September 30th 2009:

September 30th :CHARTS: Taio Cruz vs Shakira – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis pagewhich is online now.

The release dates for singles and albums go up until mid-November.

September 29th :The Elephant Man comes out of hiding on Blu-ray…

Out this week:

It’s a classic David Lynch film and headlines both Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt and features other great acting talentlike Anne Bancroft, and even Patricia Hodge as the “screaming mum”. But how does this first-ever Blu-ray release fare?

The Elephant Manis online and out on Blu-ray from this week.

September 28th :Leon: No other professional will do, on Blu-ray…

Out now:

Thankfully, no-one’s taken it upon themselves to remake this Besson classic, unlike was done with Nikita, and now theDirector’s Cut is out on Blu-ray for the first time. Enjoy all 133 minutes starring Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and, in herfirst role, Natalie Portman.

Leonis online and out on Blu-ray now.

Madness release a collection on CD and DVD…

In this package you’ll get both the audio and video, but it does seem rather a quick release, coming just a few monthsafter they released a new studio album. Find out whatDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsmade of this release.

Madness: Total Madnessis online and out on CD now.

Youtube highlight: Dave Spikey on North West Tonight…

Writer/comedian Dave Spikey appeared on North West Tonight to talk about his latest version of his Best Medicine tour.

New DVD and Blu-ray comps online…

Please enter the competition listed below by clicking on the packshot on the right.

• An American Werewolf in London on Blu-ray
• Fifty Dead Men Walking on DVD

Note that the Blu-ray comps for Red Dragon (The original version of this film was Manhunter) andHannibal (Julianne Moore took over the role of Clarice) have now finished and the winners have beenpicked and will be notified shortly.

CHARTS: Taio Cruz vs Shakira – who got the new No.1…?

Check back shortly for the latest charts on themusic chart analysis page.

New DVD highlights out this week…

Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail.

The titles of note are the following, but read on for further details about the highlights:

• An American Werewolf in London (19.99 Blu-ray, Universal)
• Awaydays (15.99 DVD, 19.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• Barbie And The Three Musketeers (14.99 DVD, Universal)
• Death Note Complete Box Set (59.99 DVD, Manga)
• The Deer Hunter (24.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• The Elephant Man (24.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• Fame (15.99 Blu-ray, Warner)
• Fighting (19.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, Universal)
• Friends Season 1-10 Complete Collection (15th Anniversary) (99.99 DVD, Warner)
• Fringe Season 1 (49.99 DVD, 59.99 Blu-ray, Warner)
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (19.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, EIV)
• Gossip Girl Season 2 (39.99 DVD, S1&2 59.99 DVD, Warner)
• Madonna: Celebration (19.99 DVD, Warner Music)
• Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got The Pop Factor (19.99 DVD, 4DVD)
• The Prisoner Complete Series (59.99 Blu-ray, Network)
• Robot Chicken Series 1-3 (44.99 DVD, Revolver)
• The Simpsons Season 12 (Ltd Edition ‘Comic Book Guy’ head) (39.99 DVD, Fox)
• Swing Vote (17.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, Anchor Bay)
• Telstar (15.99 DVD, Momentum)
• Tormented (15.99 DVD, Fox)

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Matthew McConaughey has got the role of sexy, carefree bachelor perfected, and he gives his many admirers just want they want in this romantic comedy from director Mark Waters (MEAN GIRLS). McConaughey stars as Connor Mead, a man who arrives at his brother’s wedding only to be reminded of his own romantic past. Jennifer Garner (JUNO) co-stars as the ‘one who got away’.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is out now onBlu-ray (£14.98) andDVD (£9.98).

Gossip Girl Season 2.

Gossip Girl Season 1: Based on the best-selling series of young-adult novels by Cecily von Ziegesar and executive produced by Josh Schwartz (Chuck, The O.C.) and Stephanie Savage (The O.C”), Gossip Girl is a one-hour drama based on the lives of privileged Manhattan prep school teens. The students first learn that Serena van der Woodsen, once the Upper East Side’s most notorious party girl, is back in town the way they learn all the important news in their lives: from the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl. No one knows Gossip Girl’s identity, but everyone in this exclusive and complicated vicious circle relies on her website and text messages for the latest scoop. Even Serena’s closest friend, Blair Waldorf, is surprised to find that Serena has suddenly ended her self-imposed exile to boarding school and returned to Manhattan. Keeping track of the shifting friendships, jealousies and turmoil in this wealthy and complex world isn’t easy, but it’s what Gossip Girl does best. XOXO

