The world probably didn't need another film version of John Waters' 1988 romp ''Hairspray'' any more than it needed a Broadway musical version of it. The whole cycle reeks of that movie-of-a-stage-production-of-a-movie debacle that has tainted the legacy of ''The Producers.''

Film composer Aaron Zigman scores 20th Century Fox's remake of the 1943 family western "My Friend Flicka." The modern version, with its title shortened to "Flicka," stars Alison Lohman and country music superstar Tim McGraw as daughter and father. When the father (McGraw) decides that Katie (Lohman) should attend college in place of running the family ranch,

A man who has devoted himself to serving the leader of the free world is accused of plotting against him in The Sentinel, starring Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, and Eva Longoria. Also on DVD: Take the Lead with Antonio Banderas, Friends With Money starring Jennifer Aniston and Akeelah & the Bee with Laurence Fishburne.

Actor-turned-director Andy Garcia has been awarded two Imagen Awards at a Los Angeles ceremony to honor the best in Hispanic cinema and television. The star won Best Director and Best film for The Lost City, his directorial debut about a wealthy Cuban family during Fidel Castro's rise to power.

Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez and actor Richard Gere have both appeared twice in a new poll for the worst dance films of all time. In a survey by British drinks firm Shloer, the Latina beauty came in at number seven for her performance in 1990 film Lambada, as well as 2004's Shall We Dance?, also starring Gere, at nine.

Pop hunk-turned-reality TV star Drew Lachey is set to show off his ballroom skills again - as the host of an upcoming dance marathon. New dad Lachey, who won the second season of US TV hit Dancing With The Stars earlier this year, will put ballroom babes and beaus through their paces at the Wrigley's Extra Long Dance-a-Thon fundraiser at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York on the longest day of 2006.

The Ice Age sequel is still melting hearts in America after taking in a hefty $34.5 million in its second week on release. Ice Age: The Meltdown crashed into the number-one spot on the box office list last week with a $70.5 million debut, and it's easily keeping the competition off the top. The family film also becomes the first film to cross the $100 million mark.

Antonio Banderas created a ballroom in his Hollywood home so he could learn how to dance for new movie Take The Lead. The actor plays real-life dance teacher Pierre Dulaine in the new film and felt he needed to make sure he'd look the part when he took his partner by the hand.

Inspired by a true story, Antonio Banderas stars as internationally acclaimed ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulaine, in the family drama Take The Lead. The film revolves around a professional dancer who volunteers to teach in the New York City public school system. But when his classic methods clash with his students' hip hop instincts, he teams up with them to create a new style of dance and becomes their mentor in the process.

Movie bosses have found a revolutionary way of promoting the new Antonio Banderas film - screening a video jockey remix in nightclubs. Take The Lead has been remixed by London-based VJ team Addictive TV, after studio chiefs at New Line Cinema decided to test the innovative technique.