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ThumbnailMonthon Arayangkoon's horror flick The House creeps onto DVD this June
MVM have announced the release of Thai horror movie The House, out on 4th June retailing for £15.99. Directed by Monthon Arayangkoon of The Victim fame, it stars pop superstar Inthira Chaloenpura, who you may recognise from Brokedown Palace. With no break in current tradition, extras seem thin on the ground for this title, so those wanting more than the movie will have to make do with that thing we calls the internets. Synopsis follows......

ThumbnailKonstantin Bojanov's debut film Avé comes to DVD this May
Network Releasing have announced Konstantin Bojanov's debut film Avé, for release on DVD this 28th May. Described as a road trip with a twist, this Bulgarian feature stars Angela Nedialkova, Ovanes Torosian and Martin Brambach. The recommended retail price will be £15.99, and if you like a bit of the old catalogue number for your trainspotting notebook, then 7953726 is the one to write down. Alas no extras of note. Synopsis follows......

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A real quick one for you today, and certainly one for fans of classic cinema. Metrodome Distribution have announced the release of Shake Hands with the Devil for 11th June on DVD. Starring none other than the mighty James Cagney and co-star to the mega-stars Don Murray, this is a thriller about bravery, honour and the never-ending fight for freedom and equality. Alas no extras on this disc at all, not even a trailer as far as we can tell....

ThumbnailIron Sky set to invade Blu-ray and DVD this May
Fans of Nazis on the moon will be thrilled to hear that internet born tongue in cheek sci-fi flick Iron Sky is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on 28th May, and also getting the odd showing in big screens such as the Prince Charles Cinema. More details on that via the official Facebook page that you thankfully don't have to "like" to view. Revolver Entertainment are responsible for bringing it to the UK, and it stars Udo Kier, whom you may know as...

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Not Quite Dead? You may have thought it was all over for Beez Entertainment, after Bandai pulled the plug on their English language home video distribution arms in North America and Europe back in January. Things have been quiescent on the Beez front ever since, with the release of one or two titles, the reissue of a couple of Anime Legends Collections, and the cancellation of everything else. Don’t write the obituary just yet though, as this...

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Where’s Everyone Been? It’s been three weeks since my last anime review roundup. It’s not my fault that there has been a veritable drought of new anime being released in the UK. Just like the real drought though, there’s plenty of metaphorical wet stuff around, as each week has seen the re-release of some complete season collections, most recently a K-ON! Collected Season 1 boxset. Please buy this, as it will make the acquisition of season 2...

Spotlight Reviews
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Yatterman (Blu-ray)
Classic seventies anime series Yatterman flies to the silver screen in a brilliant crime-fighting explosion of candy-coloured camp, over-the-top adventure, and pure popcorn entertainment. Directed by legendary cult director Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Ichi The Killer, Audition) and featuring a brand new plot and re-imaged characters, this live action debut of Yatterman will re-define the robot...

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Beware the Yatterman, my dear, when the moon is fat... That Judderman ad was a creepy promo when I was younger, and would that this Yatterman movie had reflected that creepiness. Alas Yatterman is another property altogether, a classic anime series from the seventies, brought to Technicolor life by prolific director Takashi Miike. Still, recent years have proven that Japan is no slouch in...
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (Blu-ray)
A.D. 2034. It has been two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9. Togusa is now the new leader of the team that has considerably increased its appointed personnel. The expanded new Section 9 confronts a rash of complicated incidents, and investigations reveal that an ultra-wizard hacker named the Puppeteer is behind the entire series of events. In the midst of all, Batou, who was stalking...

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Five years after its UK DVD release, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society is back for its Blu-ray debut. Actually it’s the first in a pair of very timely Blu-ray upgrades from Manga Entertainment. This month it’s Solid State Society, and next month we finally get the UK home digital release of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Roujin Z. Both movies take a look at a future Japan...
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Resistance (DVD)
D-Day has failed and Britain is under Nazi occupation. Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Owen Sheers, Resistance features sensational lead performances from British rising star Andrea Riseborough (Brighton Rock, Made In Dagenham) and Tom Wlaschiha (Enemy At The Gates, Valkyrie, Brideshead Revisited), and co-stars Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon, The Damned United).

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Resistance It’s 1944 and D-Day has failed.  Repulsed from Normandy, the Allies have insult added to injury when the Nazi’s decide to implement Operation Sea Lion and invade Great Britain. In a small Welsh valley, the male inhabitants leave early one morning to disappear into the hills to form a resistance group, leaving the women folk without word of what they’ve done or what they were...
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Fairy Tail: Part 2 (DVD)
Across the Fiore kingdom, wizards join guilds and make their pay by filling magical needs - but one guild has a reputation as the roughest, rowdiest, most dangerous of all: Fairy Tail! In the midst of a mission to break the curse over Galuna Island, Natsu and the gang face a band of deranged mages trying to resurrect the monstrous demon Deliora. Gray's determined to put the freeze on the...