Gossip Girl Season 2: It’s senior year for our beloved Upper East Siders, and the drama is at an all-time high. Applying for college is only one small part of the story, as new romances (and some not-so-new romances) bloom and fade, scandals erupt at every turn and alliances shift even faster than Gossip Girl can send an update. Families and reputations are destroyed and made; so are fortunes. And even the strongest friendships are tested. In this second season you never know what’s next for Serena, Blair, Dan, Nate, Jenny, Chuck and Vanessa. Good thing Gossip Girl is always there to provide us with the latest, juiciest info! XOXO

Gossip Girl Season 2 is out now on DVD (£28.68) andSeason 1 & 2 DVD (£41.88).

Madonna: Celebration

Track listing: Burning Up, Lucky Star, Borderline, Like A Virgin, Material Girl, Crazy For You, Into The Groove, Live To Tell, Papa Don’t Preach, True Blue, Open Your Heart, La Isla Bonita, Who’s That Girl, Like A Prayer, Express Yourself, Cherish, Vogue, Justify My Love, Erotica, Deeper And Deeper, Rain, I’ll Remember, Secret, Take A Bow, Bedtime Story, Human Nature, I Want You, You’ll See, Frozen, Ray Of Light, The Power Of Goodbye, Beautiful Stranger, American Pie, Music, Don’t Tell Me, What It Feels Like For A Girl, Die Another Day, Hollywood, Love Profusion, Hung Up, Sorry, Get Together, Jump, 4 Minutes, Give It 2 Me, Miles Away, Celebration

Madonna: Celebration is out now on DVD (£12.68).

Friends – Season 1-10 Complete Collection (15th Anniversary)

Celebrate the 15 year anniversary of one of TV’s most successful show ever with this Friends Season 1 -10 box set, featuring more extras than you can shake a smelly cat at.

Popular American sitcom Friends first appeared on our screens back in 1994, to little fanfare. The show followed the lives of six twenty-something singles–Monica (Courtney Cox), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Joey (Matt LeBlanc), Ross (David Schwimmer), and Chandler (Matthew Perry)–who occupied a trendy New York loft apartment. These were essentially six beautiful people who had probably never known a hard day’s work in their lives, and whose every utterance was a well-crafted witticism.

But despite their idealized lifestyles and perfectly coiffed hairdos, there was something annoyingly endearing about them. Viewers could easily relate to their struggles with work, sex, and relationships because these were universal struggles – albeit heightened for comedic effect. From early on it was clear that Friends had successfully tapped into the zeitgeist of its time, and now, 10 series down the line, the show’s broad appeal continues to live on in popular culture. This box set contains every episode from season 1 to 10.

Friends – Season 1-10 Complete Collection (15th Anniversary) is out now on DVD (£69.98).

September 25th :Press releases for new games and DVDs…

New press releases are online now for the following:

• Casper’s Scare School on DVD
• My Name Is Earl Season 4 on DVD
• The Grinch on Blu-ray

The latest press releasesare online now.

Richard Hawley returns with his best album to date…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsdescribes Richard Hawley as very much Mr. Mellow personified,on this new collection of dark (and occasionally painful) songs inspired by a series of events around him.

Richard Hawley: Truelove’s Gutteris online and out now on CD.

New films at this cinema this weekend…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? The list of films showing atManchester Showcase Cinema can be found on this page, and won’t differmuch from what’s on in the rest of the country.

The new films out include: Fame, Surrogates and The Soloist.

September 23rd :CHARTS: Pixie Lott vs Taio Cruz – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis pagewhich is online now.

The release dates for singles and albums go up until mid-November.

September 22nd :What is the secret of The Big Blue, on Blu-ray…

Out now:

It’s another classic Luc Besson film and one that is superb in its extended form. The plus here is that you get boththe theatrical and director’s cuts on the one disc, but there’s a serious problem with the soundtrack that really wasThe Big Blue’s biggest secret!

The Big Blue: Version Longueis online and out on Blu-ray now.

September 21st :Is Anybody There? Michael Caine needs to know, on Blu-ray…

Out now:

Michael Caine plays a retired magician who moved into a nursing home when he’s unable to look after himself. Bill Milnerplays the son of the couple who own the home, and they don’t get on at first for a number of reasons, but before toolong they find some common ground.

