DVDs This Week May 5

Pick of the Week: Skins Series 2 – Slim-ish pickings this week I’m afraid so Skins gets top billing. It’s probably all worth it though for the first episode which features an amazing modern dance routine by Maxxie and Bill Bailey dancing with a dog.

Also Out:
Ashes to Ashes Season 1 – A moderately disappointing follow-up to Life on Mars which is really only worth it to again appreicate the irrepressible brilliance of Philip Glenister as Gene Hunt.
Charlie Wilson’s War – Fumbled political satire with great turns from Philip Seymour Hoffman and Tom Hanks but an embarrassingly bad one from Julia Roberts.
Shrooms – Irish rural teen horror movie. Looks pretty awful.
Bonnie and Clyde – A 40th Anniversary edition of the utterly-classic birth of New Hollywood.

Region 1:
The Orphanage – Solid and effective ghost story if somewhat overrated in the scare department.
Youth Without Youth – Francis Ford Copolla’s indifferently received, ambitious work.

Golden Globes Predictions (Movies)

Simple and easy, just like that. Guesting is Tom of Rate This Day. Apologies for the lack of italicisation. I’m being yelled at by my crazy boss.

If You Missed It…

… here’s Tom Hanks’ televisual appearance on Jonathan Ross promoting new movie Charlie Wilson’s War.

It’s funny… what a nice guy he is!

FairyLink of New York

Francis Ford Coppola talks to The AV Club about Youth Without Youth.

RAAAWWKKK!!! PopMatters’ best metal records of the year!

Slate reviews Charlie Wilson’s War and reports that Huckabee and Guiliani are level in the polls.

Speaking of Charlie Wilson’s War, Yahoo has eight minutes of the flick for you.

Follow this for The Guardian’s podcasted viewpoint on cinema for 2007.

The 4400 has been cancelled. Sign the petition to keep it here.

Gigwise reports that REM have a new record coming out in April.

Mad Men has inspired further new series on AMC.

PopCandy lists her top ten movies of the year.

Uber-cool music folk alert!! David Byrne talking with Thom Yorke.

Okay, I still can’t get over Ashley Tisdale’s new nose. She just isn’t Sharpay anymore…

Rudolph the Link Nosed Reindeer

Worst films of 2007? The AV Club abides.

Pitchfork lists items as follows: Albums – Albums of each critic – Songs – Songs of each critic. Phew.

Anthony Lane reviews Sweeney Todd, Charlie Wilson’s War and Persepolis.

Iowa nears, and Salon discusses the Democratic candidates.

Revel in the wisdom of Michael J Fox in Esquire.

Was the Rhyd robbed? Darn tootin’.

PopCandy’s ten favourite TV shows of the year. Whitney’s also counting down her people of the year… check them out so far and see if you agree.

Uh Oh, Amy Winehouse was arrested at around 5pm this evening in Shoreditch, apparently something to do with her husband’s arrest.

Check out the trailer for Will Smith’s post-I Am Legend movie, Hancock at Buzzsugar… it looks ace!

Back from the madness of the Oxford Circus TopShop and exhausted? Imagine how the staff feel – the Times goes behind the scenes in a fascinating article.