With literally thousands of DVD Reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database is easy to miss some of our top reviews. Here's quick round up of them: The Lion King 1 1/2 - a 'Direct to DVD' from Disney truly worth checking out, Lucía Lucía -If you're looking for a film that's fresh, imaginative, and extremely well done, this exactly the film you're looking for, Walt The Man Behind The Myth - a terrific look at Walt Disney, providing a fine mixture of interesting archive footage and interviews from over 70 people, Secondhand Lions - agood-natured and very well-acted family drama gets stellar treatment on DVD, Open Range - it may be nothing new, but it treads over old ground with skill and confidence, Swimming Pool -memorable, compelling and carefully constructed, a thought-provoking mystery, Marci X - if we could rate this one as Burn It, we would and Between Your Legs (Entre Las Piernas) a cryptic, clockwork creation of near genius.

This week in The Aisle View critic Alley Hector takes a look at The Big Bounce with Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Sinise, Charlie Sheen and Sara Foster. The Big Bounce is based on the popular book by Elmore Leonard and is a remake of the 1969 film starring Ryan O'Neal. Find out how The Big Bounce compares to Elmore Leonard's other films: Get Shorty or Out of Sight in this week's The Aisle View. Want to get The Aisle View right when it's published? Sign Up to get The Aisle View delivered free to your email box!

On our January DVD Talk TV Segment on ABC TV's AM Northwest we took a look at 4 Notable January DVDs: Thirteen - deservedly nominated for several Golden Globes this gem of a film has stellar performances and will change the way you look at teenagers, Curb Your Enthusiasm - the painfully funny HBO Series from Seinfeld creator Larry David, The Simple Life - rich urbanites Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie get a taste of life on the farm in this very surreal reality TV show that's something akin to The Beverly Hillbillies in reverse and Alice in Wonderland - the classic Disney film re-released in a packed 2 disc special edition. Watch this show (which runs about 6 mins) in Windows Media High Bandwidth or Low Bandwidth. Also be sure to catch past month's shows.

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March and April are shaping up to be fantastic months for DVD including the just announced: Panic Room 3 DVD Special Edition on 3/30 - it's the uber DVD from David Fincher that everyone's been eagerly awaiting! Walt: The Man Behind The Myth on 3/2 [Review] - finally available outside the Disney Theme Parks, a fantastic portrait of the legendary visionary. The Endless Summer Collection on 3/16 - three of the best movies ever made on surfing. Haunted Mansion on 4/20 - the only thing scary here is Eddie Murphy's career. The Playmakers on 4/20 - ESPN's gritty football dramatic series, so gritty and honest the network ultimately was forced to pull it from their schedule. Speaking of brutally honest, Showtime has announced Penn & Teller - Bullsh*t! - The First Season on 3/30 - a must buy DVD! Finally, Buena Vista has announced Scary Movie 3 on 5/11 [Review] - the third installment in this slasher flick spoof series. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

The DVD Talk DVD Easter Egg Database continues to grow, greatly in part from the fantastic submissions from DVD Talk readers like you. Some of the latest Eggs to be uncovered include: The Japanese Teaser Trailer for Underworld, Hidden Deleted Scenes on Run Ronnie Run, Hidden Behind The Scenes Featurette on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 4, A Hidden Commercial on The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 2 and even an easter egg on the yet to be released Futurama: Season 3. Find out how to access all these great hidden features and more in the DVD Talk Easter Egg Database. Also be sure to help our DVD Easter Egg Database grow by submitting DVD easter eggs when you uncover them on your DVDs!

This week we've got a very special giveaway for the popular 'Buffy' spin-off series: Angel Season 3. Both Season 1 and Season 2 received DVD Talk's 'Highly Recommended Rating' and the 3rd Season is poised to continue that streak! The Angel Season 3 DVD features: 22 episodes on 6 discs, Commentary by Tim Minear and Jeffrey Bell, Mere Smith and Joss Whedon on "Waiting in the Wings", Deleted scenes with commentary, Series outtakes, Screen tests and more. Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Angel Season 3 we're giving away this week!

