By Glenn Whipp Los Angeles Daily News Would you rather slice-and-dice an 870-page book beloved by millions or pump up a slim fantasy novel that's part of a series revered for its Christian allegories?

VIRGINIA BEACH THE CONCERT HALL and the movie theater have long been uneasy suitors - always flirting with each other but never quite getting to the altar. Things change, at least for one performance, when Symphonicity takes on a program of movie music Sunday.

THINK ABOUT THE GREATEST movies of all time and then think of music. It's not easy to come up with a list that narrows it even to the top 75 greatest music scores. Why 75? To be truthful, we couldn't come up with a shorter list, without shortchanging someone. Feel free to disagree, as you surely will. Warning: It may be impossible to read through the list without humming to yourself.

IF YOU GO to see "Speed Racer," you might be advised to take along a pair of glasses. We don't mean 3-D glasses. We mean dark glasses.

LONG BEACH, Calif. ZOOOOOOM. They went that way. VROOOOOOM. Here comes another one.

''Sex and the City: The Movie" opens May 30, and PIlot movie critic Mal Vincent is inviting fans of the hit TV series to watch an advance screening and give their views on the film.
Write a short essay on why he should choose you.Think this way: With which of the characters, among Carrie Bradshaw and her trio of huntresses - Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda - do you identify, if any?

By Jeremy G. Vinluan

Teen correspondent

He relies on different pacemakers to keep his heart beating; he flies in the air at supersonic speeds; he protects the innocent from fanatics. He’s a modern knight in shining armor.

A low-level Egyptian policeman who also plays the violin in a ragtag band that is visiting Israel is going out into the little desert town in which the band is stranded for the night. "Just watch out," his stern band leader tells him. "Of what?" he asks. "I don't know. Just keep your eyes open."

"Made of Honor" starts with a party in which a man masquerading as Bill Clinton is scouting around for Monica and gets a rude awakening when he runs into Hillary. Given the time of release, it's sorta funny. This, though, is the last edgy moment in a movie that would more appropriately be called "Made Before."

You've met the Tin Man. Now meet Iron Man. The surprising thing about the latest superhero is that, like his metallic kinsman from Oz, he gets a heart.