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Live music, rock and pop gigs, theatre, nightclubs, days out and more. en-gb Birmingham Mail http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/18/wall-e-u-97319-21365661/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:07:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/18/wall-e-u-97319-21365661/ The Birmingham Mail's Film Editor, Graham Young, reviews the new Pixar movie WALL-E. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/07/18/happiness-is-a-role-called-hamlet-97319-21365422/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:29:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/07/18/happiness-is-a-role-called-hamlet-97319-21365422/ DR Who returns to Planet Earth this summer, landing in the picturesque Warwickshire town of Stratford-upon-Avon – and his arrival is already causing plenty of excitement. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/18/donkey-punch-97319-21365657/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:06:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/18/donkey-punch-97319-21365657/ ANIMAL lovers needn’t worry – no donkeys were harmed in the making of this seaside movie. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/18/meet-dave-pg-97319-21365667/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/18/meet-dave-pg-97319-21365667/ WHAT sounds the worst / most attractive option - Eddie Murphy starring in a science fiction concept movie, writes Graham Young. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/18/now-no-one-can-hear-her-scream-97319-21365670/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:12:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/18/now-no-one-can-hear-her-scream-97319-21365670/ THERE isn’t a trace of the Alien action hero about Sigourney Weaver as she describes her latest role in Pixar blockbuster WALL:E. Dressed demurely in peach, the trademark tough demeanour which shot her to fame is long gone. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/18/mehbooba-97319-21365647/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/18/mehbooba-97319-21365647/ Eligible, dynamic New Yorker, Shravan Dhariwal (Sanjay) is a successful businessman who can have anything his heart desires. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/the-next-kate-nash-in-town-97319-21365635/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/the-next-kate-nash-in-town-97319-21365635/ A TEENAGE singer songwriter dubbed ‘the next Kate Nash’ plays Birmingham’s Rainbow pub in Deritend on Monday. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/robert-s-debt-to-britain-97319-21365613/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:58:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/robert-s-debt-to-britain-97319-21365613/ Robert Cray never has the blues when he comes to Britain – because he credits the UK with helping him launch his career. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/b-50-somethings-still-wanna-party-97319-21365610/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:57:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/b-50-somethings-still-wanna-party-97319-21365610/ THE B-52s plan to party hard when they visit Birmingham’s Carling Academy next Wednesday. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/win-tickets-for-n-e-r-d-97319-21365601/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:55:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/win-tickets-for-n-e-r-d-97319-21365601/ FUNKY hip-hop outfit N.E.R.D. are heading for Birmingham’s Carling Academy on August 19 – and we’re giving you the chance to win tickets for the show. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2008/07/18/aston-band-now-boasts-60-members-97319-21365597/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:52:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2008/07/18/aston-band-now-boasts-60-members-97319-21365597/ In a city that is world famous for the excellence and variety of its jazz big bands, The Notebenders, who are playing at Bearwood Corks Club on Thursday, can claim to be unique. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2008/07/18/avanbank-gardens-startford-upon-avon-97319-21365591/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:50:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2008/07/18/avanbank-gardens-startford-upon-avon-97319-21365591/ DURING the peak summer months there is normally nowhere finer to be than by the banks of the River Avon – which is one reason why 1.2 million people visit Stratford-upon-Avon each year. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2008/07/18/urban-walk-school-walks-down-memory-lane-97319-21365544/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:48:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2008/07/18/urban-walk-school-walks-down-memory-lane-97319-21365544/ MY school days at Aston’s Birchfield Primary School were certainly memorable. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/roll-up-for-new-aussie-sensation-97319-21365498/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:44:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/roll-up-for-new-aussie-sensation-97319-21365498/ GET your skates on and rush to Birmingham’s Centenary Square to see a brand new star in the making. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/big-names-heading-for-brum-97319-21365492/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:43:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/18/big-names-heading-for-brum-97319-21365492/ SUMMER has only just begun but already the big names of music are announcing autumn and winter visits to Birmingham. