This week Silent DVD has a look at some comedy films from both sides of the Atlantic. Kino has released five early Ernst Lubitsch films from his time in Germany under the banner "Lubitsch in Berlin." These comedies and costume dramas show the director experimenting with style and developing what would eventually be know as "The Lubitsch Touch." Then crossing over to Hollywood we have a look at a new three disc set of comedy shorts, American Slapstick. Filled with rare and interesting films these hilarious shorts are sure to please fans of early comedy. In case you missed them, be sure to check out or previous columns on The Films of Jacques Feyder, Leni Riefenstahl's The Blue Light, and Dr. Mabuse the Gambler.

DVD Stalk is back at it and packed with tons of great reviews (including an early look at the new special edition of Black Christmas and the first season of Criminal Minds), information on all of this week's horror releases, previews of some upcoming scares, and a close look at a few overlooked horror films. We also have our usual bag of evil goodies, including a few clips from Black Christmas and an opportunity for DVD Stalk readers to load up on DVD Stalk apparel for the holiday shopping season. What better way to say Happy Holidays than with a DVD Stalk sweatshirt?! We hope you'll check out DVD Stalk and drop us a line to let us know what you think. Join us in the DVD Stalk Forum to chat about all things horror, friend us on DVD Stalk's MySpace, drop by the DVD Stalk Apparel Store, and be sure to check out DVD Talk's reviews of over 1,600 Horror DVDs.

A number of notable TV on DVD releases reviewed this week including: Criminal Minds - The First Season - an refreshing antidote to the bevy of lackluster series currently on TV; Baywatch Season 1 and Season 2 - Borat might have fallen madly in love with this show, but it left us a little wet and cold; Spongebob Squarepants - Whale of a Birthday - some gems from the show's fourth season; Adventures of Superman - The Complete Fifth and Sixth Seasons in Full Color - one of the most iconically '50s/Eisenhowerian programs of its era wraps up with an aging George Reeves and serious budget cuts. Family Affair - Season 2 - a family show to fall in love with...again;Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist - Season Two - Ray Romano and Dom Irerra highlight a series which has some strong ups and downs. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted TV on DVD.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Quiller Memorandum - Playright Harold Pinter takes a whirl at super-spydom in this low-key but exciting espionage drama set in West Berlin; Mothra vs. Godzilla - Classic Media continues the Godzilla saga with a double bill of this original Toho monster rally and its American dubbed version, Godzilla vs. The Thing; The Last Voyage - Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone star in Andrew and Virginia Stone's suspenseful tale of a sinking ocean liner. Clever camerawork and misleading publicity -- the notion that the show was filmed on a real sinking ship -- raise the tension. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A truly 'super' week for notable DVDs including: Superman Returns [Review] - the caped crusader returns in style in one of the best comic book inspired films of the year; Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition - 7 Superman Films, 20 hours of extras in a killer silver Superman tin, a must for any fan; Superman II - The Richard Donner Cut - the legendary cut no one thought would ever see the light of day and the wait has been more than worth it; Clerks II [Review] - Kevin Smith delivers a funny and touching look at growing older and moving on; Robin Hood: Most Wanted Edition [Review] - one of the forgotten gems of the Disney Empire. Other notable DVDs out this week include: A strong week for notable DVDs including:The Ant Bully [Review], Bones: S1, Evening With Kevin Smith 2 [Review] Pandora's Box [Review] and St. Elsewhere: S1. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

HTMarket.com is back with another fantastic Home Theater Holiday Giveaway on DVD Talk. This week they're giving away four fantastic home theater goodies including: A Personalized Movie Marquis - give your home theater the custom touch with a personalized sign made from furniture grade wood, Personalized DVD Home Theater Intro - start movie night out with a blast and impress friends with a custom intro, Quick Snap Movie Poster Frame - a quick and easy way to display your favorite movie poster and Metropolitan 4oz Popcorn Machine - movie theater popcorn in the comfort of your own home...how much better can it get? Enter now for your chance to win one of these great prizes from HTMarket.com.

