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August 31st : Oo-er, missus! It's Sex and Zen 2 on DVD... Sex, sex and more sex, plus a bit of zen and a mechanical penis! Make of that what you will. Sex and Zen 2 is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film / DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 30th : Robbie sings when he's winning on CD... The title of Robbie Williams' new album has been seen as a dig against his former That That band-mate Gary Barlow, who was dumped by his record company earlier this year. However, after hearing this new album, I'd like to think Le Williams is going the same way. Robbie Williams: Sing When You're Winning is online and out on CD now. Got something to say about this album ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 29th : Jesus Christ, they've done it! They've released Threads on DVD...! Mick Jackson's classic 1984 nuclear warfare drama starring Karen Meagher and Reece Dinsdale was one of the most horrifying films ever made and still has the same impact sixteen years on. Threads is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

Bruce Lee 'enters the dragon' on widescreen video... In the continuing series of classic widescreen video reviews, regular DVDfever reviewer Jason Maloney looks at the 1973 Bruce Lee classic, Enter the Dragon. Enter the Dragon is online and out on DVD now.

The French stop off at the Last House on the Left on DVD... Banned in the UK, but thanks to Wayne for the info that Last House on the Left is coming to DVD (Region 2). The DVD is to be released in France in early October (no exact date yet) and will be widescreen (1.77:1) and anamorphic. The film will feature an English and French track. Extras will include the trailer and a bio on director Wes Craven. Sex Gore Mutants say it's available right now, but for rental only. Sega present the future of gaming this Sunday in London... PREMIERE THE FUTURE OF COMPUTER GAMES Sega of Europe, the makers of Dreamcast, are to set for another computer games first on Sunday 3rd September by throwing open the doors and inviting the public to preview the best in interactive entertainment due for release over the coming months. The game playing public is excluded from ECTS, the European Computer Trade Show, Europe's biggest computer game exhibition, which takes place at Olympia from Sunday to Tuesday that week. With demand for video games at an all time high and the industry generating more revenue than the film business Sega have decided to hold a special public screening of the newest, best and most innovative video games. The Empire Cinema, Leicester Square London, scene of many a film premiere, will host a UK gaming first with a big screen Dreamcast premiere. Sega are pleased to invite UK gamers to preview the future of electronic entertainment at a very special exclusive preview screening of games due for release this coming Christmas season on Dreamcast, the world's only internet ready games console. 800 gamers will have the special opportunity to glimpse into the future of online gaming, including for the first time in the UK a viewing of the much-anticipated Quake III Arena on Dreamcast. The main feature will be a specially commissioned 40-minute feature film of some of the best game graphics and in-game play sequences ever seen. In-game characters such as Sonic, Ulala and the Soul Calibur fighters will be in attendance to pose for pictures and distribute free Dreamcast drinks and popcorn to everyone who comes to the premiere. To collect a ticket for the hottest game show of the year please go to the Dreamcast stand at the front of The Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, London W1 between 1.30 and 5.30 PM on Sunday 3rd September. The doors open at 6 PM and the big show starts at 6.45. Come along and see the future with Sega Dreamcast.

August 28th : It's spooky and creepy. It's the Phantasm Box-Set on DVD... Released today : Angus Scrimm is the Tall Man in this trilogy of schlock-horror nonsense, but is he the biggest Bryan Ferry fan around? See my review for the reason why. Phantasm Box-Set is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

Can Gere and Julia recreate the 'Pretty Woman' magic in Runaway Bride on DVD...? Regular DVDfever reviewer Jason Maloney returns with a look at the sequel to the film which made a star of her and resurrected a career for him, but will it work again? Runaway Bride is online and out on DVD now.

COMPETITION WINNERS: Digby the Biggest Dog in the World on VHS... Thanks to those who entered and the winners of the competition were Wendy Nugent, Barbara Coughlan, Chris Montgomery and their videos will be with them shortly. Look out next week for a competition to win a Miami Vice double-pack of action, shades and Ferrari Testarossas.

Is Madonna making sweet 'Music' at No.1...? To find out the answer - and to see last week's chart - visit my music chart analysis page What do you think of the state of the charts? Why not discuss it on the new Talk Talk Forum forum. New DVDs and widescreen videos out this week DVDs out this week include : The Bachelor (19.99, Entertainment in Video) Stargate: Series 2 Vol.7 (19.99, MGM) Stereophonics: The Vids (19.99, Visual Entertainment) Thunderball (19.99, MGM) Topsy-Turvy (19.99, Pathe) Widescreen videos out this week include : L'Ennul (15.99 sub, Artificial Eye)

August 27th : Stevie Ray Vaughan at the El Mocambo on DVD... The late Stevie Ray Vaughan only made four albums over a seven-year period before his untimely death in 1990, but here's a classic concert given in 1983 when he appeared with Double Trouble at the El Mocambo. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble at the El Mocambo is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

Sequel-time for Tremors and Darkman on DVD... Thanks to Marcus Harben from Media Group for following info I've received on two more September DVD release. Tremors 2: Aftershocks: Fred Ward returns as Earl Bassett for the sequel, four years after his conquest of the Graboids. His money waste on a very unsuccessful Ostrich farm, he has another chance to restore both his pride and his bank account. The Graboids have resurfaced at an oilfield in Mexico and are feasting on the workers. Bassett is offered $50,000 for every Graboid he kills and he teams up with taxi driver Grady Hoover and the beautiful geologist Kate White Reilly. All they need now is some serious firepower, so when Burt Gummer, the gun-crazy survivalist from the original film joins the pack, it seems that success against the creatures is assured... Until it becomes apparent that the Graboids are mutating into a terrifying new species - Shriekers! Comedy and adventure are combined with SFX from the teams that brought us Jurassic Park and Jumanji. Extras include a trailer, 8 subtitle tracks and 5 dialogue tracks. The film is in widescreen 16:9 and with Dolby surround sound. Darkman 2: The Return of Durant: The Mummy's Arnold Vosloo takes over from Liam Neeson in this sequel in which he believed arch-gangster Durant was dead, but he's back with a vengeance. Durant is determined to take over the US drug trade using a deadly hi-tech laser weapon. The action and violence escalates to new heights as Darkman wages a spectacular war against his nemesis. Extras include trailers, 8 subtitle tracks and 5 dialogue tracks and a link to the Universal website. The film is in widescreen 1.85:1 and with Stereo sound. No prices have been quoted for either disc, but expect to pay between £17.99-19.99.

Tartan's September/October DVDs and beyond... Tartan have announced a few titles due out in the next two months but a few of them have worryingly been quoted as having a screen ratio of 4:3. Tartan video has never released such a title on video unless that was the original academy ratio, but I hope to get clarification soon. One title though, The Hairdresser's Husband, was originally 2.35:1 but Tartan cocked this up good and proper at the time, cropping it to about 1.90:1 and sticking it in the bottom half of the screen (!) September 25th : The Idiots: Lars Von Trier's classic. Widescreen: 1.66:1. Extras: Dogma manifesto, trailer, star and director filmographies, stills gallery, text interview, character analysis. The Hairdresser's Husband: 4:3 ratio. Extras: star and director filmographies, stills gallery, director's notes, film review (they can have mine! :) October 9th : Man Bites Dog: An exceptional film, both genuinely shocking and disturbing. Widescreen: 1.66:1. Extras: Short film ("Pas de C4 pour Daniel"), star and director filmographies, stills gallery, film review. Matador: 4:3 screen ratio. Extras: star and director filmographies, stills gallery, film review. October 23rd : Cinema Paradiso (cinema-length version): 4:3 screen ratio. Extras: trailer, star and director filmographies, stills gallery, interview. Cyrano de Bergerac: 4:3 screen ratio. Extras: production notes, star and director filmographies, stills gallery, interview. Also, coming from Tartan before Christmas : Donald Cammell's Wild Side: a dark psycho-sexual thriller with Christopher Walken and celebrated-Hollywood-lesbian-gone-walkabout Anne Heche. The original cult horror classic Night of the Living Dead. A slew of Tartan Terror titles including the original video nasty Blood Feast, from 'The Godfather of Gore', Herschell Gordon Lewis. Alexei Balabanov's Of Freaks and Men.

