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May 31st :The Comedy Store, Manchester…

For the second time, I went to the Comedy Store in Manchester last Friday forthe Best of Stand Up and saw a number of acts including Canadian Stewart Francis(no relation to the Crackerjack man) and Phoenix Nights’ Dave Spikey (right).

If you go tonight, the MC is Mark Billingham, and the acts on the line-upare Simon Bligh, Martin Coyote, Mick Ferry and Canadian Phil Nichol.

The Comedy Store, Manchesteris online now.

Get a Red Card on PS2…

Released two weeks ago, the World Cup starts today, so if there’s a spare minutewhen there ISN’T a footie match on the box, you can check out this console gamein which fair play isn’t in the rules.

Red Cardis online and out on PS2 now.

Big Brother 3: Sunita has left the building…

Yesterday, just after 7pm, Sunita left the house and was interviewed onBig Brother’s Little Brother. Alex whinged about other people’s toilethabits yesterday, but he still doesn’t seem to have had any of his own.

Big Brother 3is online now.

May 30th :Star Wars 2 again…

This time last week I gave my opinions on the latest Star Wars installment,but now it’s DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen‘s turnwith his thoughts on the second part, yet the fifth big-screen outing forGeorge Lucas’ vision.

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clonesonline and at the cinema now.

Big Brother 3: Sunita quits and Sandy explodes…

Sunita’s made an announcement, Sandy’s flipped his lid over the lack of sugarand Alex still hasn’t…

I also received an email from Channel 4 in relation to my query of theircharging for website access now.

Read on…

Like last year, we’re running a poll to find out who should be evicted as theweeks go by, which has no bearing on the Channel 4 vote, but at least it’sfree and it’s just for fun.

Big Brother 3is online now.

May 29th :Midweek charts…

Here’s the midweek round-up of who’ll be in the charts from Sunday, whichincludes the following:

• 01. Will Young – Light My Fire [52,003]
• 02. Eminem – Without Me [19,355]
• 03. Ant & Dec – We’re On The Ball [13,593]
• 04. Liberty X – Just A Little [13,009]
• 05. Atomic Kitten – It’s OK [8,810]
• 06. Ronan Keating – If Tomorrow Never Comes
• 07. Enrique – Escape
• 08. Fat Joe featuring Ashanti – What’s Luv
• 09. Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss
• 10. Ms Dynamite – It Takes More

  Other known chart positions…

• 11. Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen
• 13. DJ Otzi – Hey Baby (Unofficial World Cup Remix)
• 14. Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer/Gets Me Through
• 19. Busta Rhymes featuring P Diddy – Pass The Courvoisier Part II
• 24. England Boys – Go England!
• 26. Orbital – Rest & Play EP
• 27. Bell & Spurling – Sven Sven Sven/Goldenballs
• 28. Ferry Corsten – Punk
• 31. Reel – You Take Me Away
• 34. Dario G – Carnaval 2002
• 36. Asher D – Back In The Day/Why Me?
• 47. Adam F featuring MOP – Stand Clear
• 49. Babe Team – Over There
• 53. Burn – The Smiling Face
• 56. American Head Charge – Just So You Know
• 58. DJD – Shake It Baby
• 61. Six By Seven – All My New Best Friends
• 71. Nikki Webster – Strawberry Kisses
• 74. Mr Smash & Friends – We’re Coming Over
• 75. Mr Scruff – Shrimp

  Albums Top 10…

• 01. Eminem – The Eminem Show [55,780]
• 02. Ronan Keating – Destination [11,915]
• 03. Liberty X – Thinking It Over [10,021]
• 04. Enrique – Escape [7,918]
• 05. Queen – Greatest Hits I, II & III [7,231]
• 06. Ian Van Dahl – Ace
• 07. Moby – 18
• 08. Kylie Minogue – Fever
• 09. A1 – Make It Good
• 10. Pink – Missundaztood

  Other known chart positions…

• 17. Box Car Racer – Box Car Racer
• 21. Andrea Bocelli – Cieli Di Toscana
• 42. Opera Babes – Beyond Imagination
• 45. Gemma Hayes – Night On My Side
• 53. Luck & Neat – It’s All Good
• 54. Coldcut – 70 Minutes Of Madness
• 61. The Kinks – Ultimate Collection
• 65. David Sylvian – Camphor
• 74. Otep – Sevas Tra

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: Snow Dogs, Time Machine, 40 Days & 40 Nightsand reviews of Star Wars Episode 2, Panic Room and Blade 2 are already online and out now.

