If you prefer to use XML, you can change the AndroidManifest.xml:
<activity android:name="..."
android:screenOrientation="landscape"
android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen">
</activity>
If you are targetting Android SDK 9 or above, you can use sensorLandscape
instead of landscape
which will mean that the screen will look the correct way up on both normal landscape orientation and reverse landscape orientation.