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April 30th : Sly & Robbie's DVD Video EP... Best known for their 1987 hit, Boops (Here To Go), Sly & Robbie are back with a DVD EP of two tracks and a remix. Sly & Robbie: Superthruster is online and out on DVD now.

The 100 Greatest TV adverts... As broadcast on Channel 4 last night and hosted by Graham Norton, you can find a complete list of the 100 greatest TV adverts of all time. Of the Top 10 though, I only partake occasionally of three of the advertised items: Walkers, Tango and always Electricity. Countering the rest, I only use Lynx deodrant, I don't smoke, I don't wear brand-name jeans, I only drink cider, vodka or Southern Comfort and I'll never eat mashed potato again following the hospital variant I ate endlessly after my aortic valve replacement operation exactly 6 years to the day. "I've been expecting you Meester. Bond"... Thanks to The R2 Project for the following which is a complete list on all the forthcoming James Bond DVDs for Region 2. 26th June 2000 "From Russia with Love" 24th July 2000 "Goldfinger" 21st August 2000 "Thunderball" 25th September 2000 "You only live twice" 25th September 2000 "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" 30th October 2000 "Diamonds are forever" 30th October 2000 "Live and Let Die" 27th November 2000 "The Man with the Golden Gun" 27th November 2000 "The Spy who loved Me" 26th December 2000 "Moonraker" 26th December 2000 "For Your Eyes Only" 29th January 2001 "Octopussy" 29th January 2001 "A View to a kill" 26th February 2001 "The Living Daylights" 26th February 2001 "Licence to Kill" 26th March 2001 "Goldeneye" 26th March 2001 "Tomorrow Never Dies" Columbia's DVD line-up for June and July... Thanks to The R2 Project for the following info. I received the same lengthy press release yesterday morning, but he's the one with the OCR (optical character reader), not me :) 12th June "Mortal Thoughts".  Theatrical trailer, "About last night" Trailer, Filmographies of Alan Rudolph, Demi moore and Bruce Willis "About Last Night". Theatrical trailer, original trailer for "Mortal thoughts", filmographies for Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, James Belushi and Edward Zwick. "St Elmo's Fire". Production notes, cast and film makers biographies "Animal House". 47 minute "The Yearbook, An Animal House Reunion", Theatrical Trailer, Universal Web Link, Production notes and Filmographies "Bird on a Wire". Trailer "October Sky"  Day and Date with VHS Rental.   Includes Spotlight on location, Theatrical trailer, Universal Web link, production notes cats and film makers biographies 19th June "Jakob the Liar".Day and Date with VHS Rental.  Includes Theatrical trailer, Trailer for Awakenings, Interviews and Behind the Scenes with director and cast, Music highlights from the film Filmographies "Double Platinum". Includes two music videos "Until we meet again" by Diana Ross "Almost Doesn't Count" by Brandy.   Filmographies "Junior".  Theatrical trailer, featurette, Web Link, Production notes, Cast and filmmakers Biographies "Glory". Theatrical Trailer, Trailer for "The Bone Collector", Trailer for "Devil in a blue dress", Documentary "The true story of Glory Continues" "Glory: The making of History" Featurette, Feature Commentary, Voices of Glory, featurette, deleted scenes, isolated score, filmographies. (The Book "Past Imperfect- History according to the movies says this about "Glory" - "Can Movies teach history? For Glory the answer is yes.  Not only is it the first feature to treat the role of black soldiers in the American Civil War, but it is one of the most powerful and  historically accurate movies ever made about that war" ) "The Larry Sanders Show"   7 episodes, "Guest House" (with Dana Carvey), "The Talk Show" (with Billy Crystal), "The List" (with Alec and Daniel Baldwin), "Montana" (with Robin Williams), "Hank's Sex Tape" (with henry Winkler), "Larry's Big Idea" (with Courtney Cox) and "I was a Teenage Lesbian" (with Brett Butler)  Also includes the original theatrical trailer from "What Planet are you from?". 26th June "Muppets from Space".  Live feature length Video Commentary from Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, Rizo and Director Tim Hill, Original trailer, Teaser Trailer, Stuart Little Trailer, Muppets take Manhattan Trailer, 19 deleted scenes, Filmographies, Music Video "Shining Star" by The Dust Brothers. "Mystery Men". Spotlight on Location Feature, Directors commentary, Deleted scenes, origin of Mystery men feature, Music Highlights, Interactive DVD ROM Feature, Production Notes, Cast and Filmmakers Biographies, Theatrical Trailer. "Blue Streak".  Day and Date with VHS Rental.   Original US Trailer, "Inside & Under Cover" Featurette (23 minutes), "Setting Up The Score" Featurette (22 mins), "Girl's best Friend" Music Video by Jay-Z, "Criminal Mind" Music Video by Tyrese & Heavy D, "Damn Should've Treated U Right" music video by So Plush, Filmographies "Seventh Sign" Filmogrpahies, Theatrical Trailer for "About last night", Theatrical Trailer for "Mortal Thoughts" Titles pre-annoucned for July are: 3rd July "13th Floor", Feature Commetary, Music Video, Art Gallery, Before & After Special effects comparison, Theatrical trailer, Filmogrpahies "Bicentennial Man", 3 threailers incuding hook and Jumanji, 5 minute featurette, misic score and filmographies 10th July "Crazy in Alabama".  gag reel, Photo Gallery, 2 deleted scenes, Director's commentary, 2 trailers, Filmographies 17th July "Angela's Ashes" 26 minute fetaurette, 2 trailers, Filmogrpahies. Also in July 3rd July "Wishmaster" 10th July "Limbo" 10th July "Midnight Run 17th July "Blue Thunder" 17th July "Candyman" 17th July "Hard Times" 17th July "The Eyes of Laura Mars" 24th July "The Way we Were" 24th July "Carlito's way"

April 29th : Don't wrestle with your partner or your conscience. Play WWF Smackdown on Sony Playstation... The game contains plenty of options (including create your own players) and all 36 characters from the game, each with their own FMV intro movie including Paul Bearer, The Rock, The Undertaker, Big Show and my favourites, Tori and Debra ;) WWF Smackdown is online and out on Sony Playstation now.

