This week in theaters, Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy play bootlegging brothers battling corrupt lawman Guy Pearce in the Prohobition-era action drama Lawless. Read reviews by Jason Bailey and Jamie S. Rich. Executive producer Sam Riami presents yet another exorcism tale, the forgettable The Possession. A pair of broke New York women find riches as phone sex entrepreneurs in For a Good Time, Call.... And the autobiographical comedy Sleepwalk with Me goes into wider release. Be sure to catch our reviews of other recent theatrical films: Hit and Run, Samsara, Rifftrax Live: Manos, the Hands of Fate, 2 Days in New York, ParaNorman, Cosmopolis, Robot & Frank, The Awakening, Compliance, Chicken with Plums, Side by Side, Searching for Sugar Man, The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, Hope Springs, Celeste and Jesse Forever, Red Hook Summer, and Total Recall.

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: Pawn Stars - Volume 5 - As always, this is a genuinely fun and fascinating show; Gunsmoke - The Sixth Season, Volume 1 - these half-hour, black-and-white epsodes are real gems, dramatically taut and movie-like; and The Untouchables: Season 4, Volume 2 - solid writing and sterling supporting turns make this collection recommended viewing for the vintage television and gangster movie fans. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Magic School Bus: The Complete Series, Doctor Who - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete 10th and Final Season.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

Some pretty cool discs are being released this week. Check out these new titles: The Walking Dead: Season 2 [Blu-ray review] - this second season is so intense and so gruesome that it outclasses just about every zombie flick; Harvey [Blu-ray review] - a classic comedy filled with memorable performances, great characters, sharp one-liners and tons of heart, it's a true charmer for viewers of all ages; and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein [Blu-ray review] - a perfect family film around Halloween. Other reviews of note include Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection [Blu-ray review], Monsieur Lazhar [Blu-ray review], and Battleship [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.

Some great DVD and Blu-ray reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: The Aristocats - a very solid family film with some great characters, a fun story, some catchy musical numbers and a lot of very effective humor; Screaming in High Heels: The Rise and Fall of the Scream Queen Era - Fans will find plenty to enjoy in this likable documentary; and La promesse: Criterion Collection - a wonderful example of the possibilities of straight narrative drama. Other recent reviews include: School of Rock [Best Buy Exclusive]; The Basement: Retro 80s Horror Collection, and A Separation.  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, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard hit the road in the romantic action/comedy Hit and Run. Comedian Mike Birbiglia tells his true story of commitment phobia and REM trauma in Sleepwalk with Me. The filmmakers behind Baraka return with another breathtaking, globe-trotting, non-narrative documentary, Samsara. And the comedies 2 Days in New York and Celeste and Jesse Forever go into wider release. Be sure to catch our reviews of other recent theatrical films: Rifftrax Live: Manos, the Hands of Fate, ParaNorman, Cosmopolis, Robot & Frank, Dark Horse, The Awakening, Compliance, Chicken with Plums, Side by Side, Searching for Sugar Man, The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, Hope Springs, Red Hook Summer, Hari-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, Goats, Total Recall, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, The Watch, Ruby Sparks, Killer Joe, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, and The Dark Knight Rises.

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: The Adventures Of Tintin: Season Three - This third and final season doesn't skip a beat in giving the series the finish it so richly deserves; Episodes: The First Season - A humorous hybrid of Brit and American wit, this 7-episode first season is a splendid skewering of celebrity and Hollywood; and Misfits: Season One - irreverently funny, ribald, and often quite smart, but above all, it's a fun. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand, The Untouchables: Season 4, Volume 1, and The Rookies - 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 and articles including: The Incredible Mr. Limpet - Don Knotts plays a different character than his usual apoplectic ditz, gaining our sympathy in a story that generates some weird scenes to go with its Technicolored live action/cartoon fun; Bye Bye Birdie - A pile of changes to the Broadway musical push Dick Van Dyke and Janet Leigh to one side and encourage Ann-Margret to steal the show; and Lonesome - half poetic imagery and half documentary realism, it's an amazing redisovery that's been very popular at film festivals. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films such as: The Hunger Games [Blu-ray review] - Gary Ross's Sci-fi action spectacle is a solid and worthy entertainment; The Dictator - BANNED & UNRATED Version [Blu-ray review] - this Sacha Baron Cohen film is hilarious satire; and Disneynature: Chimpanzee [Blu-ray review] - the kind of nature documentary anyone can enjoy, thanks to a crystal-clear narrative that's consistently engrossing. Other reviews of note include Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 1, Vol.1 [DVD review], Payback [DVD review], and A Separation [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.

