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Ok, so it's Tuesday and the whole point of Movie Monday was to post cool movies on a Monday in order to inspire and ease us into the working week - but I think I ran a bit too fast on my jog this morning, and I feel a bit dizzy - so what the hell.
And I thought I would start with a question? So here goes...
Did you know you can now compare HD (Higher Definition) DVDs at cDVDs.co.uk?
We are very pleased to have launched a new section enabling users to search and compare a enormous range of HD titles, which is accessible at http://www.cdvds.co.uk/dvd/hddvds.php
If you already have an HD player then we hope you find some inspiration in our recommended titles:
1. 300 (HD)
2. Batman Begins (HD)
3. 16 Blocks (HD)
4. Backdraft (HD)
5. Black Hawk Down (HD)
But if you are only going to buy 1 HD DVD this month, make it Planet Earth which is earmarked, without doubt as the most significant HD release to date!
Planet Earth, narrated by Sir David Attenborough takes a sprawling look at our world and its wildlife, sumptuously captured by the most technologically advanced cameras.
The crisp, colourful pictures of this HD release are most likely the closest you’ll get to visiting some of the remotest places on earth. Truly Superb.
Looking to buy a Wii this Christmas? Well that might be tough as retailers are struggling to keep up with demand.
In our new section, entitled "The Battle of the Games Consoles" we mentioned that the Nintendo Wii was the worlds most popular console with more Wiis in the world than any other current console. And with this demand, retailers just cannot keep up.
In 2006 the BBC reported in their technology section of the frustration of gamers, and with Christmas '07 only weeks away, one can only hope that the distribution issues of last year get sorted out.
Retailers have been reported to cancel and refund order that they cannot honour, but that doesn't help the christmas shopper looking for the "worlds most popular console".
So what can you do... Well you could start by checking our Nintendo Wii page, where we have listed all the retailers for the Wii - and you can simply click on the 'More Info' tab to check availability.
We are still here... everything is working except we've been busy comparing prices, designing new parts of the site and writing new features.
We'll have more Movie Monday, Midweek Reads and Stereo features just as soon as we can get some time.
Also, following the redesign of our homepage, you might noticed that some of the links posted on previous blog entries are no longer working. Rest assured we are working on rectifying this.
Have a lovely weekend, and if your Christmas shopping has started already.... make sure you are getting the best price.
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After researching the latest Spiderman DVD, I came across this spoof trailer..
It claims:
"Spiderman 3 went way over budget, and to finish the film, producers had to use product placement to generate more money. Spiderman 3, starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, spins into theatres May 4. Sponsored by Doritos"....
Very funny indeed....
There is something really special about cover versions, as the artist can reinterpret a song and add their own stamp to it. We've seen it recently to great effect with Mark Ronson's album Versions, but another absolutely blinding example is that of Radio One's Live Lounge CD.
Jo Whiley's Radio show has brought us some fantastic covers, including Keane's excellent performance of U2's With or Without You.
With Halloween just around the corner, we couldn't resist sharing our excellent feature on the Top 10 Horror Films... but you aren't going to find Scream or Scary Movie at the top of this list.. oh no.
When we stress the top 10, we believe it really is.
Click here for more info..... and have a happy Halloween.
http://www.cdvds.co.uk/10_Must_See_Horror_Films.html
Sisi who was put into Hope (one of the bands formed from rejected solo singers by judges Simon Cowell and Louis Osborne), was booted out on Saturday following revelations that she could be arrested on live TV if cops saw her perform on future shows.
The South London girl is wanted for failing to finish her community service after being convicted of assault on a McDonald's worker, and after having the unfortunate experience of watching her over the course of the auditions it was hardly surprising that the charge would be assault.
Caption: With equally famous Charlie from Big Brother
You have to marvel at the wasted opportunity… getting to the final 3, only to be booted out, but of course, if this news of the world article is anything to go by, we can surely expect Sisi to milk her 15 minutes dry…
Image Source: Daily Mail
Feist is an artist getting a bit of attension recently, but it's only a shame the rest of us didn't hear about her early. The Reminder, is her third full-length album, and its one I get involved with after hearing my tune of the summer which was the Boys Noize remix of My Moon My Man (which I've included at the end of this post). Every time I hear it, the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end...
