Barry Blaustein got his start as a writer on Saturday Night Live, he then went on to write a number of successful comedies including: Police Academy 2, Coming to America and The Nutty Professor. In 1999 his directorial debut Beyond The Mat showed a side of professional wresting that most had never seen before. Instantly controversial Beyond The Mat exposed the world of professional wrestlings and showed its effect both in and out of the ring. Now available in a special Unrated Director's Cut on DVD, the film can finally be seen in it's most complete form. DVD Talk reporter Ian Jane sat down with Barry Blaustein to talk about Beyond The Mat and the current state of professional wresting. Read the complete interview.

A jam-packed week for notable DVDs including: House of Sand and Fog with simply amazing performances by Ben Kingsley and Shohreh Aghdashloo [review]. The 3-disc special edition of Panic Room sets the bar for best DVD of 2004 [review]. The first season of Penn & Teller's Bullsh*t is a hilarious, shocking and priceless a show you absolutely cannot miss [review]. Disney's latest animated hit Brother Bear is on an absolutely packed disc [review]. Forensic phenom C.S.I. hits its stride in a stellar third season [review]. Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's is a unique documentary from the team who made American Splendor [review, interview]. And, finally, purists might grumble at The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, but the DVD release is so well done that it might just win a few over [review]. Read our Complete List of Upcoming DVDs for more great titles out this week and visit our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini might be best know for their work with American Splendor, but before their critically acclaimed hit they made two unique and excellent documentaries: Off The Menu: The Last Days of Chasens, a look at the closing of one of Hollywood's great famous eateries, and The Young and The Dead, which documented the move of one of Hollywood's great cemeteries into the digital age. We had the opportunity to talk to Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini about their early documentary work as the DVD for Off The Menu was getting its release from Docurama. Read the interview or Listen to the Interview in Windows Media Audio

This week we have a special giveaway from Lion's Gate Home Entertainment for the buzz worthy DVD Shattered Glass starring Hayden Christensen in the performance of his career as New Republic reporter Stephen Glass. Shattered Glass features: Audio Commentary with writer-director Billy Ray and Former New Republic Editor Chuck Lane and a 60 Minutes interview with Stephen Glass. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Shattered Glass we're giving away this week.

A diverse mix of DVDs announced this week including the Academy Award winner for best Foreign Language Film Barbarian Invasions on 7/13 [Review] - an extremely well crafted film about death that somehow manages to be uplifting; The Human Stain on 7/20 [Review] with Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in a film that didn't quite make it's mark; Dreamworks' road-romp Eurotrip: Unrated Edition on 6/1 with unrated deleted scenes, filmmaker commentaries and more; Club Dread on 5/25 from 'Broken Lizard' the group who created Super Troopers; SCTV: Volume 1 on 6/8 - the long awaited Canadian import finally comes to DVD and The Kids in The Hall: Season 1 on 4/27 with a strong price drop from its Internet Only debut. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

Does an oil'd up Jessica Biel jiggling all over Texas make a great remake? Astonishingly, NO! Do copious extras and tin-plated packaging stifle the Texas Chainsaw Massacre update's stench? More than you'd think. Sadists (and a lousy premise) mistreat Misty Mundae in Screaming Dead. The next gen of B-queens talk shop in Something to Scream About. And speaking of queens, one of the "drag" variety hits the highway to hilarity with Britney Baby, One More Time. Plus, responses to reader emails and the ever-vigilant CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

This week in CineMazing critic Alley Hector takes a look at the much delayed Kevin Smith flick Jersey Girl. Find out if Jersey Girl can escape the 'Bennifer' curse and see if Jersey Girl can measure up to Chasing Amy. Also don't forget to check out DVD Talk's Theatrical Review Database for reviews of many of the films in theaters now. Want to get CineMazing right when it's published? Sign Up to get CineMazing delivered free to your email box!

