On Wednesday Feb 13th at the Library Theatre (more details at the end) there’s a fantastic double bill of our favourite Brum films of the seventies – Take Me High and Telly Savalas Looks At Birmingham: TAKE ME HIGH gives us a glimpse of Birmingham when it was booming in the 1970s. New buildings were springing up all about and there was a confidence in the air. Even though Birmingham had the reputation for being the “workshop of the world” and therefore a dirty and industrial city, in the film TAKE ME HIGH we see Birmingham as an improving and booming place – a place to stay and enjoy. The film is also a hilarious romantic comedy! The showing will be preceded by the short cinema feature TELLY SAVALAS LOOKS AT BIRMINGHAM, which has proved popular with audiences not only for its now ironically funny commentary by the great American actor – but also for showing Birmingham as a clean bright sunny place. But that’s not the best bit – a special message will be announced before the screening of ‘Take Me High’ for the event sent direct from Sir Cliff Richard himself! And even more – BBC Radio...
