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June 30th :Music on the move with Hit Clips…

# “Twas a hot afternoon, the last day of June and the sun was a demon” #and while you’re out and about you want something to listen to, but willthese musical maestros from Tiger Toys do the job?

Hit Clipsis online and out now.

Vote for Big Brother 2 on DVDfever.co.uk…

Last night there was a fourth eviction. Was it Bubble or Paul? Does the countryreally need the former, as alighted to in The Sun‘s picture on the right?

Big Brother 2001is online at DVDfever.co.uk now.

Midweek chart positions…

Thanks to Ben Cook from thePoptastic UK websitewho has the following info on the midweek singles chart positions :

• 1. Hear’Say – The Way To Your Love
• 2. Aguilera/Lil’ Kim/Mya/Pink – Lady Marmalade
• 3. Usher – U Remind Me
• 4. Shaggy Ft Rayvon – Angel
• 5. Faith Hill – There You’ll Be
• 6. Gorillaz – 19/2000
• 7. Mis-Teeq – All I Want
• 8. Dane Bowers – Another Lover
• 9. Strokes – Hard To Explain/New York City Cops
• 10. Backstreet Boys – More Than That

The rest of the Top 75 :

• 14. Backyard Dog – Baddest Ruffest
• 17. James – Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
• 22. Static Avenger – Happy People
• 23. Delerium Ft Leigh Nash – Innocente (Falling In Love)
• 24. Offspring – Million Miles Away

[.tv] to close in September…?

I read in The Mirror‘s excellent technology section, “Kelly’s I”,written by Matt Kelly (hi, Matt!) that one of the best and mostinformative channels on SkyDigital – [.tv], channel 567, is due to closeon September 2nd.

I really hope this doesn’t happen as I enjoyed the channel, particularlyBuyer’s Guide, Game Over and anything fronted by Kate Russell,and although I always intended to make the switch from analogue to digitalSky at some point, when I heard it was due to finish on analogue Sky inApril 2000 I switched over two months before.

To visit the [.tv] website, click on the logo above.

DVDfever Dom interviews Dane Bowers…

Well, not quite, but my original question was :

“What’s the secret to pulling top birds like Jordan when you’re a fatbloater?”

To see what they changed it to and what his answer was, click on the abovelogo.

June 29th :Rocky delivers a bunch of five on DVD…

After yesterday’s review of the Freddy boxset, we take a look at the five-strongDVD extravaganza that covers all of the Rocky films, starring SylvesterStallone who also directed three of them.

The Rocky Anthology Boxsetis online and out on DVD now.

June 28th :Freddie’s back FIVE times on DVD…

Released this week:

Are you ready for Freddy? How about for a boxset containing the first fivefilms in the series? That’s what Entertainment in Video have in storeas Robert Englund does the dirty in brand new anamorphic widescreentransfers.

Nightmare on Elm Street Boxsetis online and out on DVD now.

June 27th :Kickabout with International League Soccer on PS2…

It’s another football game, but there aren’t many out on the PS2 yet so willit score a hat-trick or an own goal?

International League Socceris online and out on Sony Playstation 2 now.

Vote for Big Brother 2 on DVDfever.co.uk…

The fourth round of nominations took place last night, but who’s up for thechop?

Big Brother 2001is online at DVDfever.co.uk now.

June 26th :Have an excellent time with Bill & Ted on DVD…

Released next week :

Back in 1988 Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter were not well known,but at least one of them is now and he got his big break in this mosttriumphant time-travel comedy.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventureis online and out on DVD 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.

This week’s new films include: Evolutionand already on the big screen is hit sequel The Mummy Returns. A reviewof the first Brendan Fraser/Rachel Weisz flick is online on DVD by clickingon the picture (right).

A Year In Provence, released on DVD in August…

Thanks to Chris Holden from Second Sight for the news that this title is tobe released on August 20th for £19.99.

Having decided to leave the rat race behind them, John Thaw and LindsayDuncan head ot the South of France. However, everything is not quite as theyimagined it to be, and one comic situation follows another as they bravemistral winds, truffle season and its mafia involvement, and a successionof colourful characters that constantly interrupt their plan for a quite life.

No details have been supplied about extras, picture or sound format, butit runs for four hours.

June 25th :An all-in-one remote control solution? The One For All Mosaic…

It can control up to 15 devices with 72 keys each and 21 macros, each containinga combination of up to 32 keystrokes, but are there any downsides?

One For All Mosaicis online and out now.

Not a sequel, but is it an equal? PSO v2 on Sega Dreamcast…

I thoroughly enjoyed the originalPhantasy Star Online,but now version 2 is released. How has it improved?New DVDfever reviewer Zarjaz goes online to find out.

Phantasy Star Online v2is online and available on Sega Dreamcast now.

Close Encounters of the DVD kind…

Released today :

We’ve been waiting over three years since DVDs came about for this one tobe released and the two-disc set for this classic Spielberg film is out today.

Close Encounters of the Third kind: Collector’s Editionis online and out on DVD now.

Not Shaggy at No.1 again…?

Or has someone else made it?To find out the answer – and to see last week’s chart – visit mymusic chart analysis page

NEW COMPETITION: Win Startopia (PC) and Way of the Gun (DVD)…

Thanks, respectively, to Herald PR for Eidos and CBC for Momentum, for thecompetitions which are now online. There are three Startopia games andfive Way of the Gun DVDs to be won in this new competition.

We have received Startopia for review out of the above two and willhave a review online shortly.

ClickHEREto go to the competition page. These competitions will close onFriday July 6th.

COMPETITION: Win Messiah and Me Myself & Irene on DVD…

Thanks, respectively, to CBC for Mosaic Movies and DSA for Fox, for thecompetitions which are now online. There is one Messiah DVD and two MM&IDVDs to be won in this new competition.

Reviews of bothMessiah andMe Myself & Ireneare online now and they’re released today.

ClickHEREto go to the competition page. These competitions will close onFriday June 29th.

COMPETITION WINNERS: Anna Kournikova on DVD…

Thanks to those who entered. The competitions are now closed and the answeris that the film in which she had a cameo was Me Myself & Irene.I can’t believe some people got it wrong given that the competition page hada link to the review!!The winners have been contacted and their prizes will be on their way shortly.