Big Brother 3: Sunita wants out…

The big news at the moment is that Sunita wants out and Alex wants a poo.

Like last year, we’re running a poll to find out who should be evicted as theweeks go by, which has no bearing on the Channel 4 vote, but at least it’sfree and it’s just for fun.

Big Brother 3is online now.

May 28th :Does Ali get support on DVD…?

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with a look atthe biopic of Muhammad Ali, but is he a prize-winning fighter or a punch-drunkprat? Will Smith portrays the result.

Alionline and on Region 1 DVD now.

May 27th :The Bandits steal two hours from you on DVD…

Billed as a hilarious comedy, in some quarters, this film, starring BruceWillis and Billy Bob Thornton, seems to be a jack of all trades, butis it a master of any of them?

Banditsis online and out on DVD now.

DVDfever.co.uk interviews Dino Dini…

Dino Dini, managing director of Abundant Software Limited, based inBristol, England, as set up a site to attract fans of his classicfootball games Kickoff, Kickoff2, Player Manager, GOAL! and Dino Dini’sSoccer. Included is a petition where fans can request a new footballgame from Dino.

Abundant Software is currently seeking funding to create a new game, andDino hopes that building a community around his original games will helpdemonstrate the potetnial to investors and publishers.

As part of the site, Abundant have created an innovative World CupTrading Game, where participants can buy and sell shares in any of the32 qualifying world cup teams, and attempt to come out on top.

TheDino Diniinterview is online now.

Can Eminem spoof his way to the top slot…?

To find out who got the No.1, visit themusic chart analysis page.

DVDfever.co.uk IS the OFFICIAL Big Brother 3 website…!

Well, of course we’re not, but that doesn’t stop the tabloids from claimingto be the same thing, but in print form.

Like last year, we’re running a poll to find out who should be evicted as theweeks go by, which has no bearing on the Channel 4 vote, but at least it’sfree and it’s just for fun.

Click on the eye to vote and to also find out why the online activities thistime round are a complete damp squib.

Big Brother 3is online now.

COMPETITION: Auf Wiedersehen Pet Series 1 on DVD…

Thanks to CBC for Carlton Visual Entertainment for this competition inwhich you can win a copy of the Series 1 Boxset on DVD.

COMPETITION ANSWERS: Grand Canyon & Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 on DVD…

These competitions have now closed and the answers were that Buffy TheVampire Slayer was first filmed in anamorphic 16:9 and shown as such onBBC2 from Season 4, and that Grand Canyon‘s Mary McDonell and AlfreWoodard starred together in John Sayles’ Passion Fish.

The winners have been picked and will be notified shortly.

PRESS RELEASE: Dino Dini’s Abundant Software Limited…

Thanks to Dino Dini for this press release about his new website and softwarecompany, as mentioned above, and all the goodies it contains.

Take a look at theDino Dini’s Abundant Software Limitedpress release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: Auf Wiedersehen Pet Series 1 & 2 on DVD…

Thanks to Debbie Bennett from CBC for Carlton Visual Entertainment for the followingpress release about the impending release of the second series about the brickiesas they move to Spain and also their original adventures in Germany, also containing a complete list of the planned VHS andDVD releases for both series.

Take a look at theAuf Wiedersehen Pet Season 2 on DVDpress release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: Free Xbox, PS2 or DVD player at DVD Rack.co.uk…

Thanks to Pete Davidson from DVD Rack.co.uk for the following press releasewhich explains how you can get a free console or DVD player as described.

Take a look at theFree Xbox, PS2 or DVD player at DVD Rack.co.ukpress 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 still to update this list past March, but a few releases from Aprilonwards are listed. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

May 26th :24. It’s 10am. This time it’s personal…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Liam Carey returns with anupdate of his weekly summary for one of the most intriguing new series oflate – a series of 24 episodes based around the 24 hours of a single day, witheach episode lasting an hour of real time. The series stars Kiefer Sutherlandas top-secret government agent Jack Bauer.

