Some great movies and DVD sets are making their way on to store shelves today. Check out these recent releases: Eastbound & Down: The Complete First Season [ DVD review]- a raunchy comedy that skewers fame, American entitlement, and everyday life with its vicious wit and take-no-prisoners attitude; Parker Lewis Can't Lose: The Complete First Season [ DVD review] - this 90's sitcom is still highly enjoyable, even if the fashions and hair styles are a little dated; and Tokyo! [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - a film packed with wonder and creativity from beginning to end. Other releases of note include:  The IT Crowd: The Complete Second Season [DVD review], Number 10 [DVD review]; and Marco Polo [Blu-ray review]. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

The DVD Talk Review Database continues to grow, even when the editor is on vacation and wishes it would stop.  Check out these recent reviews: The Seventh Seal: 2-Disc Special Edition (Criterion) - Potent and thought-provoking, the film has held up well during the last 52 years, thanks to its universal premise and strong performances; Beau Geste - a great adventure wrapped around an intriguing mystery that might have come from the pen of Agatha Christie; and Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection - a set that includes all 34 theatrical shorts that legendary animation director Chuck Jones created for MGM. Other recent reviews include: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Rip: A Remix Manifesto, and Luisa Fernanda (Blu-ray).  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Optimus Prime has returned, and he's brought along Michael Bay and a barrel of laughs in the woefully misguided event movie sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It's cancer and sniffles with Cameron Diaz in the relentless tearjerker My Sister's Keeper. And director Kathryn Bigelow reworks the Iraq War film to a thrilling degree in the actioner The Hurt Locker. Also in theaters: Middle Eastern law is put the test in the drama The Stoning of Soraya M. Michelle Pfeiffer straps on a corset and makes a play for youth in the costume drama Cheri. Francis Ford Coppola returns with Tetro. And Jennifer Lynch assumes the family legacy of weirdness with the investigative chiller Surveillance. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Proposal, Year One, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The Hangover, Moon, Land of the Lost, Away We Go, Up, Terminator Salvation, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Star Trek, Angels & Demons, and Dead Snow. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

More and more TV on DVD is being released, and the DVDTalk review panel is committed to covering as many sets as they can. Check out these highly rated releases:  Parker Lewis Can't Lose: The Complete First Season - this is a must watch, and is likely to appeal to anyone who enjoys a silly, over-the-top good time; Mystery Science Theater 3000: XV - these four 'experiments' are as fresh, fast-paced, and hilariously funny as they were in their original airings; and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon: Complete Season 2 - just as primitively exciting and heroic as the first season. Other shows recently reviewed include:  John Adams (Blu-ray), Hawaii Five-O - The Sixth Season and Everwood: The Complete Second Season.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

The best TV show that no one watched last season will be released on September 22. That's when Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - The Complete Second Season will hit shelves on both DVD and Blu-ray; If you prefer the Old West as a setting for TV shows, mark October 20 on your calendar. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete Series is having a price reduction on that date. Finally, Jason Lee continues to try to make up for all the bad things he's done in his life in My Name Is Earl: Season 4. It'll be available on DVD and Blu-ray on September 15, 2009. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Doctor Strangelove [Blu-ray] - HD gives Stanley Kubrick's influential black comedy its best presentation yet, with a (mostly) repeated selection of extras from the 2004 DVD special edition; Fatal Attraction [Blu-ray] - Adrian Lyne's very successful domestic thriller pits straying husband Michael Douglas against Glenn Close, the one-night stand who just keeps coming back, like The Terminator. Anne Archer completes the morally and emotionally complicated triangle of infidelity; and The Saragossa Manuscript - The mind-tripping, Jerry Garcia- recommended, Spanish language, Polish produced twisted tale of mysterious books, Moorish demon-maidens and labyrinthine plotting returns. A truly odd obscurity from the 1960s, and very funny too. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Even with DVD sales being down, studios are still releasing some excellent titles. Check out these must-own discs that are going on sale today: Waltz With Bashir [ DVD review, Blu-ray review]- genuinely fresh and unique, and in spite of its somber subject matter, it is thrilling to watch; My Dinner with Andre [ DVD review] - a thought-provoking and thoroughly involving cinematic experiment gone right; and Last Year at Marienbad (Blu-ray) [review] - one of the most important films of the mid 20th century. Other releases of note include:  the highly recommended documentaryThe Bible Unearthed [DVD review], The Pink Panther 2 [DVD review]; and Inkheart [Blu-ray review]. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Some great new discs have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database in the past week. Check out these recent reviews: Do the Right Thing (Blu-ray) - Twenty years after its release this Spike Lee film has lost none of its considerable power; British Cinema Vol. 2 - another round of comparatively obscure British movies in an entertaining set; and The Greatest Game Ever Played (Blu-ray) - a studied, thoroughly entertaining drama that defies all expectations. Other recent reviews include: Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director's Cut, Marco Polo, and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

