HEY, girls! My colleague ALISON JONES has been down to London to meet Twilight star Robert Pattinson.

Here's her interview with him in which he gives his verdict on the second movie, New Moon, which is out in cinemas today!

Meanwhile, guys, you might want to run a mile. Check out my review in the Mail tonight or on line here at www.birminghammail.net.

"There's a high nipple count in this movie," laughs Robert Pattinson.

"I was terrified because I hadn't worked out at all and then I saw Taylor (Lautner) and felt incredibly inadequate and emasculated next to him with my prepubescent girl's A-cups."

Continue reading Alison Jones' interview here.

IT'S TEN years ago since The Blair Witch Project was released in Britain on October 22, 1999.

Today, British cinemagoers can see the nearest film to it in terms of costs to make and profit returned at the US box office.

Paranormal Activity (15) is showing at most cinemas across the region tonight, before disappearing and then returning on November 27.

Like Blair Witch, it's been called 'one of the most frightening films ever made'.

I've seen it and, having felt the hairs rise three times on the back of my neck, can confirm that it's a fabulous ride to the dark side of our brains.

Try to catch it tonight so that you see it fresh, otherwise people are going to be talking about it non-stop for the next two weeks and its impact might be diminished.

My review will appear in the Birmingham Mail on November 27.

Meanwhile, I thought it would be fun to look back at my original review of Blair Witch, too.

So click on the link below to read my thoughts on The Blair Witch Project, a film which beat the system - but didn't bring it down.

HERE'S a chance to meet some 'Diamond Geezers'.

Film stars Danny Dyer, Ashley Walters, Tamer Hassan and Tiny Iron will be joined by director Alex De Rakoff and boxer-turned-actor Joe Egan after the 7.30pm screening of DEAD MAN RUNNING (15, 91 mins) at Vue Star City on Friday, November 13, 2009.

There will be 20 signed posters by 50 Cent to give away, goodie bags and autograph opportunities.

Normal cinema admission prices apply, but your ticket will include the free 9pm Q&A.

The film was backed by soccer soccer stars Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand and co-stars Brenda Blethyn.

Details: www.myvue.com or 0871 224 0240.

THE latest Roald Dahl adaptation - Fantastic Mr. Fox - opens in Birmingham cinemas including the IMAX on Friday.

And I'll be giving it a big, furry thumbs up with separate reviews in both the Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Post.

But I thought it might make fans want to go down to Buckinghamshire to visit the rather splendid Roald Dahl Museum.

It will certainly make you appreciate the scene in the film where Mr. Fox is seen sitting in a chair just like the one that Roald Dahl use to use!

So click below to read my review of the museum from March 17, 2006 when it had only been open for a few months.

Note that I have left the copy more or less as it was written then, but updated the information to include today's entry prices.

To be guaranteed admission it is best to book ahead, especially during next week's half term when the museum will have a very foxy theme to complement the film's release.

ONG BAK - THE BEGINNING (15) opens at Vue Star City tomorrow.

This 'sequel', which has nothing to do with the original, is the usual martial arts story of a young man trying to overcome a series of violent challenges.

Nothing new or unusual in that, you might think, so why should you bother to shell out another five hard-earned reddies?

But watch Tony Jaa running across a herd of stampeding elephants and you'll soon be changing your mind... after enjoying what is arguably the greatest stunt of the decade.

Unless, of course, you can think of anything better.

The 14 Islands Film Challenge www.14islandsfilmchallenge.co.uk is a competition created and sponsored by The Bahamas Tourist Office UK. 

it has the tantalising tagline of: 14 Islands, 14 Filmmakers, 14 Days, £14,000 prize: the hunt for new British filmmakers begins.

The competition invites aspiring or professional filmmakers to shoot an inspiring and dramatic story about The Bahamas and compete for a £14,000 cash prize.

Supported by the National Film and Television School (NFTS), the aim is to inspire up and coming or professional filmmakers and give them a launch pad for their careers.   

I received a press release about this which was like reading War & Peace.

But click below to get the gist of it in the organisers' own words and, if you fancy your chances, get entering! And good luck!
 

SURROGATES (12A)
Verdict: ++++

WELCOME back to the big time... Bruce Willis!

Apart from 16 Blocks (2006) and Die Hard 4.0 (2007) and subsequent fun cameos in What Just Happened and Planet Terror, we haven't seen much of the big man in recent years.

Now 54, he first cemented his indelible stardom with Die Hard in 1988 and this November it will be exactly a decade since his last stand-out movie, The Sixth Sense.

Today he's returning again to prove that he's got a Keanu Reeves-like ability to come up with a career-prolonging movie...

FAME (PG)
Verdict: +++