A new unrated cut of John McNaughton's "Wild Things" is on the horizon, scheduled to touch down on April 20. Does the prospect of more sultry motel-room footage, more swimming-pool decadance, and more Denise Richards get you all hot and bothered? We've just taken a look at the new DVD, and although it offers perhaps 90 seconds of scrumptious new footage, it's frustrating in several ways. Check out Jason Bovberg's DVD Talk review

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: Matrix: Revolutions - the final chapter in The Matrix Saga, Panic Room: 3-Disc Special Edition - simply one of the best DVDs of the year , Scooby Doo, Where Are You! - The Complete First and Second Seasons - classic Scooby like you remembered it, The Jack Paar Collection - a fine tribute to one of TVs most notable late night hosts, Penn & Teller - Bullsh*t! - The First Season - no BS this DVD is absolutely worth your time, Celebrity Mole:Hawaii - an entertaining and involving reality TV series, and Futurama: Volume 3 - a neo-classicaly animated series. Read reviews for these and more in the DVD Talk Review Database.

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at: The Chaplin Collection Vol 2 - Warners brings out a fat box loaded with the balance of the Chaplin legacy: The Chaplin Revue, The Kid, A Woman of Paris, The Circus, City Lights, Monsieur Verdoux, A King in New York. There's also last year's Richard Schickel docu on Chaplin, Charlie - The Life and Art of Charlie Chaplin. Also this week Savant takes a look at: Vanishing Point - Pill-popping Barry Newman doesn't Just Say No, and leads the police of three states on a merry cross-desert chase, The Dresser - Albert Finney is terrific as "Sir" an insufferable ham at the end of his days and Onibaba - Two murderous marsh women tangle with the supernatural in this frightening and beautiful horror tale from Kaneto Shindo. One of the top horror films ever. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

An absolutely packed week full of notable DVDs including : Dirty Pretty Things [Review] - Stephen Frear’s fantastic character piece, The Magdalene Sisters [Review] - an incredibly powerful film and a DVD Talk's Collectors Series Rated DVD, Shattered Glass [Review] - an absolute surprise that takes the inevitable and makes it positively riveting, Beyond The Mat - Ringside Special Edition [Review] - anyone with any interest in professional wrestling owes it to themselves to check this documentary out, Doggy Poo [Review] - a charming family film that is also a thoughtful examination of how all things are interrelated, The Rundown [Review] - The Rock shows he can carry an action flick, Gothika [Review] - this stylish thriller manages to create a very tense atmosphere, look terrific and offer a few solid performances, and The Singing Detective [Review] -frustratingly brilliant and gloriously meandering. 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 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre New Line Platinum Series DVD. This feature packed 2 disc Platinum Series DVD includes 3 filmmaker commentaries with producer Michael Bay, director Marcus Nispel and others, Chainsaw Redux: in-depth documentary, Gein: The Ghoul of Planifield documentary, Deleted scenes, an alternate opening & closing, and more. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre we're giving away this week.

An interesting mix of DVDs announced this week including: the critically acclaimed The Station Agent on 6/15 with cast and director audio commentary and five deleted scenes; the highly anticipated two disc special edition release for Trainspotting on 6/1 with director's commentary, deleted scenes, a retrospective documentary and making-of's; Underworld: Extended Cut on 5/25 with an additional 12 minutes of footage and several key re-cut scenes; The Dukes Of Hazzard: The Complete First Season on 6/1 with audio commentary by John Schneider and Catherine Bach on the first episode, and a 20th anniversary reunion documentary; Welcome To Mooseport 5/25 including audio commentary, 6 deleted scenes and an outtake reel; Catch That Kid on 6/1 with actor's audio commentary; the Michael Caine thriller Shock to the System on 5/25 with the extremely low MSRP of $9.98! Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs

This week we have several clips from The Academy Award winning Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Review] (all presented in Windows Media for High Bandwidth). Clips for Master and Commander include The Hundred Days - Peter Weir Discusses Building The Ships, Behind The Scenes - Playing the Cello, Behind the Scenes - Getting The Details Right, and Peter Weir talks about Swords and Music from the period. Master and Commander is available on DVD April 30 - Find The Best Price and Read The DVD Talk Review.

On the night before St. Patricks Day, to celebrate the DVD release for The Commitments: Collector's Edition, members of the Commitments came together to play a special concert at the House of Blues in Chicago. 13 years had passed since the release of the film, and the band now features many fresh new faces (including new Commitments lead singer Joe "The Moose" Walsh) but one thing hasn't changed - the amazing music! DVD Talk reporter Jeremy Kleinman was at the event and has a special report on the Return of The Commitments. Also we have an extensive review of the new Collector's Edition DVD.