E3 is completely finished for 2009, but remember to check out the return of the E3 Booth Babes as well as some thoughts about the games on the show floor. For those Wallace and Gromit fans, don't miss our review on the XBLA title Fright of the Bumblebees. Take a look at our review of Crash's latest outing with the 360 review of Crash: Mind Over Mutant as well as our coverage of Guitar Hero Metallica on the Playstation 3. Wii owners can check out a review of The Munchables as well.

Cavemen Jack Black and Michael Cera take a trip through biblical history in the Harold Ramis comedy Year One. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich hunt for the laughs. Nazi zombies rise up from their cold graves and chase medical students in the Norwegian horror comedy Dead Snow. And Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds set up a sham marriage in the romantic comedy The Proposal. Critics Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey survey the chemistry. Also in theaters: An infant born dead and craving human blood? Grace is a seriously wicked horror film. And Amber Heard fends off horndog teens and a serial killer in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The Hangover, Moon, Land of the Lost, Away We Go, Drag Me to Hell, Imagine That, Up, Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Star Trek, Angels & Demons, and Food, Inc. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Some great TV shows have been released lately. Check out some of the recommended shows including:  24: Season Seven - Fast-paced and riveting, this season brings Bauer and company back up to speed; The Complete Steve Canyon on TV Volume 2 - the format changes abruptly part way through this disc, but the show is still fun. This installment even includes a story penned by Ray Bradbury; and The Shield: The Complete Seventh Season - Fans should not be disappointed by this final season, and will most definitely want to add it to the collection. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Survivorman: Season Three, The Hunger: The Complete First Season and WWE: Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

Fans of Japanese science fiction films will be ecstatic on August 18th when Sony releases Icons of Sci-Fi: Toho Collection. The set will feature a trio of fun films: The H-Man (1958), Battle in Outer Space (1959), and Mothra (1961); Can't wait for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen to hit theaters next week? Well Paramount has announced that newly purchased copies of Transformers on DVD or any copy of the Blu-ray (through BD-Live) will have access to an exclusive sneak peek at the sequel as well 25 minutes of bonus materials from the original film; August 25th will see the release of Steven Soderbergh Palme d'Or-winning film Sex, Lies, & Videotape on Blu-ray; and finally the Winchester Brothers continue to fight the things that go bump in the night in Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season. The series will arrive on both DVD and Blu-ray on September 1st. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Valkyrie [Blu-ray] - UA and Tom Cruise's saga of the 1944 attempt by rebel generals to kill Hitler is a darn good thriller, but one that resists adaptation into a universal audience-pleaser; Man Hunt - A British sportsman tries to shoot Hitler, and becomes the prey in a London spy chase. Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bennett star in Fritz Lang's first anti-Nazi thriller; and The Spy Factory - James Bamford is the writer and producer of this plain-facts indictment of the NSA's mishandling of intelligence prior to 9/11 -- and their later practice of overriding anti- wiretap and surveillance protections. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some great discs are being released this week. Check out these hot titles: The beginning of J.J. Abrams' mysterious and addictive series debuts in high definition when Lost: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray) [review] and Lost: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray) [review] hit shelves. A must-buy for anyone with a Blu-ray player; Transformers: The Complete First Season [review] - one of the most successful franchises in American pop culture history is available again thanks to the good folks at Shout! Factory; and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives [review] - the single most satisfying and rewarding viewing experience of the entire Friday franchise. Other releases of note include:  Jesse Stone: Thin Ice [DVD review], Ghostbusters (Blu-ray), and Bergman Island - Criterion Collection [DVD review]. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

The DVD Talk Review Database continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Check out these recent reviews: Harlan Ellison: Dreams with Sharp Teeth - Ellison is one of the more compelling literary personages alive today and he commands a movie camera with as much verve as he commands the page; Last Year at Marienbad (Blu-ray) - director Alain Resnais' masterpiece is in print once again, this time in a stellar Criterion release; and Tokyo! - an anthology film that is packed with wonder and creativity from beginning to end. Other recent reviews include: The Strange One, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, and Connected.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week

It's time for the June 2009 edition of Anime Talk! This month we're once again supplying you with a bunch of reviews for shows you should (or should not) consider. The summer months are here and before you know it you'll be inside with the AC blasting looking for something to watch. How lucky for you that the Anime Talk staff have your back! Over the course of the past month we got the opportunity to check out some cool stuff such as Last Exile, Heroic Age, Murder Princess, Sword of the Stranger, and Black Lagoon. We also have Todd Douglass' impressions of Anime Boston 2009. He was there rubbing elbows with the otaku and chillin' with the cosplayers. Read his thoughts about Funimation awesome presentation and ADV's meager panel (yes, apparently they are still in business.) All this and more in this month's Anime Talk, sponsored by RightStuf.com!