A review of the DVD can be foundHERE

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…

• Air America (15.99, Momentum)
• Alistair McGowan’s Football Backchat 1 & 2 (17.99, Universal)
• All American Lay SE (9.99, S Gold & Sons)
• The Amityville Curse (14.99, Digital Entertainment)
• Animal Farm (15.99, Universal)
• Babes On Bikes (12.99, Disc)
• Back Seat Bunk Up SE (9.99, S Gold & Sons)
• The Battle Of Algiers (19.99 sub, Tartan)
• Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (15.99, Momentum)
• The Blobs (15.99, Universal)
• The British Invasion Returns (19.99, VCI)
• Buried Treasure (19.99, Granada)
• Celine Dion: All The Way… A Decade Of Song Live (19.99, Sony)
• Chaplin (17.99, Universal)
• Christina Aguilera: Genie Gets Her Wish (17.99, BMG)
• Close Encounters Of The Third CE (22.99, Columbia TriStar)
• The Closer You Get (19.99, Fox)
• Cold Comfort Farm (19.99, VCI)
• The Complete Thin Blue Line (19.99, Universal)
• Def Leppard: Video Archive (17.99, Universal)
• Dennis The Menace Vols.1 And 2 (15.99, Universal)
• Dolly Parton: Blue Valley Songbird (15.99, VCI)
• Drive Me Crazy (19.99, Fox)
• The Earth Wind And Fire Story (19.99, Disc)
• Euro 2000 (16.99, Visual Entertainment)
• Female Perversions (14.99, VCI)
• Gang Related (19.99, VCI)
• The Ghost And The Darkness (19.99, Paramount)
• Glenn Gould: The Goldberg Variations (19.99, Sony)
• Goodbye Lover (15.99, Warner)
• Henry V (17.99, Universal)
• Hitman In The Hand Of Buddha (15.99, Eastern Heroes)
• Hoop Dreams (14.99, VCI)
• Housesitter (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Inspector Morse 1 (8.99, Carlton)
• Inspector Morse 2 (8.99, Carlton)
• Inspector Morse 3 (8.99, Carlton)
• Inspector Morse 4 (8.99, Carlton)
• L.A. Story (15.99, Momentum)
• L’Humanite (19.99 sub, Artificial Eye)
• Love Is The Devil (19.99, Artificial Eye)
• The Magnificent Seven (19.99, MGM)
• Man On The Moon (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Metallica Vol.1 (17.99, Universal)
• Metallica Vol.2 (17.99, Universal)
• Michael Flatley: Gold (17.99, Universal)
• Mike Oldfield: The Millennium Bell Live In Berlin (19.99, Warner Music Vision)
• Night Falls On Manhattan (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Nightmare On Elm Street (19.99, Entertainment in Video)
• Nightmare On Elm Street 2 (19.99, Entertainment in Video)
• Nightmare On Elm Street 3 (19.99, Entertainment in Video)
• Nightmare On Elm Street 4 (19.99, Entertainment in Video)
• Nightmare On Elm Street 5 (19.99, Entertainment in Video)
• Nightmare On Elm Street (Box Set) (53.99, Entertainment in Video)
• Normal Life (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Nympho SE (9.99, S Gold & Sons)
• Parsley The Lion And Friends / The Herbs: The Birthday Party (17.99, Universal)
• Paul McCartney: Live At The Cavern (19.99, VCI)
• Penthouse: 30 Pets/60 Minutes (19.99, Disc)
• Penthouse: Casting Call (19.99, Disc)
• Play Misty For Me (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Poltergeist (15.99, Warner)
• Portrait Of A Lady (17.99, Universal)
• Punk And Disorderly (15.99, Disc)
• Rage Against The Machine: The Battle Of Mexico City (19.99, Sony)
• Read Along With Postman Pat (12.99, Abbey)
• Re-Animator (15.99, Tartan)
• Roy Chubby Brown: You Fat Bastard! (17.99, Universal)
• Santa Who? (15.99, Medusa)
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (15.99, Warner)
• Shania Twain: Come On Over (17.99, Universal)
• The Sopranos Series 1 Vol.4 (15.99, Warner)
• The Sopranos Series 1 Vol.5 (15.99, Warner)
• The Sopranos Series 1 Vol.6 (15.99, Warner)
• Stargate SG1 Series 3 Vol.13 (19.99, MGM)
• Strange Days (17.99, Universal)
• A Streetcar Named Desire (15.99, Warner)
• Suspect (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• The Sweeney Vol.3: Diamond Geezers (15.99, PT Video)
• Tank Girl (15.99, MGM)
• Total Eclipse (14.99, VCI)
• Unbreakable (rental, Buena Vista)
• Warlock III (14.99, VCI)
• Watership Down (15.99, Universal)
• When Passions Collide (15.99, Medusa)
• Willie Nelson: Live in Amsterdam (19.99, Pinnacle)
• The Wizard of Oz (15.99, Warner)

A summary of new DVDs out soon…

Summarising some of the recent press releases which these fingers haven’thad time to type out because hardly anyone sends them via email…

Fox have the announcement everyone’s been waiting for :

October 15th :

• Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace: 2 DVDs inc. SIX hours ofextras including a director’s commentary, an exclusive deleted scenesdocumentary including seven new sequences, an hour-long documentary culled fromover 600 hours of behind-the-scenes footage, an interactive featurette,trailers, TV spots, photo gallery, a 12-part web documentary series, fivefeaturettes providing a look into the storyline, design, costumes, visualeffects and fight scenes.Price: £TBA.

Other Fox forthcoming titles :

July 30th :

• Big: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Stereo, trailer. Price: £15.99.
• Corrina Corrina: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, trailer. Price: £15.99.
• Mrs Doubtfire: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.0,director’s commentary, on-camera cast interviews, 30 minutes of deleted scenes,interview with animation director Chuck Jones, Original animation pencil test,Make-up test and application footage, Final animated sequence, trailer.Price: £17.99.
• Raising Arizona: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Surround, trailer. Price: £15.99.
• White Men Can’t Jump: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Surround, music video, trailer. Price: £15.99.

  August 6th :

• The X-Files: Deadalive: Two episodes (“This is Not Happening” and”Deadalive”), behind-the-scenes footage, cast and crew chat. Ratio billed as4:3 fullscreen but will hopefully be 16:9 anamorphic widescreen as filmed.Price: £15.99.

Paramount make you an offer you can’t refuse on October 9th :

• The Godfather Trilogy: 5 discs with the films in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen anddirector’s commentaries on each film (Godfather 2 takes up two discs itself)

  Extras include: Featurettes: “Francis Coppola’s Notebook”, “On Location”,”The Godfather Family: A Look Inside”, “The Godfather: Behind the Scenes1971”, “The Cinematography of the Godfather”, “The Music of the Godfather”,”Coppola and Puzo on Screenwriting”; additional scenes, Storyboards fromGodfather 2 & 3, character and cast biogs, Oscar acceptance speeches,photo galleries with captions, trailers, filmmaker biogs.Price: £TBA.

  And two titles on August 6th :

• Sliding Doors: 16:9 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.0. Price: £19.99.
• Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, trailer, Director’s Series Featurette with Leonard Nimoy. Price: £19.99.