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Last time I was making some noise about the worst kept secret in the anime industry, the rumoured release of Dragonball Z in the UK. Well since then, rumours have solidified into reality, and the first of nine boxsets will be released in July. Fans of vintage anime, fans who love nostalgia, and have a warm place in their hearts for one of the most popular anime franchises of yesteryear have...
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West End Jungle (Expanded Collector's Edition) (DVD)
Banned on its original release in 1961, West End Jungle gives the definitive insight into the seedy reality and cunning artifice of the sex-workers of early 60's Soho. Now re-released as special expanded collector's edition with two additional archive "shockumentaries", and a pop promo by the legendary Marc Almond. The Street Offences Act of 1959 cleared the "over painted harridan face of the...

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West End Jungle’ is certainly something of a period curio. Running at a mere 52 minutes it’s hardly a big value offering in DVD standards, though will certainly have appeal to anyone who has an interest in its subject matter; the tawdrier side of Soho in the early 1960’s. This new expanded edition does up the ante somewhat with some additional material that makes the whole outing seem more...
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The Lakes (Complete Series 1 and 2) (DVD)
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Story of Film (The): An Odyssey [Steelbook] (DVD)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Wheeldon/Talbot/Royal Ballet) (DVD)
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WWE: Steve Austin:The Most Popular Superstar Of All Time (DVD)
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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Blu-ray)
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Elite Squad (Blu-ray)
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Welcome to the NHK: Complete Collection (DVD)
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Frogger Ninja HD is now available in app store (VideoGame)
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Touch Of Evil: Limited Edition (Masters Of Cinema) (2 Discs) (Blu-ray)
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Adam Hills : Inflatable (DVD)
Flashback
6 Months Ago

Review for Sergeant Cork: The Complete Series 3 (Review) (DVD)
ThumbnailWho’d have thought Network would have been able to track down every surviving episode of Series 3 of this early sixties period Detective...
Posted by Stuart McLean

1 Year Ago

Review for Requiem for a Vampire (Review) (DVD)
ThumbnailDontcha just love horror movies from the early seventies? Having inched its way through genuine scare ‘em tactics in the 40’s to a gentle...
Posted by Stuart McLean

3 Years Ago

The Lions' Roar of '74 (Review) (DVD)
ThumbnailThe British and Irish Lions are one of the most enduring of all sporting teams. Like the Barbarians, they are a invitational side, who are...
Posted by David Beckett

5 Years Ago

Review of Miss Potter (Review) (DVD)
ThumbnailI`ve always loved biopics - especially the old Hollywood biopics which used to take liberties with the facts in order to make an...
Posted by Mark Oates

10 Years Ago

Review of Last Man Standing (Review) (DVD)
A certain Akira Kurosawa story has held endless fascination for me. Ever since I was introduced to the charms of a Fistful of Dollars at a...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

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ThumbnailThe Libertines: There are no Innocent Bystanders flies onto DVD this May
Here is some good news for fans of rock band The Libertines, as independent Pulse Films have decided to release and market music documentary The Libertines: There are no Innocent Bystanders themselves here in the UK. The company develops film...
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A Week Of Kazé It’s a brief review roundup this week, and it comprises a fair bit of Kazé tidbits. The first thing to note is that hot on the heels of Viz Media’s announcement last week of the acquisition of the Berserk movies, Kazé followed up...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

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Another Week, Another Convention In this case more than one convention, as it was a big week for fan gatherings in the United States at Sakuracon and Anime Boston, and it was also a big week for announcements from the various companies in the US....
Posted by Jitendar Canth

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The Latest News From Birmingham There’s been another gathering of the great and good this weekend, this time at the Midlands MCM Expo in Birmingham. The most notable representative of the UK anime scene present at the event was Manga Entertainment,...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

Crunchyroll Now Caters Directly For the UK
If you are an anime fan with an Internet connection, then the chances are that you know about Crunchyroll. Over the past few years, they have become the net’s largest legal online streaming business catering for fans of anime and Asian television...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

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Manga Entertainment Reach Out and Touch Someone It’s all about media presence these days, engaging with your fans, and with your customers, and Manga Entertainment have been the most active of the UK anime distributors in doing this, with an...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

ThumbnailIf The Shoe Fits... The Odd World of Internet Sources
This is something I often don't get about The Internet. When people write a news piece or blog entry about something, they cite the source they got it from, and most of the time only that source. The thing is, that is rarely the original source which...
Posted by Robert John Shepherd

Anime ------ Roundup
My Latest Crunchyroll Discoveries No reviews for you this week, so instead I’ll share with you a couple of shows that I have started watching on Crunchyroll. Links are to the right as always. Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky Kio and...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

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MVM Licence Deluge Okay, for someone like Sentai in the US, it may be a drip, but for a UK company, and for MVM in particular, announcing three licenses in one week is a deluge, especially as one of the titles will be their first venture into the...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

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My New Crunchyroll Treat Is... Occult Academy! The recent news that NISA has licensed Occult Academy for US Blu-ray release has nudged me into making it a Crunchyroll priority. It doesn’t always happen thus, but often when a Crunchyroll property...
Posted by Jitendar Canth

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Can a teenaged delinquent and a shy girl who exists as his right hand have a happy ending to their relationship? That’s the question posed by Midori Days: Volume 3, with perhaps the most outlandish premise ever conceived for an anime romantic comedy....
Posted by Jitendar Canth