British American Imports

Our film-star city; Graham Young picks his top films of the noughties and discovers Birmingham's role in cinema's biggest hits: films of the decade.(Features)
The Birmingham Post (England); 12/31/2009; 1727 words; ...cellulose nitrate. ater that same decade, American inntor John Wesley Hyatt helped to ke...decade of the t century in film is just how import a role Birmingham has played. eleased...1930s gangster epic made by Oscarwinning British director Sam Mendes and featuring cinematography...

Noughtie but nice ; SUMMING up the television highlights of the Noughties, as the last decade has annoyingly been nicknamed, is no easy task, writes Andy Welch.
Lincolnshire Echo; 12/29/2009; 1237 words; ...affect too many people.BRITISH SHOWS Admittedly, the...other examples of great British shows made since the turn...department is a world leader. AMERICAN IMPORTS We've always had a fixation with big American shows in the UK, but...

Monday, January 4
AP Worldstream; 12/28/2009; 1068 words; ...is arrested. 1938 - British postpone plan for partition...Colombian government bans imports into Colombia of ether...having murdered three American airmen after forcing...cooperating closely with American troops, is assassinated...Julia Ormond, British actress (1965...

Beyond reality TV's stranglehold, comedy and drama excelled
The Independent on Sunday; 12/27/2009; 925 words; ...We had Paris searching for a British best friend, Heston taking on...pathos thrown in for good measure. American Import of the Year For sheer entertainment...embodiment of everything mediocre about British TV drama, he produced two stonking...

Feast of top telly shows has been truly noughty but nice
Tamworth Herald, The; 12/22/2009; 1077 words; ...influx of high-quality American TV or the rise of the...worth watching... British shows: Admittedly...other examples of great British shows made since the...documentary making. American Imports: We've always had...