Eidos Ricochet range, Thief 3, plus Tomb Raider Chronicles and Level Editor... Eidos Announces Ricochet Range : Eidos Interactive is launching a new range, Ricochet, as part of the PlayStation Value Series™. Tomb Raider, FA Manager, Gex: Deep Cover Gecko, Warzone 2100 and Firestorm Thunderhawk II will be the first titles launched on September 8th at just £9.99. The Ricochet Range will be supported with a range of in-store POS such as posters, counter standees, shelf strips, window displays and counter display units. Advertising includes trade publications and selected consumer media. There will also be mailings to Eidos’ database, and promotions on its website Eidos.co.uk “The thrust of the marketing campaign for the launch titles will be in-store,” says Toby Feldman, product manager of the Ricochet Range at Eidos Interactive. “The price point of under £10 makes them easily accessible to impulse buys. This together with the quality and reputation of the titles and I’m sure the new range will be highly successful.” Tomb Raider Developer: Core Design Genre: Action/Adventure ELSPA Rating: 15+ Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artefact known as the Scion. With her fearless acrobatic style she runs, jumps, and swims her way toward the truth of it's origins and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake. On this trail are the most breath-taking 3D worlds yet seen - where exploration, puzzle and platform elements blend in a seamless real-time environment. - 16 original levels encompassing four continents - Over 5,000 frames of animation on the main character, Lara, alone - Unique multi-target acquisition system - State of the art intelligent third person perspective cinematic camera system - Multi-genre immersive gameplay - The first real 3D interactive exploratory adventure Press Awards/Scores OFFICIAL PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE – 10/10 (StarPlayer) CV&G – 5/5 (High Five) PLAY MAGAZINE – 90% (Classic) MEAN MACHINES PLAYSTATION – 93% (Red Hot) PLAY – 9/10 (Game of the Month) FA Manager Developer: Krysalis Genre: Football Management ELSPA Rating: 3+ Take total control with the most realistic football management game ever released on the PlayStation. Produced with the full endorsement of the Football Association, FA Manager contains exclusive knowledge of player contracts, wages and bonus structures. Featuring exclusive commentary by Brian Moore ‘The Voice of Football' for over 30 years, in game 3D action sequences, and an innovative menu system allowing quick navigation to all options and data. - Database containing all four English leagues, the GM Conference along with many non-league and top European clubs - Commentary by Brian Moore - ‘The Voice of Football’ - Buy, sell, loan or borrow players from across the leagues - Check the performance of any team in the database - A pre-game tacti-grid enables players to choose team formation and game plan before the match Press Awards/Scores TOTAL PLAYSTATION - 92% (Bang On Award) STATION – 90% Gex: Deep Cover Gecko Developer: Crystal Dynamics Genre: 3D Platform ELSPA Rating: 11+ Get reacquainted with an all-new Gex and his Miss Adventures. Gex makes a triumphant return in Gex: Deep Cover Gecko, as an international secret agent for hire. Gex’s next mission is to find the beautiful Agent Xtra, who has been kidnapped by Gex’s arch nemesis, Rez. - Over 25 original disguises Including Private Gex, Count Dracugex and Long John Gex - Over 1,000 wise-cracks, celebrity impressions and in-game hints from famous actor Danny John-Jules - Help Gex control army tanks, scuba dive, snowboard and even ride crocodiles - Baywatch's Marliece Andrada stars as the beautiful Agent Xtra Press Awards/ Scores STATION – ‘Triple A Title’ 93% PLAYSTATION MAX – 86% Silver Award EXTREME PLAYSTATION – 91% PLAYSTATION PRO – 90 % Warzone 2100 Developer: Pumpkin Studios Genre: Real-time strategy ELSPA Rating: 11+ In 2085 the world ended. In 2100 we emerged to build a new world. We knew it was going to be tough there. What we didn’t know was that the war against NEXUS was about to begin. Warzone: 2100 takes real-time strategy to an exciting new dimension. - Amazing 3D terrain - Fast-action combat - In-depth strategy - Transparency effects and Gouraud shaded landscape - Design, develop and build over 2200 combat units - Explore the unique setting of the devastated Earth in three diverse campaigns - Resource management and real-time decision making - True 3D environment-interaction from any viewpoint - Sophisticated Artificial Intelligence governs enemy behaviour and combat Press Awards/Scores STATION – 92% (Triple A Award) OFFICIAL UK PLAYSTATION - 9/10 (Star Player Award) PLAYSTATION PRO – 93% PLAYSTATION MAX – 90% Firestorm ThunderHawk II Developer: Core Design Genre: Action / Helicopter ELSPA Rating: 11+ You are 'Firestorm One', your task is to lead a crack force of AH-73M Thunderhawk Attack Helicopters, commissioned by NATO and complete dangerous missions. Clear Serbian forces blocking a humanitarian convoy, and sort out the Columbian drug cartels! - Intensive enemy attack patterns for relentless action - Diverse variety of terrain including canyons, hills, seas and deserts - Fully-textured 3D Landscape - Mission-specific objectives Yesterday I completed Thief 2. Now, Thief 3 is coming... Eidos Interactive announced today the continuation of the immensely popular Thief franchise for PC CD-ROM and the PlayStation® 2 Computer Entertainment System. Eidos Interactive is pleased to report that further iterations of the Thief franchise, will be developed in the Austin, Texas offices of Ion Storm and will be lead by Warren Spector, who contributed on the original Thief: The Dark Project. Warren has also produced other highly praised titles including System Shock, Ultima Underworld, and most recently, Deus Ex. Several members of the original Thief team have already signed on with Ion Storm to continue working on the series and more announcements are expected soon. Warren Spector states, “With Thief, LookingGlass Studios created an entirely new kind of game and, in so doing, changed the face of gaming forever. We here in the Austin office are thrilled, proud and a bit humbled at the prospect of continuing and building on the work of the talented men and women who made Thief and Thief 2. Several of us cut our teeth working with those folks, our design philosophies were developed in collaboration with them and, plain and simple, we're fans ourselves. To all the other fans out there, we say: Rest easy. We respect the Thief tradition and we'll do everything in our power not only to live up to everyone's justifiably high expectations but to surpass them.” “This is great news for all fans of the Thief series,” states Eidos’ Vice President of Development, Nick Earl. “Warren has proven his game design talents time and time again. The next Thief will undoubtedly be the greatest to date.” No release date has yet been set for the tentatively titled “Thief 3.” EIDOS TO RELEASE TOMB RAIDER PC LEVEL EDITOR Due for release November 2000, the PC format of Tomb Raider Chronicles will include the highly acclaimed Tomb Raider level editor - as used to create previous Tomb Raider Adventures. The system will allow users to create and play their own unique Tomb Raider levels. Having received numerous requests for the release of the editor, Core Design has now decided to release all the tools and systems required for users to create levels in the same manner as the Tomb Raider team themselves. The software includes a tutorial, allowing users to familiarise themselves with each aspect of designing their own levels. Core Design and Eidos plan further support via dedicated webpages offering advice, troubleshooting and download updates such as new textures and enemies. Tomb Raider Chronicles will also be released for Dreamcast and PlayStation formats November 2000. Sega Dreamcast's release schedule updated... Thanks to Stuart from Bell Pottinger for the following updated info : Title Release Date Price Virtua Athlete Virtua Tennis Space Channel 5 Timestalkers M-SR Extreme Sports Quake 3 Jet Set Radio Sega GT Shenmue Samba De Amigo SWWS 2001 Phantasy Star Online 01-Sep-00 08-Sep-00 06-Oct-00 13-Oct-00 20-Oct-00 27-Oct-00 10-Nov-00 24-Nov-00 01-Dec-00 01-Dec-00 08-Dec-00 08-Dec-00 15-Dec-00 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99 £ 39.99

August 26th : Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Affair on DVD... Martial arts mayhem with Chiu Man Chuk and Qi Shu, but where's the script? The Black Sheep Affair is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