We're happy to report that the final chapter in the Matrix saga - The Matrix Revolutions [Review] is now up for pre-order in the $20 range. The Matrix Revolutions, a 2 Disc Special Edition, is set for release on 4/6 and will feature: three behind the scenes documentaries (Revolutions Recalibrated, CG Revolution, Super Burly Brawl), the 'Follow the White Rabbit' feature which goes into more depth on 'Bullet Time', models and miniatures, doubling Agent Smith, the stunt work, the Matrix Online Game, the look of the third film, and the timeline of the series. Pre-Order The Matrix Revolutions Now at DeepDiscountDVD, DVDEmpire and Amazon.

Disney continues their amazing run this week with the notable DVD Alice in Wonderland - a real treat! But don't think that animated DVDs are just for kids, this week's notable DVDs also includes: The Critic: Complete Series and Dilbert: The Complete Series both worth checking out. Three notable DVDs this week which were easy to miss in theaters, but should be sought out on DVD - Thirteen [Review] - a gem of a film with stellar performances, Capturing the Friedmans - an extremely controversial film on a packed DVD and Secret Lives of Dentists - with Hope Davis, Campbell Scott and Denis Leary. Also worth checking out this week are: Anchor Bay's spiffy 'Divimax Special Edition' of Time Bandits [Review, Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country (Special Edition) and Yeah Right! - A Girl Skateboard Company Movie [Review]. Read our Complete List of Upcoming DVDs for more great DVDs out this week, and visit our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

This week the DVD Savant takes a look The Accidental Tourist - Lawrence Kasdan's civilized comedy is also an intense drama about emotional withdrawal and our need for other people, Swing Shift - this Rosie-the-Riveter story had a lot of potential but misses by a wide margin, reportedly because of star interference, Mutiny on the Bounty - Charles Laughton and Clark Gable generate enough acting power to upstage the giant production in this impressive MGM Golden Age classic. Still as good as any seagoing epic ever made and One From The Heart - coppola's musical romance is just so-so, but the story of his American Zoetrope studio covered in this disc's ample docus and extras is remarkable. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

We're suckers for a good time travel film, so perhaps we were more excited than most about the theatrical release of The Butterfly Effect written and directed by first time directors J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress - the writing team behind Final Destination 2. Starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. The Butterfly Effect is a mind-bender thriller that explores the ripple effect of changing something in the past . Find out how The Butterfly Effect measures up and if it lives up to our high expectations in this week's Aisle view. Also be sure to check out DVD Talk's Theatrical Review Database for more recent reviews of films in theaters now. Want to get The Aisle View right when it's published? Sign Up to get The Aisle View delivered free to your email box!

Television on DVD continues its strong presence in this week's notable DVDs including The Simple Life with one of the quickest turns from airing to DVD yet, Ashton Kutcher's candid camera-esque MTV: Punk'd: Season 1 [Review], Showtime's Jeremiah: Season 1 [Review] and the classic TV series Barney Miller: Season 1 [Review]. Notable movies on DVD this week include: Once Upon a Time in Mexico [Review] - Robert Rodriguez's thrilling cap to his Desperado series, Spellbound [Review] - a charming look at the national spelling bee, Open Range - Kevin Costner shows again he shouldn't direct and while it's not 'Western-world' it certainly isn't his best, the gore fest Cabin Fever:SE and the not to be overlooked DVD release for The Accidental Tourist [Review]. Read our Complete List of Upcoming DVDs for more great DVDs out this week, and visit our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

Being a teenage in a modern urban environment is a lot different than it used to be, and there's no finer portrait of the twisted struggle of the modern teen than Fox's DVD Thirteen. This hidden gem of a movie stars Evan Rachel Wood as a girl who straddles the line between pre-teen and teen and how she deals with all the internal and external pressures and influences on her. Evan Rachel Wood is phenomenal as is Nikki Reed who also co-wrote the screenplay. The Thirteen DVD features: Commentary by director/co-writer Catherine Hardwicke, co-writer/actor Nikki Reed, and actors Evan Rachel Wood and Brady Corbet, 10 deleted scenes with commentary, a Making-of featurette and more. Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of the Thirteen DVD.

