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February 27th :Who’s the Mr Kiss-Kiss Bang-Bang? Shooters coming soon on DVD…

Released April 29th 2002:

A film from experimental director Dan Reed that started off as adocumentary and features an entire cast of non-actors. See how the fur beginsto fly when a gangland member from a rival enterprise is offed…

Shootersis online now and released on DVD from April 29th.

Midweek charts…

Thanks toBen Cook for his midweekround-up of who’ll be in the charts from Sunday, which includes the following:

• 01. Will Young – Anything Is Possible/Evergreen [385,483]
• 02. Shakira – Whenever, Wherever [30,934]
• 03. Enrique – Hero [16,925]
• 04. Lasgo – Something [14,324]
• 05. Westlife – World Of Our Own [14,155]
• 06. Nickelback – How You Remind Me
• 07. Kylie – In Your Eyes
• 08. R Kelly – The World’s Greatest
• 09. S Club 7 – You
• 10. Beverley Knight – Shoulda Woulda Coulda

  Top 75 new entries…

• 11. Jamiroquai – Love Foolsophy
• 16. White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl
• 22. Distant Soundz – Time After Time
• 25. Gorillaz – Tomorrow Comes Today
• 27. Bubba Sparxxx – Lovely
• 30. Lighthouse Family – Run
• 37. Angie Stone – Brotha
• 42. Mathias Ware – Hey Little Girl
• 51. Andrew WK – She Is Beautiful
• 66. Bad Company – Spacehopper/Tonight
• 68. Maxtreme – My House Is Your House
• 69. Puretone – Addicted To Bass Drum & Bass Remixes

February 26th :A back-catalogue title sneaks out. The Relic on DVD…

Released this week:

A much-underrated thriller on its release, this film stars Penelope AnnMiller and Tom Sizemore in roles that don’t particularly stretchthem but Peter Hyams‘ tension and Stan Winston‘s creature takecentre-stage even when you can’t see the latter.

The Relicis online and out now on DVD from this week.

The BAFTAs 2002: The awards go to…

On Sunday night, BBC1 showed this year’s awards show hosted by Stephen Fryand here we have a full run-down of the BAFTA winners, or BARFTA, as NicoleKidman calls them.

TheBAFTAs 2002 Award winnersare online now.

February 25th :Time for a light-hearted action romp. A Knight’s Tale on DVD…

Released today:

You can tell when a film isn’t going to take itself too seriously when it mixesin modern music with medieval action set six centuries beforehand. This isdefinitely a movie where you can leave your brain at the door and see whatyou make of it. It stars Heath Ledger in the lead role, seen last yearalongside Mel Gibson inThe Patriot.

A Knight’s Taleis online and out now on DVD from today.

A new RPG for you to button-fiddle with. Golden Sun on GBA…

FinishedPokemon Crystalalready, or looking for a role-playing game with better graphics and sound?Then join Isaac, Garet, Jenna, Mia and Ivan and help save the town of valefrom a mysterious alchemist wreaking havoc down your way.

Golden Sunonline and on Gameboy Advance now.

Will it be Enrique, Kylie or Westlife at the top…?

To find out, visit themusic chart analysis page.

COMPETITION: Paul McCartney PETA Concert on DVD…

Thanks to Media Communications for Pinnacle and AvIvA for this competition inwhich you can win a copy of this concert on DVD with special guests includingthe B-52’s, Sarah McLachlan and Chrissie Hynde.

COMPETITION: Brian Setzer Live in Japan on DVD…

Thanks to Media Communications for Pinnacle and AvIvA for this competition inwhich you can win a copy of this concert on DVD during the sold out February2001 Japanese tour.

COMPETITION ANSWERS: Ally McBeal & Die Hard DVDs…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox for these competitions. The competitionshave now closed and the winners will be picked and notified shortly. The answerswere that Bruce Willis took a dive in Pulp Fiction and that the Charlie’sAngels co-star from Ally McBeal is Lucy Liu.

PRESS RELEASE: DirecTV selects TiVo for New Digital Satellite Receiver with DVR…

Thanks to Claudine Fontana for the following press release about TiVo in theUSA.

Take a look at theDirecTV selects TiVo for New Digital Satellite Receiver with DVRpress release which is online now.

Visit the Discussion Forum…

Want to chat about anything you’ve seen on this site, or just fancy a rantabout anything entertainment-related in general? Get to the forum andstart presenting your opinions!

Click on the Discussion Forum on the left-hand menu now.

New DVDs out this week…

I’ve now updated the list so that it includes all of March’s releases plusthose known for April and May so far.

