Banish the beasts in Shadow of the Colossus on PS2...
Four years ago, the game Ico arrived on the PS2 and looked and played
like a work of art as the camera swept around the lavish landscapes, while
also being very playable. Now what do the team behind the game have in store
for their latest opus? Read on...
The Research are a new three-piece band from Yorkshire who, according to
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts,
have made "a rather charming album", they rival bands like The Magic
Numbers and do it all on a small budget too.
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The release dates for singles go up until May
with albums also until May 2006.
Note also that the new competitions for March will be online shortly.
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And visit especially if you want to know why HDTV deserves to fail if it's
left in the hands of certain broadcasters...
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 out include: Lucky Number Slevin, Seven Swords, Dave Movie and
The Fog (2006).
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.
This week, the award winners for the BAFTA 2006 Awards are included.
Now including the updated UK cinema release figures for this week.
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.
This week, the award winners for the BAFTA 2006 Awards are included.
The debut full album from this band who took their name from a Nick Drake
song,
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts
calls the release from this Scottish quartet a "breath of fresh 'airwaves'".
Find out if you agree...
Keira Knightley takes her chances as Domino on DVD...
Released today:
Based on a true story, "sort of", the film claims, Keira Knightley
takes the lead role as model-turned-bounty hunter Domino Harvey, who shunned
the high-life for "a bit of fun". Expect violence and swearing aplenty, plus
lots of arty direction given that action-meister Tony Scott is at the helm,
but when all's said and done, does it all make sense?
James Blunt delves into The Bedlam Sessions on CD/DVD...
A dual-package for this artist whose You're Beautiful keeps going
back into the charts (re-entering again this week at No.31). If you want
to see one live gig from last November and hear another from December,
then take a trip through The Bedlam Sessions with
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts.
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as Liz McClarnon.
The release dates for singles go up until April
with albums also until May 2006.
COMPETITION: 21 DVD/UMD/PS2/PC comps...
The new competitions online are as follows:
Zathura (PS2)
Crashday (PC)
Domino & Dreamer (DVD)
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (DVD)
November (DVD)
Candyman Collector's Edition Comp.2 (DVD)
Magnum PI & Northern Exposure Season 3 (DVD)
Asylum (DVD)
Candyman Collector's Edition Comp.1 (DVD)
Caroline in the City Season 3, The Tribe Season 2 & McLibel (DVD)
The Corpse Bride (DVD)
Classic TV Comedy from Network (DVD)
Benny Hill & On The Buses (DVD)
Classic TV Drama from Network (DVD)
Classic Film Drama from Network (DVD)
WWE UMD Bonanza from Silver Vision (UMD)
The Mitchell & Webb Situation (DVD)
The Mighty Celt & The Green Butchers (DVD)
The Bicycle Thieves & Miracle in Milan (DVD)
Sons and Lovers (DVD)
Kyon Ki (DVD)
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It's the time of the week for Acoustic Fridays on CD...
From the sound of the album title I thought this was another standard
mainstream collection of tunes to listen to on a Friday, but as
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts
points out, this is something different altogether - a collection of
artists performing tracks in an "eclectic acoustic" style which has "garnered
them a massive and respectful audience".
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 out include: Aeon Flux, The Constant Gardener and
Casanova.
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.
Now including the updated US cinema release figures for this week.
The new competitions online are as follows including two new ones added today.
We've also been asked to split up the comps for Sons and Lovers and
Kyon Ki, so prior to this announcement all previous entries for both titles
will still be allowed. From now on, please enter the comps separately.
Zathura (PS2)
Crashday (PC)
Domino & Dreamer (DVD)
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (DVD)
November (DVD)
Candyman Collector's Edition Comp.2 (DVD)
Magnum PI & Northern Exposure Season 3 (DVD)
Asylum (DVD)
Candyman Collector's Edition Comp.1 (DVD)
Caroline in the City Season 3, The Tribe Season 2 & McLibel (DVD)
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.
