Not a huge week for DVD, but a few stand-outs worth checking out including:
The Greatest Game Ever Played - Bill Paxton injects a ton of energy and excitement into a period golf film;
Wolf Creek - Unrated Widescreen Edition [
Review] - a very solid low budget horror film that messes with your head a little bit and gets under your skin;
Fun With Dick & Jane [
Review] - not a great film, but Jim Carrey is always fun to watch. Other notable DVDs out this week include:
Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo [
Review],
Greenaway - The Early Films [
Review] and
An Unfinished Life.
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.
On the latest episode of
DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor
Geoffrey Kleinman
speaks with
Bill Paxton - director of
The Greatest Game Ever Played - a film which chronicles the 1913 US Open which pitted amateur Francis Ouimet against golf legend Harry Vardon. Bill Paxton talks about his experience directing
The Greatest Game Ever Played, how he went from Frailty to a big budget studio film and what the experience has done for his career. Paxton also talks about his work on the HBO series
Big Love and the fate of the film
Haven (which still hasn't hit theaters).
Listen to our interview with Bill Paxton using our
Online DVD Talk Radio Player or
Download the complete interview with Bill Paxton (15 min 12MB). Also be sure to listen to our recent interviews on
DVD Talk Radio with
Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan,
Darren Lynn Bousman,
Chris Gorak and
Neil Marshall.
Response to last week's featuring of our
TV on DVD Reviews was fantastic, so we've decided to feature them now on a regular basis. This week new
TV on DVD Reviews include:
American Dad: V1 - managed a rare trick by somewhat turning its back on a built-in audience, and trying something different;
Star Trek Fan Collective - Time Travel - a great collection for people who don't already own the series;
Justice League: S1 - anybody who is a fan of comic books will definitely want to pick this up;
Columbo: S4 - a lot of fun with Falk who continues to give a riveting performance as Columbo;
The Triangle - a made-for-the-SciFi Channel mini-series that focuses on the deep, dark dangers found within everyone's favorite mythical clump of ocean;
Bewitched: S3 - the series moves into color with a fun and silly season;
Gidget: The Complete Series - a must-have for fans of the series and a charming look back at mid-1960s television;
Patton Oswalt - No Reason to Complain - an extremely funny Comedy Central special from a brilliant comedian. Visit the
DVD Talk Review Database for all the
latest reviews including an entire section devoted
TV on DVD.
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Anime Talk has a look at the new Patlabor Movie release this week:
Patlabor: Limited Edition - a rerelease that has improved sound and picture and is definitely worth the double dip. Another interesting title this week is
Saikano a series that asks the question "what would you do if your girlfriend turned out to be an ultimate weapon of mass destruction?" With all the press about the new
Naruto anime series on TV and on DVD, writer Todd Douglass takes a looks at
the manga series. Not only is it where the character started, but its the best selling manga in Viz' line. Also this week we also have
Holly's Anime Bargains and
our table of anime discs that are scheduled to be released in the next couple or weeks. In case you missed them, be sure to check out recent Anime Talk columns featuring:
The latest Studio Ghibli wave and the Death Note manga,
Naruto and Desert Punk and
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie, Gantz Season 1.
This week the
DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including:
Carole Lombard: The Glamour Collection - everyone's favorite 30s comedienne returns with a carefully chosen selection of roles;
The Jackal of Nahueltoro - a celebrated protest film from Third World director Miguel Littin;
El Compadre Mendoza - Classic Mexican cinema from Juan Bustillo Oro and Fernando de Fuentes;
Monster of London City & Secret of the Red Orchid - A double bill of German Krimi thrillers star cult actors Christopher Lee, Marisa Mell and Marianne Koch;
Marlene Dietrich: The Glamour Collection - One of the most glamorous goddesses of the 1930s debuts from Universal, with an interesting cross-section of titles;
Violent Midnight -
Del Tenney practically invents the slasher murder mystery while introducing a gallery of new faces.
Read all this and more in this week's
DVD Savant.