Liza Tarbuck to quit The Big Breakfast... After less than a year, the daughter of that irritating, unfunny and generally rude man Jimmy, Liza Tarbuck, is set to quit the breakfast show in the summer. She's said to want to return to acting and it's been rumoured that the early mornings were a deciding factor. Who will take over after the success of Denise Van (not Van) Outen and the failure of Kelly Brook ? The only name tipped to date is The 11 O'Clock Show's Daisy Donovan. Kevin Spacey - what WERE you thinking...?! On Thursday I reported that American Beauty star Kevin Spacey was planning to star in a remake of the Pink Panther films as Inspector Clouseau. However, he has confirmed that he has no plans to star as Clouseau right now, but may consider it again when he's actually read the scripts (!) Bjork - never to make another film again...? After making her debut in Lars Von Trier's Dancer In The Dark, Bjork had such a bad time with her costumes that she ripped up a blouse she was asked to wear and ate it. Nicole Appleton is HONESTly embarrassed... All Saint Nicole Appleton, the ugly one compared to her drop-dead gorgeous sister Natalie, is said to be less than impressed following seeing certain scenes from their forthcoming film, Honest. Apparently she feels "helpless with embarrassment" after seeing the result of the topless scenes within. Perhaps she could help herself feel better by persuading her sister to part with an autograph like she should've done last Friday (see Monday 24th's update for this news) Honest, directed by Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, is released in late May. TLC's Chilli is hot stuff... One third of the American all-girl group TLC, Chilli is to pose nude for the US magazine, Allure. She is said to be embarrassed getting changed in regular changing rooms so stripping off for a magazine article is a "big step" for her. Of the others to appear in the same article, the only one of any interest is Sex and the City's Kim Catrall. (swoon) Britney whips out the plastic about town... No, she didn't get her "tits oot for the lads", but the plastic in question was her credit card. She spent £12,000 in 45 minutes at Gucci, Tiffany and Selfridges in London. The money went on items such as designer shoes, perfume, jewellery and toys. What a waste when she could've bought a home cinema system for me! Stream Digital Media creates its 150th DVD, East is East... Thanks to Sally Hart-Ives from Stream Digital Media, a division of 4MC Limited, for the following press release in which I'm informed they have completed their 150th DVD disc. Thanks also to Michelle from Media Communications for the review copy I received today and a full review shall appear shortly. East is East, a FilmFour production distributed by VCI, was voted Evening Standard Film of the Year in 1999 and recently won the best film award at the BAFTAs. Stream have 2 year's experience in DVD production, and used their complete range of skills and equipment for East is East. The production team created the unique moving menus in their own design studio. They also created the graphics complete with a "space hopper" transition (using 3D Studio Max). A Digital Vision Bit Pack v.3 was used for encoding video and Spruce Technologies' DVDMaestro for authoring. After the many production processes and testing, the data is then downloaded to a DLT, ready to send to a replicator. The audio options were also given the full treatment. It is in 5.1 English. An audio descriptive track for the visually impaired was also added and the director's commentary (Damien O'Donnell) recorded within 4MC's sound studio. Other features included on the DVD are deleted scenes, interviews with the cast and previously unseen footage recorded behind the scenes. Stream Digital Media provides the complete DVD production solution. Services include design and consultancy, encoding, authoring, testing. As a division of 4MC UK, Stream Digital Media also has access to a wide range of post production facilities within the group that include: telecine, sound suites, linear and non-linear editing and duplication. For further information contact : Sally Hart-Ives on 020 7878 7884 or email stream@4mc.co.uk Also, if you click on any of these East is East images on your right, it will open up into a full screen. Freeloader.com to Appear on Channel 4 TV's "Bits" on May 2nd... On April 25th Freeloader.com's Chief Executive, Harry Holmwood, flew to Glasgow to participate in a pre-taped interview for Channel 4 television's computer game programme "Bits". The Q&A is conducted by Bits presenter Aleks Krotoski. The Freeloader feature will be broadcast nationwide in the United Kingdom via Channel 4 Television on Tuesday May 2nd at 12.30 midnight. The following is an exclusive interview Aleks conducted with Harry whilst in Glasgow. Freeloader.com is revolutionary. It is the world's first website that enables Internet users to download premium and original games from the Web for free. To read the exclusive interview and for further info : - www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/freeloader_bits.htm Photographs of Aleks Krotoski and Harry Holmwood are courtesy of 'Chip Chandler' and were taken on an Olympus Camedia C-2000 Zoom Digital Camera. For further information about Bits please access their new website which goes live on Sunday 7th May 2000 - www.channel4.co.uk/bits To register your name on freeloader.com - www.freeloader.com Also, if you click on the image of Aleks, it will open up into a full screen. VIDEO SYSTEM Announce: 2 new F1 Racing titles for PlayStation2 and Dreamcast... ...on display at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2000 in Los Angeles, May 11-13th 2000 Leading Japanese Formula One racing simulation video game developer and publisher Video System today announced a host of outstanding Formula One driving simulation releases for the third quarter of 2000. The company, who set up a UK-based development studio in Didsbury, Manchester last year, will be exhibiting at E3 (www.e3expo.com) in the West Hall on Stand 2200. Video System are set to publish F1 World Grand Prix 2 for Dreamcast August 2000. By Xmas 2000, Video System will release F1 World Grand Prix 2000, their first highly anticipated release for Playstation2. For downloadable images please go to: www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/videosystems_f1.htm For interview opportunities with Video System at E3 2000 in Los Angelese, please contact: Pete Noble PR on 0207 794 2302. Also, if you click on the image of the McLaren, it will open up into a full screen. April 28th : Watch out, Watch out, Ben Dover's about on DVD... Ben Dover's back with a quintet of beauties on a 5" disc, but the girls never complain about his five inches (ahem!) Ben Dover: English Porno Groupies is online and out on DVD now. Updated cinema listings... Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The list of the films showing at Manchester Showcase Cinema can be found on this page. This week's new films are : Scream 3, Galaxy Quest and a review of The Green Mile is online too.

April 27th : The saga continues... Final Fantasy VIII on PC CD-ROM... At the forefront of a rising tide of violence brought on by Galbadia's war declaration is a SeeD cadet named Squall Leonhart. Serious to a fault, Squall has earned himself the reputation of being a lone wolf. A chance encounter with the free-spirited Rinoa Heartilly, however, turns his universe upside down. Having thrived on discipline, Squall finds Rinoa's carefree attitude fascinating. Yet there is no time to ponder these thoughts, for the job of dealing with the sorceress behind Galbadia's irrational hostility has fallen to SeeD and Squall. Final Fantasy VIII is online and out on PC CD-ROM now.

He's a little cherub...It's Messiah on PC CD-ROM... Welcome to another new contributor for DVDfever.co.uk, Rez from a new site, Wookie's World, who takes a look at a new game with the angelic touch. Messiah is online and out on PC CD-ROM now.

Kevin Spacey - what are you thinking...?! MGM have completely run out of ideas it seems, not learning from the mistake that Roberto Benigni made when he appeared in The Son of the Pink Panther, but now they're hiring Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) to star as a new Inspector Closeau, reprising Peter Sellers' role for a new generation... The script it reported to be 80% complete and it will be directed by Ivan Reitman, director of Ghostbusters, later this year. Bruce Willis drops into Central Perk... Do they need the ratings that bad, or are they just big fans? Either way, Die Hard star Bruce Willis is to make an appearance in a forthcoming episode of Friends. Following on from co-starring with Matthew Perry (Chandler), The Whole Nine Yards, Bruce is tipped to have a romance with Jennifer Anniston's character Rachel. Don't call me "Beefy" says Mel C... "Beefy Spice" and "Swell C". That's just two of the terms dished out to recent No.1 star and singer with the Spice Girls, Melanie C, now that she's put on the pounds whilst on holiday, taking a break from the rat race. She recently hit back, "A lot of young people are screwed up about their weight and end up getting wound up about whether they are too fat or too thin when they really don't need to. "This sort of thing can have a lasting effect on people, especially when they are at an impressionable age" She does look rather portly compared to what we're normally used to, but it's her body and it fills a newspaper column (the story, that is :)

April 26th : All hell lets loose in Urban Chaos on the Playstation... Take control of Officer D'arci Stern, Eidos' new "Lara Croft", in a third-person action game, Urban Chaos, which is online and out on Sony Playstation now.