Tartan have some “Tartan Terror” titles scheduled for release, and allare region-free :

June 25th :
• The Bride with White Hair: 2.35:1 widescreen. Price: £15.99.
• The Bride with White Hair 2: 2.35:1 widescreen. Price: £15.99.

  July 30th :

• Ring 2: anamorphic widescreen. Price: £19.99.
• Blood Feast (1963): trailer, filmogs, film reviews. Price: £15.99.
• 2000 Maniacs (1964): trailer, filmogs, film reviews. Price: £15.99.

  August :

• Reanimator (1985): original widescreen ratio, Price: £15.99.
• Basketcase (1982): original widescreen ratio, Price: £15.99.

  TBA/2002 :

• Color Me Blood Red
• The Gruesome Twosome
• Gore Gore Girls
• Trauma (1993): world premiere DVD edition. Full, uncut widescreenglory.
• Dario Argento’s Phantom of the Opera

EiV‘s July DVDs :

July 2nd :

• The Family Man: Nicolas Cage, Tea Leoni, Don Cheadle.Extras include trailer, ‘making of’, Seal music video, outtakes, deleted scenes,Director’s commentary, 2 easter eggs. Price: £19.99.

  July 16th :

• Bamboozled: Spike Lee film. Extras include director’s commentary,’making of’, 2 music videos, trailer, deleted scenes. Price: £19.99.

  July 23rd :

• Traffic: Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta Jones, Benicio Del Toro.Trailer, soundbites, B-roll footage, 30 mins of deleted scenes. Price: £19.99.

Carlton‘s ITC collection released on July 16th on DVD, each pricedat £15.99 :

July 16th :

• Danger Man Vol.4: (Episodes 21-28):Vacation/ The Conspirators/ The Honeymooners/ The Gallows Tree/ The Relaxed Informer/ The Brothers/ The Journey Ends Halfway/Bury The Dead
• Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Vol.4: (Episodes 11-14):The Ghost Who Saved Monte Carlo/ For The Girl Who Has Everything/ But What A Sweet Little Room!/ Who Killed Cock Robin?
• The Saint Vol.4: (Episodes 11-14):The Golden Journey/The Romantic Matron/The Man Who Was Lucky/The Invisible Millionaire
• The Persuaders Vol.4: (Episodes 11-14):The Old, The New and The Deadly/ Chain of Events/That’s Me Over There/ The Long Goodbye
• The Champions Vol.4: (Episodes 11-14):The Dark Island/ The Fanatics/ Twelve Hours/ The Search

MGM‘s August releases :

August 6th :

• Silence of The Lambs: 2-disc set. Read the fullSilence of the Lambs: Special Editionpress release. Price: £24.99.
• Hair: 1.85:1 non-anamorphic, Trailer, Dolby Digital 5.1. Price: £12.99.
• Guys and Dolls: 2.35:1 anamorphic, Trailer, Dolby Digital 5.1, Price: £12.99.

  August 20th :

• Stargate SG1 Vol.14: 16:9 anamorphic widescreen. First four episodes from series 4. Price: £19.99.

Columbia‘s August releases :

August 6th :

• Centre Stage: Deleted scenes, Director’s commentary, Filmogs,Full Dance Sequences, Featurette, Isolated Score, Making of & Behind the scenesfeaturette, Music Video, Trailer. 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen.Price: £19.99.

  August 13th :

• Beethoven’s 2nd: No details given.

  August 20th :

• Hannibal: 2-disc set. Special FX featurette, alternate ending,13 deleted scenes, and more. 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. Price: £24.99.
• Kramer vs. Kramer: Trailer, 50-minute documentary with all newfootage, filmogs. 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. Price: £19.99.
• Anatomy of a Murder: No details given.

  August 27th :

• Ghandi: Trailer, ‘Making of’, Featurette about Mahatma Ghandi,Interview with Ben Kingsley, Newsreal footage of Ghandi, Weblink, Filmographies,animated menus. 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. Price: £19.99.
• Finding Forrester: Two featurettes, Deleted choir scenes,filmogs, trailer, animated menus. 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. Price: £19.99.
• Jacknife: No details given.
• Midnight Crossing: No details given.
• Blue Lagoon: No details given.
• The Hunted: No details given.

  September :

• Almost Famous, Karate Kid 1-3, True Lies

  October :

• The Tailor of Panama, Girlfight, Bridget Jones’ Diary

  November :

• The Mummy Returns, The Mummy Collector’s Edition, The Grinch

Buena Vista‘s August releases :

August 6th :

• Coyote Ugly: Price: £17.99 and sounds like the same extrasas the Region 1 DVD a review of which is HERE.
• Keeping The Faith: Deleted scenes, Gag reel, Cast and crew biogs,Trailer, Audio Commentary. Price: £17.99.

  August 27th :

• Chocolat: Rental DVD. No extras listed.

June 24th :The Doctor regenerates again on DVD…

The Caves of Androzani was Peter Davison‘s final adventure asthe eccentric hero and the BBC see him out with a bang in the form of a DVDcomplete with a cracking set of extras.

Doctor Who; The Caves of Androzaniis online and available on DVD now.

June 23rd :Not tonight, you’re not coming in – on Playstation 2…

Touted as a revolutionary beat-em-up on the PS2 with Dolby Digital 5.1 soundand pressure-sensitive punch-kicks, but where did it all go wrong?

The Bounceris online and available on PS2 now.

Vote for Big Brother 2 on DVDfever.co.uk…

Last night there was a third eviction. Was it Narinder or Paul?

Big Brother 2001is online at DVDfever.co.uk now.

The recent Omen Trilogy Boxset DVD competition…

Recently we ran a competition to win a copy of this boxset but there was someconfusion at this end as to whether one or two boxsets were up for grabs. Asecond one has now arrived here, a second winner has been selected and notifiedfrom the entries received up until Friday June 15th and will be on its wayshortly.

While I’m on about competitions, can people please stop entering those whichhave already closed? The dates are clearly marked on the competition page butpeople are still entering some of them including recent comps for theaforementioned Omen Trilogy, plus Blair Witch 2 and, bizarrely,the Men Behaving Badly competitions I ran about a year ago! Those areno longer on the website so I don’t know where you’re looking at thequestions!

Remember: Any entries received after the closing date will not be counted.

ClickHEREto go to the competition page and see what’s still up for grabs.

June 22nd :Bring It On, on Region 1 DVD…

But I’d rather they didn’t.

Kirsten Dunst seems to be in just about all the teen comedies doing therounds at the moment and they’re all terrible, and none more so than thisone set around the not-so-wacky world of cheerleaders.

Bring It Onis online and available on DVD now.