This week we have several clips from Black Christmas [view theatrical trailer]. Predating John Carpenter's Halloween by four years, the 1974 horror classic will be available December 5th in a digitally re-mastered Special Edition featuring new interviews with stars Olivia Hussey, Art Hindle and Margot Kidder. Check out these spine-tingling clips from Black Christmas: Lurking in the closet, Obscene phone call and The caller's in the house (Get more information about the Black Christmas: Special Edition DVD here). Also, we have some bonus clips from the animated cult classic William S. Burroughs' The Junky's Christmas: Hitting the street and Danny's good deed (Get more information about William S. Burroughs' The Junky's Christmas DVD here) . Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

With over 17,700 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: Brothers of The Head - Part rock 'n' roll biopic, part psychological horror with Good music and strong performances that surpass illusion and enter a hyper-reality; The Premiere Frank Capra Collection - the five classic motion pictures in the collection are all winners and the set is so well supplemented with solid special features it's a no-brainer to recommend; King Kong Extended Edition - a case where the original theatrical cut is stronger than the extended, but the wealth of extras warrant checking it out; The King and I - one of the best film adaptations of a Rogers and Hammerstein play on an excellent DVD; Home Alone: Family Fun Edition - now 16 years old, the film has snowballed into a perennial Christmas tradition, recently passed down a generation, yet losing none of its celebrated status. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

This week Anime Talk looks a several interesting series. Paniponi Dash: Lethal Lesson has an 11-year-old genius teaching a class of hyper high school girls, Gaogaigar is a giant robot series that is a lot of fun, and the hilarious Ninja Nonsense has come to an end. There are capsule reviews of the lasted series sets including Gad Guard, the Mermaid Forest, Star Ocean Ex, and more. We also have a special treat this week. DVD Talk reviewer Stuart Galbraith IV is known as an authority on director Akira Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune (his book on the pair, The Emperor and the Wolf, has been praise by Martin Scorsese as "a must read."), but is also a fan of Kaiju films. He provides an interesting and informative look at the second volume of Ultraman episodes for us this time. Of course Holly's back with her anime bargains, just in time for the holiday buying season, and we have our list of up coming discs so you'll know what to ask Santa for. If you're having trouble finding that prefect gift for an anime check out our Top Ten Anime discs of 2005 article.

A solid crop of movies out this week all gunning for your holiday movie business including: Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny - Jack Black and Kyle Gass bring their vastly popular and insane act onto the big screen in a film which DVD Talk Reviewer Brian Orndorf calls "a Gravitron ride of nard-crunching brilliance and explosivo satisfaction"; Darren Aronofsky's highly anticipated and stunning The Fountain delivers as a demanding and awe inspiring filmgoing experience; Tony Scott and Denzel Washington team up in Deja Vu - a likable but somehow familiar film; Deck The Halls - the absolute epitome of the crappy holiday film. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Casino Royale, Fast Food Nation, Happy Feet, For Your Consideration, Bobby, Stranger than Fiction, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, Borat and Flushed Away. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

A ton of notable TV on DVD releases reviewed this week including: Alias: The Complete Collection: Limited Edition - a collection of twenty-nine DVDs that represent the show's entire five season run and an exclusive bonus disc in a slick looking package that represents a Rambaldi artifact box; The West Wing - The Complete Seventh Season - a true departure from previous seasons focusing almost exclusively on the presidential campaign; So NoTORIous - The Complete Series - a funny diversion that gets the bulk of its laughs off of its nasty one-liners about celebrity culture and Tori Spelling's ability to make fun of herself; Saturday Night Live - The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse - the most consistently subversive feature in Saturday Night Live it offers a lot of laughs when its not digging fangs into some sacred cows; Ultraman - Series One, Volume Two - as good a release of Ultraman as we're going to get. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted TV on DVD.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Forbidden Planet Ultimate Collector's Edition - this lavish set includes a newly remastered main feature, a second feature and several other top extras; Pandora's Box - G. W. Pabst' 1928 German classic testifies to the legend of Louise Brooks; The Paul Newman Collection - an interesting group of pictures includes Newman's breakthrough feature; The Super Inframan - this 1975 Hong Kong melange of Kung-Fu, Kaiju and campy villains pits the bionic Inframan against a horde of rubber monsters; Oh! What a Lovely War - Richard Attenborough's 1970 directing debut is one of the most unusual musicals ever; Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) - Marlon Brando calls the shots in this beautiful and dynamic version of the famous novel; The Marlon Brando Collection - Warners collects a quintet of Brando's work from 1963 to 1980. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week we have a special giveaway from Anchor Bay for The Seduction [Watch The Trailer]. Morgan Farchild stars as an attractive, well-known TV newscaster who is stalked by an obsessed admirer, a TV station scriptwriter, whose obsession turns to hate when she rejects his advances. The Seduction DVD features: Audio Commentary with Producer Irwin Yablans and writer/director David Schmoeller and Three Production Featurettes. Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Seduction DVD we're giving away this week.