BBC Autumn shake-up... As has been rumoured in recent months, the following changes have been announced by Roger DeCourcey look-a-like BBC Director General Greg Dyke. BBC ONE will continue to have popular drama shows, but the Nine O'Clock News is to move to 10pm, which should, thankfully, mean that ITV's News at Ten will never return. BBC TWO will continue with specialist and minority programmes, presumably including the censoring of excellent post-watershed shows like Lamarr's Attacks. BBC THREE is the new name for BBC Choice and BBC FOUR replaces BBC Knowledge, but both will show kids programmes during the day. BBC NEWS 24 will make up the fifth channel. Friends 6 and Underworld... Thanks to the R2 Project for much of the following info. I've received the info about Underworld myself, but Andy's got the OCR, not me :) Warner have officially announced Friends series 6 on DVD for October 16th. There will be 3 disks each containing 8 episodes and priced at £19.99. There will be a boxset of all 3 disks for £59.99. Visual have announce Underworld: Everything Everything with a stunning array of extras that push the envelope for DVD, at least in the music arena. The disk is releases October 9th priced at £19.99. Here's the features (taken from the PR): The 1st menu provides a choice of 3 languages: English, Japanese and Welsh. From here you're taken to the main menu which has several options. The Everything Everything module contains 90 minutes of dynamic live footage which is edited from the Underworld tour including festivals like Fuji Rock in Japan, Pink Pop and Glastonbury. Live Tomoto Art Jam is a 90 minute alternative To the live concert visuals, containing Tomato imagery with the same soundtrack as the concert footage. You can also swap between the live performance and synchronised art visuals. The select a track option gives you the chance to select individual tracks for viewing. Program your Gig - Here you can pre-program your track order in which the concert runs Out takes - a 4 minute montage of concert footage moments Kittens and Rowla - 2 additional Dolby Digital tracks accompanied by Tomato artwork. Dolby Digital 5.1 which makes full use of all the latest in house surround sound technology. 2.0 Dolby Digital stereo - a special stereo mix designed by the band to give you the best possible sound on a regular stereo system. The DVD rom section contains the following interactive features: Dogboy head set is an engaging sample player and mix generator. Here you can creatively activate sampled sounds by dragging the mouse over the shapes on the screen. You can also modify the speaker through which the sounds are heard. One Visor offers 52 different moving images that can be displayed simply by tapping on the computer keyboard whilst a live versiQn of Underworld's track 'Dark and Long' is played. Live allows you to have exclusive access to audio and visual material via the internet including film footage that has never been available and data files that can be downloaded to increase the gameness Qf the DVD rom. These will be updated at regular intervals. More DVD PR rounding-up... Once Upon a Time in China and America is released October 23rd. Jet Li, star of the Hollywood blockbuster Romeo Must Die returns as Wong Fei Hung, the legendary Chinese Hero. The DVD (£19.99) contains both fullscreen and widescreen versions, two trailers, a 30-min featurette, biogs and a production stills gallery. Brothers is an eye-opening and stomach-turning cinematic homage to holiday hedonism (it says here). The film features a group of lads on the pull and getting pissed in sunny Greece. For £19.99, it's out on October 16th, but no other details are yet known. Dreamscape, the Dennis Quaid-starring sci-fi thriller is out on October 23rd for £15.99. The DVD will be in widescreen, features a Dolby Digital soundtrack (5.1 or just surround?), the US trailer, biogs and filmogs, a still-frame SFX showreel covering the amazing 'Snakeman' mutation sequence and a nightmare-inducing 'Things That Make You Jump' feature. Chuck Connors appear three times in DVDs for just £9.99 apiece. No date is specified, but it's probably October like the rest. Good Guys Wear Black, A Force of One and The Octagon are the three. Each are in fullscreen and don't appear to have any extras. Finally, THREE's company for two other fullscreen extras-free DVDs : Amityville III: The Demon and Halloween III: Season of the Witch. October 9th is the date and £9.99 is the price, but when it comes to cropping a 2.35:1 film like Halloween 3 down to 4:3, it just looks like it'll be an expensive coaster.

August 25th : Alice in Chains go Unplugged on DVD... Another grunge rock band in the vein of Nirvana, Alice in Chains perform a set for MTV Unplugged, but when you hear it will you want to unplug your speakers? Alice in Chains Unplugged is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

Charlton Heston is The Omega Man on widescreen video... In the first of a short series of classic widescreen video reviews, regular DVDfever reviewer Jason Maloney delves into the 1971 Charlton Heston sci-fi outing, The Omega Man. The Omega Man is online now. Got something to say about this DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

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 : There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, Gossip, Cherry Falls, Shanghai Noon and reviews of Cherry Falls, X-Men, M:I-2 and Gone in 60 Seconds are online now.

