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		<title>Ellen Page Cast, Jesse Eisenberg Confirmed for Woody Allen&#8217;s Rome Film</title>
		<link>http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2011/04/14/ellen-page-cast-jesse-eisenberg-confirmed-for-woody-allens-rome-film/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Lyus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Woody Allen&#8217;s proclivity to pepper his films with an enviable cast continues apace as Variety confirms the recent rumours that Jesse Eisenberg was to sign on to star in Allen&#8217;s next film and goes one further by announcing that Super girl Ellen Page also has a part. Alec Baldwin was already set to the Rome [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="KonaBody"><p><img style=' float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 7px 2px 0;'  class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-83675" title="ellen page" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2011/04/ellen-page-e1302737158807-196x150.jpg" alt="" width="196" height="150" />Woody Allen&#8217;s proclivity to pepper his films with an enviable cast continues apace as <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118035409?refCatId=13" target="_blank">Variety</a> confirms <a title="Alec Baldwin Joins Woody Allen’s Next Film + Jesse Eisenberg in Talks" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2011/04/13/alec-baldwin-joins-woody-allens-next-film-jesse-eisenberg-in-talks/" target="_blank">the recent rumours that Jesse Eisenberg</a> was to sign on to star in Allen&#8217;s next film and goes one further by announcing that Super girl Ellen Page also has a part.</p>
<p>Alec Baldwin was already set to the Rome based film, about which nothing (naturally) is known except that Allen has enlisted his Oscar winning Vicki Christina Barcelona star Penelope Cruz to star.</p>
<p>Eisenberg is a seemingly obivous fit for Allen&#8217;s work, while Baldwin worked with the director twenty one years ago in Alice with Mia Farrow, Page is another actress whose star is on the rise and has never yet been anything less than charming in every film I&#8217;ve seen her in.</p>
<p>Another film, another great cast &#8211; let&#8217;s hope this one continues Allen&#8217;s resurgence after Match Point and VCB. His latest, Midnight in Paris, opens Cannes next month.</p>
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		<title>Heads Will Explode in the New Centurion Clip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex DiGiovanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Comingsoon.net we now have a new clip from Neil Marshall&#8217;s Centurion. The clip is a tad gruesome but definitely sets the tone for the film by matching the bloody era which it is set in. We reviewed the film way back in April, it&#8217;s odd to see the US release lagging so far [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="KonaBody"><p><img style=' float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 7px 2px 0;'  class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11735" title="Centurion Poster" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2010/02/Centurion-Poster-220x150.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="150" />Thanks to <a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=68074">Comingsoon.net </a>we now have a new clip from Neil Marshall&#8217;s Centurion.</p>
<p>The clip is a tad gruesome but definitely sets the tone for the film by matching the bloody era which it is set in. <a href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2010/04/21/review-centurion/" target="_blank">We reviewed the film</a> way back in April, it&#8217;s odd to see the US release lagging so far behind.</p>
<p>There is no need to say much about the clip except that you should watch it.</p>
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<p>For those that don&#8217;t know much about the film here is some info for you.</p>
<p>Centurion stars Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey, Noel Clarke, Riz Ahmed, JJ Field, Liam Cunningham and Imogen Poots.</p>
<p>Synopsis:</p>
<blockquote><p>AD 117. The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying tribes known as the Picts.</p>
<p>Quintus, sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus&#8217; legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon.</p>
<p>But when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines, evading remorseless Pict pursuers over harsh terrain, as the band of soldiers race to rescue their General, and to reach the safety of the Roman frontier.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>More Details on HBO&#8217;s &#8216;Rome&#8217; The Movie</title>
		<link>http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2010/03/05/more-details-on-hbos-rome-the-movie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Sztypuljak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got some conflicting news reported this morning from Entertainment Weekly who have caught up with Rome creator Bruno Heller. During an interview with the man who brought us one of the best TV series of all time that is Rome, he said that &#8220;The movie, which picks up in Germany four years after the series [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="KonaBody"><p><img style=' float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 7px 2px 0;'  class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11180" title="Rome" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2010/02/Rome-220x150.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="150" />Got some conflicting news reported this morning from <a href="http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/03/04/hbo-rome-movie/" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> who have caught up with Rome creator Bruno Heller. During an interview with the man who brought us one of the best TV series of all time that is Rome, he said that</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The movie, which picks up in Germany four years after the series ended.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>The reason I say conflicting information is that I interviews Kevin McKidd a few weeks ago during the press junket for Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and he said he&#8217;s read the script and that it was going to be a stand alone version that wouldn&#8217;t actually follow the TV series. You can listen to my interview <a href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2010/02/09/percy-jackson-and-the-lightning-thief-audio-interviews-with-steve-coogan-and-kevin-mckidd/">here</a>. I&#8217;ve just listened back to the interview and he states &#8220;he&#8217;s read the first draft&#8221; so I guess things may well have moved on. <strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Spoiler ahead!</strong></p>
<p>The problem I have with it is that if they want to get Lucius Vorenus (Kevin McKidd) back they&#8217;re going to have to resurrect him as he died at the end of the second season.</p>
<p>I guess more info as we get it.</p>
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		<title>Rome The Movie will Stand Alone from the Series</title>
		<link>http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2010/02/05/rome-the-movie-will-stand-alone-from-the-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Sztypuljak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, I got to interview Kevin McKidd for his role as Poseidon in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. At the interview, I asked him what was going on with Rome the movie as it&#8217;s most definitely something that we&#8217;d like to see. When I quizzed him on the status of the movie [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="KonaBody"><p><img style=' float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 7px 2px 0;'  class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11180" title="Rome" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2010/02/Rome-220x150.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="150" />Earlier this week, I got to interview Kevin McKidd for his role as Poseidon in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. At the interview, I asked him what was going on with Rome the movie as it&#8217;s most definitely something that we&#8217;d like to see.</p>