Denzel Washington squares off against terrorist John Travolta within the subways of New York City in the glossy Tony Scott update The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and David Walker critique the action. Eddie Murphy visits a fantastic world to help with stock tips in the oddball family comedy Imagine That. And Sam Rockwell freaks out in the farthest reaches of the universe in the sci-fi thriller Moon. Writers Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey review the mystery. Also in theaters: Think you know what you're eating? Food, Inc. would like to open your eyes to the reality of the food industry. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Hangover, Land of the Lost, Away We Go, Drag Me to Hell, Up, Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Easy Virtue, Star Trek, Angels & Demons, My Life in Ruins, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The Hangover. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including:  The IT Crowd: The Complete Second Season - a brilliant example of a workplace sitcom, with fantastically unique characters, a surreal sense of humor and perfect set-ups; Land of the Lost: Complete Series - an adventure of epic proportions and anyone with a sense of nostalgia towards the show should definitely pick this set up; and Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Classic Collection - Set 1 - David Suchet provides a masterly portrayal of Christie's fussy and vain Belgian in these nine mysteries. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Military Combat, In Treatment: The Complete First Season and WWE: Royal Rumble 2009.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Terminator 2 Skynet Edition [Blu-ray] - As the saying goes, it's summer again, so it's time for new editions of Dawn of the Dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and this powerhouse effects and action milestone from James Cameron; Rifftrax: Missile to the Moon - Ex-MST3K alumni take potshots at one of the sillier Sci-Fi films of the 1950s. Also with a clear, non-Rifftrax'ed audio track; and The Jack Lemmon Film Collection - Sony reaches into the vault closet for a quintet of Lemmon's studio vehicles, near-perfect transfers all: Phffft, Operation Mad Ball, The Notorious Landlady, Under the Yum Yum Tree, and Good Neighbor Sam. With a sixth disc commemorating the universally well liked actor. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A one time professional psychic, now admitting that his act was all a fake, helps the police solve crimes while tracking down the person who murdered his family in The Mentalist: The Complete First Season. The DVD set will hit stores on 9-22-09; Can't wait that long? On August 4th Sony will release Icons of Screwball Comedy a four movie set including If You Could Only Cook, Too Many Husbands, My Sister Eileen, and She Wouldn't Say Yes; and finally the Doctor Who spin-off continues with Torchwood: Children of Earth. This five part miniseries will arrive on both Blu-ray and DVD on 7-28-09. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

Check out some of the notable DVDs being released this week including: The Shield: The Complete Seventh Season [DVD review]- Fans should not be disappointed by this final season, and will most definitely want to add it to the collection; Gran Torino [DVD review, a second look at the DVD, Blu-ray review] - Alternately humorous, moving, and tense, this film really lets Eastwood strut his stuff as both an actor and a director; and Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director's Cut [Blu-ray review] - this classic concert movie looks and sounds so much better on Blu-ray that an upgrade is highly recommended. Other releases of note include:  Reaper: Season 2 [DVD review], The International [DVD review, Blu-ray review], and RetarDEAD [DVD review]. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Check out these new reviews that have been recently added to the DVD Talk Review Database: The Seventh Seal (Blu-ray) - Thoughtful, provocative and disturbing in equal measure, this film is rightly hailed as one of the greatest classics in international film; Au Bonheur des Dames - a breathtaking visual tour de force told with style and energy; and Nightmare Castle (Amanti d'Oltretomba) - an Italian shocker starring the incomparable Barbara Steele that delivers the gothic horror goods. Other recent reviews include a trio of great documentaries: Waging a Living, Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, and Crips and Bloods: Made in America.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

After four days of E3 insanity, we are back to bring you first hand impressions from the show. We just rated all the pre-show E3 conferences and their announcements. Check out our E3 09 Conference report card for the five pre-show press events. We will also be bringing some floor impressions and best of show picks to you soon. Be sure to check our new reviews as well. We just published a review on Sony's popular third person action title, Infamous as well as reviews on the PS2, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2.

