Our reviewers have been busy this week, filling the DVD Talk Review Database more great entries. Some new reviews of note include: Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: Complete Series Two - a hell of an entertaining show, with eye-opening looks at the behind-the-scenes operations of restaurants; Sixty Six - a heartfelt and charming film that mixes both comedy and drama in about equal measure, and features a brilliantly understated performance by Helena Bonham Carter; and The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Set 1 - this series proves that sometimes even the "second string" can provide some considerable entertainment. Other recent reviews include: The Last Days of Disco, WWE Summerslam: The Complete Anthology, Volume 3, and Nights and Weekends.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

Comedian Patton Oswalt takes to dramatics as an obsessive sports nut in the psychological chiller Big Fan. Ang Lee takes audiences back to 1969 to witness the birth of a cultural event in Taking Woodstock. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich jump into the mud. And Anna Wintour and the pages of Vogue magazine are revealed in the documentary The September Issue. Also in theaters: Asperger’s Syndrome is handed the googly eye treatment in the romance Adam. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Inglourious Basterds, World’s Greatest Dad, Zombie Girl: The Movie, Post Grad, Shorts, District 9, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Thirst, Julie & Julia, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, (500) Days of Summer, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including: Dexter: The Complete Third Season - Managing to cleverly balance itself between dark humor and even darker crimes, this is one of the most fun and unique series currently on television; Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 - ardent followers of this outstanding series are provided satisfying closure with the must-see release of this set; and Charlie's Angels: The Complete Fourth Season - a blast of bubble gum featuring Farrah Fawcett's final three performances on the show. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Wreckreation Nation with Dave Mordal, Adam 12 - Season Three and iCarly: Season 2, Volume 1.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

I'll spare everyone the lame "box of chocolates" joke and just pass on the information that Forrest Gump is going to be released on Blu-ray on November 3rd. I encourage others in the news media to show the same restraint. The seventh and final season of the classic show Mission: Impossible will also hit the shelves November 3rd. And at the the risk of breaking the first rule (and the second one too, come to think of it,) I'll pass on the news that Fight Club will be arriving on Blu-ray on November 17th. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Last Starfighter [Blu-ray] - This 25th Anniversary Edition looks great, and contains an interesting documentary on the film's pioneering digital effects, all of which were done on a giant 1983 Cray computer; Gaumont Treasures 1897-1913 - A wonderfully-preserved selection of great pictures by Alice Guy, Louis Feuillade and Léonce Perret. The films range from 30 seconds to fifty minutes; many are "accidental" travelogues of turn-of-the-century France; and Bardelys the Magnificent / Monte Cristo - The dashing John Gilbert takes center stage in an impressive rediscovered and restored silent swashbuckler directed by King Vidor. Paired with a well-done 1922 version of Monte Cristo, as in "The Count of...". Excellent film history from Flicker Alley. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some highly rated movies are hitting the shelves this week. Check out these reviews of this week's most anticipated titles: Adventureland [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- a wildly ambitious and wonderfully layered film that deserves a look now that it's out on DVD; Sunshine Cleaning [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - a terrific little movie that's heightened that much more by its stellar cast and cinematography; and Duplicity [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- the most stimulating and funniest thriller so far this year. Other releases of note include:  Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir [review], House, M.D. - Season Five , and Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles - Criterion Collection [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 films have recently been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database. Check out these recent notable reviews: Katyn - Andrzej Wajda's film is an important and even ingenious mosaic narrative that explores the repercussions of an infamous Soviet atrocity from World War II; Oh! My Zombie Mermaid - with a name like that, how can it miss? Reviewer Bill Gibron calls the film "a true work of baffling genius"; and The Alzheimer's Project - a collection of documentary films that are an invaluable educational tool, helping to increase our understanding of a hideous disease. Other recent reviews include: 42nd Street Forever Volume 5: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Blood Ties: The Complete Season One, and Fighting.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

