FLY TO AUSTRALIA AND BACK - INSIDE THREE HOURS!

IT'S Boxing Day... and that means cinemas will be back open ready to tempt you with their wares.

Our special edition of the Birmingham Mail today has reviews of two of the new movies you can see - Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories and Baz Luhrmann's Australia.

Plus, don't forget, there's also a big spread on my movies of the year.

We're giving Australia three stars... it looks very handsome but is a bit too episodic to really gel as a movie you'd want to see again and again.

And it's so long that, one day, you will probably probably be able to watch all of it in the time it takes to fly Down Under and back.

Which will be rather nice given that it's a very good publicity vehicle for the Australian tourist board.

Also out today is Jim Carrey's new comedy Yes Man, reviewed last Friday when we pointed out that despite its 12A certificate it is not family friendly.

If you want a film that is suitable for younger children, try The Tale of Despereaux.