Birthday's to share this week : 22nd - 28th November 2015.

Do you celebrate your Birthday this week?

Mark Ruffalo does on 22nd November - check out my tribute to this Birthday Boy turning 48 at the end of this feature.

Do you also share your birthday with a well known, highly regarded & famous Actor or Actress; share your special day with a Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Singer/Songwriter or Composer of repute; or share an interest in whoever might notch up another year in the coming seven days? Then, look no further! Whilst there will be too many to mention in this small but not insignificant and beautifully written and presented Blog, here are the more notable and noteworthy icons of the big screen, and the small screen, that you will recognise, and that you might just share your birthday with in the week ahead. If so, Happy Birthday to you from Odeon Online!

Sunday 22nd November

• Mark Ruffalo - Born 1967, turns 48 - Actor | Writer | Producer | Director
• Terry Gilliam - Born 1940, turns 75 - Director | Producer | Writer
• Robert Vaughn - Born 1932, turns 83 - Actor
• Mads Mikkelsen - Born 1965, turns 50 - Actor
• Scarlett Johansson - Born 1984, turns 31 - Actress | Director
• Jamie Lee Curtis - Born 1958, turns 57 - Actress

Monday 23rd November

• Vincent Cassel - Born 1966, turns 49 - Actor | Producer
• Franco Nero - Born 1941, turns 74 - Actor | Producer | Director | Writer
• Robert Towne - Born 1934, turns 81 - Writer | Producer | Director

Tuesday 24th November

• Stephen Merchant - Born 1974, turns 41 - Actor | Writer | Producer | Director
• Colin Hanks - Born 1977, turns 38 - Actor | Producer | Director
• Billy Connolly - Born 1942, turns 73 - Actor | Producer | Singer | Songwriter | Composer
• Kaherine Heigl - Born 1978, turns 37 - Actress | Producer

Wednesday 25th November

• Christina Applegate - Born 1971, turns 44 - Actress | Producer
• Dougray Scott - Born 1965, turns 50 - Actor | Producer
• Joel Kinnaman - Born 1979, turns 36 - Actor

Thursday 26th November

• Julien Temple - Born 1953, turns 62 - Writer | Producer | Director
• Tina Turner - Born 1939, turns 76 - Singer | Writer | Actress

Friday 27th November

• Katherine Bigelow - Born 1951, turns 64 - Director | Producer | Writer
• Robin Givens - Born 1964, turns 51 - Actress | Producer
• William Fichtner - Born 1956, turns 59 - Actor | Producer 
• Sharlto Copley - Born 1973, turns 42 - Actor | Producer | Writer | Director

Saturday 28th November

• Ed Harris - Born 1950, turns 65 - Actor | Producer | Director
• Judd Nelson - Born 1959, turns 56 - Actor
• Ryan Kwanten - Born 1976, turns 39 - Actor
• Alfonso Cuaron - Born 1961, turns 54 - Director | Producer | Writer | Cinematographer | Editor
• Joe Dante - Born 1946, turns 69 - Director | Producer | Writer | Editor
• Randy Newman - Born 1943, turns 72 - Composer | Singer | Songwriter
• Jonathan Mostow - Born 1961, turns 54 - Director | Producer | Writer
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Born 1984, turns 31 - Actress | Producer

Mark Alan Ruffalo was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA to mother Marie Herbert, a hairdresser and stylist, and father Frank Lawrence Ruffalo, a construction painter. He has two sisters Tania and Nicole and brother Scott who was shot dead at his Beverly Hills condominium in December 2008. He was raised a Catholic and attended a Catholic School having grown up in a family unit that he describes as 'very big' with 'lots of love' and that he was a 'happy kid'. Spending his teenage years at Virginia Beach, Virginia, he took part in school wrestling competitions in his native Wisconsin and then Virginia  and upon graduating from First Colonial High School the family moved to San Diego and then Los Angeles, California. He enrolled at the Stella Adler Conservatory acting school in New York and he was co-founder of the Orpheus Theatre Company for which he wrote, Directed and starred in a number of stage plays. During this time and for nine or so years he worked as a bar tender in order to make ends meet. 