Ainsley Harriot - who's laughing now...? Just when you thought we'd got rid of extrovert and all-round show-off Ainsley Harriot, he'll probably be coming back to Britain as his American TV show has been axed after just one series. And to add insult to injury, it was the creation of his show that sounded the death knell for Sunset Beach, but there's no chance of that coming back. No more fun Saturday afternoons catching up on the bad acting on Channel 5! I can't stands no more. Where's me Gillette!?

April 25th : Attitude is everything in Young and Dangerous 2 on DVD... Jordan Chan, Ekin Cheng, Gigi Lai and the gorgeous Chingmy Yau star in the sequel, Young and Dangerous 2, which is online and out on DVD now.

Britannica DVD 2000 Competition winners... Thanks to all those who entered the competition and the winners are Sean Barnard and Kevin Auld. Commisserations to all those who didn't win, but keep an eye out for future competitions. Forthcoming DVDs round-up... Out now : Ben Dover: English Porno Groupies is a title that does exactly what it says on the tin, with 18-yr-old West Country lass Layla Jade, a gorgeous (it says here) black stripper called Sophia, a classy blonde called Michelle, a nubile little stunner named Emma and outrageous Essex wannabe sex slut Donna, so not stereotyping that area of the country then... Again with the usual extras of a photo gallery and a link to Ben's website, expect a fullscreen presentation. Price: £19.99. April 28th : Street Angels sees Category III sex kitten Chingmy Yau returning to the screen on fire, in a sexy and dangerous treat for fans of Hong Kong action and eroticism. She is paired again with Simon Yam, her original co-star from the ground-breaking erotic thriller, Naked Killer. Presented in widescreen, there's no news on the widescreen ratio and I suspect, coming from M.I.A., the English subtitles will be burnt into the (presumably) non-anamorphic print, meaning I can't zoom the picture in to fill the screen, whilst retaining the subtitles in view. Price: £19.99. May 8th : Romper Stomper is a hard-hitting portrayal of a gang of skinheads, not from the old Weetabix ads but from Melbourne, engaged - in their own minds at least - in a deadly battle for white supremacy. Starring Russell Crowe (L.A. Confidential) and the alluring Jacqueline McKenzie (Ben Elton's Stark, Deep Blue Sea), there's no word on the digitally-remastered picture ratio - but I hope it's a widescreen version this time - and it contains two trailers, and a stills gallery. Price: £17.99. May 15th : Put back for a month from its original April 17th release date, the delay being caused by a time consuming re-editing, Drive: Special Collector's Edition is set to have stacks of extras as well as a painstakingly-recreated ACS 5.1 digital mix from the original audio elements, courtest of sound wizard Les Claypool at Magnitude 8-Post studios in L.A. Price: £19.99. May 29th : The Twilight Zone spooks its way onto DVD with four volumes to begin with. 15 episodes span the discs, with three on the first and four on each of the rest. Each contains extras including a biography and rare footage or the creator and writer Rod Serling being interviewed in 1959 by Mike Wallace, plus a featurette, "Inside the Twilight Zone", comprising a history of the series, reviews of each episode, cast biogs and a season-by-season commentary by Marc Scott Zicree, author of the Twilight Zone Companion. Aviva are planning to release all the discs month by month, so the whole collection is available on DVD, priced at £15.99 per disc. What I can't work out though, is how each disc contains seemingly random episodes, rather than in chronological order. Anyone reading this know why?

April 24th : DVD double bill Part 1: Jim Carrey *is* The Truman Show on DVD... With this double bill of reviews - that's two for the price of none - I'm really spoiling you... It's the film he should've won an Oscar nomination for, but Jim Carrey didn't get a light. Starring alongside Laura Linney and Ed Harris, The Truman Show is online and out on DVD now.

DVD double bill Part 2: Xena high-kicks her way onto DVD... It's been a long time coming, but our prayers have finally been answered. Albeit missing out the first season for the digital format, Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor star in the first three episodes of season two. Xena: Season 2: Episodes 1-3 is online and out on DVD now.

Will Oasis find love at No.1...? To find out - and to see last week's chart - visit my music chart analysis page A chance meeting with one of the most gorgeous women on Earth...? Not in the slightest as I never got to meet her and I was at home at the time, but the gorgeous Natalie Appleton from All Saints paid a visit to the Little Chef where my fiancee is the manageress on Friday. Accompanied by her actor boyfriend Jonny Lee Miller, star of films such as Trainspotting, Hackers and Plunkett and Macleane, I asked if she could get her autograph. However, while Jonny signed it, Natalie did not :_( Maybe next time... All about me... It's taken me ages to get round to writing this, but for some info on me, visit my About Me page. New DVDs and widescreen videos out this week The new DVDs out this week are : The Blade (19.99, MIA) Bowfinger (19.99, Columbia) Demons in my Head (19.99, Planet Distribution) Evil Never Sleeps (19.99, Planet Distribution) Hero (19.99 sub, VCI) Last Tango In Paris (19.99, MGM) A Letter From Death Row (19.99, Planet Distribution) Moonstruck (19.99, MGM) Neil Young: Silver and Gold (19.99, Warner Music Vision) Orphans (19.99, MGM) Perdita Durango (19.99 sub, VCI) Rollerball (19.99, MGM) Vertigo (19.99, Columbia) The new widescreen videos out this week are : The Blade (13.99 sub, MIA) Hero (13.99 dub, VCI) Hero (13.99 sub, VCI)

April 23rd : Beware The Blade on DVD... A remake of The Shaw Brother's "One-Armed Swordsman", Chiu Check is The Blade, which is online and out on DVD from tomorrow.

April 22nd : Jackie Chan in Snake In The Eagle's Shadow on DVD... A film that shot Jackie Chan to shame, this is the first in a new line of DVDs from Medusa offshoot, Hong Kong Legends. Snake In The Eagle's Shadow, is online and out on DVD now.

Goodbye Harry Cross at 78... Actor Bill Dean, more recently better known as angry neighbour Harry Cross in Brookside, has died at the age of 78. After many years in the series, his last appearances were as himself and not as himself - one came when he returned to the close as a confused Harry thinking he still lived in the house now occupied by the Shadwicks and the second was in their "Friday the 13th" video in 1998 as a man whose gnome was run over, the appearance only being thrown in as a token gesture. New films out this week... American Psycho, The Story of Us, Cradle Will Rock, Kevin and Perry Go Large and Snow Day are the new films out this week. However, I didn't get a list of new films at Showcase Cinemas this week which is why that page hasn't been updated. Britannica DVD 2000 Easter promotion... I'll announce the winners of the Britannica DVD 2000 competition shortly (hmm, shall I make it tomorrow or Monday? ;), but from now until Easter Monday, those of you who don't win can indulge in a £20 saving as it will only cost you £49.99 to buy the package. Just visit the Britannica shop direct at http://britannicashop.britannica.co.uk/easterpromotion/

April 21st : Are you ready to play with the Tweenies on DVD...? Join Milo, Fizz, Bella and Jake for 23 songs and a number of other things to make and do in Tweenies: Ready to Play and Song Time, which is online and out on DVD now.