Is Anybody There?is online and out on Blu-ray now.

Barry Manilow storms the stage on DVD…

30 years ago, Barry Manilow took to the stage of the open-air Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, at the height of his fame.DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertstakes a look at the 30th Anniversary DVD release.

Barry Manilow 30th Anniversary Edition: The Legendary 1978 Concert at The Greek Theatreis online and out on CD now.

Susanna Reid confuses Casualty with ER…

Last Friday on Breakfast, while interviewing Charles Dale, Susanna Reid suggested that Casualty was based on ER… andonce told that Casualty began long before ER did, she continued to ask daft question! Oh, dear!

New DVD and Blu-ray comps online…

Please enter the competition listed below by clicking on the packshot on the right.

• An American Werewolf in London on Blu-ray
• Fifty Dead Men Walking on DVD
• Hannibal on Blu-ray
• Red Dragon on Blu-ray

Note that the DVD/poster competition for Shifty has finished and the answer was that Daniel Mays also starred inPlus One. The winners have been picked and will be notified shortly.

CHARTS: Pixie Lott vs Taio Cruz – who got the new No.1…?

Check back shortly for the latest charts on themusic chart analysis page.

New DVD highlights out this week…

Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail.

The titles of note are the following, but read on for further details about the highlights:

• The Banana Splits Season 1 (29.99 DVD, Warner)
• Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Limited Edition (159.99 Blu-ray, 119.99 DVD, 134.99 Ultimate DVD, Universal)
• Bring It On: Fight To The Finish (15.99 DVD, 19.99 Blu-ray, Universal)
• Cheri (15.99 DVD, Fox)
• Desperate Romantics (24.99 DVD, BBC)
• Doctor Who: The Keys Of Marinus (19.99 DVD, BBC)
• ER Season 15 (44.99 DVD, Warner)
• Fast & Furious (19.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, 30.99 1-4 DVD, 49.99 1-4 Blu-ray, 59.99 1-4 Blu-ray Ltd Edition)
• Jethro Tull: Live At Madison Square Garden (13.99 DVD, EMI)
• The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter (17.99 DVD, Warner)
• The September Issue (15.99 DVD, Momentum)
• State of Play (19.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, Universal)
• Supernatural Season 4 Part 2 (29.99 DVD, Warner)
• Universal Soldier (15.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)

Fast & Furious

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker re-team for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed–Fast & Furious. Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller.

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) re-ignites his feud with agent Brian O’Conner (Walker). But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to out-manoeuvre him. From convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what’s possible behind the wheel.

Fast & Furious is out now onBlu-ray (£15.98),DVD (£11.98),Blu-ray Boxset (£33.98),Blu-ray Ltd Edition Boxset (£38.98) andDVD Boxset (£17.88).

The September Issue.

Have you ever wanted to sit on the front row of a catwalk fashion show? The September Issue puts you in the shoes of the world’s most influential woman in fashion icon, Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue magazine.

Taking us behind her trademark bob and huge sunglasses The September Issue is a revealing look at the inner workings and glamour of the fashion industry as they prepare the biggest ever issue of the magazine.

Exposing the truth behind the pictures, and featuring appearances from some of the worlds most fascinating designers, as well as actress and covergirl Sienna Miller, The September Issue is the must have accessory for all fashion lovers.

The September Issue is out now on DVD (£9.98).

State of Play

Oscar winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in State of Play, a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation’s most promising political and corporate figures, in State of Play, from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland).

Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honourable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defence spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party’s contender for the upcoming presidential race, until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.

McCaffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscar winner Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer’s identity, McCaffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation’s power structures. And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicians, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one’s integrity, love or life is ever safe

State of Play is out now on Blu-ray (£16.88) andDVD (£12.68).

Doctor Who: The Keys Of Marinus

On a remote island of glass surrounded by a sea of acid, there is a machine that can remove evil from the minds of an entire population – the Conscience of Marinus. Fearful of its immense power falling into the wrong hands, its sole guardian has scattered the machine’s operating keys across the planet. The TARDIS crew arrive to find the island under attack by the evil Voord. Marinus’ last line of defence – and its only hope – is the Conscience machine. The Doctor and his companions must undertake a deadly quest to recover the Keys of Marinus…

This story was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 11th April – 16th May 1964

Doctor Who: The Keys Of Marinus is out now on DVD (£12.68).

