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The Squid and the Whale (15)

THE Squid and the Whale is only 77 minutes long, but it's also a top drama. Read

Three Burials (15)

THREE Burials is the directorial debut of Men in Black star Tommy Lee Jones. Read

The Big White (15)

ROBIN Williams and Holly Hunter star in a watchable Alaskan comedy called The Big White. Read

The Mistress of Spices (12)

NOT dissimilar to Johnny Depp's Chocolat, the clash between modern America and traditional India is a good subject matter worth exploring in Mistress of Spices. Read

The Dark (15)

BASED on Simon Maginn's novel, The Dark sees James (Sean Bean) entertaining daughter Sarah, visiting from New York with his separated wife Adele (Maria Bello). Read

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (12A)

HOT ON the cape of Superman Returns, along comes Uma Thurman with her own high-flying capability to knock out a villain or two. Read

Young Vincent's the score draw!

LAUREL and Hardy were famous for the line "here's another nice mess" - but, when 15-year-old Midland schoolboy Vincent Byrne plays his own score to accompany one of their silent films, he'll be hoping it'll be alright on the night. Read

Summer lovin' in Birmingham

IT'S THE one that we want! Brummies who stay in town for the August Bank Holiday weekend can watch a free screening of Grease, outdoors in the Bullring. Read

Stay Alive (15)

WHILE Pirates of the Caribbean has become the year's biggest hit to date, other releases are fighting for the box office crumbs. Read

Warrior King (18)

AS anyone who saw Ong-Bak in May last year will testify, martial arts star Tony Jaa is redefining action cinema. Read

Atomised (15)

WELL acted and, by turns, controversial, depressing and strangely powerful, Atomised is the 111-minute story of two half-brothers who didn't meet until they were teenagers. Read

Cars (PG)

PACK your bags - it's time to get your kids on Route 66. Read

Renaissance (15)

SET IN Paris 2054, Christian Volckman's thriller is a bold animation that's well worth a look for genre lovers. Read

Angel-A (15)

LUC Besson's 12-year-old thriller Leon remains a personal favourite. Read

Goldberg turns to the net for premiere

FORMER BBC WM breakfast host Adrian Goldberg is set to use eBay in a revolutionary move to auction the premiere of his first film. Read

City chef's fishing for TV work

SUPER chef Glynn Purnell is celebrating his restaurant's third anniversary in style - by becoming a TV star! Read

Firewall (12)

MOVIE legend Harrison Ford was 64 on July 13 and the question now is - do we still need him? Read

The Shaggy Dog (U)

TIM Allen is a star facing Father Time head on in The Shaggy Dog. Read

The Ringer (12)

IF you're a fan of Johnny Knoxville then his bid to gatecrash the special Olympics in The Ringer will be surprisingly good fun. Read

Transamerica (15)

FOR an admirably sympathetic and often very funny road movie about a man wanting a sex-change operation, don't miss Transamerica. Read

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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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