Like A Rat Out Of Hell

Crispin Glover scintillates in otherwise unremarkable horror remake

Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy

Affable comedy on the news behind the headlines.

Arizona Dream

Director Emir Kusturica assembled Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor and Vincent Gallo in the desert and waited for inspiration. Quite what he was on can only be imagined. The movie has its ups and downs, but does boast two prime pieces of Gallo-ana: a reenactment of Cary Grant's escape from a cropduster, and a classic set-to between De Niro and Pesci with Vinnie playing both parts. Mad.

Various Artists – Warp Vision (The Videos

The adventurous Warp offer prize videos from the likes of Chris Cunningham ("Windowlicker", "Come To Daddy") alongside promos by, among others, fellow Sheffield alumni Jarvis Cocker. Lesser known but equally arresting, Jimi Tenor's "Total Devastation" and John Callaghan's "I'm Not Comfortable Inside My Mind" help make this an intriguing alternative history of one of the UK's most far-sighted labels.

The old warhorse's socio-political eco-musical in miniature

Mac Nuggets

Uncut recounted the tale of Fleetwood Mac's improbable reunion at length in May last year (Take 72). Now come two DVD releases commemorating the resumption of rock'n'roll's longest-running soap opera. Live In Boston is a straightforward concert film shot in September 2003 on their first tour in five years. The band clearly miss Christine McVie, the only member of the classic mid-'70s line-up not to participate, and on one level, they offer up stadium rock of the blandest kind.

Stage Beauty

Restoration-era luvvie-fest hits the right button

Julie Driscoll – Brian Auger & The Trinity

From Yardbirds' fan-club secretary to "the face of '68"...

Nick Nicely – Psychotropia

Faithfully rendered psych-pop, 14 years after the event

Killing Joke – For Beginners

Jaz Coleman's (not so) merry men short-changed by another piecemeal compilation
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