September 18th :Press releases for new games and DVDs…

New press releases are online now for the following:

• B-Girl on Blu-ray and DVD
• Bring It On: Fight To The Finish on Blu-ray and DVD
• Jack Said on Blu-ray and DVD
• Family Guy Season 8 on DVD
• Smallville Season 8 on DVD and Blu-ray
• The Wizard Of Oz on Blu-ray and DVD
• Spooks Series 7 on DVD
• House Series 5 on DVD
• Heroes Season 3 on DVD and Blu-ray
• Coraline on Blu-ray and DVD

The latest press releasesare online now.

New films at this cinema this weekend…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? The list of films showing atManchester Showcase Cinema can be found on this page, and won’t differmuch from what’s on in the rest of the country.

The new films out include: Gamer, The Firm and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

September 16th :An ambient-folk little gem on CD from The Pastels…

DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsdescribes this 12-tracker as a very well crafted laidback collection, as this band ofGlaswegians return with an ambient-folk little gem.

The Pastels/Tenniscoats: Two Sunsetsis online and out now on CD.

September 15th :Anne Parillaud is on the mission of her life in Nikita on Blu-ray…

Released this week:

It’s a classic Luc Besson film and it’s out this week on Blu-ray for the first time, as Anne Parillaud detoxes from thenarcotics and either becomes a hitman for the government or ends up dead for good – tough choice. Naturally, she choosesto live, otherwise we’d have a short film, but how much of a success is she?

Nikitais online and out on Blu-ray from this week.

CHARTS: Jay-Z vs Pixie Lott – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis pagewhich is online now.

The release dates for singles and albums go up until mid-November.

September 14th :Jason Statham cranks it up again: Crank 2 on Blu-ray…

Released today:

Last time he had to keep his adrenaline levels up to stave off the poison in his blood. Now, his heart has beenreplaced by a mechanical one and he’s got to keep it charged up with leccy, whilst dealing with all the bad guys.Amy Smart co-stars again and, yes, they have sex once again.

Crank 2: High Voltageis online and out on Blu-ray from today.

The Black Crowes return with an outstanding new CD…

A new line-up, but DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsdeclares that after 20 years and 20 million album sales, they’re still rockin’ and that this is a real return to form forthe days of classic rock.

Black Crowes: Before The Frostis online and out on CD now.

Kate Russell talks mobile phones on GMTV…

Could you live without your mobile phone? We all use them more than we ever thought we would, but Click’sKate Russell was on GMTV last week to talk about how much we rely on them.

New DVD and Blu-ray comps online…

Please enter the competition listed below by clicking on the packshot on the right.

• Fifty Dead Men Walking on DVD
• Hannibal on Blu-ray
• Red Dragon on Blu-ray
• Shifty on DVD

CHARTS: Jay-Z vs Pixie Lott – who got the new No.1…?

Check back shortly for the latest charts on themusic chart analysis page.

New DVD highlights out this week…

Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail.

The titles of note are the following, but read on for further details about the highlights:

• American Virgin (15.99 DVD, 19.99 Blu-ray, Metrodome)
• Angel-A (24.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• Angels and Demons (19.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, Sony)
• Angels and Demons/Da Vinci Code (24.99 DVD, 44.99 Blu-ray, Sony)
• The Big Blue: Version Longue (24.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• Crank: High Voltage (17.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, Lions Gate)
• Entourage Season 5 (24.99 DVD, Warner)
• Is Anybody There? (19.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• JAG Season 6 (34.99 DVD, Paramount)
• Joanna Lumley – Catwoman (17.99 DVD, ITV)
• Knight Rider (2008) Season 1 (34.99 DVD, Universal)
• The Last Battle (24.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• Leon: The Director’s Cut (24.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• Lie To Me Season 1 (34.99 DVD, Fox)
• Massive (19.99 DVD, BBC)
• Nikita (24.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• Monty Python 40th Anniversary Box Set (24.99 DVD, Sony)
• Moonlighting Series 5 (24.99 DVD, Sony)
• Moonlighting Complete Series 1-5 (79.99 DVD, Sony)
• The Streets Of San Francisco Season 2 (34.99 DVD, Paramount)
• Subway (24.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Series 8 (19.99 DVD, BBC)
• Untouchables Season 2 (34.99 DVD, Paramount)

Angels and Demons

If the devil is in the details, there’s a lot of wicked fun in Angels & Demons, the sequel (originally a prequel) to The Da Vinci Code. Director Ron Howard delivers edge-of-your-pew thrills all over the Vatican, the City of Rome, and the deepest, dankest catacombs. Tom Hanks is dependably watchable in his reprised role as Professor Robert Langdon, summoned urgently to Rome on a matter of utmost urgency–which happens to coincide with the death of the Pope, meaning the Vatican is teeming with cardinals and Rome is teeming with the faithful. A religious offshoot group, calling themselves the Illuminati, which protested the Catholic Church’s prosecution of scientists 400 years ago, has resurfaced and is making extreme, and gruesome, terrorist demands.