A strong week for notable DVDs including: An Inconvenient Truth [Review] - Al Gore's thoughtful and entertaining look at global warming is one of this year's "must see" films; A Fish Called Wanda [Review] - the often delayed and long overdue special edition of a true gem that's worth rediscovering; Seinfeld - Season 7 [Review] - yadda, yadda, yadda, get this one or there will be 'NO soup for you', Ice Age - The Meltdown [Review] - a sequel that surpasses the original and a perfect choice for family movie night. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Alias - The Complete Collection [Review], Boston Legal: S2 [Review], Da Ali G Show: Da Compleet Seereez [Review], Double Life of Veronique [Review] and Scoop [Review]. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

If you enter one DVD Talk Giveaway this year, make sure it's the HD DVD Mega Giveaway. We're giving away a huge HD DVD Prize Pack including 10 top HD DVDs: Batman Begins, Borne Supremacy, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Constantine, The Fast and The Furious Tokyo Drift, Mission Impossible III, Reds, Seabiscut, Sleepy Hollow and Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. Also one lucky winner will also get a brand new HD DVD Player. Enter now for your chance to win. Also be sure to check out our HD DVD Shopping Guide, Reviews of all the latest HD DVDs and our new column High Def Revolution.

Silent DVD has a look at a nearly forgotten filmmaker this week: Jacques Feyder. This talented French director was responsible for a wide range of films, and three of them have been released in Rediscover Jacques Feyder: French Film Master. This three disc set released by Image has beautifully restored versions of Queen of Atlantis (1920) a classic adventure story in the same vein as H. Rider Haggard's works, Crainquebille (1922) a social commentary and lampoon of French bureaucracy, and Faces of Children (1925) a quiet and touching film that is filled with authentic emotion and easily the best film in the set. There's also news of upcoming silent releases including several discs that are scheduled to be released in the last months of 2006. Be sure to check out our previous columns including ones on the 2006 San Fransisco Silent Film Festival, Leni Riefenstahl's The Blue Light, and the restored edition of Chaplin's Mutual Comedies.

This week we have several clips from the DVD release of Once Upon A Girl from Severin Films. Once upon a time, a group of frustrated yet dirty-minded Hollywood animators led by writer/director Don Jurwich - famed artist and producer for The Flintstones, Josie & The Pussycats and Scooby Doo - forever scandalized the cartoon community with this immoral mix of live-action and extremely adult animation. Once Upon A Girl nearly destroyed the careers of everyone involved and has been relatively unseen until now. Check out these clips from Once Upon A Girl: Once Upon A Girl Trailer, Jack Meets Pimpy, Jack, Everyone Gets into The Act, Prince Meets Cinderella and Red Riding - Note these clips are pretty naughty and not safe for work. (Get more information on Once Upon A Girl DVD here). Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

With over 17,700 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: Superman Returns - easily one of the best comic book films in recent memory; An Evening With Kevin Smith 2 - Evening Harder - one of the few people we could listen to speak for four hours, only to jump back and listen to him again (Listen to our interview with Kevin Smith); Clerks II - a jam packed 2 disc special edition that will thrill even the casual Kevin Smith fan; Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Four - an excellent selection of sixty cartoons on four discs jam-packed with bonus features earns our highest possible ranking; Dane Cook - Vicious Circle - Cook's unique style works in this 'comedy in the rounde'; Norman McLaren: The Master's Edition - previously extremely hard to find this collection of Norman McLaren films is a must for anyone interested in art and cinema. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

For the first time in their history - DeepDiscountDVD.com has extended their famous and gigantic 20% off blow out sale. The sale was supposed to end on 11/18, but it's been extended all the way through 11/23 at midnight. If for some reason you missed out on this sale, now's your chance to save big and get an additional 20% off DeepDiscountDVD's already low prices on DVDs, plus free shipping. Every title is on sale, all you need to do is enter the coupon code DVDTALK in the promotion code box when you check out to receive your discount. The Coupon is valid from on currently available DVD's only. Coupons do not apply to orders for prerelease DVD's or other merchandise, including video games or electronics. Coupon may only be used once per customer! DO NOT MISS THIS SALE (Sale now ends on 11/23) Compare notes with other DVD Talkers about this sale in our DVD Bargain Forum.

