A FESTIVAL OF EASTWOODS

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!