<p>When I quizzed him on the status of the movie he said:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Bruno Heller is really busy with The Mentalist at the moment. He&#8217;s written the draft and it&#8217;s really good but he&#8217;s working hard finding time to finish the script. He&#8217;s a control freak and although he writing staff have carried on with it, he needs to polish it off and complete it. It (a movie) would be this hiatus which looks unlikely timing wise or next hiatus hopefully.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>When I asked if it would follow the TV series McKidd said:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It would be a stand alone movie that would satisfy the fans of the show but also be a stand alone event film that can be watched by anyone.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>This is great news that Rome is still in the pipeline somewhere as it was such a great show and I would simply love to see it on the big screen. The original series series of 12 episodes cost $100 million with HBO paying $85m and the BBC paying the additional $15m. With effective film budget, they made an amazingly accurate, beautiful series which with immaculate attention to detail. The set was built in Italy and was the biggest ever made for a TV series and covered 5 acres!</p>
<p>This information ties in nicely with <a href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/03/16/rome-coming-to-a-cinema-near-you/">the interview that Ray Stephenson</a> gave with MovieWeb nearly a year ago. Glad to hear it&#8217;s still being though about but it would be nicer if we could have a finished script so that the project could get some movement.</p>
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		<title>Last Minute Christmas Present Recommendations!</title>
		<link>http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Phillips</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ho Ho Ho! It&#8217;s that time of the year for giving and receiving and if your having trouble finding the perfect gift for your loved one then i will hopefully mention something that will help fill that stocking in time for 25th December. I&#8217;m going to run down my top Blu-Ray films, Top DVD&#8217;s, Top [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="KonaBody"><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-6299" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/attachment/26364/" title="Christmas"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6299" style="margin: 10px;;  float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 7px 2px 0;" title="Christmas" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/26364-220x150.jpg" alt="26364" width="220" height="150" /></a>Ho Ho Ho! It&#8217;s that time of the year for giving and receiving and if your having trouble finding the perfect gift for your loved one then i will hopefully mention something that will help fill that stocking in time for 25th December.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m going to run down my top Blu-Ray films, Top DVD&#8217;s, Top TV Boxsets and Top anything else that I think are must haves this year.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.zavvi.com" target="_blank" title="Zavvi"><img style=' float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;'  class="alignright size-full wp-image-6995" title="Zavvi" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/Zavvi.jpg" alt="Zavvi" width="173" height="52" /></a>We&#8217;ve added links to <a href="http://www.zavvi.com" target="_blank">Zavvi.com</a> who are currently offering free delivering on everything so make sure you check them out.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">B</span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">LU-RAY and DVD FILMS</span></strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;ll start with Blu-Ray/DVD films. Blu-Rays have reduced in price incredibly in the run up to Christmas and if you shop around then you will find all sort of deals like 2-4-1&#8242;s or 2 for a nice low price, and it&#8217;s still not to late to get them in time for Christmas.</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6301" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Inglourious Basterds DVD" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/InglouriousBasterds_DVD-196x300.jpg" alt="InglouriousBasterds_DVD" width="85" height="130" /></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=inglourious+basterds" target="_blank"><strong><em>Inglourious Basterds</em></strong></a> &#8211; Tarantino is back to his creative best in this incredible homage to the war buddy film creating one hell of a story with brilliant characters and one of the all-time greatest film villains. It&#8221;s brutal it&#8217;s funny and it&#8217;s film making at it&#8217;s best, Tarantino and the entire crew have so much fun and so will you.<br />
Set in an alternate version of nazi germany  Brad Pitt leads a crack crew of jewish Nazi killers on a revenge mission. intertwined with the story of a french-Jewish girl who survived the slaughter of her family, it&#8217;s a glorious Tarantino story.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/inglourious-basterds-inglorious-bastards/10064867.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £15<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/inglourious-basterds-inglorious-bastards/10064866.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £10<br />
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<li><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6302" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/district9poster-large-071309/" title="District 9 Poster"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6302" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="District 9 Poster" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/district9poster-large-071309-202x300.jpg" alt="district9poster-large-071309" width="85" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=district+9" target="_blank">District 9</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal; ">Neill Blonkamp brings one of the films of the year in the surprise hit District 9. With faultlessly designed aliens, super huge geeky weapons and a gripping imaginative story the film offers a brilliant world to escape to, especially after your christmas dinner, and beautifully brought to the screen by Blonkamp. The lead actor Sharlto Copely is stunning as Wikus and is going on to play Murdoch in the new A-Team movie and you will see why in this outstanding film.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/district-9/10063511.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £15<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/district-9/10054897.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £10<br />
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<li><strong><em><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/moon/10059004.html" target="_blank"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6303" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Moon Blu Ray" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51JqJTGG5aL._SS500_-300x300.jpg" alt="51JqJTGG5aL._SS500_" width="105" height="130" />Moon</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">My movie of the year, this is film making at it&#8217;s imaginative and creative best and a shear delight to watch. Staring just Sam Rockwell and the voice of Kevin Spacey as a robot who are based on the moon mining on a three year contract, when the contract is almost up and Sam is ready to return home to his family strange things start to happen. It&#8217;s amazingly made by Duncan Jones and Sam Rockwell puts in a performance worthy of an Oscar that is long overdue. A future classic<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/moon/10059005.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £15<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/moon/10059004.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £10<br />