Expect really big things from this album, with tracks including 1,2,3,4 and especially the video appearing like they should belong on an advert for Gap - but don't let that get in the way of this outstanding feel good album, which is already charting as one of our 10 most popular CDs this week with prices starting at just £5.99!!!
Check out the "My Moon My Man" video below.
Just a quick post, which perhaps nobody will either bother reading - but due to phenomenal demand, the Spice Girls have added new dates to their reunion tour. Will this be as fantastic as that of the reunion of Take That? Well judging by the back catelogue, perhaps not.
Anyway, the new listings are as follows.
To buy tickets for SPICE GIRLS visit Ticket Master
To tie in with the release of Pixar’s new title – Ratatouille - which sees wannabe chef ‘Remy’ the Rat team up with calamitous cook Liguini, we thought we would take a moment to chart the history of Pixar’s CGI titles.
But what does CGI mean?
In its basic form, CGI stands for Computer-generated imagery, however this simply does not give CGI justice. Especially with the immense development of CGI that we’ve seen over the last ten years.
Over the passed 12 years CGI ‘creator’ Ed Catmull and directory John Lasseter have helped Pixar generate almost $4bn at the box office, with the following titles:
1. Toy Story (1995) Box Office: $360.1m
“Cowboy Woody is put out by the arrival of new toy Buzz Lightyear”
2. A Bug’s Life (1998) Box Office: $361.8m
“Flik the ant recruits a bug army to defeat some hostile grasshoppers”
3. Toy Story 2 (1999) Box Office: $484m
“Buzz tries to rescue Woody, who has been stolen by a toy collector”.
4. Monsters, Inc (2001) Box Office: $523.7m
“Monsters Sully and Mike protect a little girl traps in Monstropolis”
5. Finding Nemo (2003) Box Office: $862.4m
“Epic story of a clown fish’s journey to rescue his son from a fish tank”
6. The Incredibles (2004) Box Office: $765m
“A family of undercover superhero’s come out of hiding to save the world”.
7. Cars (2006) Box Office: $461.9m
“A young race car realises there is more to life than winning races”
Perhaps the outlook for 2007’s Ratatouille is secure afternoon. It is just a shame that they felt the need to phonetically spell out the title – there is nothing like a bit of education with a movie is there?
Don’t despair if it still hasn’t arrived yet as with the current Royal Mail strike from the Communications Workers Union (CWU) has announced that normal service will resume by next Thursday, the 11th of October.
A statement on the Royal Mail website reads:
“The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has announced further strike action. Two 48-hour strikes are planned. The first will begin at lunchtime on Thursday 4th October and ends at lunchtime on Saturday 6th October. The second will begin in the early hours of Monday 8th October, ending in the early hours of Wednesday 10th October. Whilst deliveries will recommence on Wednesday 8th October, we anticipate it may take some time before normal service resumes”.
Let hope this all gets straighten out and normal service can resume as soon as possible, I’m not sure I can wait!
This is what John Lennon (right) looked like during his teenage years. The 17-year-old Beatles legend is accompanied by his friend Nigel Walley. The photo, taken in 1958 and locked away in a cupboard for almost 50 years, emerged after an anonymous Beatles collector who bought the image at auction came forward.
Source: Telegraph
It took an all male cover band at Brighton's joogleberry playhouse to remind me of this track... and how amazing it is.
I am not going to go on and on, because Play Dead, from Bjork's album 'Debut' really does speak for itself.
Welcome to the 2nd of our Midweek Read sections, where we explore some cookery and children's titles:
As ever you can compare the prices of these titles, simply by clicking on their respective titles.
1. Nigella Express – Nigella Lawson (Chatto & Windus)
Nigella offers a collection of super quick, super tasty recipes for every occasion.
