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London, August 16: Children, as young as three, have got warning letters from police for playing outside their homes.

One 3-year-old girl's parents were stunned when they heard that their neighbours had complained about 'intimidating behaviour.'

An official letter sent by the police seems to accuse Caidence Leadbetter of antisocial behaviour while playing outside her house, Metro.co.uk reported.

Her friends - seven-year-old Ellie-Louise and sister Isabel, four - also seemed to have been implicated.

Their mother, Claire Cox, from Solihull, West Midlands, said that the letter implies that the kids could be given Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbos).

Police Community Support Officer (Pcso) Allan Cameron.

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Sept. 26

Martin Luther (1483-1546) is clearly one of the central figures of the Middle Ages. The man launched the Protestant movement, founded a church, helped standardize the German language, revolutionized ecclesiastical music with his congregational hymns and gave German nationalists their chief political issue for 100 years. No two-hour movie is going to do justice to such a life. Nevertheless, "Luther" gamely tries to cram in everything.

Produced with major funding from Thrivent, a Lutheran organization, and carrying more than a whiff of missionary zeal, "Luther" will appeal mostly to history buffs and those interested in questions of religion. Shot on 100 locations in three countries and outfitted with impressive props, costumes, art direction and medieval streets, "Luther" makes up for what it lacks in vigorous storytelling with such production values.

Veteran TV director Eric Till hands the task of embodying the religious reformer to Joseph Fiennes. While Fiennes seems to age nary a day over the course of Luther's long career -- other than changes to his hair style -- he does give a sense of the intellectual firebrand who led one of history's major revolts. His Luther is always in earnest, gaining increasing confidence in his own infallibility even as he questions the pope's. Certainly, he gets all the good lines, turning him into the kind of hero one usually finds in books written for young adults.

The movie's first scene recounts the legend of the young Luther vowing to become a monk when struck by a bolt of lightning. By the very next scene, he has accomplished this task, despite his father's opposition. Almost immediately, he is torturing himself with guilt over sins both real and imagined. He desperately longs for a merciful God, who will forgive rather than cruelly punish. His mentor, Johann von Staupitz (Bruno Ganz), swiftly packs him off first to Rome -- which is a moral cesspool -- then to the University of Wittenberg. Achieving a doctorate in theology in no time, Dr. Luther is soon performing stand-up comedy routines, poking fun at the nonsensical nature of "indulgences" and holy relics for an appreciative audience of fellow theologians.

Indulgences -- the practice of greedy churchmencq to confer the forgiveness of sin in exchange for hard cash -- is what causes Luther's break with the Roman Catholic Church.cq It is here that writers Camille Thomasson and Bart Gavigan do a fine job at sketching the political and social situation in the German states, which leads to the Reformation. But in the movie's extreme haste, things of huge importance get glossed over.

Luther's translation of the New Testament from a Greek text into German appears to take place in a fortnight rather than over years. The importance not only of this but a later German translation of the Old Testament into a rich vocabulary equal to Shakespeare's is never felt in the movie. So too Luther's marriage to an ex-nun (Claire Cox) is tacked onto the movie's final section without any appreciation for the profound impact this had on German culture and the Protestant world.

The actors do a decent job of bringing these historical figures to life. Among the well-known name actors, Peter Ustinov is his old scenery-chewing self as Luther's protector and prince, Friedrich, but nonetheless fun to watch. Alfred Molina doesn't get nearly as many opportunities, but he too is a hammy delight as an indulgence-peddling monk.

Tech credits are first-rate.

LUTHER

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Credits:

Director: Eric Till

Screenwriters: Camille Thomasson, Bart Gavigan

Producers: Brigitte Rochow, Christian Stehr, Alexander Thies

Executive producers: Dennis Clauss, Kurt Rittig, Gabriela Pfandner, J. Daniel Nichols

Director of photography: Robert Fraisse

Production designer: Rolf Zehetbauer

Music: Richard Harvey

Costume designer: Ulla Gothe

Editor: Clive Barrett

Cast:

Martin Luther: Joseph Fiennes

Prince Friedrich: Peter Ustinov

Johann Tetzel: Alfred Molina

Girolamo Aleandro: Jonathan Firth

Katharina von Bora: Claire Cox

Johann von Staupitz: Bruno Ganz

Pope Leo XII: Uwe Ochsenknecht

Cardinal Cajetan: Mathieu Carriere

Ulrick: Marco Hofschneider

Charles V: Torben Liebrecht

Running time -- 122 minutes

MPAA rating: PG-13...

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Con artists have always proved irresistible fodder for moviemakers, especially when they're young, good-looking and steal from the rich.

Stefan Schwartz's "Shooting Fish" is the latest addition to the genre, a freewheeling comedy about three happy-go-lucky hucksters and their scams. Unfortunately, the film and the lead characters tend toward the overly cute and precious, and the movie is neither as funny nor charming as it seems to think it is. Recently showcased at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, it opens commercially Friday from Fox Searchlight.

Jez (Stuart Townsend), a Brit, and Dylan (Dan Futterman), an American, are partners in crime, perpetrating a series of cons small and large. Jez is the gadgets whiz who comes up with a variety of ingenious props to further their deceptions, and Dylan is the good-looking fast-talker.

Both orphans, they look at themselves as modern-day Robin Hoods, although the only poor people they intend to help are themselves. Living in an abandoned water tower that they describe as a "post-apocalyptic pad," their ultimate goal is to buy a palatial home to make up for their misbegotten childhoods.

During one scam, involving a fake talking computer, they form a relationship with the temp worker they've hired, a sassy young medical student named Georgie (Kate Beckinsale). Soon, she's a valued member of the squad with both men vying for her favors.

The team hits upon a big score, but before they can spend the money they're nabbed for one of their less felicitous capers. A complicated series of plot machinations ensues, involving a series of deceptions and double-crosses that reveal Georgie to be more than a match for the boys when it comes to putting a plan in motion.

Arch and silly, "Shooting Fish" is ultimately not stylish enough to satisfy, and although the leading performers are charming, they aren't quite up to carrying such an insubstantial film. The filmmakers try hard for an air of light-hearted hipness -- especially with a soundtrack filled with British pop and a series of Burt Bacharach numbers -- but the screenplay is less witty than merely wacky.

Late in the story, an attempt is made to tug at the heartstrings with a subplot involving Georgie's efforts to save a home for people with Down syndrome, but it feels stiff and artificial.

SHOOTING FISH

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Director: Stefan Schwartz

Screenplay: Stefan Schwartz, Richard Holmes

Executive producer: Gary Smith

Producers: Richard Holmes, Glynis Murray

Co-producer: Neil Peplow

Co-executive producers: Graham Hampson-Silk,

Chris Craib

Director of photography: Henry Braham

Editor: Alan Strachan

Original music score: Stanislas Syrewicz

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Cast:

Dylan: Dan Futterman

Jez: Stuart Townsend

Georgie: Kate Beckinsale

Mr. Stratton-Luce: Nickolas Grace

Floss: Claire Cox

Mr. Ray: Ralph Ineson

Running time -- 93 minutes

MPAA rating: PG...