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<li><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6415" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/51vubrxvwbl-_sl500_aa240_/" title="The Hangover Blu Ray"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6415" style="margin: 2px 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="The Hangover Blu Ray" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51vubRxvWBL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="51vubRxvWBL._SL500_AA240_" width="108" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=the+hangover" target="_blank">The Hangover</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">Probably one of the funniest films this year and many years before it. It&#8217;s made stars of it&#8217;s cast and been one of the surprise successes of the year, in fact it&#8217;s so good it&#8217;s getting a sequel.<br />
It&#8217;s dirty, it&#8217;s shocking and it&#8217;s what my stag doo could have been.<br />
It&#8217;s the perfect film for the Boxing Day blues and guaranteed to make your granny laugh and for your granddad to want a trip to Vegas. A fantastic film with so may laughs, the perfect gift.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-hangover/10050896.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £15<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/the-hangover/10049799.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £10</strong><br />
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<li><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6413" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/jason-bourne-trilogy-stakes-out-blu-ray/" title="Bourne Trilogy Blu Ray"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6413" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Bourne Trilogy Blu Ray" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/jason-bourne-trilogy-stakes-out-blu-ray-226x300.jpg" alt="jason-bourne-trilogy-stakes-out-blu-ray" width="85" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/bourne-identity/the-bourne-supremacy/the-bourne-ultimatum/10046213.html" target="_blank">The Bourne Trilog</a></em></strong><strong><em><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/bourne-identity/the-bourne-supremacy/the-bourne-ultimatum/10046213.html" target="_blank">y</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">How is this so cheap! It&#8217;s the Bond Beating Jason Bourne on Blu-Ray, all three films The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and the Bourne Ultimatum in stunning Blu-Ray for a ridiculously low price.<br />
Jason Bourne loses his memory and over the three films unravels who and why he is. Filmed on location in so many amazing countries Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass bring Bourne to life in one of the finest Trilogy&#8217;s ever made.<br />
Matt Damon is perfect and partakes in some of the most stunning fight sequences, car chases and stories committed to film. What a bargain.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/bourne-identity/the-bourne-supremacy/the-bourne-ultimatum/10046213.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £18<br />
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6414" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/salvationbluray/" title="Terminator Salvation Blu Ray"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6414" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Terminator Salvation Blu Ray" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/salvationbluray-203x300.png" alt="salvationbluray" width="85" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=Terminator+Salvation" target="_blank">Terminator Salvation</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">By no means a good film or a decent Terminator movie but never-the-less it&#8217;s a reasonable action movie that will entertain at least and definitely show off your new Blu-Ray player and HD TV to the max.<br />
</span></strong>Christian Bale takes on the role of John Connor as he struggles to survive the war of the robots and Skynet and takes through the next chapter of the Terminator franchise. The plot is poor but the action enjoyable enough to please the stuffed bellies and slightly tipsey family members after Christmas dinner who want to switch off for a couple of hours.<br />
Amazing Blu-Ray transfer and an ok film worthy of any christmas wrapping paper.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/terminator-salvation/10054907.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £15<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/terminator-salvation/10054892.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £9<br />
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6416" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/51okvfaqkbl-_sl500_aa240_/" title="Drag me to Hell"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6416" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Drag me to Hell" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51oKVfaqkBL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="51oKVfaqkBL._SL500_AA240_" width="130" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=drag+me+to+hell" target="_blank">Drag Me to Hell</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sam Raimi is back behind the camera making a horror film after a long stint of seven years making the Spiderman Trilogy, and what a return it is.<br />
</span></strong>Fans of Raimi will be pleased that he has created one of the best horror movies in recent years and he&#8217;s back  to his roots of the Evil Dead movies by using cool camera angles and tricks t great effect. With a strong story and fine acting it&#8217;s a movie for Christmas evening for when the hyperactive kids have gone to bed.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/drag-me-to-hell/10053247.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £16<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/drag-me-to-hell/10053246.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £10<br />
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6429" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/51n7oplwlcl-_sl500_aa240_/" title="Star Trek Blu Ray"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6429" style="margin: 2px 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Star Trek Blu Ray" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51N7oPLWLCL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="51N7oPLWLCL._SL500_AA240_" width="130" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=star+trek" target="_blank">Star Trek XI</a> &#8211; <span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">The Best Star Trek film ever made? arguably yes and definitely yes for non-Trekies as J.J.Abrams brings us the 11th Star Trek film the most accessible Star Trek  film ever made. Staring Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Eric Bana (Romulan Baddie, Karl Urban (the perfect young Bones) and Simon Pegg (Scotty) all loving and enjoying their roles in this reboot of the Star Trek series are all fantastic and do the franchise proud.<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">A film for the entire family and a truly surprising treat for those non-fans of Star Trek and a great great Blu-Ray experience.</span><br />
</em></strong><strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/star-trek-xi-with-digital-copy/10049509.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £18<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/star-trek-xi/10049506.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £9 &#8211; £15<br />
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6434" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/timecrimes_dvd_art/" title="Time Crimes"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6434" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Time Crimes" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/timecrimes_dvd_art-210x300.jpg" alt="timecrimes_dvd_art" width="95" height="130" /></a>Time Crimes &#8211; <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">One of the most enjoyable and flawless time traveling films ever made that came out of nowhere and is still an unknown entity to the masses.<br />
</span></span></em></strong>The incredible Spanish movie takes on the tricky story of time traveling and does it better than any film i&#8217;ve ever seen using a great plot, amazing paradoxes and dilemmas and with perfect pacing that doesn&#8217;t let logical or illogical story slow it down and allow it to confuse.<br />