Some great DVD and Blu-ray reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: The Royal Tenenbaums: The Criterion Collection - A careful, hilarious, unpredictable, and totally unconventional film; Les Vampires [Blu-ray review, DVD review]- Louis Feuillade suspenseful silent movie serial is a real treat... pulp fiction brought to life on a cinema screen; and Rosetta: The Criterion Collection - this profoundly touching story of an impoverished, life-hardened Belgian girl's quest for inclusion is an especially wonderful film that Criterion has given a fantastic Blu-ray treatment. Other recent reviews include: Frontier Marshal; Midnight Son, and Hercules, Samson & Ulysses.  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, the team behind Coraline returns with the delightful stop-motion zombie comedy ParaNorman. Read reviews by Jamie S. Rich and Jason Bailey. Robert Pattinson and director David Cronenberg team for a story of anarchy, finance, and haircuts in Cosmopolis. A former jewel their gets back in the game with the help of his robot assistant in Robot & Frank. And director Todd Solondz is back with more of his unwavering misanthropy in Dark Horse. Also out this week: A skeptic investigates paranormal activity at a boarding school in The Awakening, the limits of authority are tested in the tense true-crime drama Compliance, the creators of Perspolis return with the haunting and elegiac Chicken with Plums, Keanu Reeves interviews an all-star cast of filmmakers in the state-of-the-cinema documentary Side by Side, and the riveting music doc Searching for Sugar Man goes into wider release. Be sure to catch our reviews of other recent theatrical films: The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, Hope Springs, 2 Days in New York, Red Hook Summer, Hari-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, Goats, Total Recall, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Celeste and Jesse Forever, The Babymakers, The Watch, Ruby Sparks, Killer Joe, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, The Dark Knight Rises, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Nearly 50 years after his directorial debut, Academy Award-winning filmmaker William Friedkin is still at it. Director of such classics as The French Connection, The Exorcist, and Sorcerer, he teamed up with playwright Tracy Letts in 2006 for Bug, an adaptation of Letts' play about a potentially disturbed veteran. The collaboration between continues with the new film Killer Joe, which stars Emile Hirsch as a man who hires a professional killer (Matthew Mcconaughey) to take out a member of his own family, and gets more than he bargained for. Friedkin and Hirsch recently sat down in Seattle for a roundtable discussion that covers Killer Joe, French Connection Blu-Rays, and Pacquiao. Read what the director had to say in this latest DVDTalk Interview.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 1, Vol.1 - most of the action is just as fun as you remember it to be, and you'll fall victim to the theme songs hook for some time to come; Leverage: Season Four - A step up in quality from season three, this fourth season is fun, energetic, and immensely entertaining; and Mannix: The Seventh Season - Another solid season from this veteran detective series. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Bonanza: The Official Third Season, Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks, and The Kent Chronicles.  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 Fairy - A special delight! This cute, fresh French comedy reminds us a bit of Jacques Tati, Buster Keaton and Cirque du Soleil, yet is a special item all its own; Rio Grande - John Ford's third cavalry western teams John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara for the first time, but abandons the director's earlier critical stance to regress to the old format of noble troopers versus devilish Indians; and The Saphead - Buster Keaton's First full-length feature appearance is as a star-for-hire in a funny stage play adaptation that helped him establish his feature persona. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some great discs are being released this week. Check out these new titles: Jaws [Blu-ray review] - one of the best mainstream movies of the '70s with a crisp video presentation, killer sound, and copious extras--this is a must-have disc, plain and simple; Dexter: The Sixth Season [Blu-ray review] - this season is one hell of a ride, and the finale is something that you'll think and talk about for years to come; and Community: The Complete Third Season [DVD review] - TV's most surreal, yet heartfelt comedy. We'll also have our review of Hunger Games up soon. You'll be able to find it listed here. Other reviews of note include The Raid - Redemption [Blu-ray review], Kill List [Blu-ray review], and Titanic: 100 Years in 3D [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.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 alumni Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett are still making fun of bad movies under the Rifftrax moniker. As funny as ever, this Thursday, August 16th, is the date of the next Rifftrax Live Event where they're going to take on one of MST's most famous films: Manos - The Hands of Fate. In movie theaters and for one night only, you won't want to miss this special Fathom event. DVDTalk sent a reviewer to thier live Christmas Show a couple of years ago and it was a hilarious evening. Be sure to reserve this Thursday for Rifftrax Live: Manos The Hands of Fate.

