees her (more)...

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Up and coming actress Danielle Harold is set to join the cast of Eastenders as the long lost, or rather – never before heard about – granddaughter of Billy Mitchell. It was inevitable that Executive producer Bryan Kirkwood would find a long lost relative to join the Mitchell clan after introducing a bunch of estranged relatives to the Square in recent months. First came Anne Mitchell as Tanya’s Mum, then David Essex as Aflie’s uncle and only two weeks ago we heard that Polly Perkins is set to join the cast as Dot’s sister. Ian Beale is in need of some loving so maybe his long lost fair Godmother will be next to arrive in the square.

18 year old Danielle will play 15 year old Lola, who is living in care when she is found by her grandparents Billy and Julie. The character is described as sharp and cocky.

19-year-old newcomer Danielle Harold, who appeared in Jamie Oliver’s Channel 4 reality programme Jamie’s Dream School, is to join Eastenders playing 15 year old Lola, the teenage grand-daughter of Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick).

Billy is shocked to discover the son he and Julie Perkins (Cathy Murphy) gave up for adoption has a 15-year-old daughter, Lola Pearce. Lola, who has a sharp, cocky but likeable attitude, moves to Walford after the pair track her down and discover she is in care.

Danielle, who will join the BBC One soap in the summer, is amazed to have landed a role on the iconic show because she has been a fan for a long time. She said: “I am so excited to be joining EastEnders. It feels strange to be walking round Walford with people I have grown up watching, I still have to pinch myself. I have watched the show all...

EastEnders bosses have cast soap newcomer Danielle Harold to play Billy Mitchell's (Perry Fenwick) granddaughter in a surprise new storyline, Digital Spy can confirm. In an unexpected twist due to air this summer, Billy and his partner Julie Perkins (Cathy Murphy) are left stunned as they discover they have a granddaughter they never knew existed. Although the news is initially a shock, the Walford couple ultimately decide to track down their relative and soon find out that she's living in care - an experience they are all too familiar with themselves. Billy's granddaughter is 15-year-old Lola Pearce, who has a sharp, cocky but likeable attitude. As she meets her grandparents (more)...

Lars von Trier has caused quite the stir over controversial comments he made at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. He's been condemned by Cannes officials and now he's getting similar abuse from film industry peers on Twitter, with a heaping amount of tongue-in-cheek jabs coming from Eli Roth.

In more pleasant news, the world got its first look at Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games" yesterday, and one of her co-stars — Elizabeth Banks, who plays Effie Trinket — was especially blown away by Lawrence's new look.

I'm @roundhoward and there's all that and more in today's Twitter-Wood for May 19, 2011.

Lars Von Trier, Part 1: @sutterink Dear Lars Von Trier, we appreciate your honesty, but Fyi, "i'm a nazi and i'm proud"... still too soon.

-Kurt Sutter, writer ("Sons of Anarchy")

Lars Von Trier, Part 2: @ebertchicago If Kirsten Dunst's looks could kill, Lars von Trier would now resting in the Cannes mortuary.

If you've ever wanted to eat a bunch of dots while running through a maze, you may soon have your chance. Merv Griffin Entertainment, the company behind Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, has teamed with Namco Bandai Games America to develop a reality game show based on the popular video game [1] Pac-Man. Incidentally, did you know the original name for Pac-Man was Puck-Man? Read more after the jump. Roy Bank, Merv's head of Television described the show to Deadline as follows [2]: A big, crazy Wipeout-type event with a lot of energy. The idea we have is to take what Pac-Man is and bring it to life, to bring what is essentially the world's biggest game of tag to television. This won't be Pac-Man's first trip to television. He actually did make it to TV once before, in 1982 and 1983 as an animated cartoon series. Here's what the opening of the show looked like.

"If I was in public seven days a week, six out of seven days people came up to me, they recognized me, asked me for autographs...and now the movies have been out it's seven out of seven days."

I guess in the mind of Billy Mitchell, King of Kong needed him more than he needed King of Kong to raise his celebrity status.  I've never heard of this guy before the movie so maybe I'm the seventh out of the week, though I'm not sure if I would go up to him for an autograph.

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Classic video game luminaries from around the country -- and Moviefone -- gathered at Richie Knucklez Arcade Games in Flemington, NJ, this past weekend for an awesome event: The Tron-Off.

In advance of 'Tron: Legacy,' three arcade studs were competing in a contest on the 1982 game Tron. The competitors were Florida resident David Cruz (whose 7,148,220 points going into the event was recognized as the world-record score), New Hampshire programmer Donald Hayes (whose 4,580,031 points was the second-highest score), and Mark Sellers (a self-described Tron "underdog" and bar owner from Grand Rapids, Mi). This trio went head-to-head in a 14-hour tournament emceed by gaming legend Billy Mitchell.

We proudly present our mini-documentary about the event -- 'King of Tron.' Watch the short film to find out who won, and whether a new world record on Tron was set.

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Nintendo recently released "Donkey Kong Country Returns" for the Wii and apparently included an Easter Egg in world 3-2 of the game to honor Billy Mitchell. Mitchell appeared in the 2007 documentary "The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters" in which he battled Steve Wiebe to become the champion of the original "Donkey Kong" game. He is known for being cocky and patriotic and is often seen wearing an American flag tie. So in the game, one of the ruins is made to look like his tie. Check out the photos below. Photos: (click to enlarge)...

Perry Fenwick has revealed that his latest EastEnders storyline will feature many surprises for viewers. The actor's character Billy Mitchell recently had his life turned upside down when his old friend Julie Perkins turned up in Walford and informed him that he has a grown-up son. Forthcoming episodes of the BBC soap will see Billy facing the dilemma of whether to track down his son or let the matter rest. Speaking to Soaplife about what the dream scenario for Billy would be, Fenwick explained: "He hopes to find a man he could be proud of. They haven't told me exactly what's going (more)...

EastEnders' new recruit Cathy Murphy has admitted that she is keen for a romance to develop between her character and Walford regular Billy Mitchell. Last month, it was announced that the actress had signed up for the role of Julie Perkins - a face from Billy's past who is about to turn his world upside down with some surprising revelations. Speaking to Inside Soap about the duo, Murphy explained: "I'd like to think there's a romantic future for the pair of them. Julie's the female Billy. They're mirror images and really make each other laugh. "They're (more)...