The Island 12 Friday 10th July, 2009 Film Page

6th Week A film by Sanath Gunatilake Presented by Janaka Ramanayake “Once Upon a Time” Ekamath Eka Rateka (Adults Only) Air-Conditioned (Dolby Digital / dts) Regal - Colombo 10.30, 2.30, 6.30 (Advanced Booking Open) www.ticketslk.com Tel: 2432936 Lido - Borella (dts) 10.30, 1.45, 4.30, 7.00 Tel: 2692717 Metro - An epic sweep 10.30, 2.30, 6.15 Tel: 2852712 (dts) Odeon - Mt. Lavinia 10.30, 2.30, 6.15 and adventure Tel: 2725252 National - Maharagama 10.30, 2.15, 6.15 From July 9 at Liberty Cinema Tel: 2850293 Contras - Dalugama ce Age 3: Dawn of the the “Ice Age” mix. ness of the above-ground Mammoth – the B.M.O.C. The new world points to terms of Manny, Sid and 10.30, 2.30, 6.00 Dinosaurs has every- Also new to the “Ice Ice Age. It’s a land of dan- (Big Mammal on Campus) the filmmakers’ desire to Diego undergoing major Tel: 2915176 Ithing audiences loved Age” franchise is an incred- ger, massive creatures, in the Ice Age – feels puny put the Ice Age characters changes and having their Priyangi - Homagama about the first two films, ible and immense under- mammal-eating plants, a in this immense world. in different situations and relationships continue to 10.30, 2.30, 6.15 adding even more comedy, ground world populated by daredevil weasel, a wily “When the dinosaurs show give them unexpected chal- evolve,” says co-screen- Tel: 2894507 action, spectacular visuals dinosaurs. The lush world romantic foil for Scrat, up, Manny is no longer lenges in each film. “We writer Michael Berg. “We Nayomi - Gampaha – plus the movie magic of 3- provides a sharp contrast to named Scratte – and areas ‘king of the jungle,’” says always want to see how far have become so familiar 10.30, 2.30, 6.15 D. Our beloved heroes live the wintry environs of the with names like the Chasm comedy legend Ray we can push the charac- with the characters over Tel: 033-2223743 on, with some memorable first two “Ice Age” films, of Death, and the Plates of Romano, who returns as the ters,” says Lori Forte, who the years, that we really Jeevan - Panadura new characters thrown into and dwarfs even the vast- Woe. Even Manny the voice of filmdom’s most in 1999 had pitched the idea care about them and want 10.30, 2.30, 6.30 famous woolly mammoth. for “Ice Age” and has pro- them to succeed, whatever Tel: 038-2232517 changes they’re undergo- Regal - Negombo ing,” adds Berg’s writing 11.00, 3.00, 6.30 partner, Peter Ackerman.

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