It&#8217;s a stroke of genius and i can&#8217;t recommend it enough.<br />
Not one for the family but definitely one for the alert minded pre christmas day booze.<br />
<strong>DVD &#8211; approx £5<br />
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <a rel="attachment wp-att-6673" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/61u4mn94mkl-_sl500_aa240_/" title="61U4MN94MkL._SL500_AA240_"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6673" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="61U4MN94MkL._SL500_AA240_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/61U4MN94MkL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="61U4MN94MkL._SL500_AA240_" width="130" height="130" /></a><em><strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=Let+the+Right+One+In" target="_blank">Let the Right One In</a> -</strong></em><em> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">The best Vampire relationship film ever made bar none. Better than that Twilight rubbish that&#8217;s getting all the attention at the moment and one of the finest films of the year. Staring two young kids in the lead roles who stun with their performances of this excellent Swedish vampire story that amazes from start to finish. It takes on all the known rules of vampires like daylight killing them and what happens if a vampire comes in uninvited  and showcases them brilliantly.<br />
With a finale in the swimming pool that is truly incredible it will go down in history as a classic horror film, get it now (Very cheap) before the American remake &#8216;Let me in&#8217; comes out 2010 WHY!<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/let-the-right-one-in/10046835.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £9<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/let-the-right-one-in/10044157.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £5<br />
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<strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A few more to mention</span></em></strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><br />
Some films that didnt make the top 10 list but also worth a mention:-</p>
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6435" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/61yiphop8ql-_sl500_aa240_/" title="61yIpHoP8qL._SL500_AA240_"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6435" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="61yIpHoP8qL._SL500_AA240_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/61yIpHoP8qL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="61yIpHoP8qL._SL500_AA240_" width="79" height="79" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=transformers" target="_blank">Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">For me a t</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">errible film but worth a panic buy if your desperate for a gift and you have bought all the other movies above! but only then buy this film. Full of action, huge transforming robots and terrible dialogue and acting.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/10053393.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £17<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-2-disc-special-edition/10053377.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £10-£13</strong></p>
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6674" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/51nrndpfccl-_sl75_/" title="51nRNDPFCCL._SL75_"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6674" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="51nRNDPFCCL._SL75_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51nRNDPFCCL._SL75_.jpg" alt="51nRNDPFCCL._SL75_" width="55" height="75" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=Harry+Potter+and+the+Half+Blood+Prince" target="_blank">Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">Not seen this but i&#8217;ve been informed that it&#8217;s a corker so well worth a buy for the fans of the series</span></strong><br />
</span></strong><strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-blu-ray-and-dvd-combi/10061819.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £17<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince/10061818.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £8</strong></p>
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong> <a rel="attachment wp-att-6676" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/51cdcyibiwl-_sl160_aa115_/" title="51cdcyIBIwL._SL160_AA115_"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6676" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="51cdcyIBIwL._SL160_AA115_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51cdcyIBIwL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" alt="51cdcyIBIwL._SL160_AA115_" width="95" height="95" /></a><em><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/kill-bill-1/2/9995056.html" target="_blank">Kill Bill 1 &amp; 2</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">The stunning Tarantino two part revenge movie. Full of  action and OTT blood and gore in the first part and then full of revenge with a plot and cool dialogue in the second part. Well worth a grab for a christmas present and dead cheap for two great films.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/kill-bill-1/2/9995056.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £15<br />
DVD &#8211; approx £7<br />
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=watchmen" target="_blank"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6675" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="51cG-a-Ri8L._SL160_AA115_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51cG-a-Ri8L._SL160_AA115_.jpg" alt="51cG-a-Ri8L._SL160_AA115_" width="90" height="90" />Watchmen</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">The incredibly made comic book adaption of the unfilmable Watchmen. Zack Snyder created a stunning film that was probably too long for non fans but still a superb style over content superhero movie. I loved it maybe your receivee will too.</span></strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/watchmen/10047761.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £17<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/watchmen/10044060.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £7-£11</strong></p>
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><a rel="attachment wp-att-6677" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/51l9ojo8jpl-_sl160_aa115_/" title="51L9Ojo8jPL._SL160_AA115_"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6677" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="51L9Ojo8jPL._SL160_AA115_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51L9Ojo8jPL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" alt="51L9Ojo8jPL._SL160_AA115_" width="95" height="95" /></a><em><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=Wall-E" target="_blank">Wall-E</a> -</em> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Better than this years UP! and my favorite Pixar film ever. It&#8217;s low down on the list mainly because everyone should already own this masterpiece Oscar winner from the most talented film studio in the world. centered on a lovable little robot that cleans for a living on a deserted Earth who goes on an adventure into space, it&#8217;s flawless story telling.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/wall-e/9989988.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £11<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/wall-e/9990169.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £8<br />
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6678" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/51jgnai8ssl-_sl160_sl125_/" title="51JGNAi8SSL._SL160_SL125_"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6678" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="51JGNAi8SSL._SL160_SL125_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51JGNAi8SSL._SL160_SL125_.jpg" alt="51JGNAi8SSL._SL160_SL125_" width="72" height="104" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/public-enemies/10054851.html" target="_blank">Public Enemies</a></em> -<span style="font-weight: normal;">Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary outlaw John Dillinger.<br />