This week in CineMazing critic Ian Jane takes a look at the remake of the classic Zombie Flick Dawn Of The Dead and talks about how it measures up to the Original Dawn of The Dead (which coincidentally we just happen to have a review of Dawn of The Dead - Divimax DVD). Also this week critic Alley Hector takes a look at the new thriller Taking Lives with Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke and be sure not to miss our Interview with Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry about the new film Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. Want to get CineMazing right when it's published? Sign Up to get CineMazing delivered free to your email box!

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: A Table Read of 'A Tale of Two Santas' for Futurama Volume 3, An Interview with George Romero's wife with Chris Romero on Dawn of the Dead: Special Divimax Edition, A look at the Portrait Scene on Under The Tuscan Sun, Thirteen Hidden Interviews on Married With Children - The Complete Season 2, Outtakes on Secondhand Lions and Bloopers on Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star. 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!

HKFlix.com has another great exclusive special offer for DVD Talk Readers. Get one of the finest family films ever made, Benji, now available on all-region NTSC DVD for a limited time for only $14.95. This DVD is long out of print in the USA and is now only available in this imported version . Benji 2: For The Love of Benji is also available for $14.95, or buy both for only $24.95. Great for bringing back those '70s memories, or for the kids! Hurry this is a limited time special offer (expires 4/10).

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at: Croupier - a hardboiled thriller with excellent dialogue and story twists that's like curling up with a good crime book, Belles on their Toes - The Cheaper By the Dozen fans cope with life without father, It Was a Wonderful Life - a A great documentary without an axe to grind, about a handful of women surviving by wits alone and Persona - the ultimate in Ingmar Bergman navel-gazing, no phony art film. Instead we have an authentic psychological meditation on personality and identity absorption. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Was it the buckskin bikini that launched her career or what the good Lord gave Raquel Welch to put IN said getup? One Million Years B.C. resurrects this age-old quandary. Speaking of that illusive capture, CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted also celebrates apprehending Just One of the Guys. Plus, "Cara Loft" is a clothing-optional adventurer in the sapphic spoof Womb Raider.

A solid mix this week of notable DVDs, including: the Academy Award Nominated 21 Grams [Review] - with three exceptionally strong performances absolutely not to be missed, Veronica Guerin [Review] - Cate Blanchett is phenomenal it the title role of a reporter literally under fire for her investigative reporting, The Commitments: SE [Review] - Alan Parker's superb and soulful film finally gets the SE treatment it deserves, The Cat In The Hat [Review] - painfully bad, the DVD equivalent of a Happy Meal, kids might love it but it's undeniably junk food, and finally Scooby Doo: Season 1 & 2 and The Flintstones: Season 1 - classic TV cartoons the way you remembered them, kudos to Warner Bros. for unlocking their valuts and releasing these shows on DVD. 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.

It's an unfortunate fact that most everyone, at some point, will have a bad relationship. The film Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind poses the question: What if you could have the memory of this bad relationship erased? Would you do it? If so what kind of impact would erasing memories have on you? We had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and Director Michel Gondry about the film. Their tag-team approach to the interview gave some great insight on how this unique pair works together and how they created such a complex, fascinating and entertaining film. Read our complete interview with Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry or Listen to the complete audio version.

This week's major announcement is for this years big winner at the Academy Awards - The Lord of The Rings - Return of The King on 5/25 [Review] - as with previous chapters of the trilogy the first release will be the theatrical cut, with an extended edition to follow later in the year. Other Oscar winners announced this week include: Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain on 7/6 - [Review] which wasn't exactly the critics darling despite winning an Oscar for best supporting actress, and winner of Best Documentary Fog of War on 5/11 [Review] - Errol Morris' brilliant look at former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Also announced this week: John Woo's 'Total Recall-esque' memory blanking Paycheck on 5/18 [Review], Screenwriter Mike Rich's (uncredited) Miracle on 5/18 [Review] - the story of how the impossible underdog of the US Olympic Hockey Team tried to dethrone the almost unbeatable USSR team. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs

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: Schindler's List - Spielberg's masterpiece, School of Rock - a masterful DVD for one of the best comedies of 2003, Star Trek Voyager: Complete First Season - the first installment of another great Star Trek series, Chappelle's Show: Season 1 - a sleeper hit comedy, Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park - another one to seek out and discover, Dawn of the Dead (Divimax) - one of the definitive zombie flicks, The Final Conflict - the time bending cult hit beautifully restored, and Doggy Poo - a charming family film that is also a thoughtful examination of how all things are interrelated. Read reviews for these and more in the DVD Talk Review Database.