April 20th : Hang on to your diapies! It's The Rugrats Movie on DVD... There's a new arrival in the Pickles household and Tommy is not best pleased when baby brother Dil comes into his world. Join them and the rest of the gang for the first feature-length film, The Rugrats Movie, which is online and out on DVD now.

April 19th : Party down with the Buena Vista Social Club on DVD... No, it's not a film about the company that releases DVDs, but a DVD from VCI about the Cuban jazz club. Ry Cooder takes a personal tour through the band's history in a film directed by Wim Wenders. Buena Vista Social Club is online and out on DVD now.

April 18th : Robert Carlyle and Ricky Tomlinson are the Riff Raff on DVD... The film follows the trials and tribulations of a team of builders who work on a building site, centring on union man Larry (Ricky Tomlinson) and new boy Steve (Robert Carlyle), as well as the latter's volatile love-life after he hooks up with dowdy, aspiring singer Susan (Emer McCourt), who's never had a fulfilling time in love herself and might not quite get all she wants from her new man. Riff Raff is online and out on DVD now.

What on Earth? A new use for the Playstation 2...? Japanese trade officials seem to have gone completely hatstand after it's rumoured that Sony's Playstation 2 console, with its high quality of graphics, is being exported for the sole purpose of guiding missiles such as tomahawks. You now have a licence if you want to export more than one console. And there was me thinking that people would only want to export one because they want to play games such as Ridge Racer 5 and the forthcoming Gran Turismo 2000 far sooner than their UK counterparts...

April 17th : It's disgusting, depraved and hilarious. It's American Pie on DVD... Jason Biggs is one of four lads desperate to lose his cherry before the end of the school year, but with a real woman and not baked goods. American Pie is online and out on DVD now.

We'll need a miracle to survive this week's No.1... But who is it? To find out - and to see last week's chart - visit my music chart analysis page New DVDs and widescreen videos out this week Alexander Nevsky (19.99 sub, Eureka) Angel and the Badman / Blood on the Sun (12.99, Eureka) Ben Dover: English Porno Groupies (19.99, MIA) Birdy (19.99, Columbia) The Blair Witch Project (19.99, Fox) Boogie Boy (15.99, Film 2000) Boy Oh Boy (24.99, Pride) Death Becomes Her (19.99, Columbia) Dobermann (15, 19.99, Tartan) Double Dragon (15.99, Film 2000) Drive DC (19.99, Medusa) Exit the Dragon Enter the Tiger (15.99, Film 2000) Falcone (15.99, Mosaic) Farscape 2 (24.99, Contender) Hard Boiled (18, 19.99, Tartan) The Iron Giant (15.99, Warner) I Was There...The True Story of Churchill's War (19.99, Revelation) Kama Sutra: The Arts of Love (19.99, Pride) Kentucky Fried Movie (15.99, Arrow) Maniac Cop 2 (17.99, Medusa) Pharaoh (19.99, Eureka) Royal Hunt of the Sun (15.99, Revelation) Star Blazers: The Quest For Iscandar Part 1 (17.99, Revelation) Street Angels: Sexy and Dangerous (19.99, MIA) Testing the Limits (17.99, Medusa) Urotsukidoji III (19.99 sub, Revelation) Where the Boys Are (24.99, Pride) The Winslow Boy (19.99, Columbia) Xena: Warrior Princess (2.26, 2.27, 2.28) (15.99, Universal) The new widescreen videos out this week are : Drive DC (13.99, Medusa)

April 16th : Explore North and South with Arctic & Antarctic on DVD... Another in a line of interactive DVDs from Dorling Kindersely, Arctic & Antarctic comes face to face with Albatross chicks and find out why Emperor Penguin Dads do all the babysitting. Eyewitness: Arctic & Antarctic is online and out on DVD now. I was hoping to do a review of another DVD in the series, Eyewitness: Natural Disasters, but oh, what a disaster - the disc doesn't work!

April 15th : No, it's not Eric Hall, but it's Monster on DVD... One of a line of interactive DVDs from Dorling Kindersely, Monster takes a look at ferocious crocodiles, slippery pythons and hyenas with nothing to laugh about. Eyewitness: Monster is online and out on DVD now.

Sixth Sense materialising on DVD from May 8th... Thanks to The R2 Project for the following information. I did receive a press release from the PR company but couldn't decode it (shame on Windows! :) Buena Vista have announce "The Sixth Sense" on DVD for May 8th. Priced at £19.99 the disk will feature nearly 30 minutes of extras including (unique to the DVD release) the previously unseen extended ending. Also included are 3 other deleted scenes, an interview with director M. Night Syamalan, a storyboard to film comparision and a Music/Sound design featurette. Sadly the Press Release does not give any technical details except for a mention of "Crytal Clear Dolby Digital 5.1 Sound". Warner announce "Deep Blue Sea" for June 6th... Thanks to The R2 Project for the following information. The extras on this disc are as follows : Commentary from Renny Harlin and Samuel L. Jackson "When Sharks attack" documentary. Running over 15 Minutes the documentary features footage from the making of the movie and information about the special effects the movie used. "Sharks of the Deep Blue Sea". Again running at around 15 minutes in length this is a documentary on sharks. 5 Deleted scenes Theatrical trailer Stills Gallery with images from the movie 2 TV Commercials DVD ROM with links to original "Deep Blue Sea Website" Again there is no technical picture information but the sound is stated as being DD 5.1 and the disk will be RSDL DVD9. BBC's DVD 2000 Remainder... Thanks to The R2 Project for the following information. The following is a list of titles from BBC for DVD following "Walking with Dinosaurs". It seems that there will be no more titles until the Autumn (possibly as late as October/November) but the following are in the works: "Blackadder 2" "League of Gentlemen" "Doctor Who" (Probably Robots of Death) "Tweenies 2" "Pride and Prejudice" "Bravo 20" "This Life" "Only Fools and Horses" "Teletubies" All these titles are still very much "To Be Confirmed" Fox's DVD releases for June and beyond... Thanks to The R2 Project for the following information. Fox are planning to release the following discs for June : "Waking Ned" - 2.35:1 anamorphic plus trailer "The Commitments" - 1.33:1 fullscreen version. Probably with trailer, featurette and music video "Treat Her Right" "Thin Red Line" - 2.35:1 anamorphic plus Melanisian songs plus theatrical trailer. The R1 disk didn't have the trailer). "The Full Monty" - 1.85:1 anamorphic plus trailer "The Big Blue Version Longue" - 2.35:1 anamorphic plus trailer. French and English 2.0 soundtracks. Beyond June the schedule is still very much up in the air. However look for these highlights: October: "Independence Day" (two-disc set); "Planet of the Apes" November "Braveheart" November / December: "The Abyss" (two-disc set) Remember all these titles and dates are T.B.C so could easily change. Of course there will be other titles slotted into the schedule so if a title isn't mentioned here it doesn't mean it's been dropped from the schedule !

