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May 30th:The second Heimat is finally out on DVD…

The third, and latest, Heimat is released on DVD in August, but until thenit’s time to catch up with all 25 hours of the second series from 1992.DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Helen Jerometells us why it’s an essential watch.

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generationis online and out on DVD now.

Chronicle 35 classic tracks from Free on CD…

Free was the first bandDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsever went to see and it clearly left a lasting impression on him as shownin his review of their new double-CD collection.

Free: Chroniclesis online and out now on CD.

news page pic COMPETITION: 12 DVD/Xbox competitions…

The new competitions online are as follows, including one addition today:

Level 42: Live Rockpalast (DVD)

The Big Kahuna (DVD)

My Life as a Dog & Elvira Madigan (DVD)

Smokey and the Bandit Trilogy (DVD)

Confessions Of… (DVD)

Inhumanoids (DVD)

Hail the Conquering Hero (DVD)

Fighting Triple Bill (DVD)

Shall We Dance (DVD)

Ladder 49 (DVD)

Doom 3 (Xbox)

Doctor Snuggles, Peanuts & Hello Kitty Boxsets (DVD)

DVD highlights out now…

A few highlights that are well worth splashing out your moolah on next week. For each one that’s of interest,click on the image for more info on Amazon:

The Brittas Empire: Complete Series 7 (£19.99, Eureka) features all the episodes from SeriesSeven of The Brittas Empire starring Chris Barrie as Gordon Brittas, hapless manager of the Whitby LeisureCentre.

Episodes titles: The Elephant’s Child, Reviewing the Situation, http://etc., Wake Up the Lion Within, TheDisappearing Act, Gavin Featherly RIP, Exposed, Curse of the Tiger Women, Surviving Christmas.

The Stargate series continues with Stargate SG1 Season 8 Vol.41 (£19.99, MGM) features the episodesGemini, It’s Good To Be King, Full Alert, and extras include: SG1 Director Series: Threads, Beyond The Gate:A Convention Experience With Christopher Judge, Profile On: Jospeh Mallozzi and Paul Mullie,Beyond The Gate: An Airforce Experience with Richard Dean Anderson, Production Design and Photo Gallery and Trailers.

Also released this week and last week are the following other MGM titles:

One of my favourite cartoon series as a child, I can now rejoice at the release of Doctor Snuggles: TheComplete Collection (£24.99, Firefly).

Doctor Snuggles is a cuddly little man, an incurable optimist who longs to make the world a better place. Helives in his quaint house at the edge of the wood. It could be anywhere in the whole wide world. Doctor Snugglesis an inventor. He invents a variety of wondrous contraptions in his shed at the bottom of the garden. Eachinvention is specially designed to help children, animals and all living things everywhere.

His aims and dreams lead him in and out of many delightful adventures. Mostly things do not transpire exactlythe way Doctor Snuggles has planned, but along the way he gets caught up in a world of new friends and happyhappenings; brimful of magic, laughter and fantasy.

The Eric Rohmer Collection (£39.99, Arrow) is a box set collecting together 8 essential worksby French master Eric Rohmer: Love In the Afternoon (1972), The Marquise of O (1976), The Aviator’s Wife(1981), A Good Marriage (1982), Pauline At The Beach (1983), Full Moon In Paris (1984), The Green Ray(1986) and My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend (1987). Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (£24.99, Dreamworks): Based on the best selling books, Jude Law provides the voice of Mr Snicket, who recounts the adventures ofthe Baudelaire orphans. Violet Baudelaire, a 14-year old inventor, is aided by her younger brother Klausand razor-toothed baby sister Sue, as they try to thwart the demented plans of Count Olaf (Jim Carrey) as hetries to get hold of their inheritance.

Extras on the two-disc set include:Commentary with director Brad Silberling, Commentary with director Brad Silberling and the Real Lemony Snicket,Building a Bad Actor, Interactive Olaf, Making the Baudekaire Children Miserable, Orphaned Scenes, Easter Egg -Count Olafs Ghost Story, A Woeful World (production design), Costumes and Other Suspicious Disguises, VioletsFunctional Designs, CAUTION! Incredibly Deadly Vipers, Trains, Leeces and Hurricanes (CGI scenes), The Sad Score,The Unsound Sound Designer, The Terrible Fire, An Alarming Conspiracy Involving Sunny, An Even More AlarmingConspiracy Involving Sunny, Gruesome Galleries, 3 Easter Eggs.

One of the best bands ever put together, their best times were definitely in the ’80s, butLevel 42: Live At Rockpalast (£17.99, Wienerworld) runs for 188 minutes and features live footageof the band from 1983 in Bochum and 1984 in Essen.

Tracklist includes: ‘Heathrow’, ‘Dance On Heavy Weather’, ‘Turn It On’, ‘Sandstorm’, ‘Dune Tune’,’Almost There’, ‘Mr Pink’, ‘I Want Eyes’, ‘Kansas City Milkman’ and ‘Love Games’. Features 28tracks in total.

Also released this week and last week are the following ‘Live at Rockpalast’ titles:

One of the iconic music TV shows of the ’80s, The Tube Vol.1 (£29.99, Network) presentsthe best live performances from the first series of ‘The Tube – the groundbreaking, anarchic Friday night musicprogramme hosted by Jools Holland and – the late – Paula Yates.

As well as featuring up-and-coming acts, ‘The Tube also played host to a number of well-established groups givinglive performances which, for the most part, have not been seen since their original transmission and have neverbeen released in any format before now.

The live spirit of the series (first broadcast on Bonfire Night 1982) is further underlined with the inclusionof live interviews and behind the scenes footage, as well as original linking sequences from Jools and Paula.