His television acting career kicked off in 1989 with a single episode on 'CBS Summer Playhouse'. His big screen debut came in the 1994 horror film 'Mirror, Mirror 2 : Raven Dance', with 'Mirror, Mirror III : The Voyeur' the following year. The next few years brought bit parts in the likes of 'The Dentist' and 'The Last Big Thing' in 1996; 'Safe Men' and '54' in 1998; and then Ang Lee's American Civil War Western drama 'Ride with the Devil' in 1999. A chance meeting with playwright, screen writer and Director Kenneth Lonergan in the mid-90's led to a number of successful collaborations in his stage play 'This is Our Youth' in 1996 and then his Oscar nominated film in 2000 'You Can Count On Me' for which Ruffalo received much critical praise.

The new decade brought more significant fare with 'The Last Castle', 'XX/XY' and 'Windtalkers' in 2002; 'My Life Without Me', 'In The Cut' in 2005; and 'The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', '13 Going On 30', and 'Collateral' in 2004. The balance of the decade saw 'Zodiac', 'Reservation Road', 'Blindness', 'The Brothers Bloom', and briefly 'Where The Wild Things Are'.

His Directorial debut came in 2010 with 'Sympathy for Delicious' which Premiered and won the Special Jury Prize at The Sundance Film Festival. That same year he starred in 'The Kids Are All Right' and Scorsese's 'Shutter Island' with Leonardo DiCaprio.

In 2012 Ruffalo joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Dr. Bruce Banner AKA 'The Hulk' in the first 'The Avengers' instalment. He remains under contract to reprise the role in any future film appearance of the character in a Marvel Studios produced movie - a very astute move methinks! As a result there was a post-credits sequence in 'Iron Man 3' and this years 'The Avengers : Age of Ultron' with 'Thor : Ragnarok' due in 2017.

In between time there has been 'Thanks for Sharing' in 2013, 'Now You See Me' that same year and Ruffalo is set to reprise his role from that film in 2016's 'Now You See Me : The Second Act' currently filming. There has also been 'Begin Again', 'Infinitely Polar Bear' and 'Foxcatcher' this year with 'Spotlight' due out at Christmas.

All up Ruffalo has 62 Acting credits, four Producer credits and one Director credit. He has two Academy Award and two BAFTA nominations for 'Foxcatcher' in 2015 and 'The Kids Are All Right' in 2011,and two Golden Globe nominations for 'Foxcatcher' too and 'The Normal Heart' also from this year. He also garnered a Primetime Emmy Award win and a nomination in two different categories. both for 'The Normal Heart' in 2015 as well as a haul so far of sixteen other award wins and 77 other nominations. Plus, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his stage play role in 'Awake and Sing'.

Ruffalo is married to Actress Sunrise Coigney and together they have three children - Keen (born 2001), Bella Noche (born 2005) and Odette (born 2007). He has strong political views speaking out publicly against the War in Iraq, the Bush Administration, and the torture of prisoners. In 2006 he spoke at 'The World Can't Wait' protest in NYC; appeared on the 2008 'Penn & Teller : Bullshit' series on an episode called 'World Peace'; has supported several Democratic candidates; is pro-choice on abortion rights; and is a supporter of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. He is staunchly opposed to fracking and has publicly spoken out about this too, as well as openly criticising the Israel Defence Force for targeting a Gaza Strip hospital for attack.

Despite all his outspokenness, Mark Ruffalo has a social conscience, a moral compass, a heart in the right place and he is highly sought after playing it straight, playing it funny, playing the Superhero and you can bet we'll keep watching. Happy Birthday to you Mark, from Odeon Online.

-Steve, at Odeon Online-

Birthday's to share this week : 14th - 20th June 2015.

Do you celebrate your Birthday this week?

Zoe Saldana does on 19th June - check out the tribute to this Birthday Girl turning 37, at the end of this feature.

Do you also share your birthday with a well known, highly regarded & famous Actor or Actress; share your special day with a Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Singer/Songwriter or Composer of repute; or share an interest in whoever might notch up another year in the coming seven days? Then, look no further! Whilst there will be too many to mention in this small but not insignificant and beautifully written and presented Blog, here are the more notable and noteworthy icons of the big screen, and the small screen, that you will recognise, and that you might just share your birthday with in the week ahead. If so, Happy Birthday to you from Odeon Online!

