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news page pic August 29th:

COMPETITION: 24 DVD/UMD comps...

The new competitions online are as follows.

Please note, at DVDfever.co.uk we'll be taking a summer break for the next couple of weeks so the next major update will be on Monday Sept 12th, but we might find time for a music chart update along the way.

  • Scary Movie 3.5 & Don't Be A Menace... Special Editions (DVD)
  • Scrubs Season 2 (DVD)
  • Johnny Suede & Pretty Poison (DVD)
  • The Beatles Biggest Secret (DVD)
  • Silver Hawk & The Bodyguard Comp.1 (DVD)
  • WWE The Monday Night War (DVD)
  • Sparky's Magic Piano (DVD)
  • Goodnight Sweetheart Series 2 & The Tomorrow People: New Generation (DVD)
  • Don't Move (DVD)
  • To The Ends of the Earth (DVD)
  • Kids Bumper Collection Park (DVD)
  • Conviction: The Complete Series (DVD)
  • Transformers Double Bill (DVD)
  • Palindromes (DVD)
  • Glengarry Glen Ross Special Edition (DVD)
  • Box of the Banned (DVD)
  • Catweazle Series 2, ITC 50 & Man in a Suitcase (DVD)
  • Classic Kids TV Series from Network (DVD)
  • Classic Horror & Drama from Network (DVD)
  • Classic ITV Drama from Network (DVD)
  • Benny Hill Double Bill (DVD)
  • Silver Hawk & The Bodyguard Comp.2 (DVD)
  • Downfall (DVD)
  • Monster-in-Law & A Dirty Shame (DVD)

news page pic COMPETITION ANSWERS: August comps...

Thanks to all the PR companies involved in last months comps and the answers are as follows:

  • Box of Blood Collection (DVD): Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen starred together in Aliens.
  • The Preston Sturges Collection (DVD): The film title is Christmas in July.
  • Kolya (DVD): The movie is set in Czechoslovakia.
  • Fight Club & I, Robot (DVD): Brad Pitt starred alongside Angelina Jolie in Mr & Mrs Smith.
  • Goodnight Sweetheart Series 1 & Caroline in the City Season 1 (DVD): Lea Thompson starred in Back to the Future.
  • TV Classics from Network (DVD): Clannad performed the theme to Harry's Game.
  • Soldier Soldier Series 5 & Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (DVD): Robson Green & Jerome Flynn got to No.1
  • Like Water for Chocolate (DVD): The film is set in Mexico.
  • The Tomorrow People Series 6, 7 & 8 Boxset (DVD): Kristian Schmid played Todd Landers in Neighbours.
  • IFC Global Domination (DVD): IFC stands for International Fighting Championship.
  • A Wedding & Myra Breckenridge (DVD): The Robert Altman film was The Player.
  • Home Improvement Season 2 (DVD): The Tim Allen film is The Santa Clause.
  • Very Bad Things (DVD): Christian Slater played Winston Churchill.
  • Slaughterhouse Five (DVD): The sport featured in Slap Shot was ice hockey.
  • Sugar Rush Series 1 (DVD): Julie Birchill wrote the novel.
  • The Adjuster & Exotica (DVD): Elias Koteas' profession is an insurance agent.

news page pic New DVDs out this week...

The new releases are as follows:

  • Bullet Boy (19.99, VCI)
  • Catweazle Series 2 (24.99, Network)
  • Clifford's Really Big Movie (15.99, Warner)
  • The Corporation (12.99, VCI)
  • Crossroads Vol 2 (24.99, Network)
  • Iron Maiden: Death On The Road (17.99, EMI)
  • Jaws 30th Anniversary SE (19.99, Universal)
  • Jaws 30th Anniversary BS (39.99, Universal)
  • Jurassic Park 1-3 BS (29.99, Universal)
  • Man In A Suitcase: Complete Series (79.99, Network)
  • The Mighty Boosh Series 1 (19.99, BBC)
  • The Mind Of The Married Man Series 1 (15.99, Warner)
  • Mr Bean: The Animated Series Vol 1 (14.99, Universal)
  • Murder She Wrote Series 1 (29.99, Universal)
  • Rebus: Black And Blue / Hanging Garden / Dead Souls (24.99, Universal)
  • Ring Two (19.99, Universal)
  • Ring 1 & Two SE (29.99, Universal)
  • The Rockford Files Season 1 (34.99, Universal)
  • Shelter Island (15.99, Disc)
  • Still Game Series 4 (19.99, VCI)
  • Transformers: Return Of Megatron (12.99, Paramount)
  • Watership Down SE (15.99, Warner)
  • XXX2: The Next Level (19.99, Columbia)
  • XXX SE / XXX2: The Next Level (24.99, Columbia)

