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Guy Ritchie's King Arthur will be heading for an August home release. Here are the details we have so far...

King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword had an extremely rocky road to the big screen.

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Once billed as a Knights Of The Round Table cinematic universe-starter for Warner Bros, there was already a little blood in the water for Guy Ritchie's take on the Medieval tale when the initial release date got pushed back an entire year. When it finally arrived in cinemas a few months back, it was clear that there had been some big problems along the way, and the movie ended up being a massive flop for the studio.

If you were one of...

A review of tonight's "Fargo" coming up just as soon as I show you which part's the flank steak... "Yeah. Tired of this life." -Hanzee I assumed, based on the structure of last week's episode and the brief allusions to what Ed and Hanzee and the others were up to, that tonight's installment would be largely devoted to showing their perspective on that same time period. And that's what "Loplop" turned out to be, though we got to see more of Lou and Hank(*) than I had expected going in. (*) The early Lou/Hank scenes at Peggy and Ed's house at least drove home how injured and out of sorts Hank was, which goes at least a little way way to explaining why he didn't think to go into the house first and check on Peggy. But even though I don't know the terrain in and around Luverne and how...

by Seth Metoyer

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Some details concerning the upcoming black comedy thriller 120/80: Stressed to Kill have released.

The film directed by Mark Savage includes the acting talents of Armand Assante, Bill Oberst Jr. and co-star Marshal Hilton. Check out all the details below, as well as poster art and the trailer below the synopsis.

From The Press Release

Marshal Hilton Co-Stars with Armand Assante and Bill Oberst Jr. in Director Mark Savage’s darkly sardonic portrait of middle age crises in “120/80: Stressed to Kill”.

Co-Written with Executive Producer Tommy Parnell, Directed and helmed by Australian Genre filmmaker and Cinema d’Auteur Mark Savage, “120/80: Stressed to Kill” shines a humorous but dark light on the modern day stress of middle aged married life, unrelenting social noise, infidelity, financial pressures, and the unhealthy consequences of an over caffeinated narcissistic society filled with greedy wives, unrelenting bosses, and loud mouthed belligerent characters.

We return with the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a new trailer for Repentance and Rockabilly Zombie Weekend, details on the Sundance Next Fest Lineup, Eat Men Like Air, Mindless, and much more:

First Rockabilly Zombie Weekend Trailer: “When Becky and Grant arrive at their rockabilly-themed wedding, despite warnings of a West Nile Virus outbreak, things go horribly wrong as the mosquito-spread virus spawns zombies, who begin feeding on the wedding guests as well as the other locals. The two newlyweds have to escape along with their family and friends if they ever want to live to see their honeymoon!

Rockabilly Zombie Weekend is a new feature length horror thriller with a rocking twist on the modern zombie film. It’s currently being released on DVD on July 1st, 2014 through Green Apple Entertainment. The film (as well as other merchandise) can...

Two-year-old entertainment site ScreenCrush, which is owned by burgeoning radio and digital company Townsquare Media Group, has hired movie/television writer Mike Ryan, who recently left The Huffington Post amid a round of layoffs. Townsquare gets more than 65 million U.S. monthly unique visitors on its entertainment sites, according to Comscore.  Townsquare is run by executive vp Bill Wilson, the former AOL content business head who left after the Huffington Post merger. Townsquare acquired three AOL Music sites after the division was shuttered last April. Townsquare sites include Music Blog Network, Comics Alliance, Pop Crush, BoomBox, and JustJared.  Townsquare also acquired dormant ScreenCrush two years ago and hired Mike Sampson, a 12-year veteran of JoBlo, as editor-in-chief. He manages a staff of four plus five permalancers. "I needed a new challenge," says Sampson. "I wanted this site to fill...

Last week we got word that E. Roger Mitchell would be portraying District 11 tribute Chaff in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and now we know who's playing his partner, Seeder. Read on for the details, and look for more soon. Just 13 more tributes to go!

The part of Seeder has gone to Maria Howell, an actor, singer, and voiceover artist.

Per The Hunger Games on Facebook, Howell has appeared in Lifetime’s hit shows “Army Wives” and “Drop Dead Diva”, The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries”, Fox’s “Past Life”, and more as well as the acclaimed theatrical release The Blind Side, starring Sandra Bullock. She now joins the regular cast of the TV series “Revolution,” airing this fall on NBC.

Throughout her singing career, she has shared the musical stage with legendary artists like Nancy Wilson, George Benson, Ray Charles, and Earl Klugh. After a very successful stint in Asia,...

