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Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe grows up for chiller The Woman In Black

The glasses have gone but he is still a wisp of a thing, barely clearing five feet five inches.Read

Bear Grylls in Birmingham: I hate health and safety

BORN Survivor Bear Grylls – a man who has built a career out of defying death in the most hostile environments – has blasted health and safety rules which lead to youngsters being too cosseted.Read

Film: Hugh Jackman listens to Rocky theme whilst training

When Hugh Jackman was recruited to play an ex-boxer for his latest film, Real Steel, he thought he should get in shape for the part.Read

Life through a lens on Birmingham's famous 11C bus

FROM a spot of DIY to dabbing on make-up – that’s life aboard Birmingham’s most famous bus route.Read

Aston Villa: Harry Potter Weasley twins unite over McLeish

THEY are inseparable on screen and the Weasley twins from the Harry Potter films, aka actors James and Oliver Phelps, also joined forces in the Alex McLeish furore.Read

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Tom Hanks has his say on Aston Villa vacancy

ASTON Villa’s most famous fan Hollywood A-lister Tom Hanks has given his top tip for the best man to take over the manager’s job – Brian Clough.Read

Film: Jeff Bridges: I used to play being a cowboy as a child - now I've done it as an adult

WHEN he was boy, Jeff Bridges used to borrow his father’s hat and boots, invite his friend over and play at being a cowboy.Read

Films: Anne's feeling the chemistry with Jake in new flick

I HAVE had a chip on my shoulder since my nude scene got cut from the Princess Diaries,” says Anne Hathaway, with a flash of the widest grin since Julia Roberts unthawed Richard Gere in Pretty Woman.Read

Wolverhampton production goes ahead despite costume drama

The stars of Lark Rise to Candleford at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre performed in black clothes on a bare stage, rather than cancel the show. The Mail went along...Read

Birmingham sees boom in £1 million plus property market

Birmingham has seen a massive rise in the number of homes being sold at more than £1 million. Read

Shazia Mirza breaks new ground in comedy

Birmingham comedian Shazia Mirza says that, after eight years and with television appearances and an award-winning column to her name, her concerned parents are now wearily resigned to her “new” career as a stand up. Read

Comedy: Confounding a stereotype

“I don’t think they care what I do, as long as I am not a pole dancer.”Read

Film: Director does not share our sense of dread

There was a time, not long after The Sixth Sense swept to six Oscar nominations and grossed more than $661 million, that the work of M Night Shyamalan was looked forward to more with anticipation than trepidation.Read

Film: Plan comes together for new movie

Col Hannibal Smith was always the man with the plan but The A-Team was about formula.Read

Comedy: Popcorn’s a feast for the ears and eyes

Log onto Dice Productions’ website and on the home page you will find a board game too intriguing to resist.Read

Popcorn snaps and crackles

LOG onto Dice Productions’ website and on the home page you will find a board game too intriguing to resist.Read

Theatre: A-Team's Dirk faces his public one last time

“I THINK of this as my farewell tour,” says Dirk Benedict. “I am trying to disappear totally and I have pretty well but I am working on being anonymous.”Read

Comedy: Mock star Dara O'Briain stands up for us

WHEN controversial comic Frankie Boyle announced he was to leave Mock the Week, the BBC’s current affairs punfight, fans launched an unsuccessful campaign to persuade him to stay.Read

Film: Man behind the mask...

After re-writing Sherlock Holmes lore with an extremely physical interpretation of the cerebral detective, Robert Downey Jnr returns as yet another of the great crime fighters of literature, though this time it is comic book rather than novel.Read

Film: I felt sad for Polanski - Ewan McGregor

With his trendily choppy hair cut, scruff of beard, dark jeans, sweater and heavy black boots, Ewan McGregor could easily pass for a smartly-dressed student.Read