This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including a few discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD reviews include: Ganja & Hess - this largely overlooked blaxploitation/horror/art movie hybrid has stood the test of time well and is a superb example of creative independent filmmaking; Camelot - Everything is so polished, so well put together and set to such an infectious batch of songs that you can't help but get sucked into it; and The Organizer - An ideological drama that remains warm, complex, humane, and funny . Other recent reviews include: Late Spring; The Fields, and The Innkeepers.  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 in theaters, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt embark on The Five Year Engagement for director Nicholas Stoller and producer Judd Apatow. Read reviews by Jason Bailey and Jamie S. Rich. Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey team for Richard Linklater's darkly comic true story Bernie. Also this week, Scott Speedman stars as a Canadian bank robber in Citizen Gangster, and the Whit Stillman comedy Damsels in Distress goes into wider release. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Darling Companion, The Cabin in the Woods, The Moth Diaries, Lockout, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, The Hunter, The Assault, Wrath of the Titans, The Hunger Games.

The Tribeca Film Festival continues in downtown NYC, and DVD Talk's own Jason Bailey has filed over 40 reviews from the fest, including Morgan Spurlock's wry look at male identity in the age of "metrosexuality," Mansome; Jenna Fischer, Chris Messina, Topher Grace, and Malin Akerman in the low-key romantic comedy The Giant Mechanical Man; Maggie Gylenhaal and Hugh Dancy in the charming tale of the creation of the vibrator, Hysteria; and the hilarious tale of two amateur directors bringing their sci-fi world to life, Journey to Planet X. Other great movies at Tribeca include Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story, Sexy Baby, Caroline and Jackie, The Zen of Bennett, Searching for Sugar Man, Cut, and Burn. Read those and the rest of Bailey's festival reviews in our Theatrical Reviews section, and follow his week at #TFF on Twitter.

More TV shows have made their way on to DVD, and DVD Talk has got them covered. Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including: Tarzan - Season One - shot in Brazil and Mexico, the show succeeded in retaining many of the same qualities of the feature films; Elusive Justice: The Search for Nazi War Criminals - a powerful film, and an effective one; and Fan Favorites: The Best of Happy Days - a fun re-introduction to the classic 70s sitcom. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters, The Killing: Season One, and Mission Impossible: The '89 TV 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 and articles including: The Asphyx - This 70s shocker may not be perfect, but it has a genuinely horrid quality, an intelligent idea and some fine performances; Westward the Women - William Wellman's fine wagon train movie should be recognized as a classic; and Désirée - Marlon Brando takes a shot at playing Napoleon Bonaparte. A good sidebar of French history seen from a soapy romantic angle, this early CinemaScope offering is the closest Brando got to becoming just another Hollywood movie star. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

There are a few new releases this week that you won't want to miss. Check out these hot titles: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [Blu-ray review] - Alec Guinness gives one of his most memorable (and disturbing) performances as spymaster George Smiley; Alambrista! [Blu-ray review] - this unsentimentalized but vivid and moving journey one migrant worker takes from home and family to the strange world of rural Southern California works beautifully; and Contraband [Blu-ray review] - Mark Wahlberg must return to a life of smuggling to settle his brother-in-law's debt with a gangster. Other reviews of note include Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Complete Collection One [Blu-ray review], Pariah [Blu-ray review] and The Scarlet Worm [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.

One voyage. A world of untold stories. Marking the 100th anniversary of the world's most famous maritime disaster, TITANIC is an epic, four-part miniseries event from the Julian Fellowes, the acclaimed writer of Downton Abbey (watch trailer). Brought to life by a stellar, award-winning ensemble cast, this extraordinary re-telling of the doomed voyage reveals a world built upon class distinction - headed towards destruction as surely as Titanic towards the iceberg. From the aristocratic elite to the officers, crew, second class and steerage passengers, TITANIC follows the destinies of both victims and survivors as their stories of passion, betrayal and hope unfold amidst the tragic events of that fateful evening. Packed with over two hours of bonus features, TITANIC arrives in a special 3-disc Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack. Enter here for your chance to win one of 5 copies of TITANIC from Entertainment One.

Some great DVD and Blu-ray reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection - Excellent, long overdue and a treat for vintage animation fans; America Revealed - A lively, zippy primer on the complex, dynamic systems of infrastructure that affect the life of every American; and The FBI: The Second Season Part Two - the show keeps well-tuned stories a priority, with supporting turns by a host of excellent actors. Other recent reviews include: Some Days Are Better Than Others; Roadracers, and Girl on a Motorcycle: Remastered Edition.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

The Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing in downtown NYC, and DVD Talk's own Jason Bailey is on the scene, sampling from the fest's wide array of indies, docs, and foreign films. Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen star in Sarah Polley's heart-wrenching, bittersweet marital drama Take this Waltz, while Persepolis directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud return with the enchanting Chicken with Plums. Keanu Reeves chats with a who's who of modern American cinema to contemplate the state of film in Side by Side, while Jesse Eisenberg joins Jess Weixler in the comedy Free Samples. Other movies worth seeing at Tribeca include Elles, Babygirl, Supporting Characters, The Russian Winter, Polisse, and Headshot. Read those and the rest of Bailey's festival reviews in our Theatrical Reviews section, and follow his week at #TFF on Twitter.

