Fox Home Video has provided FIVE copies of their Lost in Space: Season One box set for an out-of-this-galaxy CineSchlock-O-Rama DVD giveaway! This mammoth 8-disc collection features all 29 episodes of the sci-fi treasure's first season, plus the original unaired pilot. Enter to win today and GET LOST with the Space Family Robinson. While your there be sure to check out CineSchlock-O-Rama's feature review of Beyond Re-Animator. Plus, stay tuned to CineSchlock-O-Rama for an upcoming ode to Lost in Space - the classic cacophony of camp.

This week the DVD Savant takes a look at Kurosawa's most universally acclaimed classic Ikiru: Criterion Edition with two excellent Japanese documentaries on the director and his career, Vittorio De Sica's late-career gem A Brief Vacation a softened revisit of his neorealist roots, Blackmail Is My Life- Cult director Kinji Fukasaku gives us a happy pack of blackmailing punks, who rob criminals and corrupt bigshots, but learn too late the risks of their business. La Terre. Kevin Brownlow's restoration of this 1921 French adaptation of a Zola novel is noted for its advanced technique and natural atmosphere atypical of silent films and Howard Hawks' screwball military comedy I Was a Male War Bride - a somewhat dated but remains a favorite of Hawks fans. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

We're sad to report that The Aisle View critic Megan Denny has moved to Hollywood (or just south of there) to pursue her screenwriting career and will no longer be writing Aisle view. The good news is that she will still be writing for DVD Talk as our LA Correspondent for DVD and Movie Events. This week we have the debut of a the new Aisle view critic Alley Hector who has a look at the latest Ben Stiller / Jennifer Aniston comedy Along Came Polly. Find out how Along Came Polly stacks up to Meet The Parents and if it's worth catching in the theaters! Want to get The Aisle View right when it's published? Sign Up to get The Aisle View delivered free to your email box!

This week's notable DVDs feature a number of great TV shows including: the painfully funny Curb Your Enthusiasm [Review] from Seinfeld creator Larry David , Mi-5: Vol. 1 [Review] - a British TV show from the BBC which follows the world of espionage, and tow classic TV series from MGM- Best of Mister Ed 1 [Review] and Green Acres: 1 [Review]. Not to be out done by the TV DVDs there are a number of notable Theatrical releases this week including: Swimming Pool - a smart well crafted thriller now presented uncut on DVD, Lucia Lucia - another fantastic film to emerge from the ever growing Mexican film industry, and Freddy Vs Jason [Review] - a guilty pleasure for fans of these two popular horror franchises. Read our Complete List of Upcoming DVDs for more great DVDs out this week and visit our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

This week we have a special giveaway from New Line Home Entertainment for Freddy V. Jason New Line Platinum Series DVD. This feature packed 2 disc Platinum Series DVD includes Audio Commentary with Ronny Yu, Robert Englund, and Ken Kirzinger, Deleted and Alternate scenes with commentary, Behind the Scenes Coverage, A Visual Effects Exploration, Storyboards and Galleries, Ill Nino "How Can I Live" Music Video, and a Script-to-Screen Feature. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Freddy v. Jason we're giving away this week.

One of the most exciting things going on in DVD right now is the explosion in Television shows being released on DVD. Our Review Team has been hard at work bringing you reviews of all the latest TV on DVD Releases including titles you'll only find reviewed on DVD Talk including: the reality TV series Big Brother 3, an early look at Kids In The Hall: Season 1 and an exclusive look at Nero Wolfe: Season 1. In addition to the exclusive we've got reviews of Showtime's Jeremiah: Season 1 and Family Business: Season 1, HBO's Sex and The City: Season 5, Comedy Central's South Park: Season 3, Fox's Firefly: Season 1, Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 5 and The Shield: Season 2, BBC's Only Fools and Horses and MI-5: Volume 1 and Warner Bros' Smallville: Season 1 and Babylon 5: Season 4.

An interesting mix of titles announced this week including: MGM's The Pink Panther Film Collection on 4/6 - a 6 disc set including: The Pink Panther, A Shot In The Dark, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Revenge Of The Pink Panther and Trail Of The Pink Panther. Warner Bros. has the 80's screwball comedy Police Academy: 20th Anniversary Special Edition on 4/6 as well as the Police Academy Giftset which includes all 7 Police Academy movies (also available separately). Angelina Jolie fans will want to catch up with her latest Beyond Borders on 3/23 [Review] - probably not her best work, but an interesting film none the less. Paramount has the US remake of the popular British series Singing Detective on 3/23 starring Robert Downey Jr. and Katie Holmes - if you blinked you might have missed it in theaters but it's worth seeking out on DVD. Finally a big release date change - Buena Vista has moved the DVD release for Kill Bill Vol 1 to 4/13 [Review] to match the delay in the theatrical release for Vol 2. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

Twentieth Century Fox has released another wave of Hong Kong action films all priced at the ridiculously low MSRP of $9.98 including My Lucky Stars - an all-star comedy with Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao directed by Sammo Hung, In Line of Duty 4 - a classic HK cop-action series directed by acclaimed action director Yuen Woo Ping and staring Donnie Yen make this 1989 sequel a superior effort, Duel to Death the debut of visionary director Ching Siu Tung and Heart of Dragon another Jackie Chan film with some really strong stunt work. Past titles in Fox's low priced HK Action Series include: Magnificent Warriors, City Hunter, Naked Killer, Hong Kong 1941 and The Magnificent Butcher.

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