• American Psycho II (19.99, EiV)
• The Avengers: The Definitive Dossier 1967 Box Set 4 (24.99, Contender)
• The Beast (19.99, Columbia)
• Billy Liar (12.99, Warner)
• The Black Angel (19.99, MIA)
• Branded To Kill (19.99, Second Sight)
• The Bounty SE (19.99, Disc)
• Casualties Of War (19.99, Columbia)
• Cheap Killers (19.99, MIA)
• Crazy / Beautiful (17.99, Buena Vista)
• Cries And Whispers (sub) (19.99, Tartan)
• The Dead Zone SE (19.99, Disc)
• Disco Pigs (19.99, EiV)
• Edward And Mrs Simpson (24.99, PT Video)
• The Escort (19.99, Fox)
• The Essential Alison Moyet (19.99, Sony)
• Ever Decreasing Circles Series 1 (14.99, Network)
• Fanny And Alexander (24.99, Artificial Eye)
• Fantasy Mission Force (12.99, Eastern Heroes)
• French Connection 1 & 2 (29.99, Fox)
• From The Life Of The Marionettes (sub) (19.99, Tartan)
• Hell Night (14.99, Columbia)
• It Was An Accident (19.99, Fox)
• The Killer Meteors (12.99, Eastern Heroes)
• A Knight’s Tale (19.99, Columbia)
• Magnificent Bodyguards (12.99, Eastern Heroes)
• Mirror (19.99, Artificial Eye)
• Mona Lisa (16.99, Anchor Bay)
• New Fist Of Fury (12.99, Eastern Heroes)
• Out Of The Blue SE (19.99, Disc)
• Phil Mulloy: Extreme Animation (19.99, BFI)
• Police Assassins (19.99, Medusa)
• The Queen Mother: Her Reign In Colour 1937-1953 (12.99, Momentum)
• Rats: Night Of Terror (19.99, Vipco)
• Red Wolf SE (24.99, Medusa)
• The Relic (17.99, Universal)
• Ring 0 (19.99, Tartan)
• Rod, Jane And Freddy Live On Stage (9.99, Disc)
• Rollerball SE (19.99, MGM)
• The Servant (12.99, Warner)
• Shiner (rental, Momentum)
• Sick: The Life And Death Of Super Masochist Bob Flanagan (19.99, BFI)
• Startup.com (17.99, Artificial Eye)
• The Thief Of Bagdad (19.99, Eureka)
• Tokyo Drifter (sub) (19.99, Second Sight)
• Turn It Up (19.99, EiV)
• Westlife: World Of Our Own (DVD Single) (6.99, BMG)
• Wild Strawberries (sub) (19.99, Tartan)

February 22nd :Clive Owen is the Croupier on DVD…

Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) is an inspiring writer but makes ends meetworking in a casino as a croupier, but what happens when you fall in withthe wrong crowd? The film also stars Gina McKee and Kate Hardie.

Croupieris online and out now to rent on DVD.

The Brits 2002: The awards go to…

Last night ITV showed this year’s awards show which was rather uneventfulwith nothing controversial taking place at all. The hosts were FrankSkinner and Zoe Ball. Still, at least Craig David won nothing…again… Ha.

TheBrits 2002 Award winnersare online now.

Midweek charts…

Thanks toBen Cook for his midweekround-up of who’ll be in the charts from Sunday, which includes the following:

Singles:

