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July 30, 2010
New Movie Reviews: Dinner for Schmucks, Charlie St. Cloud, and Cats & Dogs 2
Steve Carell and Paul Rudd try on some serious stupid skills as they attend the Dinner for Schmucks. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich. Zac Efron feels the hurt of the afterlife in the ghost story Charlie St. Cloud. And the animal kingdom declares war in the unnecessary sequel Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Also in theaters: The mind behind Playboy Magazine reveals his passions in Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel. Meet the most famous paparazzo of them all in the documentary Smash His Camera. Kevin Kline understands women as The Extra Man. And Oliver Stone asks what's going on South of the Border. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Inception, Salt, Ramona and Beezus, Predators, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Oxford Murders, The Kids Are All Right, Life During Wartime, Despicable Me, The Girl Who Plays with Fire, Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, and Toy Story 3. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

DVDTalk's Animation Challenge!
Animation Challenge It's almost time for DVDTalk's first Annual Animation Challenge! Join in on the fun and see how many animated movies, TV shows, and shorts you can watch over the month of August. Any and all types of animation are included: CGI, hand drawn, puppetry, and stop motion, just to name a few. The object is to view 100 movies but even if you set a much lower personal goal you're welcome to join. Did I mention that there are prizes too (given away at random amoung the participants.) The Challenge officially starts on August 1st, so reserve your spot today and join the fun!


July 29, 2010
TV on DVD: The Super Hero Squad Show, Will Ferrell, and Agatha Christie
The Super Hero Squad Show: Volume One TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: The Super Hero Squad Show: Volume One - this show is a lot of fun, whether you're a kid or an adult; Saturday Night Live: Best of Will Ferrell - Volume Three - with strong material that provides a lot of laugh, this is a good little slab of comedy to have in your collection; and The Agatha Christie Hour: Set 1 - a fascinating collection of adaptations of some of Christie's lesser-known short stories and sleuths. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Squidbillies Volume 3, Courage the Cowardly Dog: Season One, and National Geographic's Most Incredible Photos.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.


July 28, 2010
DVD Savant: Alibi Ike, Ozu, and The Girl-Getters
Alibi Ike This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: Alibi Ike - Joe E. Brown wins ball games and woos Olivia de Havilland (in her first film) in this funny baseball comedy, with William Frawley, Roscoe Karns and a number of actual big league ball players. And wait 'til you see Brown's insane pitching style -- !; Two Films by Ozu - Yasujiro Ozu's first talking picture The Only Son and a wartime drama he made six years later, There Was a Father, are two similarly-themed masterpieces of parental sacrifice and commitment; and The Girl-Getters - Oliver Reed leads a pack of enterprising young men who use "The System" to sweep girls off their feet at a summer seashore resort. But Reed meets his match in Jane Merrow, a thoroughly modern "thrush" with her own ideas about using people. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.


July 27, 2010
This Week's Notable DVDs: Clash of the Titans, Batman, and Poirot
Clash of the Titans Some pretty cool discs are being released this week. Check out these new titles: Clash of the Titans [review] - the remake of Ray Harryhausen's cult classic hits home video this week. 'nuff said; Batman: Under the Red Hood [review] - there hasn't been an animated Batman movie anywhere near this strong in a full decade; and Agatha Christie Poirot: The Movie Collection, Set 5 [review] - a trio of TV-movies staring David Suchet including the classic Murder on the Orient Express. Other new releases of note include:  Repo Men [DVD review, Blu-ray review], Stephen Fry in America [review], and Vincere [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.


July 26, 2010
New DVD Reviews: Brewster McCloud, A Prophet, and Film Noir Classics
Brewster McCloud This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including some discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD reviews include: Brewster McCloud [2nd review]- a thoroughly enjoyable film that truly can't be compared to any other. Its eclectic cast and combination of satire, allegory, and parody are without peer; A Prophet - director Jacques Audiard is a filmmaker of force and skill and this is an outstanding film; and Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 5 - after a three year hiatus, WB continues their Noir Classics releases with this eight movie set. Other recent reviews include: Animating Reality: A Collection of Short Documentaries, The Art of the Steal and Union Station.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.