The film zooms around the city, as Langdon follows clues embedded in art, architecture, and the very bone structure of the Vatican. The cast is terrific, including Ewan McGregor, who is memorable as a young protégé of the late pontiff, and who seems to challenge the common wisdom of the Conclave just by being 40 years younger than his fellows when he lectures for church reform. Stellan Skarsgard is excellent as a gruff commander of the Swiss Guard, who may or may not have thrown in with the Illuminati. But the real star of the film is Rome, and its High Church gorgeousness, with lush cinematography by Salvatore Totino, who renders the real sky above the Vatican, in a cataclysmic event, with the detail and majesty of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Angels and Demons is out now onBlu-ray (£16.88),DVD (£9.98),Double Blu-ray (£32.99) andDouble DVD (£16.68).

Massive.

Danny and Seamus bonded over Oasis in ’94 and have been best mates ever since. Both Manchester born-and-bred, both mid-twenties and both temping in dead-end jobs, they’re united by one all-consuming passion: music. Inspired by the city’s local heroes – Tony Wilson, Joy Division, the Happy Mondays – the lads wile away the dreary office hours dreaming of their own record label. But while they put in the footwork when it comes to gigs (three a week) and beer (considerably more than that) time is ticking by and they’re on the road to nowhere.

That is until Danny’s gran pops her clogs. The mad old bat leaves him £10,000 and Danny doesn’t hesitate – he and Shay are going to have their label. The lads jack in their jobs and find an office by the canal. Now all they’ve got to do is unearth the next Oasis and have a hit record…

Massive is out now on DVD (£12.98).

Is Anybody There?

Michael Caine pairs up with young British actor Bill Milner (SON OF RAMBOW) in this touching British drama. Edward (Milner) lives in the retirement home where his parents work, and his interests have unsurprisingly moved toward death, ghosts, and the afterlife. He can’t stand living there, but his mood changes when Clarence (Caine) appears. Clarence spent his life performing magic and causing trouble, and he may just be the friend that Edward has been waiting for.

Is Anybody There? is out now on Blu-ray (£16.98) andDVD (£10.98).

September 11th :A total(itarian) delight on CD? Or(well) just a bad pun?…

Well, it does make for a great album, as confirmed byDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts,as he describes it like going through rural France, in the summer, in an open-top Citroen DS, meanderingalong the cute undulating country lanes…

Orwell: Le Genie Humainis online and out now on CD.

New films at this cinema this weekend…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? The list of films showing atManchester Showcase Cinema can be found on this page, and won’t differmuch from what’s on in the rest of the country.

The new films out include: The Hurt Locker, Dorian Gray, Sorority Row, Adventureland, Julie & Julia, (500) Days of Summer, Miss March and Whiteout.

September 9th :Dolores O’Riordan: A Cranberry-less release on CD…

The Cranberries made some incredible music in the mid-90s, most notably the tracks: Linger, Dreams, Zombie,Free to Decide and Promises, and now their lead singer is back with a new 11-track album that commandsa listen. Find out why fromDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsin this review.

Dolores O’Riordan: No Baggageis online and out now on CD.

CHARTS: Dizzee Rascal vs Jay-Z – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis pagewhich is online now.

The release dates for singles and albums go up until mid-November.

September 7th :Christopher Lambert goes down into the Subway on Blu-ray…

Released September 14th:

Escaping in a car chase, Christopher Lambert heads down into the Paris Metro system after robbing Isabelle Adjani’ssafe. Down there he integrates with those who practically live underground, such as a roller skater, florist and anentire band. The cast also includes Jean Reno, Richard Bohringer and Jean-Hugues Anglade.

Subwayis online and out on Blu-ray on September 14th.