news page pic August 22nd:

Catch the Hawk! Not Hudson, but the Silver Hawk on DVD...

By day she's millionairess and model Lucy Wong, but by night she's the crime-fighting Silver Hawk of the title and Superintendent Man is intent on catching her, but how come he can't recognise her when he knows Lucy from when they were kids?

Michelle Yeoh and Richie Ren star alongside Luke Goss as the baddie, Alexander Wolfe.

Silver Hawk is online and out on DVD on September 26th.

news page pic Love some Elvis on CD...

As things take it easy over the summer, we're taking a look back at some previous reviews, including this one from DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts and in the light of ITV's Elvis Mania on Saturday, we revisit this collection released back in January of some of The King's greatest hits.

Elvis Presley: Love, Elvis is online and out on CD now.

news page pic CHARTS: James Blunt vs. McFly - who got the No.1...?

Check out the music chart analysis page. which is online now.

The release dates for singles go up until mid-September with albums until November 2005.

news page pic COMPETITION: 16 DVD comps...

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

  • Box of Blood Collection (DVD)
  • The Preston Sturges Collection (DVD)
  • Kolya (DVD)
  • Fight Club & I, Robot (DVD)
  • Goodnight Sweetheart Series 1 & Caroline in the City Season 1 (DVD)
  • TV Classics from Network (DVD)
  • Soldier Soldier Series 5 & Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (DVD)
  • Like Water for Chocolate (DVD)
  • The Tomorrow People Series 6, 7 & 8 Boxset (DVD)
  • IFC Global Domination (DVD)
  • A Wedding & Myra Breckenridge (DVD)
  • Home Improvement Season 2 (DVD)
  • Very Bad Things (DVD)
  • Slaughterhouse Five (DVD)
  • Sugar Rush Series 1 (DVD)
  • The Adjuster & Exotica (DVD)

DVD highlights out now and shortly...

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

Harry's Game (£14.99, Network) is the story of two killers. One is Billy Downes (Derek Thompson), cold-blooded assassin of a British Cabinet Minister. The other is Harry Brown (Ray Lonnen), Captain by rank and with orders to eliminate the IRA hitman in his own backyard - the Falls Road, Belfast.

Both men believe their cause is just. But only one can win. Harry's game - to find the identity of the killer and destroy him before his cover is blown.. With powerful performances from Ray Lonnen and Derek Thompson as the deadly opponents, one-time ITN correspondent Gerald Seymour's tale of man against man has all the ingredients to keep you on the edge of your seat right to the last moment.

Football Days (£12.99, Dogwoof Pictures) is out now.

Six friends, talent less and unfit, form a seven-a-side football team. They call themselves Brazil. They plan to play soccer until they win.

This is a comedy of delusion, of the survival of the unfittest in the face of humiliation and inevitable defeat. On and off the pitch their movements are the same – shuffling, stumbling then staggering, the pratfalls of endearing losers.

Their most formidable opponents, of course, are the women they love but can’t stand – demanding wives and girlfriends. Sexual adventures give way to prosaic thirty-something coupledom.

A feel-good movie; a hilarious buddy comedy, with football, sex and mid 30’s crisis.

The Chronicles of Riddick Director's Cut (£19.99, Universal) is out on Sept 19th and sees Vin Diesel reprise his role as hunted fugitive Riddick, his anti-hero character from cult movie Pitch Black. Riddick is on the run.

