Film

Woakes out to be the next Freddie Flintoff

Friday, July 31, 2009

GREAT Barr cricket sensation Chris Woakes is hoping that Freddie Flintoff's imminent departure from Test Cricket can give him the springboard to achieve his own England ambitions.

Warwickshire all-rounder Woakes has been named as one of the players most likely to...

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The underdog rises, smiling

Friday, January 16, 2009

Dev Patel knows how lucky he is. The 18-year-old actor is the star of Slumdog Millionaire , the film which is conquering box offices and awards...

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A teen romance with extra bite

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Stephenie Meyer's best-selling Twilight novels, a series of teen fantasies in which vampires and mortals live side by side, have become one of the...

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Classic paranoia brought up to date

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Back in 1951, when the original version of the seminal science fiction classic The Day the Earth Stood Still was released, the world was a truly...

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Kingstanding virtual cinema project seeks backers

The former big screen Odeon, Kingstanding has become a star of the small screen in a virtual reality art-deco cinema project. NJH111108-00004GO

Friday, November 14, 2008

A virtual reality art-deco theatre project, which began in Kingstanding, is seeking a revival to preserve the nation's cinematic history. The King's...

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Dull game-based adaptation is a Payne to watch

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

"I don't believe in heaven. I believe in pain, I believe in fear, I believe in death," growls the titular, gun-toting hero in voiceover at the...

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Witty comedy is easy on the eye

Friday, November 07, 2008

Writer-director Stephan Elliott ( The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert ) revives Noel Coward's comedy across the class divide with this...

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Theatre mourns dedicated Jean

Highbury Theatre Centre stalward Jean Draycott has passed away, aged 82.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

A 'positive' and 'lively' lady, who dedicated more than 50 years of her life to serving a Sutton theatre, has passed away aged 82. Jean Draycott first...

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