His music is reminiscent of Neil Young and he's here to prove that there's
more to Sweden than Abba, Jose Gonzalez and Ikea, according to
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts,
but does it all come together in the mix?
Dare you buy meat from The Green Butchers on DVD...?
An acclaimed Danish black comedy, and they certainly need something to make
them laugh given that cartoon ain't doing it for them, Svend and Bjarne open
up their own butcher shop and find that the local residents have a taste
for their 'speciality' meat, but will they ever find out its contents?
Will Beth Orton find joy in the Comfort of Strangers on CD...?
Released this week:
She's one of the music critics darlings, but can
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts
seek out the 'best bit' of her latest album as there isn't a massive
amount to recommend it.
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Discussion Forum
to discuss what's new, what's hot and what's now amongst new entries such those which are commented on here
as Leo Sayer & Antony Costa.
The release dates for singles go up until April
with albums also until May 2006.
COMPETITION: 17 DVD/UMD comps...
The new competitions online are as follows.
Alas, the Brat Pack Collection competition has been pulled by the PR company
so all entries on that one are null and void. Apologies for this.
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (DVD)
November (DVD)
Candyman Collector's Edition Comp.2 (DVD)
Magnum PI & Northern Exposure Season 3 (DVD)
Asylum (DVD)
Candyman Collector's Edition Comp.1 (DVD)
Caroline in the City Season 3, The Tribe Season 2 & McLibel (DVD)
The Corpse Bride (DVD)
Classic TV Comedy from Network (DVD)
Benny Hill & On The Buses (DVD)
Classic TV Drama from Network (DVD)
Classic Film Drama from Network (DVD)
WWE UMD Bonanza from Silver Vision (UMD)
The Mitchell & Webb Situation (DVD)
The Mighty Celt & The Green Butchers (DVD)
The Bicycle Thieves & Miracle in Milan (DVD)
Sons and Lovers & Kyon Ki (DVD)
Check out 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!
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 out include: Chicken Little, Final Destination 3 and
Big Momma's House 2.
A short but sweet review from
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts
who lends an ear to Indian Girl from Sumitra, reportedly an effortless
and relaxing offering. Sounds like one worthy of your attention.
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.
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:
It's such a good life On The Buses and it's best seen with Series 1 & 2 (£14.99 each, Network)
which are out on February 20th.
One of the most successful TV series ever made, running from 1969 to 1973, On the Buses is British comedy at
its best. Starring Reg Varney as jack-the-lad bus driver Stan, Bob Grant as his chirpy conductor Jack and
Stephen Lewis as the long-suffering, dim-witted Inspector Blake who does his best to get the buses out on
time while making their lives as miserable as possible. Series One.
Series 1 Episode titles: The Early Shift, The New Conductor, Olive Takes A Trip!, Bus Drivers' Stomach,
The New Inspector, The Canteen, The Darts Match.
Series 2 Episode titles: Family Flu, The Used Combination, Self-Defence, Aunt Maud, Late Again, Bon Voyage.
Dempsey and Makepeace Series 1 (£24.99, Network) is out on February 13th.
Jim Dempsey (Michael Brandon) was one of New York's finest cops, but in the midst of a corruption scandal
he is shipped to England and teamed up with the beautiful, high-flying Special Intelligence 10 officer
Harriet 'Harry' Makepeace (Glynis Barber).
Featuring all 10 episodes from Series 1 of 'Dempsey And Makepeace':- 'Armed And Extremely Dangerous (Pilot)',
'The Squeeze', 'Lucky Streak', 'Given To Acts Of Violence', 'Hors De Combat', 'Nowhere To Run', 'Make Peace,
Not War', 'Blind Eye', 'Cry God For Harry, 'Judgement'.
The Buster Keaton Collection (£29.99, Network) is out on February 27th.