Including sets from The Jam (in their last performance), Culture Club, Robert Palmer, Soft Cell, IggyPop, Depeche Mode, The Stranglers, Thin Lizzy, Madness, Eurythmics, The Undertones and U2.

DVD extras include ‘Inner Tube Stories’ featurette – telling the story of the series by the team whocreated and produced it, Stills gallery, Special embossed slipcase with UV finish.

What I want to know is whether this, or any future release, will replay the classic live TV trailer that gotJools banned from hosting the show for several weeks, in which he shouted on early evening TV: “Get downyou groovy fuckers!”

Following three successful TV series and a new movie out now at the cinema,The League Of Gentlemen – Live At Drury Lane: Special Edition (£15.99, Universal)takes the inhabitants of Royston Vasey on a travelling roadshow that was the comedy sensation of 2001.

Packed with your favourite characters, brand new sketches and classic sketches… Tubbs and Edward, PapaLazarou, Pauline and Mickey, Mr Chinnery, Herr Lipp and many more. An absolute must for all League fans.Starring Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith.

DVD extras include movie footage from The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse, Behind the scenes documentary,Commentary, Photo gallery, Screensaver, Bonus scenes and phone calls, Selected multi-camera angles,Link to Website.

Shall We Dance – syndicated interviews…

Today we have placed online a competition for the romantic movie Shall We Dance, andin advance of the DVD’s release on June 20th, today we place online syndicatedinterviews with stars Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere.

Shall We Dance – syndicated interviewsis online now.

CHARTS: Crazy Frog vs. Coldplay – who got the No.1…?

Find out shortly as the charts will be announced later in the week.

news page pic COMPETITION ANSWERS: MAY 2005 comps…

Thanks to the respective PR companies for the comps which have now come to anend and the answers were as follows. Winners will be notified shortly.

ER Season 4 (DVD): Maria Bello played Dr Anna Del Amico in Season 4.
The Brittas Empire Series 7 (DVD): Brittas’ first name is Gordon
The Phantom of the Opera (DVD): Michael Crawford was the actor in the stage version.
Pariah (PC and Xbox): Your character is Jack Mason.
MX vs ATV Unleashed (PS2): ATV stands for All Terrain Vehicle.
The Lady Eve (DVD): Jane Fonda’s new movie is Monster-in-Law.
Ultimate Force Series 3 (DVD): Ross Kemp used to be in Eastenders.
The Eric Rohmer Collection (DVD): Philippe Marlaud died in 1981.
Birth (DVD): Nicole Kidman will star in a remake of Bewitched.
Garden State (DVD): Zach Braff stars in Scrubs
Earthsea (DVD): Isabella Rossellini was in Blue Velvet.
Empire Square (DVD): The series is set in London.

news page pic RED DOT: Banished!…

Following the recent article on this, almost all Sky digiboxes should havethis update now, software update 3.3a6, which includes an option in thePicture menu to set the Timeout to ON, and this will time-out the ‘press red’icons after 30 seconds.

So, just set your recording a minute or two early, just to be sure, andany programmes normally affected will be red-dot free!

Now, if only we could do this to all the other bloody logos onscreen!

The RED DOT campaignis online now.

news page pic The DVDfever.co.uk discussion forum…

Want to chat about anything you’ve seen on this site, or just fancy a rant aboutanything music, DVD and TV related? Get to the forum and start presentingyour opinions!

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

news page pic New DVDs out this week…

The new releases are as follows:

Addicted (17.99, Tai Seng)

Alias Series 3 (49.99, Buena Vista)

Bad Company: Inside 1974-1982 (12.99, Disc)

The Barchester Chronicles (24.99, VCI)

A Bizarre Love Triangle (17.99, Tai Seng)

Blues Company: Keepin’ The Blues Alive (15.99, Disc)

Cannibal Apocalypse (15.99, VCI)

Daredevil DC / Elektra (24.99, Fox)

Dawson’s Creek Season 5 (44.99, Columbia)

Electric Edwardians: The Films Of Mitchell And Kenyon (19.99, BFI)

Elektra (15.99, Fox)

Futurama: The Monster Robot Maniac Fun Collection (12.99, Fox)

Golden Earring At Rockpalast (17.99, Disc)

Gone In 60 Seconds (1974) (15.99, VCI)

Graham Parker At Rockpalast (17.99, Disc)

How Art Made The World (19.99, BBC)

The Hunting Of The President (19.99, Fox)

Jump Britain (12.99, VCI)

King Crimson: Inside 1972-1975 (12.99, Disc)

The League Of Gentlemen: Complete (39.99, BBC)

Level 42: Live At Rockpalast (17.99, Disc)

Little Steven At Rockpalast (17.99, Disc)

MASH Season 7 (29.99, Fox)

The Mahabharata (19.99, BFI)

Motley Crue: Greatest Video Hits (14.99, Universal)

Nils Lofgren At Rockpalast (17.99, Disc)

Nip/Tuck Season 2 (49.99, Warner)

The Oscar Wilde Collection (24.99, VCI)

Passion Of Mind (15.99, Buena Vista)

Relentless (12.99, columbia)

Sleepover (12.99, MGM)

The Stanley Baxter Collection (24.99, Network)

Stargate SG1 Series 8 Vol 41 (19.99, MGM)

Steve Howe’s Remedy (15.99, Disc)

Thunder: Flawed To Perfection – The Video Collection 1990 To 1995 (13.99, EMI)

The Tube Vol.1 (29.99, Network)

news page pic May 27th:Updated cinema listings…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? The list of the films showing at Manchester Showcase Cinemacan be found on this page, and won’t differ much from what’s on in the restof the country.

The new films released this week include: The Pacifier, House of Wax, Millions andIt’s All Gone Pete Tong.