Extensive DVD PR round-up... Thanks to the R2 Project for much of the following info. I've received some of the press releases myself, but haven't had time to update my site with it. An update on the EiV September titles. Still no details on the features but here are the dates. 11th September, Magnolia, Tumbleweed, Pecker. 25th September Next Friday. The full sound and picture information for September 4th Paramount titles. Top Gun. 2.0:1 anamorphic with DD 5.1 sound. War of the Worlds 1.33:1 Stereo. 48 Hours 1.85:1 non-anamorphic, DD5.1 sound. Includes the trailer. A Night at the Roxbury 1.78:1 anamorphic picture with DD 5.1 sound. Includes the trailer. Varsity Blues 1.78:1 anamorphic picture with DD 5.1 sound. Includes trailer an 10 minute featurette. Black Rain 2.35:1 non-anamorphic and DD5.1 sound. Included in the latest batch of Paramount disks is a leaflet "Are you sitting comfortably" that lists all their titles until the end of the year. Although the dates are flexible the leaflet it does list the extra features planned for the upcoming disks. Here then is a run down of these features, although of course these are subject to change. Saving Private Ryan 2 Trailers, production notes, featurette. The General's Daughter 2 trailers, 4 cut scenes, alternate ending, behind the scenes featurette, commentary. Due October but could now be November. Apocalypse Now Trailer, Original program excepts, 9-minute commentary by Coppola. (October 2nd) Witness Interview with Peter Weir and trailer A Civil Action Production featurette and trailer Chinatown Exclusive interviews and trailer. Election Commentary by Alexander Payne The following disks will only have a trailer for an extra The Ghost and the Darkness, Another 48 Hours, The Firm (two trailers), Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Hunt for Red October, The Saint, Clear and Present Danger, Patriot Games, Jade, Clueless (two trailers), Scrooged, Barbarella and Event Horizon. It's all change at Fox for their pre-Christmas schedule : Young Frankenstein Oct 23 Fight Club 6th November X-Files Season 1 box set 6th November Edward Scissorhands 20th November The Beach Possibly end of December This leaves Planet of the Apes, Independence Day and The Abyss all moved until January. The date for Braveheart is still unknown. Pathe have announced Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar for release October 2nd priced at £19.99. The only extra on the disk will be the theatrical trailer. The PR makes no mention of picture ratio or sound format. MGM have announced their full line-up for October including two new Bond films and the infamous This is Spinal Tap. All disks are £19.99. The full list with extras is as follows: Diamonds are forever 23rd October Inside Diamonds Are Forever documentary Cubby Broccoli - The Man Behind Bond documentary Audio Commentary featuring director: Guy Hamilton Deleted Scenes: Dinner with Plenty Plenty Returns Sammy Davis Jnr Through the Alley again Trailers: The Christmas Teaser Release Trailer 4xTVSpots Radio Spots: Only One Man... Sean Connery as James Bond Only One Man - Version 2 Live and Let Die 23rd October Inside Live and Let Die documentary Behind the Scenes: Richard Dix's Number One Fan Behind the Scenes: Go Fly a Kite On Set with Roger Moore: Hangliding Lessons The Funeral Parade 2 x Audio Commentaries featuring Guy Hamilton and Tom Mankiewicz 2 x theatrical trailers 2xTVSpots 2xRadioSpots UK Milk Commercial This is Spinal Tap 16th October Digitally remastered version with 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack All-new audio commentary from the band, including lead vocalist David St.Hubbins, co-lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel, and bassist Derek Smalls All-new interview with director and star Rob Reiner Over 1 hour of rare footage which includes never-before-seen out takes A rare TV appearance on the Joe Franklin Show Flower People press conference Three original theatrical trailers Three TV spots Four rarely seen music videos including: Hell Hole, Listen To The Flower People, Big Bottom and Gimme Some Money Three rare rock 'n' roll commercials The Rage: Carrie 2 23th October. Includes: Alternate ending, deleted scenes, directors commentary and US theatrical trailer Some Like it Hot 9th October. Includes the trailer and a 8 page booklet The Mod Squad 9th October. Poltergeist 2 23rd October. Includes the original trailer. (Warner Brothers are believed to be releasing Poltergeist at around the same time) Delta Force 1 23rd October. Includes the trailer Delta Force 2 23rd October. Includes the trailer Warner have announced Mel Gibson in Million Dollar Hotel for 30th October Day and Date with the VHS release. Priced at £15.99 the disk features a 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio and Dolby 5.1 sound. Extras include the trailer and a 10 minute featurette with director Wim Wenders, Bono and Deepak Nayaar. By the way there does not apopear to be a R1 release date for this feature set yet. Warner have also announced Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Tim Matheson in The Story of us. The disk will be 1.85:1 aspect ratio with DD 5.1 sound. Extras include a 20 minute documentary on The Story of us and a feature length audio commentary by Rob Reiner. Nintendo shows its hand with the Gamecube... Thanks to CTW.co.uk for the following info : Nintendo has finally lifted the lid on its next generation console - revealing at its Spaceworld 2000 event that it will be called simply Gamecube (shite name but I still want one! - Ed.) and will launch in Japan in July 2001. The much-vaunted 128-bit console will be launched with five titles in Nintendo's home country, although a price point has yet to be decided. A North American release will follow in October, with playable software debuting at next year's E3 show. A number of games are currently in development for the console, with exact titles being announced closer to launch, although we should expect to see some of the household names that Nintendo is famous for. "It is a given that the Nintendo Gamecube will offer better graphics and higher quality sound, but more importantly it will allow developers the freedom to concentrate on creativity without worrying about the technical limitations," stated Shigeru Miyamoto. Nintendo also announced that Game Boy Advance will go on sale in Japan on March 21st 2001 at a suggested retail price of 9,800 yen. The initial software library is expected to include 10 titles, while the handheld will also play nearly 1,000 titles already available for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. The Advance is currently planned to launch in North America and Europe in July 2001. In addition, the Gamecube and the Game Boy Advance will combine in a number ways. Games can be created to allow data transfer in either direction between the systems, while the Advance can be used as a discreet controller to direct action on the Gamecube. Just a shame it looks like one of those Dixons 20quid karaoke machines for five-year-olds. I thought they were trying to aim for adults this time? Dreamcast & PS2 price cuts and Big Brother on PC... Thanks to CTW.co.uk for the following info : Dream price cut in store Sega is set to cut the price of Dreamcast on September 4th to £149 to kick start sales in the console, and unveil a £19.99 budget range. PS2 price cut early 2001? PlayStation 2 could receive a price cut in the early part of next year, SCEE president Chris Deering said this week. Watching you... Nasty Nick will get the chance to return to the Big Brother household after all, after Infogrames grabbed the rights to publish a PC version of the hit Channel 4 series. Sega sponsors MTV video music awards... Sega SPONSORS MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS; Gaming COMPANY TO INTRODUCE SEGANET and new ad campaign TO 22 MILLION VIEWERS Sega's Newest Brand Icon to Appear in Shows Promotionsss San Francisco - Sega of America today announced their second consecutive commitment to be a title sponsor for the MTV Video Music Awards and will launch a new ad campaign to support SegaNet, the only high-speed online gaming network and ISP service. The VMAs, which air live on September 7, 2000, will mark Sega's kick-off multi-million marketing and advertising campaign to support this unprecedented online gaming service. In addition, Ulala, the dancing sensation from the hit Sega game "Space Channel 5", will be presenting the best dance video category in 50 spots that will air from now until September 7, 2000. "We introduced Dreamcast last year during the VMAs, which became the most successful product launch in entertainment retail history," says Joe Culley, vice president of marketing for Sega of America. "This year we'll use this show to introduce an audience of 22 million to SegaNet, a gaming network that is going to redefine the industry. We're delivering on our promise to take video gaming to the next level, which is through online game play." The SegaNet advertising campaign is designed to appeal to the competitive nature of gamers who can now play opponents across the street or across the country through the Internet. Sega will debut one 60-second spot and two 30-second spots during the broadcast. In addition, Ulala, the dancing sensation from the popular Sega game "Space Channel 5" will promote the show by introducing the best dance video category in 50 spots featuring "Gomi's Lair Remix", the hit single from the Tommy Boy Silver Label: Space Channel 5 Mexican Flyer CD. These promotions will air from now until September 7. Since the release of "Space Channel 5" in June, this super-sexy alien crime fighter has graced hundreds of magazine pages and airwaves. The "2000 MTV Video Music Awards" will feature performances from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, DMX, Blink 182, Janet Jackson, N*SYNC, Eminem, Britney Spears and Rage Against the Machine. Hosted by the Wayans brothers, Shawn and Marlon, the "2000 MTV Video Music Awards" will broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Thursday, September 7 at 8:00PM (ET). Universal Playback VHS box-sets... Thanks to Deborah Carey for the classy pamphlet I've received regarding some boxsets due out in time for Christmas : October 10th : Classic TV Box Sets All of these are £19.99 each (saving £10 off the RRP), each video contains unreleased episodes, each boxset averages 8hours running time. The Action Men: A-Team, Six Million Dollar Man, Knight Rider Classic TV Westerns: Alias Smith & Jones, The Virginian, The Men from Shiloh Watching the Detectives Set 1: Columbo, Ironside, Quincy Watching the Detectives Set 2: Kojak, Banacek, The Rockford Files November 6th : Xena and Hercules Series 2 Box-sets embossed & 'leatherette' effect, individually numbered, £34.99 each. The Boxsets contain the entire unreleased Series 2 of Xena and Hercules. Xena Warrior Princess Series 2 Episodes 1-11 Xena Warrior Princess Series 2 Episodes 12-22 Hecurles Series 2 Episodes 1-12 Hecurles Series 2 Episodes 13-24 December 4th : Battlestar Galactica: The complete TV movies The ultimate collection of the cult 70s sci-fi series. Contains 6 cassette with two 94-minute movies on each. Total running time: 19 hours. Price: £49.99.

August 24th : David Lynch tells a Straight Story on DVD... Richard Farnsworth drives his lawnmower 317 miles to see his estranged brother. Sounds boring as hell, but read the review to find out why it's one of the most interesting and intriguing films I've seen recently. The Straight Story is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 23rd : It's no lottery - It's Thunderball on DVD... Released Monday August 28th : The fourth Sean Connery Bond film and the first to be shot in 2.35:1 Panavision, the full width of the spectacle being recreated here with tons of extras as MGM's Bond collection goes from strength to strength. Thunderball is online and out on DVD from next Monday. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 22nd : EDtv: get some reality TV on DVD... Matthew McConaughey is the Ed in question, but after the advent of 'Big Brother', can one man alone entertain a nation? EDtv is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