A good yet slightly disappointing film which could have been so much better.<br />
</span><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/public-enemies/10054851.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £16<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/public-enemies/10054852.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £10<br />
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<li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6679" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/51xkif94l0l-_sl160_sl125_/" title="51xKif94L0L._SL160_SL125_"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6679" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="51xKif94L0L._SL160_SL125_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51xKif94L0L._SL160_SL125_.jpg" alt="51xKif94L0L._SL160_SL125_" width="70" height="101" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=red+cliff" target="_blank">Red Cliff</a> -</em> </strong>John Woo is back to his best for his most outrageously amitious epic movie yet. The Han Dynasty is facing its death in third century China, and the emperor raises a million-man army against two kingdoms that are hopelessly outmatched. Tony Leung stars and John Woo is on fire.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/red-cliff/10054867.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £9<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/red-cliff/10054869.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £14 !</strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>TV SHOWS</strong></span><strong> </strong></p>
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<li><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6681" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/41t96btbkzl-_sl160_aa115_/" title="41t96btbkZL._SL160_AA115_"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6681" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="41t96btbkZL._SL160_AA115_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/41t96btbkZL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" alt="41t96btbkZL._SL160_AA115_" width="140" height="140" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/elysium.search?searchFilters=&amp;search=house" target="_blank">House Season 1-5</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">One of the finest TV Shows ever made with one of the most surprising performances from Hugh Laurie who has grown into one of the most respected actors in America with his portrayal of Dr Gregory House, a miserable drug addicted genius rare disease specialist.<br />
The series has grown from strength to strength and has produced some of the most incredible episodes of TV ever made.<br />
If you haven&#8217;t seen it at all and were put off by Hugh Laurie&#8217;s American accent, don&#8217;t be it&#8217;s actually suits him by the time you get into season one, so buy it now, if you have seen it and don&#8217;t have season five buy it now! It&#8217;s TV at it&#8217;s best.<br />
<strong> DVD &#8211; 1-5 Boxset approx £50<br />
Each Season approx £12-£20</strong><br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6682" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/51ekh9-rwsl-_sl160_aa115_/" title="51eKH9-RWsL._SL160_AA115_"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6682" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="51eKH9-RWsL._SL160_AA115_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51eKH9-RWsL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" alt="51eKH9-RWsL._SL160_AA115_" width="130" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/arrested-development-series-1-3-complete/10053391.html" target="_blank">Arrested Development</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">One of the finest comedy shows ever made that was cruely cancelled after 3 series, although the cast and crew knew this before filming had concluded so ridiculed the decision in the final few episodes which was hilarious.<br />
Staring Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Will Arnett, David Cross and more it&#8217;s about an extended family brought together after the arrest of the father of the family. It&#8217;s sometimes bonkers but always hilarious with some of the best characters of any comedy show made. I still miss it.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/arrested-development-series-1-3-complete/10053391.html" target="_blank">DVD &#8211; 1-3 Boxset</a> approx £21<br />
Each Season approx £15<br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6683" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/51zwv3vbyil-_sl160_aa115_/" title="51ZWV3VbYIL._SL160_AA115_"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6683" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="51ZWV3VbYIL._SL160_AA115_" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/51ZWV3VbYIL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" alt="51ZWV3VbYIL._SL160_AA115_" width="125" height="125" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/lost-series-1-5/10063008.html" target="_blank">Lost Season 1-5</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">What can i say, the best TV show ever made and coming into it&#8217;s final season in February 2010 it&#8217;s a must have addition to any collection.<br />
Following the adventures of the survivors of flight 815 on a remote island thats surrounded in mystery, hatches, smoke monsters , Dharma and many more it&#8217;s a stunning watch and incredible production.<br />
This is the perfect show with a fine cast, i would love anyone who got me this for christmas if i didn&#8217;t have it already!<br />
</span></strong><strong>Blu-Ray individual boxsets- approx £34 &#8211; £45<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/lost-series-1-5/10063008.html" target="_blank">DVD 1-5 Box set</a> &#8211; approx £80<br />
Each Season &#8211; approx £16 &#8211; £33<br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6881" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/breaking_bad_the_complete_first_season_dvd/" title="breaking_bad_the_complete_first_season_dvd"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6881" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="breaking_bad_the_complete_first_season_dvd" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/breaking_bad_the_complete_first_season_dvd-204x300.jpg" alt="breaking_bad_the_complete_first_season_dvd" width="85" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/breaking-bad-series-1-complete/10054901.html" target="_blank">Breaking Bad</a> &#8211; </em><em><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">One of the best unknown TV shows of the last few years. Currently awaiting it&#8217;s third season to air in 2010 it&#8217;s been getting rave reviews and winning awards and one of my favorite shows ever.<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">Staring Bryan Cranston as an over educated chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with lung cancer, realizing he doesn&#8217;t have enough money to support his wife, unborn daughter and a son with cerebral palsey after he dies so he enters the drug trade creating the purest form of Meth with an old student called Jesse and so starts off on the path of the criminal underworld. The performance of Bryan Cranston is remarkable as his condition deteriorates through the series as he becomes more involved with the characters of the drug world.<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">Stunning stunning TV.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/breaking-bad-series-1-complete/10054901.html" target="_blank">DVD Season 1</a> &#8211; approx £16</strong></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6882" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/attachment/6253/" title="Family guy season 8"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6882" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Family guy season 8" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/6253-217x300.jpg" alt="Family guy season 8" width="85" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/family-guy-season-8/10049903.html" target="_blank">Family Guy Season 8</a> &#8211; </em><em><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">One of the most successful animated TV shows ever made and for me a Simpson&#8217;s beater. It&#8217;s controversial, it&#8217;s hilarious, it&#8217;s rude, it&#8217;s also hit and miss at times but still provides more laughs an episode than most comedy shows. It&#8217;s been cancelled once and brought back to life due to popular demand and it shows why as each season gets better and season 8 is the best so far.<br />
