TOAST OF LONDON and PEEP SHOW DVD winner!

Thanks if you entered my DVD competitions last week, to win copies of TOAST OF LONDON Series 3 and PEEP SHOW Series 9 on DVD. The winner is below:

Win TOAST OF LONDON Series 3 on DVD for Christmas!

The seasonal cheer just keeps on spreading! After giving away a DVD of Peep Show yesterday, I'm now giving away a DVD of TOAST OF LONDON Series 3 for one lucky reader, too!

Sponsored video: MACHETE KILLS

Remember that fake trailer for "Mexploitation" thriller Machete, which originally played between Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof (double-billed as a modern-day "Grindhouse" movie-going experience, which flopped in US cinemas back in 2007)? More people would have seen it on DVD or through YouTube. But I'm sure you know it actually became a full-blown movie, reverse-engineered from the low-budget trailer, and released in 2010.

Machete (starring From Dusk Till Dawn's Danny Trejo as a former Mexican Federale who favours his namesake blade) wasn't a huge hit upon its release (grossing just $44m worldwide), but surprisingly positive reviews have perhaps inspired an unlikely sequel, MACHETE KILLS.

Competition: win ITV2's PLEBS on DVD!

ITV2's hit comedy Plebs arrives on DVD and Blu-ray today, and I have three DVDs to give away to lucky readers, courtesy of Universal Pictures.

The six-part comedy is set in Ancient Rome and follows the exploits of three ordinary young men from the suburbs (Tom Rosenthal, Joel Fry, Ryan Sampson), as they try to find employment, have sex, and climb the social ladder.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question:

In Plebs, what is the name of the gormless slave character?

(a) Stylax
(b) Grumio
(c) Obelix

To enter, e-mail me your answer, remembering to include 'Plebs' in the subject header and your full name and address (so your DVD can be dispatched if you win).

This competition ends on 3 May 2013 @5PM (GMT) and is only open to citizens of the UK and Ireland. Full Terms & Conditions can be read here. The three winners will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries. Good luck!

Competition result: ARGO Blu-rays!

Last week I hosted a competition to win two copies of the Oscar-winning movie Argo on Blu-ray.

To win one, I asked: which of director Ben Affleck's co-stars did he later marry? The answer was Jennifer Garner from Daredevil, which not everyone got right.

But of those who did answer correctly, the following two randomly-chosen entrants each win a copy of Argo on Blu-ray:

Freddie Lee - California, USA
Dean Gerstel - Barnsley, England

Congratulations, Freddie and Dean! I will get in touch with Appliances Online, who will send your prizes. Thanks to everyone who entered this Argo competition, especially if you were kind enough to spread the word via a social platform.

Competition: win ARGO on Blu-ray!

With Ben Affleck's Argo having been released on Blu-ray/DVD and celebrating an Academy Award win for Best Picture, Appliances Online have offered two Blu-ray copies of the film for a competition.

'Depicting the true story of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret rescue mission to extract six American diplomats held as fugitives in Iran, Argo sees Affleck return to the director's chair for his third feature. Critically acclaimed and the recipient of three Oscars and three BAFTAs, it's further proof that there's a lot more to Ben Affleck than his roles in Hollywood blockbusters Armageddon and Pearl Harbor.'

To be entered into the draw to win one of two Blu-ray copies of Argo, answer the following question:

Ben Affleck married his co-star of which movie?

(a) Kate Beckinsale in Pearl Harbor?
(b) Minnie Driver in Good Will Hunting?
(c) Jennifer Garner in Daredevil?

To enter, e-mail me your answer with 'Argo' in the subject header and your delivery address. The competition closes on 19 March @5PM (GMT) and the two randomly-chosen winners will be announced on 20 March.

Entry details: This competition is only open to residents of the UK/US and Canada. The correct region-coded Blu-ray disc will be sent to a winner from one of those locations. Unfortunately entries made by those living in any other countries will have to be discounted. The usual Terms & Conditions also apply.

Competition result: DARK SHADOWS region-free Blu-ray

Last week I held a competition for someone to win a region-free copy of Tim Burton's Dark Shadows on Blu-ray. The question posed was: which movie did Tim Burton and Johnny Deep first work together on? The correct answer is: 1990's Edward Scissorhands. Of course.

