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June 23rd :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.

Please note, at DVDfever.co.uk we’re taking a week’s summer breakand will return on July 3rd.

Dan’s Movie Digestis online now.

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 out include: Ultraviolet, Aquamarine, Fearless, The Lake House andHalf Light.

June 22nd:DVD and Game highlights out now and shortly…

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

Eerie Indiana: The Complete Series (£24.99, Fremantle) is out on DVD on July 10th.

13-year-old Marshall Teller (Omri Katz), and his family move to the town of Eerie, Indiana (Pop. 16,661).

Moving is a dfficult process at the best of times but it turns out that Eerie, Indiana is a minefield ofweird and bizarre happenings which Marshall and his new friend Simon (Justin Shenkarow), need tocarefully negotiate on a daily basis…

In a town where Big Foot eats out of trash cans, Elvis has a mail forwarding address and UFOs land- anything can, and does really quite often, happen!

Episodes:- ‘Foreverware’, ‘The Retainer’, ‘The ATM Machine’, ‘The Losers’, ‘Scariest Home Videos’,’Just Say No Fun’, ‘Heart on a Chain’, ‘The Dead Letter’, ‘Who’s Who’, ‘The Lost Hour’, ‘Marshall’sTheory of Believability’, ‘Tornado Days’, ‘The Hole in the Head Gang’, ‘Mr. Chaney’, ‘No Brain,No Pain’, ‘The Loyal Order of Corn’, ‘Zombies In P.J.s’, ‘Reality Takes a Holiday’ and ‘The Broken Record’. /td>

Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 2 is out now on DVD (£49.99, Revelation).

Relocating from Boston to the wild frontier town Colorado Springs, Dr “Mike” Quinn faced astruggle to be accepted as the town’s first female doctor. With acceptance of her position slowinggrowing Mike adapts into her new life. Whilst busy raising her three adopted children she becomesincreasingly close to the enigmatic Sully whilst trying to maintain her principles and the health of the town.

Extras include: Jane Seymour Biography, Joe Lando Biography, Photo Gallery

Goodnight Sweetheart: Series 4 (£19.99, Revelation) is out on DVD now.

Meet Mr Gary Sparrow, just an ordinary bloke with an extraordinary life; almost a devoted andattentive husband, and a sometimes loyal and dependable best friend. Now a full time memorabliasalesman, by day he sells pristine wartime souvenirs and by night, an accidental time traveller extraordinaire.

Extras include: Exclusive Interview With Emma Amos, Episode Commentaries From Laurence Marks,Maurice Gran, Writers Gary Lawson and John Phelps, plus producer John Bartlett

CSI Miami Season 3 Part 1 (£39.99, Momentum) is out on DVD now.

Part One of Season Three of C.S.I. Miami, starring David Caruso as Lt Horatio Caine. These arethe cases of Flordia’s Crime Scene Investigations unit…

Extras include: Deep Blue See. Commentaries on 5 episodes. Visualizing Season 3.

CSI Season 5 Part 2 (£39.99, Momentum) is out on DVD on June 26th.

C.S.I. is an acclaimed, edgy, fast-paced drama series about a passionate team of forensic investigators(among them William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger) who work the graveyard shift at the Las VegasCriminalistics Bureau. Their job – to find the missing pieces at the scene that will help to solvethe crime and vindicate those who often cannot speak for themselves – the victims.

Between the hidden clues and the buried motives lies the trail to the truth because people lie…but the evidence never does. This box set contains the second half of Season 5.

Danger UXB: The Complete Series (£29.99, Network) is out on DVD now.

Set in the Autumn of 1940 where the great blitz has taken London by surprise, hundreds ofcivilians have been killed or left homeless. Brian Ash (Anthony Andrews), a young Royal EngineerOfficer, finds himself assigned to a bomb disposal company quickly assembled to combat anew and dangerous menace – the hundreds of unexploded bombs, which are coming close to paralysingthe whole city.

London’s Burning Series 3 (£19.99, Network) is out on July 10th.

Blackwall Fire Station’s Blue Watch takes to the streets again in the highly-popular drama series of the80s and early 90s. Viewers loved the quirky but human characters that put their lives on the line withevery episode and this set features some of the most fondly remembered, including female fire-fighterJosie Lawrence, “Bayleaf”, “Sicknote” and “Charisma”. This set features all of series 3.

This is one of television’s best-loved dramas and comes from the same Producer of such classic seriesas THE ADVENTURES OF BLACK BEAUTY and ROBIN OF SHERWOOD. This family series will appeal to people whohave enjoyed previous Network releases such as PEAK PRACTICE and SOLDIER, SOLDIER and archive television fans.

Ludwig (£22.99, Infinity Arthouse) is out on DVD now.

Luchino Visconti directs this opulent drama. From his glittering coronation in 1864 as King of Bavariato his mysterious death, Ludwig II (1845-86, played by Helmut Berger) epitomised the doomednineteenth-century Romantic hero. A loner by nature, he was tormented by his unrequited love forEmpress Elisabeth of Austria, who urged him to put duty before desire and marry the Russian princess, Sophie.

