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DVDs of the week

30.09.08

The over-hyped hit of the summer Sex and the City now makes an overpriced appearance on DVD. ... more

DVDs of the week

16.09.08

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a sweet debut effort from Nicholas Stoller, XXY makes for relentless viewing and Street Kings is an almost damn fine cop movie. ... more

DVDs of the week

12.08.08

Gleeson and Farrell make a magic double act in In Bruges, My Brother Is An Only Child has a rough charm and Son Of Rambow is nostalgic.... more

DVDs of the week

23.07.08

The Orphanage may be the scariest movie since The Shining, Baumbach returns with Margot at the Wedding, while lead actress Heard proves a screamer in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane.... more

DVDs of the week

15.07.08

Deep questions rumble in There Will Be Blood, I'm Not There requires multiple viewings and Stewart Lee makes us laugh.... more

DVDs of the week

01.07.08

Be Kind Rewind has a lot of heart, Mad Men is a pitch that's hard to refuse and The Other Boleyn Girl is not what you'd expect.... more

DVDs of the week

03.06.08

You'll yearn to rewatch No Country for Old Men after the hauntingly enigmatic ending but don't expect the same from I think I Love My Wife.... more

DVDs of the week

20.05.08

Tim Burton has a good stab at musicals in Sweeney Todd, Seinfield fans will get a buzz out of Bee Movie and My Kid Could Paint That may start an argument.... more

DVDs of the week

13.05.08

Rip-roaring silliness and an obvious plot come as standard in Walk Hard, Eyes Without A Face is not for the faint-hearted and Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a quirky fairytale.... more

DVDs of the week

18.03.08

Catch the outstanding Into The Wild and a CGI Ray Winstone slaying beasts and bedding women in Beowulf, among this week's top DVDs.... more

DVDs of the week

12.02.08

A magical feast for the eyes in Ratatouille, the award-winning Control, and Jodie Foster wastes her talent in The Brave One.... more

DVDs of the week

05.02.08

World War II romance in Atonement, Jamie Bell as a creepy misfit in Hallam Foe and Richard Gere stars in The Hoax.... more

DVDs of the week

29.01.08

Pistol-packing performances in 3.10 To Yuma, gross-out comedy in The Heartbreak Kid, and super-charged action in The Kingdom.... more

DVDs of the week

08.01.08

The delightfully-paced Knocked Up, Jackie Chan high-kicks his way through Rush Hour 3, and Western fun in Seraphim Falls.... more

DVDs of the week

04.12.07

The Simpsons hit the big screen, large-scale effects in Transformers, and a festive movie with a dark twist.... more

DVDs of the week

20.11.07

John Travolta squeezes into a fat suit in Hairspray and Mark Thomas relights your political ire in the DVDs of the week.... more

DVDs of the week

13.11.07

Escapism of the highest order in the fifth Harry Potter film, Jimmy Carr chruns out some more gags and fun with Little Britain Abroad.... more

DVDs of the week

06.11.07

George Clooney stars in Ocean's Thirteen, which leads the line-up of the best DVD releases this week.... more

DVDs of the week

16.10.07

This week's top DVDs include the twisted tale Tell No One, Spiderman 3, a Daft Punk collection entitled Electroma and US comic Joe Rogan performing stand-up.... more

DVDs of the week

09.10.07

The Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer leads the line-up of this week's best DVD releases.... more

DVDs of the week

02.10.07

Bloodthirsty action in 300, an insight into the life of Notorious BIG and Dom Joly enjoys Happy Hour in the DVDs of the week.... more

DVDs of the week

04.09.07

The week's top DVDs are led by an example of British film at its best in This Is England.... more

DVDs of the week

01.05.07

Oscar nominated Little Children, Basic Instinct director's Black Book, DA Pennebaker's 1965 profile of Bob Dylan and the first series of The Two Ronnies are all out on DVD this week.... more

DVDs of the week

17.04.07

Brit rom-com Starter For 10, The Best Of Saturday Live, Ghosts, and the true story of an English eccentric's quest to sail round the world, are all released on DVD this week.... more

DVDs of the week

03.04.07

The dinosaurs at the New York National History Museum come to life, Eddie Murphy travels back 24 years in time, and Dame Edna's 1987 talk shows are revived on DVD this week.... more

DVDs of the week

06.03.07

Borat, The History Boys, cult classic Performance and a mutant monster movie set in Korea are among this week's DVD releases.... more

DVDs of the week

28.02.07

This week's top releases include Oscar winner Andrea Arnold's first feature, a French and Saunders series, and a bonkers Japanese exploitation flick.... more

DVDs of the week

05.12.06

Uma Thurman's comic turn in My Super Ex-Girlfriend beats the worthy soul-searching of Superman Returns, while Nacho Libre doesn't have enough laughs.... more

New night set for punchy delivery

07.09.06

A group of talented stand-ups should ensure that the first of The Great Eastern Hotel's Sabotage comedy nights delivers the sort of comedy punch its promoters are predicting.... more

V is for verbose

01.08.06

Natalie Portman shaved off her Star Wars locks for V for Vendetta, but doubts remain about whether it was worth it. Also released is Shooting Dogs and a couple of classics revisited.... more