Escaping from mercenaries determined to collect the price on his head, he finds himself at the heart of a battle that is not his. With Necromonger conquerors threatening the future of the entire universe, Riddick could be the only unlikely hero to save the human race. But will he be interested in saving anything other than his own life? With groundbreaking special effects, incredible action scenes in fantastic worlds and an all star cast, including Dame Judi Dench and Thandie Newton, The Chronicles of Riddick will take you on a thrill-ride like you've never experienced before.

Running for 135 mins, the extras include: Director’s commentary, Deleted scenes, Riddick Insider On Off, Virtual Guide to The Chronicles of Riddick, Creation of New Mecca, Toomb’s Chase Log, Visual Effects Revealed, Riddick’s Worlds, Interactive Production Calendar, Riddick Rises and Keep What you Kill.

Gladiator Extended Special Edition (£19.99, Universal) is out on Sept 12th.

Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor, Gladiator is here released as an Extended Special Edition, featuring 17 minutes of additional footage not shown in cinemas. Personally overseen by director Ridley Scott, this 3 disc edition, with new bonus materials, delivers the most intense Gladiator experience ever!

The extras are as follows:

  • Disc One: Introduction by Ridley Scott. Commentary by Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott. Are You Not Entertained?
  • Disc Two: Tale of the Scribes: Story Development. The Tools of War: Weapons. Attire of the Realm: Costume Design. The Heat of Battle: Production Journals. The Glory of Rome: Visual Effects. Shadows and Dust: Resurrecting Proximo. Echoes in Eternity: R elease and Impact.
  • Disc Three Production Design Primer: Arthur Max. Production Design Gallery. Storyboard Demonstration: Sylvain Despretz. Storyboard Gallery. Storyboard-To-Film Comparisons. Ridleygrams. Costume Design Gallery. Photo Galleries. Abandoned Sequences & Del eted Scenes. VFX Explorations: Germania & Rome. Trailer & TV Spots.
  • Crossroads Vol.2 (£24.99, Network) is out next week.

    Here in all it's glory, is a second volume of Crossroads. Meg and Sandy Richardson, Benny Hawkins, Adam Chance, (Wee) Shughie McFee - the names still strike a chord in the memories of a generation of people who sat, entranced, watching the latest escapades of the staff and customers of the Crossroads Motel.

    Entranced, but usually for the wrong reason! Would the walls wobble? Would the actors dry up or start laughing mid-sentence? Anything could happen.

    news page pic The DVDfever.co.uk discussion forum...

    Want to chat about anything you've seen on this site, or just fancy a rant about anything music, DVD and TV related? Get to the forum and start presenting your opinions!

    Click on the Discussion Forum link on the left-hand menu now.

    news page pic New DVDs out this week...

    The new releases are as follows:

    • 2 Point 4 Children Series 3 (16.99, Eureka)
    • Box Of Blood BS (29.99, Anchor Bay)
    • Caroline In The City Season 1 (24.99, Revelation)
    • The Catherine Tate Show Series 1 (19.99, BBC)
    • Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things! (14.99, Anchor Bay)
    • Christmas In August (17.99, Tai Seng)
    • Chunky Monkey (15.99, Revolver)
    • The Commitment (16.99, Anchor Bay)
    • Cursed (17.99, Buena Vista)
    • Devour (19.99, Columbia)
    • The Final Cut (19.99, EiV)
    • Harry's Game (14.99, Network)
    • Heimat 3 BS (99.99, Artificial Eye)
    • Ice Princess (15.99, Buena Vista)
    • IFC Global Domination (16.99, Eureka)
    • Jude The Obscure (1971) (19.99, DD)
    • Jupiter Moon Vol 7 Episodes 46 To 50 (12.99, Oracle)
    • Kiss Me Monster (14.99, Anchor Bay)
    • Life Is A Miracle (19.99, Artificial Eye)
    • Like Water For Chocolate (15.99, Arrow)
    • Lilo And Stitch SE (21.99, Buena Vista)
    • Lilo And Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch (19.99, Buena Vista)
    • Lilo And Stitch 1 & 2 BS (29.99, Buena Vista)
    • The Lover (12.99, Columbia)
    • Maria Full Of Grace (17.99, Warner)
    • Once Upon A Time In High School (17.99, Contender)
    • Onibaba (19.99, Eureka)
    • Party Party (15.99, Universal)
    • Power Rangers Dino Thunder: Triassic Triumph Vol 5 (12.99, Buena Vista)
    • Preston Sturges BS (69.99, Universal)
    • Riding Giants (19.99, Columbia)
    • Sahara (19.99, Paramount)
    • The Sandbaggers Series 1 (19.99, Network)
    • Tiresia (19.99, Tartan)
    • Tokyo Psycho (15.99, Disc)
    • The Tomorrow People Series 6, 7 And 8 BS (39.99, Revelation)
    • Twenty-Nine Palms (19.99, Tartan)
    • The Twilight Zone Season 1 (59.99, VCI)
    • The Wedding Date (19.99, EiV)
    • Werner Herzog Vol.2 BS (29.99, Anchor Bay)
    • Who Killed Bambi? (19.99, Tartan)