• 1 WORLD OF OUR OWN WESTLIFE 19,999
• 2 HERO ENRIQUE IGLESIAS 12,326
• 3 IN YOUR EYES KYLIE MINOGUE 12,017
• 4 THE WORLD’S GREATEST R KELLY 6,014
• 5 YOU S CLUB 7 5,637
• 6 POINT OF VIEW DB BOULEVARD 4,940
• 7 B WITH ME MIS-TEEQ 4,847
• 8 GET THE PARTY STARTED PINK 4,322
• 9 HANDS CLEAN ALANIS MORISSETTE 4,283
• 10 NOTHING A 3,883
• 11 WHAT ABOUT US BRANDY 3,730
• 12 ADDICTED TO BASS PURETONE 2,857
• 13 BAD BABYSITTER PRINCESS SUPERSTAR 2,780
• 14 ALWAYS ON TIME JA RULE FT ASHANTI 2,512
• 15 A MIND OF IT’S OWN VICTORIA BECKHAM 2,413
• 16 MOI LOLITA ALIZEE 2,402
• 17 HEY BABY NO DOUBT 2,373
• 18 OVERPROTECTED BRITNEY SPEARS 2,094
• 19 CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE A1 1,787
• 20 AM TO PM CHRISTINA MILIAN 1,730
• 21 MOVIES ALIEN ANT FARM 1,696
• 22 I THINK I LOVE YOU KACI 1,531
• 23 TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES FLIP & FILL FT KELLY LLORENNA 1,456
• 24 CONTROL PUDDLE OF MUDD 1,392
• 25 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR 1,341
• 26 TO GET DOWN TIMO MAAS 1,322
• 27 SO LONELY JAKATTA 1,265
• 28 GOTTA GET THRU THIS DANIEL BEDINGFIELD 1,174
• 29 BUT I DO LOVE YOU LEANN RIMES 1,122
• 30 THRILL ME JUNIOR JACK 1,100
• 31 CRAZY RAP AFROMAN 861
• 32 THE WHISTLE SONG (BLOW MY WHISTLE BITCH) DJ ALIGATOR PROJECT 843
• 33 MORE THAN A WOMAN AALIYAH 833
• 34 BE ANGLELED JAM & SPOON FT REA 829
• 35 HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS STEREOPHONICS 759
• 36 HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO HIVES 623
• 37 IOU LOVE SIX BY SEVEN 596
• 38 RIDE ANA ANN 588
• 39 HAVE YOU EVER S CLUB 7 568
• 40 MY SWEET LORD GEORGE HARRISON 564
• 41 CAN’T SMILE VEX RED 550
• 42 CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD KYLIE MINOGUE 521
• 43 WORST COMES TO WORST DILATED PEOPLES 518
• 44 IT’S LOVE (TRIPPIN’) GOLDTRIX PTS ANDREA BROWN 499
• 45 WHAT IF KATE WINSLET 489
• 46 I’M LEAVIN’ OUTSIDAZ FT DIGGA & BLATT 488
• 47 SOMETHIN’ STUPID ROBBIE WILLIAMS/NICOLE KIDMAN 487
• 48 BAD INTENTIONS DR DRE FT KNOC-TURN’AL 481
• 49 BREATHE TELEPOPMUSIK 471
• 50 COVER UP UB40 445
• 51 SHE’S ON FIRE TRAIN 402
• 52 WILL I IAN VAN DAHL 397
• 53 THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE ALLSTARS 383
• 54 DANCE FOR ME MARY J BLIGE FT COMMON 381
• 55 DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN SPIRITUALIZED 362
• 56 WALKING WITH THEE CLINIC 360
• 57 NEAR TO ME TEENAGE FANCLUB & JAD FAIR 331
• 58 LATELY SAMANTHA MUMBA 321
• 59 RUDD IKARA COLT 311
• 60 WHISPERS IAN BROWN 308
• 61 RESURECTION PPK 302
• 62 BECAUSE I GOT HIGH AFROMAN 302
• 63 GOD’S CHILD BIG BANG THEORY 298
• 64 GARAGE CORRUPTED CRU FT MC NEAT 294
• 65 ALIVE POD 291
• 66 BABY PHAT DE LA SOUL 288
• 67 THE DRILL DIRT DEVILS 269
• 68 LOVE SHOULD BE A CRIME O-TOWN 264
• 69 WHO DO YOU LOVE NOW (STRINGER) RIVA FT DANNII MINOGUE 256
• 70 WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? FELIX DA HOUSECAT 240
• 71 STAR GUITAR CHEMICAL BROTHERS 228
• 72 COUNTRY ROADS HERMES HOUSE BAND 227
• 73 ASLEEP IN THE BACK/COMING SECOND ELBOW 206
• 74 HOW YOU REMIND ME NICKELBACK 164
• 75 DROWNING BACKSTREET BOYS 162

  Albums:

