December 31st:

December 31st: New music charts – w/e 5th January 2008, New DVDs out this week, New Youtube clips
December 26th: New DVDs out this week
December 24th: New music charts – w/e 29th December 2007

December 21th: Press releases for new games and DVDs, New cinema releases
December 20th: Sigur Ros on CD
December 19th: New music charts – w/e 22nd December 2007, KT Tunstall on DVDfever Youtube
December 18th: Chris Rea, Morcheeba & The Corrs on CD
December 17th: Tomb Raider: Anniversary on Xbox 360, Groove Armada on CD, New Youtube clips, DVD comps online, New DVDs out this week

December 14th: Press releases for new games and DVDs, New cinema releases
December 13th: Beirut on CD
December 12th: Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground on Xbox 360
December 11th: New music charts – w/e 15th December 2007
December 10th: Half Life 2 Episode 2 on Xbox 360, The Beatles: Help! on DVD, New Youtube clips, DVD comps online, New DVDs out this week

December 7th: Press releases for new games and DVDs, Clare Teal on CD, New cinema releases
December 6th: New music charts – w/e 8th December 2007
December 5th: Spiderman: Friend or Foe on Xbox 360, New comps online
December 3rd: Russell Brand: Doing Life on DVD, Kylie Minogue on DVD, New Youtube clips, DVD comps online, New DVDs out this week

December 31st: CHARTS: Leon vs 3 Rihanna singles – who got the No.1…?

Who got the New Yeare No.1? Find out right now, and note that normal reviews willreturn on Monday January 7th and around that time we’ll bring you the bestgames and DVDs of the year, plus more new charts and new release info.

Check out themusic chart analysis pagewhich is online now.

The release dates for singles go up until mid-Februarywith albums also until February 2008.

New DVDs out this week…

This week’s new releases are as follows:

• Eric Clapton: Behind the Sun Tour (19.99, Quantum Leap)
• Lou Reed: A Night with Lou Reed (19.99, Quantum Leap)
• Metallica: Live in Korea 2006 (19.99, Quantum Leap)
• Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live in Japan 2001 (19.99, Quantum Leap)
• Playboy Video Playmate Calendar: 2008 (15.99, Showbox)

Adam Rayner IS Peter Griffin on DVDfever‘s Youtube channel…

Very recently on Breakfast, motoring journalist Adam Rayner was talking aboutspeed cameras and while the earlier clip featured him trying to amusingly stiflesome burps, the later one with his hair, white shirt and green trousers madehim the spitting image of Peter Griffin from Family Guy! Excellent!

Also uploaded recently are Breakfast and GMTV clips about the Doctor Who Xmasshow launch night – and if you missed it, then it’s repeated on New Years’s Dayon BBC1 at 2.15pm, and there’s many classic Breakfast and GMTV clips includingPenny Smith being proud of her puppies, Penny snuggling up to a rugby team(well, not really), Penny commenting on the X-Factor winner to which Fiona adds that she, herself, has an annoying voice, and Sian Williams talking about’farting’ (when she meant fighting) and that she was ‘going down’.

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December 26th: New DVDs out this week…

A bit later than usual this week, but then the new releases didn’t come outuntil today, anyway, and most people will be down the sales anyway so is therea market for high-ish-priced new releases?

