The world of gaming revolves around E3, the industry's largest media event where various companies announce their upcoming projects and give the world the first look at exciting new games and hardware. This year Mike Flacy, editor of DVD Talk's sister site Videogame Talk, will be attending the entire four day event and twittering from the convention room floor. Mike will also be talking one-on-one with representative from Microsoft about their new HD Zune, discussing Beatles Rock Band with MTV games, and getting the low down about Bioshock 2 & Mafia II from 2K Games. In addition he'll be checking out the rumors about Sony's Slim PS3 and PSP redesign, the possibility of Metal Gear Solid 5 or Half Life 3 being announced, and see if the there's any truth to the whispers that the PS3 and possibly the Wii will have price drops.

You can follow all of Mike's twitter announcements from DVDTalk's home page. We'll be setting up a special feed so they automatically appear on the right side. E3 runs from June 1st through 4th, and then expanded coverage will be on Videogame Talk soon after that. Be sure to follow all of Mike's reports here on DVD Talk.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans will instantly recognize the name of Kevin Murphy. He was the voice behind Tom Servo for most of the series run. He's now re-teamed with fellow MST alumni Mike Nelson and Bill Corbett and the trio continues to spoof movies on reasonably priced downloadable MP3s called Rifftrax. The idea has worked so well that on June 16th the group will release 10 Rifftrax DVDs including such classic titles as Reefer Madness and Plan 9 From Outer Space. DVD Talk's own Jason Bailey had a chance to sit down with Kevin Murphy and talk about Rifftrax, if Plan 9 is really the worst movie ever, and the joy of riffing educational shorts. Check out what Kevin has to say in this DVD Talk interview.

Disney/Pixar returns with one of their strongest efforts to date in the heartbreaking adventure film Up. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf, Tyler Foster, and Jamie S. Rich enjoy the flight. Sam Raimi returns to his hometown of horror in the delicious fright flick Drag Me to Hell. Both Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey review the curse. And the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures finally arrives at theaters. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Easy Virtue, Dance Flick, Star Trek, Angels & Demons, Sin Nombre, The Girlfriend Experience, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Brothers Bloom, 17 Again, and Tyson. 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:  Gavin & Stacey - Season One - an incredibly charming and funny show with unusually well-written, interesting characters. It's one of the best television comedies to come along in a while; Boston Legal: Season Five - this season brings an appropriate close to the show and it stands toe to toe with the seasons that came before it as a benchmark for quality television; and Friday Night Lights: The Third Season - this inspiring, superlative series hits you hard with its heartfelt, layered look at life in a small Texas town.. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Curious George: Robot Monkey and More Great Gadgets!, Pulling: The Complete First Season and The Jetsons: Season Two, Vol. 1.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

DVDTalk's editor is excited and can't wait for November 3rd when one of his personal favorites arrives on DVD at long last. On that date the Disney Treasure editions of Zorro - The Complete First Season and The Complete Second Season will hit store shelves. With the charismatic Guy Williams in the title role, this is one of the best TV shows from the 50's. Period; Criterion will be giving the Blu-ray treatment to Kagemusha the Akira Kurosawa epic that had George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola as executive producers. It arrives on 8-18-09; and finally the twelfth season of America's longest running sitcom, The Simpsons, will be released 8-18-09. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection [Blu-ray] - Six films, seven discs and enough extras to sink a Starship ... the Trek franchise is an entertaining dose of action & nostalgia, with only one dog of a movie in the stack; Nightmare Castle - Severin resurrects a key Barbara Steele Eurohorror fetish movie in a sparkling authorized transfer from original elements. This collector's feast includes an excellent new Steele career interview, Barbara Steele in Conversation; and Revolution: Revisited - Director Hugh Hudson and Al Pacino reedit their 1985 tale of a woodsman and his son drafted into the Continental Army. With Nastassja Kinski and Donald Sutherland. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some noteworthy DVDs are coming out this week including: The Closer: The Complete Fourth Season - Kyra Sedgwick returns in the fourth season of TNT's top-notch crime show that boasts an ensemble case second to none; The Sky Crawlers [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - seasoned director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) crafts a totally believable alternate world that is nothing less than fascinating; and Field of Dreams (Blu-ray) [review] - a mostly film that avoids syrupy sentimentality, pulling back just enough to make a richly satisfying movie without the sickly sweet aftertaste. Other releases of note include:  Designing Women: The Complete First Season, The Universe: The Complete Season Three [review], and Powder Blue [DVD 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.