    news page pic August 19th:

    Dan's Movie Digest @ DVDfever.co.uk...

    DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK top 10 cinema listings, UK release dates, websites and trailers.

    Dan's Movie Digest is online now.

    news page pic Updated cinema listings...

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

    The new films released this week include: Bewitched, The Perfect Man and Unleashed.

    August 17th:

    news page pic news page pic COMPETITION: 15 DVD comps...

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

    • The Preston Sturges Collection (DVD)
    • Kolya (DVD)
    • Fight Club & I, Robot (DVD)
    • Goodnight Sweetheart Series 1 & Caroline in the City Season 1 (DVD)
    • TV Classics from Network (DVD)
    • Soldier Soldier Series 5 & Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (DVD)
    • Like Water for Chocolate (DVD)
    • The Tomorrow People Series 6, 7 & 8 Boxset (DVD)
    • IFC Global Domination (DVD)
    • A Wedding & Myra Breckenridge (DVD)
    • Home Improvement Season 2 (DVD)
    • Very Bad Things (DVD)
    • Slaughterhouse Five (DVD)
    • Sugar Rush Series 1 (DVD)
    • The Adjuster & Exotica (DVD)

    news page pic August 15th:

    Take a trip back to the Garden State on DVD...

    I'm a big fan of the sitcom Scrubs, starring Zach Braff, whose feature-length directorial debut is now out on DVD. It's a simple, yet brilliantly-written and engaging tale of a young man's homecoming after a long time away and the fate that awaits him.

    Co-starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and Ian Holm, this is an unmissable movie.

    Garden State is online and out on DVD now.

    news page pic Get to know Me & You & Everyone We Know at the cinema...

    DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Helen Jerome returns with a low-budget drama about loneliness, isolation and art in the 21st Century, which won the 2005 Sundance Special Jury Prize.

    Me & You & Everyone We Know is online and out at the cinema from this Friday.

    news page pic Taking a look back at Texas on CD...

    As things take it easy over the summer, we're taking a look back at some previous reviews, including this one from DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Jason Maloney, back to 2000, when he lent an ear to the greatest hits package from Texas, a band who've recently come back to the fore but with some of their most bland and pointless material to date, so it's time to remind ourselves of the time when they had something out worth hearing.

    Texas: Greatest Hits is online and out on CD now.

    news page pic CHARTS: James Blunt vs. Goldfrapp - who got the No.1...?

    Check out the music chart analysis page. which is online now.

    The release dates for singles go up until mid-September with albums until November 2005.

    news page pic COMPETITION: 13 DVD comps...

    The new competitions online are as follows:

    • Fight Club & I, Robot (DVD)
    • Goodnight Sweetheart Series 1 & Caroline in the City Season 1 (DVD)
    • TV Classics from Network (DVD)
    • Soldier Soldier Series 5 & Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (DVD)
    • Like Water for Chocolate (DVD)
    • The Tomorrow People Series 6, 7 & 8 Boxset (DVD)
    • IFC Global Domination (DVD)
    • A Wedding & Myra Breckenridge (DVD)
    • Home Improvement Season 2 (DVD)
    • Very Bad Things (DVD)
    • Slaughterhouse Five (DVD)
    • Sugar Rush Series 1 (DVD)
    • The Adjuster & Exotica (DVD)

    news page pic The DVDfever.co.uk discussion forum...