But as Bavaria waged war with Prussia, Ludwig’s sole obsession remained the visionary music ofRichard Wagner (Trevor Howard). Wagner, in turn, regarded Ludwig as an eccentric but malleablepatron and exploited him mercilessly. Ludwig retreated more and more into a fantasy world,alarming his ministers through his irrational behaviour.

Shortly afterwards, Ludwig’s corpse was found floating in a Bavarian lake, the victim of apparent suicide.

Extras include: The Perfume of a Primrose: Silvana Mangano. Italian Portraits: Suso Cecchi d’Amic.Documentary on Luchino Visconti directed by Carlo Lizzani.

Dempsey And Makepeace Series 2 (£24.99, Network) is out on DVD next Monday, June 26th.

Jim Dempsey was one of New York’s finest. A tough, street-wise cop – a man who couldn’t be bought.But when a corruption scandal hit the force Dempsey was left out on a limb. That’s how he foundhimself in England, waiting for things to cool down and clashing with the beautiful Harriet Makepeace,Cambridge graduate, daughter of an English Lord and chasing a high-flying career at Scotland Yard.

Holding them together is their boss, Gordon Spikings, irascible head of SI-10 and not a man to betrifled with. Dempsey and Makepeace may seem like an unlikely duo but together they’re dynamite!

Available for the first time ever, this DVD also includes archive interviews from Sunday Sunday andThis Morning with both Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber.

Simon Magus/The Nine Lives of Thomas Katz (£15.99, Fremantle) is out on DVD on July 31st.

A double bill of films, with stars such as Ian Holm, Rutger Hauer, Noah Taylor and Stuart Townsend.

Camberwick Green: The Complete Collection (£14.99, Universal) is out on DVD now.

Join Windy Miller and friends in the stories from Camberwick Green. Includes the complete seriesfrom the 1960s television series.

Chigley: The Complete Collection (£14.99, Universal) is out on DVD now.

The complete collection of animated adventures from the 1960s TV series for children, setin the sleepy village of Chigley in Trumptonshire.

Willie Nelson: Some Enchanted Evening (£9.99, Fabulous Films) is out on DVD now.

Willie Nelson performs in front of a specially invited audience of fellow musicians, dignitarires andfriends, gathered together to pay tribute to Willie and his new Stardust.

They were treated to a debut performance by Willie and some of Memphis’ and Nashville’ finest musiciansand selections from Willie’s ‘What a Wonderful World’ album. Willie’s hits ‘City of New Orleans’,‘Pancho and Lefty’ and ‘Always On My Mind’ also shared the limelight. Roger Miller joined Willieto perform ‘Old Friends’.

Marple: The Complete Collection (£29.99, Granada) is out on DVD on July 17th.

Geraldine McEwan stars as Agatha Christie’s sleuth, the shrewd and inquisitive Miss Jane Marple, in fourfeature length stories.

Includes: By The Pricking Of My Thumbs, The Moving Finger, The Sittaford Mystery, The Sleeping Murder.

Extras include: Behind The Scenes, On Location, Interview With Geraldine McEwan

Deck Dogz (£15.99, Universal) is out on DVD on July 31st.

Australian skater drama. Three young and ambitious urban skaters hear that champion Tony Hawk hasarrived in Sydney looking for new talent to cultivate. The gang know that this could be their bigbreak, an opportunity that could lead them to the World Championships, and so they set off on ahaphazard adventure to Sydney in an attempt to meet their hero.

Extras include:Director Commentary, Skater Commentary With Director, Special FX Featurette, Tony Hawk Deleted Scene,Animation Featurette, Tony Hawk Featurette, Hidden Bonus Skate Footage, Real Life Deck Dogz Featurette,Spasm Featurette, Stickers Featurette, Behind The Scenes, Alternate Ending, Photo Gallery,Da Word Skater Dictionary

Miami Vice Season 2 (£49.99, Universal) is out on DVD on July 24th.

One of the most popular television shows of the 1980s, MIAMI VICE helped define the fashion and musicof the period while simultaneously maintaining a high quality police drama standard. The show is famousfor its pastel colours and bright south Florida settings, which serve to counteract the sleaze its maincharacters often had to deal with.

Sonny and Rico are two cops who work undercover for the Miami Police Department. They must balancetheir myriad personal problems with the difficulty of being undercover in some of Miami’s most rottencriminal businesses. Luckily, upbeat 80s music, and their own personal sense of cool, help. MIAMIVICE made a short-lived star out of Don Johnson, who eventually won a Golden Globe for his portrayal ofSonny, and supporting star Edward James Olmos (as a police captain) won both the Golden Globe and anEmmy.

MIAMI VICE is a fascinating cultural document of the 1980s as well as an effective and exciting cop show.

Table Tennis (£29.99, Rockstar Games) is out on Xbox 360 now.

You might come for the budget price but you’ll stay for the gameplay in what must be the mostengrossing new sports game in years. Although the realism is probably going to be beside the pointfor most people this looks and plays exactly like the real thing. That means the controls basicallywork like a normal tennis sim, with four basic shot types on the face buttons and some easy toapply aftertouch available on the left stick.