This month Book Talk looks at a trio of releases, both new and old. Fans of trivia (and who isn't) will want to check out a new book by television historian David Hofstede, Obsessed with TV, that has thousands of easy to impossible questions along with a built in electronic score keeper. Speaking of TV trivia, what was the first prime time show to star a pregnant woman? That's right, I Love Lucy. Get the lowdown on how creation of the show as well as behind the scenes anecdotes in Laughs, Luck, and Lucy by Jess Oppenheimer. Continuing with the trivia theme, who had the longest career as a film director? If you said, King Vidor, you'd be right. This important director gave a very through interview before he died that is reproduced in the simply named King Vidor. Be sure to read the full review in this month's Book Talk.

Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt mess with World War II and spell checkers everywhere with the barnstorming combat film Inglourious Basterds. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich join the campaign. Robert Rodriguez makes another film for the kiddies with the booger-smeared fantasy Shorts. And Alexis Bledel tries on the trials of adulthood in Post Grad. Also in theaters: Emily Hagins is a 12 year old trying to make a horror film in the documentary Zombie Girl: The Movie. Vampires meet religious barriers in Park Chan-wook's Thirst. And it's all skateboards and broken bones as action sports find the spotlight in X Games 3D: The Movie. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: World's Greatest Dad, District 9, The Time Traveler's Wife, Ponyo, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Julie & Julia, A Perfect Getaway, Funny People, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, G-Force, (500) Days of Summer, The Hurt Locker, and The Hangover. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Some great TV shows have been covered recently. Check out these new reviews: The Lucy Show - The Official First Season - Lucille Ball is back with her second TV show that is consistently entertaining; The Color of Magic - the first two installments of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series are brought to life in this very enjoyable film; and The Diary of a Nobody - A completely unique production, featuring a knockout solo performance by Hugh Bonneville. Other shows recently reviewed include:  The Mama Cass Television Program, The Lola Falana Show and The Shape of the World.  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: Icons of Sci-Fi: Toho Collection - Sony-Columbia knocks us out with a trio of Toho fantasies they distributed in the heyday of Japanese monsterdom: The H-Man, Battle in Outer Space and Mothra. Terrific Tohoscope thrills in blazing color; Husbands - John Cassavetes' intense, improvised acting showcase about three errant men who run off to London on a tear. Ben Gazzara and Peter Falk join Cassavetes for sustained scenes that "bare the emotional core"; and Sunshine Cleaning - Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin shine in a great (and ultimately heartening) film about self esteem and economic depression. Adams is quickly becoming one of my favorite actors; her work here is really fine. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant

Some great movies and TV shows have been recently announced including: Up - Pixar's latest hit will be released on November 10th on both DVD and Blu-ray and DVDTalk's editor can't wait!; the Elders of the Internet will be lining up on September 15th when The IT Crowd: The Complete Third Season is released in R1; and a legendary film director and promoter gets a boxed set of his works when Sony releases The William Castle Film Collection on October 20th. It includes a mix of new and old releases including the never-on-DVD The Old Dark House (1963). Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Last House on the Left [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- More artfully crafted than the original and even more unnerving; Dexter: The Complete Third Season [DVD review] - Managing to cleverly balance itself between dark humor and even darker crimes, this show is one of the most fun and unique series currently on television; and Tyson [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- a fascinating look into the psyche of a deeply troubled man who once had the world by the tail. Other releases of note include:  The Last Starfighter [Blu-ray review], Hannah Montana: The Movie [Blu-ray review], and The Simpsons: The Complete Twelfth Season. 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.