James Yorkston puts out a classy release on CD…

A writer of great original songs and also a master interpreter of traditional folk songs is howDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertssees James Yorkston when it comes to this new album, as well as being a great live act. Find out why in his review.

James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players: Folk Songsis online and out on CD now.

Sexy sweets make the news! on The Wright Stuff…

Someone’s complained because of the images on the packets of these sweets, but what’s the problem with them??

New DVD and Blu-ray comps online…

Please enter the competition listed below by clicking on the packshot on the right.

• Fifty Dead Men Walking on DVD
• Hannibal on Blu-ray
• Red Dragon on Blu-ray
• Shifty on DVD

CHARTS: Dizzee Rascal vs Jay-Z – who got the new No.1…?

Check back shortly for the latest charts on themusic chart analysis page.

New DVD highlights out this week…

Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail.

The titles of note are the following, but read on for further details about the highlights:

• Are You Being Served? Series 8 (15.99 DVD, BBC)
• The Boat That Rocked (19.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, Universal)
• Charmed Seasons 1-8 (149.99 DVD, Paramount)
• The Choir Series 1 (19.99 DVD, BBC)
• CSI New York Season 5 (49.99 DVD, Momentum)
• Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (19.99 DVD, BBC)
• Dollhouse Season 1 (24.99 DVD, Fox)
• Fifty Dead Men Walking (19.99 DVD and Blu-ray, Metrodome)s
• Frasier Seasons 1-11 (149.99 DVD, Paramount)
• Getting On (15.99 DVD, BBC)
• Gladiator (24.99 Blu-ray, 27.99 Steel Book Blu-ray, Universal)
• Hannah Montana: The Movie (17.99 DVD, 23.99 Blu-ray, Walt Disney)
• Hannibal (19.99 Blu-ray, Universal)
• Infestation (15.99 DVD, 19.99 Blu-ray, Icon)
• Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience (15.99 DVD, Walt Disney)
• Red Dragon (19.99 Blu-ray, Universal)
• Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle (19.99 DVD, BBC)
• This Is Spinal Tap – 25th Anniversary Edition (19.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, Optimum)
• Waveriders (15.99 DVD, Element)
• Wuthering Heights (2009) (19.99 DVD, 24.99 Blu-ray, ITV DVD)
• WWE Judgment Day 2009 (17.99 DVD, Silver Vision)

Hannah Montana: The Movie

After the huge success of HANNAH MONTANA and MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT, an all-new Hannah Montana adventure cruises to the big screen with this comedy. Hannah’s star continues to climb, while Miley is in danger of being lost in the shuffle. The film opens with Hannah’s hectic lifestyle wrecking the important relationships in her life; she gets into a catfight over shoes with Tyra Banks, she forgets to say goodbye when her brother leaves for college, and she’s late for her best friend’s sweet sixteen.

To help bring her back to Earth, Miley’s dad (Billy Ray Cyrus) takes her to Crowley Corners, Tennessee, where there’s plenty of love and laughter in the air. At first Miley hates being stuck in the backwoods town, but can a cute young ranch hand — and her grandmother’s love — eventually melt her heart? And, when the town needs to raise cash to stop a developer from soiling their perfect little community with a big mall, can the part-time celebrity performer save the day? HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE stars favourites from the TV series as well as Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift.

Hannah Montana: The Movie is out now onBlu-ray (£16.99) andDVD (£11.98).

Dollhouse Season 1.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and FIREFLY creator Joss Whedon crafts this science-fiction-themed television series concerning a highly-illegal, underground organization known as the Dollhouse that caters to the wealthy, powerful, and connected by leasing out ‘Actives’, people whose personalities have been wiped clean so they can serve whatever purpose the client demands. Echo (Eliza Dushku) is an ‘Active’. She doesn’t just perform the role that she has been hired to play, but actually becomes it since she knows no other life than the one she is living in the moment.

Actives can become whatever the client wants or needs – a lover, a best friend, a corporate negotiator, or even an assassin. Echo and fellow Actives such as Sierra (Dichen Lachman) receive their assignments from Adelle Dewitt (Olivia Williams), one of the leaders of the Dollhouse. Upon completion of her mission, Echo always returns to the Dollhouse to have her thoughts, feelings, experiences, and knowledge erased by genius programmer Topher Brink (Fran Krantz) while her handler Boyd Langton (Hary Lennix) supervises the process.