You can mix and match shots by holding down multiplebuttons and there’s a handy warning rumble when you starting getting your returns too near theedge of the table. Although the presentation is a little dry, especially for a Rockstar game,sports games don’t get much more fun than this.

A next generation game of Ping Pong doesn’t necessarily sound like the best use of your Xbox 360’sabilities – no matter how good the graphics are. Just a few quick plays though will turn apathy into addiction.

Tourist Trophy (£39.99, Sony) is out on PS2 now.

From the makers of Gran Turismo comes the real riding simulator – the most realistic motorcycle gameever for the PS2. Not only that but it’s also got the best graphics ever seen in a racing game,over 100 fully licensed bikes and 20 different race events.

When they called this a simulator they weren’t kidding. The attention to detail is unparalleled in anyother PS2 game, with 125 different bikes all of which look and handle exactly like the real thing.Not only that but you can customise your bike’s set-up in every way imaginable, even down to theexact way you hold your head while riding.

However, although the game’s career mode is structured likeGran Turismo there’s no money to earn or after market parts to buy, with new bikes being won RidgeRacer style. There’s also only a maximum of four bikes in any race, but with 37 courses to playthrough that’s not a problem for the true motorcycle fanatic.

Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War (£34.99, Midway Games Ltd) is out on PC now.

The creator of Age of Empires returns to the ancient world as you take control of one of fourcivilisations: the Persians, Greeks, Egyptians or Romans. In this game though you have to lead fromthe front as historical figures from Julius Caesar to Alexander the Great.

In most real-time strategy games you’re just an anonymous controlling force, but here you’re actuallya real general out on the field, ordering your soldiers around and facing the same dangers they do.All the civilisations have historically accurate units including footmen, archers, siege equipmentand specialised forces unique to each faction.

Naval combat also plays a more important role thanusual with massive sea battles featuring completely customisable ships. If you prefer to take a morepeaceful route through the game though you can recruit scientists and artisans to improve yourcities and resources, but this is primarily a battle game so don’t skimp on the defences.

Pride 11 & 12 Double DVD (£19.99, Silver Vision) is out on DVD on July 17th.

PRIDE 11:Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Shannon Ritch,Naoya Ogawa vs. Masaaki Satake,Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Nobuhiko Takada,Akira Shoji vs. Herman Renting,Alexander Otsuka vs. Mike Bourke,Gary Goodridge vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu,Wanderlei Silva vs. Gilbert Yvel,Heath Herring vs. Tom Erikson

PRIDE 12: Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ryan Gracie,Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Mark Kerr,Ricco Rodriguez vs. John Marsh,Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Gilbert Yvel,Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson,Carlos Newton vs. Johil de Oliveira,Heath Herring vs. Enson Inoue,Ricardo Almeida vs. Akira Shoji,Guy Mezger vs. Alexander Otsuka

Extras include: PRIDE FC Rules, Fight Glossary, Photo Gallery

UFC 15 & 16 Double DVD (£19.99, Silver Vision) is out on DVD on July 3rd.

UFC 15:Maurice Smith vs. Tank Abbott,Mark Kerr vs. Dwane Cason,Vitor Belfort vs. Randy Couture,Dave Beneteau vs. Carlos Barreto,Mark Kerr vs. Greg Scott,Houston Dorr vs. Dwane Cason,Alex Hunter vs. Harry Moskowitz

UFC 16:Frank Shamrock vs. Igor Zinoviev,Kimo vs. Tsuyoshi Koshaka,Chris Brennan vs. Pat Miletich,Kevin Jackson vs. Jerry Bohlander,Pat Miletich vs. Townsend Saunders,Mike Burnett vs. Eugenio Tadeu

Pride Shockwave 2004 (£24.99, Silver Vision) is out on DVD now.

PRIDE Heavyweight Championship:Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira,Wanderlei Silva vs. Mark Hunt,Takanori Gomi vs. Jens Pulver,Dan henderson vs. Yuki Kondo,Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic vs. Kevin Randleman,Rulon Gardner vs. Hidehiko Yoshida,Ryo Chonan vs. Anderson Silva,Ryan Gracie vs. Yoji Anjo,Mu Bae Choi vs. Giant Silva,Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Stefan Leko

Extras:Bonus match: Makoto Takimoto vs. Henry ‘Sentoryu’ Miller,Fighter Photo Gallery,PRIDE FC Rules,Detailed Fighter Bios,Fight Glossary,Event Poster & Programme,Easter Eggs,Event commercial,Fighter Intros,Ring Girl Featurette,Uncut Fighter Interviews

UFC 58 – USA vs. Canada (£17.99, Silver Vision) is out on DVD on July 3rd.