Daniel Craig steps into the legendary shoes of 007 in the latest James Bond adventure Casino Royale. Can Craig live up to the legacy of Roger Moore, Sean Connery, and Pierce Brosnan who all played the superspy before him? You decide as Casino Royale opens wide this weekend. Also in theaters this week is Fast Food Nation - Richard Linklater's take on Eric Schlosser's 2001 best selling book about exposing the "dirty little secrets" of the fast food industry; Happy Feet - a well-intentioned but ultimately confusing film that is strictly for the kids; and For Your Consideration - Christopher Guest is back at it again, only this around it's not in the mockumentary format that's made him so well known. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Bobby, Stranger than Fiction, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, A Good Year, Harsh Times, Fuck, Copying Beethoven, Borat, Flushed Away, Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing, Santa Clause 3, Saw III, Death of a President. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

A ton of notable TV on DVD releases reviewed this week including: Da Ali G Show: Da Compleet Seereez - before Borat there was Sacha Baron Cohen's hilarious HBO series, now completely packaged together with all twelve episodes from the first two seasons of the show; Little Britain: Season 3 - perhaps the swan song for one of the freshest and funniest sketch comedy shows in recent years; C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete Sixth Season - this season managed to keep pace with the excellent seasons that passed before, with some episodes that are among the show's all-time best; NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service - The Complete Second Season - the sophomore season is an actual improvement over the first; Gunsmoke - The Directors Collection - one of the most popular westerns and one of the very best straight dramas in television history; Family Guy, Vol. 4 - it's the fourth volume, but the sixth release for Seth MacFarlane's resurrected series, can it still measure up? Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted TV on DVD.

DVD Stalk is back at it and packed with tons of great reviews (including looks at the Director's Cut of Christmas Evil and a new release of Maniac Cop), information on all of this week's horror releases, previews of some upcoming scares, and a close look at a few overlooked horror films. We also have our usual bag of evil goodies as the yearly highpoint of horror (Halloween) winds down and we here at DVD Stalk gear up for the holiday season with some unique scares. We hope you'll check out DVD Stalk and drop us a line to let us know what you think. Join us in the DVD Stalk Forum to chat about all things horror, friend us on DVD Stalk's MySpace, and be sure to check out DVD Talk's reviews of over 1,500 Horror DVDs.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Gary Cooper The Signature Collection - Coop shines in five starring vehicles, two of which number among his most interesting work; South Pacific Collector's Edition - Rodgers & Hammerstein picked Joshua Logan to direct what has become the major Broadway musical adaptation with the best music and worst direction ever; Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die - This 1980 documentary accuses a coverup in the murder of poet / film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, and chronicles his turbulent life; Godzilla Raids Again - Classic Media assembles a classy package that bundles the Japanese original, the American recut and some good extras; Flower Drum Song - This pleasant but dated Rodgers and Hammerstein musical has famous songs and a delightful pan-Asian cast, but still comes off as something of a fossil; Forgotten Noir 3 - VCI and Kit Parker come back with a pair of lower-case noirs, Shadow Man and Shoot to Kill. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week we have a special giveaway from Shout! Factory for The Best Of The Electric Company - Volume 2 DVD. The legendary series from the '70's makes its way onto a 4-DVD set with impressive cast including: Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno and many others. The Best Of The Electric Company - Volume 2 DVD Features: "Remember The Electric Company", New episode intros, Bill Cosby on The Dick Cavett Show segment and more. Enter now for your chance to one of 5 copies of The Best Of The Electric Company - Volume 2 DVD were giving away this week!

A strong week for notable DVDs including: The Da Vinci Code [Review] - Dan Brown's bestseller gets a strong DVD release; Oldboy: 3-Disc Collector's Edition [Review] - Chan-wook Park's modern classic gets the king sized DVD release it deserves; Green Mile: 2-Disc Collector's Edition - a definite upgrade to Frank Darabont's follow up to The Shawshank Redemption; Forbidden Planet [Review] - the the first film to take place entirely within a fantastic and futuristic world presented in an impressive collector's tin. Other notable DVDs out this week include: 49UP [Review], The Best Of The Electric Company - 2, Friends Complete Series, Homicide: Megaset, King Kong: Extended, Piece By Piece [Review] and Six Feet Under: Complete Series. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