• 1 ESCAPE ENRIQUE IGLESIAS 6,709
• 2 LEGACY – THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION BOYZ II MEN 4,707
• 3 JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO PERFORM STEREOPHONICS 3,468
• 4 SILVER SIDE UP NICKELBACK 3,324
• 5 PAIN IS LOVE JA RULE 3,311
• 6 WORLD OF OUR OWN WESTLIFE 3,199
• 7 FEVER KYLIE MINOGUE 3,094
• 8 SUNSHINE S CLUB 7 3,094
• 9 SWING WHEN YOU’RE WINNING ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,778
• 10 GEOGADDI BOARDS OF CANADA 2,731
• 11 NO ANGEL DIDO 2,511
• 12 MISSUNDAZTOOD PINK 2,454
• 13 FREAK OF NATURE ANASTACIA 2,246
• 14 YOUR NEW FAVOURITE BAND HIVES 2,140
• 15 READ MY LIPS SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR 2,123
• 16 A FUNK ODYSSEY JAMIROQUAI 2,065
• 17 NO MORE DRAMA MARY J BLIGE 1,970
• 18 DREAMS CAN COME TRUE – GREATEST HITS GABRIELLE 1,938
• 19 THE VERY BEST OF STING & THE POLICE 1,851
• 20 COME WITH US CHEMICAL BROTHERS 1,822
• 21 IS A WOMAN LAMBCHOP 1,820
• 22 A FINE ROMANCE – THE LOVE SONGS OF FRANK SINATRA 1,598
• 23 SONGS IN A MINOR ALICIA KEYS 1,571
• 24 MY WAY – THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA 1,500
• 25 SMALL WORLD BIG BAND JOOLS HOLLAND 1,489
• 26 THE LORD OF THE RINGS – OST HOWARD SHORE 1,472
• 27 WHITE LADDER DAVID GRAY 1,444
• 28 ALL RISE BLUE 1,425
• 29 AALIYAH AALIYAH 1,406
• 30 ALL KILLER NO FILLER SUM 41 1,330
• 31 BRITNEY BRITNEY SPEARS 1,297
• 32 MR LOVER LOVER – THE BEST OF – PART 1 SHAGGY 1,296
• 33 ANTHOLOGY ALIEN ANT FARM 1,241
• 34 LICKIN’ ON BOTH SIDES MIS-TEEQ 1,222
• 35 LOVE IS HERE STARSAILOR 1,188
• 36 WHOA NELLY NELLY FURTADO 1,185
• 37 ROCK STEADY NO DOUBT 1,170
• 38 HYBRID THEORY LINKIN PARK 1,129
• 39 HARRY’S BAR GORDON HASKELL 1,073
• 40 COME CLEAN PUDDLE OF MUDD 1,051
• 41 LOVE – THE ESSENTIAL AL GREEN 987
• 42 GREATEST HITS – CHAPTER ONE BACKSTREET BOYS 932
• 43 SEE THIS THROUGH AND LEAVE COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE 924
• 44 IS THIS IT STROKES 868
• 45 THE INVISIBLE BAND TRAVIS 813
• 46 SIMPLE THINGS ZERO 7 799
• 47 THEIR GREATEST HITS – THE RECORD BEE GEES 778
• 48 LOVE WHITNEY WHITNEY HOUSTON 776
• 49 GORILLAZ GORILLAZ 726
• 50 LOVE SONGS DEAN MARTIN 686
• 51 THEY DON’T KNOW SO SOLID CREW 685
• 52 WEATHERED CREED 635
• 53 BEAUTY SLEEP TANYA DONELLY 628
• 54 JAGGED LITTLE PILL ALANIS MORISSETTE 624
• 55 GOLD – THE GREATEST HITS STEPS 606
• 56 MUSIC MADONNA 593
• 57 ENEMA OF THE STATE BLINK 182 593
• 58 THE VERY BEST OF POGUES 591
• 59 EVERYBODY HERTZ AIR 580
• 60 J LO JENNIFER LOPEZ 570
• 61 CLASSICAL GRAFFITI PLANETS 569
• 62 ASLEEP IN THE BACK ELBOW 557
• 63 PARADISE KACI 549
• 64 YOUNG LUST – THE ANTHOLOGY AEROSMITH 542
• 65 BETWEEN THE SENSES HAVEN 537
• 66 BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB 537
• 67 SONGS FROM THE WEST COAST ELTON JOHN 523
• 68 ECHOES – THE BEST OF PINK FLOYD 518
• 69 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BILLY JOEL 512
• 70 DON’T BE AFRAID OF LOVE LO FIDELITY ALLSTARS 505
• 71 ALL THIS TIME STING 502
• 72 GREATEST HITS – VOL 2 MADONNA 497
• 73 SATELLITE POD 484
• 74 CROSS ROAD – THE BEST OF BON JOVI 471
• 75 EXPANSION TEAM DILATED PEOPLES 468

Updated cinema listings…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The listof the films showing at Manchester Showcase Cinemacan be found on this page.

The new films released this week include: Ali, Don’t Say a Wordand reviews of Lord of the Rings, Behind Enemy Lines and Training Dayare already online and out now.

