Teletext Recovery - 30/12/2003

P144 Teletext 144 Dec30 21:14:06   DOUG    COOPER  ——————————————————————————————— —  2004: A LOOK FORWARD After a hugely successful year for DVD sales, let's see what 2004 holds. Will Trekkers be catered for? Will there be further box sets of classic movies of your favourite stars? Can The West Wing improve upon perfection? Will we never tire of countless esoteric commentaries from retired and, occasionally, drunk directors? We take a look at the DVDs hitting stores over the next 12 months. A wealth of questionable riches await us. ——————————————————————————————————1/10— Win trip to New Zealand 147 ITV1/307 C4 --- BAD BOZS 2 ON YOUR MOBILE --- C4 p653 CDs Events Comps Sport

P144 Teletext 144 Dec30 21:11:29   DOUG    COOPER  ——————————————————————————————— —  2004: A LOOK FORWARD George Lucas's classic Star Wars trilogy is the most heavily anticipated release of 2004. But movie geeks might be disappointed. Lucas will only be allowing the 1997 reissues of Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi to be shown — not the original versions from 1977, 1980 and 1983. That's understandable, as the 1997 releases featured new CGI effects. But why not show both versions on DVD? ——————————————————————————————————2/10— CDs preview 2004 145 ITV1/305 C4 HAYS TRAVEL LATE BARGAINS See p274 CDs Events Comps Sport

P144 Teletext 144 Dec30 21:11:02   DOUG    COOPER  ——————————————————————————————— —  2004: A LOOK FORWARD If the extras can match the comprehensive info given to The Indiana Jones Box Set, then the Star Wars trilogy will doubtless be worth having. And it would certainly help to erase memories of the dreadful prequels. Also out, scheduled for the autumn, is the classic Star Trek. Three box sets of the series, which ran from 1966-69. This is the must-have for Trekkers — the original series has never been available on DVD in this country. ——————————————————————————————————3/10— Themed TV listings 117 FOR GRAND LEISURE HOTELS AMAZING CURRENT BARGAINS SEE p388 CDs Events Comps Sport

P144 Teletext 144 Dec30 21:44:24   DOUG    COOPER  ——————————————————————————————— —  2004: A LOOK FORWARD Other titles to come out in 2004 include the second series of Alias. This bonkers spy saga has to be watched again just to understand the often incomprehensible plotting. Further series of the classy Six Feet Under, the cheesy Smallville and the brilliant West Wing will also be out. And you can get reacquainted with the mini-series The Thorn Birds, featuring Richard Chamberlain as that naughty priest tempted by sexy Rachel Ward. ——————————————————————————————————4/10— Big Screen 310 C4 On Stage 330 C4 HOW ACE IS POP? p380 C4 CDs Events Comps Sport

P144 Teletext 144 Dec30 21:32:31   DOUG    COOPER  ——————————————————————————————— —  2004: A LOOK FORWARD George Clooney admirers will be delighted that the first series of ER debuts soon on DVD, while science fiction fans can revel in Blake's 7 Series 1 appearing in stores. And series 1 and 2 of The Forsyte Saga, featuring the superb Damian Lewis, will be out as a box set in February. The demise of Friends is upon us this year as the very last series comes to disc. Will we miss Monica, Chandler, Rachel, Joey, Phoebe and Ross? ——————————————————————————————————5/10— National events 340 C4 HOW ACE IS POP? p380 C4 CDs Events Comps Sport

P144 Teletext 144 Dec30 21:22:49   DOUG    COOPER  ——————————————————————————————— —  2004: A LOOK FORWARD The Airport Terminal Pack is a box set of those increasingly silly airline disaster movies — Airport with smooth Dean Martin piloting, Airport '75 (Charlton Heston rescuing), Airport '77 (Jack Lemmon worrying) and Airport '80 (Alain Delon romancing). These movies are a paean to American celebrity, allowing B-list supporting actors to give an emotive turn. But how can you possibly take them seriously after the Airplane send ups? ——————————————————————————————————6/10— Planet Sound 350 C4 GameCentral 375 C4 HOW ACE IS POP? p380 C4 CDs Events Comps Sport

P144 Teletext 144 Dec30 21:23:01   DOUG    COOPER  ——————————————————————————————— —  2004: A LOOK FORWARD Special editions of Errol Flynn's classic Adventures Of Robin Hood and Kevin Costner's revisionist Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves are imminent. Prince Of Thieves is an extended version with 12 minutes of footage never seen before. Let's hope Alan Rickman's wonderfully over-the-top Sheriff of Nottingham features large. Adventures has a wealth of interesting features, including a Warner Brothers studio blooper reel from 1938. ——————————————————————————————————7/10— Ace teen mag 380 C4 Lifestyle 140 C4 HOW ACE IS POP? p380 C4 CDs Events Comps Sport

P144 Teletext 144 Dec30 21:27:54   DOUG    COOPER  ——————————————————————————————— —  2004: A LOOK FORWARD Golden oldies planned include a special edition DVD release of Casablanca, plus Humphrey Bogart and Bob Hope Collections. Horror fans will like the release of The Howling as well as John Carpenter's Escape From New York and The Fog. So, all in all, 2004 looks like being an intriguing year. But the question that has to be asked yet again is: will Steven Spielberg ever provide a commentary to one of his movies? ——————————————————————————————————8/10— Kids 390 C4 Connect 150 C4 HOW ACE IS POP? p380 C4 CDs Events Comps Sport

P144 Teletext 144 Dec30 21:12:31   DOUG    COOPER  ——————————————————————————————— —  WRITE TO TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT Teletext's showbiz section, Total Entertainment, wants to hear from you. Our DVD reviewer has given us his hot tips for the coming year. Which films would you like to see given the DVD special edition treatment and why? A £10 gift voucher will go to the star letter. Write to: Total Ent Letters, Teletext, Building 10, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5TS. Or e-mail: te@teletext.co.uk. You must include your FULL NAME and ADDRESS. ——————————————————————————————————9/10— Fun and Games 160 C4 Bamboozle 161 C4 HOW ACE IS POP? p380 C4 CDs Events Comps Sport

P144 Teletext 144 Dec30 21:14:54       ——————————————————————————————— —  WRITE TO TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT Write to: Total Ent, Teletext 566 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5TS Or e-mail us: te@teletext.co.uk Please always give a postal address. Website: www.teletext.co.uk ——————————————————————————————————————— FILM REVIEW PHONELINE 0900 1919580 To hear our latest movie reviews press: 1 Finding Nemo 4 Love Actually 2 Kill Bill Vol 1 5 Master And 3 Return Of The King Commander ——————————————————————————————————10/10 T+ 60p/min. May involve long call A-Z OF TELETEXT p103 ITV CDs Events Comps Sport

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