</span><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">So follow Peter Griffin and his family on this excellent boxset and if you haven&#8217;t seen Family Guy before now is a great time to start.<br />
</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/family-guy-season-8/10049903.html" target="_blank">DVD Season 8</a> &#8211; approx £18<br />
Each Season &#8211; approx £10 each</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/life/10054234.html" target="_blank"><img style=' float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;'  class="alignright size-full wp-image-6884" title="Life Bluray" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/10054178-1254475713-332000.jpg" alt="Life Bluray" width="100" height="112" />Life</a> &#8211; </em><em><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">You can&#8217;t beat BBC nature programs and Life is another can&#8217;t miss nature documentary. The series takes a global view of the specialised strategies and extreme behaviour that living things have evolved in order to survive</span></em></strong><strong><em>. </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">Narrated again by the incredible and soothing voiced Sir David Attenborough, he guides us through some of the most incredible nature filming ever seen and like the excellent series &#8216;Planet Earth&#8217; it&#8217;s in glorious HD on Blu-Ray which is how you should buy it if you have the technology to do so because it&#8217;s truly incredible to watch and are guaranteed to see something you have never seen before in nature. Phenomenal stuff.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/life/10054178.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> - approx £35<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/life/10054234.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £29 </strong></span></strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6885" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/attachment/151171/" title="Sopranos boxset"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6885" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Sopranos boxset" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/151171.jpg" alt="Sopranos boxset" width="100" height="142" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/sopranos-series-1-6-complete/10048177.html" target="_blank">The Sopranos Season 1-6 </a>- <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">The</span></span> </em><em><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">Soprano&#8217;s is regarded as one of the best TV shows ever made and rightly so. All 6 seasons are full of Tony Soprano and his two lives, One of his family and the other of the mafia family. It has arguably the best written episodes ever shown on TV and some of the most memorable characters and likeable characters I&#8217;ve ever seen. If your a fan of mafia movies then your going to love it, If your a fan of family Drama&#8217;s then your going to be pleasantly surprised by the depth and detail it enters the world of family issues and drama. Multi award winning and incredibly enjoyable from start to finish, this is a must buy gift.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/sopranos-series-1-6-complete/10048177.html" target="_blank">DVD Season 1-6 &#8211; approx £80</a><br />
Each Season &#8211; approx £16</strong><br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6886" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/9997587-1254154422-126000/" title="the wire boxset"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6886" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="the wire boxset" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/9997587-1254154422-126000.jpg" alt="the wire boxset" width="100" height="119" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/the-wire-complete-24-disc-boxset/9997587.html" target="_blank">The Wire Season 1-5</a> &#8211; </em><em><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">For some reason The Wire has been like marmite when I try to introduce people to it. Some have gone on to buy every season, some have told me it&#8217;s pants after 2-3 episodes and that&#8217;s the secret to enjoying the Wire, get to episode 4 or 5 and this show will embed itself into your brain and never leave until you finish the entire series. It&#8217;s begins slowly and picks up so much momentum that if it was a snowball rolling down a hill it would end up the size of 45 houses. The characters, the plots, the subject matter is so well portrayed on screen that it&#8217;s easy to believe that the Wire is based on real life events. It&#8217;s unlike anything else on TV and it&#8217;s the best of it&#8217;s kind ever made. Genius.<br />
</span></em></strong><strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/the-wire-complete-24-disc-boxset/9997587.html" target="_blank">DVD Season 1-5 &#8211; approx £60</a><br />
Each Season &#8211; approx £16.</strong></p>
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<li><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6887" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/848255_dv_m_f/" title="Curb your enthusiasm"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6887" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Curb your enthusiasm" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/848255_DV_M_F.JPG" alt="Curb your enthusiasm" width="100" height="138" /></a><strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/curb-your-enthusiasm-the-complete-box-set/9963472.html" target="_blank">Curb Your Enthusiasm season 1-6</a> -</strong></em><em> <span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">The best comedy series on TV for me. I&#8217;ve never laughed out loud so often whilst watching Larry David in Curb your Enthusiasm. Those that don&#8217;t know, Larry David was the Co-Creator of the amazing Seinfeld TV show and Curb follows on in a documentary/improvisation format showing the life of Larry David and the appalling situations he gets himself in whilst living his life in LA. Larry gets himself into the most hilarious situations that get more controversial as the show goes on and you can&#8217;t but laugh.<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">With cameos from numerous celebrities  that all seem to not mind getting involved in embarrassing scenarios, it&#8217;s a pure joy to watch and fantastically entertaining. I cannot recommend it enough.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style: normal;"><strong> <a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/curb-your-enthusiasm-the-complete-box-set/9963472.html" target="_blank">DVD Season 1-5 &#8211; approx £57</a><br />
Each Season &#8211; approx £13</strong><br />