June 21st :Buffy high-kicks for a second time on DVD…

The second series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is now available on DVD,containing all 22 episodes, but what on earth are Fox playing at with thepackaging?! Regular DVDfever reviewer Clare Dootson findsout.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2is online and available on DVD now.

Midweek chart positions…

Thanks to Ben Cook from thePoptastic UK websitewho has the following info on the midweek singles chart positions :

• 1. Moulin Rouge
• 2. Shaggy
• 3. Faith Hill
• 4. Mis-Teeq
• 5. Brandy
• 6. DJ Pied Piper
• 7. 2Pac
• 8. Limp Bizkit
• 9. Stereophonics
• 10. S Club 7

The rest of the Top 75 :

• 13. Phats And Small
• 17. Linkin Park
• 21. Belle And Sebastian
• 22. 112
• 26. Trisco
• 32. India Arie
• 34. Warrior
• 35. ATB
• 44. Human Nature
• 51. Alien Ant Farm
• 56. Teenage Fan Club
• 70. Phase One
• 75. Matchbox 20

June 20th :“Leaving on a bi-plane” on the PS2…

An impossible and infuriating game? Or a “just one more go” experience?Actually, it’s a bit of both.

Sky Odysseeis online and available on Playstation 2 now.

Vote for Big Brother 2 on DVDfever.co.uk…

And now the nominations are upon us again, but who is up for the chop this time?

Big Brother 2001is online at DVDfever.co.uk 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.

This week’s new films include: Evolutionand already on the big screen is hit sequel The Mummy Returns. A reviewof the first Brendan Fraser/Rachel Weisz flick is online on DVD by clickingon the picture (right).

June 19th :Michaela’s Wild About Baby Animals on DVD…

Once upon a while comes a DVD through my door that I didn’t ask for and isn’talways worthy of ending up on a shiny disc, but what the hell – it’s MichaelaStrachan! and surely that’s worth a look 🙂

Michaela Strachan: Wild About Baby Animalsis online and available on DVD now.

Not Shaggy at No.1 again…?

To find out the answer – and to see last week’s chart – visit mymusic chart analysis page

June 18th :The BBC take on Se7en in Messiah on DVD…

Released today :

Starring Ken Stott as DCI Red Metcalfe, there’s a serial killer on theloose but with no motive and no suspects, it won’t be an easy task. Theprogramme, which was recently broadcast on BBC1, also stars Frances Greyand Michelle Forbes.

Check the competition page to win a copy of the DVD.

Messiahis online and available on DVD now.

Close Encounters of the DVD kind…

Released next Monday :

We’ve been waiting over three years since DVDs came about for this one tobe released and the two-disc set for this classic Spielberg film is due forrelease next Monday.

Close Encounters of the Third kind: Collector’s Editionis online and out on DVD from next Monday.

Crouching Tiger is out today on DVD…

Released today :

We first took at look at this DVD a month ago when it arrived on the doormatof DVDfever Towers and now, the movie with Chow Yun Fat andMichelle Yeoh is out for the humble minions to buy.

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragonis online and out on DVD now.

This week’s charts…

haven’t been updated on dotmusic so I couldn’t get the full Top 75.All being well they’ll update tomorrow so I can get it online by Tuesday.

COMPETITION: Win Messiah and Me Myself & Irene on DVD…

Thanks, respectively, to CBC for Mosaic Movies and DSA for Fox, for thecompetitions which are now online. There is one Messiah DVD and two MM&IDVDs to be won in this new competition.

Reviews of bothMessiah andMe Myself & Ireneare online now and they’re released today.

ClickHEREto go to the competition page. These competition will close onFriday June 29th.

COMPETITION: Win Anna Kournikova on DVD…

Thanks to Katy Prout at Granada Media for providing 3 DVDs up for grabs inthis new competition.

A review of the DVD can be foundHERE

ClickHEREto go to the competition page. This competition will close onFriday June 22nd.

COMPETITION WINNERS: Buffy 2, Omen Trilogy and and Small Time Crooks on DVD…

Thanks to those who entered. The competitions are now closed and the answersare that the film starring David Boreanaz is Valentine, the ‘Three of aKind’ star who is also in Small Time Crooks is Tracey Ullmanand the star of both Omen 3 and Jurassic Park 1 & 3 isSam Neill.The winners have been contacted and their prizes will be on their way shortly.

We haven’t received a copy of any of these so cannot tell you what they’re like.

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…

• The 18 Bronzemen (12.99, MIA)
• Animal Numbers / Animal Alphabet (14.99, VCI)
• The Art of War (15.99, Warner)
• Asteroid (19.99, Medusa)
• Atlantic City (15.99, Arrow)
• Bad Girls Season 1 (39.99, Contender)
• Battle Of The Planets Vol.2: Rescue Of The Astronaut (17.99, Mollin)
• Battle Of The Planets Vol.3: The Jupiter Moon Menace (17.99, Mollin)
• Blue Steel (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (12.99, Warner)
• Catchfire (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Children Of The Living Dead (15.99, Planet)
• Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Danger UXB 2 (14.99, Digital Entertainment)
• Doctor Who: The Caves Of Androzani (19.99, BBC)
• The Doll Squad (15.99, MIA)
• Emmanuelle 5 (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Fierce Creatures (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Fire On The Amazon (15.99, Film 2000)
• Gambling For Head (12.99, Eastern Heroes)
• Hide And Seek (14.99, VCI)
• The Hitchcock Collection (7 Discs) (99.99, Universal)
• Hot Pursuit (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Jubilee (19.99, Second Sight)
• Lexx: Stories From The Dark Zone Box Set 2 (24.99, Contender)
• Mad About Mambo (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (17.99, Universal)
• Me, Myself And Irene (19.99, Fox)
• Medieval Mischief (15.99, Medusa)
• Messiah (15.99, Mosaic)
• Miracles (19.99, Medusa)
• Playboy: Girls Of Hedonism (15.99, Medusa)
• Playboy: Rachel Ter Horst (15.99, Medusa)
• Predator (17.99, Fox)
• Predator / Predator 2 (Box Set) (29.99, Fox)
• Rear Window (17.99, Universal)
• Rope (17.99, Universal)
• Saboteur (17.99, Universal)
• Sebastiane (19.99, Second Sight)
• Shadow Of A Doubt (17.99, Universal)
• Shadow Of The Vampire (19.99, VCI)
• Showdown In Little Tokyo (12.99, Warner)
• The Skulls (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• South Park Series 3 (49.99, Warner)
• Space Precinct Vol.11 and 12 (24.99, Digital Entertainment)
• Star Blazers Series 1 Part 2 (19.99, Revelation)
• Steamboat Bill Jr SE (19.99, Eureka)
• Stevie Nicks: Live At Red Rock (15.99, Disc)
• The Stranglers: The Video Collection 1977/1982 (12.99, EMI)
• The Stuntwoman (19.99, MIA)
• Super Dragon (12.99, Eastern Heroes)
• The Thundering Mantis (12.99, MIA)
• Tommy (17.99, Universal)
• The Trouble With Harry (17.99, Universal)
• Two Hands (15.99, High Fliers)
• The Ultimate Fighting Championship 5 (19.99, Revelation)
• Witness Protection (14.99, VCI)
• The Yards (19.99, VCI)
• Young Guns (19.99, Columbia TriStar)

June 17th :Cyborg meatheads: Universal Soldier on DVD…

Crash! Bang! Wallop! That’s what you get when dead soldiers are resurrected ina secret army experiment and problems are abound when Jean Claude Van Dammeremembers his past and what Sgt. Dolph Lundgren used to be like.