• 1408 (Special Edition) (19.99, Paramount)
• 2 Days In Paris (17.99, Universal)
• Beowulf and Grendel (12.99, Manga)
• Beowulf and Grendel (Blu-ray) (17.99, Manga)
• Bone Dry (15.99, Metrodome)
• Bring It On: In It To Win It (15.99, Universal)
• The Catherine Tate 2007 Christmas Special (12.99, BBC)
• Edward Scissorhands (Blu-Ray) (22.99, Fox)
• Flyboys (Blu-Ray) (22.99, MGM)
• Independence Day (Blu-Ray) (22.99, Fox)
• Knocked Up (19.99, Universal)
• Knocked Up (HD-DVD) (24.99, Universal)
• Knocked Up/The 40 Year Old Virgin (22.99, Universal)
• Miami Vice Season 5 (49.99, Universal)
• Mr and Mrs Smith (Blu-Ray) (22.99, Fox)
• Pathfinder (Blu-Ray) (22.99, Fox)
• Popeye: 4-CD Classic Collection (Box Set) (24.99, Firefly)
• Rise of the Footsoldier (17.99, Optimum)
• Robocop (Blu-Ray) (22.99, MGM)
• Ronin (Blu-Ray) (22.99, Fox)
• Rush Hour 3 (Special Edition) (19.99, EIV)
• Rush Hour 3 (Blu-Ray) (29.99, EIV)
• Rush Hour Trilogy (Box Set) (24.99, EIV)
• Seraphim Falls (19.99, Icon)
• Sin City (Collector’s Edition) (19.99, Buena Vista)
• Species (Blu-Ray) (22.99, Fox)
• We Were Soldiers (Blu-Ray) (24.99, Icon)

COMPETITION: Latest comps closed…

The recent competitions below have now ended and the winners will be notifiedshortly. The answers are as follows:

• Kengo Zero: The game is set in Japan.
• Mario & Sonic Olympic Games: The London Olympic Games take place in 2012.
• Unreal Tournament 3: The game is a first-person shooter.
• The McCartney Years: Paul’s ex-wife Heather Mills.
• Moders Toss Series 1: Barney is the man who turns into a red Incredible Hulk-like character.
• Heroes Season 1 Complete: Hiro’s father is played by Star Trek actor George Takei.

December 24th: CHARTS: Leon vs The Pogues & Kirsty McColl vs Eva Cassidy – who got the No.1…?

Who got the Xmas No.1? Find out right now, and note that normal reviews willreturn on Monday January 7th while in the meantime we’ll bring you the bestgames and DVDs of the year, plus new charts and new release info.

Check out themusic chart analysis pagewhich is online now.

The release dates for singles go up until mid-Februarywith albums also until February 2008.

December 21st :Press releases for new games and DVDs…

New press releases are online now for the following:

• UFC 75: Champion vs Champion on DVD
• WWE In Your House 11 & 12 Double DVD
• WWE In Your House 17 & 18 Double DVD
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Have You Got The A-Factor?

The latest press releasesare 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: Alvin & The Chipmunks and St Trinian’s.

December 20th :Sigur Ros have a new double CD out…

And it’s a contender for album of the year, according toDVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Elly Robertsso take a trip amongst the band’s experimental ethereal soundscapes andenjoy…

Sigur Ros: Hvarf/Heimis online and out on CD now.

December 19th: CHARTS: Leona Lewis vs Eva Cassidy – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis pagewhich is online now.

The release dates for singles go up until mid-Februarywith albums also until February 2008.

KT Tunstall in four parts on DVDfever‘s Youtube channel…

Music hottie KT Tunstall appeared on Breakfast recently teaching sportsreporter Chris Hollins how to play the guitar, and to also promote a newwebsite on the subject, and appeared three times on Breakfast that day.

Here, her moments are in four pieces as the third one went on too long to bekept in one piece, but it’s all there…

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December 18th :Chris Rea, Morcheeba & The Corrs: A triple treat on CD just ahead of Xmas…

It’s not long to go before Xmas and if you’re still in need of a great treatfor a friend or relative then one of these three CDs is for you, with around50 tracks apiece for around a tenner, from Chris Rea, Morcheeba and The Corrs,asDVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Elly Robertswill testify.

Chris Rea, Morcheeba & The Corrs: The Worksis online and out on CD now.