This summary contains spoilers, obviously, so anyone who missed it will haveto wait for one of the BBC’s occasional catch-ups, the next one of which isnext Saturday, June 1st, from 10.40pm, covering three episodes from 9am tomidday.

Also note that BBC Choice plan to repeat the entire series before they showthe final, 24th, episode.

24online and on TV now.

May 25th :DVDfever.co.uk IS the OFFICIAL Big Brother 3 website…!

Well, of course we’re not, but that doesn’t stop the tabloids from claimingto be the same thing, but in print form.

Like last year, we’re running a poll to find out who should be evicted as theweeks go by, which has no bearing on the Channel 4 vote, but at least it’sfree and it’s just for fun.

Click on the eye to vote and to also find out why the online activities thistime round are a complete damp squib.

Big Brother 3is online now.

May 24th :Take a trip down Mulholland Drive on DVD…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with the latestbizarre installment in David Lynch’s film career, a project which once startedlife as a TV series and stars Naomi Watts and Dan Hedaya.

Mulholland Driveonline and on Region 1 DVD now.

ITV Digital: The end really is nigh…

At the start of the month, most of ITV Digital‘s pay channels went offthe air as of 7am on that day, but a few remained.

Television X continued until around Wednesday last week before disappearing,even though for a few days the “subscribe” phone number appeared onscreenoutside of transmission hours.

The last two channels around E4 and Film Four have continuedup until today and will close at some point, the same day that Big Brother 3begins. Some ITV Digiboxes have continued to somehow update the subscriptioncard so that it would continue working until June 30th 2002, were there servicesleft to show with it, whereas others, like mine watched on a Nokia 9850TMediamaster, was made to revert to January 1st 1991(!) which meant that itwas killed off forever. This happened around the middle of last week and Ifirst realised last Thursday when I could no longer watch Scrubs onSky One on that night, while recording E4 on Sky, although both shows getquick repeats over the weekend so it’s not a major hassle.

The digital terrestrial licences are still up for tender so get in touch withthe ITC if you have millions to spend on such a project, and the winner, ifthere is one, will be announced sometime next month.

ITV Digital. 1998-2002 R.I.P.

Big Brother 3 starts tonight…

Taken from Channel4.com/BigBrother:

“Forget the World Cup. Forget the Queen’s Jubilee. This summerthere’s only one TV extravaganza you should be glued to – and nowthere are more chances than ever before to watch it.

Friday May 24th sees the return of Big Brother themulti-media event of the year. The housemates will enterthe house at 9pm and, for the first time ever, viewers canwatch them go in live on Channel 4.

Then, at 11.35pm, a second live programme will offer youthe chance to see how the new housemates are settling infor their first evening beneath Big Brother’s all seeing eye.And, as if that wasn’t enough, tune in again for anotherlive Channel 4 show at 11pm on Saturday.

From there on in there are a whole host of opportunities towatch events unfold as the summer progresses. There willbe a programme every night of the week at 10pm. Thehour-long psychology programme moves to a new Sundayslot at 10pm when Big Brother’s team of analysts will lookhard at the housemates’ behaviour.

We promised you a tougher than ever Big Brother and thearrival of a live task show every Saturday at 10pm meansthe pressure is really on.

Big Brother’s Little Brother also returns and kicks off with alaunch night special on E4 at 8.30pm on Friday 24th,offering the viewers the chance to see the house beforethe housemates have crossed the threshold.”

May 23rd :The force isn’t strong in this one. Star Wars 2 at the cinema…

The continuing adventures of young Anakin Skywalker are divulged here as heheads towards the dark side to eventually become Darth Vader, but can thisepisode really be as bad as The Phantom Menace?

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clonesis online and out now.

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: Thunderpants, Not Another Teen Movie, Hart’s Warand reviews of Star Wars Episode 2, Panic Room and Blade 2 are already online and out now.