Universal Soldieris online and out now on DVD.

June 16th :Vote for Big Brother 2 on DVDfever.co.uk…

11 people have now entered the house in total, but who was the second one tobe evicted?

Big Brother 2001is online at DVDfever.co.uk now.

June 15th :Shatner and co. explore the universe a sixth time on DVD…

In the sixth Star Trek film, the good guys are trying to help the Klingonsbefore they become extinct but things are about to take a turn for the worse.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Countryis online and out now on DVD.

Arnie confronts himself in Total Recall on DVD…

In advance of my forthcoming review for the Arnie 4-disc DVD boxset, regularDVDfever reviewer Adam Duncan returns with a look atArnie’s other split-personality film apart fromThe 6th Day.

Total Recallis online and out now on DVD.

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.

This week’s new films include: Dracula 2001, Say It Isn’t So, Autumn in New Yorkand already on the big screen is hit sequel The Mummy Returns. A reviewof the first Brendan Fraser/Rachel Weisz flick is online on DVD by clickingon the picture (right).

Midweek chart positions…

Thanks to Ben Cook from thePoptastic UK websitewho has the following info on the midweek singles chart positions :

• 1. Shaggy
• 2. Mis-Teeq
• 3. Stereophonics
• 4. DJ Pied Piper
• 5. 2 Pac
• 6. Limp Bizkit
• 7. Brandy
• 8. Faithless
• 9. Basement Jaxx
• 10. S Club 7

The rest of the Top 75 :

• 12. Sticky feat. Boo
• 14. Daft Punk
• 19. Public Domain
• 20. AllStars
• 21. R Kelly
• 29. Members Of Mayday
• 34. Lionel Richie
• 37. Lisa Stansfield
• 38. Incubus
• 43. BT
• 51. Alice Band
• 57. Goldfrapp
• 60. Roni Size
• 65. Thirteen 13

June 14th :De Niro leads the gang in The Untouchables on DVD…

Three big names in lead roles head the cast for Brian De Palma‘sepic tale of prohibition and violence with Robert De Niro, Kevin Costnerand Sean Connery.

The Untouchablesis online and out now on DVD.

June 13th :Snake is back in Escape from LA on DVD…

Fifteen years on, a sequel toJohn Carpenter’s Escape From New Yorksees Kurt Russell in a similar dilemma to last time, but how will hemake them pay?

Escape From LAis online and out now on DVD.

Eddie Murphy goes in search of The Golden Child on DVD…

Another back-catalogue comedy on DVD for Eddie Murphy, but not oneto get worked up about. Find out why in the review.

The Golden Childis online and out on DVD now.

Vote for Big Brother 2 on DVDfever.co.uk…

Two more people are up for eviction this week, but who are they?

Big Brother 2001is online at DVDfever.co.uk now.

June 12th :The Shining in Space? Event Horizon on DVD…

That’s how this bizarre film was compared, but judge for yourself as theshit hits the fan when a spaceship crew including Sam Neill, Joely Richardsonand Sean Pertwee set off to find out where the Event Horizon has beenfor the past seven years…

Event Horizonis online and out now on DVD.

Dangermouse saves the world again on DVD…

A second Dangermouse DVD for £9.99 and another six full episodes for youto get stuck into.

Dangermouse Saves the World… Again!is online and out on DVD now.

June 11th :Double trouble. Me Myself & Irene on DVD…

Released next Monday:

From the directors of There’s Something About Mary, a film I haven’tseen, this was a comedy I was in two minds about watching beforehand, butfind out whether it’s a goodie or a baddie.

Check back next Monday to enter a competition to win one of 2 DVDs of themovie.

Me Myself & Ireneis online and available from Monday June 18th.

Chorlton the Dragon’s second series on DVD…

Jump in, we’ll take you for a spin around the wheelie world, yet again,in another 13 episodes, all from series 2, but there’s an interestingscreengrab.

Check back tomorrow for a review of the second Dangermouse DVD.

Chorlton and the Wheelies Series 2is online and out on DVD now.

Not Shaggy at No.1 again…?

To find out the answer – and to see last week’s chart – visit mymusic chart analysis page

COMPETITION: Win Anna Kournikova on DVD…

Thanks to Katy Prout at Granada Media for providing 3 DVDs up for grabs inthis new competition.

A review of the DVD can be foundHERE

ClickHEREto go to the competition page. This competition will close onFriday June 22nd.

COMPETITION: Win The Omen Trilogy Boxset on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for providing the boxset up for grabs inthis competition.

We’re still waiting for the boxset to arrive, so cannot tell you what it islike.

ClickHEREto go to the competition page. This competition will close onFriday June 15th.

COMPETITION WINNERS?: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 and Small Time Crooks on DVD…

Thanks to those who entered. The competition is now closed and the answerswill be announced and the winners selected shortly.

We haven’t received a copy of either for review yet so cannot tell youwhat they’re like.

ClickHEREto go to the competition page.