December 14th :Press releases for new games and DVDs…

New press releases are online now for the following:

• Alvin and the Chipmunks on PS2, DS, PC and Wii
• UFC 74: Respect on DVD
• Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice on Sony PSP
• Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow on Sony PSP
• SOCOM: US Navy Seals Tactical Strike on Sony PSP
• John Woo Presents Stranglehold on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC
• Assassin’s Creed on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC
• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Xbox 360, PS3 and PC

The latest press releasesare 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: Enchanted, Bee Movie, We Own The Night and Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium.

December 13th :Beirut’s the right desination for a fantastic new CD…

They’re far from a household name, but according toDVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Elly Roberts,of all the albums reviewed this year, this is the most enchanting andfascinating of the lot. It’s twelve tracks of pure genius that he confirmsyou will not be disappointed with.

Beirut: The Flying Club Cupis online and out on CD now.

December 12th :Tony Hawk rides out again on the Xbox 360…

Last year he released Project 8 and this time round he’s out in hisProving Ground, which allows you to build tracks and then test themout as well as performing a large number of challenges and generally having aball, but is it much different from the average Tony Hawk release?time.

Tony Hawk’s Proving Groundis online and out on Xbox 360 now.

December 11th: CHARTS: Leona Lewis vs Mariah Carey – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis pagewhich is online now.

The release dates for singles go up until mid-Februarywith albums also until February 2008.

December 10th :Become Gordon Freeman again in Half Life 2 Episode 2 on Xbox 360…

And there’s not just that great new game to this release, as the long-awaited’Orange Box’ includes a fantastic puzzle game called Portal, a newmultiplayer onliner caller Team Fortress 2, plus the original HalfLife 2 and Half Life 2 Episode 1 games – both now in HD for the firsttime.

Half Life 2: Episode 2is online and out on Xbox 360 now.

Get some ‘Help’ from The Beatles on DVD…

There’s not a great deal of interesting stuff to watch on TV that you haven’tseen before, but if you’re going to dig out a real classic, then it’s thisBeatles film from 1965, directed by Richard Lester, now out on DVD,which DVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Elly Robertsreally enjoys and he confirms it was released at the height of theiriconic period of that year.

The Beatles: Helpis online and out on DVD now.

Lorraine Kelly says breasts are getting bigger on DVDfever‘s Youtube channel…

On Lorraine Kelly’s LK Today show recently, she had a segment about how toomany women are wearing ill-fitting bras and the expert on hand, Jane Kenton,tells Lorraine how her breasts are ‘talking in the middle’ because they’rebunched up together 🙂

Since I’ve had to start re-uploading tons of stuff as the previous account wasclosed, recent additions to this one includes Andrew Marre talking about bottomson last Sunday’s show that bears his name, Annabel Tiffin presenting the PoliticsShow in the North West and dropping an “Oh Christ!” as a guest says the wrongthing, KT Tunstall on GMTV, Thaila Zucchi’s latest Setanta Sports trailer,and a piece on Working Lunch about the new game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men.

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COMPETITION: New DVD and game comps…

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

• Heroes Complete Season 1 (DVD)
• Kengo Zero (Xbox 360)
• Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years (DVD)
• Modern Toss Series 1 (DVD)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo Wii)
• Unreal Tournament 3 (PC DVD-ROM)

CHARTS: Leona Lewis vs. Mariah Carey – who got the No.1…?

Check back tomorrow to find out…

New DVDs out this week…

This week’s new releases are as follows:

• A Perfect Day (19.99, Columbia)
• American Pie: Beta House (15.99, Universal)
• American Pie 1-6 Box Set (29.99, Universal)
• Blade Runner: The Final Cut (30.99, Warner)
• The Bourne Identity (HD-DVD) (19.99, Universal)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (19.99, Universal)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (HD-DVD) (24.99, Universal)
• Carlito’s Way (HD-DVD) (19.99, Universal)
• The Company Season 1 (29.99, Universal)
• Daylight (HD-DVD) (19.99, Universal)
• DragonHeart (HD-DVD) (19.99, Universal)
• Felicia’s Journey (12.99, Icon)
• Heroes Series 1 Part 2 (34.99, Universal)
• Heroes Complete Series 1 (59.99, Universal)
• Heroes Complete Series 1 (HD-DVD) (79.99, Universal)
• Jimi Hendrix: Live at Monterey (HD-DVD) (19.99, Universal)
• Kylie Minogue: White Diamond/Homecoming (17.99, EMI)
• Lost: The Cinematography Team (24.99, Quantum Leap)
• Pan’s Labyrinth (HD-DVD) (24.99, Optimum)
• The Simpsons Movie (19.99, Fox)
• The Simpsons Movie (Blu-Ray) (28.99, Fox)
• The Skeleton Key (HD-DVD) (19.99, Universal)
• Surf’s Up (19.99, Columbia)
• Surf’s Up (Blu-Ray) (24.99, Columbia)
• The Tudors Season 1 (29.99, Columbia)
• The Tudors Season 1 (Blu-Ray) (34.99, Columbia)
• The Ultimate Bourne Collection (29.99, Universal)
• The Ultimate Bourne Collection (Box Set) (HD-DVD) (49.99, Universal)
• Wolf Creek (HD-DVD) (24.99, Optimum)

December 7th :Press releases for new games and DVDs…

New press releases are online now for the following:

• Myst on Nintendo DS
• WWE John Cena: My Life on DVD
• WWE Unforgiven 2007 on DVD
• Campus on PC DVD-ROM
• Theatre of War on PC DVD-ROM

The latest press releasesare online now.

Clare Teal is in Paradise on CD…

As DVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Elly Robertsconfirms, Clare Teal has risen to the top very quickly as a singer and notonly is this her second album of co-compositions and cover versions, but shealso has her own show on Radio 2. Find out why she’s a hit.

Clare Teal: Paradisi Carouselis online and out on CD now.

COMPETITION: New DVD and game comps…

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

• Heroes Complete Season 1 (DVD)
• Kengo Zero (Xbox 360)
• Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years (DVD)
• Modern Toss Series 1 (DVD)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo Wii)
• Unreal Tournament 3 (PC DVD-ROM)

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 Golden Compass, Codename: The Cleaner, He Was a Quiet Man and A Very British Gangster.

December 6th: CHARTS: Leona Lewis vs Andy Williams – who got the No.1…?

Check out themusic chart analysis pagewhich is online now.

The release dates for singles go up until mid-Januarywith albums also until January 2008.

December 5th :Spiderman goes a-webslinging on Xbox 360…

All three films are now out on DVD and in addition to the official game of thefilm being out to play, there’s also this new addition in which you can kickand punch to oblivion with baddies aplenty as you get to choose whether youwork together with Spidey’s friends or his foes…

Spiderman: Friend or Foeis online and out on Xbox 360 now.

COMPETITION: New DVD and game comps…

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

• Kengo Zero (Xbox 360)
• Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years (DVD)
• Modern Toss Series 1 (DVD)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo Wii)
• Unreal Tournament 3 (PC DVD-ROM)

December 3rd :Russell Brand: Live on DVD…

He’s more well-known for his appparent sex life, when it comes to all the mediatalk about, but as his recent Ponderland series on Channel 4 proved, he’svery good when it comes to observational comedy, and there’s some decentextras on this disc too.

Russell Brand Live: Doing Lifeis online and out on DVD now.

Will Kylie put the ‘X’ in your Xmas on CD…

Her first new album since her return to the pop scene following her battlewith cancer, but according toDVDfever.co.uk reviewer, Elly Robertsit’s not a great one, but what will you make of the 13 tracks here for yourviewing pleasure?

Kylie: Xis online and out on CD now.

Dermot says Kate is gagging for it on DVDfever‘s Youtube channel…

On Breakfast recently, they had a segment about arranged marriages, and Dermotpractically accused Kate Silverton of being single and desperate and would onlysleep with a man if she was blind drunk and gagging for it, as her speechlessnessproves. It’s a classic clip!