The No.1 slot - was it Spiller or Spice...? To find out the answer - and to see last week's chart - visit my music chart analysis page What do you think of the state of the charts? Why not discuss it on the new Talk Talk Forum forum. The Deep Throat CD soundtrack: drink up...! Thanks to Daniel Furniss from Hot Rod Productions "Deep Throat, deeper than deep your throat. Deep Throat, don't row a boat, don't get your goat, that's all she wrote, Deep Throat" This is a unique aural experience. In fact in its strange history the recording has become legendary. This is the real thing, the definitive porno soundtrack. Since the film's release in 1972, there have been two issues of the soundtrack - the first available at the original screening, simply packaged in a plain white sleeve with a black and white sticker and extreme hardcore photo. This item is very scarce and seldom reaches the market, with copies selling for around $400 in mint condition. The second issue, from Sandy Hook Records in 1981, is also a scarce monster, with copies selling for around $150 on ebay, and a copy selling recently in London for £100. The recording as now issued on Bonk, in association with Hot Rod Productions, is the complete film. This includes all the trashy dialogue in addition to the marvellous music. The music itself is extraordinary, starting with Linda Lovelace's introductory theme and moving quickly into "Blowing Bubbles" - a camp but groovy experience. The highlight for many collectors has always been "Love is Strange", an eight minute twisted funk workout with mad effects and breakdowns which sums up the 'porno sound' better than any other track of any time. Of the many other highlight there is a strange version of the Coca-Cola theme tune - "It's The Real Thing" - with spooky vibes and lyrics that go well beyond the ridiculous. From sleazy to sexy, from weird to wild, even hip to trippy, this score has it all. It is a legend because there is nothing quite like it anywhere. Oh, and of course there's endless salacious dialogue to sample. Whilst the quality of the recording is not perfect, this new release is without doubt the best it has ever been. There are no original masters available, as they are all still held by the FBI. And the film was made on a shoestring, so sound quality was never part of the brief. But part of the recording's charm lays very much in this original sound. The groovy musicians involved remain anonymous and any information that may lead to them is still held by the authorities. Just imagine they all had loads of facial hair, think handlebar moustaches, high pants and very tight shirts. The girls singing probably looked the same. To sum it all up, this is the finest ever release of this legendary score and the first for 20 years. It's a collector's dream, and very much the peak of underground soundtrack listening. Enjoy, and Deep Throat to you all... HOT ROD PRODUCTIONS Deep Throat is now available on CD and vinyl from Virgin, HMV and all good record stores. Original video and DVD out now on the Cultporn label. A review of Deep Throat is online and out on DVD now. URwired.com no longer... Thanks to CTW.co.uk for the following info : UR liquidated European Games and DVD e-tailer URwired.com ceased trading this week, after the firm fell victim to a lack of funding. "Unfortunately the funding needed to keep the company running was not made available to us in time so we had to shut URwired.com down," commented MD and founder Mattias Lamotte. "Ironically we had some exciting deals in the pipeline with some big name companies which we were unable to sign because of our financial situation." The company has now closed leaving 24 staff positions redundant. Earlier today, Lamotte told CTW "We're looking at the company being liquidated on August 30th, and will be sending out a letter to our creditors." Asked why he felt the business had failed, Lamotte blamed a lack of faith from the financial market. "No-one placed any value on the business we built; the people in the financial market had no interest. They were afraid of our business to consumer model, and did not understand that we were selling goods that ultimately will be delivered down the wire, with no shipping costs," he said. "They put us in the same category as Boo.com, but that was clearly wrong," Lamotte added. Paramount, Castle and Disney DVD updates... Thanks to the R2 Project for the following info : According to Paramount's PR Star Trek: Generations is now delayed until 2nd of October. The other titles for September 4th : War of the Worlds, Black Rain, Varsity Blues, Night at the Roxbury and Top Gun are all still on target. Castle's next set of disks are the following, released on Septmeber 17th. Dune: Alan Smithee Version: This is the 3 hour made for TV version with around 35 minutes of material not in the existing theatrical release. It is important to remember that this version was made specifically for showing on US TV so one or two moments of excessive violence where removed and the picture was reframed for 4:3 viewing. Since this was done in the early 80's the sound was remixed into mono for showing on TV. To be honest this should be thought of as a completely different version and any fan of the film should have both versions in their collection. As far as I am aware this version has only ever been available on Japanese Laserdisk previously. Blue Velvet: Finally the film will be released in widescreen ! Not only that, but Castle tell me the film has been digitally cleaned up to make the picture more acceptable. The disk will include a 45 minute interview with Dennis Hopper who talks about his life in the movies including his work on Blue Velvet. Conan the destroyer. Widescreen with the original Mono soundtrack. Firestarter Widescreen and Stereo with trailer. I think a lot of people will have forgotten this 1980's Steven King adaptation with a soundtrack by "Tangerine Dream" but it's well worth a look. Yes: Keys to Ascension 2½ hours long and anamorphic widescreen. Stereo and Dolby Stereo sound AndyC at the R2 Project has just confirmed with the Disney PR people that Toy Story 2 will be released November 6th priced at £22.99. The PR people also confirmed that a box set of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 will be released on the same day. Harry Potter actor named... And it's Daniel Radcliffe from the BBC drama David Copperfield who will appear in the Warner Bros. film. Don't start queueing at the cinema though as it won't be on the silver screen until the end of 2001. The parting of the lips... Yes, celebrated Hollywood lesbians Anne Heche and Ellen Degeneres have split after 3½ years.

August 21st : Cherry Falls, but is it worth dropping into the cinema on Friday...? Released in the cinema on Friday : Brittany Murphy is the high-school teen who's just one of the virgins targetted by a deranged female killer who has come back into town after 25 years. The film also stars Michael Biehn and Jay Mohr. Cherry Falls is online and out at the cinema from Friday August 25th. Got something to say about this film ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

Howard Jones has a new album out on double CD... Fellow DVDfever readers, You Know I Love You, Don't You? Everything around us is Natural, don't fight it, so seek out what must be the Pearl in the Shell of this month's album releases and check out Jason Maloney's review. Howard Jones: Pefawm is online and out on CD now.

COMPETITION for Digby and a WINNER for Rogue Trader on DVD... Thanks to those who entered and the winner of the competition was Tina Seymour, whose DVD will be with her shortly. Also, there's a competition to win Digby the Biggest Dog in the World on video. Click on the COMPETITION heading on the left for a chance to win a copy on video of this film starring Jim Dale which is out on video now.

New DVDs out this week Baby Geniuses (19.99, Columbia TriStar) The Beach (rental, Fox) Birth of a Nation (19.99, Eureka) Black Beauty (15.99, Warner) Bon Jovi: Live from London (17.99, Universal) City Hall (15.99, Warner) Dolores Clairborne (15.99, Warner) Double Impact (19.99, Columbia TriStar) End of the Affair (19.99, Columbia TriStar) Jimi Hendrix Story (15.99, Warner) Memphis Belle (cut) (15.99, Warner) Metallica Vol.1 (17.99, Universal) Metallica Vol.2 (17.99, Universal) Red Rock West (19.99, Columbia TriStar) The Towering Inferno (15.99, Warner) DVD PR round-up... Thanks to the R2 Project for much of the following info. I've received some of the press releases myself, but haven't had time to update my site with it. Warner brothers have announced "2010 - the Year we make contact" Discover for yourself ten years early that "we are not alone" in the universe when Warner Home Video releases the science fiction masterpiece 2010: The Year We Make Contact on DVD Video on 11 September priced £15.99 RRP. Certain to prove a huge smash hit with DVD and sci-fi enthusiasts, this film is based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke and a highly impressive sequel to Stanley Kubrick's epic 2001: A Space Odyssey (where is the UK DVD Warner?!). The story of the Hal 9000 computer, the spaceship U.S.S. Discovery and the mysterious black monoliths continues in 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Featuring an impressive array of stars in the form of Roy Scheider, John Lithgow and Helen Mirren and superbly written, directed and shot by Peter Hyams (End of Days, The Relic), 2010 is so rich in theme and detail, viewers will be compelled to watch it over and over again! Now film fans can marvel at the breathtaking cinematography and special effects with all the benefits that DVD has to offer: stunning crystal clear picture (the best ever), Dolby digital 5.1 sound and anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation, so none of the action is missed or blurred. Synopsis: A joint American - Soviet expedition headed by Dr Haywood Floyd (Roy Scheider) and Tanya Kirbuk (Helen Mirren) are sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery and to investigate what happened to Dave Bowman ten years earlier. Among the mysteries the expedition must explain against a backdrop of growing global tensions are the appearance of a huge black monolith in Jupiter's orbit and the fate of H.A.L., the Discovery's sentient computer. VCI have announced Filmfour's "Welcome to Sarajevo" and "Kama Sutra - A Tale of Love" for October the 2nd   both priced at £19.99. "Welcome to Sarajevo"  will feature a 16:9 anamorphic picture with a Dolby Surround mix.  Extras will be cast and crew intervies, behind the scenes footage, theatrical trailers and TV Sports. "Kama Sutra - A Tale of Love" will feature a Dolby Surround mix, cast and crew interviews, and a featurette.  There is no picture ratio information given. Second Sight have announced "Les Enfants Du Paradis" for release September 18th.  The film (apparently "The Best French film ever made") has been completely restored from the original negative using digital technology.  The disk will be presented in 4:3 (probably the origianl ratio) with the original mono soundtrack and will feature the original theatrical trailer. AvIvA have announced "Twilight Zone volumes 7 and 8 for the 28th of August.  Both disks are £15.99 The episodes on these disks are: "Volume 7" "Perchance to Dream" "The Hitch-Hiker" "King Nine will not return" (An episode everyone remembers as a film that never existe or as a real tale from World War 2" "Shadow Play" "Volume 8" "Third from the Sun" "The Shelter" "To Serve Man" (with a twist in the tale that has to been seen to be believed!) "The Fugitive" EiV have announced two disks for August. "The Bachelor" 14th August priced at £19.99.   The disk is presented 16:9 widescreen with Stereo sound and includes the theatrical trailer. "Body Shots" will be releases August 21st also at £19.99. The disk is presented 16:9 widescreen IMC Vision have announced two major Rap releases for the 11th of September -"Tupac - Words Never Die" and "Notorius B.I.G - Bigga Tahn Life", both priced at £12.99 and running for around 50 minutes.  Both are presented as 4:3 fullscreen. Warner have announced Get Carter For the 16th of October with some special features. Priced at £19.99 the disk features: AUDIO COMMENTARIES Writer / director Mike Hodges Cinematographer Wolfgang Suschitzky. MUSIC ONLY SOUNDTRACK Listen to genius Roy Budds incredible music score for the film THREE FANTASTIC TRAILERS Original US theatrical trailer Michael Caines personal introduction to the film Roy Budd plays the theme tune to the movie We have had a bit of an advance warning of Downtowns slate for next year. I'm sure they will be as good as Summer as Sam The long delayed Orphans complete with deleted scenes thought to be lost will now be available on 27th of November The Last days 27 Jan 2001 Kadosh Jan 2001 Toms midnight GardenFeb 2001 Twin falls Idaho Sept 2001 Switchblade Sisters Early 2001 There are others (such as Debbie Harry in Union City) but these are second quarter 2001 so its best to leave them to see how they pan out The October releases from Columbia just came in. Here we go briefly Jurassic Park Oct 10th Special Features: 50min Making Of Jurassic Park Feature, Early Pre-Production Meetings Feature, Storyboards, Animatics, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailers, Dinosaur Encyclopedia, Production Notes, Cast & Filmaker Biographies, DVD Rom link to the set of Jurassic Park 3 JURASSIC PARK and THE LOST WORLD COLLECTORS EDITION BOX-SET. Oct 10th Price £34.99 JURASSIC PARK . Special Features: AS ON SOLO DISC ABOVE THE LOST WORLD. Special Features: 53min documentary The Making of The Lost World , Deleted Scenes (7mins), Storyboards, Illustrations & Conceptual Drawings, Production Photographs & Models, Features on The World of Jurassic Park and the special effects team at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Dinosaur Encyclopaedia special menu facts about dinosaurs, 3 x Original Theatrical Trailers, including the trailer for the forthcoming Jurassic Park 3 , Production Notes, Cast & Filmmakers Notes, DVD Rom Features ERIN BROCKOVICH - Simultaneous Rental & DVD Release 16th October. Special Features: Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Featurette, Trailer, Filmographies, Menus & Isolated Music Score PERMANENT MIDNIGHT Simultaneous Rental & DVD Release 23rd October RRP: £19.99 Special Features: Directors Commentary, EPK, TV and Radio Spots, Trailer, Production Notes, Filmographies ONE FALSE MOVE 16th October RRP: £19.99 Special Features: Theatrical Trailer, Directors Commentary, Filmographies LEGENDS OF THE FALL COLLECTORS EDITION 16th October RRP: £19.99 Special Features: Feature Length Commentary with Brad Pitt and Edward Zwick, Deleted Scenes, Feature Length Commentary with Cinematographer and Production Designer, Filmographies, Isolated Scores TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 23rd October RRP: £19.99 Special Features: Theatrical Trailer, Filmographies VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED 23rd October RRP: £19.99 Special Features: Trailer, Production Notes, Universal Web Link, Filmographies TREMORS 23rd October RRP: £19.99 Special Features: Making Of Documentary, Trailers, Outtakes including original ending, Production Photos SLEEPWALKERS 23rd October RRP: £19.99 Special Features: Filmographies NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 23rd October FRIGHT NIGHT 23rd October RRP: £19.99 Special Features: Theatrical Trailer, Filmographies Along with the October schedule form Columbia, they also let us know of the planned November releases. Gladiator doesnt feature in them but of course thus could easily change before then. ELMO IN GROUCHLAND 13th November RRP: £19.99 Special Features: 5min Making Of Documentary, Trailers, 30 second intro from Elmo And Bug JOAN OF ARC 13th November 15 RRP: £19.99 Special Features: 24min Featurette, 2 Theatrical Trailers, Isolated Score, Filmographies SPARTACUS 13th November RRP: £19.99 Special Features: Trailer, Production Notes, Filmographies DIRTY DANCING 27th November RRP: £19.99 Special Features: 3 music videos, Dirty Dancing Concert MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN 6th November BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI 6th November SIMON SEZ 13th November SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS 13th November AMERICAN GRAFITTI 20th November THE JERK 20th November IRON EAGLE 20th November NO WAY BACK 20th November BASKETBALL DIARIES 27th November THE NUTTIEST NUTCRACKER / BUSTER & CHAUNCEY 27th November HANGING UP 27th November Warner brothers have announced "The Hurricane" and "The Insider" "The Hurricane. 11th September, £19.99. Dolby Digtial 5.1. Stars Denzel Washington Spotlight on location - The Making of the Hurricane Feature Commentary with Director Norman Jewson Deleted Scenes "The Insider" 11th September, £19.99 Dolby Digital 5.1 Russell Crowe Al Pacino Cigarette Featurette with star interviews and conversation with the actual characters The charts will be here tomorrow... I would've updated them today, but was too busy watching DVDs :)