Austin, TX – SXSW has released their 2011 SXSW Film Conference lineup, which includes two exciting key panels with Todd Phillips (The Hangover), and Paul Reubens (The Pee-wee Herman Show), as well, the cast and crew from Source Code will also be in attendance, in addition to many other panels and workshops to feed the creative mind.

Additionally, the complete schedule for the event, including screening and panel dates and times will be live starting Tuesday. at: http://schedule.sxsw.com.

SXSW 2011 – Saturday, March 12

A Conversation with Todd Phillips

Director Todd Phillips has forever left his mark on comedy entertainment with his own brand of films exploring, in often-outrageous ways, the nature of male relationships. With films like Old School, Starsky & Hutch, School For Scoundrels, Due Date and The Hangover, the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time, he has worked with some of today’s most innovative and acclaimed comic actors.

South By Southwest have announced the 2011 SXSW Film Conference lineup, which includes two key conversations with Todd Phillips (director of The Hangover), Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), the cast and crew of Super (James Gunn, Ellen Page and Rainn Wilson) and filmmaker Duncan Jones (Source Code, Moon). Additionally, the complete schedule for the event, including screening and panel dates and times are live at: http://schedule.sxsw.com [1]. You can read the full press release after the jump. SXSW Film Festival Announces 2011 Conference Lineup Todd Phillips & Paul Reubens Among Key Panelists Schedule of Screening and Panel Dates & Times Now Live Austin, Texas – February 15, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce over 100 Film Conference sessions for the 2011 event, which will take place Friday, March 11 – Saturday, March 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. These panels, largely selected from proposals submitted via the SXSW PanelPicker™ interface, offer fresh perspectives on...

Welcome to Back Stage's exclusive guide to this year's Screen Actors Guild Award nominees in film and television. Here, you will find a write-up of every nominee for SAG Awards in 2011. Be sure to look for continued coverage of the awards race at our awards blog, "Behind the Scenes." The 17th annual SAG Awards will be broadcast live Sunday, January 30, on TNT and TBS. Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseriesclaire Danes"Temple Grandin"Claire Danes so convincingly becomes Temple Grandin that it's almost inconceivable that the actor was the face of 1990s teen angst as Angela Chase in the short-lived but beloved "My So-Called Life." Danes is so brave and daring in her performance as the woman who changed the face of autism—singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" at her college graduation—it's no wonder the real-life Grandin felt proud to be affiliated with the HBO project,...

When Love Is Not Enough is the perfect Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. It has a strong message wrapped up in an interesting story performed by superb actors. Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper star in the story of Lois Wilson (Ryder), wife of Bill Wilson (Pepper) the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Lois was the founder of Al-Anon, the organization for the families of alcoholics. This is the second Hallmark film about this family. In 1989 James Woods starred in My Name Is Bill W., which was focused on the founder of AA. This time out it is his wife's turn and her story is a heart-wrenching one. The movie follows the Wilsons' love story from 1914 till 1951. During that time Lois supported and endured her love for her husband. He started out a casual drinker but soon developed into a...

New York -- David Eun is leaving Google to join AOL Inc. as chief content executive.

As AOL's president of AOL Media and Studios, effective March 1, Eun will be responsible for the company's more than 80 content sites, its new Seed.com publishing platform, as well as the newly acquired StudioNow video platform along with AOL's NYC and L.A. studios.

Based in New York, he will report to AOL chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong. Eun succeeds Bill Wilson, president, AOL Media, who will transition out of the role after nine years with AOL.

Eun follows his ex-Google colleague Armstrong back to AOL, which he knows from his previous job.

Until 2006, he helped oversee AOL as vp, operations for the media and communications group at Time Warner.

Most recently, he was at Google as vp, strategic partnerships, responsible for managing global content partnerships for Google and YouTube.

"David brings an impressive...

Variety reports that Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper are going to star in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story.

This television movie will begin shooting this week in Toronto. The show itself is going to run later this season on CBS.

When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story will tell the true story of Lois Wilson, she was the co-founder of Al-Anon. It will also look into her relationship with her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson. He was one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous.

The couple lived a lavish lifestyle in the 1920s, but Bill's drinking eventually caused them both problems. Eventually, Wilson became sober -- but Lois continued to have a hard time due to his alcoholism.

Al-Anon was started in 1951 to aid people whose "loved ones battle addiction."

When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story...