SXSW Film Festival recently released their lineup of feature films to be screened this year. Check out the full roster after the jump. LONE STAR STATES Forfeit Directed by Andrew Shea, written by John Rafter Lee. Featuring: Billy Burke, Sherry Stringfield, Gregory Itzin, Wayne Knight. An ex-con tries to manage his way back into society, reunite with his high school sweetheart, and commit one more crime. (World Premiere) Inside the Circle Directed by Marcy......

Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week's collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week's choice posts from across the Gothamist network. Torontoist (where it's 75 degrees F as of this writing)......

Well, we thought it was probably just speculation that Fidel Castro had been called up to play shortstop for the Devil's All-Stars, and it appears it was. However, the Miami Herald has a piece today highlighting the fact that Fidel's little brother, 75 year-old Raul Castro, has been taking on a more public persona of late, in an effot, most believe, to bridge a smooth transition from his brother's regime to his. [From the Hearald]......

Word is bouncing around New York City that Cuban leader and noted baseball fanatic Fidel Castro has bought the big tobacco farm. On the day of the MLB All-Star game, no less. Net gossip Wonkette reports that the net rumor started with Jonah Goldberg from the National Review Online. She seems skeptical, as are we. But, hey, it's on the internets, so it could be true. Alex Jones scoffs at the report, saying Castro died......