Happy Memorial Day to our readers in the US! Looking for a way to spend your day off? Check out the DVD Talk Review Database for some good movie recommendations including: El Dorado - The Centennial Collection - this Howard Hawks western is a solid cowboy movie that wears its traditional values as proudly as a sheriff wears a badge; Mélo - A fantastic mid-80s effort from accomplished French director Alain Resnais; and Taking Chance - one of the finest of all cinematic tributes to military service. Other recent reviews include: LOOK, A Song Is Born, and Cold Eyes of Fear.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Director McG and actor Christian Bale take on the future war of John Connor in the explosive sci-fi prequel/sequel Terminator Salvation. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf, Jamie S. Rich, and David Walker suit up for duty. Ben Stiller stumbles upon more trouble with historical figures and slap-happy monkeys in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. And the Wayans Brothers team up to mock popular teen entertainment in the spoof Dance Flick. Also in theaters: Jessica Biel meets Noel Coward in the period comedy Easy Virtue. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Star Trek, Angels & Demons, Sin Nombre, The Girlfriend Experience, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Management, Big Man Japan, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale, 17 Again, Tyson, and Next Day Air. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

This week sees the release of Valkyrie the Bryan Singer/Tom Cruise film about a German plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler at the height of WWII. With an exquisite architecture of suspense as legal tender to persuade audiences to follow what is a rather obscure offering of war-torn German history, the movie eschews gung-ho action for ice-cool subtlety. MGM/United Artists has released the film in three versions: a single-disc DVD, a Two-Disc Special Edition DVD set with a Digital Copy, and a Blu-ray disc, which also includes a Digital Copy. No matter which version you choose, you won't loose with this film that DVD Talk's Brian Orndorf rated as Highly Recommended. [Read his review here.]

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD recently. Titles to check out including:  Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Movie Collection - Set 1 - One of the most serendipitous pieces of casting and writing/producing talent in television history, these films manages to capture both the mystery intricacies as well as the quirk-filled characters that make Christie's writing such an unabashed joy; Two and a Half Men: The Complete Fifth Season - just as good as it ever was, the real star of this particular season is the wildly hilarious CSI crossover episode; and The Universe: The Complete Season Three - a thought-provoking series that offers plenty of information and entertainment that is definitely worth checking out. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Hope & Faith: Season 1, Penn & Teller: B.S!: The Complete Sixth Season and Shin Chan: Season Two, Part Two.  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: Field of Dreams [Blu-ray] - Kevin Costner hears the good word and builds an earthly tabernacle for a pantheon of baseball legends ... all of whom have personal wounds to heal. A sure-fire baseball Film Blanc; Three Days of the Condor [Blu-ray] - Robert Redford hunted by C.I.A. assassins! Faye Dunaway kidnapped by Robert Redford! Conspiracy paranoia and Hollywood romance mingle in Sydney Pollack's hit spy thriller; and Alexander Korda's Private Lives - Hungarian-English producer-director Alexander Korda is at the top of his game (not to mention the British Film Industry) with these remarkably good big-budget biographies starring folk like Charles Laughton in career-making roles. No Production Code over there -- the dialogue and wit is often very saucy. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Fans of Prison Break will get a direct-to-DVD movie that is supposed to wrap up the series: Prison Break: The Final Break. It'll be released on 7-21-09 on both DVD and Blu-ray; The hilarious Joe Pesci vehicle My Cousin Vinny arrives on Blu-ray on 8-04-09; and the animated adventures of DC's most pliable superhero arrives on 9-01-09 when Plastic Man: Complete Collection is scheduled to hit shelves. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

The Tromasterpiece Collection continues with the grossly underrated slasher gem -- The Last Horror Film [watch a clip here.] The infamous Joe Spinell, best known for his iconic role in Maniac, delivers his "career defining performance" (Bill Gibon, DVD Talk) as an depraved, obsessed fanatic. Vinny Durand (Spinell) trails beautiful actress Jana Bates (fellow Maniac-alum Caroline Munro), to the Cannes Film Festival determined to have her star in his first film. As Durand's disturbing fascination grows, a mysterious killer begins slaughtering all people in Jana's entourage. Is the obsessed fanatic and the psychotic killer one in the same? Will this be Jenna's Last Horror Film? Troma's stellar treatment of this forgotten classic, with engaging Spinell-memorializing supplemental material, is a must-own for any horror film enthusiast.

