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Westlife and Mary Byrne to welcome the Queen

(shane .nicky .kian .mark)

Westlife and X Factor's Mary Byrne are set to welcome the Queen to the Emerald Isle in style.

For the monarch's first official visit to Ireland, the chart-topping boyband and former supermarket worker will perform at a special ceremony on May 19.

Organisers have described the evening as "a roll call of the best of Irish entertainment", with Irish President Mary McAleese set to be the guest of honour.

Irish ambassador to the UK Julian King will host the event at the Dublin Convention Centre in the city's docklands.

"This is the first state visit to Ireland, our closest neighbour," he said.

"We wanted to mark this historic occasion, and to reflect the huge support and interest there has been in this visit. 

"It promises to be a memorable occasion, as opportunity to celebrate the Queen's visit, but also the love of music, the spoken word, fashion, and design that people from across our two countries share."

*Who won at the National Movie Awards 2011?*

Last night saw an evening of British television, on ITV at least, given over to the National Movie Awards. We don't think it's going out on much of a limb to suggest that these don't hold quite the same sway as the Oscars, with some luminaries as Lewis Hamilton and Shirley Bassey presenting the awards. But they did actually manage to come up with some deserving recipients this time around.


That said, it was another excuse to buff up The King's Speech on the week it just happens to be out on DVD in the UK. And there was a coincidental Screen Icon gong given to Johnny Depp, too, a week before the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie hits our screens. Cynical? Not us.

Here's what won:

►Drama
 THE KING'S SPEECH

►Comedy
 PAUL

►Fantasy
 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART I 

►Animation
TANGLED

►Performance Of The Year
 COLIN FIRTH 

►Must See Movie Of The Summer (or: the prize for the film the audience hasn't seen yet)
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART II

►One To Watch
JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER

►Special Recognition
THE KING'S SPEECH

►Screen Icon
JOHNNY DEPP

especially to HARRY POTTER :*
never fell bored and always amazing .ILYSM

Biography

The Triwizard Tournament

"Dark and difficult times lie ahead, Harry. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right... and what is easy." (Albus Dumbledore).

Even before the release of Prisoner of Azkaban, production had begun in the spring of 2004 on the next film, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” Directed by Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Mona Lisa Smile), this film promised to be the most exciting installment yet. Since 'Goblet' was a highly action packed thriller that centers on an elaborate contest know as the Tri-Wizard Tournament, the physical requirements were much tougher this time around. For a scene taking place during the second task of the Tournament, Dan actually had to learn to scuba-dive and then act underwater. During the battle with the dragon, Dan’s stunts included a 50 foot drop off a rocky embankment.

And to insure that 'Goblet' is the ultimate action thriller, Harry has to bleed! Dan admits that "there is even blood flowing!" But he reassures his fans with a well placed quip and a grin:

"Of course it´s not my own, but film blood! However, I did cut my fingers on a page of the script. That hurt like hell!"

Aside from the action, there are also fresh acting opportunities for Dan as he endures a long feud with his best friend, seeks a date for the Yule Ball, learns to dance and faces his resurrected nemesis. On the awkwardness of a boy’s first crush, he jokes that “when I was 14, you know, I was slightly better than Harry but not much… when I was with a girl, I had to say really clever things and the more you try to be clever, the more chance you have of looking stupid!”

About a climactic scene in which Harry hands over the body of a fellow contestant to the boy's father after battling his mortal foe, Lord Voldemort, Dan says:

"I had to tap into emotions that I personally never felt, that most people have never felt. Because they were challenging, it does make them fun."

The fourth movie in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", released on 18 November 2005 was another rousing success with the young stars holding their own in scenes with some of the UK’s leading actors including Ralph Fiennes and Brendon Gleeson. The movie outperformed the 2nd and 3rd films in the series to bring in nearly $900 million at the box office placing it at number seven on the all time box office total worldwide

Biography

Something Wicked This Way Comes

The majority of 2003 was taken up with the filming of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". In preparation, new director Alfonso Cuaron (who has a "much more laid back, emotional, intense way of directing") had Dan, Rupert and Emma write essays on their characters, which Dan found useful. An excellent interview by TLC editor Melissa Anelli quotes Dan as listening to music to prepare for particular scenes, and having lengthy conversations with his father regarding his life experiences in order to portray the passionate emotions that Harry displays in the book.

"There's a lot of teenage angst in this one, probably more than the book. It's much more of an internal journey for the children, especially for Harry. And he's much more comfortable with confrontation, especially with Snape. He's a lot angrier. If you had all this stuff happening to you in real life, you'd be pretty angry too."