May 26th:Jason’s Album Archive @ DVDfever.co.uk…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Jason Maloneycontinues his regular column looking at the albums of yesterday,continuing with May 22nd 1989 when new releases came fromQueen, Tin Machine, Judie Tzuke and Nik Kershaw.

Jason’s Album Archive No.15is online now.

May 25th:Dan’s Movie Digest @ DVDfever.co.uk…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with hisregular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UKtop 10 cinema listings, UK release dates, websites and trailers.

Dan’s Movie Digestis online now.

May 24th:A double dose of Marc Bolan & T.Rex on DVD & CD…

According toDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts,this release is a final statement and testament that is long overdue,more than a rockumentary, and a DVD and CD collection that will tell youall you need to know about the ‘King of Glam’ and his band.

Marc Bolan & T.Rex: Born To Boogieis online now and out on DVD & CD.

May 23rd:See life Sideways with Paul Giamatti on DVD…

Winner of the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, Paul Giamatti andThomas Haden Church star as two best friends heading off for a weekof male-bonding while sipping fine wines in California. Does it deserve allthe plaudits? Read on…

Sidewaysis online and out on DVD now.

Turin Brakes release their Jack In A Box on CD…

This band have made a great name for themselves with class tunes likeMind Over Money, Long Distance and Pain Killer, but how willthis new album fare under the critical eye ofDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts?

Turin Brakes: Jack In A Boxis online now.

The Doctor and Rose head for the London Blitz of 1941…

This latest episode, and the first of a two-parter, introduces the dashingCaptain Jack Harkness, who will remain in the series until its conclusion.Has Rose found a hero more impressive than The Doctor?

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owentells all.

Doctor Who continues on Saturday at 7pm, BBC1, followed by Dr Who Confidentialon BBC3 at 7.45pm, and both are repeated on Sundays, BBC3 from 7pm.

Doctor Who 2005: Episode 9is online now.

Coldplay have a new single out…

And it’s the first one from their third album, but to my ears it’s oh-so tedious,but what willDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsmake of it?

Coldplay: Speed of Soundis online now and out on CD, with the album X & Y to follow in June.

CHARTS: Oasis vs. Black Eyed Peas – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis page.which is online now.

The release dates for singles go up until late-Julywith albums until October 2005.

news page pic COMPETITION: 12 DVD/PC/Xbox/PS2 competitions…

The new competitions online are as follows, including one addition today:

ER Season 4 (DVD)

The Brittas Empire Series 7 (DVD)

The Phantom of the Opera (DVD)

Pariah (PC and Xbox)

MX vs ATV Unleashed (PS2)

The Lady Eve (DVD)

Ultimate Force Series 3 (DVD)

The Eric Rohmer Collection (DVD)

Birth (DVD)

Garden State (DVD)

Earthsea (DVD)

Empire Square (DVD)

news page pic RED DOT: Banished!…

So, just set your recording a minute or two early, just to be sure, andany programmes normally affected will be red-dot free!

Now, if only we could do this to all the other bloody logos onscreen!

The RED DOT campaignis online now.

news page pic The DVDfever.co.uk discussion forum…

Want to chat about anything you’ve seen on this site, or just fancy a rant aboutanything music, DVD and TV related? Get to the forum and start presentingyour opinions!

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

news page pic New DVDs out this week…

The new releases are as follows:

2046 (19.99, Tartan)

2046 / In The Mood For Love (29.99, Tartan)

Beckett On Film (99.99, Disc)

Bjork: Live TV Archive (49.99, One Little Indian)

Body Of Evidence (12.99, MGM)

The Brittas Empire Series 7 (19.99, Eureka)

Casanova (17.99, Warner Music Vision)

Catweazle Series 1 (24.99, Network)

Cutter’s Way (12.99, MGM)

Cutting It Series 3 (24.99, Contender)

Dear Frankie (15.99, Fox)

Doctor Snuggles: The Complete Collection (24.99, Firefly)

The Eric Rohmer Collection BS (39.99, Arrow)

For The Love Of Ada (12.99, Fremantle)

Francesco, Giullare Di Dio (19.99, Eureka)

Heimat 2 (99.99, Tartan)

House Of Wax (15.99, Warner)

The House On Carroll Street (12.99, MGM)

Juggernaut (12.99, MGM)

Jupiter Moon Vol 4 (12.99, Oracle)

Kidnapped (14.99, BBC)

L’Argent (19.99, Artificial Eye)

The League Of Gentlemen Live SE (15.99, Universal)

Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events (19.99, Universal)

Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events SE (24.99, Universal)

Levity (15.99, Columbia)

London’s Burning Series 1 (24.99, Network)

Masquerade (12.99, MGM)

Mutant X Season 2 Vol 3 (19.99, Contender)

New Tricks Series 1 (19.99, BBC)

Ocean’s Twelve (17.99, Warner)

Ocean’s Eleven / Ocean’s Twelve (22.99, Warner)

Power Rangers Dino Thunder: Legacy Of Power (12.99, Buena Vista)

A Prayer For The Dying (12.99, MGM)

Redcap Series 1 (39.99, Network)

Round The Twist Series 2 (12.99, Revelation)

The Simpsons: Around The World In 80 D’Oh’s (15.99, Fox)

Taste Of Cherry / 10 On Ten (24.99, Artificial Eye)

Team America: World Police (19.99, Paramount)

The Tenth Man (12.99, MGM)

The Trial Of Joan Of Arc (19.99, Artificial Eye)

Waiting Women (19.99, Tartan)

The Yes Men (15.99, Tartan)

May 20th:Dan’s Movie Digest @ DVDfever.co.uk…

Dan’s Movie Digestis online now.

Jason’s Album Archive @ DVDfever.co.uk…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Jason Maloneycontinues his regular column looking at the albums of yesterday,continuing with May 15th 1995 when new releases came fromPaul Weller and Supergrass.