April 14th : Happy Birthday to me! Twice!... Well, sort of. This news page is officially one year old on Sunday, but I turn 28 today! Only 12 years to go until life begins... Michelle Pfeiffer hooks up with The Fabulous Baker Boys on DVD... In a film that effortlessly takes in the styles of comedy, drama and music, this is the first film in a long time to star both Bridges brothers Beau and Jeff, alongside Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys, which is online and out on DVD now.

Some Men Behaving Badly descend on DVD from next month... Thanks to Alex Frith from LDA Communications for the Men Behaving Badly press release as Series 1 and 6 are released on DVD on May 1st, with more to come afterwards. Shouting! Lager! Lager! Lager! As 'brown is the new black' and 'staying in is the new going out', PT Video have spent the past six months researching exactly what would make the perfect night in for males aged between 16 - 34. Drum roll please for the findings! 'A warm spring evening wearing nothing but your pants, eating curry washed down by a six pack of Stella, Kylie Minogue down by your feet and watching Men behaving Badly on your 90" wide screen.' BLISS! Those forward-thinking boys at PT worked on how they could improve this scenario. Should they swap Kylie for Billie or perhaps trade in the curry for a kebab? Decisions, Decisions! But after hours of in-depth research they think they've cracked it with the release of the Sixth (and last ever) Series of Men Behaving Badly on DVD, on 1st May 2000. Partnering this is the First ever Series and there is no doubt the crystal clear picture of DVD's will enhance viewing for tired, bleary and drunken eyes. However, you may need to remove your beer goggles to fully enjoy all the added extras on both DVD's. DVD extras include special features such as an animated menu with hilarious sound effects, scene selection for each episode and four interactive quizzes, each with hysterical 'out-take' rewards on completion. This is clearly the sitting down version of attempting to walk in a straight line whilst drunk. Series One contains behaving badly classic episodes such as 'Sex and Violence', which is pretty self-explanatory, plus 'Animals' - I'll leave that one to you. And Series Six sees the boys behaving well and settling down (yeah right!) in 'Wedding' and 'Watching TV'. The remaining Men Behaving Badly legacy will be released individually on both DVD and video in June & July 2000 but Series 6 will NOT be available on video until Christmas 2000. So those buying into DVD have definitely jumped the queue and avoided the Christmas rush! Each series of Men Behaving Badly will be available on a single DVD or VHS cassette - that's 3½ hours of complete laddish antics each time!!! PT Videos explain why MBB has been put on DVD and single volume videos: "Hilarious comedy combined with great value and the latest technology - what more could a 'Men Behaving Badly' fan want? Apart from Kylie, curries, lager". For further information, review copies, competition prizes etc please contact Alex or Jess who are behaving badly @ LDA Communications on 0181 959 1199 or email alexf@lisadenning.com Also, if you click on any of these Men Behaving Badly images on your right, it will open up into a full screen. Updated cinema listings... Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The list of the films showing at Manchester Showcase Cinema can be found on this page. This week's new films are : The Tigger Movie, Pokemon, Up at the Villa, Asterix and Obelix, Mission To Mars and a review of The Green Mile is online too.

April 13th : Keanu Reeves creates a Chain Reaction on DVD... In an action film from the director of Under Siege and The Fugitive, Keanu stars with Rachel Weisz and Morgan Freeman in Chain Reaction, which is online and out on DVD now.

April 12th : House of the Dead 2 or Wolfenstein 3D? It's Resident Evil: Survivor on Sony Playstation... 3D, into-the-screen, first-person-shooter. How does this game fare in the waging war against the zombies? Resident Evil: Survivor is online and out on Sony Playstation now.

April 11th : It's gory, it's horrific, it's Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on Sony Playstation... The third in the long-running series is set inbetween the first two and again stars Jill Valentine, but she and her new colleague Carlos Oliviera are having more than a few problems with Nemesis. Yes, you knew the T-virus and the G-virus would never go away and they're back just as powerful in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, which is online and out on Sony Playstation now. Be sure to tune in tomorrow as I'll have a review of its House of the Dead-style follow-up, Resident Evil: Survivor.

Peter Jones, the "Voice of the Book" dies at 79... The actor, comedian and TV scriptwriter Peter Jones has died at the age of 79. He was known for his quirky comments as a panelist on the Radio 4 show, Just a Minute, appearing in Fanny By Gaslight (1944), The Rag Trade, Carry On Doctor and Carry On England. I'll remember him best as the "Voice of the book" in the TV adaptation of Douglas Adams' unsurpassable The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy. Peter Jones, R.I.P.

April 10th : Linda Lovelace has reason to choke in Deep Throat on DVD... Linda Lovelace has a problem with her orgasm. She can't have one like normal women because her clitoris is down the back of her throat. Complete with an audio commentary track, hidden "hotspots" and stills gallery, Deep Throat is online and out on DVD now.

Once upon a long ago... Star Wars I on video... In a galaxy far, far away, once upon a time...well, only last year and in your local fleapit because that's when and where it came out, the first Star Wars prequel was released, starring Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson, new DVDfever reviewer Jason Maloney has a review of the widescreen video. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is online and out on widescreen video now.

