On this episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan - directors of the Academy Award winning Documentary Troublesome Creek [Review]. Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan talk about their experience making Troublesome Creek, the issues of having family members as your subjects and over four year journey they took to create their latest film (a true masterpiece) So Much So Fast. Listen to our interview with Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan (23 min 17MB). Also be sure to listen to our recent interviews on DVD Talk Radio with Darren Lynn Bousman, Chirs Gorak, Neil Marshall, Alex Gibney and Craig Brewer.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Ryan's Daughter - David Lean's last 70mm epic is a small-scale story made big via visual imagination and the Irish landscapes; Johnny Belinda - Jane Wyman scores a statuette for her portrayal of a deaf-mute girl in this superior and heartwarming story; Kitty Foyle - Ginger Rogers' Oscar-bait dramatic effort imagines a really tough romantic problem: Kitty has to choose between doctor James Craig or millionaire Dennis Morgan; Goto, Island of Love - Bizarro filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk's first feature continues the traditions in his celebrated short subjects. Dune Extended Edition - Universal gives us a beautiful remastered version of David Lynch's theatrical cut; Cimarron - Richard Dix and Irene Dunne brave the west in the 1889 Oklahoma land rush; Goldstein - Philip Kaufman's first feature is a self-conscious art film with a slight air of Chicago second-city humor; Pin Up Girl - Betty Grable is the whole show in this script-challenged musical comedy about a USO cutie with a naughty talent for lying. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week's Anime Talk has a look at the latest anime released including some boxed sets, a few new series, and some discs that you don't want to miss and a couple that it's best to avoid. Old school fans will want to catch the restored Super Dimension Fortress Macross, the program that was the basis for the first chapter of Robotech. It has been released once again and for the first time it has an English dub. The second volume of Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick is out and it's just as good as the first, and the penultimate volume of Madlax is sure to please fans. There's also a list of upcoming releases and Holly has a list of great anime bargains that you won't want to miss.

On this episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with Saw II writer and director Darren Lynn Bousman about the DVD release for Saw II [Review]. Darren talks about the history of Saw II, how it was transformed from a film called The Desperate, information about a possible Uncut Special Edition DVD and Saw III. Listen to our interview with Darren Lynn Bousman using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Darren Lynn Bousman (18 min 13MB). Also be sure to listen to our recent interviews on DVD Talk Radio with Chirs Gorak, Neil Marshall, Alex Gibney, Craig Brewer, Judy Irving an Joss Whedon.

This week we have a clip from Demon Hunter - a series from producer Stephen J. Cannell. Watch an extended 3 minute clip from the series (Get more info on Demon Hunter DVD here). Also this week we have a number of clips from the brilliant but canceled series Action including: Blood Monkey, Twelfth Step to Hell, Strong Sexual Content, Getting Into the Action: A Show About Movies, Getting Into the Action: Getting Jay Mohr, Getting Into the Action: Worst Human Being on the Planet, Getting Into the Action Illeana Douglas and Getting Into the Action – Writers. Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

A great week for notable DVDs including: Zathura [Review] - an enjoyable follow up to the 1995 film Jumanji that's fun for both parents and kids; Saw 2 [Review] - Jigsaw is back in another crowd pleasing installment of the Saw series; Reel Paradise [Review] - John and Janet Pierson spend a year in Fiji showing films and Director Steve James spends a month trying to make sense of it all; MirrorMask [Review] - Neil Gaiman's unique vision is translated well on to the big screen. Other notable DVDs out this week include: The Frisco Kid, Grey's Anatomy: S1, Nine Lives [Review], Proof, Significant Others [Review], Troublesome Creek and Young Mr. Lincoln [Review]. Read our List of Top Upcoming DVDs for more great DVDs out this week, visit 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 TLA Releasing for Evilenko - a film based on the shocking true story of the former Soviet Union's most notorious serial killer. Evilenko stars Malcolm McDowell, Marton Csokas and Ronald Pickup and features the haunting melodies of composer Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive). The Evilenko 2 Disc Special Edition DVD features: Dossier: Andrei Chikatilo: A 27-minute look at the real-life basis for the character of Evilenko, a 81 minute collection of interviews with the cast and crew and more. We're giving away 3 copies of Evilenko signed by Malcolm McDowell, Angelo Badalamenti and Director Michael Grieco. Enter Now for your chance to win.

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