The Street Fighter video game legacy returns to the big screen in the martial arts actioner Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Teen musical sensations The Jonas Brothers hit the third dimension in Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. And a cell phone holds the key to a computer takeover in the thriller The Echelon Conspiracy. Also in theaters: A beloved book is reimagined as an animated fantasy in The Velveteen Rabbit. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Friday the 13th, Madea Goes to Jail, Fanboys, Coraline, He's Just Not That Into You, The Rock-afire Explosion, Fired Up!, Taken, and Must Read After My Death. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Wow, how time flies. It's 2009 already and we haven't had an installment of DVDStalk yet this year. Does that mean the horror mavens here are going soft? No, just forgetful. So with belated Happy New Year wishes, this month's Stalk takes a look at some of the horror movies that have come across our reviewers' plates over the last month or so including The Exterminating Angel, the direct-to-video Feast III: The Happy Finish, and Lionsgate's 3-D remake of the eighties slasher classic, My Bloody Valentine. Be sure to check out Cameron McGaughy not-to-be-missed reviews of the Friday the 13th series. All this, plus discs that may have flown under your radar and a look at an overlooked DVD from the past in this month's DVD Stalk!

More TV shows have made their way on to DVD, and DVDTalk has got them covered. Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including:  Room 222: Season One - Simple, succinct, heartfelt and genuine, this program puts much flashier and gaudier shows to shame; Gunsmoke - The Third Season, Volume 1 - This is yet another terrific set of shows - Highly Recommended; and Bones - Season 3 - With a great ensemble cast and writing that is still improving, this show continues to be entertaining in this third season. Other shows recently reviewed include:  My Three Sons - The First Season, Volume Two, Perry Mason - Season 3, Volume 2, and Murder, She Wrote - The Complete Ninth Season.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

There are some great titles that have just been announced, including: Slumdog Millionaire - After being the big winner at last Sunday's Oscars, the Danny Boyle film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on 3-31-09; The first season of the vintage adventure show Sergeant Preston of the Yukon comes to DVD on 3-17-09; and the Keanu Reeves remake of that classic 50's SF film Day the Earth Stood Still rears its ugly head on 4-7-09 on both DVD and Blu-ray. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: French Connection - William Friedkin's Blu-ray of the Oscar-winning cop classic boasts a long list of new HD extras -- and a controversial new HD transfer.; Donnie Darko - Blu-ray. Richard Kelly's oddball teen angst picture is fast becoming a confirmed classic. Donnie Darko is a disturbed high schooler who takes orders from a demonic rabbit that warns that the end of the world is 28 days away. ; and The Quare Fellow - Patrick McGoohan fans, a real find. This excellent 1962 drama makes him a new prison jailer dealing with a pending execution - and comforting the widow-to-be. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

There's been a bit of a lull in high profile releases this week. (You know when we end up featuring Wonder Pets!: Join the Circus, there's not a lot to choose from.) Even so, there are some titles worth checking out such as: Akira (Blu-ray) [review] - a lush, if sometimes ultraviolent, trip through a humankind on the brink of enormous evolutionary change. The sterling visual and especially audio quality of this release, makes this an easy entry into the DVD Talk Collector Series pantheon; Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder [review]- this fourth direct-to-DVD film features a slew of terrific jokes, creative plots twists and colorful characters; and The Universe: Collector's Edition Megaset [DVD review]- an interesting, entertaining, and well produced look at our galaxy and the rest of the cosmos. Other releases of note include:  Painted Lady [review], Wonder Pets!: Join the Circus [review], and Chris & Don: A Love Story [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.

Our reviewers have been busy this week, filling the DVD Talk Review Database more great entries. Some new reviews of note include: Australia [2nd review]- Baz Luhrmann's latest film is an epic with true epic intentions and execution; Girls Rock! - an intelligent, eye-opening documentary that gives young women a chance to open their tightly-guarded hearts and explore their talents; and Top Secret! - a movie that stands head and shoulders above other so-called examples of the spoof genre these days. Other recent reviews include: Alien Raiders [2nd review], Shadows - Criterion Collection, and Far from the Madding Crowd.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

After years of release delays and post-production tinkering the Star Wars geek dramedy Fanboys finally arrives in theaters. A pair of thirty-year-old actors portray cheerleading teenagers in the rancid comedy Fired Up!. And a staple of Showbiz Pizza lounges and daydreams is chronicled in The Rock-afire Explosion. Also in theaters: Tyler Perry returns to his slapstick roots with the facepalm farce Madea Goes to Jail. And a box marked with specific directions leads to an unforgettable dysfunctional family history in the documentary Must Read After My Death. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Friday the 13th, The International, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Coraline, He's Just Not That Into You, The Pink Panther 2, Two Lovers, Taken, and Gomorrah. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

