Results tagged “dvds”

The Metropolitan Police, the Motion Picture Association of America, and the UK Film Council, are all behind the initiative which aims to rid once and for all the plague of pushers trying to flog copies of the latest Hollywood finery. They want London to be a "fake free zone", and in the first fortnight over 90,000 discs have been seized, with 39 arrests made. more ›

Well, we can't be stuck with these things. They must be had. Surely you can find a use for them? Christmas presents for people you don't like very much? Tombola prizes? Look, they're worth £12 on Amazon. more ›

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It's not difficult to spend money in London as just leaving the house seems to remove a fair amount of cash from the average wallet. But for those with a less than average wallet, it can be a bit of a challenge to spend in a less than average manner. Silly money deserves silly spending after all. Introducing... The Cinema Suite at the newly refurbished InterContinental Hotel, one of many super-deluxe hotels on Hyde Park Corner, available for the silly sum of £3,000 per night. more ›

It's the week for spooky goings on and ever more events are coming to our attention. On Halloween night itself, our favourite quiz masters the You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat film quiz chaps are hosting a horror special. more ›

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What with March coming in like a lion and blowing everyone all over the place it's the ideal time to take to the water under sail power. Although there's plenty on offer for the seasoned small boat owner in this weekend's Dinghy Sailing Show at Alexandra Palace there's also a determined effort to get new blood interested. more ›

This Thursday, the Oxfam book shop on Marylebone High Street will be holding another of its super foodie nights. This is the charity's flagship London bookshop and is a treat for philanthropic bibliophiles: new and anitquarian books, CDs, vinyl, videos and DVDs can be found here and in-store events are programmed throughout the year. more ›

Last night Londonist put together another team for You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat in Highgate. By 11pm we had confirmed two things. 1. We are not as smart as we thought we were, and 2. This is the best pub quiz we've ever been to. more ›

It might not be a vintage season in the league, where many of the capital's football clubs are looking nervously over their shoulders at relegation, but London seems determined to have at least one finalist in the first FA Cup showpiece at the new Wembley as yesterday's draw offered the possibility that as many as 44% of the fourth round matches (seven out of sixteen) could be played on our collective doorstep on the same weekend at the end of January. more ›

Londonist has designed the Cornershop Christmas Hamper for those who really can't be bothered this year. Perfect for assembling on the way to a party you're only going to because you want to get your DVDs back, this is a gift that captures the spirit of modern Christmas. Indifference to the true meaning of the festive season unites all the items; desperation adds the perfect finish to this gift of last minute panic. more ›

We like quizzes here at Londonist, but we don't go to nearly enough of them hence this being only our 4th ever quiz review. We're rubbish. Have you been to any good ones recently? more ›

Some would say that perhaps the police force should be working to educate its officers on handing out the side arms... Not us of course, we prefer to keep our heads down and be good little citizens. If we've done nothing wrong there's nothing to worry about. Right? more ›

We've mentioned this before in the Friday Film News, but we're actually quite getting our hopes up for the next Mission:Impossible film. more ›

Fancy taking part in a trial that won't see you balloon up like the elephant man or see you facing terrorist charges? There's always a catch of course... you may be subjected to football: more ›

We like to think we're as appreciative of a nice minty-fresh pit as the next person... unless the next person is this Gumtree poster: more ›

So, it's with great excitement that today we read that he's finally announced plans for his next project, Hot Fuzz. more ›

This means you can now watch and still have plenty of time to find out what Our Saviour's been up to this week. It's certainly a step in the right direction and we look forward to reading His blog or at least His weekly email newsletter. After that Godcasting can only be a few steps away and His MySpace page would be awesome. more ›

Time again to dip into the Newsround site for a knee level look at what's happening in the world and what's on the mind of news conscious tykes this morning. Mostly as you'd expect it's Harry Potter. Outrage is the theme at the revelation that American kids will get the opportunity to own weeks before the homegrown fans: more ›

Congratulations to Melanie, Stephen and Jason whose thorough knowledge of killer pig movies just scored them a couple of DVDs. more ›

The Fright Fest Presents DVD range continues to grow next month with the release of style horror has more killer bats than you can shake a stick at, but as we'll only be reviewing that film closer to the late February release date we figured that in the meantime we should offer up some LOOT. more ›

Our friends over at Frightfest release their latest DVDs at the end of the month so if you've found January to be a little low on self mutilation, skinning and human taxidermy then things are definitely looking up with . more ›

As Cherie Blair and whoever the hell is in the final of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (Mon 9pm ITV1 - we don't have a clue, as we really couldn't give a broken biro who wins the bloody thing) would probably tell you, it isn't easy being famous. Once you've been in the public eye, slipping back into obscurity must be dreadfully depressing. What do you say to interviewers? "My experience lazing around all day doing gak and giving revealing interviews to the papers in which I moan about how the press intrudes on my life has really prepared me for a job in HR"? Poor things. See what Cherie has to say about the whole shebang in Married To The Prime Minister (Mon 9pm C4), as, with the help of all the extant prime ministerial spouses, she goes behind the "most famous door in Britain" with a camera crew in tow. We won't ask - although Private Eye certainly will - how much she's getting paid for the privilege, and what brilliant publicity this is for her book about, um, being the Prime Minister's wife; we'll just switch over to More4 and watch the amazing (Mon 11.30pm C4) - we know everyone else hated it, but after spending hours with the DVDs we can report that it improves about a million percent on repeated viewings. There's always the stuff on Cook'd And Bomb'd to keep us occupied, too. more ›

First of all, I'd do something for the body: a gentle mid-morning run around Hyde Park with preferably no interference from the speakers at Speakers' Corner and lots of interaction with adorable over-excited, waggy-tailed dogs. These dogs do not leave poo on the park paths and do not chase to bite; they only chase in a friendly, playful fashion. And I find exactly the right volume level for my mp3 player so that I'm not oblivious to everything around me - including imminent danger - but at the same time, I've blocked out traffic noise and aeroplanes going over head. more ›

It's absolutely free to get in (just tell the big bloke on the door you're there for the Londonist party) and there'll be DJs all night as well as additional treats like images from the London photoblogging community displayed on the big screens and the now infamous Londonist birthday raffle. more ›

Londonist is as addicted to buying DVDs as everyone else, so it made sense that we should start a regular column to highlight the little laser-etched treats coming your way over the next week or so. Let us know what you think in the comments. Well folks, it's getting to the time of year when the likes of Chegwin, Biggins and Daniels descend begrudgingly upon [enter the name of your hometown here] to switch... more ›

This past weekend saw the doors close for the final time at the 113-year-old Whitechapel Library. more ›

We haven't mentioned Doctor Who for a while so thought we'd get a quick word in following the fantastic ARE YOU MY MUMMY? episodes and before it all gets mundane again with another trip to Cardiff (Time and Relative Dimensions in Space... in SPACE - that means they can fly further than Wales and the South Bank, Russell). more ›

London's Institute of Education is to issue lesson plans based on - this is difficult to type - soap operas, adverts and Grange Hill. The packs will be distributed to 1000 schools and contain lesson ideas and DVDs - which just goes to show that things have changed since Londonist was at school, and the "wheeling in of the huge video player" was a ceremonial event on the scale of the Trooping of the Colour. more ›