2. Tana Ramsay’s Real Family Food – Tana Ramsay (Harpercollins)
Mrs Ramsay gives husband Gordon a run for his money in this cookery book full of mouth-watering recipes.
3. Blood Ties – Sam Hayes (Headline)
Prostitution, kidnapping, intrigue, abuse and murder: this psychological thriller is a perfect choice for fans of Jodi Picoult.
4. The Eddie Stobart Story - Hunter Davies (HarperCollins)
The definitive account of the members of an ordinary Cumbrian family who, through sheer hard work and entrepreneurism, turned a Cumbrian haulage company into an internationally recognised brand.
5. Slam – Nick Horby (Puffin)
The About a Boy author’s latest, aimed at a younger audience, is a funny, sensitive story about a teenage pregnancy.
6. Flanimals – Ricky Gervais (Faber and Faber)
The fourth children’s book in the series by funnyman Gervais is as cheekily irreverent as we’ve come to expect from him.
There has been a lot of hype this week about Radiohead not bothering signing with a record label but instead releasing their new album “Inrainbows” themselves, which is currently only available on pre-order from their website http://www.inrainbows.com/
They’re offering both a digital download and a discbox (a disc box being the new album on CD and vinyl, plus a second CD with more new songs) priced at £40 and will be posted on or before 3rd December, however I am sure you will find, like we have, that it is impossible to complete the transaction.
Despite all of the hype, including national radio promotion and a domain forwarding from the core Radiohead website one might question whether this is merely a a demonstration of non-conformity. Do Radiohead not want us to buy their music? or not want corporations to sell it? Because if they did, surely they would make the website more accessible, make the shopping cart more simple, and perhaps do away with the psychedelic graphic which is eating up bandwidth and causing web browsers to slow right down.
Or perhaps this is all a scam? Perhaps the Radiohead site has been hacked, and is merely a Phishing scam? Whatever it is, I hope they are able to do something about it, and soon, so we can start to enjoy whatever Radiohead are about to put out.
Here's the album track list - with links to awful YouTube clips, courtesy of the Guardian Blog.
1. 15 Step
3. Nude
5. All I Need
6. Faust Arp
7. Reckoner
10. Videotape
Welcoming to week two of our 'Movie Monday' feature, where you’ll find some top titles and new releases, which are all available to compare. Don't forget all prices quoted are correct at 01/10/07 and include postage & packing!
1. The Lives of Others (15) – Ulrich Muhe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck
Last year’s winner of the Best Foreign Language Oscar is the grim sounding story of a secret policeman in 1980’s repressive East Germany who spies on a renowned playwright in the hope of exposing him as a traitor. But the office soon become’s intrigued by the writer’s life in ways he doesn’t expect.
Compared at: £11.97
2. Magicians (15) David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Jessica Stevenson
Peep show duo Mitchell and Webb are rival magicians in this Brit flick full of TV-star cameos. Admittedly it’s not a patch on Peep Show, but then nothing compares.
Compared at: £7.99
3. Perfect Stranger (15) Halle Berry, Bruce Willis
Reporter Berry goes undercover as a temp at Willis’ fancy ad agency to expose him as a murderer in this tech-y thriller.
Compared at: £11.89
4. Shaun the Sheep – Shape up with Shaun (U) Shaun the Sheep
Eight Brand new animated adventures with Shaun from the award winning creators of Wallace and Gromit.
Compared at: £8.93
5. Factory Girl – Sienna Miller / Guy Pearce
Miller plays a (surprisingly) fantastic role as New York socialite Edie Sedgwick who befriends Andy Warhol and is subsequently made a movie star. What follows in this fictionalized story is her ultimate demise. Excellent casting. We recommend.
Compared at: £10.89
6. Casino Royale – Daniel Craig and Eva Green
Introducing both James Bond before he holds his license to kill and Daniel Craig as the new Bond, Casino Royale (Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel) ditches the cheesy lines of earlier films and opts for a smoother and more ‘professional’ stance, that reminds me of BBC’s Spooks. Expect fast cars, free running and lots of high tech gadgets!
Compared at: £6.99