Some great DVD and Blu-ray reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: Full Metal Jacket 25th Anniversary - unquestionably a masterpiece; a rewarding film that will reveal a new layer of depth with each and every subsequent viewing; Crime Does Not Pay: The Complete Shorts Collection - if you're a fan of gangster movies, shorts, or just classic Hollywood fare in general, this is a must-buy; and Bell Book and Candle - James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Ernie Kovacs star in this romantic comedy-fantasy about a witch who falls in love with a mortal man in present-day New York. Other recent reviews include: The Tempest, A Separation, and Sebastiane.  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, Jeremy Renner steps into Matt Damon's shoes as a superspy on the run in The Bourne Legacy. Read reviews by Jason Bailey and Jamie S. Rich. Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis face off as Congressional candidates in the political comedy The Campaign. And Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones try to put some spice into their 31-year marriage in Hope Springs. Also out this week: Julie Delpy and Chris Rock battle infuriating visiting relations in 2 Days in New York, Spike Lee returns to his low-budget Brooklyn roots in Red Hook Summer, Takashi Miike takes a samurai classic for a 3D spin in Hari-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, and David Duchovny plays stoner father figure in the coming-of-age comedy/drama Goats. Be sure to catch our reviews of other recent theatrical films: Total Recall, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Celeste and Jesse Forever, The Babymakers, The Watch, Ruby Sparks, Killer Joe, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Searching for Sugar Man, Planet of Snail, The Dark Knight Rises, Red Lights, The Amazing Spider-Man, Savages, and Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Interested in the latest TV on DVD reviews? DVD Talk has you covered! This week's notable entries include: Burn Notice: The Complete Fifth Season - wonderfully entertaining and is definitely a recommended watch for those who haven't seen the series; Harry O: The Complete First Season - A big event for lovers of unique 70s television, TV icon David Janssen stars in this detective series as the "anti-Mannix", Harry Orwell; and Johnny Carson - King of Late Night - fascinating, funny, touching, and enlightening... who could ask for anything more? Other shows recently reviewed include:  Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXIV, Parenthood: Season Three, and Grimm: Season One.  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 39 Steps -Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll flee handcuffed through the Scottish highlands, juggling sexy situations and witty dialogue; Total Recall - Arnold goes to Mars, his brain scrambled with sinister memory programming; and High Noon - The classic Best Picture winning Gary Cooper western is back in all its glory. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Check out the latest DVD reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax [Blu-ray review] - an attractive option for those looking for family friendly fare; Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt [DVD review] - Tom Selleck just keeps getting better every time he does one of these and the production values are big-screen worthy; and Marley [Blu-ray review] - an appreciation to the man as well as the musician and one of the better rock documentaries in recent memory. Other reviews of note include Grosse Pointe Blank: 15th Anniversary Edition [Blu-ray review], Garrow's Law: Series 3 [DVD review], and Clue: The Movie [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.

"Kindie" musician Laurie Berkner and her Laurie Berkner Band have been big names in the childrens' music arena for several years, propelled by appearances on Nick Jr. and her well-crafted music, including kids favorites like "Victor Vito," "We are the Dinosaurs" and "I'm Gonna Catch You." After a recent concert, Berkner sat down with DVDTalk's Francis Rizzo III, to talk about keeping both kids and adults entertained, the challenges of the kids music business, digital distribution, Jack's Big Music Show and what it was like working on her latest DVD, "Party Day." Read about all this and more in the latest DVDTalk Interview.

Check out the latest DVD reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: La Grande Illusion - Jean Renoir's timeless, ageless, tremendously sad but unforgettably exhilarating story gets the HD tereatment; The Big Heat - one of the best noir films around and one of the several masterworks by director Fritz Lang; and Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory - The long, strange, horrible story of the West Memphis Three finally comes to a close in the final chapter of the documentary trilogy that released three innocent men from prison and saved one of their lives. Other recent reviews include: High Fidelity; Désirée, and Le Havre.  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, Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, and Jessica Biel team up for a new take on the Schwarzenegger favorite Total Recall. Read reviews by Jamie S. Rich and Jason Bailey. The popular young-adult-book-turned-film series returns with Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. And Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg play a divorcing couple who can't quite move on in the bittersweet romantic comedy Celeste and Jesse Forever. Also out this week: A couple goes to drastic measures to conceive in the Broken Lizard-tinged comedy The Babymakers, and the meta-rom-com Ruby Sparks goes into wider release. Be sure to catch our reviews of other recent theatrical films: The Watch, Killer Joe, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Searching for Sugar Man, Planet of Snail, The Dark Knight Rises, Red Lights, Trishna, The Imposter, Grassroots, The Amazing Spider-Man, Savages, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Magic Mike, and Brave.

Some great TV shows have been released lately. Check out some of the recommended shows including: Boss: Season 1 - a show worth checking out for its inventive plot-lines and solid craftsmanship; Childrens Hospital: The Complete Third Season - frequently brilliant, always creative and never dull, the show is in fine form in this third go-round; and The Best of Foyle's War - this low-key mix of compelling whodunit and evocative history can become addictive. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Doctor Who - The Krotons, Dragon Ball Z Kai: Season One and Drop Dead Diva: 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: Firstborn - Michael Apted shines as the director of this absorbing, wholly credible story of domestic turmoil; Show People - King Vidor's wonderful lampoon of silent Hollywood filmmaking stars the delightful Marion Davies as a "green" newcomer who becomes a star, first of slapstick comedies and then of stuffy costume dramas; and Easy Living - Football pro Victor Mature has serious health issues but keeps playing, fearing that his wife Lizabeth Scott will leave him; team secretary Lucille Ball makes herself miserable hoping he'll become free. A surprisingly honest and perceptive movie about the people politics of big sports Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

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