Jason’s Album Archive No.14is online now.

Star Wars III: As the prequels end, Darth Vader rises…

It’s only just come out, but already we have a review of one of the mostlong-awaited films of the year, courtesy ofDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen.Does it put right just how dull the first two prequels were?

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sithis online and in the cinema now.

news page pic COMPETITION: 12 DVD/PC/Xbox/PS2 competitions…

The new competitions online are as follows, including one addition today:

news page pic Updated cinema listings…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? The list of the films showing at Manchester Showcase Cinemacan be found on this page, and won’t differ much from what’s on in the restof the country.

The new films released this week include: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

May 18th:Deeply Vale Festival – North West 2006…

Thanks toDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsfor the following info which is described thus:

A North West Multi Day Music and Arts Festival with Camping

No Glastonbury 2006??? Then early July 2006 will see the first ofthe yearly DEEPLY VALE FESTIVALS – the re-launch of a legendary 1970sNorth West event from the same roots as Glastonbury in the 1970s.

Today there’s a press conference to launch this festival, which hasalready had support shown by Jimi Goodwin of Doves, Dave Rofe – managerof Doves, Guy Garvey of Elbow, Badly Drawn Boy, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyceof The Smiths, D J Elliot Eastwick, John Robb of Goldblade, GrahamMassey of 808 State, Marc Riley, Mark E Smith of The Fall, Steve Hillageof System 7, Grant Showbiz, Luke Bainbridge of The Observer Music Monthly,Michelle Mullane of BBC GMR, Matt Norman of MDMA , Jim Milne and SteveClayton of Tractor etc. etc.

These people and many many more have given their backing to what will be the ‘Glastonbury of the North’.

If there is ever a time and a place to have this kind of festival it isHere and Now! Visit Deeply Vale.com

May 17th:Rose goes back to the ’80s on Doctor Who ‘because she wants to’…

One of the best episodes of the series so far, Rose wanted to travel backto 1987 to the moment when he father was run over and killed in the street,but surely the Doctor knew she’d want to try and intervene…

But if she saves him, what of the consequences?DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Oweninvestigates further.

Doctor Who continues on Saturday at 7pm, BBC1, followed by Dr Who Confidentialon BBC3 at 7.45pm, and both are repeated on Sundays, BBC3 from 7pm.

Doctor Who 2005: Episode 8is online now.

May 16th:Can anyone get one over on the Spivs, on DVD…?

A Brit flick starring Ken Stott, Nick Moran, Kate Ashfield and Jack Dee,the idea of putting the short and long cons onscreen has been done recentlyin the TV series Hustle, but can this movie fill in the gaps wherethat series stylises instead?

Spivsis online and out on DVD now.

Daryl Hall & John Oates Live on stage in Manchester…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertswasn’t too enamoured with the latest album released from this long-runningduet, so how did their gig at the Manchester Apollo fare last Monday?

Daryl Hall & John Oates Liveis online now.

Should you panic over the Hitchhiker’s movie…?

It’s one of the most long-awaited films of all time, but by all accounts fromwhat I’ve read so far, it seems a bit of a turkey. CanDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owenfind something positive in it?

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxyis online and in the cinema now.

Who’s the cleverest Focker? Meet them all on DVD…

Released today:

We first met Gaylord M. Focker in the 2000 movie, Meet the Parents.It was bad enough to meet the obsessive ex-CIA agent Jack Byrnes, but howwill he and his wife Dina get on with the in-laws, Bernie and Roz Focker?Expect more things going wrong accompanied by slo-mo camerawork in this sequel,starring Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman & Barbra Streisand.

Meet The Fockersis online and out on DVD today.

CHARTS: The Coral vs. Akon – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis page.which is online now.

The release dates for singles go up until mid-Julywith albums until August 2005.

news page pic COMPETITION: 11 DVD/PC/Xbox/PS2 competitions…

The new competitions online are as follows:

The Brittas Empire Series 7 (DVD)

The Phantom of the Opera (DVD)

Pariah (PC and Xbox)

MX vs ATV Unleashed (PS2)

The Lady Eve (DVD)

Ultimate Force Series 3 (DVD)

The Eric Rohmer Collection (DVD)

Birth (DVD)

Garden State (DVD)

Earthsea (DVD)

Empire Square (DVD)

news page pic RED DOT: Banished!…

So, just set your recording a minute or two early, just to be sure, andany programmes normally affected will be red-dot free!

Now, if only we could do this to all the other bloody logos onscreen!

The RED DOT campaignis online now.

news page pic The DVDfever.co.uk discussion forum…

Want to chat about anything you’ve seen on this site, or just fancy a rant aboutanything music, DVD and TV related? Get to the forum and start presentingyour opinions!

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

news page pic New DVDs out this week…

The new releases are as follows:

The Band Wagon SE (19.99, Warner)

Brigadoon (15.99, Warner)

Bubblegum Crisis – Tokyo 2040: The Collection (19.99, Disc)

Dead Birds (19.99, Columbia)

The Devil Bat / The Corpse Vanishes (12.99, Stonevision)

Doctor Who 2005 Vol 1 (15.99, BBC)

The Doors: Inside 1967 To 1971 SE (26.99, Disc)

Easter Parade SE (15.99, Warner)

ER Season 4 (44.99, Warner)

Finian’s Rainbow (15.99, Warner)

Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe BS (M-Lock) (12.99, Delta)

Flash Gordon Space Soldiers BS (M-Lock) (12.99, Delta)

Fred Dibnah: Made In Britain (19.99, Contender)

A Hole In My Heart (19.99, VCI)

Humanist (19.99, Tai Seng)

Jack Dee: Live At The London Palladium (16.99, Universal)