With over 17,600 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: An Inconvenient Truth - an important, powerful and necessary film, don't miss it; Ice Age - The Meltdown - much better than the first, Ice Age: The Meltdown adds to the original's formula with some well executed slapstick comedy and mild thematic tension; Scoop - a solid, entertaining effort from Woody Allen, and thus is Recommended; Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man - a terrific biography and a dynamite concert film lurks within but doesn't quite emerge; Archangel - Daniel Craig stars in an intelligent, graceful suspense tale with a twist of conspiracy theory tossed in the mix; The Wild Blue Yonder - Werner Herzog shows again why he's the preeminent genre-defying filmmaker; Wordplay - 11 Across: DVD Talk's second highest rating. Visit the 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 several clips from Subversive Cinema's DVD release of Werner Herzog's The Wild Blue Yonder. Astronauts lost in space, the secret Roswell object re-examined, an alien who tells us all about his home planet - the Wild Blue Yonder - where the atmosphere is composed of liquid helium and the sky frozen, is all part of award winning director Werner Herzog's dazzling science-fiction fantasy. Watch these clips from The Wild Blue Yonder: Earth, Wild Blue Yonder Trailer, Aliens Suck, Ice Cathedral and The Planets. (Get more information on The Wild Blue Yonder DVD here). Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

On our latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman sits down and talks with Kevin Smith about the DVD Release for Clerks II and An Evening With Kevin Smith II - Evening Harder. Kevin Smith talks about his experience with Clerks 2, why he's so passionate about connecting and communicating with his fans and critics, a top secret Showtime Series and DVD collecting. Listen to our interview with Kevin Smith using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Kevin Smith (37 min 27MB). Also be sure to listen to our past interviews on DVD Talk Radio with Stan Lee, Sarah Silverman, Caveh Zahedi, Bill Paxton and Joss Whedon.

DVDTalk introduces High-Def Revolution, our newest column bringing you news and commentary from the exciting world of High Definition video. Lost and confused by the HD DVD vs. Blu-ray format war? Let us guide you through it with an overview of the battle so far, including our case for why High-Def matters. And don't forget to check out our High Definition Reviews for further in-depth coverage as well as our HD DVD Shopping Guide. The home video landscape is in the midst of a revolution, and DVDTalk is right there on the front lines for you.

Will Ferrell takes his funny-man act to a more serious level in Marc Forster's Stranger than Fiction. Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman co-star in this smart comedy about fate, love, and little bit of writer's block. Stranger than Fiction opens wide this weekend. Also in theaters this week is Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus - Nicole Kidman leads the way as the legendary photographer in Steven Shainberg's dreamy, fantastical not-quite-biopic; A Good Year - Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe re-team for this light comedy, but the results are far from that of their previous collaboration; and Harsh Times - Christian Bale stars in David Ayer's latest foray into the gritty Los Angeles criminal life. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Fuck, Copying Beethoven, Borat, Flushed Away, Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing, Santa Clause 3, Saw III, Death of a President, Catch a Fire, Babel, Flags of our Fathers, The Prestige. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

It's back! DeepDiscountDVD.com is running their famous and gigantic 20% off blow out sale where you can save an additional 20% off their already low prices on DVDs and get free shipping on your order. Every title is on sale, all you need to do is enter the coupon code DVDTALK in the promotion code box when you check out to receive your discount. The Coupon is valid from on currently available DVD's only. Coupons do not apply to orders for prerelease DVD's or other merchandise, including video games or electronics. Coupon may only be used once per customer! DO NOT MISS THIS SALE (Sale runs 11/10-11/18) Compare notes with other DVD Talkers about this sale in our DVD Bargain Forum.

A ton of notable TV on DVD releases reviewed this week including: That's My Bush! - The Definitive Collection - South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone break new ground in this short lived political satire/sitcom that relentlessly poked fun at the First Family; The Kids in The Hall: Season 5 - the fifth and final season of the CBC's finest gift to the world; That Girl: Season 2 - a funny, smart, cute show with two enormously appealing actors working in perfect synch; M*A*S*H - Season Eleven Collector's Edition - the finale to one of TV's landmark series; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Vol. 2 - Part superhero, part lawyer, all Birdman; Inside The Actors Studio: Icons - Love him or hate him, you can't deny that James Lipton is able to get the best out of people. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted TV on DVD.