July 24, 2010
The 15th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival
The 15th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival The 15th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival took place from July 15-18th, 2010 and DVDTalk writer John Sinnott was there to cover the event. Over the course of the festival 12 features were screened in addition to a good number of shorts (which were shown before each movie) and three presentations by film archivists and silent film musicians. Held in the Castro Theater, an old movie palace built in 1922 and has a wonderful Wurlitzer pipe organ dating from 1925, all of the films feature live music by an amazing array of talented musicians, which is how they were originally seen. Read John's full coverage of the festival here.


July 23, 2010
New Movie Reviews: Salt, Ramona and Beezus, and Life During Wartime
Angelina Jolie may or may not be a deadly Russian spy in the charged actioner Salt. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich. Selena Gomez has to deal with a pest of a little sister in Ramona and Beezus. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Casey Burchby. And director Todd Solondz perves it up once again surveying Life During Wartime. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. Also in theaters: Elijah Wood and John Hurt team up to reveal the source of The Oxford Murders. And it's the life of the artist in Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Inception, Predators, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Kids Are All Right, The Square, Despicable Me, The Girl Who Plays with Fire, Grown Ups, Toy Story 3, The Last Airbender, Cyrus, The Karate Kid, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Restrepo. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.


July 22, 2010
TV on DVD: Sesame Street, Mister Ed, and Jersey Shore
Street Hawk: The Complete Series TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Sesame Street: 20 Years...and Still Counting! - an entertaining retrospective produced for television in 1989; Mister Ed: The Complete Third Season - a sweet, funny sitcom that families and kids will love; and Jersey Shore Uncensored: Season One - undeniably addictive, meaningless fun. Other shows recently reviewed include:  My Boys: The Complete Second and Third Seasons, MacGyver: The TV Movies, and WWE Over the Limit 2010.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.


July 21, 2010
DVD Savant: Witches of Eastwick, Appointment with Danger, and Red Shoes
The Witches of Eastwick This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: The Witches of Eastwick - Spooky times in the boudoir as Jack Nicholson juggles the amorous triumvirate of Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer; Appointment with Danger - Alan Ladd investigates a murder and robbery for the U.S. Mail, but behaves like a proto-James Bond. A good noir programmer co-starring Jack Webb, Phyllis Calvert and Jan Sterling; and The Red Shoes - Powell & Pressburger's cinema/dance masterpiece almost scorches the eyeballs with color, in a new Blu-ray of a celebrated new digital restoration. Moira Shearer will clearly be the immortal image of the ballerina, enshrined in this most cinematic of dance films, a backstage musical that's more a horror film than a musical comedy. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.


July 20, 2010
Talking Out of Frame: Greenberg, Chicago (1927), and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Greenberg This week we have another installment of Talking Out of Frame, DVDTalk's guide to the latest and greatest arthouse films to be released on DVD and Blu-ray. This time around we have a look at Greenberg, an oddly compelling portrait of a misanthrope and the Florence Nightingale that gets involved with him, as well as the silent classic Chicago that has recently been restored. Other write ups include the Swedish thriller The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the stop-motion animated film A Town Called Panic, and the quirky Danish crime film Terribly Happy. Check out all this and more in this month's Talking Out of Frame.

This Week's Notable DVDs: The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, and The Professional
The Red Shoes This week a trio of discs that earned the coveted DVDTalk Collector Series rating are being released: The Red Shoes [review] - one of the all-time great films and almost certainly the best ever about the art of dance; Black Narcissus [review] - still endlessly evocative and startlingly beautiful more than sixty years after it first roared into theaters; and The Professional [review] - this violent, clever, funny, and very sexy French spy thriller just dazzles. Other new releases of note include:  Cop Out [DVD review], Galaxy of Terror [review], and Forbidden World [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.


July 16, 2010
New Movie Reviews: Inception and The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Leonardo DiCaprio is out to penetrate minds in Christopher Nolan's epic dreamscape thriller Inception. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Jamie S. Rich, Casey Burchby and Tyler Foster. And Nicolas Cage slaps on a pair of Mickey Ears as a man of magic looking for The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Casey Burchby, Jason Bailey, Francis Rizzo III, and Tyler Foster. Also in theaters: Murder finds Australian flair in the thriller The Square. It's all dancing and singing with tweens in Standing Ovation. Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are a lesbian couple wondering if The Kids Are All Right. And a pair of Irish kids learn the trouble of life in the drama Kisses. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Predators, Despicable Me, The Girl Who Plays with Fire, Knight and Day, Grown Ups, Toy Story 3, The Last Airbender, The Complete Metropolis, Cyrus, The Karate Kid, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The A-Team, and Restrepo. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.