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…

• Air Force One (19.99, Buena Vista)
• The Big Country (12.99, MGM)
• Bill Hicks: Totally (14.99, VCI)
• Child’s Play (15.99, MGM)
• Dancing On Dangerous Ground (19.99, Warner Music Vision)
• Ed And His Dead Mother (9.99, Carlton)
• Face/Off (2001 release) (cut) (19.99, Buena Vista)
• For Queen And Country (9.99, Carlton)
• Gone In 60 Seconds (19.99, Buena Vista)
• Heaven’s Gate (15.99, MGM)
• Jack And Sarah (15.99, MGM)
• Kill Me Again (9.99, Carlton)
• The Last Seduction (9.99, Carlton)
• Lexx Season 2 Vol.1 (14.99, Contender)
• Lexx Season 2 Vol.2 (14.99, Contender)
• The Long Riders (12.99, MGM)
• My Dog Skip (15.99, Warner)
• Postcards From The Edge (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• The Rock (2001 release) (cut) (19.99, Buena Vista)
• Shanghai Noon (19.99, Buena Vista)
• Space: 1999 Vol.4 (15.99, Carlton)
• Space: 1999 Vol.5 (15.99, Carlton)
• Space: 1999 Vol.6 (15.99, Carlton)
• Starship Troopers (2001 release) (19.99, Buena Vista)
• The Thirty Nine Steps (15.99, Carlton)
• Urotsukidoji: Legend Of The Overfiend / Legend Of The Demon Womb (17.99, Manga)
• Vera Cruz (12.99, MGM)
• The Way Of The Dragon (19.99, Medusa)

June 10th :Arcade racer with a difference? 18 Wheeler on Sega Dreamcast…

A game I hugely enjoyed in the arcade is now available on the Sega Dreamcast.Yes you have to drive from A to B and make the checkpoints in time, but youdon’t drive a Porsche or a Lamborghini – you drive an 18-wheeled truck.

18 Wheeleris online and out on Sega Dreamcast now.

A summary of new DVDs out soon…

Summarising some of the recent press releases which these fingers haven’thad time to type out because hardly anyone sends them via email…

Contender have some naughty prisoners soon :

June 18th :

• Bad Girls Season 1: 4 DVDs inc. all 10 episodes (uncut) of the firstseries, interviews with principal cast members and creative talent behind theshow, audio commentary (ep.10 only), documentary, galleries, out-takes,weblinks. 600 minutes (10 hours). Ratio not stated but hopefully 16:9 anamorphic widescreen.Price: £39.99.

Mosaic Pictures release a recent BBC thriller on June 18th :

• The Messiah: Ken Stott, 16:9 anamorphic, extras not stated. Price: £15.99.

Two from EiV on 25th June.

• The Invisible Circus: ratio not stated, extras not stated.Price: £19.99.
• Nightmare on Elm Street Boxset (1-5): the first five filmsall digitally remastered in widescreen, trailers, audio commentary (1st disconly), plus music videos. Price £52.99 for the boxset, or £19.99each for the five films individually.

Universal have some June titles and serve up the Jaws sequels on July30th. Prices not stated and the ratio is quoted as “16:9” for all exceptwhere stated, but this can often mean ‘anamorphic widescreen in original ratio’.

June 18th :

• Tommy: 4:3 fullscreen, stereo, extras not stated
• The Hitchcock Collection: Price: £99.99, contains the following :
  • Rear Window: 4:3 fullscreen, mono, trailer, re-release trailer,documentary on screenwriter, making of documentary, picture gallery
  • Shadow of a Doubt: 4:3 fullscreen, mono, trailer, trailer, making ofdocumentary, photo gallery
  • Saboteur: 4:3 fullscreen, mono, trailer, stills gallery, making ofdocumentary
  • The Trouble with Harry: 16:9 widescreen, mono, trailer, stillsgallery, making of documentary
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much: 4:3 fullscreen, mono, trailer, re-releasetrailer, photo gallery, making of documentary
  • Rope: 4:3 fullscreen, mono, trailer, re-release trailer, stillsgallery, making of documentary
  • Psycho (1960): no details stated but a review of the originalDVD can be foundHERE.

  June 25th :

• Strange Days: Trailer, featurette, Dolby Digital 5.1
• Portrait of a Lady: Trailer, documentary, Dolby Digital 5.1

  July 23rd :

• The Stud/The Bitch: 2 films in one package, 4:3 fullscreen,mono, trailer, photo gallery.
• Indiscreet: Mono, trailer, photo gallery.

  July 30th :

• Jaws 2: Mono, three documentaries, featurette, inserts, trailer
• Jaws 3: Mono, trailer
• Jaws The Revenge: Stereo, trailer

  They also release a rental DVD for Cast Away on July 16th, but noextras are listed.

VCI‘s forthcoming DVDs :

June 18th :

• The Yards: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, James Caan, CharlizeTheron, ratio not stated, Dolby Digital 5.1. Price: £19.99.Extras include trailer, director’s commentary, interviews, featurette.

  July 16th :

• Sexy Beast: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, ratio not stated, DolbyDigital 5.1. Price: £19.99.Extras include trailers, director’s (TBC) and actors’ commentaries, postergallery, deleted scenes, interviews, audio description.

One from the BBC in July :

July 2nd :

• The Human Body: 3 DVDs inc. some CD-ROM content. 393 minutes(6½ hours+). Ratio not stated but hopefully 16:9 anamorphic widescreen.Also includes ‘making of’. Price: £34.99.

MGM‘s July releases :

July 9th :

• Crimes and Misdemeanours: 16:9 anamorphic, Stereo, trailer. Price: £15.99.
• Spaceballs: 1.85:1 non-anamorphic, Trailer, Price: £12.99.
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: 1.85:1 anamorphic, Trailer, Price: £12.99.
• Throw Momma From the Train: Ratio TBC, Trailer, Price: £12.99.
• Colors: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, trailer, Price: £12.99.
• Death Warrant: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, trailer, Price: £12.99.

  July 23rd :

• When Harry Met Sally: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, trailer, ‘making of’, director’s commentary, Harry Connick Jr video, deleted scenes. Price: £15.99.
• Benny and Joon: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, trailer, Price: £12.99.
• Mystic Pizza: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, trailer, Price: £12.99.
• Mermaids: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, trailer, Price: £12.99.
• Jack and Sarah: 1.66:1 non-anamorphic widescreen, trailers, 4 TV spots, Price: £15.99.

A few Carlton DVDs for July and August :

July 16th :

• The African Queen: Special Collector’s Edition: 4:3 fullscreen,Jack Cardiff commentary, trailer, stills gallery, poster gallery, biogs.Price: £15.99.

  August 13th :

• Vincent and Theo: Ratio not stated. No extras.Price: £9.99.
• Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael: Ratio not stated. No extras.Price: £9.99.

A Fox rental DVD in July :

July 23rd :

• Quills: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet. 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen.No extras.

Fox‘s July sell-thru titles :

July 2nd :

• Dr. Dolittle: Eddie Murphy, 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, trailer.Price: £17.99.
• Essex Boys: 1.85:1 non-anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, trailer.Price: £17.99.

  July 16th :

• Commando: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Surround, trailer. Price: £17.99.
• Rapid Fire: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Surround, trailer. Price: £15.99.
• Marked For Death: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Surround, trailer. Price: £15.99.

  July 23rd :

• Lake Placid: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1,TV spots, featurettes, biogs. Price: £19.99.

PT Video have four Film Collection titles out 2nd July, each for£12.99.

• Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice?: 16:9 letterbox, biogs, photogallery.
• Ring of Bright Water: 16:9 letterbox, biogs, production notes,film trivia, Scottish Film location map, photo gallery.
• Charly: 2.35:1 anamorphic, biogs, trivia, photo gallery.
• The Birthday Party: 16:9 letterbox, no extras stated.

The following are Paramount‘s July 2nd releases, each £19.99.

• Days of Heaven: 1.85:1 anamorphic, Dolby Digital 5.1,Theatrical Trailer.
• Primal Fear: 1.78:1 anamorphic, Dolby Digital 5.1, Trailer
• The Warriors: 1.78:1 anamorphic, mono, trailer

June 9th :Definitely NOT a plonker: Only Fools and Horses 3 on DVD…

Released this week :

Four hours of comedy entertainment in the provision of all eight episodes fromthe third series of Only Fools and Horses, which includes the 1983Christmas special.

Only Fools and Horses: Series 3is online and out on DVD now.

Vote for Big Brother 2 on DVDfever.co.uk…

10 people went in. Now one has come out, but which one was it?

Big Brother 2001is online at DVDfever.co.uk now.

June 8th :The Ballad of dinosaur Big Al on DVD…

Released this week :

The Ballad of Big Al is an offshoot of the BBC’s acclaimed WalkingWith Dinosaurs series but is it a worthwhile DVD in its own right or shouldit have been included as an extra on the WWD DVD?

Walking With Dinosaurs: The Ballad of Big Alis online and out now on DVD.

PRESS RELEASE: Paul McCartney Live at the Cavern on DVD…

Thanks to Krina Soneji from Media Communications for this press release aboutthe forthcoming Macca DVD.

Read thePaul McCartney Live at the Cavernpress release.

PRESS RELEASE: Bid for a DVD job at QXL.com…

Thanks to Jane Morton from QXL.com, the online auction site, for the newsabout a DVD review job with a difference.

The successful applicant will receive an Encore DVD player and one DVD perweek to review for the website, but rather than being based on talent, theone who gets the job will be the one who bids the highest with cold hardcash.

Read theBid for a DVD job at QXL.compress release.

June 7th :Anna Kournikova works out on DVD…

Released this week :

Today is Anna’s 20th Birthday! and Basic Elements is the name of this 52-minute exercise programmein which… well, let’s let the pictures do the talking.

Anna Kournikova: Basic Elementsis online and out now on DVD.

Check back next week for a chance to win one of three copies on DVD.

The Man’s called Hero but what about the DVD…?

He’s A Man Called Hero, but it’s on a DVD that’s a bit of a dufferthat’s been split across two discs just so they can include the all-importantEnglish dubbed fullscreen version to accompany the original Cantonese languagewidescreen version.

A Man Called Herois online and out now on DVD.

Midweek chart positions…

Thanks to Ben Cook from thePoptastic UK websitewho has the following info on the midweek singles chart positions :

• 1. Shaggy featuring Rayvon – Angel
• 2. DJ Pied Piper – Do You Really Like It?
• 3. Steps – Here And Now / You’ll Be Sorry
• 4. Faithless – We Come One
• 5. Brandy featuring Ray J – Another Day In Paradise
• 6. Basement Jaxx – Romeo
• 7. Muse – New Born
• 8. S Club 7 – Don’t Stop Moving
• 9. Marti Pellow – Close To You
• 10. Blue – All Rise
• 11. Manic Street Preachers – Ocean Spray
• 12. Travis – Sing
• 13. Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue
• 14. Melanie B – Lullaby
• 15. Dido – Thank You
• 16. Boris Dlugosch featuring Roisin Murphy – Never Enough
• 17. I Monster – Daydream In Blue
• 18. Geri Halliwell – It’s Raining Men
• 19. 3LW – No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)
• 20. Nelly – Ride Wit Me

The rest of the Top 75 :

• 21. Delirious
• 30. Dina Carroll
• 35. Bran Van 3000
• 38. Coast To Coast
• 46. Raging Speedhorn
• 52. Tomba Vera
• 59. Becky Taylor
• 60. New Found Glory
• 62. Dimestars
• 63. Coldcut
• 65. Sono
• 74. Bond
• 75. Zero 7

ELECTION DAY: Vote NO for Mel B…

Earlier in the week William Hague claimed there was only 3 days to save thepound, but now, on Election Day in the UK, you have only 3 days to save thestate of the UK charts.

Yes, as you can see above, Mel B is at only No.14 in the midweek chartsand if her godawful poncy single doesn’t make the Top 10 in its first weekout then she will be ceremoniously dumped by her record label.

So do your bit for Britain and the state of the charts and vote with yourwallet by NOT buying this piece of tripe. As soon as she loses her recordcontract then that’s at least one Spice Girl out of a job.

June 6th :It’s a good life on the buses. Capital Ride Vol.1 on DVD…

…and especially so for Randy and Stan in this DVD which collects three oftheir exploits as they take tickets from the female passengers and then takethem for granted in this Adult Channel programme.

Capital Ride Vol.1is online and out now on DVD.

Vote for Big Brother 2 on DVDfever.co.uk…

The new series has started. 10 new people are in and one will be evictedthis Friday, but who will it be? You decide.

Four days on and for some reason a massive number of people have votedHelen to leave the house over Penny, with 60 votes to 10,but that can’t be right surely?

Big Brother 2001is online at DVDfever.co.uk now.

June 5th :Arnie gets cloned in The 6th Day on DVD…

Released this week :

A film with the potential to explore the whys and wherefores of human cloning,but with Arnie the action man in the lead role, does he manage to pull it off?And if he does, can it be regrown?

The 6th Dayis online and out now on DVD.

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.

This week’s new films include: Get Over It, Down to Earth, Very Annie Maryand already on the big screen is hit sequel The Mummy Returns. A reviewof the first Brendan Fraser/Rachel Weisz flick is online on DVD by clickingon the picture (right).

June 4th :The La-Z-Boy Oasis Recliner online now…

A luxurious black leather recliner, also available in other colours,which combines a cooler, phone and 6-point massaging system all in oneto aid you in your home cinema comfort.

The La-Z-Boy Oasis Reclineris online and available now.

The 600th DVD Review: WWF Royal Rumble 2001…

Released today :

Three-and-a-half hours of angst culminating in a 30-man Royal Rumble matchis what’s on offer in another DVD containing actors throwing each other abouta lot and appear to cause a great deal of pain with their fists, feet or anyhousehold implement they can get their hands on.

WWF Royal Rumble 2001is online and out on DVD now.

Lawrence of Arabia star Anthony Quinn dies aged 86…

Taken from Ceefax:

“Oscar-winner Anthony Quinn, star of Zorba the Greek, has diedin Boston, USA, aged 86.