UFC Middleweight Championship:Rich Franklin vs. David Loiseau,Mike Swick vs. Steve Vigneault,Georges St. Pierre vs. B.J. Penn,Nathan Marquardt vs. Joe Doerksen,Mark Hominick vs. Yves Edwards,Sam Stout vs. Spencer Fisher,Jason Lambert vs. Rob MacDonald,Tom Murphy vs. Icho Larenas

COMPETITION: 32 DVD/PS2/PSP comps…

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

• Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War (PC)
• Hitman: Blood Money (PS2)
• A Better Tomorrow & Peace Hotel (DVD)
• The Moguls (DVD)
• The Street Series 1 (DVD)
• Chigley: The Complete Series (DVD)
• Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Season 2 (DVD)
• Odyssey 5: The Complete Series (DVD)
• Quantum Leap Season 4 & Magnum PI Season 4 (DVD)
• The Fog (2005) (DVD)
• Classic TV Drama from Network (DVD)
• Classic Movies from Network (DVD)
• Classic TV Comedy from Network (DVD)
• World Poker Tour (PSP)
• Visconti’s Ludwig (DVD)
• Futtock’s End (DVD)
• Premonition (DVD)
• MirrorMask (DVD)
• Charmed Season 7 (DVD)
• Immortal (DVD)
• CSI Miami Season 3 Part 1 (DVD)
• Stargate Atlantis 2.3 & SG1 9.4 (DVD)
• The Adventures of Blake and Mortimer (DVD)
• Snoop Dogg’s Buckwild Bus Tour (DVD)
• Bone, The Collingswood Story & The Dark Hours (DVD)
• Caroline in the City Season 4 (DVD)
• Driver: Parallel Lines (PS2)
• Willie Nelson: Some Enchanted Evening (DVD)
• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (DVD)
• James Stewart Westerns & Robert Redford Screen Legends (DVD)
• The Triangle (DVD)
• Shadows in the Sun (DVD)

June 21st :CHARTS: Nelly Furtado vs. Shakira – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis page.which is online now, and also now online islast week’s music chart analysis.

Also check out theDiscussion Forumto discuss what’s new, what’s hot and what’s now amongst big hits such those which are commented on hereas Nelly Furtado, Sham 69 & Automatic.

The release dates for singles go up until late Augustwith albums also until early Oct 2006.

June 20th :Leo Sayer live in Sydney on DVD…

“The Mystery Man” came back to the fore earlier this year with a remix ofhis 1977 hit Thunder in My Heart, and if you liked that and wantedto discover some of his earlier tracks if you’re not familiar with classicssuch as When I Need You, Moonlighting, Show Must Go On and OrchardRoad, then read on for the lowdown fromDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts.

Leo Sayer: One Night in Sydneyis online and out on DVD now.

June 19th:Half Life 2: The story continues on PC…

Half Life 2 was several years in the pipeline before it finally saw thelight of day in November 2004, and it still wasn’t the most gripping of gamesas certain sections just went on and on.

This release, which doesn’t require the original HL2 to play, continuesfrom where that one ended, in the first of three planned episodes, but isit significantly better this time round?

Half Life 2: Episode 1is online and out on PC now.

Nerina Pallot sets a ‘Fire’ up the charts on CD…

Another week, another female singer-songwriter, or so it seems. And stepforward Nerina Pallot who, according toDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts,does make a very good album but one that still requires a fair bit of workto improve on things for next time.

Nerina Pallot: Firesis online and out on CD now.

The Doctor is conspicuous by his absence in Love And Monsters…

Last year,DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owenkept us up to date with the latest ongoings for the then-new Doctor, ChristopherEccleston, but how does his tenure fare now he’s become David Tennant?

This week, The Doctor was largely nowhere to be found as they playedsecond fiddle to a group of geeks hell-bent on tracking him down andswapping stories each week about their sightings. Peter Kay guest-starredas a man with far more to him than meets the eye…

Doctor Who 2.10: Love And Monstersis online now and the series continues this Saturday at 7pm on BBC1.

Also worth a look is Doctor Who Confidential which always followson BBC3, and each new adventure is preceeded by Totally Doctor Whoon BBC1 each Thursday at 5pm (repeated several times throughout the weekon CBBC), as it features studio interviews with cast members such asDavid Tennant and Noel Clarke.

CHARTS: Sandi Thom vs. Nelly Furtado – who got the No.1…?

Check back shortly for the latest music charts… promise.

COMPETITION: 31 DVD/PS2/PSP comps…

The new competitions online are as follows:

• Hitman: Blood Money (PS2)
• A Better Tomorrow & Peace Hotel (DVD)
• The Moguls (DVD)
• The Street Series 1 (DVD)
• Chigley: The Complete Series (DVD)
• Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Season 2 (DVD)
• Odyssey 5: The Complete Series (DVD)
• Quantum Leap Season 4 & Magnum PI Season 4 (DVD)
• The Fog (2005) (DVD)
• Classic TV Drama from Network (DVD)
• Classic Movies from Network (DVD)
• Classic TV Comedy from Network (DVD)
• World Poker Tour (PSP)
• Visconti’s Ludwig (DVD)
• Futtock’s End (DVD)
• Premonition (DVD)
• MirrorMask (DVD)
• Charmed Season 7 (DVD)
• Immortal (DVD)
• CSI Miami Season 3 Part 1 (DVD)
• Stargate Atlantis 2.3 & SG1 9.4 (DVD)
• The Adventures of Blake and Mortimer (DVD)
• Snoop Dogg’s Buckwild Bus Tour (DVD)
• Bone, The Collingswood Story & The Dark Hours (DVD)
• Caroline in the City Season 4 (DVD)
• Driver: Parallel Lines (PS2)
• Willie Nelson: Some Enchanted Evening (DVD)
• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (DVD)
• James Stewart Westerns & Robert Redford Screen Legends (DVD)
• The Triangle (DVD)
• Shadows in the Sun (DVD)

Check out 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!