This week in theaters, filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan returns to the director's chair after nearly a decade for the ensemble comedy/drama Darling Companion, featuring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Richard Jenkins, Dianne Weist, Elisabeth Moss, and Mark Duplass. And American Psycho director Mary Harron is back (also after a lengthy hiatus) with the gothic schoolgirl tale The Moth Diaries. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Cabin in the Woods, Lockout, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, Damsels in Distress, The Hunter, The Assault, Wrath of the Titans, The Hunger Games, The Raid: Redemption, 4:44 Last Day on Earth, 21 Jump Street, Casa de Mi Padre, and Jeff, Who Lives at Home.

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Bob's Burgers: Season 1 - Fox has finally found a quality fit for their Sunday animation line-up that doesn't involve Groening or MacFarlane; Kojak: Season Three - Smart, complex, electrifying at times this third season shows no signs of its quality falling off; and BBC Natural History Collection - Four fantastic programs - a must purchase release for those not owning these fantastic titles. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Doctor Who: The Daemons, Eagleheart: Season One, and Ice Road Truckers - Season 5.  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 and articles including: Camelot -The big-screen adaptation of the Broadway hit stars Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero; it still has some great scenes as well as some favorite Lerner & Loewe music and lyrics; Ransom Baby - This patched-together uncut caper-kidnapping saga is dubbed in Italian with Italian main titles, despite being a made-in-Greece copycat of the popular Italian thrillers of the day; and David Lean directs Noël Coward - All produced by Noël Coward, David Lean's first four films have been given fantastic restorations by the BFI and all are keepers. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

There are a few new releases this week that you won't want to miss. Check out these hot titles: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol [Blu-ray review] - easily the best of the series thanks to the efforts of Tom Cruise and director Brad Bird to continually up the ante; Frozen Planet: The Complete Series [Blu-ray review] - a riveting and beautiful series that takes us to places we'll probably never get to go; and Shame [Blu-ray review] - a dark, entertaining portrait of serious addiction. Other reviews of note include The Asphyx [Blu-ray review], Bill Moyers: Capitol Crimes [DVD review], and The Survivor [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.

Check out the latest DVD reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: War Horse - classic filmmaking; dramatic and sentimental, with heartache and triumph for its characters; A Streetcar Named Desire - one of the most enduringly fresh, lively, and stimulating films to emerge from the old Hollywood studio syste; and The FBI: The Second Season Part One - superior vintage television entertainment. Other recent reviews include: Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour; Pariah, and The Scarlet Worm.  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 in theaters, Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon join forces for the twisty meta-horror/comedy The Cabin in the Woods. Read reviews by Jamie S. Rich, Jason Bailey, and Tyler Foster. And Guy Pearce flexes his action muscles in the writer/producer Luc Besson's latest, Lockout. See what Jason Bailey, and Tyler Foster had to say about it. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, Damsels in Distress, The Hunter, The Assault, Wrath of the Titans, The Hunger Games, The Raid: Redemption, 4:44 Last Day on Earth, 21 Jump Street, Casa de Mi Padre, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, and John Carter.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including: Frozen Planet: The Complete Series - The BBC has once again set the standard for nature documentaries with this riveting and beautiful series; NOVA: Mystery of a Masterpiece - Engaging, exciting, and enlightening - a real-life fast-paced mystery; and Into the Abyss - this documentary by Werner Herzog is one of the best films of 2011. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Torchwood: Miracle Day, Jb Smoove: That's How I Dooz It, and Hey Arnold! Season Two, Part 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 and articles including: Pharaoh's Curse -This cut-rate UA mummy epic lacks pyramids and an impressive monster but it does have sultry Ziva Rodann and is much better than its overall reputation would suggest; Vice Raid - this sordid saga gives Mamie Van Doren a real role to play, against Brad Dexter's oily proprietor of mob-run "model agencies"; and The Buccaneer - Noble pirate Jean Lafitte helps Andrew Jackson hold off the Redcoats in the New Orleans swamps... historical foolishness rendered impressive with grand VistaVision cinematography. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

The seventh--and final--season of Adam-12 is out now on a 4-DVD set! Ride along with Malloy and Reed on their final cases. Based on real police events around the city of Los Angeles, Season Seven finds the officers busting scam artists, training rookies, working narcotics, searching for missing persons, tracking a suicidal man, dealing with a citizen hell-bent on taking the law into his own hands and more. The series ends with a bang as the offices are involved in a dangerous shootout! With this release, you can now own seasons 2-7 on DVD from Shout! Factory.