There are some great new DVDs and Blu-ray discs coming out this week. Some of the more notable releases include: True Blood: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray review] - HBO's vampire show is populated with interesting characters and sprinkled with surprising plot twists; a show that is easy to get hooked on; Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Blu-ray) [review] - This second HD release of the film includes all three versions of the film and a slew of extras; and The Friends of Eddie Coyle - The Criterion Collection [DVD review] - Not just one of the best crime films ever produced, but one of the best American films of any category of the 1970s. Other releases of note include:  Valkyrie [review], Paul Blart: Mall Cop [review], and Black Hollywood: Blaxploitation and Advancing An Independent Black Cinema [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 past week has seen some great films reviewed here at DVD Talk. Check out the DVD Talk Review Database for all of the latest entries including: Outlander - a full-bodied adventure movie that's responsive and reverential to the needs of sci-fi escapism; The Uninvited - a brooding psychological ghost yarn that hits all the appropriate horrific notes; and My Bloody Valentine 3D - one of the best of the recent rash of F/X heavy heartstoppers. Other recent reviews include: Pigs, Pimps, & Prostitutes: 3 Films by Shohei Imamura, Steve Hogarth: H - Naked in the Chapel, and Disney Animation Collection 6: The Reluctant Dragon.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

This month's installment of Anime Talk is really exciting. Not only do we cover all of the latest anime releases including the excellent Moonlight Mile, a new Shonen Jump-based show, D. Gray-Man, and wonderful Mysterious Cities of Gold, but we have the latest anime bargains too. This month we're also happy to announce that The Right Stuf has come on board as the column's official sponsor! Check out all this and much more in this month's installment of Anime Talk!

Tom Hanks returns as expert code breaker Robert Langdon in Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons. Stories of Mexican immigration and horrific gang life collide in the masterful Sin Nombre. And Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn play the game of love in the uneven romantic comedy Management. Also in theaters: Bloodthirsty monsters and domestic happiness have met their doom in the Big Man Japan. And a shy guy finds a second chance in the world of Salsa dancing in The Big Shot-Caller. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Star Trek, The Girlfriend Experience, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Rudo y Cursi, Obsessed, The Soloist, Fighting, S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale, 17 Again, Tyson, and Next Day Air. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Interested in the latest TV on DVD reviews? DVD Talk has you covered! This week's notable entries include:  The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - Paralyzingly funny,this is one of the best sitcoms from the 1970s and is required viewing for anyone interested in fine television comedy; Frost/Nixon: Complete Interviews - a penetrating and important piece of television history and a fascinating portrait of one of our young nation's most tragically flawed figures; and Peyton Place - Part One - expertly-crafted melodrama, with at times poetic, lyrical scripting, and sensational performances. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Russell Brand in New York City, Marvel X-Men Volume 2 and The Nanny - The Complete Third 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: Wayne's World [Blu-ray] - A good test of essential coolness: seventeen years later, are Wayne and Garth still cool? The movie itself has kept fairly fresh; Science is Fiction: 23 Films by Jean Painlevé - A fascinating career on film -- a French film director created unusual nature and science studies -- influenced by the Avant-Garde movement! Great science and fine art in one package. With other odd Painlevé films, like a 30's color stop-motion animation operetta; and Paycheck [Blu-ray] - The premise of this Sci-Fi thriller is rather ambitious (the source is a Philip K. Dick story) but John Woo turns much of it into standard action escapism: see men point guns at each other's heads! Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Check out some of the great new titles that have been announced including: Green Lantern: First Flight - DC Comic's Emerald Avenger will be flying onto screens on 7-28-09 on both DVD and Blu-ray; The first season of the Dennis Hopper-led series Crash, based on the movie of the same name, will also be released on DVD and Blu-ray on 8-25-09; and the latest Drew Barrymore romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on 6-2-09. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

Some great DVDs are being released this week, and DVDTalk has them covered. Some of the more notable releases include: Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection [Blu-ray] - which features all six original crew movies as well as a bonus disc that contains a 70-minute round table interview with members from the original series as well as the Next Generation; Plague Town [review] - a smart, economical, gory thriller; and Taken [DVD review, a 2nd DVD review] - a tight, twisted, lovable distraction that packs a wallop over 90 taut, tempting Liam Neesony minutes. Other releases of note include:  Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy [review], Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (Blu-ray) [review], and Galaxy Quest: Deluxe Edition [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.

DVDTalk's Jason Bailey has spent the better part of the last two weeks losing sleep, eating irregular meals, and blogging from his cell phone all in order to catch as many movies as possible at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. He managed to take in 30 features, including Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience, unexpectedly daring and immensely rewarding film; Outrage - an examination of the closeted hypocrisy of secretly-gay lawmakers; and In the Loop - a delightfully smart British comedy with James Gandolfini. Which flicks are must-sees and which ones "shouldn't [see] the light of a DVD laser, much less the screens of a reputable film festival like this one"? Check out Jason's wrap up of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.