This week we have the largest installment of Anime Talk ever After a couple of light issues, the column comes back with a vengeance this week with 37 capsule reviews of recent anime titles. The Anime Talk team covers new series like Noein, a unique show filled with dimensional travel and time shifting, as well as boxed sets like the Melody of Oblivion Collection, the first season of Get Backers, and Leiji Matsumoto's Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey. There's a look at the last volumes of Fafner as well the end of the first season of Kyo Kara Maoh. If that's not enough Holly has her Anime Bargains and we also have our list of upcoming discs. All this and more in this week's Anime Talk.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Sergeant York - Howard Hawks' story of pacifism versus wartime glory; The Fallen Idol - Carol Reed's murder thriller is one the most clever ever filmed .. all from the POV of a confused little boy; Body Heat - Warners' Deluxe Edition augments Lawrence Kasdan's remarkable noir revival murder story with an excellent longform doc; The Tarzan Collection Starring Johnny Weissmuller, Vol. 2 - Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller swings from MGM to RKO for six more jungle adventures; The Final Days of Planet Earth - A cable miniseries that packs 101 alien insect invasion cliches into one neat package; Teen Terror Collection - Image puts together yet another stack of original 50s exploitation product. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

It's hard to believe it already time to start pre-shopping for the holidays. This year the next generation of home entertainment is a reality with HD DVD™. The staff of DVD Talk have assembled a quick and easy HD DVD Shopping Guide to point you in the right direction, give you some suggestions of HD DVD titles to put on your holiday wish lists and show you some of the upcoming HD DVD releases this year. Also we've launched our HD DVD Mega Giveaway with special HD DVD prize packages featuring 9 top HD DVD Titles from many of the major studios.

This week we have a special giveaway from The Criterion Collection for two of their excellent November DVD releases: Carol Reed's elegant Hitchcockian thriller The Fallen Idol and G.W. Pabst's controversial silent masterwork Pandora's Box. The Criterion Collection presents these classic films in dazzling special editions that include: new, restored high-definition digital transfers, documentaries, interviews, and more. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 Criterion Collection prize packs including a copy of both The Fallen Idol and Pandora's Box.

A simply fantastic week for notable DVDs including: the highly anticipated James Bond Ultimate Edition Volume 1 & 2 [Review] - Bond is back and he's never looked better in two "must own" volumes which received DVD Talk's Highest Rating; Cinema Paradiso [Review] - a true modern classic in another must own collection; Cars [Review] - Pixar's latest treat for the family; West Wing Complete Series - Aaron Sorkin's groundbreaking series presented the way TV series should be on DVD with complete class. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Beverly Hills, 90210: S1 , The Blood of My Brother Inside The Actors Studio: Dave Chappelle [Review] and Icons [Review], Melrose Place: S1 [Review], The Sopranos - S6 V1 [review], Transformers: The Movie [Review], Un Coeur en Hiver andWordplay. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

With over 17,500 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: Reservoir Dogs: 15th Ann - one of the '90's best and most complete works, a true auteur's vision, gets a definitive edition release worthy of DVD Talk's highest rating; The Devil Wears Prada- an effervescent delight, a film that will surprise you and deliver one of the year's most rewarding entertainments; Who Killed the Electric Car? - a surprisingly interesting and eye opening examination of how a viable alternative energy source was squashed before it had a chance to grow; Monster House - family entertainment of the highest quality destined to become a seasonable favorite; Humphrey Bogart - The Signature Collection, Vol. 2 - an exceptional collection of films featuring including the most comprehensive treatment of The Maltese Falcon ever; The Harry Smith Project Live - a special combination of concept and design, bringing music and film together in one expansive package. 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 Adam Tyner hit the road and spent a day at Pixar's headquarters in Emeryville, CA to get a glimpse under the hood of the DVD release of Cars. After passing his Pixar DVM eye exam (where he had to pick the movie's extended cast of characters from a chart) Adam was off on a whirlwind tour of Pixar's offices. Finally reaching his destination (and after fueling up) Adam had an opportunity to talk to the guys behind the wheel of Cars including co-director John Lasseter and Dan Scanlon (co-director of the DVD Exclusive short Mater and the Ghostlight). Read the complete Cars DVD / Pixar DVD Road Trip Report including exclusive one-on-one video interviews. Also be sure to read our complete review of the Cars DVD.