This week we have several clips from The Academy Award nominated Something's Gotta Give [Review] starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton (all presented in Windows Media for High Bandwidth). Clips for Something's Gotta Give include: the DVD trailer, a deleted scene where Jack Nicholson sings karaoke, Amanda Peet gives a tour of the Hampton's beach house set, and Diane Keaton and Director Nancy Meyers talk about shooting an emotional scene. Something's Gotta Give is available on DVD March 30 - Find The Best Price and Read The DVD Talk Review.

This week in CineMazing critic Alley Hector takes a look at Johnny Depp in the supernatural thriller Secret Window based on a Stephen King novela. Can Secret Window aviod the Stephen King movie curse? Find out in this week's edition of CineMazing. Also don't forget to check out DVD Talk's Theatrical Review Database for reviews of many of the films in theaters now. Want to get CineMazing right when it's published? Sign Up to get CineMazing delivered free to your email box!

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at The Ten Commandments - Cecil B.'s Biblical extravaganza is a gaudy and grandiose wonderment with the power of your first Sunday school experience, Wife for a Night - Gina Lollobrigida stars in this period farce, from the same source play as Billy Wilder's Kiss Me, Stupid, Too Bad She's Bad - Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni team for the first time in this witty farce, Girl With a Suitcase - Claudia Cardinale is a vision in this interesting drama that shows her star quality to the best advantage, Baby, the Rain Must Fall - Steve McQueen and Lee Remick give this a solid try, but Richard Mulligan's film of Horton Foote's story doesn't give any of its characters much hope. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Don't get caught with your pants down -- it's Monsturd!!! Sewer cinema's latest movement is an absolute gas and cost less than most Hollywood flicks spend on port-a-potties. Blacula bites and bites again with Scream, Blacula, Scream! (starring an oddly wimpy Pam Grier). Plus, responses to reader emails and the ever-vigilant CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

Very few DVDs get DVD Talk's highest rating: DVD Talk Collector Series and almost no TV show on DVD has gotten this prestigious rating for every season released on DVD. But then again The Shield isn't like any other show on Television. It's one of the best written, most innovatively shot and best acted shows on Television, and if you've never seen it, you're truly missing out! We had the opportunity to talk to The Shield creator Shawn Ryan about the upcoming 3rd season (which debuts March 9th on FX at 10pm), his perspective on Season 1 & 2 on DVD and more. Read our interview with Shawn Ryan or Listen to the complete audio version.

A fantastic week for DVD! Notable releases this week include: Schindler's List [Review] - Steven Spielberg's most personal film looks stunning on DVD, The Ten Commandments [Review] - on an absolutely packed DVD from Paramount, Futurama, Vol. 3 [Review - another home run series from Matt Groening, Mona Lisa Smile [Review] - with fantastic performances from Julia Roberts and company, Dawn of the Dead - Divimax Edition [Review] - a classic horror flick with 'a zombie pie-fight', what more can you ask for? Finally, Fox's Raquel Welch Collection which includes: One Million Years B.C. [Review], Myra Breckinridge [Review], Fathom [Review], Bandolero! [Review] and Mother, Jugs & Speed [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 we have a very special giveaway for the third volume of Futurama on DVD. Created by Simpson's creator Matt Groening, Futurama is a hilarious animated sci-fi satire not to miss. The Futurama Volume 3 DVD features: 22 episodes on four discs, Commentary by Matt Groening on every episode, Deleted scenes, Storyboards and Easter eggs. Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Futurama Volume 3 DVD.