Meet The Fockers (19.99, Universal)

Meet The Fockers / Meet The Parents BS (29.99, Universal)

Millionaires’ Express (16.99, Contender)

Mondovino (19.99, Disc)

Out Of Season (19.99, Columbia)

Redemption (16.99, Anchor Bay)

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers SE (19.99, Warner)

Sideways (19.99, Fox)

The Simple Life Season 2 (17.99, Fox)

Spongebob Squarepants: The Movie (17.99, Paramount)

Stargate Atlantis Vol 3 (19.99, MGM)

Status Quo: Inside 1968 To 1991 SE (26.99, Disc)

Taboo SE (19.99, Disc)

That 70s Show Season 1 (29.99, Fox)

Undead (16.99, Anchor Bay)

Vanity Fair (2004) (19.99, Universal)

Wanted: Dead Or Alive (14.99, Anchor Bay)

WWE: Andre The Giant (9.99, Silver Vision)

WWE: Viva Las Divas (17.99, Silver Vision)

May 13th:Is Friday 13th unlucky for Moby, on CD…?

Friday 13th is usually the day when everything goes wrong, but does thatbode anything but well asDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertstakes a listen to the latest album from the man who used to infiltrate thesoundtrack of every TV advert?

Moby: The Hotelis online now and out on CD.

news page pic Updated cinema listings…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? The list of the films showing at Manchester Showcase Cinemacan be found on this page, and won’t differ much from what’s on in the restof the country.

The new films released this week include: Seed of Chucky, The Jacket, Monster-in-Law, Friday Night Lights and Ong Bak.

news page pic COMPETITION: 11 DVD/PC/Xbox/PS2 competitions…

The new competitions online are as follows, including one more added today:

Double the STAR WARS Adventure This Summer…

Moviegoers Who See Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Purchase the Best-Selling Trilogy DVD Set to Save £7.50 in Groundbreaking Offer.

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith promises to answer all of the questions and make theconnections moviegoers have been waiting decades for when it opens May 19 and to rediscover theunforgettable adventure of the Star Wars Trilogy that started it all.

A groundbreaking special offer from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home EntertainmentInternational brings the entire Star Wars saga together as never before: Moviegoers see Revenge of theSith in cinemas, buy the Star Wars Trilogy four-DVD box set and receive £7.50 off their purchase inthe first-ever Star Wars Cash Back offer.

Through this special Cash Back exclusive value offer, consumers will receive the £7.50 savinginstantly when the DVD purchase is made at a participating retailer. Vouchers will be available atcinemas, in-store, and across press advertising.

All major UK Retailers are participating in the Cash Back offer

The long-awaited Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith finally completes the Star Wars saga, whichbegan with the three movies that make up the Star Wars Trilogy DVD box set: A New Hope, The EmpireStrikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

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DVD highlights for next week…

A few highlights that are well worth splashing out your moolah on next week. For each one that’s of interest,click on the image for more info on Amazon:

As the 11th series in this consistently excellent drama continues on E4, Warner release ER Season 4(£44.99, Warner Home Video), which again is zoomed in to 16:9 from the original 4:3 print, even thoughthe series wasn’t shot in 16:9 until part-way through season 7. Not quite sure why they went this route forthe early DVDs.

The full list of episode titles is as follows:Ambush, Something New, Friendly Fire, When the Bough Breaks, Good Touch, Bad Touch, Ground Zero,Fathers and Sons, Freak Show, Obstruction of Justice, Do You See What I See?, Think Warm Thoughts,Sharp Relief, Carter’s Choice, Family Practice, Exodus, My Brother’s Keeper, A Bloody Mess, GutReaction, Shades of Gray, Of Past Regret and Future Fear, Suffer the Little Children, A Hole in the Heart.

The third DVD in the new series, Stargate Atlantis Vol.3 (£19.99, MGM), contains four moreepisodes: Underground, The Storm, The Eye, The Defiant One, with DVD extras including:Atlantis Mission Directive: The Storm, Spy On The Set: Welcome To The Wraith, Photo and production galleries. That 70s Show Series 1 (£29.99, 20th Century Fox), was a hit in the USA, whereas the UK remake DaysLike These flopped beyond belief, so now it’s time to see the original and the best.

The full list of episode titles is as follows: That ’70s Pilot, Eric’s Birthday, Streaking, Battle ofthe Sexists, Eric’s Burger Job, The Keg, That Disco Episode, Drive-In, Thanksgiving, Sunday Bloody Sunday,Eric’s Buddy, The Best Christmas Ever, Ski Trip, Stolen Car, That Wrestling Show, The First Date,The Pill, The Career Day, Prom Night, A New Hope, Water Tower, Punk Chick, Grandma’s Dead, Hyde Moves In,The Good Son.

DVD extras include Hello Wisconsin! That 70s Trivia Show, Promo-Palooza.

Winner of the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, Sideways (£19.99, 20th Century Fox), followsthe road trip taken by two old friends; Miles (Paul Giamatti)), a depressed would-be writer with apassion for wine-tasting, and Jack, (Thomas Haden Church), a happy-go-lucky, womanising, one-time TV star.

It is the week before Jacks wedding, and the two are out to celebrate his last week of freedom. Milesselects a trip to the vineyards of the Santa Ynez Valley, which for him means re-visiting some old hauntsand familiar faces…

DVD extras include commentaries by Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, Behind the scenes featurette,Deleted scenes, Easter eggs and Inside Look: Kingdom Of Heaven.

Finally, it’s time for a remake with the 2004 version of Vanity Fair (£19.99, Universal).

Reese Witherspoon gives a vibrant, captivating performance as one of the greatest female characters ofall time, Becky Sharp, in Vanity Fair. In director Mira Nair’s adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’sclassic novel, we witness Becky’s ascent up the social ladder as she schemes and seduces her way to the top- until love and romance threaten to get in the way.

