This week in CineMazing critic Alley Hector takes a look at the remake of the 'classic' TV series Starsky and Hutch , directed by Todd Phillips, of Old School and starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. Also be sure to check out the DVD Review of the tie-in release for Starsky & Hutch - The Complete First Season. Finally this week from film critic Aaron Beierle comes a review of Hidalgo with Viggo Mortensen as Frank T. Hopkins the supposed true story of an American racing underdog. Want to get CineMazing right when it's published? Sign Up to get CineMazing delivered free to your email box!

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at Richard III - Criterion Edition - Laurence Olivier's hard-to-see Shakespearean epic is also considered his best-directed film, The Scarlet Pimpernel - Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour and a fun Ian McKellen spark this tepid television movie about an aristocratic spy during the French Revolution, Quartet - another superior Merchant Ivory film with a beautifully-realized 1920s Paris setting, American Gun -James Coburn's last film is an interesting but unfocused look at broken families and violence, and The Serpent's Egg - Ingmar Bergman's expensive Dino De Laurentiis production is a fantastic blend of ideas from German Expressionism to medical horror . Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A full week of Notable DVDs this week including: School of Rock [Review] - a fun filled flick with a role Jack Black was born to play, Looney Tunes - Back in Action [Review] - a very enjoyable underrated family film, The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 2 - another round of Chaplin classics not to be missed, Starsky & Hutch - Season 1 [DVD Trailer] - the well timed DVD release to tie in with the remake of the classic 70's series, Duplex [Review] - Danny Devito's less than stellar Ben Stiller comedy, Cold Creek Manor [Review] - a less than perfect thriller that might make a good weekend rental, and Petyon Place [Review] - the "shocking" soap of the 50s which survives as a cultural curiosity, thanks to the documentary accompanying this Fox Studio Classics DVD. 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.

With the Oscars behind us we'll start seeing more and more nominated films announced on DVD include this week's: The Triplets of Belleville on 5/4 - featuring several behind the scenes featurettes as well as a music video for the Oscar nominated song, Jim Sheridan's poignant In America on 5/11 featuring fantastic performances from Oscar nominated Samantha Morton and Djimon Hounsou. Another past Oscar contender is getting a re-release - Saving Private Ryan D-Day 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition on 5/25 - a 2 disc set including new behind the scenes making of features which also will available as part World War II Collection on 5/25. Also announced this week: Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Complete Sixth Season on 5/25 - with a slew of commentaries and making ofs and 3 classic kid flicks from Disney Hot Lead & Cold Feet on 7/6 , Charlie The Lonesome Cougar on 7/6 and The Cat From Outer Space on 7/6 . Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has given DVD Talk a very special early sneak peek at the upcoming Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World - two disc special edition DVD. Master and Commander, the winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, won't be released until April 20th, but we've got An Early Review of the DVD for you! Read our review of Master and Commander Now and Pre-Order Master and Commander at: Amazon.com or DVDEmpire or DeepDiscountDVD.com

About 18 months before his passing, the incomparable Jonathan Harris held court at the Chiller Theatre Expo, spinning colorful yarns about his years as the loveably nefarious Dr. Smith on TV's "Lost in Space." Columnist G. Noel Gross was there and files this "lost" interview as part of CineSchlock-O-Rama's ode to the 8-disc Lost in Space: Season One box set.

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