How many new entries in the Top 10...? We've had seven before, but I don't think there's been a whole Top 6-full! To see this - and to see last week's chart - visit my music chart analysis page New DVDs out this week Capricorn One (9.99, Carlton) Crash (19.99, Columbia) Elvis in Hollywood (15.99, BMG) Farewell My Lovely (9.99, Carlton) Henry and June (19.99, Columbia) An Ideal Husband (19.99, Columbia) John Carpenter's Vampires (19.99, Columbia) Made in Britain (9.99, Carlton) Meantime (9.99, Carlton) The People's Passion (19.99, Warner Music Vision) Prick Up Your Ears (9.99, Carlton) Queer As Folk 2 (19.99, VCI) Runaway Bride (15.99, Buena Vista) Run Lola Run (19.99, Columbia) Saturn 3 (9.99, Carlton) The Smiths: The Complete Picture (19.99, Warner Music Vision) The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny (14.99, Carlton) Taxi (19.99, VCI) Tom Jones: Best of Tom Jones (15.99, BMG) Waterloo (19.99, Columbia) East is East - released in May on DVD I've not yet seen this film, but it's won a number of awards and nominations and I hear it's excellent and stars the gorgeous Emma Rydal. The DVD, released May 1st, will cost £19.99 and will contain a stack of extras including : 16:9 anamorphic widescreen transfer Dolby Digital 5.1 sound Director's Commentary track Cast and crew interviews Deleted Scenes Behind-the-scenes footage Theatrical Trailer TV ads Audio description for the visually-impaired and subtitles for the hard of hearing. This is one title I'm really looking forward to, particular since I really enjoyed the audio descriptive soundtrack in Tim Roth's directorial debut, The War Zone BBFC go to Court - Verdict Due Thursday 13th Thanks to DVD Debate for the following information : "The BBFC launched a new court last week to stop the sale of 7 explicit Hardcore films in licensed sex shops in the UK. Last year the Video Appeals Committee overturned the BBFC's refusal to give a special R18 certificate to seven `hardcore' videos produced by two firms, Sheptonhurst, and Prime Time. The BBFC argue that the Video Appeals Committee wrongly interpreted the law and had failed to take into account the risk of real and significant harm to children. The Lawyer representing the two companies argued the Video Appeals Committee had acted legally and that the risk of their being seen and causing harm to children was insignificant. They argued that the case had to be considered within the Modern World where any reasonably intelligent 11-year-old knew how to obtain much worse graphic material from the Internet. The Lawyer also argued that the BBFC's own Child Psychiatrist had seen only 6 children in 19 years affected by Pornography. The Judge present is expected to defer a decision to Thursday 13th April. If the decision goes against the BBFC it will undoubtedly allow further similar material to be sold." Fox go DVD Rental Window in UK... Thanks to DVD Debate for the following information : "Just when it seemed like they were putting the consumer first, 20th Century Fox via the Fox/Pathe label are to test a DVD Rental Window on their two big titles, Fight Club and Anna & The King. We heard that the studio is keen to move to a DVD rental window for all big titles. This was originally indicated in some R4 news a few months back. Now Fox has started the move in the UK. This means that both titles will appear on DVD for rental as Movie only editions (without extras) prior to a proper retail sell through. Strangely, both titles will also ship some weeks AFTER their VHS rental counterparts. This is likely to occur with the titles released in July. Thereafter, Fox will do day & date VHS rental and DVD rental on the DiCaprio movie The Beach in August. Those of you thinking you'll just buy a copy should note the price for dealer rental is pegged at £55. (DVDfever Dom: 'The same used as some new rental videos now!') Following these three titles, Fox will begin to look at regular DVD releases in this way. Special Editions for sell-thru will be available later in the year. It is not known at this time what the length of the rental window will be. Given that the USA R1 market cannot, as yet, sustain a DVD rental window and that major studios other than Fox are opposed to the window, it comes as a surprise to hear that the fledgling UK and Australian Marketplaces are being tested. It's even more surprising when you consider that both titles will be available as Special Editions in the USA for sale in June. Truly a sad day for R2 DVD..." DVD Debate's Eyes Wide Shut R1,R2,R3,R4 Comparison Thanks to DVD Debate for the following information : Not just one or two, but DVD Debate have taken a look at all four versions of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. See which versions are the ones to buy and above all which one you MUST avoid by reading their R1VsR2vsR3vsR4 review online at: DVD Debate.

April 9th : Emily Watson is the talented on in Hilary and Jackie on DVD... A true life story, Emily Watson and Rachel Griffths star in the film about the two Du Pre sisters and what happens when one of them decides to play away from home. Hilary and Jackie is online and out on DVD now.

More channels for Digiguide... Thanks to Russ Freeman for the news that DigiGuide now supports BBC Radio and more : "We are happy to announce that DigiGuide now supports the folllowing *radio* channels: BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 5 Virgin 105.8 FM Classic FM Capital FM To download this free program, visit Digiguide.com Angelina Jolie to play Lara in Tomb Raider Movie... Academy Award®-winning actress Angelina Jolie has been cast for the coveted starring role in Paramount Pictures' highly anticipated ‘Tomb Raider’, it was announced today by John Goldwyn, President of Paramount Motion Pictures. Directed by Simon West (‘The General's Daughter’, ‘Con Air’), the live-action feature film is inspired by the most popular interactive video character in history - Lara Croft. With brains to match her beauty, Lara is the computer-generated heroine of Eidos Interactive's phenomenally successful ‘Tomb Raider’ game series. The Lawrence Gordon production is presently scheduled to commence principal photography this summer at Pinewood Studios. Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc. Producers are confirmed as Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin and Colin Wilson. Charles Cornwall, Eidos' Chief Executive Officer, is Executive Producer, with Bobby Klein as Co-producer. Screenplay is by Patrick Massett & John Zinman. Angelina Jolie was recently awarded an Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress in ‘Girl, Interrupted’. Her performance in the critically acclaimed film also brought Jolie her third Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She earned her first Golden Globe Award for TNT's ‘George Wallace’ and her second for HBO's ‘Gia’. Both roles brought her Emmy Award nominations. Prior to ‘Girl, Interrupted’, Jolie co-starred in ‘The Bone Collector’, ‘Pushing Tin’ and ‘Playing by Heart’ - for which she was awarded the Breakthrough Performance Award by the National Board of Review. Jolie also starred in ‘Foxfire’, ‘Hackers’ and Hallmark Hall of Fame's ‘True Women’. Her upcoming films include ‘Gone in Sixty Seconds’ with Nicolas Cage, and ‘Dancing in the Dark’ with Antonio Banderas. Lara Croft has become a worldwide phenomenon since her debut in 1996. She is the first female to star in her own action game series, which comprises the original ‘Tomb Raider’ along with ‘Tomb Raider II: Dagger of Xian’, ‘Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft’ and the recent ‘Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation’. With total sales reaching 21 million units, the games have each topped the PlayStation and PC game best-seller lists. Assertive, resourceful and independent, Lara is the first virtual celebrity to hold her own in a world of flesh and blood, non-virtual stars. She has appeared on over 200 magazine covers around the globe; Time magazine featured her in a major story in December 1999; and she has graced the pages of Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and Entertainment Weekly's ‘It’ issue (which feted the 100 most creative people in entertainment). In addition, Details magazine heralded Lara as one of the ‘Sexiest Women of the Year’ (the only virtual celebrity so chosen), and The London Times recently devoted a special 16-page supplement to her. Time Digital included Lara on a list of the 50 cyber-elite in America, ranking her among Bill Gates, Andy Grove, Steve Jobs and George Lucas. Lara has also appeared in television advertising campaigns across the US, Europe and Asia; she is the subject of more than 1,000 internet fan sites - each created independently of Eidos - and her merchandise includes action figures, comic books and a clothing range. In all, total game sales and related merchandise has generated $500 million. Lara’s success has even inspired the world-famous Elite Modelling Agency to devote an entire division to developing virtual models; other companies are now following suit.

April 8th : Ray Liotta makes an Unlawful Entry on DVD... Happy couple Kurt Russell and Madeleine Stowe have a good life until an intruder breaks in and then they befriend Officer Ray Liotta, but he's not all he should be in Unlawful Entry, which is online and out on DVD now.

April 7th : Crystal Gold is Internet Ready in Cybersex on DVD... Crystal Gold, Anna Malle and Jessica James are the 'hot chick androids' who are downloadable from the internet for instant gratification. Check out the review (and a lot more besides :) on my site and not at www.Cybersex.cum. Cybersex is online and out on DVD now.

COMPETITION TIME: Britannica 2000 DVD-ROMs to give away... You've read the review, you all know what an encyclopaedia is, so now it's time to win a copy. Just answer the following question by 5pm on Friday, April 21st to be in with a chance : January 1st this year is often referred to as the start of the new millennium, but it's not. When does the third millennium actually begin? 1. December 31st, 1999. 2. January 1st, 2001. 3. After tea-time Email me on dvd2000@dvdfever.co.uk now. Check out the review for Britannica DVD 2000, which is online and out on DVD now and visit the Britannica website.

