3D Or Not 3D, That Is The Question
After two years and five months, it was time to retire our trusty 32” LG LCD. The picture was starting to show signs of deterioration, with the very edges of the screen looking a little darker than the centre. It had given us sterling service, our first full 1080 capable high definition telly, and I had been saving up in my piggy bank for its replacement since its second birthday.
I’d been holding back from getting a new set for a couple of...
Review for WWE Extreme Rules 2011 (Review) (DVD)
A word of advice for anyone who is planning on buying this DVD... those of you who (like me) have terrible memories and don't remember who...
Posted by David Simpson
Review for Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (Review) (DVD)
Based on Rashomon and In A Grove by Ryunosuke Akutagawa." The last time I wrote that sentence, I was reviewing the classic Rashomon...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Daphne In The Brilliant Blue: Volume 4 (Review) (DVD)
There is a singular lack of justice in the world, if I have to wait over eighteen months for a series like Mushi-shi to be concluded,...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Review of Don`t Look Now: Special Edition (Review) (DVD)
After making the extraordinary `Performance` and the achingly beautiful Walkabout, Nicolas Roeg`s third feature was based on a Daphne Du...
Posted by David Beckett
Review of Rat Race (Review) (DVD)
Rat Race is a film you`re either going to love or you`re going to hate. I admit I`m one of the former, but I`ve heard a number of people...
Posted by Mark Oates
Anime Review Roundup
It Never Rains, But It Pours: Part 1
I had thought 2008 was anime’s Horrible Anus, the year when everything fell apart, when the bubble burst and companies dropped like flies. Well 2012 is turning out to be a Horribler Anus, as the New Year’s...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Happy New Year, My Arse!
Where Bandai Goes, Beez Follows
It’s been a miserable New Year if you’re an anime fan, and at this point there doesn’t seem to be any light on the horizon. On the 2nd of January, the announcement came from across the pond, just in time for last...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup (updated)
Bye Bye Bandai... update
Following yesterday's bombshell regarding Bandai Entertainement's retreat from distribution, Anime News Network has posted an interview with Bandai Entertainment's Ken Iyadomi that states the reasons for, and the timeline...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup Update
Anime on Demand... On Subscription
I mentioned yesterday that Anime on Demand had been down for the weekend while it shifted to new servers and updated its front end interface. Last night it came back online, and with it a development that was...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup
MVM Have Two Licences Forthcoming
Just a heads up, as MVM announced today on their Facebook page that they have acquired two new titles for UK release. They say that they have never been released in this country before, and all being well, they...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup
Facebooking the Tweets
Once upon a time, companies used to issue press releases, hard information that you could take the bank, could rely upon, until said information would be retracted or altered in a subsequent press release. Now it's all...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
IST Media announces mac document management software for mac os x
Ist Media iDocument is a high accurate and easy-to-use multilingual application designed specifically for Mac users only. The Mac document manager is great for keeping all of your documents together in one place and is allowed you to organize Mac...
Posted by IST Media PR Team
Anime Review Roundup
Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor - Blu-ray Cancelled
Or should I say postponed? Season 2 of the fan favourite Darker Than Black was set to be Manga Entertainment's last big hitter of the year, coming out on DVD and Blu-ray just when eager...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Only 40 shopping days until Christmas!
So here comes one of our Christmas gift guides to get your mind working...
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR HIM
It's a match made in petrolhead heaven. The limited-edition TomTom Top Gear sat nav brings fans of the show a combination of a Stig mode (silent!...
Posted by Reviewer News
Action comedy 30 Minutes or Less arrives in the New Year on both Blu-ray and DVD
30 Minutes or Less
Hilarious All-Star Cast Features Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari and Nick Swardson
From the Director of Zombieland
Outrageous Special Features Include Deleted Scenes, Outtakes,
Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes...
Posted by Reviewer News
Anime Review Roundup
Once again I've been left chasing after the bandwagon long after it has left the village. This time it's for Hanasaku Iroha, the most talked about slice-of-life anime this summer just past. Its wonderful collection of characters, its gentle story,...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
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Review for My Old Man: The Complete Series 2 (Review) (DVD)
Beginning life as one of Ronnie Barker’s ‘Seven of One’ series (from which grew both ‘Porridge’ and ‘ Open All Hours’), ‘My Old Man’ was...
Posted by Stuart McLean
Review for Yamada: Way Of The Samurai (Review) (Blu-ray)
For some daft reason, I’ve taken to looking at the January releases from a distributor as some sort of sign, an indication of how the year...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Janacek: Jenufa (Bolton) (Review) (DVD)
Janacek’s first opera took him six years to write, and has become a staple of 20th century operatic repertoire since its first performance...
Posted by Alan Titherington
Review for Midori Days: Volume 1 - A Helping Hand (Review) (DVD)
There’s no such thing as a conventional relationship between a boy and a girl in anime. There’s always some twist, some flight of fancy that...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Review for Samurai Girls (Review) (DVD)
The first major new anime release from Manga Entertainment in 2012 isn’t actually a Manga release at all. Last year, they began...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Comment on They're back! Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair hits DVD in March
I've always had a soft spot for this TV movie made back in 1983. The disc looks to be a straight port-over of the Region 1...
Posted by Mark Oates
Comment on Terminator Salvation: Director's Cut
I liked this as well, was a different approach to the Terminator series and I think it's a shame that they appear to have...
Posted by Si Wooldridge
Comment on Terminator Salvation: Director's Cut
Finally got to see this, and really enjoyed it. Wasn't expecting much after T3 was so forgettable, but really enjoyed it....
Posted by Robert John Shepherd
Comment on Review for The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
Maybe he got tips on how to fund a film from Uwe Boll?
We watched the first one when it was on Sy Fy Channel, quite enjoyed it,...
Posted by admars
Comment on District 9
Saw this today, really enjoyed it! I had heard good things but didn't really know much beyond the synopsis.
I have to...
Posted by Robert John Shepherd
Comment on Review for Secret Cinema: December 2011/January 2012
I might revisit this after the final run of this current performance, so much more happened than I could really talk...
Posted by Robert John Shepherd