Issue 135 of DVD & Blu-ray Review is on sale now!

Inside the stunning new issue...

THE BIG NEWS
Director Neill Blomkamp explains how he populated an area of South Africa with aliens in District 9, and promises DVD fans that this release is the definitive cut of his movie.

Meanwhile, (500) Days Of Summer director Marc Webb and co-writer Scott Neustadter share a box of tissues as they discuss lost loves...

HD NEWS

Pelham 1 2 3 director Tony Scott tells us about dodging real-life trains, HDMI gets an upgrade to version 1.4 and Saw gets a torture-filled videogame!

EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT...

... Matt Lanter. The Heroes, Commander In Chief and 90210 star is a familiar face on your TV screens. But did you know he’s also the voice of the cartoon Anakin Skywalker?

ON THE COUCH

Al Murray reveals which of his Multiple Personality characters could drink in the Pub Landlord’s gaff, and wonders why someone hasn’t shot Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry.

TALES FROM THE THIRD DIMENSION

With James Cameron’s long-awaited CGI epic Avatar about to hit screens, we ask what the 3D technological revolution means for the future of home entertainment...

GRACE UNDER FIRE

Given her background in fine art, Kathryn Bigelow can’t help but make even Baghdad look beautiful on screen; we chat exclusively to the director of The Hurt Locker.

THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY

As we go on set with Harry Hill, the unlikely hero of Saturday nights, the big-collared comic reveals how making the hit clip show has ruined television for him forever...

HAPPY DISC­MAS!

Nothing says “I didn’t know what to get you...” like a dull DVD under the tree. So put friends and family on the right track with our selection of perfect Christmas discs and gifts!

PARTY BOYS

In a boozy celebration of The Hangover coming to DVD, we talk about some films where people get drunk. That’s pretty much it.

SELECT

Our massive reviews section includes a selection of new film reviews includes Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, Year One, Sunshine Cleaning, The Proposal, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen and Inglourious Basterds, while this month’s retro back catalogue includes Fight Club, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Wizard Of Oz and Gone With The Wind on Blu-ray, plus a new Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs set.

Our TV reviews also feature a number of treats that’ll help make Christmas fly by, including Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, Alan Bennett, The Sopranos on Blu-ray, Peep Show, Lost and the final season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Meanwhile this month’s music reviews include DVDs and Blu-rays of ABBA In Japan, More Than This: The Story Of Roxy Music, the documentary Soul Power and Billy Idol, Jethro Tull, John Denver, the Stones and ZZ Top live.