This week several great movies are coming out, including a few that shouldn't be missed: A Trip to the Moon Restored [Blu-ray review] - an important landmark in the history of cinema rounded out with a bounty of contextualizing extras that draw us further into and behind the Méliès magic; Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except [Blu-ray review] - Vietnam vets versus the Manson Family...'Nuff said!; and Donald Glover - Weirdo [DVD review] - the man is simply funny and his on-stage persona is so energetic, giddy, and fun that this special is inherently a good time. Other reviews of note include Kate & Leopold: Director's Cut [Blu-ray review], Conversation Piece / Gruppo Di Famiglia In Un Interno [Blu-ray review], and Fix: The Ministry Movie [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.

Some cool discs have been reviewed over the past week. Check out these recent entries: A Night to Remember - With its nuanced direction and no-frills performances, this film would make for enthralling drama even if it wasn't based on real events; Lost Keaton - Sixteen Comedy Shorts, 1934-1937 - All 16 of Keaton's Educational shorts are here and this set is fascinating for its failures as well as its successes, and there are more of the latter; and The Ring - still one of the scariest and most unnerving remakes. Other recent reviews include: The Descendants; Bellissima, and Sinful Davey.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

The Gothic daytime soap opera, Dark Shadows, gets a deluxe complete series release next week. MPI really went all out on this release, crafting an eye-catching coffin-shaped case to hold the series. It's also one of the most massive DVD collections in recent memory. The set contains an astounding 1,225 episodes (!) that span 131 discs. If that's not enough, the price is incredibly reasonable too. DVDTalk reviewer John Sinnott had a chance to sit down with the set and while he didn't make it though all 450+ hours of the show (and that's not counting the five discs solely devoted to extras or the 120 interviews with the cast and crew scattered through the collection) he did get a good sampling of the show, enough to get him hooked! Read his full review of Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series.

This week in theaters, writer/director Whit Stillman makes his long-awaited return to film with the charming Greta Gerwig vehicle Damsels in Distress. Gods of geek Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, and Harry Knowles produce and appear in Morgan Spurlock's documentary peek at the San Diego Comic-Con, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope. Also in theaters this week: Willem Dafoe tracks a nearly-extinct prey in the fascinating and contemplative The Hunter, and a 1994 hijacking is brought to life in the French thriller The Assault. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Wrath of the Titans, The Hunger Games, The Raid: Redemption, 4:44 Last Day on Earth, 21 Jump Street, Casa de Mi Padre, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, John Carter, Friends with Kids, Silent House, The Conquest, and Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

Interested in the latest TV on DVD reviews? DVD Talk has you covered! This week's notable entries include: The BBC High Definition Natural History Collection (featuring Planet Earth) - this collection is full of wonders and a great investment; The Killing: Season One - this show does an able job in balancing the usual cop drama with a look at the specter of death hovering over so many lives; and NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos - a well-produced look at the advancing world of physics and its connection to the "space" beyond our skies. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Doctor Who: The Face of Evil, Superjail: Season Two, and Fan Favorites: The Best of MacGyver.  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 and articles including: Boeing Boeing - Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis chase stewardesses around a Paris flat, in what may be the most dated sex comedy of the 1960s; Assault on a Queen - Fishing boat operator Frank Sinatra helps Anthony Franciosa raise a German submarine as a way of impressing Neapolitan beauty Virna Lisi; and You Must Be Joking! - Columbia's hodgepodge comedy mixes military antics with a cut-rate reprise of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World but makes amends with a cast of always-amusing Brit comedians. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Chinatown [Blu-ray review] - one of the most exhilarating classics of that darker, richer, revisionist '70s American cinema that has come to be revered as Hollywood's final Golden Age; The Double Hour [DVD review] - This bendy Italian thriller is full of pulpy surprises. The script is smart, and the actors are excellent... it's a movie that deserves to be seen, talked about, debated, and passed on ; and Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey [DVD review] - a thoroughly charming documentary. Other reviews of note include War Horse, Tyrannosaur [DVD review], and We Bought a Zoo.  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.

It's been a few months since the last M.O.D. Squad column, DVDTalk's look at Manufactured On Demand DVDs, so we have loads of one-stop reviews for you. First up is a spotlight review of director Peter Hyams' neglected cop actioner classic from 1974, Busting. There's also a look at The Andy Hardy Collection, Volume 1, sample of six films from the iconic series, a pair of related SF movies The Magnetic Monster, the 1953 Curt Siodmak monster flick and its "sequel," if you will, Gog, and the deliriously lurid, pre-Code thriller with supernatural elements, Thirteen Women. That's only scratching the surface. Check out all of this and much, much more in the latest installment of The M.O.D. Squad!

Our reviewers have been busy this week, filling the DVD Talk Review Database more great entries. Some new reviews of note include: The Muppets - Far better than one might have expected, this is one of last year's best surprises and a can't-miss title on Blu-ray; My Joy - Russian director Sergei Loznitsa's film is a work of art that aims for, and achieves, profundity and beauty; and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - a change of pace within the spy/thriller genre, this is absolutely worth your time to check out. Other recent reviews include: Sullivan's Travels; Who's Minding the Store?, and It'$ Only Money.  Visit the 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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