April 6th : Peter Mullan states the obvious: My Name Is Joe on DVD... I've never given much time to a Ken Loach film before but this one really took me by surprise. With a few clever and humorous touches, well-juxtaposed with gripping dramatic scenes during which you could cut the tension with a knife, My Name is Joe is online and out on DVD now.

Updated cinema listings... Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The list of the films showing at Manchester Showcase Cinema can be found on this page. This week's new films are : Erin Brokovich, Love Honour and Obey, The Hurricane and a review of The Green Mile is online too. Finally - the real Best CD in the world ever...! And why is it the best? Because you choose the tracks yourself. Top Shop and Top Man already have a "Chemistry" machine in their shops, with HMV to follow suit shortly, but the idea is that you get to pick what you want to listen to, pay at the till and your custom-made CD pops out. I doubt every single track ever made will be available initially because of rights issues, but it could spell the death knell for "Now That's What I Call Another Dire Pop Compilation"... Competition starting tomorrow: Win a copy of Britannica DVD 2000... Remember to tune in tomorrow as I shall be giving away two copies of this ultimate reference guide. Until then, check out the review of Britannica DVD 2000, which is online and out on DVD now. Fox's May DVDs confirmed... I just received the press release regarding Fox's May DVD releases, all of which I've already listed on my DVD list (see menu on the left). Prices for all individual discs are £19.99, while Alien Legacy clocks in at £69.99 for five discs. May 1st : The Siege - 2.35:1 anamorphic, trailer, making of featurette Rising Sun - 1.85:1 anamorphic, trailer May 8th : Lolita - 2.35:1 anamorphic (eh? The Region 1 DVD is 1.85:1), trailer, making of featurette, director's commentary, casting session with Jeremy Irons and Dominique Swain, never before seen footage. May 15th : Alien - 2.35:1 anamorphic, THX Mastered, theatrical trailers, deleted scenes, outtakes, commentary by Ridley Scott, artwork and photo galleries, original storyboards, isolated music score, alternate music track Aliens: Special Edition - 1.85:1 anamorphic, THX Mastered, theatrical trailers, interview with James Cameron, behind the scenes footage, original storyboards, still photo section. Alien 3 - 2.35:1 anamorphic, THX Mastered, theatrical trailers, 22-minute making of documentary. Alien Resurrection - 2.35:1 anamorphic, THX Mastered, theatrical trailers, behind the scenes featurette. Alien Legacy - All 4 discs, Special Numbered Limited Edition and includes the 5th disc made in 1999 specifically for the DVD release and featuring deleted scenes, outtakes, in-depth interviews (including writer Dan O'Bannon) and some of Ridley Scott's original storyboard sketches.

April 5th : Lara Croft arrives on the Dreamcast in Tomb Raider 4... It's done well on the PC and Playstation, but how does it fare on the newest console in town? Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation is online and out on Sega Dreamcast now.

Cover your ears! It's South Park The Movie on DVD... This is the movie that "warped my fragile little mind" but Jason Maloney fared much better with it. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut is online and out on DVD now.

ONdigital update: ONmail & Adult Channel comes to satisfy your needs... Another new channel is added to the ONdigital line-up. The Adult Channel has been around for a number of years including the Sky Digital platform but now it's available via ONdigital. For further details see my review online. ONmail is a new service to bring you email through your TV. I have a brief overview online but as soon as I have the keypad ("up to 45 days delivery") I shall post a review online. Read my ONdigital review online now. Elton John disses The Daily Mail... Never one to keep it under his hat, unlike The Flumps, Elton John stepped up to accept an award in New York from the Gay and Lesbian Discrimination (G.L.A.A.D.) which aims to fight discrimination against gays and lesbians. However, while on stage he launched a vitriolic attack on the Daily Mail newspaper, calling it a "disgusting rag that hates everybody - gays, blacks", etc. but added "I still buy it because I want to see what the bastards are saying!" The Daily Mail were unsurprisingly unavailable for comment... "Eternal"ly sacked!... After losing band members to solo careers, Louise and Kelle Bryan, the remaining Eternal duo Easther and Vernie, have been dropped from their record label. Their last album failed to make the Top 75 in the charts. I guess they "wanna be the only one"s to join the dole queue... Victoria Posh-Spice records solo material... She's gone into the studio and recorded five tracks so far for her solo musical career. As I said re: the South Park review, "Cover your ears!" Have a good WAP! - Get the Internet on your mobile phone... WAP's IT ALL ABOUT...? Mass market Mobile Internet phones available from today Mobile Internet phones go mass market this week, as BT Cellnet rolls out the UK's first pre-pay Mobile Internet phone. This new WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) handset goes on sale nationwide from Monday 3rd April and is also available from BT Cellnet and Genie Internet's Online Stores, retailing at £99.99. This latest initiative from BT Cellnet-the mobile Internet market leader- makes the internet available to a much wider audience via mobiles and all for just 10p per minute. WAP is essentially the technology that enables mobile phones to "talk" to the internet, delivering the internet directly to your handset. Along with the other Mobile Internet phones available on BT Cellnet's market-leading post-pay tariffs - the Nokia 7110, the Motorola P7389 and from today, the Motorola T2288 - the pre-pay option based on the Mitsubishi Trium Geo handset will give customers access to an ever-widening range of Internet services. These currently include e-mail, news to their phones as it happens, entertainment and up-to-the-minute gossip from the world of showbiz, sports, shares, travel and TV listings - all straight from Genie Internet (www.genie.co.uk ), the UK's leading Mobile Internet Service Provider. Customers can access any WAP-enabled site in the world for information delivered direct to their Mobile Internet phones. Peter Erskine, managing director, BT Cellnet, said: "Today's announcement shows that BT Cellnet is determined to put the Internet in everybody's pocket at an affordable price. He added: "We expect that within 18 months sales of nearly all new mobile phones, will be Internet-enabled . It is expected by 2003 that more people could be accessing the web from mobile devices than from PCs. In effect, the mobile phone as we know it has had its day!" WAP - Now it stands for Wonderfully Accessible Pricing! To reflect the Mobile Internet age, BT Cellnet has restructured its calling plans. From today, customers will be able to choose between Mobile Internet and voice-only post and pre-pay calling plans, designed to offer customers more flexibility and choice. For the next three months, BT Cellnet pre and post pay Internet phone customers will benefit from double the number of inclusive minutes each month. The launch of the BT Cellnet Pre-Pay Internet Phone coincides with a three month, £20million above-the-line advertising campaign which breaks today and includes TV, radio and billboard advertising, in addition to the current Mobile Internet print and poster campaign. This is the first time that a UK mobile operator has run a TV advertising campaign solely focusing on the Mobile Internet. So how might people use the new pre-pay BT Cellnet Internet Phone? A typical football fan might use it like this: Lost on her way to an away game? Her trusty mobile Internet Phone will be able to give a helping hand with directions from Mapquest.com. When she gets there, why wait for the half time scores to see how the rest of the UK's football teams are doing? She gets the latest scores delivered to her handset from Football365, so she doesn't miss what's happening around the UK. Hungry after the match - soon she'll be able to just key in her postcode and her handset will find her a local restaurant. And if she's got no cash with her, her BT Cellnet Internet Phone will also tell her where to find her nearest cashpoint with its Visa ATM Locator. On the other hand her boyfriend, who detests football, uses his BT Cellnet Internet Phone differently! He's busy trying to find a flat to rent and has information on what's available sent direct to his handset straight from Loot.com. After a hard days flat- hunting, he uses his BT Cellnet Internet Phone to find out what's on at his local cinema and on the train home begins looking at up-to-the-minute information on his mobile from lastminute.com to plan a weekend away. Meanwhile, his mother has altogether different uses for her Mobile Internet Phone: In the morning, she looks up the weather forecast to let her know whether to take her raincoat to work. On her way to a meeting she checks her share prices, has a look at the main news headlines, before promptly selling some shares! After her meeting, she's able to check her emails which are sent direct to her mobile phone and emails her team back at the office to let them all know when she is due to return. On her way back, she uses the visa ATM locator to find the nearest cash point to pick up some cash, and buys a train ticket for her journey the next day. Columbia's proposed DVD line-up for July, August and September... Thanks to The R2 Project for the following information, which I haven't received yet in the post, for Columbia's "Millennium" Collection catalogue. July : "Bicentennial Man", with trailers "The Thirteenth Floor", with Commentary, Music Video, Art Gallery, SFX Comparision and trailer "Crazy in Alabama", with 2 commentaries, deleted scenes, gag reel and photo gallery "Eyes of Laura Mars" "Wes Craven's Wishmaster" Commentary, 2 teaser trailers, 8 TV Spots, Documentary "G.I. Jane" "Midnight Run" "The Way We Were" 70 min documentary, commentary and trailer "Blue Thunder" "Candyman" "My Stepmother is a Alien" "Scarface" "Hard Times" August : "The Bone Collector", Commentary, Featurette and trailer "The End of the Affair" "Baby Geniuses", 2 Featirettes and trailer "No Mercy" "The Basketball Diaries" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "The Fisher King" "One False Move" "Double Impact" "Beethoven" "The Shadow" September : "Men in Black", Character animation scenes, Extended and Alternate scenes, 2 featurettes, music video, 3 photo/art galleries, storyboard comparisions, talent files, trailers, tunnel scene deconstruction, visual commentary "The Messenger", featurette, gallery, isolated score, 2 trailers "Sleepless in Seattle", Commetary, featurette and Music Video "Snow falls on Cedars" "Dick", Outakes, deleted scenes, commentary, featurettes, isolated score and trailer "Girl, Interrupted"., trailer, featurette, deleted scenes, commentary "Red Rock West" "Krull" "The Prince of tides" "Space Hunter" "Monty Python's Meaning of Life" "Mad Dog and Glory" "Legal Eagles"

