A ton of exceptional notable DVDs this week including: Dog Day Afternoon: 2 Disc SE [Review]- Sidney Lumet's masterpiece features the best performance of Al Pacino's career in a film that is simply phenomenal; Walk the Line [Review] - an inspired view of the early years of fame, and Phoenix and Witherspoon bring their Cash and Carter to passionate life; Ice Harvest [Review] - Harold Ramis' tragically overlooked thriller is strange, funny and truly fantastic; Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp: Platinum Edition[Review] - a true Disney classic on a DVD with a technical presentation is truly second-to-none; Pride and Prejudice [Review] - a lovely, romantic film that is beautiful in both appearance and spirit. Other notable DVDs out this week include: The Drew Carey Show [Review], Ellen: S3 , Network, Three... Extremes, The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till and Where the Truth Lies [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 very special giveaway from Shout! Factory for The Dick Cavett Show - Comic Legends DVD. This 4 Disc set features 12 complete episodes from the legendary late-night talk show, featuring candid interviews and ranre bonus footage from the Dick Cavett Morning show with Groucho Marx, Bob Hope and Woody Allen. The Dick Cavett Show - Comic Legends DVD also features a number of great bonus features including: "Cavett Remembers" - The Comic Legends Emmy Award-winning director Bob Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm) talks to Dick Cavett about the legendary comedians who appeared on The Dick Cavett Show and "Cavett Backstage" - Dick Cavett takes a behind-the-scenes look at The Dick Cavett Show and his early days as a writer and comedian with veteran comedy writer Tom Whedon and Bob Weide. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Dick Cavett Show - Comic Legends we're giving away this week.

Now with over 14,900 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: Where the Truth Lies - Unrated Edition - a stylish and exceptionally well-made noir picture with rich characters and great cinematography; Newsradio: Season 3 - more laughs and more bizarre behavior from one of the best ensemble sitcom casts in the past 10 years; Free Enterprise: Five Year Mission Extended Edition - an enjoyable film gets improved technical aspects and a few welcomed new extras so if you're think about upgrading, you should do so; Julia - The film overflows with the kinds of things that have become extremely rare in Hollywood movies today from an underrated talent long overdue for a major retrospective; Duelist Limited Edition (Region 3) - a completely gorgeous film that benefits from a solid storyline and some amazing visuals and art direction; Ultimate Avengers: The Movie - the feel of a monthly comic isn't easy to bring to the screen, as this film illustrates; First Descent - a good-looking and fairly sincere piece of sports doco; The Take - a fascinating tale of workers without options struggling to re-start their factories themselves and get their jobs back. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

DVD Talk writer Francis Rizzo III is live at the 2006 NY Comic-Con and is filing live reports from the show floor. Find out how Comic-Con NY measures up to the San Diego Comic-Con International and what surprises Francis Rizzo III uncovers. Francis will be at Comic-Con NY all weekend long, so be sure to keep checking in with his live coverage.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Cary Grant Box Set - Sony bulk-packages five top Cary Grant titles; The Last American Hero - Jeff Bridges is a moonshine runner who channels his aggression and skill into stock car racing; Traffic - this relevatory drama is still the most honest appraisal of our supposed "War on Drugs"; Quick Change - Bill Murray's bank-robbing clown is the laughing-on-the-inside kind. He tries to make his getaway with Geena Davis and Randy Quaid, against Jason Robards' wily police chief; Django Italo-Western Box - UK Correspondent Lee Broughton gives us the goods on the lavish Koch Media Region 2 PAL boxed set of three ersatz Django films, which we're told are of excellent quality; Lust for Life - Kirk chews the scenery with style, and Vincente Minnelli's scenery is as stylish as scenery comes in this lavish Vincent Van Gogh biopic. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

For audiences looking for complex and intelligent cinema, there is a growing sentiment that the films coming out of Asia are the best in the world. Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa is on the top directors in that class, many of which are grouped together under the label "Asian Extreme". Kiyoshi Kurosawa excels in combining strong filmmaking fundamentals with storytelling, rich in themes and symbolism to produce challenging films that continue to reward even the most critical viewer. Recently, DVD Talk Writer James Emanuel Shapiro had a chance to speak with Mr. Kurosawa about several films in his filmography (including the recently released Pulse as well as Charisma, Cure, and Seance), his background, and some of his philosophies behind his filmmaking. Read our complete interview with Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