Lately, the topics include the chance to have your own Grumpy Old Men-stylerant as well as discuss who’ll win and who’s an idiot in Big Brother 7.

Check out theDiscussion Forumtoday.

New DVDs out this week…

The new releases are as follows:

• An Audience with Kenneth Williams SE (9.99, Network)
• Bone (16.99, Anchor Bay)
• Bruce Dickinson: Anthology (19.99, Sanctuary)
• Caroline in the City Season 4 (24.99, Revelation)
• Casanova (2006) (17.99, Buena Vista)
• Chigley: The Complete Series (14.99, Universal)
• The Collingswood Story (9.99, Anchor Bay)
• Cybill Season 2 (29.99, Anchor Bay)
• The Dark Hours (14.99, Anchor Bay)
• Derailed (2005) (17.99, Buena Vista)
• The Dirty Dozen SE (19.99, Warner)
• Doctor Who: Inferno (19.99, BBC)
• Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Season 2 (49.99, Revelation)
• Faust SE (22.99, Eureka)
• The Haunting of Hell House (14.99, Anchor Bay)
• Hell (19.99, Anchor Bay)
• Hidden (19.99, Artificial Eye)
• Howard’s Way Series 2 (29.99, VCI)
• Jack Rosenthal At ITV (39.99, Network)
• Ludwig (22.99, Infinity Arthouse)
• Mile High Series 2 (24.99, Anchor Bay)
• Outside Edge Series 2 (19.99, Network)
• Peacock King (16.99, Contender)
• Pride 9 & 10 (19.99, Silver Vision)
• Pride Shockwave 2004 (24.99, Silver Vision)
• The Searchers (15.99, Warner)
• Stargate SG1 Season 9 Vol 47 (19.99, MGM)
• Terry and June Series 4 (15.99, VCI)
• Underworld: Evolution (19.99, EIV)
• Underworld/Underworld: Evolution (24.99, EIV)
• Voodoo Moon (14.99, Anchor Bay)
• WWE: American Dream – The Dusty Rhodes (29.99, Silver Vision)
• WWE: Wrestlemania 22 (19.99, Silver Vision)
• You Rang, M’Lord? Series 3 (19.99, VCI)

June 16th :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.

Richard Hawley: Live in Salford…

Recently,DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertswent to see Sheffield singer-songwriter Richard Hawley live in concert,looking like a 21st Century Buddy Holly, and having had won the Best Popalbum at this year’s South Bank Awards.

Richard Hawley: Live in Salfordis online now.

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 out include: The Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift, Hard Candy andUnfinished Life.

June 14th :An understated masterpiece from Ane Brun on CD…

She’s from Norway, now resident in Sweden andDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertssays she’s vocally reminiscent of Bjork, Roisin Murphy and Joni Mitchell,so no wonder this release has been awarded high marks.

Ane Brun: A Temporary Diveis online and out on CD now.

June 13th:It’d be a SiN to miss this Half Life 2 clone on PC…

The Half Life 2 Source game engine is a great leap forward forcomputer game graphics but it still has its problems, but how will theysurface in this game which takes you back to the world of SiN, as Col. JohnBlade, in a game that feels way too short, the reasons for which will beexplained within the review.

SiN Episode 1: Emergenceis online and out on PC now.

How big is Paul Simon’s Surprise on CD…?

According toDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsit isn’t much of one, as Paul Simon appears to have lost all focus with thisnew release which is a far cry from his heady days with Art Garfunkel, oreven solo classics from the ’70s and ’80s.

Paul Simon: Surpriseis online and out on CD now.

The Doctor meets Satan himself down a big pit…

Last year,DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owenkept us up to date with the latest ongoings for the then-new Doctor, ChristopherEccleston, but how does his tenure fare now he’s become David Tennant?

This week, The Doctor was in a pickle as he was stranded on a spaceshipwith some very odd goings on and no chance of getting home. Not only doeshe have to stop the Ood, but he needs to find his TARDIS, escape from ablack hole and pay a visit to the devil himself…

Doctor Who 2.9: The Satan Pitis online now and the series continues this Saturday at 7pm on BBC1.

Also worth a look is Doctor Who Confidential which always followson BBC3, and each new adventure is preceeded by Totally Doctor Whoon BBC1 each Thursday at 5pm (repeated several times throughout the weekon CBBC), as it features studio interviews with cast members such asDavid Tennant and Noel Clarke.

CHARTS: Sandi Thom vs. Nelly Furtado – who got the No.1…?