Of all the correct entries, the randomly chosen winner is:

Ian McArdell, Surrey

Congratulations, Ian! Your prize will hopefully be dispatched within the next few days. Commiserations if you didn't win this time, but please do try again when another competition is held. I always stress this, but you really do have a great chance of winning stuff here.

Competition: win DARK SHADOWS on Region-Free Blu-ray

To celebrate the UK release of Tim Burton's DARK SHADOWS on DVD/Blu-ray today, I have one copy of the Blu-ray disc to give-away!

This comedy is an adaptation of the cult classic US supernatural soap opera, about a 19th-century man transformed into a vampire and buried alive by a witch, who's exhumed in the 1970s to meet his quirky descendants. It stars Tim Burton, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Jonny Lee Miller & Chloë Grace Moretz.

To have a chance of winning this Region-free Blu-ray, just answer the following question:

DARK SHADOWS marks the eighth collaboration between director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp, but which film did they first work together on?

(a) Edward Scissorhands
(b) Ed Wood
(c) Sleepy Hollow

Competition: win SPARTACUS: VENGEANCE on DVD!

Starz's swords-n'-sandals epic Spartacus: Vengeance is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on 1 October in the UK, and I have a Region 2 DVD box-set to giveaway (courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment). The second season continues the story of mutinous slave Spartacus (Liam McIntyre) as he tries to amass an army to defeat the Roman Republic...

To be in with a chance of winning this awesome prize, just answer this question:

In the series, where does heroic slave Spartacus originally come from?

(a) Capua
(b) Sparta
(c) Thrace

Sponsored Video: JAWS Blu-ray

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DVD/Blu-ray Releases: DECEMBER 2011 (Cowboys & Aliens, The Fades S1, Frozen Planet, Harry Potter 1-8, Misfits S1-3, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Super 8, etc.)

2 DECEMBER

Harry Potter: Complete Box-set [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (***½ out of four)
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (***½ out of four)

5 DECEMBER

The Borgias: Season 1 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Brazil [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (***½ out of four)
Captain America: The First Avenger [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Dark Star [BLU-RAY]
Glee: The Concert Movie [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Grey's Anatomy: Season 6 [DVD]
The Hangover 1 & 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Hangover Part II [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Smurfs [DVD] [BLU-RAY]

8 DECEMBER

Frozen Planet [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (***½ out of four)
The Planet Collection [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**** out of four)

12 DECEMBER

Conan The Barbarian [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Inbetweeners Movie [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Killing 1 & 2 [DVD]
Mr Popper's Penguins [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Rab C. Nesbitt: Series 10 [DVD]
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Super 8 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)

26 DECEMBER

Apollo 18 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Burn Notice: Season 4 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Cowboys & Aliens [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Devil's Double [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Fades: Series 1 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**½ out of four)
Final Destination 5 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Futurama: Season 5 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Him & Her: Series 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**½ out of four)
Kill List [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Misfits: Series 1-3 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Misfits: Series 3 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Videodrome [BLU-RAY]

DVD/Blu-ray Releases: NOVEMBER 2011 (Community S1, Doctor Who S6, Kung Fu Panda 2, This Is Jinsy, Transformers 3, Torchwood: Miracle Day, etc.)

7 NOVEMBER

Cougar Town: Season 1 & 2 [DVD]
Cougar Town: Season 2 [DVD]
Downton Abbey: Series 1 & 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Downton Abbey: Series 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Family Guy: Season 11 [DVD]
Fresh Meat: Series 1 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**½ out of four)
Gary - Tank Commander: Series 1 & 2 [DVD]
Geordie Shore: Series 1 [DVD]
Land Girls: Series 2 [DVD]
The Lion King [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Man Lab: Series 1 [DVD]
Miranda: Series 1 & 2 [DVD] (**½ out of four)
Miranda: Series 2 [DVD] (** out of four)
Origins Of Us [DVD]
One Tree Hill: Season 8 [DVD]
The Pacific/Band Of Brothers Box-set [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (***½ out of four)
Peter Kay Live: The Tour That Doesn't Tour [DVD]
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Russell Kane: Live 2011 [DVD]
Supernatural: Season 1-6 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Supernatural: Season 6 [DVD]
This Is Jinsy: Series 1 [DVD]
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Season 4 [DVD]