This week we have a very special giveaway from Magnolia Pictures for Pulse (Kairo). Directed by Japanese cinema-master Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Pulse tells the story of a group of young friends rocked by the sudden suicide of one of their own, and his subsequent, ghostly reappearance in grainy computer and video images. Pulse isn't your average run of the mill horror film, it bypasses the standard thrills and chills of the slash and smash monster hit and ventures deep into the territory of psychological horror. In Pulse you're scared but not always quite sure what you're scared of.Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Pulse on DVD .

This week we have a clip from The Seat Filler - a new romantic comedy starring Duane Martin, Kelly Rowland, Shemar Moore, Mel B and Deray Davis. In The Seat Filler - Derrek is a struggling law student who takes a job as an awards show seat filler to make ends meet. One day he is seated next to the beautiful pop star Jnelle who mistakes him for a well known industry executive. Take a peek at The Seat Filler. Other clips this week: a peek at Significant Others, The Ice Harvest and MirrorMask. Finally, a clip for film to keep an eye out for in theaters Film Geek - it's hilarious. Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

This week is packed full of notable DVDs including: The Weather Man [Review] - Nick Cage stars in an emotionally complex and brilliantly done film that was tragically overlooked; Action [Review] - a brutal send up of the entertainment industry that is a real treat for Jay Mohr fans; All the President's Men: SE [Review] - engaging as a film, essential as American history and a DVD worthy of our highest rating; North Country [Review] - an emotionally brutal, complex film that doesn't offer easy answers to tough questions; Pulse (Kairo) [Review] - Interview] - Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "genre-redefining" film; Rent [Review] - not in the same league as the Broadway play but the music still makes it worth a Rent-al. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Dick Cavett Show: Comic Legends [Review], Domino [Review], Left of the Dial [Review], Memory of a Killer [Review] NYPD Blue: S3 [Review], Separate Lies [Review] and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea [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.

Now with over 14,800 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: The Ice Harvest - a dark, devious, and wonderfully cynical little heist flick that re-energizes your movie-love batteries and gives you something to talk about; Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - another fine installment in the Wallace and Gromit series on a real fantastic DVD; Jarhead - Jake Gyllenhaal gives another solid performance in Sam Mendes' harsh look at the realities of the Marine Core; Grey's Anatomy: S1 - creatively blending comedy and drama, humor and pain, the story of the surgical staff at Seattle Grace Hospital is that rare series that can have you laughing out loud and then wiping tears from your face moments later; The Best of Youth - lyrical, beautiful to watch, intelligent, without a doubt a film conveying the timeless allure of Italian cinema, its not to be missed; Pride & Prejudice - a lovely, romantic film that is beautiful in both appearance and spirit. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

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.

On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with John and Janet Pierson about the DVD release for Reel Paradise - a film which documents their year-long adventure operating the 180 Meridian Cinemas in Tavenui, a small Fijian island. In this thirty four minute interview the Piersons address some of their critics, talk about their experience in Fiji and discuss the impact the trip and film on their family. Listen to our interview with John and Janet Pierson using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with John and Janet Pierson (34 min 24MB). 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 the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: La bête humaine - another Renoir rarity debuts on DVD in a dazzlingly perfect presentation; Week-End in Havana - Fox's Technicolor musicals are finally here amd it's great stuff, beautifully transferred; Earth vs. The Spider & War of the Colossal Beast - Terminal cheapness blights this double bill of agreeable monster madness from the 1950s; The Virgin Spring - Ingmar Bergman made a big international impression with this near-perfect tale of bloody murder and revenge; They Shoot Movies, Don't They? - a quirky and sneaky mockumentary that transcends 'reality filmmaking' by having something to say; Asylum - Natasha Richardson and Ian McKellen star in this lavishly produced but psychologically unconvincing tale. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week we have several clips from the absolutely hilarious Waiting: Uncut and Raw including: A look at the DVD, "The Birthday Song", Movie Geek Shoot and Casting the film. Other clips this week include looks at: Doom, Significant Others: The Complete Series and bonus clips from Wire in the Blood - Season 3: Bad Seed, Nothing but the Night and Synchronicity. Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