February 18th :Munkeh! Munkeh! The primates fight back in Planet of the Apes on DVD…

Released today:

Tim Burton aims for a remake of sorts of the Charlton Heston movieabout an astronaut who crash lands in the wrong place at the wrong time witha cast that ranges from chimpan-A to chimpanzee. Will they make a monkey outof this film though?

Planet of the Apes (2001)is online and out now on DVD from today.

You can fly Ace Combat 4 if you’re a top gun on PS2…

The fourth game in the series and the first to be released on the PS2. Getinvolved in spectacular aerial dogfights and blow up the ground silos beforethey shoot you down.

Ace Combat 4: Distant Thunderonline and on PS2 now.

Please no more Enrique at the top…?

To find out, visit themusic chart analysis page.

COMPETITION: Ally McBeal Season 4 Part 1 on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox for this competition in which you can wina Season One boxset on DVD.

COMPETITION: Die Hard Special Edition on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox for this competition in which you can winthe first film in a Special Edition boxset on DVD.

Visit the Discussion Forum…

Want to chat about anything you’ve seen on this site, or just fancy a rantabout anything entertainment-related in general? Get to the forum andstart presenting your opinions!

Click on the Discussion Forum on the left-hand menu now.

New DVDs out this week…

I’ve now updated the list so that it includes all of March’s releases plusthose known for April and May so far.

• 11 Days 11 Nights (18.99, Stonevision)
• 11 Days 11 Nights Part 2 (18.99, Stonevision)
• 11 Days 11 Nights Part 3: The Final Chapter (18.99, Stonevision)
• 11 Days 11 Nights Part 4: Web Of Desire (18.99, Stonevision)
• AKA Cassius Clay (15.99, MGM)
• American Ninja (12.99, MGM)
• Big Trees (12.99, Stonevision)
• Bloodsuckers (12.99, VCI)
• Brian Setzer Live In Japan (19.99, Pinnacle)
• Dead Bolt Dead (15.99, VCI)
• Dirty Love (18.99, Stonevision)
• Doctor Strangelove CE (19.99, Columbia)
• The Dogs Of War (12.99, MGM)
• Doomwatch (12.99, VCI)
• A Farewell To Arms (12.99, Stonevision)
• Father Ted Series 2 Part 2 (19.99, VCI)
• A Few Good Men CE (19.99, Columbia)
• Fly Away Home CE (19.99, Columbia)
• Groundhog Day CE (19.99, Columbia)
• Incubus Volume 2 (19.99, Sony)
• In The Line Of Fire CE (cut) (19.99, Columbia)
• Joy Enriquez: Music In High Places (19.99, Pinnacle)
• Jumanji CE (19.99, Columbia)
• Kickboxer (12.99, VCI)
• The Labyrinth Of Love (18.99, Stonevision)
• Lexx Season 2 Vol 2 (24.99, Contender)
• Lifeforce (12.99, MGM)
• Little Women CE (19.99, Columbia)
• My Best Friend’s Wedding CE (19.99, Columbia)
• New Year’s Day Concert 2002 (19.99, Disc)
• Night Calls: The Movie (19.99, Pinnacle)
• Nothing Sacred (12.99, Stonevision)
• O-Town Live From New York (19.99, BMG)
• Ocean’s Eleven: The Documentary (15.99, Universal)
• Paul McCartney And Friends: The PETA Concert For Party Animals (19.99, Pinnacle)
• Penthouse Casting Call Vol 2 (19.99, Pinnacle)
• Penthouse The Girls Of Penthouse Vol 4 (19.99, Pinnacle)
• The Persuaders Vol 5 (15.99, Carlton)
• Pete Townshend: Lifehouse (19.99, Pinnacle)
• Planet Of The Apes (2001) (19.99, Fox)
• Randall And Hopkirk Deceased Vol 5 (15.99, Carlton)
• The Replacement Killers CE (19.99, Columbia)
• Road House (12.99, MGM)
• See Spot Run (15.99, Warner)
• Sleepless (19.99, MIA)
• South West 9 (19.99, VCI)
• A Tale Of Two Cities SE (15.99, Carlton)
• Tender Is The Heart (12.99, Pinnacle)
• The Tomorrow People: The Slaves Of Jedikiah (15.99, Revelation)
• The Watcher (19.99, Universal)

February 17th :Take out the trash with the Headhunter on the PS2…

Released March 8th 2002:

You are Jack Wade, heroic, stubbly and macho and ready to do what’s rightwhen it comes to getting rid of the bad guys in the big wide world out there.One of the last Dreamcast titles which made it over to the PS2, how does itfare on Sony’s machine?

