Month: November 2023
FILM REVIEWS >> The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and Thanksgiving
20th November 2023 - News / by Graham Young
GRAHAM YOUNG gives his verdicts on The Hunger Games prequel and Thanksgiving horror, (with the latter giving Ozzy Osbourne a silver scre...Read more
Enjoy the full experience of cinema and music at Westside’s Symphony Hall
- News / by Tony Collins
A feast of music from festive cinema favourites awaits visitors to Westside in the run-up to Christmas. Birmingham music charity B:Mu...Read more
FILM REVIEW: Saltburn – now showing at Cineworld Broad Street and Odeon Broadway Plaza
17th November 2023 - News / by Graham Young
SALTBURN (15, 131 mins). Billed as a psychological black comedy thriller, actress turned writer-director Emerald Fennell takes viewers o...Read more
Westside ‘Star’ Gary Newbon cracks up at book launch – thanks to Jasper!
- News / by Graham Young
Legendary foot-in-the-door football interviewer Gary Newbon has written a book that spills the beans about his long life in sports journ...Read more
Fabulous prizes up for grabs in Broadway Plaza’s festive competition
- News / by Tony Collins
On the twelfth day of Christmas Broadway Plaza gave to me … the chance to win some fantastic festive gifts! The entertainment complex...Read more
All-star rockers help launch art gallery in Westside bar
16th November 2023 - News / by Graham Young
The Dirt Road Band helped to launch a new art venue within a new live music venue on Broad Street this week. Artist and bass player H...Read more
Westside’s Saqib Bhatti promoted to minister in Conservative government
- News / by Steve Dyson
Former Westside BID director Saqib Bhatti has been promoted to a ministerial position in the Conservative government as a result of Prim...Read more
WORLD PREMIERE: sci-fi blockbuster gets stage treatment at The Rep
15th November 2023 - News / by Tony Collins
A new stage adaptation of a classic sci-fi film is to receive its world premiere on Westside early next year. The Rep on Centenary Sq...Read more
VIDEO: The invasive green carpet of duckweed below Black Sabbath Bridge
14th November 2023 - News / by Graham Young
The canal running beneath the world-famous Black Sabbath Bridge is turning green, thanks to the arrival of an invasive water plant on We...Read more