August 20th : Get freaking it with Will Smith on DVD... A collection of seven Will Smith music videos with a 12-certificate, but if you were a "hot mummy" in Miami, would you want to fuck him? What am I on about? Read the review then. Will Smith Music Video Collection is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 19th : Rancid Aluminium or rancid DVD...? The billing for this Rhys Ifans / Joseph Fiennes film is "Those in the know, know", but if I'd known what I know now before I'd watched it, would I have bothered? Rancid Aluminium is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 18th : Question reality in The 13th Floor on DVD... Craig Bierko and Gretchen Mol star in a film in which not everything you see may be real. A computer program allows you to simulate an era of time gone by, but while those people inside the simulation are not real, problems are abound when one starts to realise all is not well and wants to check out the real world. The 13th Floor is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

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 : Rules of Engagement, My Dog Skip, Wedding Tackle and reviews of X-Men, M:I-2 and Gone in 60 Seconds are online now.

August 17th : It's not all fun and WarGames on DVD... Matthew Broderick appears on another 80s classic released on DVD after Ferris Bueller in a thriller also starring Ally Sheedy as the love interest. WarGames is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

The Talented Mr. Ripley charms his way onto DVD... Regular DVDfever reviewer Jason Maloney returns with a review of Anthony Minghella's tale of a man to whom there is more than meets the eye, played by Matt Damon, not to mention a BAFTA Award-winning performance from Jude Law as Best Supporting Actor. The Talented Mr. Ripley is online and out on DVD now.

How can Mel C's single be brilliant AND crap...? To find out the answer - and to see last week's chart - visit my music chart analysis page What do you think of the state of the charts? Why not discuss it on the new Talk Talk Forum forum. Who'll be No.1 this Sunday...? At the end of Wednesday's sales, Posh Spice is 2000 sales ahead with her dire "Out of Your Mind" with lame dance outfit Truesteppers and even more lame ex-Another Level loser Dane Bowers. Much better is Spiller with the song that accompanies BBC's "One Summer of Music" self-trailers with a fat man dancing down to being thin. The track is "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", with vocals from ex-Theaudience lead singer and daughter of Blue Peter/Jigsaw's Janet Ellis, Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

August 16th : Adam Sandler takes on Big Daddy on DVD... Adam Sandler is a lazy, anything-but-hard-working bum who couldn't do a day's work to save his life, but things get complicated when a kid turns up that's not his own. Big Daddy is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 15th : Desperate for some Susan-seeking on DVD...? Released this week : One of Madonna's first big-screen outings, she stars alongside Rosanna Arquette in a weird tale of mistaken identity. Aidan Quinn also features. Desperately Seeking Susan is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 14th : X-Men - Is it X-citing...? Released in the cinema on Friday : It's been a long time coming, but the Marvel comic heroes arrive onscreen to do battle with their foes. Patrick Stewart leads the cast which also includes Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ray Park, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. X-Men is online and out at the cinema from Friday August 18th. Got something to say about this film ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

COMPETITION: Digby the Biggest Dog in the World on video... Click on the COMPETITION heading on the left for a chance to win a copy on video of this film starring Jim Dale which is out on video now.

New DVDs out this week

• Barney: Let's Play School (19.99, Universal)
• The Basketball Diaries (cut) (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Bleeder (15.99, Metrodome)
• Children of the New Forest (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• Def Leppard: Video Archive (17.99, Universal)
• Desperately Seeking Susan (19.99, MGM)
• FX: Murder By Illusion (19.99, MGM)
• FX2: The Deadly Art of Illusion (19.99, MGM)
• House on Haunted Hill (19.99, Warner)
• My Stepmother is an Alien (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• No Mercy (19.99, Columbia TriStar)
• The Prisoner Vol.1 (15.99, Carlton)
• The Prisoner Vol.2 (15.99, Carlton)
• The Prisoner Vol.3 (15.99, Carlton)
• The Prisoner Vol.4 (15.99, Carlton)
• The Prisoner Vol.5 (15.99, Carlton)
• The Prisoner Boxset (59.99, Carlton)
• Someone to Watch Over Me (19.99, Columbia TriStar)