Buster Keaton is one of the trio of great comedy geniuses that the silent era produced and along with
Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd can still be considered one of the great comics of all time. This release
features 28 of his key works.
Includes: One Week, The Saphead, Convict 13, The Scarecrow, Neighbors, The Haunted House, The Goat,
The Boat, The Playhouse, The Paleface, Cops, My Wife’s Relations , The Blacksmith, The Frozen North,
The Electric House, Day Dreams, The Balloonatic, The Love Nest, The Three Ages, Our Hospitality (Thames
Silent Version), Sherlock Jr., The Navigator, Seven Chances, Go West, Battling Butler, The General
(Thames Silent Version), College, Steamboat Bill Jr., The Great Stone Face (1968 documentary).
Watching Series 1 (£9.99, Network) is out on February 27th.
This offbeat comedy series follows the on-again, off-again romance of a totally mismatched pair, Brenda
Wilson and Malcolm Stoneway. The path of true love is far from smooth and there are tears and break-ups,
rows and reconciliations galore, but there is also an inexplicable attraction which brings them back together
after every stormy parting. Starring Emma Wray, Liza Tarbuck, Paul Bown and Patsy Byrne.
Candyman Collector's Edition (£15.99, Universal) is out this week.
The thesis research of folklore graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) leads her into the urban
underworld of Chicago's Cabrini Green housing projects. There the residents are genuinely terrified of
Candyman (Tony Todd), a legendary figure with a hook for a hand. Skeptical, she 'summons' him in front
of a mirror and discovers with horror that he's real and very deadly. This surprisingly taut horror thriller
is based on Clive Barker's 'The Forbidden'. Barker also executive-produces.
Extras include: Filmmakers commentary. Sweets To The Sweet, The Candyman Mythos. Clive Barker: Raising Hell. Bernard Rose Storyboards. Regions 2/4/5.
Zathura: A Space Adventure (£19.99, Take 2 Interactive) is out now on PS2.
Adventure is waiting, play the movie! Based on the feature film directed by Jon Favreau ("Elf") and the
best-selling children's book by Chris Van Allsburg ("The Polar Express", "Jumanji") players will experience
outer space like never before.
The intergalactic journey begins when a mysterious board game thrusts the house of two young brothers,
Walter and Danny, into outer space. The boys must put aside their sibling rivalry, and players must
utilize each character's unique strengths, to survive each challenge. Battle deadly aliens, menacing robots
and other celestial hazards in this space journey filled with action-packed adventure in order to get back
home safely to planet Earth.
ATV Offroad Fury 3 (£19.99, South Peak) is out this Friday on PS2.
The third installment in the ATV Offroad Fury franchise provides free-roaming offroad racing gameplay,
packed with additional courses, larger environments, extra modes, minigames and more ATVs. Tear up the
tracks in more than 24 ATVs, including six competing ATVs in single-player and multiplayer modes.
You can race in more than 30 unique environments with six distinct terrain types, as well as compete
in eight minigames.
Game features:
The most realistic ATV experience on the market
40 environments with 6 unique terrain types
24 highly detailed ATVs
30 freestyle tricks including combos and linkers
Modify and tune your ATV in Garage Mode
Multiple Game Modes including career, single race, lap attack and freestyle
WWE Survivor Series 2005 (£19.99, Silver Vision) is out on February 20th.
It contains the following matches:
RAW vs. Smackdown! Elimination Match: Shawn Michaels, Kane, Big Show, Chris Masters & Carlito
vs. Batista, Rey Mysterio, Bobby Lashley, JBL & Randy Orton, Eric Bischoff vs. Theodore Long
WWE Championship: John Cena vs. Kurt Angle
Last Man Standing Match: Ric Flair vs. Triple H
Women's Championship: Trish Stratus vs. Melina
Best of Seven Matches for the US Title - Match 1: Booker T vs. Chris Benoit
8 WWE title on UMD (£14.99-19.99, Silver Vision) are all out now and are available in the format
that you can take on the move and play in your Sony PSP!