May 22nd :Midweek charts…

Here’s the midweek round-up of who’ll be in the charts from Sunday, whichincludes the following:

• 01. Eminem – Without Me [42,955]
• 02. Liberty X – Just A Little [22,701]
• 03. Atomic Kitten – It’s OK [19,829]
• 04. Ronan Keating – If Tomorrow Never Comes [17,482]
• 05. Westlife – Bop Bop Baby [14,128]
• 06. Enrique – Escape
• 07. Ian Van Dahl – Reason
• 08. Ms Dynamite – It Takes More
• 09. Fat Joe feat. Ashanti – What’s Luv
• 10. Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss

  Other known chart positions…

• 11. Korn – Here To Stay
• 15. Rhianna – Oh Baby
• 17. A – Starbucks
• 18. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Spread Your Love
• 22. DJ Shadow – You Can’t Go Home Again
• 24. Billy Bragg and The Blokes – Take Down The Union Jack
• 25. Saw Doctors – This Is Me
• 29. Electric Soft Parade – Empty At The End/This Given Line
• 32. Lauren Waterworth – Baby Now That I’ve Found You
• 39. Halo – Sanctimonious
• 48. Sylver – Turn The Tide
• 49. Rider & Terry Venables – England Crazy

May 21st :Myleene tells you how to be a popstar on DVD…

Released this week:

Ever wanted to find out what’s required to be a popstar? You probably won’tfind it out on this DVD, but since it’s presented by Hear’say‘s MyleeneKlass, at least you can ogle her breasts.

Do You Wanna Be A Popstar?is online and out on DVD now.

May 20th :It’s basically instinctive to buy this DVD…

Released today:

The classic Michael Douglas/Sharon Stone sex and violence-fest tenyears on, now available in a two-disc set.

Basic Instinctis online and out on DVD from today.

Final Fantasy X – the saga continues on PS2…

Released this Friday:

The saga continues with another bizarre plot that makes no sense, but withgameplay fans are sure to recognise.

Final Fantasy Xonline and out on PS2 now.

Who’s flopping at the top now…?

To find out who got the No.1, visit themusic chart analysis page.

COMPETITION: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for this competition inwhich you can win a copy of the Season 4 Boxset on DVD.

COMPETITION: Grand Canyon on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for this competition inwhich you can win a copy of the film on DVD.

COMPETITION ANSWER: Brass Eye on DVD…

This competition has now closed and the answer was that Alan Partridge cameto the fore in Chris Morris’ The Day Today, which is currently beingshown again on BBC2 at 10pm on Monday nights.

The winners have been picked and will be notified shortly.

PRESS RELEASE: Nintendo and Sega combine forces…

Thanks to Alex Frith from Cake Media for Nintendo for the followingpress release about the return of a Sega friend, but on a different console.

Take a look at theNintendo and Sega combine forcespress release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: Gamecube Rocks Europe…

Thanks to Alex Frith from Cake Media for Nintendo for the followingpress release about the Gamecube’s launch-week figures.

Take a look at theNintendo Gamecube launch picspress release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: Iron Maiden – Rock in Rio on DVD…

Thanks to Joanne Hodges from RDA Communications for the followingpress release about a new DVD.

Take a look at theIron Maiden – Rock in Rio on DVDpress release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: Counter Terrorist Special Forces on GBA…

Thanks to Claire Axton from Big Ben Interactive for the followingpress release about a new game on Gameboy Advance.

Take a look at theCounter Terrorist Special Forces on GBApress release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: Droopy’s Open Tennis on GBA…

Thanks to Claire Axton from Big Ben Interactive for the followingpress release about a new game on Gameboy Advance.

Take a look at theDroopy’s Open Tennis on GBApress release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: Free Xbox, PS2 or DVD player at DVD Rack.co.uk…

Thanks to Pete Davidson from DVD Rack.co.uk for the following press releasewhich explains how you can get a free console or DVD player as described.

Take a look at theFree Xbox, PS2 or DVD player at DVD Rack.co.ukpress 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 still to update this list past March, but a few releases from Aprilonwards are listed. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

May 19th :24. It’s 9am. Time for a tragedy…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Liam Carey returns with anupdate of his weekly summary for one of the most intriguing new series oflate – a series of 24 episodes based around the 24 hours of a single day, witheach episode lasting an hour of real time. The series stars Kiefer Sutherlandas top-secret government agent Jack Bauer.

