Come swim against the mainstream in a thrilling odd-yssey through the top 10 genre releases of 2002 -- including the reader selected CineSchlockers' Choice recipient! Here's a hint: Five winners will receive I Spit On Your Grave: Millennium Edition in an exclusive DVD giveaway! Plus, responses to reader emails and Joni joins CineSchlock-O-Rama' s Most Wanted.

On January 5th, the new season of The Dead Zone premiere's on USA Network. This week we've got your chance to see how it all began with a special The Dead Zone Series Pilot DVD Giveaway. Enter for your chance to win The Dead Zone DVD featuring: Audio commentary from Anthony Michael Hall, Nocole de Boer, Chris Bruno, Series Creator Michael Piller and Director Robert Lieberman, an alternate ending and more! Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Dead Zone.

Many companies throw around the term 'Limited Edition' so willy nilly it's hard to know when they really mean it. Well we got word from a Best Buy Manager that on December 31st they are pulling the copies of ET OFF THE SHELVES. We also visited several other local stores (ie Borders, Suncoast) and found that they were already OUT of the Widescreen edition. So if you're planning on picking up ET - The Extra Terrestrial we STRONGLY advise you to place your order before December 31st! DeepDiscountDVD has a fantastic deal on ET - The Extra Terrestrial: $20.89 with free shipping. Don't kick yourself for missing out on getting this DVD before it's gone.

It seems a little strange that studios would release such notable titles on the last day of 2002 but we're not complaining. One of the most fun movies of 2002 xXx [Review] makes its way on to DVD and it's nice to see this movie with the subwoofer cranked wayyyy up. MGM's got the fun and charming Barbershop [Review] of course it includes stuff 'cut' from the move. Dennis Leary fans should be sure not to miss Double Whammy as well as check out our interview with Director Tom DiCillo. Star Trek Next Gen fans this week get to bid the series another farewell as Star Trek: Next Generation Season 7 [Review] bows on DVD. Thanks to Columbia Tri-Star Sylvester Stallone fans now get to see Eye See You (aka D-Tox) which received European Theatrical release but was not unspooled in US Theaters. Takashi Miike fans have another DVD to check out as City of Lost Souls [Review] is released. And if you're looking for something for the kids to watch Paramount wants to remind you that Hey Arnold the Movie is released this week. Happy New Year!

Get a gift this holiday season that wasn't quite on the mark? DVD Talk has some great options to help you trade that gift for something you'd like a little more :) First off check out DVD Talk's 2 very active trade forums DVD Exchange and Video Game Exchange Forum with our Good Trader List. You can further 'hedge your bets' by listing it for sale on Half.com, create an auction on Ebay.com or list it on Amazon's Marketplace. Finally you can now sell your stuff at DVDTalk's Price Search - just find the item you want to sell and click on Sell Yours Here (here's an example for Lord of the Rings Theatrical DVD) . A number of great options so you don't have to hassle with returns or stores who demand a receipt, even for gifts!

Warner Bros. has announced the DVD release for Friends The Complete Third Season. Set for release on April 1, 2003 Friends The Complete Third Season will be presented in full screen with Dolby Digital 5.0 surround and feature audio commentary by the series producers on select episodes, an interactive map of Joy and Chandler's apartment, a Guest Book, a trivia challenge and more. Pre-Order Friends The Complete Third Season and be sure to check out our reviews for Friends The Complete First Season and Friends The Complete Second Season

Here at DVD Talk we're huge fans of Jean Reno, so we were excited to hear that the French film Wasabi was finding a US DVD release on February 11, 2003. Written by Luc Besson Wasabi is presented in Widescreen (enhanced for 16x9 Tvs) with French 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Dolby Surround Audio. Unfortunately there aren't any special features but the combo of a Luc Besson script and Jean Reno should be TONS of fun. Watch the Wasabi Trailer and thenPre-Order the Wasabi DVD.

This week we've got a very special giveaway for Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy. Revered by many The King of Comedy brings together the unlikely paring of Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard in a strange and bitingly funny movie. The King of Comedy DVD features a Making-Of Featurette entitled 'A Shot At The Top as well as a Still Gallery of images from the film. Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The King of Comedy DVD.

Unfortunately this week's notable DVDs are, for the most part, notable for being notably bad including the universally panned Adventures of Pluto Nash [Review] a mess of a film which even curious renters will regret picking up, Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever an action film gone horribly wrong, so much so that 2 of our reviewers BOTH said 'skip it' [Review 1 & 2]. Filed under the 'not so bad considering what's out this week' is the semi-anemic thriller Blood Work [Review] which isn't bad, but won't excite even the most avid Clint Eastwood Fan, and while we didn't get the DVD to review, we did catch Door to Door when it aired on TNT and while flawed does feature a stand out performance by William H. Macy. If you're unenthused with this week's notable DVDs never fear, next week is PACKED with some really great titles!