Headhunteris online and out on PS2 from March 8th.

February 16th :Get wet with Splashdown on the PS2…

One thing the next generation consoles are crying out for is a damn goodjet-ski riding game and this one comes highly recommended. In fact, it’sprobably worth buying alone for the simple re-appearance of the Atari logo.

Splashdownis online and out now on PS2.

PRESS RELEASE: 2C: The Official Playstation Event: details here…

Thanks to Tam from Lunch PR for the following info about the firstofficial Playstation Event taking place at Gunnersbury Park in London fromMay 4th-6th, 2002. Sounds like a great day out but why are these sort of eventsnever held outside of the big smoke? Let’s have one in Manchester next time,please.

Take a look at the2C: The Official Playstation Eventpress release which is online now.

February 15th :Robocop is the future of law enforcement on DVD…

A boxset has been released containing the entire Robocop trilogy, butthis review is just for the first disc in the series given that that’s the onlyone that turned up for review, although it appears to be the most feature-packedof the lot.

Also linked with the review is our interview with Robocop star Peter Weller.

Robocop: Special Editionis online and out now on DVD.

February 14th :PRESS RELEASE: TiVo software update released next Monday: details here…

It’s Valentine’s day and time to embrace my first love – television. Of course,what makes the day even more complete is something that takes in both of myhobbies: television and not having to think, and the TiVo performs brilliantlyin both because it learns what you like to watch and records accordingly.

Take a look at theTiVo software updatepress release which is online now.

February 13th :The Monsters Inc. get scary on the PS2…

Sulley and Mikey have lost the art of scaring people and it’s up to youto help them out, but you’ll soon find that this venture is ratherreminiscent of other popular games.

Monsters Inc.is online and out now on PS2.

Midweek charts…

Thanks toBen Cook for his midweekround-up of who’ll be in the charts from Sunday, which includes the following:

• 01. Enrique – Hero [20,248]
• 02. 02. S Club 7 – You [10,980]
• 03. DB Boulevard – Point Of View [10,193]
• 04. Brandy – What About Us? [8,655]
• 05. Pink – Get The Party Started [6,853]
• 06. Victoria Beckham – A Mind Of Its Own [6,439]
• 07. No Doubt – Hey Baby [5,156]
• 08. Alizee – Moi… Lolita [4,795]
• 09. Puretone – Addicted To Bass [4,613]
• 10. Ja Rule – Always On Time [3,707]

  Top 100 new entries…

• 13. Timo Maas – To Get Down
• 15. Puddle Of Mudd – Control
• 19. Hives – Hate To Say I Told You So
• 21. LeAnn Rimes – But I Do Love You
• 23. Ian Brown – Whispers
• 25. Spiritulized – Do It All Over Again
• 29. Dilated Peoples – Worst Comes To Worst
• 30. Ana Ann – Ride
• 33. Depeche Mode – Goodnight Lovers
• 50. Prophets Of Sound – New Dawn
• 59. Mystikal – Bouncing Back
• 60. Staind – For You
• 80. ILS – Next Level
• 92. Adfinem – If You Fall
• 98. Kennedy Soundtrack – Wrong Day EP
• 100. Beber & Tamra – You Wonder

February 12th :Updated cinema listings…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The listof the films showing at Manchester Showcase Cinemacan be found on this page.

The new films released this week include: Oceans 11and reviews of Lord of the Rings, Behind Enemy Lines and Training Dayare already online and out now.

February 11th :Get piste in Salt Lake 2002 on Playstation 2…

Six winter olympics events in the big event that’s taking place right nowand to which we’ll probably get somewhere in the region of zero medals.

Salt Lake 2002is online and out now on PS2.

Swordfish on DVD…

Regular DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Jason Maloney returns witha look at this DVD with a hi-tech plot and lots of explosions, starringJohn Travolta, Hugh Jackman & Halle Berry.

Swordfishonline and on DVD now.

Can Enrique make it a third week in the top slot…?

To find out, visit themusic chart analysis page.

COMPETITION: Ally McBeal Season 4 Part 1 on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox for this competition in which you can wina Season One boxset on DVD.

COMPETITION: Die Hard Special Edition on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox for this competition in which you can winthe first film in a Special Edition boxset on DVD.

COMPETITION ANSWERS: Futurama Season One on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox for this DVD competition. The answer wasthat Matt Groening also created The Simpsons. The winners have beenpicked and will be notified shortly.