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<li><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6889" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/10048044-1246618981-97000/" title="Battlestar galactica bluray"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6889" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Battlestar galactica bluray" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/10048044-1246618981-97000.jpg" alt="Battlestar galactica bluray" width="105" height="145" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/battlestar-galactica-the-complete-series/10048044.html" target="_blank">Battlestar Galactica season 1-4 on Bluray</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">A bit pricey this one but if you like your Sci-fi with a fantastic story then Battlestar Galactica is for you. I was slow getting on board to this series as i thought &#8216;What have they done to my beloved 80&#8242;s Battlestar&#8217; and i shouldn&#8217;t have worried. Battlestar Galactica remake is one of the most incredible TV shows ever made. The first three seasons are incredible with some episodes that truly amaze with it&#8217;s creativity, shock and awe stories and production values. The plot is similar to the original but it&#8217;s been turned on it&#8217;s head with the Cylon&#8217;s now taking on human forms which are unknown to the survivors of the war and this add&#8217;s an incredible sense of paranoia and fear to the characters of Battlestar Galactica. The actors take time to grow into their roles but by the end of season 1 they are in full flow and when season 2 kicks off it launches into it&#8217;s own and takes its position as one of the best ever shows and well worth forking out for someone you love (hint to my wife).<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/battlestar-galactica-the-complete-series/10048044.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray complete Boxset &#8211; approx £115</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A few more to mention</span><br style="text-decoration: underline;" /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Some TV shows that didn&#8217;t make the top 10 list but also worth a mention:- </span></span></span></em></strong></p>
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<li><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6906" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/friendss1-10boxset/" title="friendss1-10boxset"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6906" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="friendss1-10boxset" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/friendss1-10boxset-300x237.jpg" alt="friendss1-10boxset" width="94" height="67" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/friends-series-1-10-complete/10047737.html" target="_blank">Friends Complete series 1-10</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">You know the story, you know the characters. It&#8217;s one of the most popular comedy series ever made that completed ten consistently funny seasons that followed Chandler, Monica, Joey, Ross, Phoebe and Rachel and their lives living in New York. The perfect gift and such a bargain.<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/friends-series-1-10-complete/10047737.html" target="_blank"><strong>DVD Season 1-10 &#8211; approx £45</strong></a></p>
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<li><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6903" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/10043453-1251816225-384000/" title="Fringe dvd"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6903" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Fringe dvd" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/10043453-1251816225-384000.jpg" alt="Fringe dvd" width="56" height="78" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/fringe-series-1/10043448.html" target="_blank">Fringe Season 1 Blu-ray</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">The incredible sci-fi show from the minds of J J Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. A special FBI agency is created after a series of unexplained, often ghastly occurrences that are occurring all over the world and the team use unorthodox &#8216;Fringe&#8217; Science to investigate. It&#8217;s a lot better than it sounds and is in fact is one of my favorite new shows of the last year.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/fringe-series-1/10043448.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £40</strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6907" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/799568_dv_m_f/" title="rome"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6907" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="rome" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/799568_DV_M_F.JPG" alt="rome" width="63" height="87" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/rome-series-1-and-2-box-set/8631360.html" target="_blank">Rome Complete Series</a> &#8211; </em><span style="font-weight: normal;">The stunningly made Rome TV Series season 1 &amp; 2. Rome is about the saga of two ordinary Roman soldiers and their families and covers the intimate drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, and husbands and wives, it chronicles epic times that saw the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire and is an incredible watch and well worth a purchase for christmas.<br />
<strong><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Blu-Ray &#8211; approx £47<br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6914" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/attachment/151327/" title="151327"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6914" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="151327" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/151327.jpg" alt="151327" width="70" height="97" /></a>Madmen season 1-2 &#8211; <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">Another slow and genius TV series that is incredibly well written and supremely produced. Set in the 1960&#8242;s and focusing on Don Draper who is the creative director at an advertising company and his life in and out of the office. The show brilliantly shows the changing social values of America. It&#8217;s a stunning show and fully deserving of it&#8217;s numerous awards.<br />
<strong>Blu-ray &#8211; approx £40<br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-6917" href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/last-minute-christmas-present-recommendations/10053783-1254152942-404000/" title="Heroes Bluray"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-6917" style="margin: 5px;;  float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;" title="Heroes Bluray" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/12/10053783-1254152942-404000.jpg" alt="Heroes Bluray" width="83" height="126" /></a><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/heroes-series-1-3-complete/10053783.html" target="_blank">Heroes season 1-3</a> &#8211; <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">Heroes started off with one of the finest first series to debut on TV. It had great characters, a great story and superheroes a plenty. Each episode expanded on the numerous characters story-lines which were unveiled in a comic book like presentation. With superb special FX and strong stories it was a surprise that it went down hill in the second series but it did eventually pick up again for season 3 to get it back on track but nowhere near as good as the first season. Well worth a buy.<br />
</span><a href="http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/heroes-series-1-3-complete/10053783.html" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> &#8211; approx £85<br />
<a href="http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/heroes-series-1-3-complete/10053782.html" target="_blank">DVD</a> &#8211; approx £64</em></strong></span></strong></span></li>
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<p>That should be enough ideas to complete your christmas present shopping. There is no better way to say i love you than buying a film or TV series for your loved ones, So hurry up as there is not long to go!</p>
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		<title>More News On The Rome Movie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ben Mortimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost a year after Bruno Heller first hinted at a feature adaptation of his acclaimed HBO series Rome, actor Kevin McKidd, better known to fans of the film as Lucius Vorenus has been talking about the film. A lot. In an interview with the New York Post&#8217;s Popwrap column McKidd talked about the script, saying [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/11/Rome.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4845];player=img;" title="Rome"><img style=' float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 7px 2px 0;'  class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4846" title="Rome" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/11/Rome.jpg" alt="Rome" width="220" height="150" /></a>Almost  a year after Bruno Heller<a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=50913"> first hinted at a  feature adaptation</a> of his acclaimed HBO series Rome, actor Kevin McKidd,  better known to fans of the film as Lucius Vorenus has been talking about the  film. A lot.</p>