As long as the studios keep releasing new DVDs, DVDTalk will continue to cover them. Check out these new entries to the DVD Talk Review Database: Grave of the Fireflies - a haunting, memorable piece that will stick with you long after the disc has stopped spinning; Icons of Screwball Comedy, Volume One - four great Columbia comedies including If You Could Only Cook, Too Many Husbands, My Sister Eileen and She Wouldn't Say Yes; and Helen West - an unusual, and recommended, diversion for British mystery fans. Other recent reviews include: The Class (Entre les murs), Slime City Grindhouse Collection, and Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews

The aliens have arrived and humans want nothing to do with them. The violent relocation begins in the sc-fi actioner District 9. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams trade googly eyes across the sea of time in The Time Traveler's Wife. And Jeremy Piven looks to add laughs to the world of used car salesmen in The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich refuse the hard sell. Also in theaters: Robin Williams and Bobcat Goldthwait team up to showcase the horrors of fatherhood in World's Greatest Dad. Vanessa Hudgens is looking at another high school musical in Bandslam. And legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki returns with Ponyo. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Julie & Julia, A Perfect Getaway, Funny People, The Collector, Aliens in the Attic, The Ugly Truth, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, G-Force, (500) Days of Summer, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Humpday, The Hurt Locker, and The Hangover. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Some great TV shows have been covered recently. Check out these new reviews: The Mighty Boosh: The Complete Season 1 - Funny, creative, and very bizarre, this is a show that any fan of unique humor should pick up; Pushing Daisies: The Complete Second Season - the show bundles romance and comedy with tragic undertones, and flavors it with musical numbers, synchronized swimming routines, magic tricks and murder; and The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Season Two - the show is equally entertaining and educational, with positive messages injected into it sometimes sweet, sometimes saucy stories. Other shows recently reviewed include:  ER: The Complete Eleventh Season, American Gladiators: The Battle Begins and Secret Diary of a Call Girl Season 2.  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: Big Trouble in Little China [Blu-ray] - John Carpenter's brightest film gives us adventure and comedy in equal doses. A magical ghost declares war in San Francisco's Chinatown, prompting Kurt Russell to help in a subterranean rescue effort; Ulysses - Lionsgate brings forth one of the first U.S.-Italian co-productions of the early 1950s. Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn star with Silvana Mangano and Rossana Podestà in a dignified & sincere version of Homer's poem. With one of the better Cyclops in film history, too!; and Elvis Presley: The Ed Sullivan Shows: The Performances - September 1956. Elvis guests on Ed Sullivan's show and changes the course of American culture. What did viewers see that night, and for two more evenings in October and January? Original kinescopes reveal that the third show really does show Elvis only from the waist up. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Fans of the Nicktoons show Iron Man: Armored Adventures have reason to be excited. The first six episodes will be released on October 20th on both DVD and Blu-ray; the Will Ferrell adaptation of the Sid and Marty Kroft classic TV show Land of the Lost is also coming to DVD and Blu-ray also on October 20th; Finally the HBO hit series Rome will be re-released in a complete series set on November 17. It will be available, you guessed it, on both DVD and Blu-ray. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week we have a special giveaway from E1 Entertainment for the critically-acclaimed London to Brighton (view trailer), a harrowing urban thriller that has been called one of the important films in recent British film history. Violent, uncompromising and utterly enthralling, the film features an excellent cast, razor sharp dialogue and an edge of your seat, heart pounding climax. A winner at six major international festivals, London to Brighton was called "riveting...with the gritty realism of Mike Hodges, Ken Loach and Mike Leigh" by The New York Sun. Bonus features include deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes footage and a commentary with director Paul Andrew Williams. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of London to Brighton on DVD!

Some great DVDs are being released this week. Check out these hot titles: I Love You, Man [DVD review]- the cast is a powerhouse of talent, and this movie is a juggernaut of laughs; The Ninth Gate [DVD review] - almost everything clicks in a strange thriller that presents unpredictably surprises almost all the way through; and Designing Women: Season Two - this funny and smart sitcom's second season is just as entertaining as the first. Other releases of note include:  17 Again [DVD review, Blu-ray review] and Cutthroat Island (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 has been growing over the last week. Check out some of the more notable recent DVD Reviews including: Repulsion [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - the movie is a slow slide into insanity, and it's thoroughly gripping; Shadowheart - a solid little western that becomes something special on the strength of its well-written and brilliantly performed villain; and Lymelife - this seriocomic drama gets under your skin, it is a film of real complexity and intelligence. Other recent reviews include: L'Urlo (The Howl), Sick Girl, and The Astonishing Work of Tezuka Osamu.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

