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MOVIE OF THE WEEK:
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE
First things first - beyond the title - this has next to nothing to do with 2008 creature feature Cloverfield: best to think of it as a different entry in an anthology series. After a car crash, Mary Elizabeth Winstead wakes up imprisoned in a bunker with a creepy John Goodman (as evidenced), who claims an apocalyptic event has poisoned the air above. Naturally, not everything is as it seems (or is it?), and while first-time director Dan Trachtenberg’s debts to his influences are pretty hefty, he does craft plenty of armrest-gripping moments. That said, a willingness to go for a higher rating might have helped this linger in the memory more. Trailer & Times
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BOOK NOW: ALL-STAR (NO BASKETBALL)
It's going to be April 13 sooner than you think. And that's important because - when it reaches that innocuous sounding date - you're going to want to be watching Gary Delaney. And you'll need a ticket to do that. Along with a triumphal troop of funny (Pete Firman, Jarred Christmas and Sean Hughes will also be in situ) the All-Star Stand-Up Tour will be a lot like watching a one-off mash up between the BBC, Channel 4 and Comedy Central, such are the telebox credentials of the foursome. We can count on one finger the number of seats left in the front row (who are you people?) and the circle (where you'll find us) is sold out. You know what to do. Tickets (£20).
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NEW IN TOWN: DNA
If it's a refined evening you're in the market for, look away now. But if a performance which is equal measures of chaos and cool sounds more like your thing, Birmingham Opera Company's new production of Dido and Aeneas (DnA) is compulsory viewing. Last year's maniacal show - in a disused chemical factory that became an airport - bagged International Opera's new production of the year. It was vivid, violent and cruelly beautiful. From March 18 to 23, at the former site of The Ballroom (formerly of The Clash and Bob Marley repute) tickets are £5.
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A MOVIE AND A MARTINI?
Last month we launched a booze-focussed events company called Crushed & Cubed and then, this month, we realised with horror that we should probably put on a booze-focussed event. Scouring the entire city top to bottom we stumbled upon a cinema that's, literally, 30 metres from our office, who were keen to work with us and with an incredible new Polish vodka by the name of Toruńska. Owned by two Brummies, this high-end voddy (think Grey Goose but not mind-numbingly dull) will be providing every attendee with a perfectly made Martini, before the Mockingbird Theatre screen ultimate man movie Swingers. Toruńska will also be making a post-movie cocktail and Crushed & Cubed will be bringing some added freebie tomfoolery, too. All this (movie, two cocktails, guaranteed smiles - March 30) for £5. And there's plenty more where that came from. Tickets
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