DVD extras include Welcome To Vanity Fair (behind the scenes), The Women Behind Vanity Fair,Deleted scenes and an audio commentary with director Mira Nair.

May 12th:Jason’s Album Archive @ DVDfever.co.uk…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Jason Maloneycontinues his regular column looking at the albums of yesterday,continuing with May 2nd 1988 when new releases came fromA-Ha, Sade, Bruce Hornsby & The Range and Pebbles.

Jason’s Album Archive No.13is online now.

news page pic COMPETITION: 10 DVD/PC/Xbox/PS2 competitions…

The new competitions online are as follows, including one more added today:

The Phantom of the Opera (DVD)

Pariah (PC and Xbox)

MX vs ATV Unleashed (PS2)

The Lady Eve (DVD)

Ultimate Force Series 3 (DVD)

The Eric Rohmer Collection (DVD)

Birth (DVD)

Garden State (DVD)

Earthsea (DVD)

Empire Square (DVD)

May 11th:Dan’s Movie Digest @ DVDfever.co.uk…

Dan’s Movie Digestis online now.

James Blunt, Live in Manchester…

There’s not many musicians who have completed a tour of duty in Bosnia, butJames Blunt is one andDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsis seriously impressed with his repetoire.

James Blunt Live in Manchesteris online now.

DVD highlights catch-up…

A few highlights that are well worth splashing out your moolah on. For each one that’s of interest,click on the image for more info on Amazon:

First up is the superhero film Daredevil Director’s Cut (£19.99, 20th Century Fox), in whichBen Affleck is Matt Murdock, a.k.a Daredevil. As a young boy he lost his sight in a chemical accident, whichleft him with his other senses superhumanly enhanced (and some incredible acrobatic skills). Flash forwardand Matt is working by day as a pro bono lawyer (with partner Jon Favreau) and by night as a righteous avenger.The plot sees New York supercriminal Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan) calling on Irish assassin Bullseye (ColinFarrell) to take care of some business involving the father of Jennifer Garner’s Elektra (with whom Matt fallshead over heels in love).

Daredevil is a shadowy comic book fantasy that provides plenty of fast-paced, high-kicking action.This extended director’s cut of Daredevil including 30 minutes of previously unseen footage and extras includeaudio commentary by writer/director Mark Steven Johnson and producer Avi Arad, and Giving the Devil His Due: TheMaking of Daredevil – The Director’s Cut.

A brilliant BBC drama finally comes to DVD, State of Play (£19.99, BBC), from the creator of Shameless.

Paul Abbott’s acclaimed BBC drama. Stephen Collins (David Morrissey) is an ambitious politician. Cal McAffrey(John Simm) is a well-respected investigative journalist and Stephen’s ex-campaign manager. En route to work onemorning, Stephen’s research assistant mysteriously falls to her death on the London Underground. It’s not longbefore revelations of their affair hit the headlines.

DVD extras include audio commentary for episodes 1 & 6.

Dance for your life when the 2-disc Special Edition of Billy Elliot (£19.99, Universal)reaches the DVD shelves this week.

Billy Elliot is the heartwarming tale of an 11 year old coal miner’s son (Jamie Bell) in the North of Englandwho’s life is forever changed when he stumbles upon Mrs Wilkinson’s (Julie Walters) ballet class during his weeklyboxing lesson. Before long, he finds himself immersed in ballet, demonstrating a raw talent never seen before andreaching for a dream that changes the lives of everyone he touches.

DVD extras include The Real Billy Elliot Diaries, From Screen To Stage, Breaking Free (making of with optionalcommentary), Deleted scenes, Extended scenes, The Music (9 songs from the film with optional commentary).

Finally, for the DVDs, ‘May the Schwartz Be With You’. Yes, it’s the Star Wars spoof,Spaceballs: Special Edition (£19.99, MGM) out in time for the third and final real prequel.

The Farce will be with you in this outrageously hilarious send-up of epic sci-fi movies, created by comic geniusMel Brooks. Boasting a cast of cosmic crazies, it’s a four-star comedy sensation that scores eight trillion onthe laugh meter! Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga), whose hairstyle surely ranks as one of the universe’s oldestcreations, is kidnapped by the evil Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis). But fear not! Lone Star (Bill Pullman) and hishalf man, half dog sidekick Barf (John Candy), blast into action in their space Winnebago, struggling againsttime (and their own limited intelligence) to rescue the Princess.

Along the way they’ll confront the gooey Pizza the Hutt, a sassy robot named Dot Matrix, and a little creaturecalled Yogurt who possesses the mystical power of the Swartz. The gags fly faster than laserblasts as thefearless and clueless space heroes wage interstellar warfare for life, liberty and the pursuit of massivemerchandising opportunities. Lampooning everything from Star Wars and Alien to Planet of the Apes, thishysterically funny space oddity will send you into hyperspace with fits of laughter!

DVD extras include audio commentary with Mel Brooks, Spaceballs documentary, ‘John Candy: Comic Spirit’documentary, ‘Mel Brooks’ featurette, Storyboard to film comparison, Film flubs, Spacequotes, Photo galleries,3 theatrical trailers.

Game highlights catch-up…

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (£34.99, PS2), puts players in the shoes of one of 3 characters from the series; MajorMotoko Kusanagi, Bateau, or the Tachikoma spider tank. The story begins when Major Kusanagi and Section 9 officerBateau are sent on a mission to shatter the illegal arms trade of a fearsome terrorist organisation, graduallyunveiling a dark conspiracy.