Oh, and thanks to the total bastards of one particular set of programmes, who spat their dummy out over some of the interviews I posted online, theycomplained and Youtube shut down the channel…

So… I opened a new one, and am slowly uploading all the classic bloopersthat were on the first one, as well as some of the interviews that were therepreviously, but not all of them for obvious reasons.

So, please subscribe to the new one and keep checking for some great stuffcoming up, including how Andrew Marre’s always finding bottoms in the Sundaypapers…

Visit theDVDfever Youtube channeland subscribe to see more videos in the future.

COMPETITION: New DVD and game comps…

The new competitions online are as follows:

• Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years (DVD)
• Modern Toss Series 1 (DVD)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
• Unreal Tournament 3 (PC)

COMPETITION: Latest comps closed…

The recent competitions below have now ended and the winners will be notifiedshortly. The answers are as follows:

• That Mitchell and Webb Series 1: The gameshow featured in the show is Numberwang.

CHARTS: Leona Lewis vs. Andy Williams – who got the No.1…?

Check back tomorrow to find out…

New DVDs out this week…

This week’s new releases are as follows:

• 12:08 East Of Bucharest (19.99, Artificial Eye)
• Battlestar Galactica: Season 1 (HD-DVD) (49.99, Universal)
• Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Special Edition) (16.99, Warner)
• Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Limited Edition Tin Packaging) (30.99, Warner)
• Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Blu-Ray) (27.99, Warner)
• Blade Runner: The Final Cut (HD-DVD) (27.99, Warner)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (The Collector’s Edition) (22.99, Columbia)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (The Collector’s Edition) (Blu-Ray) (22.99, Columbia)
• A Few Good Men (Blu-Ray) (17.99, Columbia)
• Garfield Gets Real (2007) (15.99, Fox)
• High School Musical 2 (Extended Edition) (16.99, Buena Vista)
• High School Musical 2/HSM (Concert Edition)/HSM (Remix Edition) (39.99, Buena Vista)
• Infestation (12.99, Blackhorse)
• Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (Special Edition) (Blu-Ray) (25.99, Warner)
• Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (Special Edition) (HD-DVD) (25.99, Warner)
• The Legend of Zorro (Blu-Ray) (17.99, Columbia)
• Long Way Down: The Complete Series (19.99)
• Love Soup Series 1 (19.99, BBC)
• McFly: All The Greatest Hits (17.99, Universal)
• Monty Python’s Life of Brian (Blu-Ray) (17.99, Columbia)
• Now That’s What I Call A Music Quiz – The ’80s (19.99)
• Pavarotti: The DVD Collection (Hyde Park, The Last Tenor, Rigoletto) (39.99, Universal)
• Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2008 (15.99, Showbox)
• River Cottage: Gone Fishing (19.99, Channel 4 DVD)
• Robbie Williams: Live at the Albert (Blu-Ray) (18.99, Universal)
• Robbie Williams: Live at the Albert (HD-DVD) (16.99, Universal)
• The Rolling Stones: The Stones in the Park (19.99, Quantum Leap)
• Rufus Wainwright: Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! (19.99)
• The Seventh Seal (19.99, Tartan)
• The Seventh Seal (Blu-Ray) (29.99, Tartan)
• Shrek the Third (HD-DVD) (29.99, Paramount)
• SpongeBob Squarepants Season 3 (19.99, Paramount)
• Stargate SG1 Season 10 Vol.5 (19.99, Fox)
• Stargate SG1 Season 10 (59.99, Fox)
• Stargate SG1 Seasons 1-10 (249.99, Fox)
• Transformers (2007) (19.99, Paramount)
• Transformers Special Edition (2007) (24.99, Paramount)
• Transformers (HD-DVD) (2007) (29.99, Paramount)

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