The Oscars: Moonlight best but will it win?
Richard Lutz explains why this movie about love and generosity is the natural choice for the best film award this Sunday.
Bring on the clowns (and the motorcycles and the flame jugglers)
It’s circus time at the Birmingham Rep as the Cirque Beserk sets up the big top. Richard Lutz was there with a helper.
Sir Howard: I have had it with the so bad lying media thing
Howard Elston takes on false lying journalists..they’re wrong, wrong, wrong.
Screengrab: John Wayne and his real war wound
Richard Lutz gets all gung-ho about the most intriguing movie on the box this week
That was the Wyre that was and other tales
Richard Lutz reviews the charred wreckage of another week.
Transatlantic Sessions: “…roots that encompass Celtic and Appalachian music.”
Richard Lutz watches a night of pure roots at Symphony Hall.
Village People and other tales
Richard Lutz remember his early innocence in New York’s Greenwich Village.
Hollywood meets live music at Symphony Hall
There’s a unique tie-up of film and classical music taking place on Sunday.
BBC-vision: Today’s TV listings brought to you by Sir Howard Elston
Sir Howard Elston writes:
What’s in a Name at The Rep: “…sharp wits, deep secrets around the dinner table..”
Richard Lutz sits down to a quip-heavy dinner party at the Birmingham Rep.
Love at The Birmingham Rep: “…. harrowing drama from the lower depths…”
Richard Lutz takes a pew for a gripping tale about homelessness and the enduring power of love.
Screengrab: A grounded Redford takes to the high seas
Richard Lutz navigates through the dross of the week’s movies on tv to find a sunken treasure
That was the wall and the walk that was and other tales
Richard Lutz leafs through the wreckage of his past week.
Playing fields of dreams
Will Mapplebeck is a weekend football father. Here’s his list of tips.
Sir Howard hired as Trump’s chief speechwriter- exclusive
Howard Elson reports.
Sparkbrook and the eye of the lens
Richard Lutz highlights a book about a Birmingham neighbourhood that continually changes and refuses to die.
Street legal on High Street
Richard Lutz contemplates what’s on offer inside a US marijuana shop.
Screengrab: The Straight Story about an odyssey in old age
Richard Lutz checks out the best movie on the box for this week.
2017: Migration to continue, Murray to win big and Brexit, Brexit and more Brexit
Will Mapplebeck doles out his predictions for the new year.
Ban the Bard and other tales
Richard Lutz peers through the leaves of his past week.
Birmingham ballet dancer grabs international bronze
Hamish Scott (above), from Birmingham’s Elmhurst Ballet School, has come third in an international dance competition.
Screengrab: Clooney, Kirk and Christmas
Richard Lutz trawls the movies on the box that you just can’t miss…
Sir Howard named People of the Year
Lord Elston fingered as Top Dawg… Our very own long term correspondent Sir Howard Elston (OBE) has won the prestigious award as People’s People of the Year for the first time (writes this site’s publisher). In a poll riddled with voting controversy over Russian dark deeds, a top flight panel of judges has picked him Number…
Sharks and Other Tales
Richard Lutz wanders through Warwickshire, hears a choir, fails at a pub quiz and ponders the world of sharks
The dark shadow on the sidelines
As the British football sex scandal gains steam, Richard Lutz remembers his school where a sports coach preyed on boys. It has caused a national scandal in the US
The convenience of a scapegoat – why everyone’s giving globalisation a good kicking.
Will Mapplebeck takes a close look at how too many of our leaders react mindlessly to the worldwide finance crises that lurk on the political landscape.
Donation bid for Birmingham charity
Christmas appeal launched to aid maternal heath care.
Blair to run for Cuban prez post
What next for Cuba? We have the details.
RSC Tempest: Stratford meets the digital age in a vibrant classic
Imagine a 30 foot high Ariel towering above Propero – that’s what you get in this groundbreaking performance, says Richard Lutz
Road map to Pence-sylvania
With all the noise about Donald Trump, how about the other guy- the one a heartbeat away from the Oval Office? Richard Lutz checks the facts