This summary contains spoilers, obviously, so anyone who missed it will haveto wait for one of the BBC’s occasional catch-ups over the next few weeks.

Also note that BBC Choice plan to repeat the entire series before they showthe final, 24th, episode.

24online and on TV now.

May 18th :Return to the original Doom on PC…

Not everyone who has played Quake and Doom will have experiencedthe original Wolfenstein 3D so it’s time for a revisit to the game thatstarted it all off, even though it looks a lot different now because thegraphics and sound have been brought up to date.

Return to Castle Wolfensteinis online and out on PC CD-ROM now.

May 17th :Get a Red Card on PS2…

Released today:

The World Cup is fast approaching and this is one of the football games releasedto tie in with it, but you don’t need to play fair this time…

Red Cardis online and out on PS2 from today.

May 16th :Is it a bird/plane? Probably – Battle of the Planets on DVD…

One of the children’s TV classics from the 70s, Mark, Jason, Keyop, Princessand Tiny do battle against Zoltar and the planet Spectra in a double-discset of anime adventures.

Battle of the Planets: Vol.1is online and out on DVD now.

May 15th :Midweek charts…

Here’s the midweek round-up of who’ll be in the charts from Sunday, whichincludes the following:

• 1. Liberty X – Just A Little [35,120]
• 2. Ronan Keating – If Tomorrow Never Comes [20,439]
• 3. Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss [10,971]
• 4. Fat Joe feat. Ashanti – What’s Luv? [10,645]
• 5. Enrique – Escape [10,625]
• 6. Pink – Don’t Let Me Get Me [7,406]
• 7. A1 – Make It Good [6,144]
• 8. S Club Juniors – One Step Closer [5,619]
• 9. Sugababes – Freak Like Me [4,376]
• 10. Milk Inc – In My Eyes [4,361]

  Other known chart positions…

• 13. Jessica Garlick – Come Back
• 15. Reelists – Freak Mode
• 22. Heartless Crew – Heartless Crew Theme
• 28. Green Velvet – La La Land
• 30. Rammstein – Ich Will
• 32. KMC feat. Dhany – I Feel So Fine
• 33. Luck & Neat – Irie
• 35. R Kelly & Jay Z – Honey

May 13th :Spy Game – a sneaky disgrace on DVD…

Released today:

No, it may be a DVD from Entertainment in Video but it does look andsound fantastic. There’s also a few, brief, extras if not a huge amount, butwho in Hollywood greenlit such a terribly dull script? Tony Scott directsthe snoozefest, while Robert Redford and Brad Pitt sleepwalkthrough it.

Spy Gameis online and out on DVD from today.

Virtua Fighter 4 – the fisticuffs continues on PS2…

Released last Friday:

I thoroughly enjoyed this game in the arcades when it first game out, butnever got to see the Sega Saturn’s sequel or the Dreamcast’s Virtua Fighter3: Team Battle, but now the fourth outing is out and about now and lookingas good as ever.

Virtua Fighter 4online and out on PS2 now.

Who’s guilty of murder… of a song, at the top…?

To find out who got the No.1, visit themusic chart analysis page.

COMPETITION: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for this competition inwhich you can win a copy of the Season 4 Boxset on DVD.

COMPETITION: Grand Canyon on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for this competition inwhich you can win a copy of the film on DVD.

COMPETITION: Brass Eye on DVD…

Thanks to Carey Gill PR for VCI for this competition inwhich you can win a copy of the DVD.

COMPETITION ANSWER: M*A*S*H on DVD…

This competition has now closed and the answer was that the character playedby Elliot Gould in the film and Wayne Rogers in the TV serieswas Captain Trapper John McIntyre.

The winners have been picked and will be notified shortly.

PRESS RELEASE: Free Xbox, PS2 or DVD player at DVD Rack.co.uk…

Thanks to Pete Davidson from DVD Rack.co.uk for the following press releasewhich explains how you can get a free console or DVD player as described.