A great mix of DVDs announced this week, including: Nip/Tuck: The Complete First Season on 6/15 - another amazing TV show comes on to DVD, 13 episodes on 5 discs, one absolutely not to miss, Bubba Ho-Tep: Collector's Edition on 5/25 - Bruce Campbell as Elvis and Ossie Davis JFK in an East Texas rest home under attack by an ancient mummy, how can you resist, Girl With A Pearl Earring on 5/4 - two words: Scarlett Johansson, The Reagans on 5/18 - banned from CBS, moved to Showtime, now coming to DVD, Along Came Polly on 6/8 - Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston in another formula romantic comedy, Reality Bites: Anniversary Edition on 6/8 - vintage Ben Stiller in a movie worth rediscovering, Osama on 4/27 - 2004 Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign Language Film and The Tarzan Collection on 6/8 - Warner Bros. unlocks their vaults and lets classic Tarzan swing out! Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs

This week we have several clips from Julia Roberts' latest film Mona Lisa Smile [Review] (all presented in Windows Media for High Bandwidth). Clips for Mona Lisa Smile include The DVD Trailer, The Actresses Discuss Art and Evolution of The Hoop Roll- from the behind the scenes feature, and Elton John's Video for "The Heart of Every Girl". Mona Lisa Smile is available on DVD March 9th - Find The Best Price for the Mona Lisa Smile DVD and Read The DVD Talk Review.

This week in CineMazing critic Alley Hector takes a look at the remake of the 'classic' TV series Starsky and Hutch , directed by Todd Phillips, of Old School and starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. Also be sure to check out the DVD Review of the tie-in release for Starsky & Hutch - The Complete First Season. Finally this week from film critic Aaron Beierle comes a review of Hidalgo with Viggo Mortensen as Frank T. Hopkins the supposed true story of an American racing underdog. Want to get CineMazing right when it's published? Sign Up to get CineMazing delivered free to your email box!

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at Richard III - Criterion Edition - Laurence Olivier's hard-to-see Shakespearean epic is also considered his best-directed film, The Scarlet Pimpernel - Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour and a fun Ian McKellen spark this tepid television movie about an aristocratic spy during the French Revolution, Quartet - another superior Merchant Ivory film with a beautifully-realized 1920s Paris setting, American Gun -James Coburn's last film is an interesting but unfocused look at broken families and violence, and The Serpent's Egg - Ingmar Bergman's expensive Dino De Laurentiis production is a fantastic blend of ideas from German Expressionism to medical horror . Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A full week of Notable DVDs this week including: School of Rock [Review] - a fun filled flick with a role Jack Black was born to play, Looney Tunes - Back in Action [Review] - a very enjoyable underrated family film, The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 2 - another round of Chaplin classics not to be missed, Starsky & Hutch - Season 1 [DVD Trailer] - the well timed DVD release to tie in with the remake of the classic 70's series, Duplex [Review] - Danny Devito's less than stellar Ben Stiller comedy, Cold Creek Manor [Review] - a less than perfect thriller that might make a good weekend rental, and Petyon Place [Review] - the "shocking" soap of the 50s which survives as a cultural curiosity, thanks to the documentary accompanying this Fox Studio Classics DVD. 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.

With the Oscars behind us we'll start seeing more and more nominated films announced on DVD include this week's: The Triplets of Belleville on 5/4 - featuring several behind the scenes featurettes as well as a music video for the Oscar nominated song, Jim Sheridan's poignant In America on 5/11 featuring fantastic performances from Oscar nominated Samantha Morton and Djimon Hounsou. Another past Oscar contender is getting a re-release - Saving Private Ryan D-Day 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition on 5/25 - a 2 disc set including new behind the scenes making of features which also will available as part World War II Collection on 5/25. Also announced this week: Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Complete Sixth Season on 5/25 - with a slew of commentaries and making ofs and 3 classic kid flicks from Disney Hot Lead & Cold Feet on 7/6 , Charlie The Lonesome Cougar on 7/6 and The Cat From Outer Space on 7/6 . Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs

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This week we have a very special giveaway from Twentieth Century Fox for the highly anticipated 2 Disc Special Edition release for The Commitments - a must buy for anyone who loves soul music. Set for release on March 16th The Commitments features: Audio Commentary by Director Alan Parker, The Making of The Commitments, The Commitments: Looking Back', 'Dublin Soul', New Original songs by cast members and more!Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Commitments

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