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REVIEWS / MUSIC & MOVIES

CD Review: Coldplay Viva La Vida
Coldplay offer up a slightly new tack to their career


The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Soundtrack Review
An innovative soundtrack can enhance the movie-watching experience, and the delightful blend of world music and David Bowie on Wes Anderson’s quirky film starring Bill Murray does just that.


Amy Winehouse Gets Frank: CD Review
Since releasing her smash record Back to Black, Amy Winehouse has been a recurring figure in the media – for her misdemeanors as much as her music. We’ve taken a step back to more innocent days with a look at Winehouse’s first album, Frank.


HD DVD Review: Bourne Ultimatum
A range of slick films hit the DVD shelves this summer, including the HD DVD version of Bourne Ultimatum. We buckled ourselves in for the ride.


CD Review: Girl From Ipanema The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook
It is not the newest Carlos Jobim compilation by any means, but it is a fantastic showcase of the Bossa Nova guru’s killer compositions re-interpretated by Jazz greats.


CD Review: MA Across The City And Into Your Room
The debut album from Sydney-based MA is a soulful blend of classy electro-acoustic grooves that channels the sweet-raw-layered beats of Portishead. We listen in…


DVD Review: Knocked Up
From the guy that brought us such gems as Anchorman and 40 Year Old Virgin, comes this surprisingly clever romantic comedy Knocked Up.


DVD Review: Family Guy Season 6
The show that’s not afraid to go there has just released its sixth season of politically incorrect, popular culture satirising comedy on DVD. What else could we be talking about than Family Guy?


CD Review: Mark Ronson Version
What do Radiohead, Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse have in common? Mark Ronson of course. British DJ / producer / artist Ronson covers, features or remixes them all in his second album Version.


DVD Review: The Late Show Presents...
While its latest show Thank God You’re Here is enjoying great commercial success, the Working Dog production team is still often best-loved for its classic ABC comedy sketch program The Late Show. And now the dubbed serials Bargearse and The Olden Days from The Late Show are available on DVD.


DVD Review: Stranger Than Fiction
With Will Ferrell in the starring role, Stranger Than Fiction may look like a run of the mill comedy, but it is actually full of surprises, and full of a great actors such as Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman.


CD Review: Amy Winehouse Back To Black
UK-based soul singing songstress Amy Winehouse became a household name with the release of her second album; Back to Black. We take a look to see if it's really worth all the fuss.


SACD Review: Moody Blues, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
We have a listen to the highlights from the SACD reissue of Moody Blues album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour.


DVD Review: The Last King Of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland with Oscar-winners Forest Whitaker and documaker Kevin Macdonald give this historical film a powerful edge.


Blu-ray Review: The Sentinel
The Sentinel is a thriller that is likely to appeal to fans of Kiefer Sutherland's TV show 24, but does it have enough thrills and spills to keep our attention for its full duration - even if it is on Blu-ray?


SACD Review: Barb Jungr Walking In The Sun
With SACD being taken full advantage of, this stylish singer adds her own individual sound to some of the industry greats - including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Billie Holiday.


CD Review: Bryan Ferry, Dylanesque
Bob Dylan fans and Bryan Ferry fans alike will agree this has been a long time coming. We take a look at this thoughtful rendition from Bryan Ferry.


HD DVD Review: Children Of Men
Children Of Men is a highly recommended film and the quality of the HD DVD makes it even more worth your while.


CD Review: Roberto Fonseca, Zamazu
The next generation of the Buena Vista Social Club, Roberto Fonseca solo release is just as cool.


HD DVD Review: Van Helsing
The latest movie from Steven Sommers leaves a lot to be desired, can this HD DVD edition of Van Helsing give us any more detail?


CD Review: Eddie Hazel, Game, Dames & Guitar Thangs
We check out one of the godfathers of funk solo masterpiece: Eddie Hazel's Game Dames & Guitar Thangs.


HD DVD Review: Smokin Aces
We take a took at this HD DVD of Smokin Aces too see if it worth its weight in gold.


CD Review: BJ Cole Trouble In Paradise
We have a listen to the newest album, Trouble In Paradise from steel guitar legend BJ Cole.


DVD Review: Hot Fuzz
With the brains behind Shaun of the Dead, this special edition of Hollywood action spoof Hot Fuzz is a must have.


CD Review: Hiromi Sonicbloom, Time Control
We checkout this SACD recording of Hiromi’s latest album Sonicbloom, Time Control.


Blu-ray Review: Big Fish
With the talented Tim Burton you never know what to expect, we take a look at his latest cinematic whimsy; Big Fish on Blu-ray disc.


CD Review: Bebel, Momento
We have a listen to the very classy Brazilian born songstress Bebel Gilberto’s new album Momento.


Blu-ray Review: Enemy Of The State
We take a look at the Blu-ray edition of Enemy of the State to see how it measures up.


CD Review: Björk Volta
Bjork takes us on a sonic rollercoaster with her unusual combinations on her new album Volta, she just keeps drawing us in.


HD DVD Review: Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy is a spy thriller that is sure to appeal, especially in HD DVD.


CD Review: Tori Amos American Doll Posse
The new Tori Amos album American Doll Posse takes a step away from the usual Amos piano ballads in favour of some old-school rock.


DVD Review: Blood Diamond Two Disc Special Edition
We take a look at the Blood Diamond special edition DVD to see how it measures up.


CD Review: Money Mark Brand New By Tomorrow
We checkout the latest funky cuts from the eclectic Money Mark


DVD Review: Hellboy
We take a look at this animated direct to DVD version of the comic book Hellboy to see if it measures up.


CD Review: Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series
We slide in The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 by Bob Dylan CD and take a trip down memory lane...


HD DVD Review: Superman Returns
This HD DVD release of Superman Returns is destined to become a showcase disc for a HD format.


DVD Review: The Departed
This two-disc special edition from the godfather of cinema is certainly impressive in the picture quality department.


CD Review: Ry Cooder My Name Is Buddy
This latest offering from Ry Cooder sees him returning to his musical roots.


HD DVD Review: Batman Begins
We take a look at the prequel to the classic Batman series of movies. And this one is in full HD and available now on HD DVD.


CD Review: Tom Waits Orphans
We take a look at the latest from legendary Tom Waits; Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards.


DVD Review: Talladega Nights
We look at the box office hit Talladega Nights to see how it measures up on the home cinema...


CD Review: James Hunter People Gonna Talk
We take a look at one of the best kept secrets in British R'n'B and Soul.


HD DVD Review: Mission Impossible: Ultimate Missions Collection
We take a look at the three Mission: Impossible films now available as a collection on HD DVD.


CD Review: Diana Krall From This Moment On
SmartHouse listens to contemporary jazzy songstress Diana Krall.


Vinyl Review: Neil Young Praire Wind
We look at one of the best sounding slabs of vinyl to come out for a while.


DVD Review: World Trade Center
The new Oliver Stone epic set in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 is now available in an impressive two-disc commemorative edition.


CD Review: Norah Jones Not Too Late
The latest album from sultry songstress Norah Jones proves to be quality hi-fi music.


DVD Review: King Kong Extended Edition
Peter Jackson’s mammoth monkey is back, and this time he’s bigger than ever before! Kong was already 187 minutes long, though, so why would you want to watch an even longer version?


CD Review: Cerys Matthews Never Said Goodbye
Former Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews takes a pop approach on this album.


DVD Review: The Proposition
This film is the baby and brainchild of singer Nick Cave - he wrote the film and the soundtrack.



 



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