The titles available are as follows. Click on each one for more info:
Pride and Prejudice (2005) (£19.99, Universal) is out this week.
The five Bennet sisters have all been raised by their mother with one purpose in life - finding a husband.
However, the second eldest Lizzie can think of 100 reasons not to marry. When Mrs Bennet hears the exciting
news that a wealthy bachelor and his circle of sophisticated friends are to take up summer residence in a
nearby mansion the Bennets are abuzz with the hope that potential suitors will be in full supply.
Obligingly, the newcomer, Mr Charles Bingley, is immediately taken with the eldest Jane. However, when Lizzie
meets up with the darkly handsome and snobbish Mr Darcy, what seems like a match made in heaven quickly
becomes divided by pride and prejudice. Can they get past this and can Lizzie finally find a reason to marry?
Extras include: The Politics of Dating. The Stately Homes of Pride and Prejudice. The Bennets. The Life
and Times of Jane Austen. On Set Diaries. Audio Commentary with Director Joe Wright. Galleries of the
19th Century. Pride & Prejudice Family Tree. Alternate US Ending. Regions 2/5.
The Benny Hill Show 1974 & 1975 (£14.99 each, Network) are out this week.
Join "The Lad Himself" in four more of his classic shows. Known throughout the world for his combination
of beautiful ladies, seaside-postcard style japery and high-speed chases, it is these shows – made for Thames
Television – that turned him into a household name.
Who can forget his most memorable character – Fred Scuttle (always on hand to make things take a turn for
the worse) – and his beautiful, sexy Hills Angels? Critically acclaimed and highly popular, it’s no surprise
that The Benny Hill Show was one of the most successful programmes on British television.
1974: Benny only did two shows in 1974 so we've rounded off the package with the two shows he did in 1969 -
including the famous Christmas Day show. So join Benny, the ladies and his trio of hopeless helpers
(Henry McGee, Bob Todd and Jack Wright) for four shows that are certain to tickle your laughter glands!
1975: With every show a critically acclaimed ratings topper it’s no surprise that The Benny Hill Show
was one of the most successful programmes on British television. So join Benny, the ladies and his trio
of hopeless helpers (Henry McGee, Bob Todd and Jack Wright) in four superb shows from 1975.
November (£15.99, Universal) is out this week.
After a dinner out, photographer Sophie Jacobs (Courtney Cox) and her boyfriend Hugh (James Le Gros)
stop at a corner store for a late night snack. While Sophie waits unaware in the car, Hugh is murdered
in a violent robbery. Haunted by guilt, Sophie goes on with her life as best she can: teaching photography
at a local art college, meeting her mother (Anne Archer) for lunch, and visiting her therapist (Nora Dunn).
But one day at college, a slide mysteriously appears in the projector's carousel: an image of what looks
like her car in front of the corner store the night of the shooting. Are these paranoid visions stemming
from her grief and guilt, or does someone know something about the murder?
As her investigation deepens, more strange events start to occur, drawing into question exactly what
happened the night of Hugh's death. As Sophie struggles with her memory of that night, her life becomes
like a photograph itself, an image refracted through a lens, with as much outside the frame as in.
WWE No Mercy 2005 (£17.99, Silver Vision) is out this week and contains the following matches:
World Championship Match: Batista vs. Eddie Guerrero
Cruiserweight Title: Juventud vs. Nunzio
Handicap Casket Match: Undertaker vs. Bob and Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio vs. JBL,
Ken Kennedy vs. Hardcore Holly
US Championship Match: Chris Benoit vs. Booker T vs. Orlando Jordan vs. Christian,
Simon Dean vs. Bobby Lashley, L.O.D. & Christy Hemme vs. MNM
Urban Reign (£19.99, Sony) is out now and
is the latest PS2 fighting game distributed by Sony which also includes some unlockable Tekken
characters and a multiplayer mode.
