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Graham Young

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (12)

JACK'S back in a two-disc special edition of one of the biggest films of the year! Read

Elaine Paige @ Symphony Hall, Birmingham

I'VE never been a huge fan of Lord Andrew Lloyd "Warbler" - catching the original Starlight Express in Victoria and a version of Cats in Blackpool count as two of the biggest mistakes of my life. Read

Blaze hits Brum stars' showcase

TOP producer Ian Sandy and West End star Zoe Tyler were left reeling - after their Bostin' Brummies Night Out show at the Alexandra Theatre was hit by the Edwards No 8 fire. Read

The Break-Up (12)

JENNIFER Aniston just can't make a top-flight Hollywood comedy for love nor money. Read

Stormbreaker (PG)

THIS was billed as a James Bond-lite adventure for the Harry Potter generation. Read

Just My Luck (PG)

ON THE day McFly are helping to switch on Brum's Christmas lights, it seems a bit uncharitable to criticise them here, but the truth is they're no actors the minute they stop playing music. Read

The Prestige (12A)

LONDON director Christopher Nolan has pulled off three fine tricks in his young career to date. Read

Breaking and Entering (15)

A FILM about polka-dot Martians running North Korea would require less suspension of belief than Anthony Minghella's new drama. Read

Starter For Ten (12A)

A BRITISH comedy heavily-inspired by the University Challenge catchphrase from which it takes its name, this is more about asking the right question than knowing the correct answer. Read

The Host (15)

AFTER endlessly-poor Hollywood monster movies from Godzilla to Anaconda, this is a breath of very fresh air. Read

Mission: Impossible III (12)

EVEN after three films in a highly-lucrative franchise, Tom Cruise still can't match the legend of Bruce Geller's 1966-73 TV series. Read

The Wind That Shakes The Barley (15)

DIRECTED by Nuneaton-born veteran Ken Loach, this year's Palm D'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival is actually a disappointment. Read

Borat (15)

SACHA Baron Cohen attacks just about everybody with this film, so more's the pity that Osama Bin Laden didn't think of this idea instead of destroying the World Trade Center. Read

Little Children (15)

AFTER starring in last week's muddled All The King's Men, Kate Winslet tries again in this deeply unsettling thriller. Read

Sixty Six (12A)

ADVERTISING king turned director Paul Weiland lost out when Roseanna's Grave unfairly sank without trace a decade ago. Read

Romanzo Criminale (15)

AN Italian gangster thriller opening on fire to the drums-blazing rhythm of The Sweet's 1973 hit, Ballroom Blitz! Read

Scenes Of A Sexual Nature (15)

NEITHER salacious nor as good as you'd hope given a cast including Ewan McGregor, Gina McKee, Tom Hardy, Hugh Read

Kelly's chasing £1m TV prize

A FORMER Birmingham lap dancer tonight continues her quest to win up to £1 million on TV. Read

All The King's Men (12A)

STEVEN Zaillian's new version of Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning morality tale still strikes a chord. Read

A Good Year (12A)

THE late John Thaw won ten BAFTA and National Television Award nominations during his glittering career. Read

Author Profile

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.

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