Take a look at theFree Xbox, PS2 or DVD player at DVD Rack.co.ukpress 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 still to update this list past March, but a few releases from Aprilonwards are listed. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

May 12th :Parappa the Rapper comes back for more believing on the PS2…

It’s colourful, it’s easy to pick up, it’s completely hatstand! All the foodin town is turning to noodles and only Parappa’s style of dancing can restorenormality.

Parappa the Rapper 2is online and out on PS2 now.

May 10th :The walls close in, in the Panic Room…

Jodie Foster wasn’t the original choice for the lead role in thisthriller, but she holds her own against three burglars who break in not longafter she sets foot in her new house and finds a need for that special room.

ThePanic Roomis online and out at the cinema now.

May 9th :Is it a SSeXy snowboarding game? Amped on the Xbox…

If you enjoyed the snowboarding antics of SSX Tricky and want to tryout some more on a brand new console, then surely nothing could be betterthan this one?

Ampedis online and out on Xbox now.

May 8th :Midweek charts…

Here’s the midweek round-up of who’ll be in the charts from Sunday, whichincludes the following:

• 1 (-) Ronan Keating “If Tomorrow Never Comes” – 35,041
• 2 (1) Holly Valance “Kiss Kiss”
• 3 (-) H & Claire “DJ”
• 4 (2) S Club Juniors “One Step Closer”
• 5 (3) Sugababes “Freak Like Me” – 8,765
• 6 (-) Nigel & Marvin “Follow Da Leader”
• 7 (4) N’Sync & Nelly “Girlfriend”
• 8 (7) Nickelback “How You Remind Me”
• 9 (8) Shakira “Whenever Wherever”
• 10 (5) Tweet “Oops (Oh My)”

  Other known chart positions…

• 11 (-) Russell Watson & Faye Tozer “Someone Like You” – 3,740
• 12 (-) Hundred Reasons “Silver”
• 14 (-) Aaliyah “Rock The Boat”
• 16 (12) Gareth Gates “Unchained Melody”
• 18 (9) Mary J.Blige “No More Drama”
• 19 (-) Bellefire “All I Want Is You”
• 20 (-) Cooper Temple Clause “Who Needs Enemies”
• 21 Oasis “The Hindu Times”
• 22 Darren Hayes “Insatiable”
• 26 Four Strings “Take Me Away (Into The Night)”
• 27 Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule “Ain’t It Funny”
• 30 Lasgo “Something”
• 32 (33) Enrique Iglesias “Hero”
• 33 Will Young “Evergreen / Anything Is Possible”
• 34 Blue “Fly By”
• 36 Kosheen “Hungry”
• 37 Usher “U-Turn”
• 40 (19) Allstars “Back When”
• 41 (-) POD “Youth Of The Nation”

May 7th :Life on the ocean wave. Blood Wake on Xbox…

Take a spin on the lake in the speedboat you could’ve won on Bullseye, so seewhat you can do with it as you search for treasure and kill off the enemyspeedboats.

Blood Wakeis online and out on Xbox now.

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: Dog Soldiers, Slackers, I Am Samand reviews of K-PAX, Lord of the Rings and Blade 2 are already online and out now.

May 6th :Brass Eye – the complete DVD, almost…

Released today:

Just about all of the controversial Channel 4 series fronted by Chris Morrisfrom 1997, as well as last year’s special satirising the media’s portrayal ofpaedophilia. It’s not for weak stomachs.

Brass Eye: Series and Specialis online and out on DVD now.

Thelma and Louise – extras join the DVD…

Released today:

Already released on DVD two years ago, some extra features join the disc soyou can get even more out of this classic road movie with Susan Sarandonand Geena Davis.

Thelma and Louise: Special Editiononline and out on DVD now.

Is Holly the new Kylie at the top…?

To find out who got the No.1, visit themusic chart analysis page.

COMPETITION: Brass Eye on DVD…

Thanks to Carey Gill PR for VCI for this competition inwhich you can win a copy of the DVD.

COMPETITION: M*A*S*H on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for this competition inwhich you can win a copy of the 2-disc boxset on DVD.