July 15, 2010
TV on DVD: Street Hawk, Look Around You, and Tracy Morgan
Street Hawk: The Complete Series TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Street Hawk: The Complete Series - as a time capsule of this type of 80's television programming it's a lot of fun; Look Around You: Season One - this show is a tantalizing treat for your brain; and Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan - If you've laughed at him on 30 Rock, you'll probably laugh watching this older material, and there's plenty of great material represented on this compilation. Other shows recently reviewed include:  SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge, The Real McCoys: Complete Season 4, and Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.


July 14, 2010
DVD Savant: Crack in the World, New York Confidential, and Film Noir Classics
Crack in the World This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: Crack in the World - Dana Andrews ruptures the earth's mantle in search of an infinite supply of energy, while Kieron Moore and Janette Scott rush to keep the entire planet from splitting apart. Exciting, underrated ecological disaster sci-fi with terrific color special effects and a stirring music score; New York Confidential - Hired killer Richard Conte becomes a big wheel in Broderick Crawford's Syndicate, while mobster's daughter Anne Bancroft wants to escape to a decent life; and Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics II - This round-up of Classic Period noirs shows the encroachment of alienation and paranoia on the style: Fritz Lang's Human Desire, Richard Quine's Pushover, Phil Karlson's The Brothers Rico, Jacques Tourneur's Nightfall and the quirky City of Fear. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Anime Talk: Manga, an Art Book, and Anime!
Anime Talk We've just released the July edition of Anime Talk! Though DVDTalk's anime reviewers are attempting to stay as cool as possible on these hot summer days, we still find time to suck up the electricity to watch and review anime. This time around John, Bobby, and Todd have a few titles, and we also have some manga, a figure, and an art book to feature. Once again WTK also supplies some of the best anime bargains around! Check out all this and more in this month's Anime Talk!


July 13, 2010
This Week's Notable DVDs: Psych, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and Yasujiro Ozu
Psych: The Complete Fourth Season Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Psych: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD review] - with some great parodies and a few thought provoking mysteries not to mention the rapid-fire amusing banter between the leads, this program is a winner; Mystery Science Theater 3000: XVIII [DVD review] - four more hilarious episodes from this cult TV show; and The Only Son/There Was a Father: Two Films by Yasujiro Ozu [DVD review] - another outstanding effort from the Criterion Collection. Other new releases of note include:  The Bounty Hunter [DVD review, Blu-ray review], Greenberg [Blu-ray review], and World War I in Color [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.


July 12, 2010
New DVD Reviews: Elm Street, Timer, and The Pentagon Papers
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Some great DVD reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy - DVDTalk writer Cameron McGaughy does an amazing job covering the whole series... check it out; Timer - special, clever, personal movie that worthy of the DVDTalk Collector's Series rating; and The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers - a riveting, exciting documentary film. Other recent reviews include: Red Vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles, Galaxy of Terror and Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.


July 09, 2010
New Movie Reviews: Predators, Despicable Me, and The Girl Who Played with Fire
It's up to Adrien Brody and Topher Grace to help a pack of brutes survive an alien hunting ground ruled by the Predators. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich. Steve Carell goes cartoon as the world's second-best supervillian in Despicable Me. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Tyler Foster. And the next chapter of author Stieg Larsson's best selling trilogy comes up to bat as The Girl Who Played with Fire. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich. Also in theaters: A classic is restored in The Complete Metropolis. And terror returns in [Rec] 2. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Knight and Day, Grown Ups, Toy Story 3, The Last Airbender, Cyrus, Dogtooth, The Karate Kid, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The A-Team, Restrepo, Get Him to the Greek, and Shrek Forever After. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.