A HUGE week for theatrical movies: starting off with Lord of The Rings - The Two Towers one of the highest anticipated movies of 2002 - so big we've created a Special Discussion Area on our Fourm just to discuss the movie!! Also if you're looking for heavy hitters look no further than The Gangs of New York which we have a special pre-viewing guide which you should read BEFORE you see the move, a review for the Christmas Day release of Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can the latest installment in the Star Trek series: Star Trek Nemesis and the romantic comedy Two Week's Notice. Be sure not to miss this week's The Aisle View for extended coverage of Lord of the Rings, Gangs of New York and Two Week's Notice as well as the many movie reviews in our Theatrical Review Section

Universal has been hit with another Disc problem. This time it's the Back to the Future Box Set. Apparently there's an issue with the widescreen framing for Back to The Future II & II where " The framing appears differently (incorrectly) from the laserdisc releases for approximately two minutes during "Back to the Future II" and four minutes during "Back to the Future III. As with past problems Universal is making good on these discs by exchanging them. Send the 2 discs with your Name, Address, Phone, and the reason you're returning it to: Back to the Future DVD Returns, PO Box 224468 Dallas, Texas 75260. Fixed Box sets are planned to be on store shelves by late February. If you have questions about the issue or getting replacement discs you can call (888) 703-0010. 'Props' to the DVD Talkers who Identified the problems with the Back to the Future Box Set.

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at Synapse's Uncensored International Version of Antonio Margheriti's Castle of Blood, Paramount's Serpico with Al Pacino's excellent performance capping a cops 'n corruption epic made superior in every way, MGM's Where's Poppa? a grim 'comedy' in the theater of the absurd style, Two crime films from Anchor Bay Hell is a City and The Frightened City and Image's Bride of the Gorilla is the movie Savant thought he was getting when he ordered THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST last Summer. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week Universal unceremoniously releases Back to the Future - The Complete Trilogy a great DVD with little support from the studio [Review]. With much more fan fare, Dreamworks launches the next Spielberg movie to hit DVD with The Minority Report [Review]. From fox comes the beloved Martin Scorsese The King of Comedy with Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis and the Adrian Lyne thriller Unfaithful sort of a reverse 'Fatal Attraction' [Review]. Finally from Columbia Tri-Star comes two notable DVDs Resident Evil Superbit [Review] and An Evening with Kevin Smith [Interview] the 'Stop Making Sense' of Q&A's

This week we've got a very special giveaway for Steven Spielberg's futuristic cop thriller The Minority Report. For The Minority Report, Spielberg gave DVD producer Laurent Bouzereau full access to the set from the first day of filming! The result is a fantastic DVD with more behind the scenes footage than any past Spielberg DVD including, Minority Report: From Story to Screen, Deconstructing Minority Report, The Stunts of Minority Report, The Digital World of Minority Report a discussion with Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise and more! Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Minority Report DVD.

Artisan has announced the 3rd DVD release for Stargate - The Movie. Set for release on February 18th Stargate: The Ultimate Edition and will feature a new remastered 2.35:1 transfer (enhanced for 16x9 TVs) with Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and DTS 6.1 ES audio and feature both the original theatrical version of the film and a 'Director's Cut' (which substitutes alternate footage for some scenes and includes about 9 minutes of additional material) audio commentary with Director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin, a making-of featurette, and an “Is There a Stargate?” featurette with Chariots of the Gods author Erich von Daniken. If you own Stargate Special Edition there will be a $5 mail-in rebate if you upgrade to Stargate: The Ultimate Edition. Pre-Order Stargate: The Ultimate Edition for only $12.99!

Fox has announced the DVD Release for Futurama - The Complete First Season. Set for release on March 25th Futurama Season One a 3 Disc set, will be presented in it's original full screen format with Dolby 2.0 Surround audio and feature: Audio Commentary on all episodes, deleted scenes, featurettes, interactive still gallery and more. Pre-Order Futurama Now

Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York has been a controversial topic for the last few years as the film was delayed time and again. But it’s finally about to hit the big screen, bringing with it the highest-budget vision yet from a man often called America's greatest living director. Does it work? Cinema Gotham will be taking a look at the film and the story behind it from a few angles, starting with a full review and a spoiler-free guide to the real-life history behind the story. READ THE REVIEW, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE SEEING GANGS OF NEW YORK