Oscar Predictions 2010
Written by David Beckett
As I had finished my Master’s in September I was free this year to spend more time in the cinema and see all of the contenders possible.  There are a couple that haven’t been release or shown around here – The Blindside will only...

Becoming a film addict
Written by David Beckett
For many people, a love of film and cinema was developed from a very young age with weekly (or even more frequent) trips to the local picture house with parents or other relatives. Others may have picked up that habit from...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
D.Gray-Man Competition Results Last week the D.Gray-Man competition closed, and the Reviewer hat-picker-outer went into overtime searching for deserving winners. Two doves, one startled rabbit, and a mouldy toupee later, I can...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
Just two reviews for you this week, and one of them is a live-action film at that. Since it was adapted from an anime and manga, it ought to count anyway. Besides, with all the CGI and green screen work, it’s half animation in...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
Since you got a dose of news on Saturday, I think I’ll dive straight into the anime reviews this week, and fortunately there’s more than just a single review to point you to. First up was Fate/Stay Night: Volume 2, in which the...

D. Gray-Man Competition and Manga News!
Written by Jitendar Canth
First The Competition It’s been a while since we’ve had a competition, but we can belatedly kick off 2010 in some style, as we have three copies of Manga Entertainment’s latest shonen acquisition to give away. D. Gray-Man is...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
Let’s round up last week’s reviews. Naruto. That’s it, you can go home now. It’s not my fault, honest! Late Naruto filler is enough to put anyone off anime for life. I’m just glad that it dimmed my enthusiasm for only a week....

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
Gundam Free For All The big Gundam event has begun in preparation for the simultaneous worldwide release of Gundam Unicorn on Blu-ray. From now until the end of April, several classic Gundam series will be available for...

FB campaign to make Ultravox's Vienna number 1 by 04/04/2010...
Written by Si Wooldridge
Back in 1981, the second and most successful incarnation of Ultravox released their seminal single Vienna to critical acclaim.   This rather moody and epic electronic ballad was set to provide the band consisting of Midge Ure,...

Anime Review Roundup and BAM Update
Written by Jitendar Canth
Slayers Revolution Has Been Dubbed For those of you who have been watching the Slayers releases from MVM, you will no doubt be aware that MVM also have the rights to the latest series, Slayers Revolution, and Slayers Evolution-...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
Begun, the Summer Wars Have There weren’t any anime reviews to round up last week, hence no review roundup, but this week it’s back to normal service, with three reviews of anime new and old for you to peruse. But I guess I...

The Thought Criminals...
Written by Si Wooldridge
Its been a long time since the last blog entry, I didnt realise just how dedicated you need to be in order to keep the level of entries up.  Still, thought Id try and reboot it in the grand tradition of Hollywood blockbusters and...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
I’m still digesting turkey, which means I can barely summon the energy to type, let alone come up with anything substantial for the first anime review roundup of the year. So just the reviews then, beginning with Solty Rei:...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
The final Anime Review Roundup of the year, and I’m too afflicted with turkey bloat to put any effort into this. Don’t blame me, blame Bernard Matthews. This week I’ll just do a quick recap of the reviews, although news wise I...

Bexley Anime and Manga Festival and Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
Ghibli Adapt Another Story From The Mystical West It seems to happen a lot nowadays, with studio Ghibli opting to adapt stories from around here, to be made into anime from over there. I guess it helps with the globalisation...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
Manga and Beez have been Twittering again I still think it’s a horrible way to release news. If I did it that way, this report would already be ove… But both Manga and Beez have been delivering news and non-news this week,...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
It’s getting close to that time of year when the Jingleduke atop his mouse-drawn carriage, dispenses poultry to all and sundry around the world. Or something. Now it’s either distributors concentrating on retailing their wares,...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
Witchblade Competition Results Let’s keep it short and sweet this week shall we… First, the winners of the recent Witchblade competition. As more than 99% of entrants knew (and I really thought I had a headscratcher of a...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
More Beez Anime Legends It’s only been a week since the first announcement of Beez’ long awaited budget line, and already there’s more good news to celebrate. Andrew Partridge of Beez has confirmed on several forums that Beez...

Anime Review Roundup (Updated with Competition)
Written by Jitendar Canth
BAM BAM BAM! Both of today’s news items come from Anime UK News, and the first isn’t the Flintstones revival if that’s what you were thinking. BAM stands for Bexley Anime and Manga, and if you are in the vicinity of South East...

Train2Game Spammed My Inbox
Written by Robert John Shepherd
So yesterday, I got yet more spam in my inbox, amongst the usual crap pretending to be from banks I have no accounts with, and Nigerian scams (it is quite sad to have a type of scam named after an entire country, I feel for the...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
Susan Boyle Sings Anime No, pinch yourself, you are awake. Check the calendar, it’s not April. Susan Boyle, she of the angelic voice, and the less than 21st Century telegenic demeanour, who wowed the Britain’s Got Talent...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
I got an early start on Christmas last week, as I began by taking a look at the long delayed Always My Santa. This should have been here last Christmas, but through circumstances beyond Manga’s control, it had to come out this...

My Top 10 Favourite Horror Films
Written by David Beckett
In the spirit of Halloween I’ve decided to go through my collection and try and work out (in the style of High Fidelity) my top ten all time favourite horror films.  I’ve had in mind those that would go into the list and have...

Halloween Horrors 2009 Part 2
Written by David Beckett
As Halloween gets closer, I continue my roundup of some of the horror films on the shelves that may grace your screen on Saturday night.  As has become traditional, I’ll be watching, amongst others, John Carpenter’s Halloween (not...

MCM Expo News and Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
MCM News First It’s that time of year again, when people in the East End of London are confronted by men with spiky blonde hair, big red coats, and unfeasibly large guns (do people still cosplay as Vash the Stampede?), when...

How Losing Our ADSL Broke Our Websites
Written by Robert John Shepherd
This is a cautionary tale, ladies and gentlephones, one which begins either late Friday night, or early Saturday morning, a few weeks ago, the exact timings are unclear. It may not be the most exciting story, nor is it the sort...

Anime Review Roundup
Written by Jitendar Canth
These are X clips, these clips are deceased, they have kicked the bucket… Today, X The TV Series makes its UK DVD debut, and to mark the occasion, we have two more clips, courtesy of MVM for you to partake of, and tantalise...