The third film was a special experience for Dan since one of his idols, Gary Oldman, was tapped to play the role of Sirius Black, the Prisoner of Azkaban. As always, Dan and his costars received praise from the director and producers for their work. Director Alfonso Cuaron observed that he was most fortunate to come into the series with the three young stars established in their roles: “It was so clear how suited these kids are to play their characters.” Chris Columbus added that “it’s a sense of real pride to see that these kids have become such accomplished professional actors. It’s like seeing your own children up on screen.”

"Prisoner of Azkaban" was released on 4th June 2004 winning praise from critics as the best Potter film yet. Even though it was a darker gloomier film under Cuaron’s direction, the third movie continued the winning Potter tradition by grossing nearly $800 million worldwide, placing it currently at sixteenth in worldwide box-office receipts.

Biography

Into The Chamber

Filming of the sequel, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", began a mere three days after the first film was released. Frequently described as "a lot darker, a lot scarier... and a lot funnier" than the first film, "Chamber of Secrets" was more of a straightforward action movie and received generally positive reviews when it was released on 15th November 2002. History repeated itself as the film smashed transatlantic box office records and it is currently the ninth-highest grossing film of all time.

Those who worked with Dan on the film have lavished praise on him. Kenneth Branagh has spoken of his joy in working with such a well-balanced young cast. The special effects team were amazed by Dan’s ability to act convincingly opposite a ball on a stick in the scenes involving Dobby the House Elf, before the CGI creature was added. Chris Columbus, speaking after the release of "Chamber of Secrets", was more precise:

"What used to take eight or nine takes, now we do it in two or three. Particularly Dan. He has almost become a mini action hero. He is really strong and I like that strength about him because Harry Potter needs to develop that strength... He is incredibly focused. I've seen actors twice his age who couldn't give as convincing a performance."

After the promotional whirl of the UK and US, Dan took a little time out from promoting the film to make his West End stage debut in November 2002 in "The Play What I Wrote", directed by Kenneth Branagh. The play, which is a tribute to former top British comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, has a different surprise guest every night and makes them perform a humorous sketch. Says Dan of his experiences:

"It was great fun. I had never been on stage before so it was a little scary at first but it certainly gave me the desire to do more on stage."

Biography

The Role Of A Lifetime

It was Dan's "charm and simplicity" that caught the eye of Chris Columbus and David Heyman whilst on the search for a young British actor to bring to life the lead character of what is arguably the modern literary world's most successful phenomenon: Harry Potter. This was going to be no mean feat for whoever won the role and superb casting of the part was, of course, vital to the film. Director Columbus had seen a tape of "David Copperfield" and had badgered his casting director into calling its young star in for an audition.

However, Dan's understandably protective parents were reluctant to subject their son to any gruelling audition process only to have his hopes dashed and so the life-altering role was at first turned down. But serendipity smiled down on Dan one evening in a theatre: producer David Heyman and screenwriter Steve Kloves spotted him with his parents in the audience while watching the play 'Stones in his Pockets'. Heyman knew Dan's father through business connections and introduced himself to Dan during the interval. He then spent the second half of the play totally distracted by his potential Harry.

The next morning, Heyman called Dan's parents to try to persuade them to change their minds about letting him audition and... discovered that they had already had the same idea! They agreed to an informal meeting between Dan and David Heyman and, once they were confident that he would be protected as much as possible from the media glare if offered the role, agreed that Dan should go for an audition. Then one night while taking a bath, Dan heard his father answer the phone:

"My dad came in and told me I'd got the part of Harry Potter. I cried, I was so happy. I woke up in the middle of the night, around half two, and I woke up my dad too, just to check with him that it wasn't all a dream. That I really was going to be Harry Potter."

The casting of Dan, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson in the lead roles of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger was subsequently announced in August 2000. Importantly, Potter author Joanne (JK) Rowling gave Dan her seal of approval - when she saw Dan's screen test, she claimed that she felt that "it was like being reunited with [her] long-lost son":

"Having seen Dan Radcliffe's screen test I don't think Chris Columbus could have found a better Harry... I think Dan nailed it, and I am really pleased."

Production of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone" began in September 2000 and the worldwide interest in the film was unprecedented. It was released on 16th November 2001 and was praised widely for its faithful adaptation of Rowling's book, going on to become the second-highest grossing film of all time, behind "Titanic". Also praised widely was its young star ("... a wonderful Harry... young Radcliffe is perfect as Harry... seems to have been born to play the part...") who found himself on the cover of practically every entertainment magazine of the moment. Numerous TV appearances in the UK and US followed and curious audiences began to discover the boy behind the lightning-bolt scar. Fan sites began to spring up across the Internet. A star was born.