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: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The First Season - The series looks and sounds absolutely astounding, a huge step up from its original 4:3 standard-def network airings; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) - this film hits all the right chords and features a basket full of stellar performances from all involved; and RiffTrax: Reefer Madness - MST alumni add an uproarious Rifftrax commentary to one of the great bad movies of all time. Other recent reviews include: Alexandra, Empire of Passion - Criterion Collection, and Treasures From American Film Archives - Encore Edition.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise fly high again in J.J. Abrams's spirited reboot of the all-holy sci-fi franchise Star Trek. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf, Jamie S. Rich, and David Walker review the hotly anticipated film. Adult film siren Sasha Grey and director Steven Soderbergh invite audiences to enjoy The Girlfriend Experience. And a box of cocaine is delivered into the wrong hands in the pot-laced action comedy Next Day Air. Also in theaters: Did Donnie Darko need a sequel? The horrible answer is S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale. Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna reteam in the Mexican football comedy Rudo y Cursi. And director Kirby Dick explores politicians and homosexuality in the documentary Outrage. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Battle for Terra, Obsessed, The Soloist, Fighting, Is Anybody There?, 17 Again, Tyson, Fast & Furious, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Anvil! The Story of Anvil. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including:  X-Men, Volume 1 - Great voice acting, intelligent, well-paced storytelling, and good old-fashioned comic book action make this series a must-own for X-Men fans; Connections 1 - an excellent documentary series that is engaging, intelligent, entertaining, and most of all thought provoking; and The Dana Carvey Show - a go-for-broke comedy skit show that wins us over on its bravura, and even the dated stuff still feels fresh. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Caprica, Skins: Vol. 2 and The Zeta Project: Season 1.  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: Plague Town [Blu-ray] - Mutants roam the nighttime mist in a superior tale of terror -- mixing over-the-top gore with unexpected scenes of creeping dread. 70s horror thrills return in Dark Sky's production, directed by David Gregory; Danton - Andrzej Wajda filters Polish politics through a Polish-French "intimate spectacle" about the clash between Georges Danton and Robespierre during the Reign of Terror. Excellent history and drama; great performances by Gérard Depardieu and Wojciech Pszoniak; and Frost/Nixon [Blu-ray] - Ron Howard's film version of Peter Morgan's play is an entertaining show with a strange non-committal attitude about the controversial president. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some exciting titles have recently been announced including: Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series - the incredibly popular Sci-Fi Channel original show gets the complete series treatment on DVD and Blu-ray this eagerly awaited set will hit shelves on 7-28-09; The impressive animated documentary Waltz With Bashir will also be released on DVD and Blu-ray on 6-23-09; and tweens will be excited that Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on 6-30-09. 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: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - earning multiple Oscar nominations, this movie of a man (Brad Pitt) who ages in reverse was one of the must-see films of 2008; Grease (Blu-ray) [review] - a cinematic and musical staple, its timeless music and dance are wildly infectious; and That Girl - Season Five [review] - a sharply-written, warmly funny sitcom featuring two pros uniquely suited to each other's chemistry. Other releases of note include:  Mythbusters: Collection 4 [review], Bleak House [review], and Last Chance Harvey [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 we have a special giveaway from E1 Entertainment for The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (view clip) - available for the first time ever on DVD in region one. This groundbreaking BBC comedy series tells the story of a man desperate to escape his daily monotony. Adapted by David Nobbs from his darkly-comedic novel, and powered by the unique performance of Leonard Rossiter, this brilliant satire had the world "cracking up" over one man's nervous breakdown. Reginald Perrin (Rossiter) has a respectable career at Sunshine Desserts, a happy marriage and two less than satisfactory children. But the pressures of the rat race and the constant droning of his cliché-filled boss are beginning to push Reggie over the edge... what's an overstressed food firm executive to do? Featuring all 3 seasons (21 episodes) of the acclaimed series, the 4 DVD set also includes the bonus documentary The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter as well as the Reginald Perrin Christmas Special Sketch (never before seen by U.S. audiences). Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of the The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - now on DVD!

Our reviewers have been busy this week, filling the DVD Talk Review Database more great entries. Some new reviews of note include: The Last Horror Film - this underrated film should be considered one of the genre's greats; Nickelodeon / The Last Picture Show - a great pairing of Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 masterpiece along with his fascinating, if little scene, 1976 movie; and Galaxy Quest: Deluxe Edition - a tragically underrated sci-fi/comedy classic this new release offers up a slightly improved image while adding an impressively entertaining slate of new extras. Other recent reviews include: VCI's accurately titled collection of oaters, Darn Good Westerns, Taken [2nd review], and O Jerusalem.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

The metal claws are back as Hugh Jackman returns to his finest role in the first summer actioner of the season, X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2nd review. Matthew McConaughey further damages his career in the mundane romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. And a race of peaceful aliens defend their turf from invading humans in the Battle for Terra. Also in theaters: Michael Caine and young Bill Milner strike up a friendship in the middle of a nursing home and ask, Is Anybody There?. And the suburban blues are unusually strong in Long Island in the drama Lymelife. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Obsessed, The Soloist, Fighting, Mutant Chronicles, 17 Again, State of Play, Earth, Observe and Report, Tyson, Fast & Furious, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Anvil! The Story of Anvil. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

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