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Graham Young

Graham Young

Ikon gallery director braves the dangers of Iraq for Venice art project

Jonathan Watkins, director of Birmingham's Ikon Gallery, has gathered the best modern art in Iraq for an exhibition in Venice.Read

Movie Reviews: Trance, One Mile Away, Identity Thief, GI Joe: Retaliation,

Graham Young reviews the new movie releases, including Danny Boyle's latest film Trance and Birmingham gangland documentary One Mile Away.Read

Birmingham Opera Company to stage flash mob at Millennium Point for new project

New Birmingham arts project The Russians Are Coming needs members of the public to take part in an Easter Sunday afternoon ‘flash mob’ at Millennium Point.Read

Metropolis exhibition finds reflections of life in the modern city

A major new exhibition in Birmingham is set to give a snapshot into city life. Read

Birmingham's Ikon Gallery celebrates 15 years in Brindleyplace

One of Birmingham's most important galleries reaches major milestones this year and next. Graham Young reports.Read

Movie Reviews: The Croods, Compliance, The Paperboy, Jack The Giant Slayer

Graham Young reviews this week's movies, including The Croods, Jack The Giant Slayer, Compliance, Stolen, The Paperboy, Vinyl, Red Dawn and The Incredible Burt WonderstoneRead

Flatpack Festival returns for 11th year of movie treats in Birmingham

The Flatpack Festival is back for an 11th year. Graham Young meets its founding father and director, Ian Francis.Read

Movie Reviews: Oz - The Great and Powerful, Robot and Frank, The Guilt Trip

Graham Young, Roz Laws and Damon Smith review the latest releases including, Oz - The Great and Powerful, Robot and Frank, The Guilt Trip, No, Side Effects and Stoker.Read

Daniel Day-Lewis will take Midlands' film history to extraordinary new heights.

If Daniel Day-Lewis is immortalised by winning a third best actor Oscar on Sunday night, he will take the Midlands' already underappreciated film history to extraordinary new heights. Graham Young reports.Read

Movie Reviews: This Is 40, Beautiful Creatures, Warm Bodies

Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest films including This Is 40, Beautiful Creatures and Warm Bodies.Read

Graham Young: Michael Winner was always a controversial charmer

Film critic Graham Young recalls his 1999 encounter with Michael Winner.Read

Movie Reviews: Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty and The Last Stand

Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest cinema releases, including Spielberg's historical film Lincoln and Arnie's return to action in The Last Stand.Read

Funeral of Ian Sandy, Birmingham's 'gentle giant' of showbusiness, takes place

Celebrities gathered for the funeral of Ian Sandy, the ‘gentle giant’ of Birmingham’s showbusiness scene.Read

Movie Reviews: Les Miserables, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Gangster Squad

Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest films including Les Miserables, Texas Chainsaw 3D and Gangster Squad.Read

Graham Young reflects on an uncomfortable 12 months of film

Film critic Graham Young looks back at what cinema did for 2012 - and vice versa.Read

A tattooed nation: Is it the mark of Cain or of individuality?

Former legal secretary Ruth Porter has changed jobs so that she can have the freedom to have more tattoos.Read

James Whale's journey from prisoner to Hollywood horror king

An exhibition at Dudley Museum illustrates the talents which turned James Whale into one of America's most infential directors. Graham Young reports.Read

Movie Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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Graham Young reviews Peter Jacksons latest epic The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.Read

Let there be light at Eastside City Park in Birmingham

Graham Young visits city's 'central' park' to find out about its sparkling new look.Read

Lauren Hatchard leading new breed ready to put city on map

Lauren Hatchard is a young woman in a hurry.Read

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Award-winning Film Editor Graham Young has covered the Midlandsý radio and TV scene for two decades. The father of three is also the Mailýs reviewer of pubs, parks, family days out and chips and a keen photographer.