Sunday 14th June

• Will Patton - Born 1954, turns 61 - Actor
• Diablo Cody - Born 1978, turns 37 - Writer | Director | Producer

Monday 15th June

• Courteney Cox - Born 1964, turns 51 - Actress | Producer | Director
• Helen Hunt - Born 1963, turns 52 - Actress | Producer | Director | Writer
• Neil Patrick Harris - Born 1973, turns 42 - Actor | Producer
• Ice Cube - Born 1969, turns 46 - Actor | Producer | Singer | Songwriter
• Jake Busey - Born 1971, turns 44 - Actor
• James Belushi - Born 1954, turns 61 - Actor | Producer

Tuesday 16th June

• James Bolam - Born 1935, turns 80 - Actor
• Arnold Vosloo - Born 1962, turns 53 - Actor | Producer
• Daniel Bruhl - Born 1978, turns 37 - Actor

Wednesday 17th June

• Jason Patrick - Born 1966, turns 49 - Actor | Producer
• Greg Kinnear - Born 1963, turns 52 - Actor | Producer | Writer
• Thomas Haden Church - Born 1960, turns 55 - Actor | Producer | Writer | Director
• Louis Letterier - Born 1973, turns 42 - Director
• Ken Loach - Born 1936, turns 79 - Director | Producer | Writer

Thursday 18th June

• Barbara Broccoli - Born 1960, turns 55 - Producer
• Isabella Rossellini - Born 1952, turns 63 - Actress | Producer | Director | Writer

Friday 19th June

• Zoe Saldana - Born 1978, turns 37 - Actress
• Kathleen Turner - Born 1954, turns 61 - Actress
• Gena Rowlands - Born 1930, turns 85 - Actress
• Paul Dano - Born 1984, turns 31 - Actor | Producer

Saturday 20th June 

• Danny Aiello - Born 1933, turns 82 - Actor | Producer
• Josh Lucas - Born 1971, turns 44 - Actor | Producer
• John Goodman - Born 1952, turns 63 - Actor | Producer
• Martin Landau - Born 1928, turns 87 - Actor | Producer
• Stephen Frears - Born 1941, turns 74 - Director | Producer
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse - Born 1989, turns 26 - Actor | Writer
• Robert Rodriguez - Born 1968, turns 47 - Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | Editor | Cinematographer | Cameraman | Composer | Songwriter
• Nicole Kidman - Born 1967, turns 48 - Actress | Producer

Zoe Yadira Saldana Nazario was born in Passaic, New Jersey to mother Asalia Nazario, a Puerto Rican, and father Aridio Saldana from the Dominican Republic. She grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York speaking English and Spanish. Zoe has two sisters Cisely and Mariel and a half brother Nipo. At nine years of age, the young Zoe's father died in a car crash, at which point the family moved to the Dominican Republic, where she developed a keen interest in dance in its many forms. After her 10th grade year she returned to New York with the family and began performing with the Brooklyn based 'FACES' Theatre Group. Following a performance of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' in which she took part, the teenage Saldana was recruited by a talent agency, which gave rise to her 2000 big screen debut in 'Centre Stage'.

Her small screen debut came the year before in two episodes of 'Law and Order'. On the strength of the New York set Ballet Dance Academy film 'Centre Stage' Saldana left school and appeared in the Brittany Spears comedy/drama/road movie 'Crossroads' and later that same year in 'Drumline'.

The next year in 2003 came 'Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl' playing Anamaria - a female pirate. From there followed 'The Terminal' with Tom Hanks as Directed by Steven Spielberg, and then 'Haven' with Orlando Bloom and then 'Temptation'.

2005 produced average fare 'Constellation', 'Guess Who', ' Dirty Deeds', and then 'Premium' and 'The Heart Specialist' in 2006 and in 2007 'After Sex' and 'Blackout'. 'Vantage Point' was a bigger hit in 2008 with an all star cast, although Saldana's character is killed off early on in the piece.

