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JUST when jazz star Kyle Eastwood is about to roll up in Birmingham ready to play a gig at The Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath on Tuesday, May 13 his famous father is about to take centre stage on satellite TV.

As if it was meant to be the perfect promotion all along, Sky Movies Premiere will be screening Clint Eastwood's last two movies back to back this weekend.

Flags of Our Fathers (Saturday and Sunday, Sky Movies Premiere, 9.35pm) will be followed by Letters from Iwo Jima (11.50pm).

Kyle contributed to the soundtrack of the first film and wrote the score for the second (he's also scored Changeling which Clint will release in November with Angelina Jolie in the title role).

Both movies tell the story of the famous WWII battle from different perspectives, and it's the Japaenese angle taken by the amazing second film which is the more moving and accomplished film.

Flags won two Oscar nominations, for sound mixing and sound editing.

Letters won an Oscar for best sound editing as well as nominations for directing, picture and original screenplay.

Don't miss my interview with Kyle talking about Clint in today's Birmingham Mail.

* TICKETS for Kyle's gig at The Hare & Hounds are just £6... 1970s' prices!

I HAD a terrific chat with Kyle Eastwood last night, son of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood.

His resemblance to his famous father is uncanny, but Kyle found music to be more of a calling than acting.

He's recently been working on the score for Clint's new Angelina Jolie film, Changeling, due out in November.

The other good news is that the jazz star will be playing the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath on Tuesday, May 13 from 8.30pm.

Kyle said he's really looking forward to playing such an intimate venue, and, given that it'll be his 40th birthday less than a week later, it could be a real party.

Hopefully the fans will give him a really warm welcome... and encourage him to stay behind afterwards for a drink or two.

Kyle's band features Andrew McCormack (piano), Michael Stevens (guitar), Richard Beesly (saxophone), Quentin Collins (trumpet) and Martyn Kaine (drums) and they'll be playing 'soulful brassy jazz and energetic funk grooves'.

He is also playing The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, Shropshire on May 12.

To read Kyle's interview and for full ticket details see the Birmingham Mail on Friday, May 9.