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-clubs/2008/07/18/house-head-is-getting-funky-97319-21365475/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:40:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-clubs/2008/07/18/house-head-is-getting-funky-97319-21365475/ THE Headmistress of Hard House, Charlotte Birch (pictured) has turned over a new leaf and will be playing a funky house set tomorrow for Birmingham’s newest club night. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2008/07/18/a-model-village-that-has-it-all-97319-21365469/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:37:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2008/07/18/a-model-village-that-has-it-all-97319-21365469/ IS BOURTON-on-the-Water the most perfect village in England? http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/07/18/sweet-success-for-cameron-s-labour-of-love-97319-21365464/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:35:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/07/18/sweet-success-for-cameron-s-labour-of-love-97319-21365464/ FOR more than 30 years theatre trailblazer Cameron Mackintosh nursed shows like Les Miserables, Cats and The Phantom of the Opera into worldwide smashes – but all the time he had a secret hankering to put another musical on stage, Mary Poppins. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/07/18/nancy-loser-jessie-will-be-a-great-talent-97319-21365463/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/07/18/nancy-loser-jessie-will-be-a-great-talent-97319-21365463/ THOUSANDS of television viewers watched Cameron Mackintosh’s favourite lose as the nation voted for its Nancy on I’d Do Anything. But the theatre producer has accepted defeat gracefully, saying the people’s choice is well on track for opening night. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/07/18/theatre-club-ambition-for-mail-s-sporting-roger-97319-21365461/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:32:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/theatre-in-birmingham/2008/07/18/theatre-club-ambition-for-mail-s-sporting-roger-97319-21365461/ MY colleague Roger Clarke is quite disconcertingly busy these days when he finishes his stints on the Mail sports desk. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2008/07/12/step-up-2-the-streets-pg-97319-21337541/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2008/07/12/step-up-2-the-streets-pg-97319-21337541/ THIS film has an extraordinary collection of energetic moves. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2008/07/12/the-cottage-18-97319-21337543/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2008/07/12/the-cottage-18-97319-21337543/ THIS British horror film is a massive disappointment considering director Paul Andrew Williams made such a classy debut with London to Brighton. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2008/07/12/the-orphanage-el-orfanato-15-97319-21337544/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2008/07/12/the-orphanage-el-orfanato-15-97319-21337544/ IT WOULD be hard to imagine this film not being in anyone's top ten for 2008 come the chimes of Big Ben on New Year's Eve. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2008/07/12/the-spiderwick-chronicles-pg-97319-21337545/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2008/07/12/the-spiderwick-chronicles-pg-97319-21337545/ MOVE over Harry Potter and co! http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2008/07/12/things-we-lost-in-the-fire-15-97319-21337546/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/dvd-reviews/2008/07/12/things-we-lost-in-the-fire-15-97319-21337546/ DESPITE some quality acting from Benicio Del Toro and Halle Berry, this drama about two people growing closer together following the murder of Audrey's husband Brian (David Duchovny) is achingly dull. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/11/chilling-out-at-festival-97319-21326371/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:26:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/07/11/chilling-out-at-festival-97319-21326371/ LEGENDARY singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen is ending his world tour in the Midlands. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2008/07/11/convention-are-cream-of-crop-97319-21326080/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:47:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2008/07/11/convention-are-cream-of-crop-97319-21326080/ Fairport's Cropredy Convention, Oxfordshire's longest-established music festival, expects to sell out for the second consecutive year. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2008/07/11/fine-finish-for-city-s-festival-97319-21325991/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:38:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2008/07/11/fine-finish-for-city-s-festival-97319-21325991/ BIRMINGHAM International Jazz Festival reaches its grand finale over the weekend with the focus of attention moving to the many bars, cafes and restaurants around Broad Street and Hagley Road. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/11/brendan-is-a-real-action-man-97319-21326047/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/07/11/brendan-is-a-real-action-man-97319-21326047/ NO one can deny that Brendan Fraser is a versatile talent. Having trod the stage, TV and the big screen since he had his first lead role in 1992's Encino Man, he has made his name playing bumbling goofballs in George Of The Jungle, Airheads and Blast From The Past. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2008/07/11/it-s-totally-tropical-at-akamba-97319-21326048/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-days-out/2008/07/11/it-s-totally-tropical-at-akamba-97319-21326048/ THERE are no passports required, no innoculations and definitely no hunting rifles.