Mexico thriller ignites cinemas

The thriller Once Upon A Time In Mexico reignited the North American box office over the weekend, opening in top spot.

The film, starring Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp and Salma Hayek, grossed £15m, compared to £4m taken by last weekend's No.1 film, Dickie Roberts.

Director Robert Rodriguez's film is the third in a series about a gun-slinging mariachi singer.

Nicolas Cage's conman caper Matchstick Men opened in the number 2 spot, with the horror yarn Cabin Fever at number 3.

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Prince set for rock honour

Prince, rocker John Mellencamp and the late Beatle George Harrison are among the nominees to enter the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2004.

Harrison, who died of cancer in 2001, is already in the Hall Of Fame as a member of the Beatles but is being nominated for his solo career.

Other nominees include the Sex Pistols, ZZ Top and Black Sabbath.

Artists are eligible to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first record.

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Westlife star's adoption dream

Westlife star Bryan McFadden has said he and his wife, ex-Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona, want to adopt a child.

McFadden says the decision is partly because Katona spent most of her childhood in care, living with eight different foster families.

"Kerry went through so much care when she was growing up, being fostered... it would be nice to pay that back for another child," McFadden said.

The pair, who married in January 2002, have two daughters, Molly and Lilly Sue.

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Butch and Sundance are best buddies

The classic Western Butch Cassidy And the Sundance Kid has been voted the best buddy film in a poll of film fans.

The 1969 movie, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, topped the poll organised by Blockbuster videos.

Thelma And Louise, starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, was the runner-up. The Blues Brothers, Wayne's World and Dumb And Dumber completed the top five.

The pairing film fans said they most wanted to see involved funnymen Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey.

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McGregor song mocks icons

Actor Ewan McGregor has recorded a song mocking late rock icons such as Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix.

The Moulin Rouge star performs a rap written by avant garde composer Simon Boswell, which criticises rock excess.

"Don't want my wife to be like Courtney, find my brains on the floor," he raps. Sid Vicious, Marc Bolan and James Dean also come under fire.

Actor Ray Winstone also features on the song, due for release later this year.