From classic dramas to modern comedies DVD Talk has the newest TV releases covered including:  Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Season 2 - simultaneously brilliant and dense but as out there as it is, it's consistently hysterical; What Makes Sammy Run? - this is the only filmed version of the searing Hollywood tell-all - and it's simply fantastic; and Greek: Chapter Two - in its second season the show remains addictively entertaining, fun, and endearing. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Matlock - The Second Season, Simon & Simon - Season Two, and Sam Kinison: Unleashed!.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired - Marina Zenovich's docu examines the crime that sent director Polanski into exile, using remarkable, unseen news footage and thorough, illuminating interviews; Yentl - This Two-Disc Director's Cut marks the first time Barbra Streisand's first directorial effort has been released to DVD. It's a musical, a drama and a comedy. The extras include unseen rehearsal videos and a unreleased songs; and Assault on Precinct 13 - John Carpenter's first Panavision thriller comes to Blu-ray, and looks terrific. A great copy of an exploitation milestone. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

We seem to have past the post-holiday season lull and the studios are scheduling some cool new discs. Recently announced DVDs and Blu-ray discs of note include: Hellraiser Box Set - This set contains the first two Hellblazer films on DVD as well as a Blu-ray copy of Hellraiser I. All in a very cool puzzle box replica. Look for it on 4-21-09; Everyone's favorite serial killer returns on 5-5-09 when Dexter: Season 2 is released on Blu-ray; and 5-19-09 is when the first season of HBO's popular vampire series, True Blood (DVD) [Blu-ray] hits store shelves. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some good films such as: High School Musical 3 [review, Blu-ray review] - the latest installment in Disney's ultra-popular franchise arrives on home video after a successful theatrical run and provides the original cast a platform for a marvelous, bouncy final bow; Religulous [review]- Everyone should be able to appreciate the questions that are asked in this film; and Changeling [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- another high point from Clint Eastwood, one of our finest directors. Other releases of note include:  Alien Raiders [review], Hobson's Choice - Criterion Collection [review], and Flash of Genius [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.

This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including some discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD Reviews include: Amadeus (Blu-ray) - a remarkable depiction of artistic ambition gone awry, given a lavish BD release; The Exterminating Angel - Criterion Collection - Surreal and utterly gripping, it's one of Buñuel's best; and The Lost & Found RKO Collection (Double Harness/One Man's Journey/Rafter Romance/A Man to Remember/Stingaree/Living on Love) - classical Hollywood movie buffs should enjoy this set of six rarely seen films. Other recent reviews include: Yentl, Chocolate, and Palms.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week and the ability to browse reviews by studio.

It's almost that time of year. In less than a week the stars both in front of and behind the cameras will dress in their finest and head to the Kodak Theater in Hollywood for the 81st Academy Awards. Who will win? More importantly; who should win? We polled the DVDTalk review panel, a group of people who spend WAY too much time watching, talking, and writing about movies, to give us their thoughts. Be sure to tune into the Oscars on Sunday February 22nd to see which reviewer was most in tune with the voting members of the Academy.

The wrath of horror icon Jason Voorhees has been resurrected by another frightening figure of cinema, Michael Bay, in Friday the 13th. Clive Owen and Naomi Watts battle merciless evil in the form of a global bank in the Tom Tykwer thriller The International. And Joaquin Phoenix has to pick between Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw in the James Gray drama/male fantasy Two Lovers. Also in theaters: Actress Isla Fisher is wonderful, yet the materialistic comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic is not. And the mob genre is taken to disturbing new heights in the outstanding crime film Gomorrah. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Coraline, He's Just Not That Into You, The Pink Panther 2, Push, Taken, New in Town, The Uninvited, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, and Gran Torino. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

More TV shows have made their way on to DVD, and DVDTalk has got them covered. Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including:  Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Collection 3 - informative and entertaining with a engaging character serving as host, this is a terrific series; American Originals Megaset - giving a glimpse of hazardous occupations performed under arduous (at best) conditions this set includes the first seasons of Ice Road Truckers, Ax Men, and Tougher in Alaska; and The Universe: Collector's Edition - an interesting, entertaining, and well produced look at our galaxy and the rest of the cosmos. Other shows recently reviewed include:  The Rockford Files: The Final Season, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The Eighth Year, and Night Court - The Complete Second Season.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Cyclops - Roger Corman conquers a new exploitation jungle, the cable TV backwater of the Sci-Fi channel. This Roman monster mash uses standing sets and mediocre effects but delivers the requisite gallons of gory mayhem.; Changeling - Clint Eastwood fashions a tense kidnapping story for Angelina Jolie, but something's missing at the center. Great acting, nice period detail, true story; and Five - Arch Oboler's prophetic is the first post-nuke drama, a grimly uncompromised Sci-Fi story that plays like a foreign art film ... in 1951. Very different, very original. With Susan Douglas, William Phipps & Charles Lampkin. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant

AThere have been some great titles scheduled for release in the last week or so. Recently announced DVDs and Blu-ray discs of note include: Sin City [Blu-ray] - The stylish adaptation of Frank Miller's comic series is set to be released on Blu-ray 4-21-09; One of the truly great TV dramas finally arrives on DVD when Shout! Factory releases The Paper Chase: Season One on 4-7-09; and the Oscar-nominated biopic of the country's first openly gay city supervisor, Milk [Blu-ray] arrives on 3-10-09. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

There's a few new releases this week that you won't want to miss. Titles such as: Nights in Rodanthe [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - a film that packs quite a climatic punch, performed with exquisite delicacy and naked emotional bravery by the actors; W. [Blu-ray review]- a frequently fascinating and occasionally dead-on portrait of now ex-President George W. Bush and his administration.; and My Name Is Bruce [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- a comedic deconstruction of a screen superstar with a giddy sense of humor. Other releases of note include:  Soul Men [review], Miracle at St Anna [review], and Dennis Potter: 3 to Remember [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.