Yo Joe! Or maybe, oh no Joe! The G.I. Joe toy line gets a shot a silver screen glory in the big-budget blockbuster G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Tyler Foster review the war. Meryl Streep is Julia Child and Amy Adams is the woman looking to celebrate her culinary gifts in Nora Ephron's Julie & Julia. And suspense tries to find a few new twists in the thriller A Perfect Getaway. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Funny People, The Collector, Aliens in the Attic, The Cove, Bruno, Orphan, The Ugly Truth, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, G-Force, (500) Days of Summer, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Humpday, The Hurt Locker, and The Hangover. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Some great TV shows have been released lately. Check out some of the recommended shows including: Psych: The Complete Third Season - With this third season the show seems new and fresh. They've added a bit more continuity, flashed out the characters backgrounds a little, and upped the humor quotient some; The Middleman: The Complete Series - needs to be in the DVD collection of several million genre fans, and it needs to be there yesterday; and Torchwood: Children of Earth - The performances are uniformly brilliant, the writing is phenomenal, the direction slick and always on the mark. One of the finest science fiction works in recent memory. check out these reviews too:  The updated review of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse: Season One that includes comments on the unaired 13th episode, Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods and Florence Nightingale (1985).  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

From would-be summer blockbusters to cult TV shows and genuine classics, there have been some good DVD announcements recently. Check out these upcoming titles: Find out just how Wolverine came to be and learn all about the mysterious heros past in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, available on DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 15th; You'll soon be able to watch Calista Flockhart get skinnier and skinnier when the quirky dramedy Ally McBeal: The Complete Series is released on October 6th; and the classic Alfred Hitchcock film, North by Northwest will be released in a 50th Anniversary Edition on both DVD and a Blu-ray book on November 3rd. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Door Into Silence - Lucio Fulci's last feature is a gore-free mood piece with John Savage. Too predictable but a nice effort; Playtime [Blu-ray] - Jacques Tati's gargantuan comedy filmed in 65mm is a natural for HD presentation; and Karanlik Sular - PAL Region 2 review . UK correspondent Lee Broughton weighs in on a Turkish horror film, said to be a class act with high production values. Stars Gonen Bozbey and Metin Uygun! Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Well, it's a bit of a slow week on new releases. They all can't be winners I guess. Still, there are a few new titles worth checking out, such as: Race to Witch Mountain [Blu-ray review]- Pure escapism with a strong fantasy element, the film boasts some great action sequences and a very appealing lead performance by Dwayne Johnson; The Soloist [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - this is a movie that deals in the messiness and loose ends of real life, and it's in that emotional chaos that this film finds its greatness. Other releases of note include:  Project Runway: Season Five [DVD review], Flight of the Conchords: The Complete Second Season , and Agatha Christie - Marple - Series 4 [DVD 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.

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The DVD Talk Review Database continues to grow and has nearly 30,000 reviews currently. Check out these latest entries: 12 - packed with powerful performances our reviewer was transfixed and engaged throughout the movie's entire 160 minutes; Audience Of One - this documentary about a minister who became convinced that God had given him the command to make a movie deserves an audience of many; and The Union: The Business Behind Getting High - no matter how you feel about marijuana, you'll be thoroughly entertained by this clever, funny and thoughtful documentary. Other recent reviews include: Fast & Furious (2009), Rosarigasinos, and Life Is Hot In Cracktown.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

After a long absence, Silent DVD is back! For much of the year the early cinema releases have been pretty slim, but this summer the flood gates have opened once again. This time we have coverage of the 2009 San Francisco Silent Film Festival, the recently released Charley Chase collection, a boxed set of John Barrymore films from Kino, and Flicker Alley's wonderful set of two long-thought-lost John Gilbert films, and more. Be sure to check out the latest installment of Silent DVD!

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