COMPETITION ANSWERS: The 51st State and X-Files Season 4 on DVD…

These competitions have now closed and the answers were as follows:

• The 51st State: The Full Monty was the one which did not star BOTH Ricky Tomlinson and Robert Carlyle, since only the latter was in it.
• X-Files Season 4: Playing God was the thriller starring David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton and Angelina Jolie.

The winners have been picked and will be notified shortly.

PRESS RELEASE: Buffy Season 4 on DVD…

Thanks to Eliza from DSA for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainmentfor the following press release about Buffy Season 4 on DVD,released next Monday. A competition will be online from next Monday to wina copy of the DVD boxset.

Take a look at theBuffy Season 4press release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: The Great Escape Special Editions on DVD…

Thanks to Alice Hammond from DNA PR for MGM Home Entertainmentfor the following press release about The Great Escape Special Editions on DVD,released on May 20th, 2002.

Take a look at theThe Great Escape Special Editionspress release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: Who are your ‘Usual Suspects’…?

Thanks to Alice Hammond from DNA PR for MGM Home Entertainmentfor the following press release about a survey created to find out who thepublic think the bad boys of the UK are, in conjunction with the UsualSuspects DVD release.

Take a look at theWho are your ‘Usual Suspects’?press release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: Nintendo Gamecube launch pics…

Thanks to Alex Frith from Cake Media for Nintendo for the followinginfo and pics relating to the launch, plus one of allSTARS, who entered today’schart at No.19.

Take a look at theNintendo Gamecube launch picspress release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: More Mario Sunshine screenshots…

Thanks to Alex Frith from Cake Media for Nintendo for the followingscreenshots from this game. If you’re using a slow modem, the pictures may takea while to load.

Take a look at theMore Mario Sunshine screenshotspress release which is online now.

PRESS RELEASE: Free Xbox, PS2 or DVD player at DVD Rack.co.uk…

Thanks to Pete Davidson from DVD Rack.co.uk for the following press releasewhich explains how you can get a free console or DVD player as described.

Take a look at theFree Xbox, PS2 or DVD player at DVD Rack.co.ukpress 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 still to update this list past March, but a few releases from Aprilonwards are listed. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

May 5th :Shadow Hearts – a new RPG on the PS2…

A girl’s been kidnapped by an evil and powerful magician, while you have terribledress sense. Sound familiar?

Shadow Heartsonline and out on Sony Playstation 2 now.

May 4th :ITV Digital: Monkey at work…

ITV Digital may be gone, but this new website will detail the progressof the Monkey over the coming months.

Click on the above pic to continue the adventures of Monkey at Work.co.uk

Also, it was announced yesterday that the ITV Sport channel is to closeas soon as the Football League rights expire on May 11th. Until then theremaining matches will be shown unencrypted. All other sport on the channelwill move to ITV2 where the total audience potential is around seven milliongiven that the channel is also available on SkyDigital.

Last night, on Have I Got News For You, Angus Deayton commented thatanyone who subscribed after the administrators took over would find that theirmoney’s safe, then continued, “How stupid could you be?”

May 3rd :24. It’s 8am. Time for a wake-up call…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Liam Carey returns with anupdate of his weekly summary for one of the most intriguing new series oflate – a series of 24 episodes based around the 24 hours of a single day, witheach episode lasting an hour of real time. The series stars Kiefer Sutherlandas top-secret government agent Jack Bauer.

This summary contains spoilers, obviously, so anyone who missed it andis wishing to catch the BBC Choice repeat tonight at 10.30pm had better readthis afterwards.

24online and on TV now.

May 2nd :Get the Ralli habit on Xbox…

Every console needs a good rally racing game, but is this the one to do it,or does it just go the same route as other games without advancing much further?

RalliSport Challengeis online and out on Xbox now.

ITV Digital: a few pay channels left…

“There has been some inaccurate reports in the press”, claimed channel 88for a while, while they updated it. Sadly the one about the service closingdown was not inaccurate, but not all the pay channels have been shut down asof 7am yesterday morning.

E4 and Film Four are currently still running, partly becausethese are broadcast on the multiplex owned by Channel 4 – and not one of theITV Digital ones – but chances are these will be inaccessible after May 31stbecause the ITV Digital cards are updated on a monthly basis and there won’tbe anyone around to tell the cards NOT to expire!

