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Film Reviews: A striking screen presence is revealed in young actress Li Xinyun in Chinese helmer Zhang Yuan's 'Dada's Dance,' but third-act script problems prevent the quirky love story from realizing its opening potential.

Review: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings are charming in film about teen love, antics.

Film News: Weta taking charge of visual effects -- Korean actress Han Chae-young ('Love Now') will play the lead in Kiwi helmer Scott Reynolds' horror pic 'Soul Mates.'

Just to counteract the doom and gloom that usually surrounds the topic of today’s children/teens and books, it’s worth taking a look at yesterday’s GalleyCat (the popular book blog at mediabistro.com.)

So You Think You Can Dance 4 winner Joshua Allen may have won the Fox dance competition, but he also has aspirations better suited to those who appear on american Idol.'Overall, I want to be a recording artist. I want to be singer,' he told the Fresno Bee. But he won't give up dancing. 'I still want to push my dancing career. And I believe if you want to be a good dancer, you have to be well-rounded. You really have to know your stuff. At an audition, they might want a hip-hop dancer who can do pirouettes,' he said.Joshua is currently dancing on the show's national tour, which The Los Angeles Times reviewed and said 'had the celebratory, experimental feeling of kids partying when their parents go of town.' The paper says that, of all the finalists, 'Gev Manoukian was the one who left the audience in stitches. Gev's unrequited love for dance partner Courtney Galiano was a running joke on the TV show, and Gev continued his pursuit over the course of the stage show. As always, Courtne

A sweet story of young love on the streets of New York thrives on the chemistry between its two young stars, but is marred by the needlessly low-brow comedy added to try to create comedy that appeals to a larger (i.e. dumber) audience.

Saviana Stanescu's 'Aliens With Extraordinary Skills' is an enchanting piece of theater, a paean to New York that just happens to include balloon animals.

Fans of time-and-space travel, strange creatures and good-looking actresses are sure to love 'Sanctuary' on Sci Fi.

Ted Hughes's letters contain some splendid perceptions and useful biographical material - among a mass of interminable explication.