Some great DVD reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently, so many that it's hard to decide which ones to profile. Here are some of the stand out discs you might want to check out: The Sidney Poitier Collection - brings together four little-seen films starring the cinematic icon; Pineapple Express - Seth Rogan and James Francoan star in this entertaining druggie action comedy; and Simon of the Desert - Criterion Collection - Bunuel does more in the 45 minutes of this movie than most directors do with films that have a twice-as-long feature-length running time. Other recent reviews include: She Stoops to Conquer, Opium and the Kung Fu Master, and Divorce Iranian Style.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week and the ability to browse reviews by studio.

DVD Talk writer Francis Rizzo III is at the 2009 NY Comic-Con and is filing live reports from the show floor. He's braving the frigid weather so you don't have to! The show doesn't open until 1pm today, but its already a mad house before 10am. Read his complete coverage of the event and find out what surprises he uncovers. Francis will be at Comic-Con NY all weekend long, so be sure to keep checking in for the latest updates.

Steve Martin is back as Inspector Clouseau in the slapstick comedy sequel nobody asked for, The Pink Panther 2. Mental warfare is declared on the streets of Hong Kong in the sci-fi actioner Push. And stop-motion animation meet Neil Gaiman in the fantasy film Coraline. Also in theaters: A horde of lovesick gorgeous people try to find romance in a world of betrayal in the dramedy He's Just Not That Into You. And check out reviews of more films vying for statues at the 2009 Academy Awards: The Visitor, Tropic Thunder, Rachel Getting Married, Kung Fu Panda, and The Duchess. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Taken, New in Town, The Uninvited, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Outlander, Che, The Wrestler, My Bloody Valentine 3-D, and Gran Torino. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include:  Tripping the Rift: The Complete Third Season - a laugh out loud blend of parody, social satire, and an obvious love of movies sprinkled with a dark sense of humor; Mannix: The Second Season - one of the all time greats in the long history of television private eyes; and Secret Diary Of A Call Girl - Season One - a simple, relaxed confection of a series that aims for dry laughs and even drier contemplations about identity complications -- and becomes fully amusing in the process. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Nick Park'sBack in the Ba-a-ath, Bewitched - The Complete Seventh Season, and The Grand Chef, Vol. 1 (Korean TV Series).  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Who Killed the Electric Car? - Chris Paine's documentary tale of a better, cleaner mousetrap sabotaged by corporate greed is essential viewing in the present climate of auto company bailouts. An important, positive message movie; Edge of the City - Porter Sidney Poitier and fugitive John Cassavetes meet in the New York freight yards in Martin Ritt's first feature film. Part of the Sidney Poitier Collection; and Far from the Madding Crowd - John Schlesinger's superior period romance stars Julie Christie as a 19th century landowner pursued by Terence Stamp, Peter Finch and Alan Bates. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

As long as we keep buying them, the studios will continue to release new discs. Recently announced DVDs and Blu-rays of note include: Wings: Complete Series Pack - Get all eight seasons of the well regarded sitcom created by the people behind "Cheers" and "Fraiser." The 27-disc set is available on DVD 4-14-09; Writer Charlie Kaufman ("Being John Malkovich," "Adaptation," and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") directs his first feature with Synecdoche New York, [Blu-ray] The mind-bending film hits shelves on 3-10-09; and Warner is releasing a two-disc collection of fondly remembered cartoons in Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970's it arrives on 5-19-09. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Zack and Miri Make a Porno [review] - Kevin Smith's latest film is fun, sweet and certainly a good time; The Secret Life of Bees [review]- a solid, entertaining story about hope and forgiveness and finding a place in the world when it seems like there is nowhere to fit it; and Being There: Deluxe Edition [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- Anyone who doesn't already own the movie is going to want to rectify that tout suite. Other releases of note include:  Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XIV [review], Five (aka '5ive') [review], and Friday the 13th: Uncut Deluxe Edition [review, Blu-ray 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.

The DVD Talk Review Database continues to grow, and last week was no exception. Here are some of the stand out discs that you might want to check out: Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder - Featuring a slew of terrific jokes, creative plots twists and colorful characters, this fourth film ends the series on a high note; Clint Eastwood: American Icon Collection - a set full of entertaining, interesting films, showcasing the evolving persona of one of our cinematic legends; and Hair: Let the Sunshine In - a fascinating journey down memory lane with many of the people that created and performed in the ground breaking musical. Other recent reviews include: Nights in Rodanthe, The Unforeseen, and Miracle at St Anna.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week and the ability to browse reviews by studio.

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