The charts will be here tomorrow... I would've updated them today, but Dotmusic couldn't be arsed to update their full Top 75 lists. All being well, normal service will be resumed tomorrow. Virtua Tennis due on the Dreamcast next month... SEGA SERVES UP ARCADE HIT VIRTUA TENNIS FOR DREAMCAST Sega serves up an ace with the imminent release of Virtua Tennis, its first-ever tennis title for the 128-bit, Internet-ready Sega Dreamcast videogame console. Virtua Tennis features fast-paced gameplay, authentic environments and an array of court surfaces that make this game ultra-realistic and fun to play. Virtua Tennis delivers rich 3D graphics and crisp animations so the pros in the game move like the pros in real life. Using simple, intuitive controls, gamers feel like they are actually delivering that drop shot or overhead smash. Virtua Tennis allows gamers to play solo or match up against each other four at a time, for hard-hitting multi-player fun. Gamers can choose to play eight internationally ranked tennis pros including Jim Courier, Cedric Pioline, Tim Henman, Tommy Haas, Mark Phillippoussis, Carlos Moya, Thomas Johansson and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. The pros in the game not only bear each athlete's physical likeness, but also each electronic player has the pro's real life skill attributes. Hear the pros' grunts and groans as they volley for victory with cross-court shots. Watch them go head-to-head on a variety of surfaces -- hard, clay, grass, or carpet -- and see how each surface responds differently. "Virtua Tennis breaks new ground in the tennis genre in terms of graphics and gameplay", said Alison Turner, Head of Marketing, UK. "The game is easy to pick up and play, and provides for hours of replay value with multiple playing modes, new lifelike courts and all-new virtual shopping." "Virtua Tennis" players can choose World Circuit Mode and tour the globe as they battle to win all the big tournaments. With each win, players collect cash awards and shop in the game. Gamers can go into virtual stores and buy new strings for their rackets, cool tennis apparel or energy drinks. If they're feeling like big spenders, they can buy their way into locked stadiums or take on a new identity and buy locked characters. Once players have completed the entire World Circuit, they can access a secret character that can only be seen by circuit champions. Sega's got a surprise for those who prefer arcade gameplay. In arcade mode, gamers can progress to different locations with each match won. They too will unlock a secret character after winning all of the arcade mode levels. To add to the realism, "Virtua Tennis" has included crowds that chime in with oohs and aahhs with every good or bad play. To add to the fun, Sega has included a replay feature, which allows gamers to watch incredible plays over again, right after they're made. Virtua Tennis will be in stores 8TH Sept 2000. Stream Digital Media press release... STREAM DIGITAL MEDIA'S SUCCESS GROWS FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Stream Digital Media is pulling in the stars with many of the cult and industry acclaimed feature films it has recently produced on DVD. The most current titles completed on DVD include Holy Smoke, Blood Simple (Coen brothers), The Filth and The Fury (documentary feature of the Sex Pistols), Spinal Tap and Simpatico. Paul Kind, Head of Stream Digital Media, commented: "We have an incredibly strong team here who have contributed significantly to Stream's growth. Our success is down to attention to detail but above all the creative and imaginative talent we have developed over the last year. Having doubled in size in terms of both projects and staff this year alone, we are already looking at a new location to base the division." Utilizing the wide range of facilities available at 4MC, Stream Digital Media has also recorded a number of live commentaries in their sound suites. Paul Kind commented: "Recently we have seen the likes of Spike Lee recording his director's commentary for Summer of Sam, Damien O'Donnell for East is East, and Kate Winslet with Anne Campion for Holy Smoke". Universal September and October DVDs... As mentioned earlier in the week, the dates have changed. Sep 4th: Darkman 2, The Best of Elton John, Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl Sep 18th: Shania Twain Live Sep 25th: Tremors 2 Oct 2nd: ID, El Cid, To Die For, Walkabout, Chubby Brown: You Fat Bastard, Michael Ball: Live at the Royal Albert Hall Oct 9th: Oklahoma Oct 16th: Fall of the Roman Empire, Gridlock'd, Jude, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber Celebration, Shania Twain: Come on Over Oct 23rd: Land Before Time 7, Dragonheart 2, Darkman 3, Tommy 3 Oct 30th: Michael Ball: Live in New York More details will be posted here as soon as they are known. Stereophonics Greatest Hits DVD... Released on August 28th for £19.99 are all the singles from the album Performance and Cocktails plus a number of others including Hurry Up and Wait, Just Looking and More Life in a Tramp's Vest. The DVD will also include a 'making of', a photo gallery and other bits and pieces. I've really got into the band over the last year and their songs get a tremendous amount of airplay on MTV2 (Sky ch.446). A review of their Performance and Cocktails Live DVD is also online. Two new VCI October DVDs... October 2nd sees the release of two films for the usual price of £19.99. Welcome to Sarajevo: 16:9 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby surround, interviews, behind the scenes footage, trailers, TV spots. I hope the film is in the original 2.35:1 ratio and not cropped to 16:9 though. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love: Dolby surround, interviews, featurette

August 13th : Oh, to be sure to be sure, it's the Westlife Story on DVD... Five boys, five No.1 hits, six videos and an hour-long documentary about 12 months in the life of. The Westlife Story is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 12th : Mad Max-it with Red Dog on Sega Dreamcast... Flashy graphics, loud gunfire, but where's the gameplay? Red Dog is online and out on Sega Dreamcast now. Got something to say about this game ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 11th : Grunt along with the WWF Summerslam 99 on DVD... Hard working sportsmen and women... or overpaid actors? You decide. WWF Summerslam 99 is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

David Gray climbs the White Ladder on CD... Regular DVDfever reviewer Jason Maloney returns with a review of the new album from a man who's only just come to the fore, but he's long since been at the three... David Gray: White Ladder is online and out on CD 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 : Rules of Engagement, My Dog Skip, Wedding Tackle and a review of both M:I-2 and Gone in 60 Seconds are online now.

August 10th : Ewan McGregor is the Rogue Trader on DVD... Ewan McGregor and Anna Friel are the new happily-married couple for whom life goes seriously wrong when Ewan, as Nick Leeson, bets the farm on the wrong horse. Rogue Trader is online and out on DVD now. Check out the COMPETITION page to win a copy of this DVD. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

August 9th : Take a trip with the Dinosaurs on DVD... Kenneth Branagh narrates the ground-breaking TV series in full complete with a 'making of' programme and if you enjoyed this, check out David Attenborough's Living with Dinosaurs which starts tonight on BBC1 at 8pm. Walking with Dinosaurs is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

All change on the Universal DVD front... Thanks to Marcus Harben from Media Group for the phone update I received yesterday regarding the forthcoming DVD releases as stated on Sunday. It appears that many of these titles are subject to change and we should have full details shortly of those changes. However, two new additions which are destined to make it are The Best of Elton John (20 tracks, £17.99) and The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl (11 track, £17.99), their only live recording. The latter in their original line-up is one band I'd really like to see play live, but it's a bit difficult since their lead singer, one Jim Morrison, died the year before I was born... More news on the other discs as I receive it.

August 8th : Shh... It's the Silence of the Se7en Bone Collectors on DVD... Released this week : Denzel Washington's a cripple but a duff plot device won't stop him from cracking the case of madman murderer with a penchant for stealing bits of bone from his victims, as long as Angelina Jolie joins him. The Bone Collector is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

Granada Media DVDs coming soon... Thanks to the R2 Project for the following info which I'm due to receive shortly and after hearing about it I'm trying to get confirmation whether Cold Feet will be in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen (I sincerely hope so!) The majority of the titles just announced contain extras including is some cases commentaries from cast, crew and authors. Here's what they have planned, all are in their original 4:3 ratio except where noted: Cold Feet The complete series 1 11th September. 2*DVD9, running time 355 minutes. The sound is Dolby Surround and the DVD also features the original ITV pilot episode. Price is £24.99 Cold Feet The complete series 2 23rd October. 2*DVD9, running time 321 minutes. The sound is Dolby Surround and the DVD also features a behind the scenes featurette and a photo gallery. Price is £24.99 The Best of the Darling Buds of May 1 11th September. Featuring 3 of the best feature length episodes. DVD9 + DVD5, running time 140 minutes. The sound is Stereo and the DVD also features a photo gallery. Price is £24.99 Jeeves & Wooster The Complete 1st series 23rd October. DVD9 + DVD5, running time 250 minutes. The sound is Stereo and the DVD also features a photo gallery and a commentary from the editor of Wooster Sauce. Price is £19.99 The Best of Rising Damp 23rd October. Five episodes of the classic 70s series including 2 that have never before been available on video or DVD. Running time 140 minutes. The sound is mono and the DVD also features a photo gallery and a commentary from the UK's leading Rising Damp author. Price is £19.99 The Royle Family The Complete 2nd series 6th November. DVD9 , running time 175 minutes. The sound is Stereo and the DVD also features a photo gallery and the 1999 Christmas Special episode. Price is £19.99 An Audience with Tom Jones 23rd October. DVD5 , running time 73 minutes. The sound is Stereo and the DVD also features a photo gallery. This disk is presented with a 16:9 anamorphic picture. The performers include Mick Hucknall, Cerys Matthews and Tommy Scott from Space. Price is £19.99 An Audience with Billy Connolly 20th November. DVD5 , running time 55 minutes. The sound is Stereo. This was his legendary 1985 performance in front of a celebrity audience for London Weekend Television Price is £19.99

August 7th : Nicolas Cage is Gone in 60 Seconds at the cinema... Out now : Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie and Vinnie Jones are amongst the car thieves attempting to steal 50 cars within 24 hours. Will they make it? What do you think... Gone in 60 Seconds is online and out at the cinema now. Got something to say about this film ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

KISS Psycho Circus - the band get their own game on PC... New DVDfever reviewer Nathan Rose from the other side of the pond takes an in-depth look at a game that hasn't been released in the UK yet but sounds like another good first-person-shooter. KISS Psycho Circus is online now.