2009 however, was the year that was to propel Saldana into the stratosphere - literally, with two epic Sci-Fi adventures that established her star status. The first was J.J.Abrams reboot of the 'Star Trek' franchise in which she payed the role of Nyota Uhura. Seeking support, advice and guidance along the way from two women of influence - Nichelle Nichols who made the role famous and her own back in the 60's television show and in the first run of successful spin-off movies, and the second, her own mother - a self confessed Trekkie! That film made US$386M. Then of course there was the history making James Cameron epic Sci-Fi adventure 'Avatar' in which she played the lead female character of Neytiri. Grossing an all time record breaking US$2.7B the film picked up numerous awards including The Saturn Award for Best Actress - not so bad for an all CG character!

'The Losers' was next in 2010 and then 'Takers', 'Death at a Funeral', and 'Burning Palms' with 'Colombiana' in 2011 as a professional assassin and then 'The Words' a year later. 'Blood Ties' and 'Star Trek : Into Darkness' followed in 2013 with the latter once again Directed by J.J.Abrams and once again reprising her role as Uhura, with this film going on to outstrip its 2009 predecessor with a global Box Office haul of US$468M. 'Out of the Furnace' with Christian Bale and 'Infinitely Polar Bear' with Mark Ruffalo followed.

The unexpected smash hit of 2014 was Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' which grossed US$774M  with Saldana playing Gamora - this time in green rather than her 'Avatar' blue! 

Next up for Saldana is 'Nina' due for release later in 2015 playing the role of legendary jazz singer Nina Simone. Then there will be 'Star Trek 3' currently filming and 'Live by Night' in 2016 and currently in pre-production there is 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' for a 2017 release and then 'Avatar 2, 3 and 4' due in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively.

Saldana has 45 acting credits to her name, two Producer credits and two Director credits and she has garnered eleven award wins and another 41 nominations so far.

In June 2010 Saldana became engaged to long term boyfriend and business partner in 'My Fashion Data Base' Keith Britton but that relationship ended in late 2011 with Bradley Cooper becoming the love interest until early in 2013. Mid-year she married Marco Perego and in November 2014 their twin sons were born Bowie Ezio and Cy Aridio.

Zoe Saldana - a self confessed lover of the Sci-Fi genre; athletic, determined, personable, respected and beautiful; pushing the boundaries of her capabilities; and earning many friends and fans along the way - Happy Birthday to you from Odeon Online.

-Steve, at Odeon Online-

What's new in Odeon's this week - Thursday 26th March 2015

You can tell it's fast approaching Easter, because there is another raft of new cinema content creeping into our multiplexes to get Mum's & Dad's, Son's & Daughter's, Husbands and Wives and kids of all ages out to the movie theatre's over the coming two week school holiday/long weekend period.

This week we have some serious gritty drama from war torn streets of a country divided for many years over its politics, religion and beliefs; an award winning foreign language film likely to cause a stir in its country of origin; a much loved animated classic given a fairytale live action makeover; a woolly stop motion animated feature from that English studio who have done this stuff before and have little left to prove; an animated feature of an alien invasion on our humble planet that goes awry and sees an unlikely partnership evolve that means so much more than either could have imagined; then a comedy about a hapless multi-millionaire who in convicted to do jail time but must learn to man-up on the outside or take the consequences on the inside (as it were!); a unlikely pairing of two male leads together for much of their lives and then torn asunder and rebuilding what they can of their fractured lives; and finally a film about a touchy subject and its ramifications on family and loved ones that doesn't take its subject matter too seriously nor too lightly.

With such a plethora of new films about to hit our Odeon's this week there really is something for everyone, and no excuse not to get out amongst it and sit in front of a big screen for a few hours and enjoy the film of you choice. When you have done so, share your thoughts, observations and opinions with the global audience at Odeon Online and make a Comment below this, or any Post. Enjoy your filmic experience!

'71 (Rated MA15+) - Written by Gregory Burke and Directed by French first timer Yann Demange, this film was released last week in Australia but to a limited showing only. Nonetheless is has received critical acclaim for its portrayal of 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland, which began in 1969 and went through until 1997, from the perspective of a new recruit foot soldier effectively caught behind enemy lines and needing to get outta there before paying the ultimate price. With Belfast the centre of all the attention, the action and the troubles, we have here a city that is divided by Politics (the Loyalists on one side and the Republicans on the other) and Religion (the Protestants on one hand, and the Catholics on the other) and for almost thirty years opposing factions fought it out with guns, bombs, knives, death and destruction to make a point and gain the upper hand.