Check back shortly for the latest music charts…

COMPETITION: 31 DVD/PS2/PSP comps…

The new competitions online are as follows, including four new comps addedtoday:

• Hitman: Blood Money (PS2)
• A Better Tomorrow & Peace Hotel (DVD)
• The Moguls (DVD)
• The Street Series 1 (DVD)
• Chigley: The Complete Series (DVD)
• Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Season 2 (DVD)
• Odyssey 5: The Complete Series (DVD)
• Quantum Leap Season 4 & Magnum PI Season 4 (DVD)
• The Fog (2005) (DVD)
• Classic TV Drama from Network (DVD)
• Classic Movies from Network (DVD)
• Classic TV Comedy from Network (DVD)
• World Poker Tour (PSP)
• Visconti’s Ludwig (DVD)
• Futtock’s End (DVD)
• Premonition (DVD)
• MirrorMask (DVD)
• Charmed Season 7 (DVD)
• Immortal (DVD)
• CSI Miami Season 3 Part 1 (DVD)
• Stargate Atlantis 2.3 & SG1 9.4 (DVD)
• The Adventures of Blake and Mortimer (DVD)
• Snoop Dogg’s Buckwild Bus Tour (DVD)
• Bone, The Collingswood Story & The Dark Hours (DVD)
• Caroline in the City Season 4 (DVD)
• Driver: Parallel Lines (PS2)
• Willie Nelson: Some Enchanted Evening (DVD)
• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (DVD)
• James Stewart Westerns & Robert Redford Screen Legends (DVD)
• The Triangle (DVD)
• Shadows in the Sun (DVD)

Check out 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!

Lately, the topics include the chance to have your own Grumpy Old Men-stylerant as well as discuss who’ll win and who’s an idiot in Big Brother 7.

Check out theDiscussion Forumtoday.

New DVDs out this week…

The new releases are as follows:

• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (15.99, Universal)
• A Bit of Fry and Laurie Series 2 (15.99, VCI)
• Alan Bleasdale Collection BS (GBH, Jake’s Progress, Melissa) (59.99, VCI)
• Ballykissangel Series 5 (24.99, VCI)
• The Benny Hill Show 1976 (19.99, Network)
• The Benny Hill Show 1977 (19.99, Network)
• Broken News Series 1 (19.99, Contender)
• Capital City Series 1 (29.99, Network)
• The Detectives Series 1 (15.99, VCI)
• The Doris Day Show Season 3 (29.99, Sanctuary)
• Farinelli: Il Castrato (12.99, Fox)
• GBH: The Complete Series (29.99, VCI)
• Hill Street Blues Season 2 (34.99, VCI)
• Jake’s Progress (24.99, VCI)
• The Last Seduction SE (15.99, Network)
• Le Bossu (12.99, Fox)
• Melissa (19.99, VCI)
• Metropolitan (17.99, VCI)
• Munich (19.99, Universal)
• Snoop Dogg’s Buckwild Bus Tour (15.99, Showbox)
• Son of the Bride (12.99, Fox)
• St Elsewhere Season 1 (34.99, VCI)
• Thornbirds: The Missing Years (20.99, Warner)

June 9th :8 CDs packed with Atlantic R&B classics…

It’s the weekend so it’s time to relax, and what better way to do it than forDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsto help us chill out with an octet of CDs with classics such as Ray Charles,The Drifters and Ben E King.

Various: Atlantic R&B 1947-1974 Vols 1-8is online and out on CD now.

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 out include: RV, The Omen (2006), Friends with Money andThings To Do Before You’re 30.

June 7th :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.

June 6th:666 on 06.06.06 – The number of the beast: The Omen Trilogy on DVD…

It’s 06.06.06 and the time has come… for film studios to make a mint outof creating a crap remake to a classic horror thriller, so today we look backto the original Omen film, and its two sequels – totally discounting thecrappy fourth, made-for-TV, movie.

That said, in two weeks time they are releasing a 4-film boxset, so you havebeen warned…

The Omen Trilogyis online and out on DVD now.

COMPETITION: 27 DVD/PS2 comps…

The new competitions online are as follows, including one new comp addedtoday:

• Chigley: The Complete Series (DVD)
• Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Season 2 (DVD)
• Odyssey 5: The Complete Series (DVD)
• Quantum Leap Season 4 & Magnum PI Season 4 (DVD)
• The Fog (2005) (DVD)
• Classic TV Drama from Network (DVD)
• Classic Movies from Network (DVD)
• Classic TV Comedy from Network (DVD)
• World Poker Tour (PSP)
• Visconti’s Ludwig (DVD)
• Futtock’s End (DVD)
• Premonition (DVD)
• MirrorMask (DVD)
• Charmed Season 7 (DVD)
• Immortal (DVD)
• CSI Miami Season 3 Part 1 (DVD)
• Stargate Atlantis 2.3 & SG1 9.4 (DVD)
• The Adventures of Blake and Mortimer (DVD)
• Snoop Dogg’s Buckwild Bus Tour (DVD)
• Bone, The Collingswood Story & The Dark Hours (DVD)
• Caroline in the City Season 4 (DVD)
• Driver: Parallel Lines (PS2)
• Willie Nelson: Some Enchanted Evening (DVD)
• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (DVD)
• James Stewart Westerns & Robert Redford Screen Legends (DVD)
• The Triangle (DVD)
• Shadows in the Sun (DVD)

June 5th:The baldy bitch-slapping bastard with big Ballers is back again! Hitman: Blood Money on Xbox…

The Hitman series has been one of my favourite console games in recent yearswith each entry (apart from the first one) not so much building on the firstone but just doing more of the same with a few added extras. However, that’snot really such a bad thing as it’s still a worthy purchase for fans of theseries.

