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Richard's big plans to put Birmingham back in the picture

Could Birmingham be the new Manhattan? Screenwriter and Woody Allen fan Richard Lucas is hoping to change people’s opinions about his much-maligned home city. Read

Life On Mars director stays in the past for Miss Pettigrew

Life on Mars director Bharat Nalluri is still stuck in the past for his latest film. He tells Alison Jones how an old-fashioned screwball comedy has proved to be an unexpected hit Read

George Lucas charts a private universe with Star Wars

George Lucas reveals how hard it was to get that first Star Wars film made 30 years ago. Read

Star Wars draws on a new TV audience

Mike Davies reviews the latest cinema releases, including Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Wild Child, Lou Reed's Berlin, You Don't Mess With The Zohan and Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day. Read

Birmingham actor Terence Rigby dies

Terence Rigby, the Birmingham-born actor whose roles ranged from Crossroads to James Bond blockbusters, has died aged 71. Read

Gillian Anderson and re-opening The X-Files

hile comic book geeks the world over are still glowing in the majesty of The Dark Knight, another cult favourite returns this month, in the shape of The X-Files and its own dynamic duo, Mulder and Scully. Read

Not just an ordinary Guy

He’s played an amnesia victim, a drag queen and artist Andy Warhol, but Guy Pearce found a role he really couldn’t get out of when he signed on to play American escapologist Harry Houdini in his new film, Death Defying Acts. Read

No life left in the The Mummy

Mike Davies reviews the latest cinema releases, including The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Fox and the Child, Elegy, Death Defying Acts and Make It Happen. Read

The 'odd couple' return for more spooky goings-on

Television’s odd couple are back with a new film. X-Files star David Duchovny reveals why Mulder and Scully weren’t done investigating. Alison Jones reports Read

Mulder and Scully struggle to rediscover the X factor

Mike Davies reviews the latest movies, including The X Files: I Want To Believe, The Love Guru, Cass, Space Chimps and Man On Wire. Read

The thong remains the same

Mike Davies puckers up with Gurinder Chadah, director of Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging. Read

Dark Knight rules the super-hero genre

Mike Davies reviews the latest films, including The Dark Knight, Baby Mama, Savage Grace, The Visitor and A Complete History of My Sexual Failures. Read

Dark Knight crew drained by the Batman experience

The Batman is back and he has cut a swathe through the box office with a record breaking opening weekend. But Alison Jones finds the director and star in somewhat dark mood. Read

Olly pins a tale on a donkey

A British thriller about sexual deviancy and death is making waves at the box office. Alison Jones caught up with director Oliver Blackburn to discover who’d want to punch a donkey Read

Dragon's tongue

Business giant Peter Jones is the most intimidating dragon in the den. But, as he tells Sarah O’Meara, he is a soft touch who has had his share of professional knock-backs Read

Time for the great action hero to finally slow down

When Jackie Chan first heard about the fantastical concept of his new movie The Forbidden Kingdom, he certainly had his doubts. Read

Dancing queen Meryl Streep makes all the right moves

Having spent almost a decade persuading Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus that she wasn’t looking to either do an ABBA tribute show or tell the band’s story, in 1995 producer Judy Craymer finally convinced them to let her use their songs for a stage musical. Read

Mamma Mia! Meryl Streep is Bjorn again

Mike Davies reviews the latest cinema releases, including Mamma Mia, Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, The Forbidden Kingdom and Couscous. Read

Meera Syal shouts up for 1970s comedy

Black Country writer and actor Meera Syal is campaigning for the 1970s to be declared the best decade for TV comedy. Read

Rock'n'roll survival the Marianne Faithfull way

Born survivor Marianne Faithfull is back with a new film. She tells Alison Jones why she is more innocent than her rock chick image would lead us to believe. Read

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