When teenager Gary Hook (Jack O'Connell) joins up and is promptly dispatched to Belfast he and his new recruit grunts serving in the British Army are sent to an area of Belfast where these opposing factions live side by side. Supporting the Royal Ulster Constabulary in routine house inspections, the new squaddies are alerted to an ever increasing mob of angry protesters who are congregating outside a house under inspection. When things get out go hand it all goes pear shaped and Hook and his fellow troops come under attack with rocks, human faeces, knives and anything that will maim and impair. Hook is wounded and separated from the remaining troops who scatter and are collected up to return to base. Not Hook though - he is on foot, scared, injured and alone in an extremely hostile and volatile environment with little means to protect himself. How this plays out you'll have to see for yourself, but suffice to say Demange has (re)created a tight tense and taught drama which O'Connell delivers through his performance to make this real, believable and in the moment.

LEVIATHAN (Rated M) - from the streets of war torn Belfast, to the corrupt streets of a small Russian coastal town, this Golden Globe winning, and Academy Award and BAFTA nominated film, charts the story of Kolya (Aleksey Serebryakov), his wife Lilya (Elena Lyadova) and their teenage son Roma (Sergey Pokhodaev). When corrupt Mayor Vadim (Roman Madyanov) arrives in town he eyes Kolya's property and small business and wants it for himself and so sets in place a trumped up and highly suspect repossession order at a fraction of its worth. As relationships are tested, emotions strained and the fabric of the family ripped apart, so Kolya enlists the services of good friend and former Army colleague Dmitri (Vladimir Vdovichenkov) who now has a legal practise in Moscow, and the two mount their own campaign to stop the Mayor and dig up as much dirt on him as they can. As the fighting factions go head to head who will gain the upper hand, and what will Kolya have left at the end?

LOVE IS STRANGE (Rated M) - this film was released Stateside mid-last year sometime and has taken a while to reach our shores Down Under. That said, here we have two strong male leads playing a same-sex couple Ben and George - John Lithgow and Alfred Molina respectively. Having been together for 39 years the couple decide to get married and having done so, George, who is a Catholic School music teacher, advises his employer and when the Archdiocese gets wind of this news, he is promptly fired! No longer able to afford their New York apartment, the couple are forced to split and bunk up with various friends and family. Living apart but still together the couple must find time for themselves in their new surroundings and accommodate, and be accommodated by, the new people in their lives whilst finding a new, cheaper, place to live. A learning experience for everyone. Also starring Marisa Thomei and Written/Directed by Ira Sachs.

INFINITELY POLAR BEAR (Rated M) - Mark Ruffalo must be one of the busiest Actors in Hollywood right now, because here he is again this week in another offering - this time in the Maya Forbes Directed tale of Cameron Stuart a bipolar manic-depressive father who almost single handedly is raising his two daughters - Amelia and Faith (Imogene Wolodarsky and Ashley Aufderheide respectively, and apparently both excellent!), whilst trying to win back the heart, confidence and respect of his wife (Zoe Saldana) by showing some control, responsibility and maturity. With strong performances from the principle players and very well crafted by Writer/Director Forbes this is tough subject matter told in a beautiful, nuanced, passionate thought provoking way that won't be for everyone, but is sure to find an audience as did 'Still Alice' and 'The Theory of Everything' more recently.

GET HARD (Rated MA15+) - Oh dear - what has Will Ferrell got himself into this time? I am sure that 14 years olds will flock to see this film of multi-millionaire hedge-funder James King (Will Ferrell) who has been convicted to serve ten years of hard labour in San Quentin jail for tax evasion.  Looking down the barrel of hard jail time King enlists the help, support, advice and guidance of local car wash operative Darnell Lewis (Kevin Hart) to prepare him for the trials and tribulations of life behind bars. Thinking that Lewis is a hardened criminal who has served time in the past, which of course he hasn't, King gets strung along because there is the promise of a pay cheque if Lewis can help protect him on the outside when he is on the inside. Lewis of course has never served time and is largely clueless to a life of internship, but plays along with the ruse acting up as the crim with a wrap sheet for his own material gain when really this is a case of the blind leading the blind, the dumb and dumber, and the stupid is as stupid does! One for the 14 years olds for sure! Enjoy seeing Ferrell mixing it up in Da Hood wit all da young dudes!