The ability to hack into the minds of enemy’s brain and temporarily control them lets players launch devastatingattacks from within the enemy ranks and makes for incredibly original gameplay. Laying waste to an unsuspectinghost of opponents by controlling the mind of one of their own kind is an exhilarating experience, and even whenthey realise and gun their assailant down, the connection simply closes and control reverts to the player’schosen character who remains completely unharmed.

Features:

Play as Major Motoko Kusanagi, Bateau and Tachikoma.
Over 20 minutes of beautifully rendered CGI Ghost in the Shell FMV
15 Weapon types to choose from. From sniper rifles to sub-machine guns and missile launchers!
Hack into machinery, computers, and control your enemies’ minds from a distance
Engaging single player story mode with an informative tutorial that gets you into martial arts action quickly
Multiplayer combat for up to 4 players including both team matches and battle royal
Complete the Story Mode to unlock additional features
3 Difficulty Levels to challenge even the most experienced gamers.
12 Stages of enemies and obstacles to overcome

Doom 3 (£39.99, Activision), came out on the Xbox eight months after the PC version.

A massive demonic invasion has overwhelmed the UAC’s Mars Research Facility leaving only chaos and horror inits wake. As one of only a few survivors, players must struggle with shock, fear, and an all-out assault ontheir senses as they fight their way to Hell and back, in an epic clash against pure evil. Built on id’srevolutionary new 3D graphics engine, DOOM III draws players into the most frightening and gripping 3Dgaming experience ever created.

The game features:

The most intensely realistic and visually stunning game yet – with the look and feel of a computer-rendered movie
Struggle with shock and fear as you fight your way in an epic clash against pure evil
Incredible, advanced 3D graphics and physics, with surround sound and real-time dynamic lighting
Compete in vicious multiplayer action where you’ll use light, shadows and a totally dynamic world to your advantage
New co-operative mode exclusive to the Xbox version

Forza Motorsport (£39.99, Xbox) is out this Friday and gives Xbox gamers who are passionate aboutcars and racing the opportunity to own, customize, and race their favourite cars in a realistic drivingsimulation. From sport compacts to LeMans prototypes, players use earnings from hundreds of races to buyupgrades and aftermarket parts so they can transform real production cars into high-performance race cars.On the track, players experience an impressively accurate simulation, putting their performance-tuned creationsto the test against the best the online world has to offer on Xbox Live.

Forza Motorsport will debut with more than 230 cars from over 40 of the world’s top car manufacturers forgamers to own, customise, upgrade and race, and a final car roster can be viewer on Amazon by clicking on thepackshot.

May 10th:CHARTS: Peter Kay vs. Akon – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis page,as well as the update forlast week’s music chartwhich is also online now.

The release dates for singles go up until mid-Julywith albums until August 2005.

news page pic COMPETITION: 9 DVD/PC/Xbox/PS2 competitions…

The new competitions online are as follows, including three more today.(Also, the comp for The Aviator’s Wife has been changed to the complete boxsetof the Eric Rohmer Collection. Any entries already submitted will still count):

Pariah (PC and Xbox)

MX vs ATV Unleashed (PS2)

The Lady Eve (DVD)

Ultimate Force Series 3 (DVD)

The Eric Rohmer Collection (DVD)

Birth (DVD)

Garden State (DVD)

Earthsea (DVD)

Empire Square (DVD)

May 9th:Who’s the cleverest Focker? Meet them all on DVD…

Released next Monday:

Meet The Fockersis online and out on DVD next week.

Celebrate the best of Glastonbury on DVD…

It’s not long now until the next big gig where chavs will try and break intoa field instead of buying tickets and wallow in the mud, so let’s recap onthe last 10 years’ worth of concerts with acts such as Franz Ferdinand,Radiohead and Paul McCartney, courtesy ofDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts.

Glastonbury Anthems: Best Of 1994-2004is online now and out on DVD.

Will The Doctor throw the book at The Editor…

Simon Pegg put in a great turn as the baddie in this latest episode, but giventhat it was set in the far future, on a space station, and with a centralfemale black character who was ready to put her life on the line to save theworld… isn’t it just a rehash of “The End of the World”?

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owentakes us on a journey.

Doctor Who continues on Saturday at 7pm, BBC1, followed by Dr Who Confidentialon BBC3 at 7.45pm, and both are repeated on Sundays, BBC3 from 7pm.

Doctor Who 2005: Episode 7is online now.

news page pic COMPETITION: 6 DVD competitions…

The new competitions online are as follows:

Ultimate Force Series 3 (DVD)

The Aviator’s Wife (DVD)

Birth (DVD)

Garden State (DVD)

Earthsea (DVD)

Empire Square (DVD)

news page pic COMPETITION ANSWERS: APRIL 2005 comps…

Thanks to the respective PR companies for the comps which have now come to anend and the answers were as follows. Winners will be notified shortly.

