BMX Stunt Rider Cycles over a New Bridge for its Opening

In Fort Worth, Texas, a new bridge was built and to celebrate the opening someone cycled all the way over the top of one of the sides.

The cyclist was filmed and also had a camera on his handle bars showing how steep and thin his track was.

The side of the bridge went up and down very steeply making it even harder, but the cyclist made it all the way to the other side without even nearly falling off.

The cyclist went at a fast speed making it look scary and dangerous.

By Anya Stacey

year 9

Video: ITN News report on the stunt 

Frozen Film Review

Frozen, a Walt Disney Production, was released recently in the cinema box office.  It is created by the makers of Tangled and Wreck-It-Ralph and I knew for sure that I could never miss out this opportunity to watch it in the cinemas. I was fortunate enough to go see it and, in all honesty, it was the best Disney film I had ever seen.

I was deeply stricken by the plot of this film. It was nowhere near to what I had expected would happen. The plot was fairly simple and unexpected. Queen Elsa of Arendelle is cursed with magical powers that no one knows about. She faces great consequences to try and hide it. Anna, Queen Elsa’s sister, a very cheerful girl, longs to reconnect with her sister after she shut everyone out but causes tragedy as Elsa’s powers are revealed. She decides to escape Arendelle hoping everyone will be safe without her, but doesn’t realise she’s made a big mistake.

Anna sets out on a dangerous journey to find her sister, unravels mysteries and re unites with a snowman she built with her sister when they were young. His name is Olaf, and he likes warm hugs! He is simply my favourite character in the film. Olaf is dumb, but very kind-hearted and made me laugh throughout the whole film! They set out determined and never gave up on the quest to search for Elsa and save their kingdom.  

Idina Menzel, who plays the voice of Elsa, recently received an Oscar for ‘Best Original Song’. She sang ‘Let It Go’ in the film and I, myself, fell in love with the song. Originally sung by Demi Lovato, it has already sparked nearly 45 million views on YouTube.

Idina told Entertainment Weekly that “This is definitely a dream come true for me. I’m happy for the movie, I’m happy to be a part of the whole thing, and to have a song that really resonates with people is just beyond.”

Here are the main actors, who played the voices of the characters in the film:
-Idina Menzel Queen Elsa
-Kristen Bell Princess Anna
- Josh Gad Olaf the Snowman
-Jonathan Groff Kristoff
-Santino Fantana Prince Hans

Frozen is something completely new for the Disney productions. It’s a film about sisterhood, and the first Disney film ever to teach girls that they don’t need a man to save them. I was touched by the ending, nothing that I had expected, but was one of the most heart-warming endings of a Disney film.

I hope you enjoy the film as much as I did! I highly recommend it for anyone out there; it’s a great family movie with an incredible Plot Twist.

Zakia Nissar, 
year 9

You can watch the movie trailer for Frozen here:

The 40th People's Choice Awards

The 40^th People's Choice Awards took place on 8 January 2014 in Los Angeles. The hosts were Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs from the hit television show ‘2 Broke Girls’. The guest that attended included Sandra Bullock, Ellen DeGeneres, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder.

This year, actress Sandra Bullock swept up four awards including favourite movie actress, favourite comedic actress, dramatic actress and shared the favourite movie duo award with Gravity co-star George Clooney. Also Bullock earned another award for favourite comedic movie, The Heat, alongside Melissa McCarthy.

Another winner of the night was Ellen DeGeneres who was deemed by fans as their favourite daytime TV host, making her the woman who has gained the most People's Choice Awards with a total of fourteen trophies.

Iron Man 3 scored three awards including favourite movie, favourite action movie and the film's star, Robert Downey Jr., received the favourite action movie star honour.

Justin Timberlake also grabbed three awards including favourite album accolade for The 20/20 Experience. In his speech Timberlake thanked his "beautiful wife", Jessica Biel, "for teaching me patience and the little things, like just putting the dishes in the dishwasher. It goes a long way. Fellas, you're welcome."

Katy Perry, who was not at the show, scored the win for favourite video for the third year in a row, following up last year's award for Part of Me and 2012's honour for Last Friday Night with her hit Roar this year.

A highlight of the night was when Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev, the stars of The Vampire Diaries, earned the award for best on-screen chemistry. The duo told the audience about their breakups on and off screen. “The good thing is chemistry," said Dobrev, with her arm around Somerhalder, who are no longer in a relationship. Somerhalder also received awards for favourite Sci-Fi/fantasy actor.

Check out the other winners here: http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/

Virginia Mitreva

year 8