Oliver Stone ad will call for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq OLIVER Stone is to direct an advert calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. He'll interview a US soldier and the soldier's family . . . chosen in an online poll . . . about the impact of the war. "As a veteran, I know that America needs to listen to our servicemen and women, " says Stone, who won a Purple Heart for bravery in Vietnam.
Keep it in the family:
Kasdan's second son makes directing debut JONATHAN Kasdan has become the second son of director Lawrence (Body Heat) Kasdan to follow in his footsteps. The 27year-old younger brother of Jake, who made his debut with Zero Effect, has picked up favourable reviews for In The Land Of Women, the story of a young writer (Adam Brody) whose ideas of love are shaken by an older woman (Meg Ryan) and her daughter (Kirsten Stewart).
All Ireland top five (weekend 20-22 April)
1 (1)Wild Hogs (Walt Becker) 245,991 ( 704,564 to date)
2 (2) Blades of Glory (Will Speck) 214,557 ( 1,305,035)
3 (3)Mr Bean's Holiday (Steve Bendalack) 162,650 ( 2,845,355) 4 (-) Fracture (Gregory Hoblit) 117,612 (-) 5
(4) Shooter (Antoine Fugua) 103,008 ( 370,173) Compiled from Sunday Tribune industry sources US top five movies (weekend 20-22 April) 1 (1) Disturbia (DJ Caruso) 413.5m ($40.7m to date) 2 (-) Fracture (Gregory Hoblit) $11.2m (-) 3 (2) Blades of Glory (Will Speck) $7.8m ($101.1m) 4 (-) Vacancy (Nimrod Antal) $7.6m (-) 5 (3)Meet the Robinsons (Steve Anderson) $7.1m ($82.2m)
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