Big screen success for Birmingham based special effects studio

Big screen success for Birmingham based special effects studio

Photo credit: Twitter @FatherPhantom Halloween’s come a few weeks early for one Birmingham business. Father Phantom Studio , based in the Jewellery Quarter has been working on spooky special effects makeup for not one but two upcoming horror films. Cain Hill – based on real life events – follows […] Click here to view original…

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Exciting things to do over February half term in and around Birmingham

Original web page at Exciting things to do over February half term in and around Birmingham This year’s February half term is looking good in Birmingham as it features everything from Harry Potter and Cinderella to magic and dinos! The whole week is packed with fun stuff for mums and dads to take their kids…

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Ready Player One Set Photos Uncover Jaws, Gremlins & ThunderCats Easter Eggs

Original web page at Ready Player One Set Photos Uncover Jaws, Gremlins & ThunderCats Easter Eggs Director Steven Spielberg is seen walking through his dystopian wasteland in new video and photos from Ready Player One. As filming continues on Ready Player One in Birmingham, England, new photos and video have arrived, giving fans a closer…

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Best places to have Christmas dinner in Birmingham

Original web page at Best places to have Christmas dinner in Birmingham Christmas at Jekyll and Hyde looks irresistible It is now seriously time to start thinking about Christmas. And of course that means Christmas parties and work dos. If you’re in charge of planning the office Christmas lunch this year, it doesn’t need to…

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Hunting around for Britain’s ghost signs

Original web page at Hunting around for Britain’s ghost signs One of the many ghost signs spotted the walls of old British Buildings and in other places(Credit: Ghostsigns official Website) One man’s obsession with old-fashioned billboards is uncovering a series of time capsules of everyday life As the trains pull out of London Bridge station,…

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Filming starts on Citizen Khan

Original web page at Filming starts on Citizen Khan Filming starts on Citizen Khan © BBC Filming has started on series five of Citizen Khan in Birmingham. Scenes have been shot it the character’s home area of Sparkhill, inside Edgbaston Cricket Ground and at the historic Jewellery Quarter where the crew recreated a scene from…

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Holts Academy designs BFG ‘Dream Jar’ for jewellery district

Original web page at Holts Academy designs BFG ‘Dream Jar’ for jewellery district Holts Academy of Jewellery has designed the Hatton Garden Dream Jar ‘The Diamond Garden’, as part of ‘The BFG Dream Jar’ trail around London this summer. The trail celebrates the anniversary year of what would have been Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday and…

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Steven Spielberg arrives in Birmingham to begin filming ‘Ready Player One’.

Original web page at Steven Spielberg arrives in Birmingham to begin filming ‘Ready Player One’. World-renowned film director and producer Steven Spielberg (pictured wearing a denim jacket and sunglasses) has arrived in Birmingham to begin filming ‘Ready Player One’ which is set in a futuristic dystopian. The film is based on the 2011 novel by…

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