Boon, Supercar & The Ghosts of Motley Hall (DVD): Neil Morrissey starred in Men Behaving Badly.
Trackmania Sunrise (PC): The top speed for the cars is 400 kph.
World Snooker Championship 2005 (PC/PS2/Xbox): The tournament is held in Sheffield.
Four Network Swashbucklers from Network (DVD): Robert Shaw played Quint in Jaws.
National Treasure (DVD): Cage and Connery co-starred in The Rock.
The Punisher (PS2): Tom Jane played the title character in the 2004 movie and this game.
Press Gang Series 3 (DVD): Julia Sawalha played Carla in Jonathan Creek.
Mean Streets Special Edition (DVD): The Scorsese/De Niro film was Taxi Driver.
Preston Sturges’ Sullivans Travels (DVD): Veronica Lake and Preston Sturges both starred together in Star Spangled Rhythm.
Power Rangers Dino Thunder: Day of the Dino (DVD): The second movie was Turbo.
The Matrix Online (PC): The third film is Matrix Revolutions.
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams (PS2): You need to learn Juju magic.
Full Spectrum Warrior (PS2): You control a four-man squad.
Timesplitters: Future Perfect (Xbox): The hero you play is Cortez.
The World At War (DVD): Laurence Olivier played a Nazi war criminal in Marathon Man.
Colditz (DVD): Damian Lewis played Jeffrey Archer.
Outlaw Series 1 (DVD): Phil Daniels ‘sang’ on Blur’s single Parklife
The Carpenters: Close To You (DVD): The Carpenters complained about Rainy Days and Mondays.
Duel & Sugarland Express (Special Editions) (DVD): Dennis Weaver played David Mann.
Carla’s Song Director’s Cut (DVD): Robert Carlyle played George.
Ma Mere (DVD): Antoine De Caunes presented Eurotrash.
Blade Trinity (DVD): Jessica Biel starred in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Beyond The Sea (DVD): Kevin Spacey played Bobby Darin in the movie.
Hustle Season 1 (DVD): Marc Warren starred as Dominic Foy in State of Play.
The Wire Season 1 (DVD): Peter Medak directed The Krays.
Howard Jones: 20th Anniversary Concert (DVD): His first album was Human’s Lib.
Da Vinci Code Decoded (DVD): Da Vinci was a Painter

news page pic RED DOT: Banished!…

So, just set your recording a minute or two early, just to be sure, andany programmes normally affected will be red-dot free!

Now, if only we could do this to all the other bloody logos onscreen!

The RED DOT campaignis online now.

news page pic The DVDfever.co.uk discussion forum…

Want to chat about anything you’ve seen on this site, or just fancy a rant aboutanything music, DVD and TV related? Get to the forum and start presentingyour opinions!

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

news page pic New DVDs out this week…

The new releases are as follows:

The Agony And The Ecstasy (12.99, Fox)

Ally McBeal Season 4 (M-Lock Packaging) (19.99, Fox)

Ally McBeal Season 5 (M-Lock Packaging) (19.99, Fox)

The Bible (12.99, Fox)

Billy Elliot SE (19.99, Universal)

Cloppa Castle: Complete Series (19.99, Network)

Crime Scene Investigation Season 4 Part 1 (39.99, Momentum)

D-Day The 6th Of June (12.99, Fox)

Dad’s Army Series 3 (15.99, BBC)

Dom Joly: World Shut Your Mouth (19.99, VCI)

Fantastic Voyage (12.99, Fox)

The Far Pavilions (19.99, Acorn)

The Goodies Vols 1 & 2 (49.99, Network)

The Hanging Gale (19.99, Acorn)

Hetty Wainthropp: Missing Persons (16.99, Acorn)

Jamie’s School Dinners (15.99, Fremantle)

King Crimson: Inside (12.99, Disc)

Northern Exposure Series 2 (24.99, Universal)

One Foot In The Grave Series 2 (15.99, BBC)

Only Fools And Horses: A Royal Flush (15.99, BBC)

Seaside Memories (14.99, Contender)

Spaceballs SE (19.99, MGM)

Star Wars: Clone Wars (15.99, Fox)

Star Wars: Droids Animated Adventures (15.99, Fox)

Star Wars: Ewoks Adventures (15.99, Fox)

Star Wars: Ewoks Animated Adventures (15.99, Fox)

Tarzan SE (21.99, Buena Vista)

The Three Stooges: The Early Years (24.99, Stonevision)

Ultimate Force Series 3 (19.99, Granada)

Wagner BS (39.99, VCI)

White Noise (19.99, EiV)

William And Mary Series 2 (19.99, Granada)

Wodehouse Playhouse Series 1 To 3 BS (59.99, Acorn)

While, catching up on last week’s, the releases for May 2nd were:

Andromeda Season 4 Vol 3 (19.99, Contender)

The Big Empty (15.99, Mosaic)

Birth (19.99, EiV)

Citizen Verdict (19.99, Columbia)

Daredevil DC (19.99, Fox)

Earthsea (19.99, Contender)

Garden State (17.99, Buena Vista)

House Of Flying Daggers (19.99, Fox)

Ice Station Zebra (15.99, Warner)

Lovejoy Series 6 (29.99, Delta)

Nearest And Dearest Series 1 (12.99, Network)

Nena: Live In Der Jahrhunderthalle In Frankfurt (19.99, Warner Music)

The Phantom Of The Opera (19.99, EiV)

Star Trek Enterprise Season 1 (84.99, Paramount)

State Of Play Series 1 (19.99, BBC)

Suspect Zero (19.99, Columbia)

Ultimate Fighting Championship 3 & 4 (19.99, Silver Vision)

Wild Things 3: Diamonds In The Rough (19.99, Columbia)

WWE King Of The Ring 1995/1996 (19.99, Silver Vision)

WWE Royal Rumble 2005 (19.99, Silver Vision)

May 7th:The Doctor meets his greatest nemesis, the Dalek…!

Easily the most anticipated episode of the series so far, The Doctorinadvertently comes face to face with the one thing he never expected to seeagain – a dalek. Does the anticipation work out in reality?DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owentells all.

Doctor Who continues tonight 7pm, BBC1, followed by Dr Who Confidentialon BBC3 at 7.45pm, and both are repeated on Sundays, BBC3 from 7pm, witha repeat of each somewhere inbetween.

Doctor Who 2005: Episode 6is online now.

news page pic May 1st:Elvis – the final re-release…

And so things come to an end as the 18th Elvis Number 1 single wasre-released this week, and tonight will see whether it can finally knockTony Christie off the top slot.

Big thanks to DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsfor his consistent reviews of these singles which have helped bringElvis back to the present.

This week’s new release: A Little Less Conversation.

Elvis: The Singlesis online now and out on CD.

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