    Want to chat about anything you've seen on this site, or just fancy a rant about anything music, DVD and TV related? Get to the forum and start presenting your opinions!

    Click on the Discussion Forum link on the left-hand menu now.

    news page pic New DVDs out this week...

    The new releases are as follows:

    • Along Came Jones (12.99, MGM)
    • Brainiac: Best Of Series 1 (12.99, Granada)
    • Bulldog Drummond: Deadlier Than The Male / Some Girls Do (14.99, Network)
    • Catherine Cookson: Complete Collection (99.99, Granada)
    • Coach Carter (19.99, Paramount)
    • Crimewave (15.99, VCI)
    • Death Rides A Horse (12.99, MGM)
    • Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (14.99, Network)
    • Dukes Of Hazzard Season 1 (29.99, Warner)
    • Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 (19.99, Network)
    • The Interpreter (19.99, Universal)
    • The Invisible Man: Complete 1958 Series (29.99, Disc)
    • Jack The Bear (12.99, Fox)
    • Juliet Of The Spirits (19.99, Nouveau)
    • M.A.S.H. Season 8 (29.99, Fox)
    • Mutant X Season 2 Vol 5 (19.99, Contender)
    • Myra Breckinridge (19.99, Second Sight)
    • Rancho Deluxe (12.99, MGM)
    • The Return Of Sabata (12.99, MGM)
    • Sabata (12.99, MGM)
    • Slaves Of New York (12.99, Columbia)
    • Stripes SE (12.99, Columbia)
    • Sugar Rush Series 1 (19.99, VCI)
    • Tears Of The Sun CE (12.99, Columbia)
    • Terry And June Series 1 (15.99, VCI)
    • Three Of A Kind Series 1 (15.99, VCI)
    • Very Bad Things (12.99, Universal)
    • A Wedding (19.99, Second Sight)
    • Will And Grace Season 6 (49.99, Contender)
    • Wonder Woman Season 1 (29.99, Warner)

    news page pic August 10th:

    Dan's Movie Digest @ DVDfever.co.uk...

    DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK top 10 cinema listings, UK release dates, websites and trailers.

    Dan's Movie Digest is online now.

    news page pic Updated cinema listings...

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

    The new films released this week include: Crash, The Island, The Bad News Bears and The Perfect Catch?.

    news page pic BBC Three's new whacking great channel logo...

    Apparently, since last Friday (although I only watch The Smoking Room at the moment on there so only found out about it last night, BBC Three's channel controller and all-round complete moron, Stuart Murphy, has made a massive increase in the size of the channel's redundant channel logo so that it mirrors the original intended image as shown on the right.

    Stuart Murphy, we know what channel we're watching. Our digiboxes tell us since it's a digital-only station and, hence, no reason for any such logos at all. You really are a complete disgrace.

    You can either register your disgust at the BBC Points of View website by clicking on the BBC Three logo, or send an email direct to the idiot himself by visiting the DVDfever vs. BBC DOGs page and clicking the link to complain to all relevant people at the BBC.

    news page pic August 8th:

    Who would believe the tale of The Woodsman on DVD...?

    I first heard about this low-budget movie on BBC News 24's Talking Movies programme when it garnered rave reviews on the independent movie circuit, as it's far from an easy subject matter to digest.

    Kevin Bacon stars alongside his real-life wife Kyra Sedgwick in a drama about a man who's just been released from prison after 12 years for a hideous crime, and his attempt to rebuild his life following this.

    The Woodsman is online and out on DVD now.

    news page pic When can a car Crash be beneficial...?

    Nothing to do with the 1996 David Cronenberg movie of the same name, DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Helen Jerome looks at this film which is one that brings strangers together following a car crash and features the talents of Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandie Newton and Matt Dillon in performances that see them playing a different side to what we'd normally expect.

    Crash is online and out at the cinema from this Friday.

    news page pic Stephen Fretwell releases his Magpie on CD...

    DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts is away throughout August broadcasting direct to the residents of Spain, so while he's abroad we'll take a look back at some of his reviews, continuing with this one from singer-songwriter Stephen Fretwell, whose album was released back in November last year, but who's making quite a name for himself as more of his brand are being recognised, such as with the likes of James Blunt, who remains at the top of the singles and albums chart this week.

    Stephen Fretwell: Magpie is online and out on CD now.

    news page pic CHARTS: James Blunt vs. Texas - who got the No.1...?

    Check out the music chart analysis page. which is online now.

    The release dates for singles go up until mid-September with albums until November 2005.

    news page pic COMPETITION: 13 DVD comps...

    The new competitions online are as follows:

    • Fight Club & I, Robot (DVD)
    • Goodnight Sweetheart Series 1 & Caroline in the City Season 1 (DVD)
    • TV Classics from Network (DVD)
    • Soldier Soldier Series 5 & Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (DVD)
    • Like Water for Chocolate (DVD)
    • The Tomorrow People Series 6, 7 & 8 Boxset (DVD)
    • IFC Global Domination (DVD)
    • A Wedding & Myra Breckenridge (DVD)
    • Home Improvement Season 2 (DVD)
    • Very Bad Things (DVD)
    • Slaughterhouse Five (DVD)
    • Sugar Rush Series 1 (DVD)
    • The Adjuster & Exotica (DVD)

    news page pic The DVDfever.co.uk discussion forum...

    Want to chat about anything you've seen on this site, or just fancy a rant about anything music, DVD and TV related? Get to the forum and start presenting your opinions!

    Click on the Discussion Forum link on the left-hand menu now.

    news page pic New DVDs out this week...

    The new releases are as follows:

    • 24 Season 4 (49.99, Fox)
    • 24 Seasons 1 To 4 (119.99, Fox)
    • Art Heist (19.99, Columbia)
    • Ballykissangel Season 1 (19.99, VCI)
    • Beau Geste (15.99, VCI)
    • Black Joy (12.99, Fremantle)
    • Born And Bred Series 3 (39.99, Acorn)
    • Bottom Series 3 (15.99, BBC)
    • The Bridge On The River Kwai (Superbit) (12.99, Columbia)
    • Crossroads Part 2 (24.99, Network)
    • Dad's Army Series 4 (15.99, BBC)
    • Gladiatress (12.99, MGM)
    • The Grind (15.99, Warner)
    • The Guns Of Navarone (12.99, Columbia)
    • Hancock's Half Hour Vol 2 (12.99, BBC)
    • Man Of The House (19.99, Columbia)
    • Midsomer Murders: A Tale Of Two Hamlets (16.99, Acorn)
    • Midsomer Murders: Birds Of Prey (16.99, Acorn)
    • One Foot In The Grave Series 3 (15.99, BBC)
    • Paradise Postponed BS (59.99, Acorn)
    • The Parent Trap SE (1998) (19.99, Buena Vista)
    • Pie In The Sky Series 4 (24.99, Acorn)
    • Public Eye: Complete 1971 Series (39.99, Network)
    • Shadow Raiders Season 2 (15.99, VCI)
    • Slaughterhouse Five (19.99, Universal)
    • Soldier Soldier Series 5 (29.99, Network)
    • Starting Over (15.99, Paramount)
    • Steptoe And Son Series 2 (12.99, BBC)
    • Tarzan SE / Tarzan 2 (29.99, Buena Vista)
    • Tarzan 2 (19.99, Buena Vista)
    • Wake of Death (19.99, Columbia)

    news page pic August 4th:

    Dan's Movie Digest @ DVDfever.co.uk...

    DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK top 10 cinema listings, UK release dates, websites and trailers.

    Dan's Movie Digest is online now.

    news page pic news page pic COMPETITION: 13 DVD comps...

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

    • Fight Club & I, Robot (DVD)
    • Goodnight Sweetheart Series 1 & Caroline in the City Season 1 (DVD)
    • TV Classics from Network (DVD)
    • Soldier Soldier Series 5 & Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (DVD)
    • Like Water for Chocolate (DVD)
    • The Tomorrow People Series 6, 7 & 8 Boxset (DVD)
    • IFC Global Domination (DVD)
    • A Wedding & Myra Breckenridge (DVD)
    • Home Improvement Season 2 (DVD)
    • Very Bad Things (DVD)
    • Slaughterhouse Five (DVD)
    • Sugar Rush Series 1 (DVD)
    • The Adjuster & Exotica (DVD)

    news page pic Updated cinema listings...