More great DVD's announced this week, including: Mel Gibson's enjoyable adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet on 2/24, which comes out close to his newest theatrical release The Passion. The critically acclaimed Julia Roberts film Mona Lisa Smile on 3/9 with Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden and Julia Stiles. Veronica Guerin on 3/16 with a superb performance from Cate Blanchett. 21 Grams on 3/16 [Review] the english language debut of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu with Oscar worthy work from Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and, most notably, Naomi Watts. The second season of E.R. on 4/27 including that all important gag reel, and finally the ever popular TV series: Gilmore Girls: The Complete First Season on 5/4. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

Shout Factory has announced the DVD release for the extremely popular Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series. Set for release on April 6th, Freaks & Geeks will be released in two separate versions: a 6 disc feature packed special edition featuring all 18 episodes of the show (including three which did not air on network TV), 28 audio commentaries, Director's Cut Pilot Episode, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Cast Auditions, and more. The 6 Disc SE will be available at all traditional online and offline retail outlets. The second release, a fan edition, will only be available online at Freaksandgeeksdvd.com and includes the 6 discs of the special edition as well as two bonus discs including: three live table readings of key episodes, interviews with the cast and show creators, more deleted scenes, exclusive behind the scenes footage, an unshot script and a ton of other great content. What makes these two releases even more exciting is that Freaks & Geeks DVD has been made possible by the immense online fan support for the series.

DVD Talk Reviewer Don Houston has been hard at work covering the complete range of anime DVDs released this month including: Witch Hunter Robin - a cross between X-Files and X-Men, with a bit of intelligent, if dark, creativity thrown in for good measure, RahXephon - now at Volume 7, if you're a fan of the series this is a must, if you've never seen it pick up Volume 1 and find out why so many people are raving about, Rune Soldier - with Volume 6 just released the entire series is now on DVD and the new Final Fantasy Unlimited Series which doesn't live up to its namesake. Read these anime reviews and more in the DVD Talk Review Database.

Fox Home Video has provided FIVE copies of their Lost in Space: Season One box set for an out-of-this-galaxy CineSchlock-O-Rama DVD giveaway! This mammoth 8-disc collection features all 29 episodes of the sci-fi treasure's first season, plus the original unaired pilot. Enter to win today and GET LOST with the Space Family Robinson. While your there be sure to check out CineSchlock-O-Rama's feature review of Beyond Re-Animator. Plus, stay tuned to CineSchlock-O-Rama for an upcoming ode to Lost in Space - the classic cacophony of camp.

This week the DVD Savant takes a look at Kurosawa's most universally acclaimed classic Ikiru: Criterion Edition with two excellent Japanese documentaries on the director and his career, Vittorio De Sica's late-career gem A Brief Vacation a softened revisit of his neorealist roots, Blackmail Is My Life- Cult director Kinji Fukasaku gives us a happy pack of blackmailing punks, who rob criminals and corrupt bigshots, but learn too late the risks of their business. La Terre. Kevin Brownlow's restoration of this 1921 French adaptation of a Zola novel is noted for its advanced technique and natural atmosphere atypical of silent films and Howard Hawks' screwball military comedy I Was a Male War Bride - a somewhat dated but remains a favorite of Hawks fans. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

We're sad to report that The Aisle View critic Megan Denny has moved to Hollywood (or just south of there) to pursue her screenwriting career and will no longer be writing Aisle view. The good news is that she will still be writing for DVD Talk as our LA Correspondent for DVD and Movie Events. This week we have the debut of a the new Aisle view critic Alley Hector who has a look at the latest Ben Stiller / Jennifer Aniston comedy Along Came Polly. Find out how Along Came Polly stacks up to Meet The Parents and if it's worth catching in the theaters! Want to get The Aisle View right when it's published? Sign Up to get The Aisle View delivered free to your email box!

This week's notable DVDs feature a number of great TV shows including: the painfully funny Curb Your Enthusiasm [Review] from Seinfeld creator Larry David , Mi-5: Vol. 1 [Review] - a British TV show from the BBC which follows the world of espionage, and tow classic TV series from MGM- Best of Mister Ed 1 [Review] and Green Acres: 1 [Review]. Not to be out done by the TV DVDs there are a number of notable Theatrical releases this week including: Swimming Pool - a smart well crafted thriller now presented uncut on DVD, Lucia Lucia - another fantastic film to emerge from the ever growing Mexican film industry, and Freddy Vs Jason [Review] - a guilty pleasure for fans of these two popular horror franchises. Read our Complete List of Upcoming DVDs for more great DVDs out this week and visit our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

This week we have a special giveaway from New Line Home Entertainment for Freddy V. Jason New Line Platinum Series DVD. This feature packed 2 disc Platinum Series DVD includes Audio Commentary with Ronny Yu, Robert Englund, and Ken Kirzinger, Deleted and Alternate scenes with commentary, Behind the Scenes Coverage, A Visual Effects Exploration, Storyboards and Galleries, Ill Nino "How Can I Live" Music Video, and a Script-to-Screen Feature. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Freddy v. Jason we're giving away this week.