A LITTLE CHAOS (Rated M) - Here Alan Rickman stars in, and Directs his second feature film taking us back to the 1680's and the court of King Louis XIV, and most notably the completion of the grand gardens at the Palais de Versailles. Commissioning visionary landscape artist Sabine De Barra (Kate Winslet) who dismisses convention and prefers to act on her own modern instincts in the design of the gardens she comes to blows with the more classical designer Le Notre who has hired her to help complete the task in hand. In time she is drawn to Le Notre and must juggle her feelings for him, her own vision for the gardens and the etiquette of the Court of the King. She is however, made of sterner stuff which comes into its own when her fractured past is revealed, her feelings for Le Notre emerge and her need to garner support from the King and his followers becomes important to her own future success and well being. Starring Rickman as Louis XIV, Matthias Schoenaerts as André Le Nôtre, and Stanley Tucci as Duke Philippe d'Orleans, this is a fictionalised historical story that might just diminish an otherwise solid period piece.

CINDERELLA (Rated G) - Kenneth Branagh gave up a second outing as Director of the 'Thor' franchise to Direct this live action retelling of the classic fairytale that was told way back when by Disney in the form of the ever popular animated feature film 65 years ago, in 1950 would you believe? Here we have an all star cast that possibly reboots that timeless tale for a whole new audience, that includes Lily James as Cinders herself, Cate Blanchett as the evil stepmother, Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother, Richard Madden as Prince Charming, Stellan Skarsgard as the Grand Duke, Derek Jacobi as the King and a list of others ably supporting. You know the story all too well of that I am sure, so no spoilers here and no need to retread old ground, except to say that in Ken Branagh the story and Disney's investment should be in safe, secure hands given the man's track record of Directing, his firm grasp of historical period stories, his ability to frame a set piece, and his know-how on big spectacle. The film was made for US$95M and at the time of writing had already grossed worldwide US$256M.

SHAUN THE SHEEP : THE MOVIE (Rated G) - Shaun the Sheep first hit our screens and our subconscious in 'A Close Shave' - that Wallace & Gromit film of 1995. Since then Shaun has helmed his own spin off TV series which has seen his wool price soar, and now he arrives on our big screens  courtesy of this talented stop-motion animators at Aardman. Here we seen Shaun taking a day off from grazing the farmland and in doing so bites off a little more than he can chew as he gets mixed up with the farmer, a caravan, a steep hill  and the big city. Before you know it, it's Shaun to the rescue and with the help of his flock he needs to bring everyone home to the farm to live happily ever after. With the voice talents of Justin Fletcher as Shaun and Directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzack this is a feel good, laugh out loud warm and fuzzy movie for young and young at heart that is likely to capture your attention from whoa to go and is unlikely to disappoint - especially if you have seen Aardman's previous Wallace & Gromit instalments that are now classics of the genre and the art.

HOME (Rated PG) - Directed by Tim Johnson for Dreamworks Animation this has many familiar elements but delivers on emotion, heart, substance and a moral lesson for perhaps the younger viewers, who should be dragged along by their parents to see this lesson in life whilst watching a cracking yarn that could be ranked as one of Dreamworks finest animated features yet. When Planet Earth is 'invaded' by the alien race 'Boov' led by Captain Smek (Steve Martin) who are on the run from their mortal enemy, they begin relocating the earthlings to a desert planet to make way for themselves. One bright young girl however, manages to evade capture - 'Tip' (voiced by Rhianna) who is now on the run and searching for Mum Lucy (voiced by Jennifer Lopez) when she is befriended by alien 'Oh' (voiced by Jim Parsons) who has been banished by the Boov for revealing the location of the alien race to their sworn enemy. As the two form an unlikely friendship many adventures ensue and they both come to realise that what makes them so different draws them together and from this they can both learn to adapt and accept and appreciate the true meaning of 'home'. Again, one for young and not so young and a lesson in life here that could well be worth the price of your ticket . . . and then some!

It's a big week then for movies that offers something for all ages going into the Easter Holidays. When you have seen your movie(s) of choice. don't be shy - share your thoughts, views, observations and opinions with us all and be interactive in Cyberspace and at Odeon Online.

Movies - see as many as you can!

-Steve, at Odeon Online-