Laika Entertainment's Coraline was the first feature-length stop-motion animated picture to be filmed in 3-D, and it's a technical marvel. Filled with luxurious animation and wildly imaginative fantasy visualization, the film is a colorful treat. DVDTalk's Jeffrey Kauffman recently had a chance to sit down with the line producer for the film, Harry Linden. They discuss the use of 3D in the film, what sets this movie apart from others, and working with Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach.) Check out what Harry has to say in this exclusive DVD Talk interview.

Will Ferrell heads off on a routine expedition in the big screen version of the beloved Sid and Marty Krofft television show Land of the Lost. Las Vegas knocks the memory out of three bachelor party pals in the hilarious comedy The Hangover. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich check out the laughs. And Nia Vardalos returns to the Greece, the land that made her a star, in the insufferable romance My Life in Ruins. Also in theaters: Director Sam Mendes aims for the softer side of life with Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski in the road trip dramedy Away We Go. And Jim Jarmusch arranges a puzzle of intrigue and staring in the crime film The Limits of Control. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Drag Me to Hell, Up, Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Easy Virtue, Dance Flick, Star Trek, Angels & Demons, Sin Nombre, The Girlfriend Experience, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and 17 Again. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

More TV shows have made their way on to DVD, and DVD Talk has got them covered. Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including:  In Treatment (Season One) - a really good show, unlike anything that has appeared on America television before; The Closer: The Complete Fourth Season - an excellent detective program with well thought out scripts, interesting stories, developed characters, and some very funny moments; and Designing Women: The Complete First Season - a damn funny program that's also smart--injecting important social issues into its scripts in ways both thought-provoking and humorous. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Doctor Who: Battlefield, The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series and True Blood: The Complete First Season.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [Blu-ray] - The upgrade of Sergio Leone's most popular film looks fine in HD, and a new Christopher Frayling commentary is on board, but somebody tried a sneaky trick with one of the audio tracks; Glen and Randa - Jim McBride's hippie-vision of the end of civilization has made itself scarce for forty years; it turns out to be an uncompromising post-apocalyptic story with an original vision. With Steve Curry & Shelley Plimpton as clueless kids eating bugs; all awareness of human history is gone; and Fargo [Blu-ray] - The Coen's most celebrated picture makes the jump to HD, and is shaping up to be one of the top classics of the 1990s. Frances McDormand, William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi top a perfect cast in an absurd kidnapping caper gone pathetically, miserably sour. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Fans of J. J. Abrams latest SF TV show will be happy to learn that Fringe: The Complete First Season will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on 09-08-2009; September also sees the release of a boxed set devoted to everyone's favorite cannibalistic serial killer when The Hannibal Lecter Anthology is released on Blu-ray. It'll be on store shelves on 9-15-09; and finally fans of Watchmen who were wishing the movie was a bit longer get their wish when a Director's Cut of the film is released on both Blu-ray and DVD on 7-21-09. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Revolutionary Road [DVD review]- a marvelously realized study of personal decline that, in its specificity, becomes universal; Defiance [Blu-ray review] - a little-known but inspiring true story about a quartet of Jewish farmers in Nazi-occupied Poland who created a forest refuge for other persecuted Jews; and The Adventure of English [review] - a thought-provoking and surprisingly visceral trip through centuries of the development of a language. Other releases of note include:  Playing Shakespeare [review], Weeds - Season 4, and He's Just Not That Into You. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

This week we have a special giveaway from E1 Entertainment for The Hunger: The Complete First Season (view clip) including 22 tales of the forbidden and bizarre as seen on Showtime! Terence Stamp hosts the first season of this spine-tingling horror anthology series from Executive Producers Tony and Ridley Scott, which features a phenomenal cast of familiar faces (including Karen Black, Joanna Cassidy, Daniel Craig, Bruce Davison, Giancarlo Esposito, Colin Ferguson, Jason Flemyng, Balthazar Getty, Lena Headey, Margot Kidder, Sally Kirkland, Jason Scott Lee, Chad Lowe, Stephen McHattie and Timothy Spall) as you've never seen them before. Inspired by leading genre writers, each episode will draw you into a mesmerizing world of terrifying characters and erotic encounters, where demons feed on the weakness of men and temptation consumes reason. Also included is "The Hunger Inside," a bonus, behind-the-scenes look at Season 2 hosted by David Bowie. Indulge your obsessions and enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of the The Hunger: The Complete First Season - now on DVD!