COMPETITION: Rogue Trader & Sleepy Hollow on DVD... Click on the COMPETITION heading on the left for a chance to win a copy on DVD of this film which is out on DVD now and a review will be posted online later in the week. The winner of the Sleepy Hollow competition was Pat Griffin and I shall pass their details to Fox's PR dept. immediately.

Will Robbie's striptease gain him the No.1 spot...? To find out the answer - and to see last week's chart - visit my music chart analysis page What do you think of the state of the charts? Why not discuss it on the new Talk Talk Forum forum. Alec Guinness dies at 86... Veteran actor Alec Guinness has died in hospital, aged 86. He was taken to King Edward VII hospital in West Sussex on Thursday and died on Saturday. He was one of the last surviving members of Britain's greatest generation of actors, which included Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson. Alec Guinness (right) married playwright Merula Salaman in 1938 and they lived near Petersfield, Hampshire. They had one son, Matthew. Of the many films he appeared in during his career spanning over 60 years, they included Ealing comedies, Bridge on the River Kwai (1959) - for which he won an Oscar, Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and, of course, as Obi Wan Kenobi, first in Star Wars (1979). He was born on April 2nd, 1914. Alec Guinness, 1914-2000 R.I.P. New DVDs and widescreen videos out this week DVDs out this week include : ABBA: Forever Gold (19.99, Universal) Beethoven (19.99, Columbia TriStar) Body Shots (19.99, Entertainment in Video) Bone Collector (19.99, Columbia TriStar) K-911 (15.99, Universal) The Land Before Time (19.99, Universal) The Land Before Time 2 (19.99, Universal) Robin Hood: Men in Tights (19.99, Columbia TriStar) Shania Twain Live (19.99, Universal) The Talented Mr. Ripley (19.99, Buena Vista) Widescreen videos out this week include : Boys on the Beach (15.99, Tartan) Last Hurrah for Chivalry (13.99, dub, MIA)

August 6th : Go, Go, Inspector Gadget on DVD... Special effects galore, but lasting not much longer than an hour, Matthew Broderick is the eponymous hero and Rupert Everett is the evil Dr. Claw. Inspect Gadget is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

Universal DVD releases for September/October... Thanks to Media Group for the DVD Press Pack I've received detailing their releases for September and October. September 4th : High Noon: The classic western starring Gary Cooper, in mono with English subtitles and presented in 4:3 fullscreen. Extras will include a 24-minute featurette, photo gallery, original film poster and a trailer. The Quiet Man: John Ford directs John Wayne in this Oscar-winning classic, in 4:3 fullscreen, mono sound and English subtitles. Extras include a booklet, a photo gallery and other extras TBA. September 18th : Blood Simple: One of the early Coen brothers films starring Frances McDormand, with English subtitles and in 16:9 widescreen. I.D.: A superb and hard-hitting drama about football violence and what happens when policeman Reece Dinsdale gets way too involved. Also starring Warren Clarke, Sean Pertwee and Saskia Reeves, the only info given is that it's in 4:3 fullscreen. We have been promised "extra features" when it's out though. Mulholland Falls: Gangster film starring Nick Nolte, John Malkovich and Michael Madsen, but in 4:3 fullscreen surprisingly and a Dolby Stereo soundtrack. Extras will include a photo gallery and biographies. September 25th : Southern Comfort: Gritty thriller directed by Walter Hill and with a score by Ry Cooder, the disc contains a trailer, is in Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, 16:9 widescreen and contains English subtitles. October 23rd : Dragonheart: A New Beginning: TV sequel to the Sean Connery-voiced original, but the only big star here is the return of Pete Postlethwaite who isn't mentioned in the press release. No extras are mentioned, nor is a price but it runs for 81 mins.

August 5th : Gormengreat or Gormenghastly? It's out now on DVD... With a wealth of talent onscreen and lots of money ploughed into the set-design, can this over-ambitious BBC drama go the distance? Gormenghast is online and out on DVD now. Got something to say about this film/DVD ? Spit it out on the Talk Talk Forum forum.

PS2 delayed until November 24th... Thanks to the R2 Project for the following info which I've been trying to get out of Sony but haven't heard back from them yet. Sony Computer Entertainment Announces Price and New Launch Date for PlayStation®2 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe yesterday announced that it would be releasing its PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system at recommended retail prices of £299 in the United Kingdom, FF2990 in France and DM869 in Germany. All other European prices are aligned with the varying trade margins and VAT rates across the European markets. SCEE also confirmed that due to unprecedented consumer demand for PlayStation 2 in Japan, it would be realigning the launch date in Europe to November 24th. Since its Japanese debut on March 4th 2000, a staggering 3 million PlayStation 2 units have been shipped, making it one of the most successful electronic entertainment product launches ever. A total of 10 million PlayStation 2 units are forecast to be shipped world-wide this financial year, with three million of those expected to be shipped to SCEE territories. With over 40 PlayStation 2 titles due for release before Christmas, both retail and consumers can look forward to a very exciting period in the history of computer entertainment. In announcing the price and adjusted release date, Chris Deering, President of SCEE, said: "PlayStation 2’s performance continues to exceed even the most optimistic forecasts in Japan. This revised launch date allows us to provide increased quantities to retail day one. In fact, we will be shipping many times the number of PlayStation units when it was released in September 1995. We believe that our recommended retail price point represents great value for money for consumers offering interactive entertainment, DVD-video and future-proof technology poised to lead the broadband revolution.” In commenting on the move, Ken Kutaragi, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said: 'SCEI has shipped it's 3 millionth unit of PlayStation 2 in Japan. This record-breaking strong demand allows us to look to the future with great confidence. Just as PlayStation brought interactive gaming to an unprecedented mass market, PlayStation 2’s fusion of games, music and video will open the doors to new entertainment experiences in the home.” Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) is responsible for the marketing, sales and distribution of the PlayStation video games console and the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. SCEE also develops, publishes, markets and distributes software and manages the third party licensing programmes for these two platforms in the PAL territory markets of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and Africa. SCEE is a subsidiary division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. No other system has created as much excitement and support amongst the software development community as the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. Currently over 480 publishers and developers have signed PlayStation 2 license agreements and more than 400 software titles are currently in development world-wide. Backing has also been strong among tool and middleware developers, whose products ensure an environment in which software developers can create the very best entertainment content for PlayStation2. To date a record-breaking 74 million PlayStation units have been shipped world-wide and over 3 million PlayStation 2 units have shipped in Japan since 4th March 2000, making it one of the most successful consumer electronic product launches of all time. BBC videos released in September... Tinsel Town leads the charge for BBC's videos next month - the name of a club that's central to the search for weekend pleasure for a group of young-twentysomethings trying to balance love, work and relationships in Glasgow. It comes on three videos for £14.99 each, or a boxset for £29.99, totalling 6½hours and you can check it out on BBC2 from this Monday (Aug 7th) from 11.20pm each week. September 4th sees BBC release : Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child: £12.99, 95 mins. The first ever complete Doctor Who adventure starring William Hartnell, now available in remastered format for the first time in its entirety. Monty Python: Live at Aspen: £12.99, 57 mins. A live show filmed in March 1998 that's never been shown on TV and featured the team reunited after 18 years. Seems rather a short video though. Stephen Poliakoff Box Set: £24.99, 275 mins. The entire Shooting the Past and Caught on a Train Delia Smith: How to Cook: Part Two: £19.99, 300 mins. Not Jamie Oliver, thankfully. Holy Smoke and the Sex Pistols coming sooner... Thanks to VCI for the info that both Holy Smoke and The Filth and The Fury have been brought forward to September 11th. The date applies t