COMPETITION ANSWERS: Faust on DVD…

Thanks to CBC for Mosaic Movies for this competition. The answer was thatBrian Yuzna also directed Society. The winners have been picked andwill be notified shortly.

Visit the Discussion Forum…

Want to chat about anything you’ve seen on this site, or just fancy a rantabout anything entertainment-related in general? Get to the forum andstart presenting your opinions!

Click on the Discussion Forum on the left-hand menu now.

New DVDs out this week…

I’ve now updated the list so that it includes all of March’s releases plusthose known for April and May so far.

• Abbott And Costello: Jack And The Beanstalk (12.99, Disc)
• Alice (15.99, MGM)
• Ally McBeal Season 4 Part 1 (19.99, Fox)
• America: A Tribute To Heroes (19.99, Warner Music)
• Brit Awards 2002 (14.99, Sony)
• Broadway Danny Rose (15.99, MGM)
• The Castle Of Cagliostro (17.99, Manga)
• Cinderella 2 Dreams Come True (19.99, Buena Vista)
• Count Duckula: Vampire Vacation (9.99, PT Video)
• Creepshow 2 (9.99, VCI)
• Crimes And Misdemeanors (15.99, MGM)
• Crossworlds (9.99, VCI)
• The Emperor And The Assassin (19.99, Columbia)
• The Fast And The Furious (19.99, Columbia)
• Erotic Box Set Project (29.99, Planet)
• Erotic Castaway (7.99, Planet)
• Fools Rush In (19.99, Columbia)
• Freejack (12.99, Warner)
• The Fugitive SE (19.99, Warner)
• Gabrielle Greatest Hits (17.99, Universal)
• Golgo 13 (17.99, Manga)
• The Greatest (Muhammad Ali) (19.99, Columbia)
• Heartbreakers (19.99, Warner)
• Idiot Box (9.99, VCI)
• Jamie And The Magic Torch Series 2 (9.99, PT Video)
• Jefferson Starship The Definitive Concert (15.99, Disc)
• Joe Satriani Live In San Francisco (24.99, Sony)
• Jules Et Jim (sub) (19.99, Tartan)
• Jurassic Park 3 (19.99, Universal)
• La Peau Douce (sub) (19.99, Tartan)
• The Legend Of Bagger Vance (17.99, Fox)
• Madman (14.99, Anchor Bay)
• Minder Series 3 (49.99, Clear Vision)
• My Favourite Brunette (12.99, Disc)
• The Odessa File (19.99, Columbia)
• Of Human Bondage (12.99, Eureka)
• The Parole Officer (rental, Universal)
• Playboy: Strip Search Backstage (15.99, Medusa)
• Sexscape: Lesbians From Beyond (7.99, Planet)
• Playmate Of The Apes (7.99, Planet)
• Some Voices (9.99, VCI)
• Robocop Trilogy (32.99, MGM)
• Sugar, Sugar (15.99, Planet)
• Ticks (12.99, Medusa)
• Tom And Jerry Greatest Chases (15.99, Warner)
• Train: Midnight Moon (19.99, Sony)
• Two Hands (9.99, VCI)
• Urusei Yatsura Movie 3 (14.99, Mistique)
• Witness Protection (9.99, VCI)
• The Worst Witch: The Best of (13.99, Columbia)
• WWF No Mercy 2001 (19.99, Silver Vision)

February 9th :Wipeout Fusion – the wait is over on PS2…

Out this weekend:

For those who missed this review a few weeks ago, the game’s out now and thetime’s right to re-announce it. Is this fourth version all its cracked up tobe?

Wipeout Fusionis online and out now on PS2.

February 8th :The return of NBA on Sega Dreamcast…

Released March 8th:

Updated with all the latest teams and having had other aspects given a bit ofa tweak, is it worth splashing out another thirty quid on this update?

NBA 2K2is online and out on Sega Dreamcast on March 8th.

February 6th :Rez on Dreamcast…Pardon…?

On the one hand it’s got shades of I, Robot, Galaxians andThe Last Starfighter. It’s bloody weird, but brilliantly fascinatingall the same. Enjoy.

Rezis online and out now on Sega Dreamcast.

Hear’Say reveal their new fifth member…

Johnny Shentall, is the replacement for Kym Marsh after thousandsof other entered the fray and failed to get through, along with a couple ofsupposedly staged ‘entries’ from the Sun and the Mirror, just to gain them somefree publicity.

He’s 23 and looks a bit like Ricky Martin and Big Brother 2‘s Brianall rolled into one. And as quickly as you can say nepotism, he’s theboyfriend of Lisa from Steps. How convenient, but at least he’ll know allthere is to know about being in a manufactured band because he can get tipsfrom his missus.

