Film
Brum star Antonio Aakeel wraps up filming drama ‘Granada Nights’ in Spain
Brummie rising star Antonio Aakeel – who appears in currently screening blockbuster Tomb Raider – has just wrapped up filming a gritty but light-hearted coming-of-age drama in southern Spain. After months of filming, the young West Midlands actor has completed production within the Iberian peninsula, in the UK feature Granada Nights.
IN PICTURES | Flatpack Festival: How does change happen?
A film screening and interactive discussion taking Brummies back to the late 60s was held at Impact Hub in Digbeth, as part of the city’s Flatpack Film Festival. Working with social action initiatives Free Radical and Yellow Wednesday, a group of young people invited some special guests to share their own tales of DIY culture and youth…
Long-lost footage of Batman in London launches UK hunt for rare TV clips
Long-lost footage of Adam West’s Batman teaching road safety to children will be screened for the first time in over 50 years to kick off a nationwide hunt for 100 missing telly gems. The clip from May 1967 will be shown to an audience of TV professionals and enthusiasts at Birmingham City University on Saturday…
VIDEO: Daniel Alexander preparing stunning film for Birmingham 2022 ceremony
Birmingham filmmaker Daniel Alexander is working with fellow performers, actors and musicians to create a short film about the city, to be screened during the official Commonwealth Games handover ceremony at the Gold Coast in Australia on Sunday. The presentation of ‘We Are From Birmingham’ will be part of an official handover from the Gold Coast to Birmingham, and will be set…
13 photos of David Tennant meeting fans in Birmingham
A host of celebrities joined David Tennant in Birmingham this evening for the regional premiere screening of new film You, Me and Him at Cineworld in Broad Street. Gracing the red carpet tonight were stars of the film Faye Marsay and Peter Davison, director Daisy Aitkens, and a host of local talent including Nick Owen, Bharti Patel…
REVIEW: The Valley (2017 film)
The Valley looks at the uncomfortable social topic of suicide and the continued ripples that spread out in the aftermath. Saira Kariat’s directorial debut provides not only an introspective look into the grief of the Kumar family at the loss of their youngest daughter Maya (Agneeta Thacker) but also shines a much-needed light on how different sections of society approach suicide, and how aspects like race, religion and modern…
10 photos from the Birmingham premiere screening of The Valley
The Birmingham premiere for a film tackling suicide and mental health issues was held at the Electric Cinema yesterday. The Valley, a story following a distraught father as he searches for answers after his daughter’s suicide, was screened at the city centre venue as part of select international presentations.
20 stars attending this weekend’s Comic Con in Birmingham
Hot on the heels of news last month that Hollywood stars Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn – of Guardians of the Galaxy fame – are attending this year’s first Comic Con event in Birmingham, a whole host of special guests have seen been announced. MCM Comic Con, the UK’s largest organiser of pop culture events, is kicking off the…
Birmingham date set for premiere of international mental health movie
The Birmingham premiere for a film tackling suicide and mental health issues is to be held at the Electric Cinema next week. Released this week, The Valley will be screened at the city centre venue on Monday 12 March, ahead of a dedicated Q&A session on mental health struggles with prominent local guests.
So fetch! A Mean Girls bottomless brunch party is coming to Birmingham
After selling out in New York City and London within hours, a Mean Girls themed brunch party is now hitting Birmingham – and it is “ever-so fetch!” The special bottomless brunch – inspired by the 2004 hit US teen comedy film starring Lindsay Lohan – will be aiming to ensure a day filled with “rainbows…