DVD REVIEW
aka "DVD AND BLU-RAY REVIEW"
DVD, Monthly Magazine from United Kingdom
- First and last issue: 1999-2011

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Issue 135.5
Special Issue - Annual
2009

DVD Review's special edition 501 DVDs You Must Own
228-page special draws on DVD Review's eight years of reviewing to offer the definitive guide to building your DVD collection.
We've divided our top 501 discs into 23 chapters by genre - from Action to Westerns, Family to Music, TV Comedy to Documentaries - with extended reviews of the key DVD for each, helping you to grow your collection step-by-step.
501 DVDs You Must Own offers the essential guide to seeking out only the best editions available, scouring the various regions, boxsets, Special, Collector's and Extraordinary Deluxe Editions for the cream of the DVD crop.
We've celebrated the very best special features and revealed the hidden Easter eggs for you to crack. And for those entering the choppy waters of high-definition, we've handily highlighted whether each of our 501 DVDs are also available on HD DVD or Blu-ray, allowing you to take your collection to the next level.
501 DVDs You Must Own is a veritable feast of DVD - a must for any DVD Review reader and an ideal Christmas present for any home entertainment lover, whether they're an aficionado or beginner. Beautifully illustrated and bound in a silver-foil cover, this DVD Review special is strictly limited edition and exclusive to WH Smith, priced £9.99.
Issue 135
December 2009

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN NEWS!

Stuff explodes when Michael Bay is around. And the Transformers 2 cast dish the dirt on the director's other on-set blow-ups...

 

THE HANGOVER

Everyone's Talking About... beardy Hangover star Zach Galifianakis, who chats to Review about "being weird" (specifically, in his pants).

 

FRANCIS ROSSI

The legendary frontman takes a perch on our couch and reveals how his heart races when he watches a live Status Quo DVD. But he can handle living in an episode of The Sopranos...

 

FRONT ROOM

In other news, we chat to Orphan screenwriter David Leslie Johnson, who discusses evil kids, while David Attenborough brings Life to the small screen.

 

SEX, POTIONS AND ROCK'N'ROLL!  

Take your floo powder and travel with us to the set of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince as we chat to Daniel Radcliffe and director David Yates...

 

1939: A VINTAGE YEAR FOR MOVIES

Seventy years ago, with the world on the brink of a second world war, Hollywood kept spirits high with what's still acclaimed as its greatest year of movies: 1939.

 

MOON MAKER

First-time director Duncan Jones talks us through the movies that inspired and influenced his sci-fi debut, Moon, from 2001 to Silent Running...

 

SELECT

Our comprehensive reviews section this issue includes Star Trek, Public Enemies, Drag Me To Hell, Looking For Eric, Last Chance Harvey, Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past, £45 horror phenomenon Colin, plus Blu-ray releases of Braveheart, Easy Rider, Ghost In The Shell 2.0, Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, Twelve Monkeys, Bridget Jones's Diary and Love Actually... Meanwhile, our TV reviews include season boxsets of True Blood, Spooks, Rome (on Blu-ray), House, Bones, Family Guy, Chuck and At Last Smith & Jones, plus a double Doctor Who Dalek special, while our music roundup offers an evening with Spinal Tap's Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer out of costume, plus Eminem, Status Quo, X-Ray Spex and Toto live...


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November 2009


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February 2009



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