14 NOVEMBER

Alan Carr: Spexy Beast Live [DVD]
Andy Parsons: Disgruntled Live [DVD]
Benidorm: Series 1-4 & Specials [DVD]
Bridesmaids [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Brothers & Sisters: Season 1-5 [DVD]
Brothers & Sisters: Season 5 [DVD]
Chris Addison Live [DVD]
The Coen Brothers Collection [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Community: Season 1 [DVD] (***½ out of four)
Dylan Moran: Yeah, Yeah - Live In London [DVD]
Farscape: Series 1-4 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Franklin & Bash: Season 1 [DVD]
Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog [DVD]
Harry Hill's TV Burp 2011 [DVD] (**½ out of four)
Jason Manford: Live 2011 [DVD]
John Bishop Live: Sunshine Tour [DVD]
Kung Fu Panda 1 & 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Kung Fu Panda 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Micky Flanagan: Live [DVD]
Not Going Out: Series 1-4 [DVD]
Not Going Out: Series 1 [DVD]
Paul Zerdin: Live 2011 [DVD]
PhoneShop: Series 1 [DVD] (*½ out of four)
Reginald D. Hunter: Live [DVD]
Ross Noble: Headspace Cowboy [DVD]
Russell Howard: Right Here, Right Now [DVD]
Stephen Merchant Live: Hello Ladies [DVD]
Strike Back: Series 1 & 2 [DVD] (**½ out of four)
Strike Back: Project Dawn [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**½ out of four)
Torchwood: Series 1-4 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**½ out of four)
Torchwood: Miracle Day [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (* out of four)

21 NOVEMBER

Angelos Epithemiou & Friends: Live [DVD]
An Idiot Abroad 1 & 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (** out of four)
An Idiot Abroad 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*½ out of four)
Arrietty [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Cars 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Castle: Season 1 [DVD]
Come Fly With Me [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**½ out of four)
Doctor Who: Series 6 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**½ out of four)
Facejackers: Series 2 [DVD]
Frankie Boyle: Tramadol Nights [DVD]
Horrible Bosses [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Human Centipede 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Jack Whitehall: Live [DVD]
John Cleese Live: The Alimony Tour [DVD]
Jimmy Carr: Live 7 [DVD]
Lee Evans: Roadrunner [DVD]
Lee Nelson: Live [DVD]
Milton Jones: Lion Whisperer [DVD]
New Tricks: Series 8 [DVD]
One Life [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Outnumbered: Series 1-4 [DVD]
Outnumbered: Series 4 [DVD]
Paddy McGuinness: Live 2011 [DVD]
Rev: Series 1 [DVD]
Russell Brand: Live In New York City [DVD]
Sarah Millican: Live [DVD]
Tim Vine: Jokeamotive [DVD]
Zookeeper [DVD] [BLU-RAY]

28 NOVEMBER

Criminal Minds: Season 1-6 [DVD]
Criminal Minds: Season 6 [DVD]
Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser [DVD]
Horrid Henry: The Movie [DVD]
Merlin: Series 4, Volume 1 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (** out of four)
Mildred Pierce [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Spooks: Series 10 [DVD]
Transformers 1-3 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon [DVD] [BLU-RAY]

DVD/Blu-ray Releases: OCTOBER 2011 (Chuck S1-4, Deadwood S1-3, Doctor Who S6.2, The Event, Jurassic Park Trilogy, Green Lantern, Senna, Spartacus S1-2, V S2, X-Men: First Class, etc.)

