This week the DVD Savant takes a look The Accidental Tourist - Lawrence Kasdan's civilized comedy is also an intense drama about emotional withdrawal and our need for other people, Swing Shift - this Rosie-the-Riveter story had a lot of potential but misses by a wide margin, reportedly because of star interference, Mutiny on the Bounty - Charles Laughton and Clark Gable generate enough acting power to upstage the giant production in this impressive MGM Golden Age classic. Still as good as any seagoing epic ever made and One From The Heart - coppola's musical romance is just so-so, but the story of his American Zoetrope studio covered in this disc's ample docus and extras is remarkable. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

We're suckers for a good time travel film, so perhaps we were more excited than most about the theatrical release of The Butterfly Effect written and directed by first time directors J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress - the writing team behind Final Destination 2. Starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. The Butterfly Effect is a mind-bender thriller that explores the ripple effect of changing something in the past . Find out how The Butterfly Effect measures up and if it lives up to our high expectations in this week's Aisle view. Also be sure to check out DVD Talk's Theatrical Review Database for more recent reviews of films in theaters now. Want to get The Aisle View right when it's published? Sign Up to get The Aisle View delivered free to your email box!

Television on DVD continues its strong presence in this week's notable DVDs including The Simple Life with one of the quickest turns from airing to DVD yet, Ashton Kutcher's candid camera-esque MTV: Punk'd: Season 1 [Review], Showtime's Jeremiah: Season 1 [Review] and the classic TV series Barney Miller: Season 1 [Review]. Notable movies on DVD this week include: Once Upon a Time in Mexico [Review] - Robert Rodriguez's thrilling cap to his Desperado series, Spellbound [Review] - a charming look at the national spelling bee, Open Range - Kevin Costner shows again he shouldn't direct and while it's not 'Western-world' it certainly isn't his best, the gore fest Cabin Fever:SE and the not to be overlooked DVD release for The Accidental Tourist [Review]. 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.

Being a teenage in a modern urban environment is a lot different than it used to be, and there's no finer portrait of the twisted struggle of the modern teen than Fox's DVD Thirteen. This hidden gem of a movie stars Evan Rachel Wood as a girl who straddles the line between pre-teen and teen and how she deals with all the internal and external pressures and influences on her. Evan Rachel Wood is phenomenal as is Nikki Reed who also co-wrote the screenplay. The Thirteen DVD features: Commentary by director/co-writer Catherine Hardwicke, co-writer/actor Nikki Reed, and actors Evan Rachel Wood and Brady Corbet, 10 deleted scenes with commentary, a Making-of featurette and more. Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of the Thirteen DVD.

More great DVD's announced this week, including: Mel Gibson's enjoyable adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet on 2/24, which comes out close to his newest theatrical release The Passion. The critically acclaimed Julia Roberts film Mona Lisa Smile on 3/9 with Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden and Julia Stiles. Veronica Guerin on 3/16 with a superb performance from Cate Blanchett. 21 Grams on 3/16 [Review] the english language debut of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu with Oscar worthy work from Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and, most notably, Naomi Watts. The second season of E.R. on 4/27 including that all important gag reel, and finally the ever popular TV series: Gilmore Girls: The Complete First Season on 5/4. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

Shout Factory has announced the DVD release for the extremely popular Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series. Set for release on April 6th, Freaks & Geeks will be released in two separate versions: a 6 disc feature packed special edition featuring all 18 episodes of the show (including three which did not air on network TV), 28 audio commentaries, Director's Cut Pilot Episode, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Cast Auditions, and more. The 6 Disc SE will be available at all traditional online and offline retail outlets. The second release, a fan edition, will only be available online at Freaksandgeeksdvd.com and includes the 6 discs of the special edition as well as two bonus discs including: three live table readings of key episodes, interviews with the cast and show creators, more deleted scenes, exclusive behind the scenes footage, an unshot script and a ton of other great content. What makes these two releases even more exciting is that Freaks & Geeks DVD has been made possible by the immense online fan support for the series.

DVD Talk Reviewer Don Houston has been hard at work covering the complete range of anime DVDs released this month including: Witch Hunter Robin - a cross between X-Files and X-Men, with a bit of intelligent, if dark, creativity thrown in for good measure, RahXephon - now at Volume 7, if you're a fan of the series this is a must, if you've never seen it pick up Volume 1 and find out why so many people are raving about, Rune Soldier - with Volume 6 just released the entire series is now on DVD and the new Final Fantasy Unlimited Series which doesn't live up to its namesake. Read these anime reviews and more in the DVD Talk Review Database.

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