Win: James Bond 50 Blu-ray Collection & More Essential Christmas Titles With HMV
HMV to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a fantastic selection of Blu-rays. The prize includes James Bond: 50th Anniversary Complete 22 Film Blu-ray Collection, Titanic: Collector's Edition 3D, The Woman in Black, Prometheus and Red Lights. At HMV this Christmas you'll find the very best releases on CD ranging from the likes of Olly Murs, Robbie Williams and Rihanna to Michael Bublé and The Military Wives Choir. There is also great visual content on DVD/Blu-ray and boxsets across film, including the awesome Batman: The Dark Knight Rises; Comedy Stand-Up and Sitcom, featuring Michael McIntyre, Kevin Bridges, Sarah Millican, Fresh Meat and Mrs Brown's Boys; Children's; and, of course, Sport, including the must-have collections of this Summer's London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics coverage. There are also fantastic games, including the iconic Call of Duty: Black Ops II along with Medal of Honour, Halo 4, FIFA 13 and the Harry Potter Wonderbook: Book of Spells. Finally, Artist Merchandise makes fab stocking fillers, and you'll find a great-value selection of 2013 calendars, books, t-shirts, posters mugs and key chains from the likes of One Direction and many other artists besides. HMV IS Entertainment this Christmas. 
For your chance to win, first like us on Facebook... Already a fan? You can skip this part. ... and then email contest@whatculture.com with the e-mail header HMV along with your full name and address. HMVs top 25 predicted / recommended DVD/Blu-ray FILM / OVERALL 1. Batman: The Dark Knight Rises (3 Dec) 2. The London 2012 Olympic Games official BBC coverage 3. Michael McIntyre Showtime (12 Nov) 4. Ted (26 Nov) 5. Amazing Spider-man (26 Nov) 6. Peter Kay Live: Back on Nights (19 Nov) 7. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (10 Dec) 8. Mrs Browns Boys: Series 2 9. The Bourne Legacy (3 Dec) 10. Prometheus 11. Expendables 2 (10 Dec) 12. Kevin Bridges: The Story Continues (12 Nov) 13. John Bishop Live: Rollercoaster Tour 2012 (12 Nov) 14. Celebrity Juice: Series 2 (19 Nov) 15. Arthur Christmas (19 Nov) 16. Downton Abbey Series 3 (5 Nov) 17. Ryder Cup 2012 official film (19 Nov) 18. Men in Black 3 (5 Nov) 19. Magic Mike (26 Nov) 20. Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour (19 Nov) HMVs top 25 predicted / recommended CD ALBUMS ROCK & POP / OVERALL 1. Olly Murs / Right Place, Right Time (also available in deluxe edition), (release date 26 Nov) 2. One Direction / Take Me Home (also HMV limited exclusive with individual band covers) (12 Nov) 3. Now Thats What I Call Music.83 (19 Nov) 4. Michael Bublé / Christmas: Special Deluxe Edition (incl. 5 new tracks), (26 Nov) 5. Mumford and Sons / Babel 6. Robbie Williams / Take the Crown (5 Nov) 7. Emeli Sandé / Our Version of Events Special Deluxe Edition 8. Rod Stewart / Merry Christmas, Baby (12 Nov) 9. Rihanna / Unapologetic 10. Girls Aloud / Ten 2-CD Deluxe Edition (26 Nov) 11. Bruno Mars / Unorthodox Jukebox (10 Dec) 12. The Script / 3 13. Pink / Alive and Kicking 14. Ed Sheeran / + Deluxe Edition 15. Whitney Houston / I Will Always Love You the Best of Whitney Houston (12 Nov) 16. Little Mix / DNA (19 Nov) 17. Susan Boyle / Standing Ovation (19 Nov) 18. JLS / Evolution (5 Nov) 19. CeeLo Green / CeeLos Magic Moment (30 Nov) 20. Killers / Battle Born HMVs top 20 predicted / recommended DVD/Blu-ray TV (guide prices, nb subject to change) 1. Mrs Browns Boys Series 2 2. Downton Abbey Series 3 (5 Nov) 3. Celebrity Juice 2 (19 Nov) 4. Family Guy The Best of (5 Nov) 5. Top Gear 2012 Series 15 (DVD £22) 6. Homeland Season 1 (DVD £28 / Blu-ray £35) 7. The Thick of It Series 4 (12 Nov) (DVD £14) 8. Dynamo Magician Impossible: Series 2 9. Big Bang Theory Season 5 (3-DVD £20) 10. Fresh Meat Complete First Series 11. Derren Brown The Experiments 