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Birmingham lawyer's battle against the UN becomes Hollywood movie Feb 21 2011

A Birmingham lawyer’s fight to expose a United Nations cover-up of the Bosnian sex trade is being turned into a film – starring Oscar winners Rachel Weisz and Vanessa Redgrave.Read

Charlie Chaplin may have been born to a gypsy in Smethwick, claims documentary Feb 21 2011

Charlie Chaplin may have secretly been from the Black Country, a new radio documentary is to claim.Read

Big-budget road trip is test of true friendship Feb 18 2011

Sitting side by side, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost lay claim to the kind of easy banter that results from long-term friendship.Read

Birmingham schoolgirls conduct red carpet interviews at the BAFTAs Feb 16 2011

Two Birmingham teenagers came face to face with some of the biggest names in movies when they were chosen to report from the red carpet at the BAFTA Film Awards in London. Read

Movie Reviews: Paul; Just Go With It; Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Feb 16 2011

Roz Laws and Graham Young review the latest movie releases including Paul, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son and Just Go With It.Read

King's Speech sweeps the board at the BAFTAs Feb 13 2011

The King's Speech has picked up a number of early prizes at this year's Bafta film awards.Read

The Dude's happy not to stare down the Duke in True Grit Feb 11 2011

It takes a big man to step into the cowboy boots of John Wayne, particularly in the role that that won him an Oscar, the drunken one-eyed lawman Rooster Cogburn in True Grit.Read

The weird world of Crispin Glover Feb 11 2011

He was the gawky dad in Back to the Future, but Crispin Glover is an actor, writer, and director who has carved out an even stranger reality for himself. Lorne Jackson spoke to him ahead of his one man Midland show.Read

Movie Reviews: Gnomeo and Juliet, True Grit, Never Let Me Go, Yogi Bear 3D Feb 09 2011

Roz Laws and Graham Young review the latest cinema releases, including Gnomeo and Juliet, True Grit, Never Let Me Go, Yogi Bear 3D.Read

Rabbit Hole and the agony of losing a child Feb 04 2011

Grief for the loss of a child is one of the strongest of human emotions, yet it’s rarely explored by Hollywood.Read

Movie Reviews: The Fighter, Brighton Rock, Rabbit Hole, Hereafter, Sanctum 3D, The Mechanic, How Do You Know Feb 02 2011

Roz Laws and Graham Young review the latest cinema releases, including The Fighter, Brighton Rock, Rabbit Hole, Hereafter, Sanctum 3D, The Mechanic and How Do You KnowRead

Animated Disney classics paved the way for modern box office hits Jan 30 2011

The world of make believe has come a long way since Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Read

Former Birmingham theatre design student off to the Oscars with the King's Speech Jan 28 2011

Former Birmingham student Judy Farr is on her way to next month’s Oscars – thanks to an unusual form of royal appointment. Read

Movie Reviews: Tangled, Barney's Version, Hubble 3D, Biutiful Jan 26 2011

Roz Laws and Graham Young review the latest cinema releases, including Barney's Version, Hubble 3D, Biutiful and the latest from Disney, TangledRead

The King's Speech receives 12 Oscar nominations at Academy Awards Jan 25 2011

The King's Speech could win an armful of Oscars at this year's Academy Awards, after the nominations were announced today.Read

Hilary Swank so inspired by Betty Anne's Conviction Jan 21 2011

Just how far would you be prepared to go for a loved one? How much of your life would you be prepared to sacrifice?Read

Movie Reviews: Black Swan, Neds, Morning Glory, The Dilemma Jan 19 2011

Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest cinema releases, including Black Swan, Neds, Morning Glory and The Dilemma.Read

On the big screen in 2011: Spandex, sequals, remakes – and a final fond farewell Jan 14 2011

Roz Laws looks ahead to cinema's big attractions in 2011.Read

Movie Reviews: Blue Valentine, Conviction, It's Kind Of A Funny Story Jan 12 2011

Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest cinema releases, including Blue Valentine, Conviction and It's Kind Of A Funny Story.Read

If Colin Firth were King Jan 07 2011

Alison Jones talks to actor Colin Firth about his latest role as the stammering King George VI.Read

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