February 5th :Denzil takes a rookie out on Training Day…

From the director of The Replacement Killers comes a thriller set overthe course of a day, a training day for rookie Ethan Hawke, underthe tutilidge of corrupt cop Denzil Washington.

Training Dayis online and out now in the cinema.

Updated cinema listings…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The listof the films showing at Manchester Showcase Cinemacan be found on this page.

The new films released this week are: Monsters Inc., Just Visitingand reviews of Lord of the Rings, Behind Enemy Lines and Training Dayare already online and out now.

February 4th :Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Finally on DVD…

One of the most memorable and influential TV series ever, sadly its creatorand writer Douglas Adams died in May last year, but his legend liveson in this excellent 2-disc set containing the entire series and stacks ofextras.

The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxyis online and out now on DVD.

James Nesbitt needs a Lucky Break on DVD…

Released today:

Available to rent from today, this Brit flick, also starring Timothy Spall,Olivia Williams and Christopher Plummer, is directed by PeterCattaneo (The Full Monty), but can it maintain the same highquality as that film?

Lucky Breakonline and on DVD now.

How many new entries in the Top 10? Seven, 10 or None…?

To find out, visit themusic chart analysis page.

COMPETITION: Futurama Season One on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox for this competition in which you can wina Season One boxset on DVD.

COMPETITION: Faust on DVD…

Thanks to CBC for Mosaic Movies for this competition in which you can win oneof 3 copies of this film on DVD.

COMPETITION ANSWER: Salt Lake 2002 on PS2…

Thanks to Herald PR for Eidos for this competition in which you can win one of3 copies of this winter sports simulation on the Playstation 2.

The answer was that Salt Lake City is in Utah, the winners have been pickedand shall be notified shortly.

Visit the Discussion Forum…

Want to chat about anything you’ve seen on this site, or just fancy a rantabout anything entertainment-related in general? Get to the forum andstart presenting your opinions!

Click on the Discussion Forum on the left-hand menu now.

New DVDs out this week…

• 9 1/2 Weeks (15.99, Fox)
• Amazons And Gladiators (19.99, Paramount)
• Arachnid (15.99, Mosaic)
• Bear In The Big Blue House: Potty Time With Bear (19.99, Columbia)
• Blow Dry (17.99, Buena Vista)
• Bullets Over Broadway (15.99, Buena Vista)
• Celebrity (15.99, Buena Vista)
• The Claim (19.99, Fox)
• Crime And Punishment In Suburbia (19.99, Fox)
• Deconstructing Harry (15.99, Buena Vista)
• Die Hard SE (24.99, Fox)
• Dracula 2001 (17.99, Buena Vista)
• Echo And The Bunnymen Live (19.99, Disc)
• The Edge (15.99, Fox)
• Everyone Says I Love You (15.99, Buena Vista)
• Fast Times At Ridgemont High (19.99, Columbia)
• The French Lieutenant’s Woman (12.99, MGM)
• Friday The 13th Part 3 (19.99, Paramount)
• Great Expectations (15.99, Fox)
• Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers SE (9.99, Anchor Bay)
• Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers SE (9.99, Anchor Bay)
• Judy Garland: Me And My Shadows (19.99, Momentum)
• Love Story (19.99, Paramount)
• The Lover’s Guide: What Women Want (19.99, VCI)
• Lucky Break (rental, VCI)
• Mansfield Park (17.99, Buena Vista)
• The Mexican (19.99, Universal)
• Mighty Aphrodite (15.99, Buena Vista)
• National Lampoon’s Animal House (19.99, Columbia)
• New York Ripper (19.99, Vipco)
• One Fine Day (15.99, Fox)
• Paint Your Wagon (19.99, Paramount)
• Playing By Heart (17.99, Buena Vista)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off The Map (19.99, Warner Music)
• Rudyard Kipling’s The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli And Baloo (19.99, Columbia)
• She’s The One (15.99, Fox)
• Thirteen Days (17.99, Buena Vista)
• Truly, Madly, Deeply (12.99, MGM)
• The Truth About Cats And Dogs (15.99, Fox)
• A Walk In The Clouds (15.99, Fox)

February 1st :The Ghost and the Darkness emits itself on DVD…

One of those films where the main star doesn’t turn up until halfway through,this is supposedly based on a true story and stars Michael Douglasand Val Kilmer and even finds a current soap star dropping in at theend…

The Ghost and the Darknessis online and out now on DVD.

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