<p>In  an interview with the New York Post&#8217;s <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/rome_call_of_duty_movies_in_the_GHenHLj7kJLTHaO3FiNIcL">Popwrap  column</a> McKidd talked about the script, saying &#8220;<em>There is a script that is being shopped and it&#8217;s supposedly very good,  I haven&#8217;t seen it, but I am definitely going to be a part of the movie</em>&#8220;.</p>
<p>A  day later he gave a bit more information during an <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/News/Greys-Anatomy-Kevin-1012277.aspx">interview  with TV Guide</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;<em>It&#8217;s happening. Bruno Heller, who&#8217;s now the  creator of </em><em>The Mentalist</em><em>,</em><em>has been talking to me about this idea of a movie. Sure enough, Bruno  has finished the first draft, some people in the business have read it. He&#8217;s  doing his rewrite now. The hope is that we&#8217;re going to try to raise the money  and shoot it in the hiatus between Season 6 and Season 7 of <em>Grey&#8217;s</em></em><em>&#8220;.</em></p>
<p><em>As much as we hope that the film  actually goes into production, we&#8217;re not holding our breath just yet. Despite  the critical accolades for the series HBO and the BBC, co-producers on the  series, decided to pull the plug after two seasons, reputedly due to the  massive cost of filming each episode. Presumably any film would be hugely  expensive, possibly prohibitively so, especially given the mediocre track  record of TV spin-offs at the box office.</em></p>
<p>The  other issue that the production will have to contend with is whether the script  is suitably cinematic.</p>
<p>On  the small screen Rome was able to balance political intrigue with small scale action  perfectly. While it never had the budget to show the larger battles in a  satisfactory fashion, the street fights and tavern brawls it featured were a perfect  counterpoint to the simmering tensions present in the series. It&#8217;s unlikely  that this limited action would carry a film.</p>
<p>Worse  still for the production, the period of history immediately after the defeat of  RomeMarc Anthony (the point at which the series ended) was relatively peaceful,  with Augustus consolidating power, but nothing on the scale of the battles the  second series touched upon.</p>
<p>Bruno  Heller previously talked about using the &#8220;<em>rise  of the messiah in Palestine</em>&#8220; as a backdrop. The problem with this is that  by the time Jesus started making trouble for the Romans, Augustus was long  dead. Even if the film were to deal with the birth of the historical figure of  Jesus it would still be set fourteen years after the end of the series.</p>
<p>We  have contacted HBO and the BBC to try to get more details on the project. We&#8217;ll  let you know what they&#8217;re saying as soon as they get back to us.</p>
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		<title>Rome Coming to a Cinema Near You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just heard the most amazing news. &#8216;Rome&#8217;, the HBO / BBC TV series that hit our screens a couple of years ago IS coming to the big screen!! If you&#8217;ve never seen Rome, then you are missing out. I might write another review of it if I get a chance. Along with Band of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="KonaBody"><p><a href="http://old.heyuguys.co.uk/images/media/TV/rome_large.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-11178];player=img;" target="_blank"><img style=' float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 7px 2px 0;'  class="alignleft" src="http://old.heyuguys.co.uk/images/media/TV/rome_small.jpg" alt="Rome" width="192" height="144" /></a>I&#8217;ve just heard the most amazing news. &#8216;Rome&#8217;, the HBO / BBC TV series that hit our screens a couple of years ago IS coming to the big screen!!</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve never seen Rome, then you are missing out. I might write another review of it if I get a chance. Along with Band of Brothers, it is the best (and most expensive) TV series ever made and was made by both the BBC in the UK and HBO in the US. The only reason it was stopped was due to the money it cost to produce. Only 2 seasons were made&#8230;. but more may come!</p>
<p>The series of 12 episodes cost $100 million with HBO paying $85m and the BBC paying the additional $15m. With effective film budget, they made an amazingly accurate, beautififul series which with immaculate attention to detail. The set was built in Italy and was the biggest ever made for a TV series and covered 5 acres! The crew was a staggering 350 but they sure did a good job. No wonder the studio want to make the most of what they have &#8211; as I assume the back-lot still exists? Anyone know the answer to that one?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.movieweb.com/news/NE7R0f7eRCvNac" target="_blank">MovieWeb.com</a> has an interview with Ray Stevenson who played Titus Pullo in the TV series of Rome and they talk to him now&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://old.heyuguys.co.uk/component/idoblog/viewpost/440">Click here</a> to read what he said&#8230;.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;While talking with actor Ray Stevenson about the upcoming Punisher: War ZoneRome movie, which is based on the popular HBO series of the same name. The film is definitely happening, and is in the process of being written at this very moment. Here is what Ray had to say about it:</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Is the Rome movie still moving ahead?</strong></em></p>
<p><em></em><img style=' float: left; padding: 4px; margin: 0 7px 2px 0;'  class="alignleft" src="http://old.heyuguys.co.uk/images/media/TV/rome2.jpg" alt="ROme" width="250" height="156" /><em><strong>Ray Stevenson:</strong> Apparently so. It is no longer a smoke and mirrors rumor. The script is in full development. As you are probably aware, this is a pretty strange process. We could go into production in a year, or it could be as quick as six months. Who knows? It will happen. At least it is no longer a rumor. From what I have heard, they are nearing the end of script development. We shall see. We shall see.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>How excited are you to go back and play Titus all over again.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Ray Stevenson:</strong> I can&#8217;t wait to dust off the cobwebs of old Pullo. The guy is going to come in with a high body count. I love Pullo. I love him to pieces. I had such a great time playing him. And I got to do it in Italy and Rome. He is very special to me. He is a very special part of my history. I was very blessed to get that part.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Do you think the movie will go even further than the TV series. I mean, you were able to get away with quite a bit on HBO. Will it be more of a brutal experience? Or do you think it will be more drama based?</strong></em></p>
<p><em></em><img style=' float: right; padding: 4px; margin: 0 0 2px 7px;'  class="alignright" src="http://old.heyuguys.co.uk/images/media/TV/rome3.jpg" alt="Rome" width="250" height="174" /><em><strong>Ray Stevenson:</strong> That is a very interesting question. You have to ask Bruno Heller. Bruno is the one writing the movie, thankfully. I don&#8217;t think anybody else could write the movie. It will be Bruno at the helm. That guy has a soft spot for Pullo and Vorenus. I don&#8217;t think he will let the ball drop. I don&#8217;t think he will disappoint. He never pulled his punches with the hard drama or the social status, or the action sequences. He put full honesty into the characters. I completely trust him, and I can&#8217;t wait to read his script once it materializes.</em> DVD release, we got him to talk more about the impending &#8221;</p>
<p>They go on to talk about the release date is looking like 2010. The sooner the better. It is SO good! And it&#8217;s not a remake! Yippee!!</p>
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