Dead or Alive 4 (£44.99, Microsoft) is out now
and is one of the first Xbox 360 titles of 2006.
Dead or Alive 4 will be the leader in fighting games as it once again raises the bar in both online and
offline fighting. By utilising the advanced technology of the new Xbox 360 hardware, Dead or Alive 4 will
redefine 3-D high definition graphics as the attention to detail is astounding from each strand of the
character's hair to each cherry blossom falling from the sky, creating the most visually beautiful and
realistic looking video game to date.
Its unsurpassed online capabilities via Xbox Live will set the stage for all online 3-D fighting games to
follow as more players will be able to play Dead or Alive 4 simultaneously online to compete in larger
more impressive Xbox Live tournaments around the globe. Dead or Alive 4's online world will also include
innovative and interactive online lobbies featuring voice and text chat, detailed online scoreboards,
and an exciting feature that will allow DOA fans to form clans while playing Dead or Alive 4 on Xbox Live.
It also boasts incredible new interactive stages, an all star line-up of old and new favorite characters,
and the most complex DOA countering system yet, all adding up to the must-have video game to own along
with Xbox 360 this holiday season.
Sadly, we can't bring you a full review of this game just yet because there's only one thing we're missng...
an Xbox 360 itself. As soon as we do though, expect a full review on this site.
COMPETITION: 16 DVD/UMD comps...
The new competitions online are as follows, including a new one added today :
Candyman Collector's Edition Comp.2 (DVD)
Magnum PI & Northern Exposure Season 3 (DVD)
Asylum (DVD)
Candyman Collector's Edition Comp.1 (DVD)
The Brat Pack Collection (DVD)
Caroline in the City Season 3, The Tribe Season 2 & McLibel (DVD)
This and its prequel are the only two games Valve have released to date.
The original was one of the defining first-person games of the '90s, but
while the PC version of the 2nd game had its good points and its bad points
can the Xbox release triumph all round?
My favourite decade was the 1980s. It had it all - music, games and many classic
TV shows, but not everything from that decade stands the test of time and
can end up looking very dated.
Find out whether time was kind to Devo's live performance courtesy of
a CD/DVD combination as looked at by
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts.
Also check out the
Discussion Forum
to discuss what's new, what's hot and what's now amongst new entries such those which are commented on here
as Dead or Alive, Ashlee Simpson & Lee Ryan.
The release dates for singles go up until April
with albums also until May 2006.
COMPETITION: 15 DVD/UMD comps...
The new competitions online are as follows :
Magnum PI & Northern Exposure Season 3 (DVD)
Asylum (DVD)
Candyman Collector's Edition (DVD)
The Brat Pack Collection (DVD)
Caroline in the City Season 3, The Tribe Season 2 & McLibel (DVD)
The Corpse Bride (DVD)
Classic TV Comedy from Network (DVD)
Benny Hill & On The Buses (DVD)
Classic TV Drama from Network (DVD)
Classic Film Drama from Network (DVD)
WWE UMD Bonanza from Silver Vision (UMD)
The Mitchell & Webb Situation (DVD)
The Mighty Celt & The Green Butchers (DVD)
The Bicycle Thieves & Miracle in Milan (DVD)
Sons and Lovers & Kyon Ki (DVD)
Check out 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!
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.
Also this week are the Academy Award Nominations with Dan's predictions for the winners!
"Low on visual thrills, but high on music content" is how
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts,
describes this live concert for three men who called themselves The Three
Guitars for this tour...
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 out include: Derailed, North Country, Zathura and
Memoirs of a Geisha.
Move over James Brown, here's Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, on DVD...
Released this week:
According to
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts,
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson may have come from a different musical background
and didn't have the same success, but he certainly had the same flair. Does
this DVD do him justice?
DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TXW32R4 32" widescreen TV
connected to either a Creative Dxr2 DVD-ROM player or Microsoft Xbox and
played through a Sony STR-DB930 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
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