This week we have a look at Life Size Entertainment's highly acclaimed The Blood of My Brother. This documentary takes you behind the scenes of the war in Iraq and shows you it from an Iraqi perspective. The Blood of My Brother is the closest most will ever come to being there, kneeling in prayer amidst a thousand Muslim worshippers, the roar of low-flying Apaches, riding atop a sixty-ton tank, driving with masked resistance fighters to attack American positions, fleeing the threat of an overwhelming response, the blood in the street, a tank on fire, or the cold, distant stare of a dead Iraqi fighter. It's a startling view of a war that you've never seen. Watch a clip from The Blood of My Brother. ( Get more information on the Blood of My Brother DVD here). Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

This week we have a very special giveaway from BCI for the DVD release of Ultraman: Series One - Volume 2 . One of the top syndicated shows in the late '60s and early '70s is back with a 3 disc volume to round out the first series. The Ultraman: Series One - Volume 2 DVD features: 19-episodes in their original, uncut length with completely re-mastered picture and sound, Original Japanese audio track, with newly created English subtitles, English dubbed tracks created for the original television broadcast by the same team that voiced Speed Racer, A Kajiu (Monster) Encyclopedia and a 12 Page Booklet on the Series . Enter now for your chance to one of 5 copies of Ultraman Series One - Volume 2 we're giving away.

When it comes to reviewing theatrical films we rarely tell people what to do. Our crack review team sifts through the week's releases and gives you their take on what they liked and didn't like about the films. This week is different. We, the DVD Talk Review Staff are telling you to go out and see Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Don't wait for DVD, don't want to see it but not actually see it. Just get up, go to your movie theater and see it. Put simply Borat is a comedic revolution. It will forever change the way people look at comedies and is absolutely 100% guaranteed to make you laugh out loud harder than you've laughed in a long long time. Borat is the proverbial five star movie that you measure other movies against. DVD Talk Reviewers Jamie Rich, Brian Orndorf and Eric Snider all give Borat DVD Talk's Highest Rating. So listen to us, we know what we're talking about... See Borat, get completely offended and laugh to the point of pain. Other films reviewed this week include Flushed Away, Shutup and Sing, The Santa Clause 3 and Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

DVD Stalk is back at it and packed with tons of great reviews including: Army of Darkness - after getting 8 or so releases on DVD, this classic gets its first HD-DVD release (surely not its last) and this time its from Universal; Ganja & Hess - one of those films you just have to experience as it defies description; Black Magic - the Shaw Brothers' truly trash tale of love gone bad finally on a Region 1 release. In addition to the reviews we also have a look at recent Mexican Horror from BCI and Casa Negra to celebrate the Day of The Dead as well as a look at both the Saw II: Special Edition DVD and Saw III which we appropriately have 3 theatrical reviews of. All this and information on all of this week's horror releases, previews of some upcoming scares, and more. Join us in the DVD Stalk Forum to chat about all things horror, friend us on DVD Stalk's MySpace, and be sure to check out DVD Talk's reviews of over 1,500 Horror DVDs.

A ton of notable TV on DVD releases reviewed this week including: The Sopranos - Season 6, Part 1 - HBO's most acclaimed series begins tying up all its loose ends and searches for some sort of closure in the first part of a dark and complex season; Beverly Hills, 90210 - The Complete First Season - TV's famous zipcode finally finds its way onto DVD in a strong first season that's not nearly as soapy and melodramatic as later seasons; Ghost Whisperer - The Complete First Season - an intriguing drama with likable characters and heartwarming stories; Beavis and Butt-Head - The Mike Judge Collection - it's the 'almost' complete works of MTV's idiot savants; The Best of Donny and Marie, Volume 1 - a gestalt time-capsule that zaps you right back to the mid-to-late '70s and sums up an entire segment of your childhood. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted TV on DVD.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Astaire and Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition - Warners finishes off the remaining Astaire-Rogers musical wonderments; Icons of Horror Collection: Boris Karloff - Columbia puts out the last four of its Boris Karloff features; Hands Over the City - Francesco Rosi's gripping tale of corruption in Naples; Who Wants to Kill Jessie? - A wonderful Czech fantasy about comic book characters liberated from the psyche of a daydreaming scientist; Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season Two - Almost seventeen hours of homicidal mischief; Marie Antoinette - Norma Shearer beams, gasps and suffers through this one-way trip to the guillotine; David Copperfield - Freddie Bartholomew became famous in David O. Selznick's faithful, impeccably cast paean to Charles Dickens; A Tale of Two Cities - Perhaps David O. Selznick's best film prior to Gone With The Wind. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

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