3 OCTOBER

Back To The Future [BLU-RAY] (**** out of four)
Back To The Future: Part II [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Back To The Future: Part III [BLU-RAY] (**½ out of four)
Beauty & The Beast: 3D [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
The Event [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (** out of four)
Five Days: Series 2 [DVD]
Chalet Girl [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Chuck: Season 1-4 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Chuck: Season 4 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (** out of four)
Family Guy: Season 6-10 [DVD]
Hook [BLU-RAY] (** out of four)
Jumanji [BLU-RAY] (*½ out of four)
Most Haunted: Season 14 [DVD]
Mrs Brown's Boys: Series 1 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*½ out of four)
Saw: 1-7 Box-set [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*½ out of four)
Spartacus: Blood & Sand / Gods Of The Arena [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**** out of four)
Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (***½ out of four)

10 OCTOBER

The Beaver [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Billy Connolly's Route 66 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Doctor Who: Series 6, Part 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Dynamo: Magician Impossible [DVD]
Candyman [BLU-RAY] (**** out of four)
Eastbound & Down: Season 2 [DVD] (**½ out of four)
The Frighteners [BLU-RAY] (***½ out of four)
In Deep: Series 2 [DVD]
The Mentalist: Season 1-3 Box-set [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Senna [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Simpsons: Season 14 [DVD]
Sons Of Anarchy: Season 1-3 Box-set [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Sons Of Anarchy: Season 3 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]

17 OCTOBER

Amelie [BLU-RAY]
Bones: Season 1-6 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Bones: Season 6 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Nightmare On Elm Street: 1-7 Box-set [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Green Lantern [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Hung: Season 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Jackie Brown [BLU-RAY]
Psychoville: Halloween Special [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Pulp Fiction [BLU-RAY] (**** out of four)
Requiem For A Dream [BLU-RAY] (**** out of four)
Star Wars Clone Wars: Season 3 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]

24 OCTOBER

Jurassic Park Trilogy [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Planet Dinosaur [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Rio [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
V: Season 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**½ out of four)

31 OCTOBER

Bad Teacher [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Deadwood: Ultimate Season 1-3 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Desperate Housewives: Season 1-7 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Desperate Housewives: Season 7 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
How I Met Your Mother: Season 6 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 4 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Smallville: Season 1-10 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Smallville: Season 10 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Tree Of Life [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
X-Men: First Class [DVD] [BLU-RAY]

DVD/Blu-ray Releases: SEPTEMBER 2011 (Attack The Block, Dexter S5, Fringe S3, Insidious, Killing S1, Fast & Furious 5, Glee S2, Good Wife S2, Star Wars Saga, Thor, etc.)

5 SEPTEMBER

13 Assassins [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Das Boot (Director's Cut) [BLU-RAY]
Dexter: Season 1-5 Box-set [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Dexter: Season 5 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (** out of four)
Fast & Furious 1-5 Box-set [BLU-RAY]
Fast & Furious 5 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Modern Family: Season 2 [DVD]
Only Fools & Horses (Complete Anniversary Box-set) [DVD] (**** out of four)
Priest [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Scarface (Limited Edition Box-set) [BLU-RAY]
Water For Elephants [DVD] [BLU-RAY]

12 SEPTEMBER

Entourage: Season 7 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Good Wife: Season 1-2 Box-set [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (***½ out of four)
The Good Wife: Season 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Insidious [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Julia's Eyes [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Star Wars: The Complete Saga [BLU-RAY] (**** out of four)
Star Wars: The Original Trilogy [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy [BLU-RAY] (*½ out of four)

19 SEPTEMBER

Arthur (2011) [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Attack The Block [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Dark Star [BLU-RAY]
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 1 & 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Eureka: Season 4.0 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Glee: Season 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (** out of four)
Glee: Season 2, Volume 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*½ out of four)
Nikita: Season 1 [D] [BLU-RAY]
Rambo: Complete Collection [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (**½ out of four)
South Park: Season 14 [DVD]
Stargate Atlantic: Complete Series [BLU-RAY]
Unknown [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Warehouse 13: Season 2 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]

26 SEPTEMBER

Beverly Hills Cop [BLU-RAY]
The Big Bang Theory: Season 1-4 Box-set [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Big Bang Theory: Season 4 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
The Hunt For Red October [BLU-RAY]
The Killing (USA): Season 1 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*½ out of four)
Fringe: Season 1-3 Box-set [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (*** out of four)
Fringe: Season 3 [DVD] [BLU-RAY] (***½ out of four)
Hawaii Five-0: Season 1 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
House: Season 7 [DVD] [BLU-RAY]
Southland: Season 1 [DVD]
Thor [DVD] [BLU-RAY]