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Stately home was such a great find

WHAT sort of Days Out driver are you – one who relies on instinct, old fashioned maps or high technology?Read

Monty Python: Almost The Truth (15)

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THIS mammoth 465-minute mixture of compilation and retrospective interviews called The Lawyer’s Cut is clearly meant for diehard fans. Read

The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee (15)

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IF YOU like well-crafted human dramas, Rebecca Miller’s adaptation of her own novel is well worth seeking out. Read

District 13: Ultimatum (15)

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NOT TO be confused with producer Peter Jackson’s current science fiction thriller District 9, this is the sequel to writer Luc Besson’s exciting 2006 hit, District 13. Read

Drag Me To Hell (15)

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SPIDER-MAN trilogy director Sam Raimi goes back to his horror roots with a film which fails to live up to its ‘Scariest movie of the decade’ billing.Read

Atlantis, St Mary's Row, Moseley

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IT will be three years in January since I last visited this shop, shortly after it had opened. Because Moseley folks are passionate foodies, my return was overdue.Read

Live shows fire Des's passion

SHOWBIZ legend Des O’Connor is playing Redditch for the first time in his life tonight – and if he makes any jokes about roundabouts, invisible houses or needles blame me.Read

Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee (15)

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AWARD-winning Uttoxeter director Shane Meadows made this improvised mockumentary in just five days for less than the cost of a top-of-the-range sports car. Read

Monsters vs Aliens (PG)

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THE latest blockbuster animation has one of the most cinematic openings to any film since the Spielberg-produced animation Monster House (2006).Read

Film Review: 1 Day (15) - based on Birmingham gangs

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CONTROVERSIAL new film 1 Day – based on the real-life turf war between two rival Birmingham gangs – had its first screening in the city last night.Read

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (12A)

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NICE, horrible freak-show film ... shame about the messy movie!Read

Saw VI (18)


HAVING edited all of the Saw franchise to date, Kevin Greutert becomes director with Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) ready to return from beyond the grave.Read

Fantastic Mr Fox (PG)

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FANTASTIC by name, nature and natty clothes... that’s the latest Roald Dahl adaptation for the silver screen.Read

A Walk in the Park: Lavender Hall Park

EVEN though this column is now entering its fifth year there are still plenty of local parks like this one which I’ve yet to explore.Read

British Museum in London has so much to offer

EVEN in the age of the internet, the recent Staffordshire Hoard exhibition amply demonstrated that if people can get within touching distance of 1,400-year-old reality then that’s enough to generate queues round the block.Read

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (15)

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BEST known in the States for making Chantelle’s Show, tripple Emmy nominee Neal Brennan is virtually unheard of on this side of the pond.Read

Pub review: The One Elm in Stratford-Upon-Avon

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IF YOU fancy a half-term treat with the hope of spotting a famous face, then the interesting mixture of rooms and outdoor patio in this pleasingly revamped Stratford pub could be right up your street.Read

Cheap As Chips: Catchems End in Bewdley

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MY cheerful server seemed surprised when I asked him if this chippy on the busy A456 was named after the area.Read

King Edward VI Five Ways pupil leaves violin at bus stop in Bartley Green

MUSIC student Anna Howard is playing the wrong tune – after losing her grandmother’s 100-year-old violin at a bus stop.Read

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