April 4th : Got a query? Check out Britannica 2000 on DVD... Gone are the days when encyclopaedias come only in bulky and cumbersome volumes, now you can fit over 83,000 articles and five hours of footage on a single disc with Britannica DVD 2000, which is online and out on DVD now.

April 3rd : Rejoice! It's The Complete Flumps on DVD... Star Wars is out today on video but a certain man couldn't be arsed to put it on a nice 5" shiny disc, so stuff George Lucas and his "Episode I", slap your tenner on the counter and demand episodes 1-13 of Posie, Pootle, Perkin and the rest of the family for The Complete Flumps, which is online and out on DVD now.

Will Westlife make it five instant Number 1's in a row...? To find out the answer to that - and to see last week's chart - visit my music chart analysis page New DVDs and widescreen videos out this week The new DVDs out this week include : 2010 (15.99, Warner) Absolute Power (15.99, Warner) Analyse This (19.99, Warner) Deliverance (15.99, Warner) Dogs in Space (14.99, Disc Distribution) Evilspeak (15.99, Digital Entertainment) Excalibur (15.99, Warner) Extreme Measures (15.99, Warner) Eyes Wide Shut (19.99, Warner) Falling Down (15.99, Warner) Goodbye Lover (15.99, Warner) Graveyard Disturbance (15.99, Disc Distribution) Grease Karaoke (15.99, Disc Distribution) Gremlins (15.99, Warner) Hook (19.99, Columbia) The Lamp (14.99, Disc Distribution) The Laughing Dead (14.99, Disc Distribution) Legendary All Blacks (17.99, Disc Distribution) Leon (15.99, Buena Vista) Line Dancing with Lionel Vols.1 and 2 (17.99, Disc Distribution) Mansion of the Doomed (15.99, Digital Entertainment) Metallica: S and M (34.99, Warner Music Vision) Night of the Demons (14.99, Disc Distribution) Pitbull's Fistfull (17.99, Disc Distribution) Playboy: 101 Ways to Excite Your Lover (15.99, Medusa) Poodle Springs (15.99, Mosaic) Rebel Without a Cause (15.99, Warner) Rhapsody in August (15.99, Digital Entertainment) The Right Stuff (15.99, Warner) Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (19.99, Columbia) The Story of the Total Eclipse (17.99, Disc Distribution) True Romance DC (15.99, Warner) Tweenies: Ready To Play and Sony Time (14.99, BBC) The new widescreen videos out this week are : The King of Comedy (12.99, Warner) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (17.99, Fox)

April 2nd : Tommy Lee Jones finds Los Angeles has a Volcano on DVD... Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche join forces when the unlikeliest thing happens - a volcano erupts in Los Angeles and causes more than a bit of bother. Volcano is online and out on DVD now.

Pierce Brosnan steals the show in The Thomas Crown Affair on DVD... Following last week's recruitment drive for DVDfever I now have two new reviewers, each making their debut today. First up is Jason Maloney. Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo take over the roles made famous by Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, the latter of which has a cameo here, in John McTiernan's remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, which is online and out on DVD now.

Steve McQueen drives like a Bullitt on DVD... Next up is the second newcomer Edd Thompson who has a review of the classic Steve McQueen film in which the famous car chase was filmed using a fish-eye lens, Bullitt, which is online and out on DVD now.

Queer As Folk 2: DVD confirmed for April 10th... Allegedly this is the last chance we'll ever see the 'gorgeous guys' together. Queer as Folk 2 was broadcast on Channel 4 in February, but the final two-parter gets a DVD release on April 10th, complete with 24 minutes of previously unseen footage and exclusive material and the DVD also contains 46 minutes of behind the scenes features and added value extras in the form of "What The Folk?". Unique to the DVD is a special music video style feature of the three leads, biographies of the actors and crew, a photo gallery and a selection of Channel 4's trailers for the programme. Will Vince, Stuart and Nathan get it right or just bugger everything up ? :)

April 1st : John Travolta causes a Broken Arrow on DVD... Broken Arrow is a high-octane action film from John Woo, best known as the director of many Hong Kong classics such as The Killer and City on Fire and was written by Graham Yost (Speed). John Travolta and Christian Slater star in Broken Arrow, which is online and out on DVD now.

As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B 37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.

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