One other pay-channel is around for the same length of time too: Television X,the soft-core porn channel bringing you such delights as Fantasy Night Calls,Naughty Teens, Teresa Scott Unleashed and the one and only Andrea Spinksin Planet Nadia.

Some of these films feature anal sex, so it’s probably poetic justice thatITV Digital have seen fit to royally fuck their subscribers up the arse too,courtesy of the whole cockup that’s taken them off the air.

The image on the right is what viewers will see on most channels, bar channel88 which just adds an extra paragraph of nonsense. Some channels say you canring the phone number 0870 600 9696, but who’s going to be there toanswer the phone and what would they tell you anyway?

May 1st :ITV Digital: dead by dawn…

ITV Digital‘s administrators could not find a buyer for the service,so by the time you read this, the service will be off the air, as of 7am.

The premium channels such as Sky Premier and Sky Sports weredue to shut down at midnight, but as I type (1am) these are still broadcasting,with the rest to shut down at 7am.

It has been rumoured that E4 and Film Four would continue for another couple ofweeks but this is unlikely since ITV Digital will have their licence revokedand thus the multiplexes on which they broadcast the pay channels will besold off. Although the free-to-air (FTA) channels will continue for now, what’sthe betting they will follow suit soon?

All of this completely knackered the government’s plan to shut down analoguebroadcasts by between 2006-2010, of course.

It’s a great shame that ITV Digital have come to this, but it’s as a resultof the ridiculous amount bid for the Nationwide League football TV rights andthe fact that it’s all fallen flat and many small clubs will go out of businesshas been likened to the dotcom slump a couple of years ago when the same thinghappened to them as a result of their being a lack of a market.

ITV Digital. 1998-2002 R.I.P.

Midweek charts…

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

“Because this is an unofficial round up compiled by ringing up individualrecord companies for sales of their artists, there are gaps. Unaccounted for:Moby, Celtic FC, One Giant Leap, Matt Darey”.

• 1 (-) Holly Valance “Kiss Kiss” – (37,424)
• 2 (1) Sugababes “Freak Like Me”
• 3 (2) S Club Juniors “One Step Closer”
• 4 (3) N’Sync & Nelly “Girlfriend”
• 5 (-) Tweet “Oops (Oh My)” – (5,672)
• 6 (-) Shakedown “At Night”
• 7 (5) Nickelback “How U Remind Me”
• 8 (-) Moby “We Are All Made Of Stars”
• 9 (4) Oasis “The Hindu Times”
• 10 (6) Shakira “Whenever Wherever”

  Top 75 chart…

• 11 (-) Mary J.Blige “No More Drama”
• 12 (8) Gareth Gates “Unchained Melody”
• 13 (-) 4 Strings “Into The Night”
• 14 (7) X-Press 2 with David Byrne “Lazy”
• 15 (10) Missy Elliot “4 My People”
• 16 (12) Darren Hayes “Insatiable”
• 17 (-) Allstars “Back When”
• 18 (-) Martin O’Neil & Lisbon Lions “Best Years Of Our Lives”
• 19(11) Britney Spears “I’m Not A Girl”
• 20 (-) The Jam “In The City”
• 21 (16) Shaggy & Ali G “Julie”
• 22 (20) Will Young “Evergreen”
• 23 (-) Tiga & Zyntherius “Sunglasses At Night”
• 24 (9) Idlewild “You Held The World In Your Arms”
• 25 (19) Lasgo “Something”
• 26 (18) Jennifer Lopez “Ain’t It Funny”
• 27 (21) Blue “Fly By”
• 29 (17) Mad Donna “Wheels On The Bus”
• 31 (13) Kosheen “Hungry”
• 33 (22) Shy FX “Move UR Body”
• 34 (26) Marilyn Manson “Tainted Love”
• 35 (29) Enrique Iglesias “Hero”
• 37 (25) Usher “U-Turn”
• 38 (67) Rik Waller “I Will Always Love You”
• 39 (40) Kylie Minogue “In Your Eyes”
• 40 (-) Scumfrog Versus David Bowie “Loving The Alien”
• 46 (-) And You Will Know Us
• 59 (-) Fenix TX

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