Hitman: Blood Moneyis online and out on Xbox now.

Prince is back with 3121 on CD…

Not the most conventional of pop stars, Prince was the darling ofthe charts in the ’80s but, for me, he lost it in the ’90s. He’s not donemuch to change my view in this decade, but can this new album return to theroots of what he does best?DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertstells all.

Prince: 3121is online and out on CD now.

The Doctor loses his Tardis to a black hole…

Last year,DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owenkept us up to date with the latest ongoings for the then-new Doctor, ChristopherEccleston, but how does his tenure fare now he’s become David Tennant?

This week, The Doctor thought he was going to be food for The Ood, thenwas relieved to find they were offering him nourishment. But then, his TARDISdisappeared and then he found that was the least of his problems as he’sabout to be sucked up by a black hole…

Doctor Who 2.8: The Impossible Planetis online now and the series continues this Saturday at 7pm on BBC1.

Also worth a look is Doctor Who Confidential which always followson BBC3, and each new adventure is preceeded by Totally Doctor Whoon BBC1 each Thursday at 5pm (repeated several times throughout the weekon CBBC), as it features studio interviews with cast members such asDavid Tennant and Noel Clarke.

CHARTS: Sandi Thom vs. Gnarls Barkley – who got the No.1…?

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

Also check out theDiscussion Forumto discuss what’s new, what’s hot and what’s now amongst big hits such those which are commented on hereas Gnarls Barkley.

The release dates for singles go up until early Augustwith albums also until late Sept 2006.

COMPETITION: 26 DVD/PS2 comps…

The new competitions online are as follows, including two new comps addedtoday:

• Dr Quinn Medicine Woman Season 2 (DVD)
• Odyssey 5: The Complete Series (DVD)
• Quantum Leap Season 4 & Magnum PI Season 4 (DVD)
• The Fog (2005) (DVD)
• Classic TV Drama from Network (DVD)
• Classic Movies from Network (DVD)
• Classic TV Comedy from Network (DVD)
• World Poker Tour (PSP)
• Visconti’s Ludwig (DVD)
• Futtock’s End (DVD)
• Premonition (DVD)
• MirrorMask (DVD)
• Charmed Season 7 (DVD)
• Immortal (DVD)
• CSI Miami Season 3 Part 1 (DVD)
• Stargate Atlantis 2.3 & SG1 9.4 (DVD)
• The Adventures of Blake and Mortimer (DVD)
• Snoop Dogg’s Buckwild Bus Tour (DVD)
• Bone, The Collingswood Story & The Dark Hours (DVD)
• Caroline in the City Season 4 (DVD)
• Driver: Parallel Lines (PS2)
• Willie Nelson: Some Enchanted Evening (DVD)
• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (DVD)
• James Stewart Westerns & Robert Redford Screen Legends (DVD)
• The Triangle (DVD)
• Shadows in the Sun (DVD)

Check out 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!

Lately, the topics include the chance to have your own Grumpy Old Men-stylerant as well as discuss who’ll win and who’s an idiot in Big Brother 7.

Check out theDiscussion Forumtoday.

New DVDs out this week…

The new releases are as follows:

• The 4400 Season 2 (39.99, Paramount)
• Adios Sabata (12.99, MGM)
• Alexei Sayle’s Stuff Series 3 (15.99, VCI)
• Are You Being Served? Series 5 (15.99, VCI)
• Battle of the Bulge (16.99, Warner)
• Beethoven 1-5 Pooch Pack (29.99, Universal)
• Born and Bred Series 4 (39.99, Acorn)
• Charmed Season 7 (59.99, Paramount)
• CSI Miami 3.1 (39.99, Momentum)
• The Comedians: Very Best Of Series 1 (7.99, Network)
• Convict Cowboy (12.99, MGM)
• Destination Moon (14.99, Mpic Video)
• Dirty (19.99, Columbia)
• Doctor Who Series 2 Vol 2 (15.99, BBC)
• Escape to Victory (2006 release) (13.99, Warner)
• The Family Man Series 1 (14.99, Disc)
• For Those About to Rock, We Salute You (16.99, Warner)
• G (19.99, Columbia)
• Gwendoline (16.99, Pinnacle)
• Invaders From Mars (14.99, Mpic Video)
• Jack Rosenthal At ITV (39.99, Network)
• Jane Eyre (1973) (19.99, Acorn)
• La Haine SE (24.99, Optimum)
• The Lovers: Complete Series (19.99, Network)
• Memoirs of a Geisha (19.99, Buena Vista)
• MirrorMask (19.99, Columbia)
• MirrorMask Jim Henson BS (MirrorMask/Labyrinth/The Dark Crystal) (24.99, Columbia)
• The Moomins Vol.1 (9.99, Pinnacle)
• The Moomins Vol.2 (9.99, Pinnacle)
• North Country (17.99, Warner)
• Seance On A Wet Afternoon SE (12.99, Network)
• Silent Britain (19.99, BFI)
• Stargate Atlantis Vol 2.3 (19.99, MGM)
• The Street Series 1 (19.99, Granada)
• Summer’s Lease (19.99, Acorn)
• Sympathy For The Devil (15.99, Fremantle)
• UFC 13 & 14 (19.99, Silver Vision)
• UFC 57 Liddell vs Couture 3 (19.99, Silver Vision)
• Ultimate Force Series 4 (19.99, Granada)
• Ultimate Force Series 1-4 (69.99, Granada)
• Wild West Series 1 & 2 (19.99, VCI)
• Willie Nelson: Some Enchanted Evening (9.99, Disc)
• WWE: King of the Ring 1997 & 1998 (19.99, Silver Vision)

