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Andy Clough
18 November 2009 11:10
With Star Trek out on Blu-ray this week, we thought we'd bring you our choice of Top 10 sci-fi films on Blu-ray, plus an interview with the key players on the latest outing for the Star Trek franchise. No.1 STAR TREK (2009 ) Join a fresh-faced Kirk and
Filed under: Blu-ray, Cloverfield, The Matrix, Blade Runner, Pitch Black, Robot, Transformers, Star Trek, Star Warsars, Watchmen, Xbox-men, I
Chris Gilson
09 September 2009 13:04
It’s never easy to eat a huge slice of humble pie, especially when you’ve previously been so vociferous in your opinions , but I think that in my revision of views on the Beatles re-mastering, a particularly large slice is about to be served up, and,
Filed under: Beatles remasters, 09.09.09
Andy Clough
19 August 2009 10:33
The variety of sites and services for downloading or streaming music can be confusing. The best offer a huge library of songs, HD music and great value The music industry is not what it once was. Gone are the days of trawling through the shelves of your
Filed under: Spotify, iTunes, Digital downloads, Naim, B&W, online music, Linn, Napster, PlayDigital, Amazon MP3
Chris Gilson
07 August 2009 08:34
Ah, it’s another re-mastering blog. Is that “God, no!” I hear you say, coupled with the sounds of millions of mouse buttons being clicked rapidly away? Well relax, chaps – the targets for tonight are those nutty, noisy Beatles, who are set to make a resurgence
Filed under: Beatles remasters
Jamie Ewbank
01 July 2009 12:11
Gran Torino starts out like a Sanatogen fuelled reworking of Dirty Harry, with a constantly growling Clint Eastwood waving guns around and attempting to replace ‘Do you feel lucky?’ with the rather more prosaic ‘Get off my lawn!’. Give it a chance, however,
Chris Gilson
29 June 2009 11:28
It’s somewhat frightening, especially for those of a certain age, to think that it’s 20 years since the Stone Roses' eponymous first album hit the shops. A lot has happened since then - a change of Government, ill-advised dabbling in wars, the downfall
Jamie Ewbank
19 June 2009 12:12
With their sharp lines and rich colours, animated movies often shine on higher resolution formats, but the Blu-ray performance of Bolt is particularly outstanding. Even without the 3D effects it featured in certain cinemas, the film still retains an astonishing
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, DVD, movies, Disney, Bolt
Jamie Ewbank
05 June 2009 12:11
It’s another pair of polar opposites on our movies channel this week, with Frank Miller’s embarrassingly poor adaptation Will Eisner’s The Spirit picking up a single star for just about managing to look and sound vaguely interesting, while Slumdog Millionaire
Filed under: Blu-ray, DTS-HD MA, Blu-ray Disc, Dolby True HD, DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, The Spirit, Slumdog Millionaire
Andy Kerr
04 June 2009 17:33
Digital music is here to stay - and it's coming of age. With more ways than ever to acquire and listen to your favourite tunes online, does the industry think the writing's on the wall for CDs? After the chaos of the late 1990s and early 2000s, where
Andy Kerr
04 June 2009 16:50
Now that so much music is available online, more people than ever are listening - but piracy is still a threat to the industry, and its performers. So, how can we get our tunes legitimately? Every so often, an event occurs that changes everything and
Filed under: Spotify, iTunes, file sharing, Digital downloads, Apple iPod, Last.fm
Jamie Ewbank
20 May 2009 12:44
The sport of mixed martial arts has fewer rules than most boardgames, a fact which goes a long way towards explaining why UFC 2009 Undisputed is such an unnerving game to play: in its attempt to capture the no-holds-barred nature of the sport it lets
Filed under: games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, UFC 2009 Undisputed
Jamie Ewbank
15 May 2009 12:08
Arriving on Blu-ray on May the 18th, Defiance is director Edward Zwick’s follow up to the Oscar nominated Blood Diamond and recounts the true story of the Bielski partisans, a community of Jewish resistance fighters hiding in the Belorussian forests and
Filed under: Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Dolby True HD, The Leisure Lab, movies, games, James Bond, Preview, Defiance
Jamie Ewbank
16 April 2009 12:09
It’s been a mixed week for The Leisure Lab’s reviews, with Max Payne on Blu-ray earning itself a paltry one star, while It’s Blitz, the third studio album from New York art punks Yeah Yeah Yeahs has earned itself a five star rating. While the original
Filed under: Blu-ray, DTS-HD MA, Blu-ray Disc, CD, DVD, movies, film reviews, music reviews, music, album reviews, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Max Payne
Jamie Ewbank
08 April 2009 12:02
Probably the hottest movie release of the week if you're looking to keep teenagers entertained over Easter, Twilight is an angsty teen movie featuring clumsy girls, hunky vampires and some lush cinematography. Sadly, its also po-faced and afflicted with
Filed under: DVD, movies, film reviews, games, reviews, music, wii
Jamie Ewbank
31 March 2009 11:47
Suffering through the kidnap of her son and the return of a boy she’s convinced isn’t hers, Angelina Jolie gives an impressive performance in director Clint Eastwood’s latest drama, Changeling . The Blu-ray presentation of Changeling preserves the film’s
Filed under: Blu-ray, DTS-HD MA, Blu-ray Disc, film reviews, reviews, Angelina Jolie, Changeling