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Filmed at Minneapolis' historic State Theatre, IN GOD WE RUST features Black's inimitable comedy tirades as he jumps up and down and wags his finger at the absurdities of our lives.

MTV, MTV2 and mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network will once again invade Las Vegas desert with the addition of blazing performances by hip hop stars B.o.B, Big Sean and producer/artist araabMUZIK for the Spring Break 2012.

It's going to be a sizzling summer of comedy on SHOWTIME with the season premieres of the hit series WEEDS (10 p.m. ET/PT) and EPISODES (10:30 p.m. ET/PT) on Sunday, July 1st. Thirteen half-hour episodes of WEEDS' eighth season go into production in Los Angeles in April, and nine half-hours of EPISODES' second season recently wrapped production in London and Los Angeles.

THE CABIN IN THE WOODS is coming to theaters on April 13, 2012 from Lionsgate. The comedy horror film is directed by Drew Goddard and stars Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Kristen Connolly, Jesse Williams, Fran Kranz, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Brian J. White, Maya Massar and Nels Lennarson.

According to The Hollywood Report, Connie Britton will star in the upcoming ABC drama pilot NASHVILLE from ABC Studios, Lionsgate and Gaylord Entertainment.

A new film project launched in January by actor Tim Kang is being praised by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) for the awareness it will bring to the issues of abducted and sexually abused children. Kang is best known for his role in the CBS hit drama 'The Mentalist' as the fan favorite character California law enforcement investigator 'Kimball Cho.'

EPIX (www.epixhd.com), the multi-screen, multi-platform premium entertainment service, announced today that it will be the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball, to be held at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, Sunday March 4, 2012 at 7pm ET/4pm PT.

EPIX (www.epixhd.com), the multi-screen, multi-platform premium entertainment service, announced today that it will be the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball, to be held at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, Sunday March 4, 2012 at 7pm ET/4pm PT.

A new clip has just been released for the highly antincipated film THE HUNGER GAMES. The scene features heroine Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) showing off her archery skills in the pre-Hunger Games chaos.

According to EWOnline.com, actor and comedian Dane Cook is set to play the lead in the upcoming NBC comedy pilot NEXT CALLER PLEASE from Stephen Falk, Universal Televison and Lionsgate Television.

As first reported on Deadline.com, actress Hayden Panettiere will star in the upcoming ABC drama pilot NASHVILLE from Lionsgate and ABC Studios.

HUGO AND HARRY POTTER and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 each received 10 nominations as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today announced nominations for the 38th Annual Saturn Awards, which will be presented on Wednesday, June 20.

The series premiere of FX's acquired comedy ANGER MANAGEMENT, starring Charlie Sheen kicks off June 28 with the first two episodes airing at 9:00 PM and 9:30 PM E/P.

Filmed at Minneapolis' historic State Theatre, IN GOD WE RUST features Black's inimitable comedy tirades as he jumps up and down and wags his finger at the absurdities of our lives.

Super Channel, Canada's only national English pay television network, is pleased to announce a multi-year licensing and programming distribution pact with Starz Media Worldwide Distribution for the eagerly anticipated upcoming STARZ Original series, MAGIC CITY and several other feature films

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Spike TV has cancelled it's long-running series BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE.

TBS has ordered 35 additional episodes of the top-rated sitcom Tyler Perry's FOR BETTER OR WORSE, which finished its first season as basic cable's #1 sitcom of 2011.

TV Guide Network has announced that it will bring back a second season of NAIL FILES an original reality series from ratings juggernaut reality producer SallyAnn Salsano (Executive Producer of 'Jersey Shore').

Universal Pictures, One Race Films and Radar Pictures announced today that principal photography has begun on the action-driven, sci-fi thriller Riddick. The shoot will take place in Montreal.

Banana Republic, the brand focused on workplace style, and AMC are proud to announce an encore installment to the acclaimed Banana Republic 'Mad Men' capsule, which launches exclusively at Banana Republic North America retail locations and online at www.bananarepublic.com beginning March 1, 2012, building up to the season five premiere of MAD MEN on AMC on Sunday, March 25 at 9:00 p.m. EDT/CDT.