The barrel-chested legend will also be remembered for his role at the fierceBedouin leader inLawrence of Arabia.

Quinn’s fame owed as much to his flamboyant and larger-than-life lifestyleas to his 150 films.

Born in Mexico and raised in Los Angeles, Quinn died of respiratory failure.He leaves 12 children.”

A review ofLawrence of Arabiais online and out on DVD now.

Vote for Big Brother 2 on DVDfever.co.uk…

The new series has started. 10 new people are in and one will be evictedthis Friday, but who will it be? You decide.

Most people have voted Helen over Penny so far, but that can’tbe right surely?

Big Brother 2001is online at DVDfever.co.uk now.

Not Shaggy at No.1 again…?

To find out the answer – and to see last week’s chart – visit mymusic chart analysis page

COMPETITION: Win The Omen Trilogy Boxset on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for providing the boxset up for grabs inthis competition.

We haven’t received a copy of the DVD for review yet (it’s probably stuckin the postal strike) so cannot tell you what it is like.

ClickHEREto go to the competition page. This competition will close onFriday June 15th.

COMPETITION: Win Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Boxset on DVD…

Thanks to DSA for providing the boxset up for grabs inthis competition.

We haven’t received a copy of the DVD for review yet (it’s probably stuckin the postal strike) so cannot tell you what it is like.

ClickHEREto go to the competition page. This competition will close onFriday June 8th.

COMPETITION: Win Small Time Crooks on DVD…

Thanks to Media Communications for providing the three DVDs up for grabs inthis competition.

We haven’t received a copy of the DVD for review yet so cannot tell you whatit is like.

ClickHEREto go to the competition page. This competition will close onFriday June 8th.

COMPETITION WINNERS: Christina Aguilera: My Reflection on DVD…

Thanks to Media Communications who provided the three DVDs up for grabs inthis competition. The winners have been picked and notified.

A review is also onlineHERE.

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…

• The 6th Day (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Antony And Cleopatra (19.99, Revelation)
• Atlantic City (15.99, Arrow)
• The Avengers: The Definitive Dossier 1967 (Box Set One) (24.99, Contender)
• Babyface: A Collection Of Video Hits (19.99, Sony)
• Basic Elements With Anna Kournikova (14.99, Granada)
• Beethoven’s 3rd (17.99, Universal)
• Chorlton And The Wheelies Series 2 (9.99, PT Video)
• Danger Mouse Vol.2 (9.99, PT Video)
• Department Sex Vol.2 (15.99, Medusa)
• Digimon The Movie (19.99, Fox)
• Escape From L.A. (19.99, Paramount)
• Event Horizon (19.99, Paramount)
• Flawless (15.99, MGM)
• For Love Of Ivy (12.99, PT Video)
• The Golden Child (19.99, Paramount)
• Groove (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Hell In The Pacific (12.99, PT Video)
• Jesus’ Son (19.99, Momentum)
• Jules Verne’s Rocket To The Moon (9.99, Momentum)
• A Kind Of Loving (9.99, Momentum)
• Kotch (12.99, PT Video)
• The Longest Day (19.99, Fox)
• Minder: Series One Part One Of Four (15.99, Clear Vision)
• Minder: Series One Part Two Of Four (15.99, Clear Vision)
• Never The Twain (12.99, Clear Vision)
• The Omen (19.99, Fox)
• The Omen Trilogy (39.99, Fox)
• Only Fools And Horses: Complete Series 3 (19.99, BBC)
• Patton (19.99, Fox)
• Plan 9 From Outer Space (15.99, Blue Dolphin)
• Poor Cow (9.99, Momentum)
• Relative Values (19.99, Momentum)
• Return From The River Kwai (12.99, Odyssey)
• Rosie And Jim: Sticky Honey And Other Stories (14.99, VCI)
• The Ruling Class (9.99, Momentum)
• Theatre Of Death (9.99, Momentum)
• They Shoot Horses Don’t They? (12.99, PT Video)
• Tora! Tora! Tora! (19.99, Fox)
• True Lies (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• The Untouchables (19.99, Paramount)
• Walking With Dinosaurs: Ballad Of Big Al (14.99, BBC)
• The Wood (19.99, Paramount)
• Wu-Tang Clan: The W Vol.1 (12.99, Sony)
• WWF Royal Rumble 2001 (19.99, Silver Vision)

June 2nd :Choose your evictee for Big Brother 2 on DVDfever.co.uk…

The second series has been on for a week now, but who will be in the frameas the one to go next Friday, and who will take their place? And who won thepolls last week?

Big Brother 2001is online at DVDfever.co.uk now.

June 1st :PRESS RELEASE: Silence of the Lambs: Special Edition on DVD…

Thanks to Alice Hammond from CDP for this press release about theclassic Anthony Hopkins/Jodie Foster film.

Read theSilence of the Lambs: Special Editionpress release.

PRESS RELEASE: The Lost World on DVD…

Thanks to Sally Young and Hannah Smith from CBC for this press release aboutthe 1925 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle film.

Read theThe Lost World (1925)press release.

PRESS RELEASE: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle on DVD…

Thanks to Sally Young and Hannah Smith from CBC for this press release aboutthe Robert de Niro live-action flick.

Read theThe Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinklepress release.

PRESS RELEASE: Pay It Forward on DVD…

Thanks to Nicola Mills from Ketchum Comms for this press release aboutthe Kevin Spacey/Helen Hunt/Haley Joel Osment drama.

Read thePay It Forwardpress release.

PRESS RELEASE: Creative GeForce 3 graphics card…

Thanks to Max Lowry from Prodigy PR for this press release aboutthe new Creative graphics card. We hope to have one for review in the nextfew weeks and will bring you the review when they are available.

I’ve seenthe effect of the card on [.tv]’s Game Over programme and the resultswere fan-fucking-tastic (asterisks will appear if you’re offended by four-letterwords, or otherwise Asterix will).

Read theCreative GeForce 3 graphics cardpress release.

PRESS RELEASE: International League Soccer on Playstation 2…

Thanks to Tamasen Franks from Lunch PR for this press release aboutthis forthcoming PS2 game released on June 8th.

Read theInternational League Soccer (Playstation 2)press release.

PRESS RELEASE: UKHotMovies.com…

Thanks to Nadeem Azam for this press release about his new independent websitewhich also contains a comparison of online retailers.

UKHotMovies.com is a new film site which became fully operational on 21May 2001. It features movie news, reviews, features, galleries, competitionsand more.

Read theUKHotMovies.compress release.

X-Box released in November…

Better late than never, but the news is that this console is finally to seethe light of day in the US on November 8th, 2001, for the princely sum of$299 (expect a dollar-pound conversion when it’s released here), but there’sno news yet of a European release date.

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