But the powers that be have caught wind of the Dollhouse, and with every tip he receives from Russian informant Lubov (Enver Gjokaj) FBI Agent Paul Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett) moves one step closer to the truth. But now, as Echo stops forgetting and her memories gradually begin to return, she becomes determined to solve the mystery of her secret-shrouded past. Features the complete first series of the show.

Dollhouse Season 1 is out now on DVD (£14.98).

The Boat That Rocked

Writer-turned-director Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill) directs a cast comprising the cream of British acting talent—which includes Bill Nighy (Notes On A Scandal, Love Actually), Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, Once Upon A Time In The Midlands), Nick Frost (Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz) and Kenneth Branagh (Henry V, Celebrity), along with one lone American star in the shape of Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote, Doubt)–in this comedy set in Britain in 1966. With the BBC only allowing two hours of rock and roll to be played on its airwaves per week, a pirate radio station aboard a North Sea-cruising yacht broadcasts music to the pop-starved masses, turning its seafaring disc jockeys into overnight superstars.

Taking the infamous Radio Caroline as inspiration, The Boat That Rocked is an hilarious feel-good romp in the tradition of Curtis’ best-loved work, and benefits from a knockout soundtrack featuring some of the most memorable tracks of the time.

The Boat That Rocked is out now on Blu-ray (£15.88) andDVD (£11.98).

This Is Spinal Tap – 25th Anniversary Edition

A brilliant and hilarious documentary-style satire of a has-been British heavy metal band who never really was on an absurd American comeback tour that never quite gets off the ground, THIS IS SPINAL TAP practically birthed the mockumentary style. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer are David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls, respectively–three clueless, self-absorbed men who form the nucleus of Spinal Tap, aging purveyors of overwrought songs with titles such as “Big Bottom,” “Smell the Glove,” and “Sex Farm.”

Shot in faux cinema verite-style with director Rob Reiner as fictional filmmaker Marty DiBergi, the film lampoons just about every rock & roll cliche (not to mention every rockumentary cliche) in the book as it follows these fallen rock idols from one disastrous gig to the next. Scenes of the tour’s descent from desperation into total collapse are interspersed with interviews in which the band members delightfully prattle on inanely about the none-too-illustrious history and dubious vision of Spinal Tap. THIS IS SPINAL TAP is a striking and acutely hysterical directorial debut for Reiner and a deserved cult classic. Watch for an endless array of cameos by wonderful comic character actors along the way.

Includes the following extras:

• Fully re-mastered feature
• Audio Commentary by the band
• Menu Commentary by the band
• This Is Spinal Tap: Up to 11: New exclusive documentary featuring fans of Spinal Tap including Ricky Gervais, Eddie Izzard, Kasabian, Rob Brydon, Martin Freeman, Anvil, Justin Lee Collins, Adam Buxton and more.
• “Sprinkle some ****in’ fairy dust on it” – interview with Reg Presley from The Troggs.
• 2007 Live Earth – short film and performance
• The Return of Spinal Tap
• Stonehenge Interviews with Nigel
• Over 1 hour of Out-takes
• Original Theatrical Trailers
• Music Videos
• Creative Meeting and Bitch School Video
• TV Spots
• Heavy Metal Memories
• Cheese Roll Trailer
• Flower People Press Conference
• Featurettes

This Is Spinal Tap – 25th Anniversary Edition is out now on Blu-ray (£16.88) andDVD (£11.98).

September 4th :Press releases for new games and DVDs…

New press releases are online now for the following:

• Fight Club on Blu-ray
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine on DVD and Blu-ray
• Awaydays on DVD and Blu-ray

The latest press releasesare online now.

CHARTS: David Guetta vs Dizzee Rascal – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis pagewhich is online now.

The release dates for singles and albums go up until mid-Oct.

New films at this cinema this weekend…

Stuck for something to do this weekend? The list of films showing atManchester Showcase Cinema can be found on this page, and won’t differmuch from what’s on in the rest of the country.

The new films out include: District 9 and Bandslam.

September 3rd :A Chicago class act on CD…

“Sonic beauty from the Windy City” is howDVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Robertsclasses this latest album from Speck Mountain, and states that what it lacks in variety it makes up by consisting offabulous spacey and haunting music.

Speck Mountain: Some Sweet Reliefis online and out now on CD.

New DVD and Blu-ray comps online…

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• Hannibal on Blu-ray
• Red Dragon on Blu-ray
• Shifty on DVD

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