One of the most exciting things going on in DVD right now is the explosion in Television shows being released on DVD. Our Review Team has been hard at work bringing you reviews of all the latest TV on DVD Releases including titles you'll only find reviewed on DVD Talk including: the reality TV series Big Brother 3, an early look at Kids In The Hall: Season 1 and an exclusive look at Nero Wolfe: Season 1. In addition to the exclusive we've got reviews of Showtime's Jeremiah: Season 1 and Family Business: Season 1, HBO's Sex and The City: Season 5, Comedy Central's South Park: Season 3, Fox's Firefly: Season 1, Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 5 and The Shield: Season 2, BBC's Only Fools and Horses and MI-5: Volume 1 and Warner Bros' Smallville: Season 1 and Babylon 5: Season 4.

An interesting mix of titles announced this week including: MGM's The Pink Panther Film Collection on 4/6 - a 6 disc set including: The Pink Panther, A Shot In The Dark, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Revenge Of The Pink Panther and Trail Of The Pink Panther. Warner Bros. has the 80's screwball comedy Police Academy: 20th Anniversary Special Edition on 4/6 as well as the Police Academy Giftset which includes all 7 Police Academy movies (also available separately). Angelina Jolie fans will want to catch up with her latest Beyond Borders on 3/23 [Review] - probably not her best work, but an interesting film none the less. Paramount has the US remake of the popular British series Singing Detective on 3/23 starring Robert Downey Jr. and Katie Holmes - if you blinked you might have missed it in theaters but it's worth seeking out on DVD. Finally a big release date change - Buena Vista has moved the DVD release for Kill Bill Vol 1 to 4/13 [Review] to match the delay in the theatrical release for Vol 2. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

Twentieth Century Fox has released another wave of Hong Kong action films all priced at the ridiculously low MSRP of $9.98 including My Lucky Stars - an all-star comedy with Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao directed by Sammo Hung, In Line of Duty 4 - a classic HK cop-action series directed by acclaimed action director Yuen Woo Ping and staring Donnie Yen make this 1989 sequel a superior effort, Duel to Death the debut of visionary director Ching Siu Tung and Heart of Dragon another Jackie Chan film with some really strong stunt work. Past titles in Fox's low priced HK Action Series include: Magnificent Warriors, City Hunter, Naked Killer, Hong Kong 1941 and The Magnificent Butcher.

Nope, he ain't on your stinkin' HMO either, but that's a good thing. Dr. Herbert West rejuvenates his career -- and a film franchise -- in the four-star thrill Beyond Re-Animator! Saying to yourself: "Herbert, what now!?!" Try a dose of brawlin' boogeymen great AND small: Freddy vs. Jason, Jeepers Creeper 2 and a sixth pot of bling-bling for Warwick Davis in Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood. Plus, responses to reader emails and the ever-vigilant CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

This week we've arranged a special deal exclusively for DVD Talk Readers on two import Beatles titles: The Beatles: Help! and The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit at HKFlix.com. The Beatles: Help! is The Fab Four's second feature film in which Ringo is pursued by a crazed Asian cult who want to use him as a human sacrifice. It includes the songs Help!, Ticket To Ride and I Need You and more. The First U.S. Visit chronicles the Beatles' first visit to the United States on February 7th, 1964 and features 15 Beatles songs including: "She Loves You", "I Wanna' Hold Your Hand", "Twist And Shout", and more. Both these titles are not region encoded and play on standard DVD players. DVD Talk Readers can get The Beatles: Help! and The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit for only $14.95 each! This special offer expires on 2/8/04!

With literally thousands of DVD Reviews (over 7K reviews!) in the DVD Talk Review Database it's easy to miss some of the notable reviews written by our staff. For TV on DVD fans we have a ton of great reviews including: an early look at The Kids in The Hall - The Complete Season 1 - an absolute MUST for fans of the show, Jeremiah: Season 1 - a post-apocalyptic series from Showtime starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that is actually quite good, Joss Whedon's Firefly - The Complete Series a space western way ahead of its time and Wise Guy Season 1 - parts 1 and 2 - long before The Sopranos there was Wiseguy. In the DVD movie space we have reviews of American Wedding - a light romp which ends this fun and notable series, S.W.A.T. - Special Edition - a fun action popcorn DVD if ever there was one, Seabiscuit - much more than just a great horse racing movie, and of course no wrap up of our notable reviews would be complete without Alien Quadrilogy the most extensive review of a DVD you'll probably ever read!