July 08, 2010
TV on DVD: Life On Mars, Touching Evil, and Mystery Science Theater 3000
Life On Mars - The Complete Collection (Original UK Series) 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: Life On Mars - The Complete Collection (Original UK Series) - excellent television - good writing bolstered by unforgettable performances; Touching Evil: Complete Collection - an excellent, though disturbing, show; Mystery Science Theater 3000: XVIII - another stellar set assembling four terrific episodes and complimenting them with a fine platter of special features. Other shows recently reviewed include:  The Closer: The Complete Fifth Season, Doc Martin - Series 4, and Mad About You: The Complete Fourth Season.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.


July 07, 2010
DVD Savant: Jason and the Argonauts, Night Train to Munich, and Pretty Baby
Jason and the Argonauts This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: Jason and the Argonauts - Ray Harryhausen's personal favorite of his films is a mythological marvel, presented in a nicely-appointed (and overdue) HD transfer; Night Train to Munich - Suave counterspy Rex Harrison penetrates the headquarters of the Nazi command to engineer the escape of a scientist and his beautiful daughter Margaret Lockwood. This is the one with the wild finale at an alpine aerial tramway; and Pretty Baby - Adorable Betsy Drake shows unmistakable star quality in this funny, almost-classic farce about an ambitious office girl and the doll she uses to get a seat on the crowded New York Subway. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.


July 06, 2010
This Week's Notable DVDs: A Single Man, Brooklyn's Finest, and Eyeborgs
A Single Man Some great discs are being released this week. Check out these new movies: A Single Man [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - Tom Ford's debut motion picture is downright stunning - an artful, soulful, emotional piece of filmmaking; Brooklyn's Finest [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - a convincing, commanding film that makes a substantial impression; and Eyeborgs [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - as infectiously fun and overflowing with robot shootouts as you'd expect out of a sci-fi flick with this sort of title. Other new releases of note include:  The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Lost Keaton: Sixteen Comedy Shorts 1934-1937 [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.


July 05, 2010
New DVD Reviews: The Professional, The White Ribbon, and Terribly Happy
The Professional (1981) Check out the latest DVD reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: The Professional (1981) - this violent, clever, funny, and very sexy French spy thriller just dazzles; The White Ribbon - an intensely creepy portrait of a sick society, this film that operates at the highest levels of cinematic storytelling; and Terribly Happy - a taut, well-made thriller, and a good time to boot. Other recent reviews include: Everlasting Moments - Criterion Collectionn, Saint John of Las Vegas and Unthinkable.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.


July 02, 2010
New Movie Reviews: Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Last Airbender, and Restrepo
Werewolves and vampires once again fight over Kristen Stewart in the blockbuster sequel The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. M. Night Shyamalan ruins a beloved anime series with his fumbling of The Last Airbender. And the war in Afghanistan is revealed in crystal-clear detail in the documentary Restrepo. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. Also in theaters: The wall of sound hits the weight of justice in The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Knight and Day, Grown Ups, Toy Story 3, Don't Look Back, Cyrus, Dogtooth, The Karate Kid, The A-Team, Wild Grass, The Killer Inside Me, [Rec] 2, Get Him to the Greek, and Shrek Forever After. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.


July 01, 2010
TV on DVD: Bing Crosby, Burn Notice, and Dragnet
Bing Crosby - The Television Specials: Volume One TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Bing Crosby - The Television Specials: Volume One - absolutely essential viewing for anyone interested in vintage American television, as well as for jazz and pop music aficionados; Burn Notice: Season Three - one of those shows where everything comes together in just the right way to make a highly enjoyable hour's worth of entertainment; Dragnet 1968: Season 2 - whether you're a rookie or a die-hard Dragnet detective, this one's absolutely worth tracking down. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Warehouse 13: Season One, Family Guy, Vol. 8, and American Dad Vol. 5.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

DVD Savant: Eyeborgs, Mystery Train, and Revanche
Eyeborgs This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: Eyeborgs - Several cuts above standard action Sci-Fi direct-to-video, this interesting show gives Homeland Security thousands of creeping surveillance robots that, naturally, do the dirty work in a political conspiracy; Mystery Train - Jim Jarmusch's most pleasing feature is a lazy trio of overlapping stories taking place on one hot night in Memphis, all of which have a tangential connection to the Elvis Presley myth; and Revanche - Götz Spielmann's intense character study starts in a Vienna brothel but resolves on a rural farm. It involves crime, family ties and personal responsibility, and winds up as a meditation on faith and values. A really fine blend of neo-noir and spiritual examination. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.


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