http://www.birminghammail.net/authors/ Authors en-gb Birmingham Mail no Authors Authors http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/the-posters-came-from-the-walls-12a-97319-25261937/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/the-posters-came-from-the-walls-12a-97319-25261937/ THE POSTERS CAME FROM THE WALLS (12A) Film Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/law-abiding-citizen-18-97319-25261935/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/law-abiding-citizen-18-97319-25261935/ LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (18) Film Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/graham-young-reviews-american-box-office-hit-paranormal-activity-97319-25261643/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/graham-young-reviews-american-box-office-hit-paranormal-activity-97319-25261643/ PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (15) Film Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/d-silva-s-thriller-has-everything-97319-25261481/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/d-silva-s-thriller-has-everything-97319-25261481/ Bollywood Film Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/polar-express-the-imax-experience-u-97319-25261480/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/polar-express-the-imax-experience-u-97319-25261480/ Verdict: HHHHH Film Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/nativity-u-97319-25261479/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/27/nativity-u-97319-25261479/ NATIVITY! (U) Film Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/chip-shop-reviews/2009/11/26/cheap-as-chips-portland-chippy-in-edgbaston-97319-25260656/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:45:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/chip-shop-reviews/2009/11/26/cheap-as-chips-portland-chippy-in-edgbaston-97319-25260656/ THIS clean chippy at the corner of Selsey Road has one of the best ‘open’ sites in the city. Takeaway Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel-news/uk-holidays/2009/11/25/travel-passing-on-your-pride-and-heritage-97319-25249480/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:31:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel-news/uk-holidays/2009/11/25/travel-passing-on-your-pride-and-heritage-97319-25249480/ MAYBE you’re wondering what to buy your grown-up children for Christmas – or you’re an adult struggling to find the perfect present for your parents. UK Holidays http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2009/11/20/a-walk-in-the-park-smethwick-hall-park-97319-25215744/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2009/11/20/a-walk-in-the-park-smethwick-hall-park-97319-25215744/ VANESSA Kelly made national headlines last week – when she was fined £75 for taking her 17-month-old son Harry to this park ready to ‘feed the ducks’. Days Out http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2009/11/20/left-in-the-dark-with-the-christmas-lights-on-97319-25215685/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2009/11/20/left-in-the-dark-with-the-christmas-lights-on-97319-25215685/ WHEN our Christmas lights switch on made the national TV news last Saturday, you knew it wasn’t to congratulate Birmingham City Council for doing such a fine job. Days Out http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2009/11/20/ice-age-3-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs-u-97319-25214885/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:59:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2009/11/20/ice-age-3-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs-u-97319-25214885/ WINTER is coming, so prepare for the big chill! Deigo, Manny, Ellie, Sid, Scratt and friends are back in the second sequel. DVD Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2009/11/20/terminator-salvation-12-97319-25214883/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:58:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2009/11/20/terminator-salvation-12-97319-25214883/ ORDINARILY, Christian Bale could have got away with starring in an action adventure as mundane as T4. DVD Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/20/the-informant-15-97319-25214876/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:55:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/20/the-informant-15-97319-25214876/ DIRECTOR Steven Soderbergh is an acquired taste at the best of times – but now he wants you to swallow an ambitious but rather dry account of corruption inside America’s all-powerful corn industry. Film Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/11/19/pub-review-the-inn-on-the-green-in-acocks-green-97319-25206442/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:58:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/11/19/pub-review-the-inn-on-the-green-in-acocks-green-97319-25206442/ THIS IS a pub I’ve been meaning to visit for a long time, but it doesn’t look family friendly on the outside and the ultra-busy local environment makes parking extremely difficult. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/chip-shop-reviews/2009/11/19/cheap-as-cheaps-kmv-fish-bar-in-smethwick-97319-25206143/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/chip-shop-reviews/2009/11/19/cheap-as-cheaps-kmv-fish-bar-in-smethwick-97319-25206143/ IF YOU want to go swimming to work off your chips, do note that Smethwick Baths is just up the road from this old-fashioned chippy. Takeaway Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/11/17/birmingham-gangster-movie-1-day-grossed-under-44k-nationwide-on-opening-weekend-97319-25181383/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/11/17/birmingham-gangster-movie-1-day-grossed-under-44k-nationwide-on-opening-weekend-97319-25181383/ CONTROVERSIAL Birmingham-based gangster film 1 Day grossed less than £44,000 nationwide during its opening weekend, official figures have revealed. Birmingham News http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2009/11/13/it-s-far-too-hot-here-to-be-chilled-to-the-bone-97319-25160809/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2009/11/13/it-s-far-too-hot-here-to-be-chilled-to-the-bone-97319-25160809/ AS EXHIBITIONS go, Birmingham’s latest attraction is something of an eye opener – a series of dead bodies and diseased organs laid bare for all to see. Wow! Days Out http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/13/2012-12a-97319-25160679/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2009/11/13/2012-12a-97319-25160679/ GERMAN director Roland Emmerich likes to destroy things and, when he’s on target, he’s brilliant. Film Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2009/11/13/a-walk-in-the-park-touchwood-in-solihull-97319-25160800/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:29:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2009/11/13/a-walk-in-the-park-touchwood-in-solihull-97319-25160800/ THE name Touchwood sounds like it could be a park... until you add the words ‘Shopping Centre’ afterwards. And then you might think it’s anything but. Days Out http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2009/11/13/moon-15-97319-25160712/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2009/11/13/moon-15-97319-25160712/ DAVID Bowie’s son Duncan Jones debut-directed Sam Rockwell in this ambitious, thought-provoking science-fiction piece about the loneliness of long distance working. DVD Reviews