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ICE AGE:Dawn of the Dinosaur
At your Local from Wed 1st July

Manny, Sid, Diego, and Ellie are back in this third film in the computer-animated Ice Age series. With those creatures in starring roles, fans also get another dose of the vocal talents of Ray...Manny, Sid, Diego, and Ellie are back in this third film in the computer-animated Ice Age series. With those creatures in starring roles, fans also get another dose of the vocal talents of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Queen Latifah, who are joined by SHAUN OF THE DEAD’s Simon Pegg. In ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAUR, Manny and Ellie are expecting their first baby, while Sid the sloth tries an unconventional way of starting a family that gets him into trouble. With all this talk of babies, Diego might be losing his saber-toothed edge, but a journey to save Sid may just turn the whole group into heroes. In addition to all that adventure, it wouldn’t be an Ice Age film if Scrat weren’t on a desperate hunt for an acorn, but he might get distracted by a shapely female squirrel.

The film is a surefire hit with the kids, even if they are not able to sit still all the way through it. It looks great and the 3D version will undoubtedly have additional appeal. 8/10 (AC)



USA 30th June :-

. The first day of the long Independence Day weekend began at the box-office with a victory not for Transformers 2 and not for Public Enemies, the two films that were expected to be the primary contenders for first place. Instead, the hands-down winner was the 20th Century Fox animated 3D feature Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, which grossed an estimated $14 million in its debut. Transformers -- last weekend's winner, which had also piled up huge grosses on Monday and Tuesday -- fell to $10 million on Wednesday, its eighth day of release. Universal's Public Enemies arrived with $8 million. Box office analysts, however, were issuing cautious predictions about the total five-day holiday, pointing out that kids were out of school for summer vacation on Wednesday, skewing the results. Moreover, the actual Fourth of July holiday this year comes on a Saturday -- ordinarily the week's busiest day at the box office -- when picnics and backyard barbecues are likely to draw audiences away from theaters.

Fox News $5 Million Lawsuit

1 July 2009

Former FoxNews.com entertainment columnist Roger Friedman is claiming in a $5-million lawsuit against News Corp that the copy of Wolverine that he viewed online had previously been in the possession of of News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch. He maintains that the principal reason for his dismissal was that News Corp wanted to cover up the real truth about how the film ended up online. Details of the lawsuit were first published Tuesday by the Huffington Post, which noted that it barely mentions the Church of Scientology. Earlier reports had quoted Friedman as saying that he had fired because of pressure from members of the controversial church, which Friedman has often castigated in his columns. The lawsuit further observes that although Fox had ostensibly fired him for describing how to download pirated movies over the Internet, the Times of London had run a similar story in January 2009, giving detailed instructions

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been harbouring a crush on co-star Emma Watson for years - confessing both he and Daniel Radcliffe battle to win favour with the pretty actress during filming.

The trio met as kids when they were cast as the leading stars of the boy wizard franchise for the first movie in the series, 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

They have all featured in every Potter film since - and Grint admits he couldn't wait to lock lips with Watson on film for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, when their characters share a kiss.

The 20 year old is prepared for rumours of their on-screen relationship crossing over into real life - and Grint will revel every minute of it, even if it's not entirely true.

Speaking before he filmed the love scene with Watson, Grint told FHM magazine, "A lot of people think there’s something going on (between me and Emma Watson) because I have to kiss her on film soon.

"I’ll be honest with you: it’s not something I’d say I’m dreading. Emma’s a pretty girl. Have Daniel or I ever hit on Emma? Well, she’s quite popular with the cast. As for who has the worst crush on her - me or Radcliffe - I’d rather not say."

But Grint's movie kiss with Watson wasn't as good as he had hoped. He recently admitted, "We've known each other for 10 years so it was a bit like kissing my sister."

Michael Jackson's grieving family will hold a public memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Tuesday to celebrate the tragic star's life, according to U.S. reports.

Initial rumours suggested the family were planning a public viewing of the King of Pop's body at his former Neverland Ranch so the singer's legion of devastated fans could say a final goodbye to their idol.

However, the Jackson clan denied the reports, insisting they have no intention of putting the star's remains on show at home in Santa Barbara, California.

Instead, relatives and Jackson's advisors have decided to hold a public memorial at the 20,000 capacity Staples Center venue - where the Thriller legend was rehearsing his comeback show a day before his death, reports RadarOnline.com.

The Jackson family will reportedly announce the service on Thursday.