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

    The new films released this week include: Herbie: Fully Loaded, Stealth and The Devil's Rejects.

    news page pic news page pic August 3rd:

    COMPETITION: 11 DVD comps...

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

    • TV Classics from Network (DVD)
    • Soldier Soldier Series 5 & Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (DVD)
    • Like Water for Chocolate (DVD)
    • The Tomorrow People Series 6, 7 & 8 Boxset (DVD)
    • IFC Global Domination (DVD)
    • A Wedding & Myra Breckenridge (DVD)
    • Home Improvement Season 2 (DVD)
    • Very Bad Things (DVD)
    • Slaughterhouse Five (DVD)
    • Sugar Rush Series 1 (DVD)
    • The Adjuster & Exotica (DVD)

    news page pic news page pic August 2nd:

    COMPETITION: 9 DVD comps...

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

    • Like Water for Chocolate (DVD)
    • The Tomorrow People Series 6, 7 & 8 Boxset (DVD)
    • IFC Global Domination (DVD)
    • A Wedding & Myra Breckenridge (DVD)
    • Home Improvement Season 2 (DVD)
    • Very Bad Things (DVD)
    • Slaughterhouse Five (DVD)
    • Sugar Rush Series 1 (DVD)
    • The Adjuster & Exotica (DVD)

    news page pic August 1st:

    D.E.B.S.: High-school spies with a difference on DVD...

    And the difference is that not all of the girls in this movie are straight, but it's still a 12-certificate so it's not exactly full of hanky-panky.

    Sara Foster heads up the D.E.B.S. who are on the trail of the world's biggest supervillain, Lucy Diamond, played by Jordana Brewster, but who will be taking down who's particulars?

    D.E.B.S. is online and out on DVD now.

    news page pic James Blunt: Live in Manchester...

    DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts is away throughout August broadcasting direct to the residents of Spain, so while he's abroad we'll take a look back at some of his reviews starting with this one for a gig for the then-not-very-well-known James Blunt, who's since gone on to top the single and album charts simultaneously and so everyone knows his name.

    James Blunt: Live in Manchester is online now.

    news page pic CHARTS: James Blunt vs. Daniel Powter - who got the No.1...?

    Check out the music chart analysis page. which is online now.

    The release dates for singles go up until mid-September with albums until November 2005.

    news page pic COMPETITION: 7 DVD comps...

    The new competitions online are as follows:

    • IFC Global Domination (DVD)
    • A Wedding & Myra Breckenridge (DVD)
    • Home Improvement Season 2 (DVD)
    • Very Bad Things (DVD)
    • Slaughterhouse Five (DVD)
    • Sugar Rush Series 1 (DVD)
    • The Adjuster & Exotica (DVD)

    news page pic COMPETITION ANSWERS: July comps...

    Thanks to all the PR companies involved in last months comps and the answers are as follows:

    • The Tomorrow People Series 8 (DVD): Roger Price created the original series.
    • Bedazzled (1967) (DVD): Raquel Welch played Lilian Lust.
    • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (DVD): The Wes Anderson film about a prep school is Rushmore.
    • The Woodsman (DVD): Kevin Bacon is married to Kyra Sedgwick
    • Murder Investigation Team Series 1 (DVD): Lindsey Coulson played Carol Jackson in Eastenders.
    • The Claude Chabrol Collection (DVD): Claude Chabrol was born in Paris.
    • Classic TV from Universal (DVD): Kojak's catchphrase was "Who loves ya, baby?"
    • Little Lady Fauntleroy (DVD): James Harries is now known as Lauren Harries.
    • The Book Group Series 2 (DVD): Derek Riddell starred in No Angels.
    • Perfect Ace 2 (PS2): The UK tennis championships in June each year are held in Wimbeldon.
    • CSI Season 4 Part 2 (DVD): Jorja Fox was in Memento.
    • Rank 70 Years Boxset (DVD): Brief Encounter was directed by David Lean
    • Comic Strip: The Complete Series (DVD): The heavy metal group was Bad News.
    • Everybody Loves Raymond Season 2 (DVD): Ray Romano played Manfred in Ice Age.
    • Shadow Raiders Season 1 (DVD): War Planets is the alternate name for this series.
    • Frankenstein (DVD): Luke Goss plays Frankenstein's monster.
    • Blackmore's Night (DVD): Ritchie Blackmore is a member of Deep Purple.
    • Thriller: The Complete Series (DVD): Robert Powell played Jesus of Nazareth in the 1977 mini-series?
    • Coronation Street: 1970s (DVD): The soap is set in Manchester.
    • Gideon's Way, Edward & Mrs Simpson, Julie Walters & Friends, Outside Edge (DVD): Julie Walters' comedy partner is Victoria Wood.
    • Prince: Sign O The Times & Prom Night (DVD): The Prince song covered was Kiss.
    • Boogeyman (DVD): Lucy Lawless played Xena: Warrior Princess.
    • Born on the Fourth of July & Double Indemnity (DVD): Tom Cruise's first wife was Mimi Rogers.
    • The Mask 10th Anniversary Special Edition (DVD): Cameron Diaz played Tina Carlyle.
    • Hostage (DVD): Bruce Willis' Die Hard character is John McClane.
    • Isle of Wight 2004 (DVD): The Manic Street Preachers sang A Design for Life.
    • Destroy All Humans! (PS2): Jack Nicholson played the President in Mars Attacks!
    • Tru Calling The Complete Series (DVD): Eliza Dushku played Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

    news page pic The DVDfever.co.uk discussion forum...

    Want to chat about anything you've seen on this site, or just fancy a rant about anything music, DVD and TV related? Get to the forum and start presenting your opinions!

    Click on the Discussion Forum link on the left-hand menu now.

    news page pic New DVDs out this week...

    The new releases are as follows:

    • The Adjuster (19.99, Network)
    • Alexander (Original Theatrical Version) (22.99, Warner)
    • Alexander DC (17.99, Warner)
    • Angel: The Vampire Anthology - Cordelia (12.99, Fox)
    • Angel: The Vampire Anthology - Fred (12.99, Fox)
    • Angel: The Vampire Anthology - Gunn (12.99, Fox)
    • Angel: The Vampire Anthology - Wesley (12.99, Fox)
    • Bewitched Season 1 (34.99, Columbia)
    • Blackpool Series 1 (19.99, BBC)
    • Bonjour Tristesse (12.99, Columbia)
    • A Breath Of A Scandal (15.99, Paramount)
    • Buster Keaton CE BS (29.99, Stonevision)
    • Charmed Season 2 (59.99, Paramount)
    • Coyote Ugly DC (19.99, Buena Vista)
    • Doctor Who 2005 Vol 3 (15.99, BBC)
    • EMR (12.99, Dogwoof)
    • Exotica (19.99, Network)
    • Gideon's Way: The Complete Series (49.99, Network)
    • Gloria (1980) (12.99, Columbia)
    • The Golden Girls Season 2 (29.99, Buena Vista)
    • Gone In 60 Seconds DC (19.99, Buena Vista)
    • Heller In Pink Tights (15.99, Paramount)
    • Holding On (24.99, BBC)
    • Home Improvement Season 2 (29.99, Buena Vista)
    • It Started In Naples (15.99, Paramount)
    • Johnny Reno (15.99, Paramount)
    • The Machinist (15.99, Tartan)
    • Places In The Heart (12.99, Columbia)
    • The Richard Pryor Show (19.99, Revolver)
    • Star Trek: Insurrection SE (24.99, Paramount)
    • Ultimate Fighting Championship 52: Couture Vs Liddell 2 (17.99, Silver Vision)
    • Waterhole 3 (15.99, Paramount)
    • WWE Backlash 2005 (17.99, Silver vision)
    • WWE Summerslam 1990 And 1991 (19.99, Silver Vision)


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