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Published: Friday, May 16, 2008
Opening today in theaters"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" - A year after the four Pevensie children (William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley) return from Narnia, they are thrust back into its fanciful world. But 1,300 years have gone by, and embattled Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes, above) needs their help. Rated PG."Young@Heart" - Stephen Walker's documentary about a chorus of performers in their 80s and 90s, shows that no one has more reason to stick it to the man than people who are most defiantly not going gently into that good night. This is most definitely not your grandfather's choir. Rated PG. (See review on Page B2.)
"The Bra Boys" - Sunny Abberton and Macario De Souza present a surfing documentary about a surfer "tribe" - The Bra Boys - from Maroubra Beach outside of Sydney, Australia. Rated R.BET nominations outT-Pain's (below) status as urban music's most frequent collaborator helped him nab a leading five BET Award nominations.Kanye West and Keyshia Cole received three nominations, while Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys and newcomer Flo Rida received a pair each. The BET Awards will be presented June 24 in Los Angeles.Al Green will be honored with a lifetime achievement award. Quincy Jones will receive an award for his humanitarian work.A Lollapalooza battleLast Band Standing, Lollapa-looza's online Battle of the Bands, is back for its third year. Artists can go to Lollapalooza.com, click the Last Band Standing link and up-load their songs and images. The competition, gives bands from around the world the chance to be heard - and judged - by Web visitors. At the end of the multi-round, two-month campaign, two bands will earn prize spots on stage at Lollapalooza.Five finalists will meet July 30 in Chicago for a live rock skirmish, where fans and celebs will cast the deciding votes. Lollapalooza takes place Aug. 1 to 3 in Chicago's Grant Park.On TV tonightIn the series finale of "Moon-light," a murder investigation is launched after a vampire kills a human in the heat of passion. Which reminds us: Never ever let a vampire give you a hickey. 9 p.m., KYW-TV 3
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