A solid week for notable DVDs including: Waiting - Unrated & Raw [Review - a painfully funny comedy on a packed DVD that's definitely worth seeking out; Best of Youth - a breathtaking epic Italian series which absolutely should not be missed; The Best of The Electric Company [Review] - the show many of us grew up on finally comes to DVD; Bambi II [Review] - after over 60 years Disney revisits one of its crown jewels in a better than most follow up film; Breakfast at Tiffany's [Review] - Audrey Hepburn is classic in a Blake Edwards film of Truman Capote's novella. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Doom [Review]; Elizabethtown [Review] ; Simpsons: Kiss and Tell [Review]; Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit; Wire in the Blood: The Complete Third Season [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 DVD Talk is proud to present a special giveaway from Lion's Gate Home Entertainment for Moonlighting: Season 3. The 3rd Season of Moonlighting is considered by many to be the best season with such memorable episodes as: Atomic Shakespeare - a fantastic send up of "The Taming of the Shrew" and Big Man On Mulberry Street - with a musical/dance dream sequence directed by Stanley Donen. The Moonlighting: Season 3 also features: Memories of Moonlighting - a half-hour documentary about the third season, and select Episode Commentaries with Moonlighting creator Glenn Gordon Caron, Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis and more. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Moonlighting: Season 3.

Now with over 14,700 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: Saw II - a solidly recommended sequel to those who adored the first entry or anyone else just looking for a cold blast of unfiltered horror nastiness; Nine Lives - a sprawling and inventive film that's worth seeking out; Vital - surreal and offbeat with a solid performance from Tadanobu Asano on a great DVD; Marjoe / Thoth - proof that when done right, the documentary format can be the most powerful type of cinematic statement a filmmaker can create ; The Twilight Zone - Season 5 (The Definitive Edition) - a step up in episodic quality from the fourth season with staggering amount of additional features that rivals even the spectacular first season release; Action: The Complete Series - acidic, acerbic, trenchant, and amazingly ballsy for a prime-time network series. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

At this year's Sundance Film Festival DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman sat down and spoke to director Chris Gorak about his film Right At Your Door which takes a look at what happens when Los Angeles gets hit by a 'dirty bomb'. This chilling film is part thriller, part sci-fi and part horror. Lion's Gate Films picked the film up at the festival, so we hope to see it in theaters and on DVD soon. Listen to our interview with Chris Gorak using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Chris Gorak (11 min 8MB). Also be sure to listen to our recent interviews on DVD Talk Radio with Neil Marshall, Alex Gibney, Craig Brewer, Judy Irving an Joss Whedon.

This weeks Anime Talk has a look at a number of concluding series. The high flying series Area 88 wraps up with its fourth volume with the same quality and high production values that the earlier episodes had. Gantz, on the other hand, finishes up with volume 10 but never resolves the mysteries that have been woven through the show leaving viewers disappointed. We also look at a new show from Nickelodeon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the boxed set release of the complete series Zone of the Enders. We also have Holly's Anime Bargains, for those looking to stretch their anime dollars after the holidays, Chris Tribbey with a look at a new romance series that looks promising, Diamond Daydreams, and more all in this week's Anime Talk.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Atragon - Media Blasters Tokyo Shock pulls out the big guns with Toho's Sci-Fi fantasy about a colossal quadro-phibian warship; The Bird with the Crystal Plumage - Blue Underground presents what is claimed to be the definitive presentation of Dario Argento's first Giallo; The Sabata Trilogy - These spaghetti westerns have more gunshots than they do film perforations; A Christmas Carol - This is the 1938 Reginald Owen go-round for the Dickens classic; The Green Pastures - "Gangway for De Lawd God Jehovah!" Marc Connelly's plantation-folklore fable of the Old Testament is warm and spiritually honest, but it's stereotyping requires a lot of explaining; La bataille du rail (The Battle of the Rails) - Rene Clement's resistance epic shows the railroad workers of France throwing a giant monkey wrench into the path of the German war machine as liberation nears; Cavalcade of Comedy: The Paramount Comedy Series 1929-1933 - Kino assembles sixteen early talkies demonstrating Hollywood's raid of Broadway and Vaudeville stars for the new sound medium. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

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