12. David Attenborough: Attenborough 60 Years in the Wild (19 Nov) 13. Glee Complete Seasons 1-3 14. Dr. Who: Series 7, Part 1 15. The Only Way Is Essex: The Shut Uuup Collection Series 1-6 16. Brookside: Best Storylines 30th Anniversary Edition (26 Nov) 17. Rev Series 2 (19 Nov) 18. Spy Series 1 (5 Nov) 19. Parades End 20. Made in Chelsea Series 1-3 HMVs top 20 predicted / recommended 10 DVD/Blu-ray BOXSETS (guide prices, nb subject to change) 1. James Bond 50th Anniversary Collection (£49 DVD / £99.99 Blu-ray) 2. Harry Potter Complete Collection (DVD £20) 3. Downton Abbey 1 3 (5 Nov) 4. Lord of the Rings Trilogy 5. Indiana Jones: Complete Collection (£45 DVD / £45 Blu-ray) 6. Twilight Trilogy 7. Ice Age 1 4 (10 Dec) 8. Batman: Dark Knight Trilogy (3 Dec) 9. Big Bang Theory: Seasons 1 5 (16-DVD £50 / £30 from 19 Nov) 10. Toy Story Collection 1 4 (DVD £12 from Nov) 11. Mrs Browns Boys Mother of All Boxsets (9 Nov) 12. Men in Black 1-3 Trilogy (5 Nov) 13. Father Ted Complete Box Set (12 Nov) 14. The Bible Epic Movie Collection 6-disc DVD set (David, Abraham, Solomon, Moses, Samson, Jacob) 15. Prometheus to Alien The Evolution boxset (£28) (3 Dec) 16. Home Alone 1 4 box set 17. Supernatural Collection Seasons 1-7 (DVD £65 / Blu-ray £100) (5 Nov) 18. Celebrity Juice The Bang Tidy 3-DVD box set (19 Nov) 19. The Only Way Is Essex: The Shut Uuup Collection Series 1-6 20. Friends Anniversary box set 40-DVD (£45) HMVs top 10 predicted / recommended DVD/Blu-ray COMEDY STAND-UP 1. Michael McIntyre Showtime (12 Nov) 2. Peter Kay Live: Back on Nights (19 Nov) 3. Kevin Bridges The Story Continues (12 Nov) 4. Jack Whitehall Live (19 Nov) 5. Frankie Boyle Live: Last Days of Sodom (19 Nov) 6. Sarah Millican Thoroughly Modern Millican: Live (12 Nov) 7. Russell Howards Good News The Best of Series 2 8. Rhod Gilbert Collection 1-3 (19 Nov) 9. Adam Hills Inflatable (5 Nov, hmv exclusive) 10. Stewart Lee Carpet Remnant World (12 Nov 2012) HMVs top 10 predicted / recommended DVD/Blu-ray SPORT 1. The London 2012 Olympic Games official BBC coverage 2. Ryder Cup 2012 official film (19 Nov) 3. The London 2012 Paralympic Games 4. Ryder Cup 2012 Captains Diary: Miracle at Medinah (19 Nov) 5. Tour de France 2012: Bradley Wiggins and the British Invasion 7. Mark Cavendish Born to Race (5 Nov) 8. Manchester City Champions: Official Film Season Review 2011-2012 9. Ryder Cup Official Ultimate Collection (19 Nov, DVD & Blu-ray)) 10. US Open Mens Tennis Final 2012 ft. Andy Murray (12 Nov) HMVs top 10 predicted / recommended GAMES (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSVita, PSP, Wii, 3DS, PC) 1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Xbox 360, PS3, PC (13 Nov) 2. FIFA 13 all formats 3. Assassins Creed III Xbox 30, PS3, PC 4. Halo 4 Xbox 360 only (6 Nov) 5. Need for Speed: Most Wanted Xbox 360, PS3, PSVita, PC (2 Nov) 6. Medal of Honor: Warfighter Xbox 360, PS3, PC 7. Far Cry 3: Lost Expeditions Xbox 360, PS3, PC (30 Nov) 8. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Nintendo 3DS 9. New Super Mario Bros. U Nintendo Wii U (30 Nov) 10. Nintendo Land Nintendo Wii U (30 Nov) 11. Wonderbook: Book of Spells PS3 (16 Nov) 12. Skylanders Giants 13. Dishonoured 14. Doom 3 15. Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 16. F1 2012 17. Forza Horizon 18. Hitman Absolution (20 Nov) 19. Lego Lord of the Rings (23 Nov) 20. WWE: Mike Tyson Edition (2 Nov) HMVs top10 predicted / recommended TABLETS (guide prices, nb subject to change/availability) 1. Google Nexus 7 tablet by Asus (£199.99) 2. Gbook Android tablet by Archos (£69.99) 3. Apple iPad with Wi-Fi tablet Black16gb (£399.99) 4. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, 7.0 Wi-Fi tablet White 8gb (£199.99) 5 TF300T Android transformer tablet with Wi-Fi 32gb (£399.99) 6. Archos 101 G9 Turbo 8gb Android 4 tablet (£149.99) 7. Arnova 10d G3 4gb Android 4.0 tablet (1 Nov) (£199.99) 8. Asus Android Transformer 32gb tf300t Wi-Fi tablet (£379.99) 9. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 plus Wi-Fi 16gb (£349) 10. Griffin iPad Tablet Stand (£24.99) HMVs top 10 predicted / recommended HEADPHONES & EARPHONES (guide prices, nb subject to change) 1. Beats by Dre headphones Colour Solos HD (8 colours incl. White, Red, Green, Light Blue), (£169.99) 2. Skullcandy Hesh 2.0 headphones (Black, White, Rasta, Paul Frank), (£59.99) 3. Sony MDR-1R (Black/Red & Silver/Brown), (£249.99) 4. Sennheiser Amperior Silver headphones (2 Nov) (£259.99) 5. House of Marley Jammin Smile Jamaica: Rasta earphones (£13.99) 6. Skullcandy Uprock 2.0 headphones (Purple/Grey Athletic, White/Black, Black, Rasta, Navy/Gold HMV excl.), (£24.99) 7. Beats by Dre headphones White bluetooth wireless (£249.99) 8. Sony MDRZ 300 White (£17.99) 9. Beats by Dre Mixr High Performance DJ headphones red HMV exclusive; black (26 Nov), (£219.99) 10.Sennheister HD419 headphones (£54.99) HMVs top 10 predicted WIRELESS SPEAKERS & DOCKS (guide prices, nb subject to change/availability) 1. Bose Soundlink 2 bluetooth wireless (£249.99) 2. HDMX The Jam portable bluetooth speaker (£39.99) 3. Beats by Dre Beatbox portable white (£299.99) 4. Gear4 Airzone Series 1 Airplay Speakerdock (£99.99) 5. Electric Friends KwanKwan Duck iPod speaker (£39.99) 6. Sony SRS-BTM8 bluetooth wireless tap (£99.99) 7. Bose Companion 20 multimedia speaker system (£199.99) 8. Gear4 Streetparty 3 Union Jack (£29.99) 9. TDK 2-Speaker Boombox (£249.99) 10. Bayan Sonic Air 1 White (£59.99) HMVs overall top 10 Gift recommendations for Christmas (overall) 1. CD Album: Olly Murs / Right Place, Right Time (also available in deluxe edition), (26 Nov) / Trendy/younger mum 2. DVD/Blu-ray: Batman - The Dark Knight Rises (3 Dec) / 20 & 30-something son/brother 3. Game: Call of Duty: Black Ops II Xbox 360, PS3, PC (13 Nov) / Teen son/brother 4. DVD/Blu-ray: The London 2012 Olympic Games official BBC coverage (29 Oct) / dad/uncle 5. CD Album: Michael Bublé / Christmas: Special Deluxe Edition (incl. 5 new tracks), (26 Nov) / older mum/aunt 6. DVD/Blu-ray: Michael McIntyre Showtime (12 Nov) / older dad/uncle & grandad 7. CD Album: One Direction / Take Me Home (12 Nov) / pre-teen & teen daughter/sister 8. Headphones: Beats by Dre headphones Colour Solos HD (8 colours), (£169.99) / teen/older son & daughter 9. Book: Peter Hook Unknown Pleasures / young dad & older brother 10. Calendar: Avengers Assemble / pre-teen/teen son Stocking Fillers: HMVs top 10 predicted / recommended BOOKS (Sex, Drugs and RocknRoll popular culture) 1. One Direction Official Annual 2013 (HMV exclusive cover) 2. Peter Hook Unknown Pleasures (HMV also stocking an exclusive boxed, numbered and signed by the author) 3. EL James 50 Shades trilogy 4. Wheres the Meerkat? Journey through Time 5. Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games trilogy (adult and childrens version) 6. Justin Bieber Official Annual 2013 7. JRR Tolkein The Hobbit 8. Karl Pilkington Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad 9. Neil Young Waging Heavy Peace 10. Paul Brannigan This is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl HMVs top 10 predicted / recommended CALENDARS 2013 1. One Direction (HMV exclusive version) 2. Ed Sheeran (HMV exclusive version) 3. Tom Daley 4. Cliff Richard 5. Batman: The Dark Knight Rises 6. Big Bang Theory 7. Avengers Assemble 8. Hollyoaks Babes 9. JLS 10. Game of Thrones HMVs top 10 predicted / recommended T-SHIRTS (music, film & popular culture) 1. Big Bang Theory Bazinga (male/female) 2. Captain America Distressed Shield 3. Black Sabbath US Tour 78 (male/female) 4. Led Zeppelin USA 77 5. Foo Fighters Est. 1995 6. Batman The Dark Knight Rises Logo (male-female) 7. David Bowie Smoking 8. One Direction Band Lounge 9. Bruce Springsteen Sand Tour 10. Superman Logo (male/female)