DVD Talk Reviewer Holly E. Ordway been sweating away this winter to bring your reviews of a series of indoor cycling workout DVDs that just might be the key to staying fit when the weather turns ugly. Spinervals is a collection of workouts on DVD ranging from the low-intensity Spinervals Fitness 1.0: Ride Strong with Team Clydesdale all the way to the mind and body blowing Spinervals Competition 1.0: No Slackers Allowed. All these exercise DVDs can be done on an indoor bicycle trainer or stationary exercise bike and are great way to keep you motivated on those tough wintertime workouts. Read Holly's Reviews of Spinervals Now.

A very strong week for TV shows on DVD including the long awaited DVD release for Lost In Space - Season One, the critically acclaimed FX show The Shield - Season Two [Review] - which has received the much coveted DVD Talk Collector Series Rating, both Cheers: Season 2 and Frasier: Season 2 [Review], the ever praiseworthy Babylon 5: Season 4 [Review] and the hit Showtime series Family Business -Season 1. For DVD fans more interested in movies in DVD there are a few notable film DVDs including: Out of Time [Review] - with yet another fine performance from Denzel Washington, Underworld [Review] - a so-so horror/action film whose saving grace is Kate Beckinsale in leather, and the classic film Wind & The Lion [Review] which is on DVD thanks to the online community! Read our Complete List of Upcoming DVDs.

If you have a 2.4Ghz PC or better and Windows XP then you can get a sneak peek at one of the big HD Formats jockeying for pole position in the all to near High-Def Format War: Windows Media Video High-Definition. This week Image Entertainment has released the IMAX film Coral Reef Adventure: 2 Disc Special Edition [Review]. The first disc of Coral Reef Adventure contains the fantastic film playable on any regular DVD Player, The 2nd disc contains both a 720p and a 1080p High-Definition version of the film as well as a number of High-Def trailers for upcoming IMAX/Large Format DVD/High-Def releases. To date there are 2 other DVDs with 'Windows Media Video High-Definition' versions on them: Terminator 2 Extreme EditionStanding in the Shadows of Motown. We're closely watching the High-Def DVD space so stay tuned!

2004 has barely begun and already it's shaping up to be a great in DVD! DVD's just announced include: The Ron Howard Western The Missing on 2/24 [Review] - whose first 20 mins are some of the most captivating of the year. Splash: 20th Anniversary Edition on 3/23 - another Ron Howard film on DVD including early audition tapes and audio commentary from the writers, director and producer. Looney Tunes: Back In Action on 3/2 - it's no Roger Rabbit, but this live action/animated film does have a number of good laughs and fun for kids. C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete Third Season on 3/30 - 23 episodes on five discs, does television get more exciting than this!?! The Magdalene Sisters on 3/23 - [Review] a hidden gem of a movie with hauntingly brilliant performances and Shattered Glass on 3/23 - a fantastic film about a press scandal but what's more scandalous is that it proves that Hayden Christensen can really act! Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

So you've made it through the holidays and perhaps had a few too many feasts, an extra dessert or two, or maybe even spent WAY to much time on the couch watching DVDs. We're here to help! This week we've got a special Get off Your Butt & Get Fit DVD Giveaway. We're giving away 5 copies of MTV Pilates to help you get back into that pre-holiday svelte shape. MTV Pilates features notable pilates instructor Kristin McGee who also instructs on the ever popular MTV Yoga. So combine your love of DVDs with your immediate need to shed those holiday pounds by Entering our Get off Your Butt & Get Fit DVD Giveaway!

This week the DVD Savant starts the new year off with a bang with reviews of three Cary Grant films on DVD from Fox - People Will Talk, Born to Be Bad and Kiss Them For Me. Savant also has a look at Jacques Demy's Bay of Angels, the Warner Bros. double bill Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde where Fredric March and Spencer Tracy go nose-to-false-teeth in two classic movie versions of Robert Louis Stevenson's horror tale and Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, Dolores Hart, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Hutton and George Hamilton spring forth as MGM's last graduating class of studio-bred ingenues. It's the first-ever Spring Break Bash. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

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