June 2nd:The Doctor kicks Cyberman butt & travels back to the ’50s…

Last year,DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owenkept us up to date with the latest ongoings for the then-new Doctor, ChristopherEccleston, but how does his tenure fare now he’s become David Tennant?

Dan returns from a brief break with reviews of the two most recent episodes,one which resolved the Cyberman two-parter and one where The Doctor goesback to 1953 for the Queen’s Coronation but finds everyone’s too much of aslave to the television.

Doctor Who 2.6: The Age of SteelandDoctor Who 2.7: The Idiot’s Lanternare online now and the series continues this Saturday at 7pm on BBC1.

Also worth a look is Doctor Who Confidential which always followson BBC3, and each new adventure is preceeded by Totally Doctor Whoon BBC1 each Thursday at 5pm (repeated several times throughout the weekon CBBC), as it features studio interviews with cast members such asDavid Tennant and Noel Clarke.

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 out include: Poseidon, United 93 andBenchwarmers.

COMPETITION: 24 DVD/PS2 comps…

The new competitions online are as follows, including one new comp addedtoday:

• Quantum Leap Season 4 & Magnum PI Season 4 (DVD)
• The Fog (2005) (DVD)
• Classic TV Drama from Network (DVD)
• Classic Movies from Network (DVD)
• Classic TV Comedy from Network (DVD)
• World Poker Tour (PSP)
• Visconti’s Ludwig (DVD)
• Futtock’s End (DVD)
• Premonition (DVD)
• MirrorMask (DVD)
• Charmed Season 7 (DVD)
• Immortal (DVD)
• CSI Miami Season 3 Part 1 (DVD)
• Stargate Atlantis 2.3 & SG1 9.4 (DVD)
• The Adventures of Blake and Mortimer (DVD)
• Snoop Dogg’s Buckwild Bus Tour (DVD)
• Bone, The Collingswood Story & The Dark Hours (DVD)
• Caroline in the City Season 4 (DVD)
• Driver: Parallel Lines (PS2)
• Willie Nelson: Some Enchanted Evening (DVD)
• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (DVD)
• James Stewart Westerns & Robert Redford Screen Legends (DVD)
• The Triangle (DVD)
• Shadows in the Sun (DVD)

June 1st :Tony Christie takes Amarillo to the World Cup on CD single…

Released this week:

Last year, Tony Christie came back to the fore with a ‘duet’ of sorts ofhis famous ‘Amarillo’ track with comedian Peter Kay, all for Comic Relief.

Now he continues to do his bit for charridee as this reworking, for somefootball event or other, does battle with a number of other tracks to be thebest and biggest World Cup song. WillDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertssee it as an own goal?

Other contenders include DJ Mike Read, Christine & Neil Hamilton, plus sometoss by Embrace, the dullest band on the planet.

Tony Christie: (Is This The Way To) The World Cupis online and out on CD single this week.

COMPETITION: 23 DVD/PS2 comps…

The new competitions online are as follows, including one new comp addedtoday:

• The Fog (2005) (DVD)
• Classic TV Drama from Network (DVD)
• Classic Movies from Network (DVD)
• Classic TV Comedy from Network (DVD)
• World Poker Tour (PSP)
• Visconti’s Ludwig (DVD)
• Futtock’s End (DVD)
• Premonition (DVD)
• MirrorMask (DVD)
• Charmed Season 7 (DVD)
• Immortal (DVD)
• CSI Miami Season 3 Part 1 (DVD)
• Stargate Atlantis 2.3 & SG1 9.4 (DVD)
• The Adventures of Blake and Mortimer (DVD)
• Snoop Dogg’s Buckwild Bus Tour (DVD)
• Bone, The Collingswood Story & The Dark Hours (DVD)
• Caroline in the City Season 4 (DVD)
• Driver: Parallel Lines (PS2)
• Willie Nelson: Some Enchanted Evening (DVD)
• The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (DVD)
• James Stewart Westerns & Robert Redford Screen Legends (DVD)
• The Triangle (DVD)
• Shadows in the Sun (DVD)

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