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Tales From Earthsea
 Animated fantasy based on the
novels by Ursula K. Le Guin. Prince Arren embarks on a quest to
learn why the magical realm of Earthsea is awash with witches and
dragons... Read More
 Showing at these cinemas
The London Eye
 As well as being one of the most
visually striking structures in the world - the London Eye offers a
new perspective on a great city... Read More
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London Zoo
 Come face to face with some of
the hairiest, scariest, tallest and smallest animals on the planet -
right in the heart of the capital... Read More
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Top Attraction Sellers:
(05/07/07
- 18/07/07)
1. London Eye
2. Madame Tussaud's
3. Summer Opening of the State Rooms
4. China Terracota Army
5. Travelcards
Festival Season to Cure Celebrity Break-Up
Blues
From the outside celebrity match-ups
look a bit random. Who would have predicted Guy and Madonna or Pete
and Kate, or, this week, Jude Law and Cameron Diaz?
Even from
that short list, you could re-arrange partners to more
satisfactorily logical effect; Kate and Jude, Pete and Madonna and
Guy and Cameron, for instance.
In the absence of a Celebrity
Arranged Marriage Agency, we are forced to suffer the odd-couple
mis-haps of the entertainment crowd and marvel as they make it past
the first year anniversary with only a couple of
affairs/drug-induced rows under their belts.
These poor
celebs are in danger of giving random convergence a bad name, which
is a bit of a drag for people who value the eclectic in pop culture.
Luckily, the summer season of festivals is gathering pace in London
to its crescendo on August bank holiday weekend.
This is a
time when festival-goers get to see often strange mixes of music and
events, which is a great way of letting new things into your heart,
without tearing your heart up in Kate 'n' Pete
fashion.
"There's a lot of different types of bands on the
bill," is how DJ Gilles Peterson puts it, talking about the Metro
Weekender on Clapham Common on 25 and 26 August, at which he is
DJ-ing. "It's nice for me to be out of my natural environment - it's
all about catching different people. The great thing is people go to
festivals very open-minded."
Amen to that and we'll just have
to put up with the fact that while we're all open-minded to the
music, backstage those naughty celebs are going to be open-minded to
each other.
http://www.londonnet.co.uk/ln/out/music/festivals.html
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David Clee
See below for what's currently happening in and
around London:
Theatre | Music | Classical and Dance | Cinema
Hairspray - Shaftesbury Theatre
 It’s time to let your hair down
and dance the night away! Hairspray, Broadway's hit musical comedy
is coming to London... Read More
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Top Theatre Sellers:
(05/07/07 -
18/07/07)
1. The Sound of Music
2. Disney's The Lion King
3. The Phantom of the Opera
4. Ricky Gervais: Fame
5. Mamma Mia
Shed Seven
 Britpop pioneers Shed Seven have
announced that they are to reform for a one-off Greatest Hits tour
this winter. The band, who enjoyed a run of fifteen consecutive Top
40 hits including the classics Going For Gold, Chasing Rainbows and
Getting Better, will take to the stage this November / December –
four years after their original split...
Buy tickets
Top Music
Sellers:
(05/07/07 - 18/07/07)
1. Dream Theatre
2. Arcade Fire
3. Mika
4. Xavier Rudd
5. Pete Murray
Romeo and Juliet - Royal Opera
House
 Kenneth MacMillan's great
interpretation of Shakespeare's enduring tragedy is one of the most
popular works in the Royal Ballet repertory – and one of the
greatest examples of 20th-century choreography... Read More
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Top
Classical and Dance Sellers:
(05/07/07 -
18/07/07)
1. The Magic Flute
2. Swan Lake
3. Carmen
4. New York City Ballet
5. La Bayadere
LondonNet Cinema: Blockbuster of the Week - Evan Almighty
(PG)
 Family (2007) 95mins
US
Starring: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman
In the sequel to the
smash hit Bruce Almighty, television newscaster Evan Baxter, who
suffered a nasty bout of on-air verbosity in the first film, takes
centre stage...
Showing at these cinemas
Watch trailer
Critics' Choice of the Week - The Hoax
(15)
 Comedy (2006) 116mins
US
Starring: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Hope Davis
Nothing
is what it seems in this comedy drama, the true story of writer
Clifford Irving, who approaches his publishers in the early '70s
with the literary sensation of the decade: a biopic of Howard
Hughes...
Showing at these cinemas
Animation Movie of the Week - Tales From Earthsea
(PG)
 Drama (2006) 115mins
Jap
Starring: Junichi Okada, Aoi Teshima, Bunta
Sugawara
Animated fantasy based on the novels by Ursula K. Le
Guin. Prince Arren embarks on a quest to learn why the magical realm
of Earthsea...
Showing at these cinemas
Watch trailer
See Also:
A-Z of London Films
A-Z of London Cinemas
A-Z of UK Cinemas
Top 10 Movies
New Films This Week
Forthcoming Releases
Interviews
Empire Children
Competition
 Empire's Children is a new six-part
history series which examines how the dismantlement and legacy of
the British Empire have impacted on modern Britain and shaped our
national identity. The family stories of Diana Rigg, Shobna Gulati,
David Steel, Chris Bisson, Jenny Eclair and Adrian Lester offer an
extraordinary insight into the history of the dying embers of the
British Empire in the twentieth century and the effect it continues
to have on Britain
Buy Empire Children at Amazon (Hardcover)
>>
For your chance to win one of five
copies of the book Empire Children, answer the following
question:
Which of the following country was
part of the British Empire?
a. India
b. Spain
c.
France
Closing Date: Thursday 23 August
2007, Noon
How to Enter:
- Send an email
with the correct answer to competition@londonnet.co.uk, with the subject "Empire
Children Competition"
- You must include your name, email
address, telephone number and postal address, to be considered for
the prize.
More Necessary Info:
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MUST include name, email, telephone number and postal address (which
will only be used for this compie only - guaranteed). If you don't
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First correct answer out of the Editor's hat wins the prize
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Details will be sent to the winner
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- The Editor's decision is final
More Competitions >>
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 The Goring, Belgravia (5*)
A
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been loved and nurtured by the family, the management and staff for
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 Fifty Four Boutique Hotel, South
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Located in chic South Kensington on the leafy
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Situated in Putney, a lively area just south of the
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 Eden Plaza Hotel, South Kensington
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The Eden Plaza Hotel is situated on the tree-lined
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Deals
 Tria Hotel, Notting Hill (2 diamond
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Located on a quiet garden square in
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walking distance of major attractions such as Hyde Park, Oxford
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 Somerset Queen's Gate Gardens, South
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Check availability and book online
 Adamotel, Earls Court (Budget
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As Adamotel occupies a striking building, you could
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it just doesn’t look like a cheap London hostel...
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Top Hotels Sellers:
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18/07/07)
1. Shaftesbury Hotel (4* Hotel)
2. Chelsea House Hotel (2* Hotel)
3. Thistle Victoria (4* Hotel)
4. Copthorne Hotel at Chelsea Football Club (4*
Hotel)
5. Finsbury Residence (Budget Rooms)
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