On the night before St. Patricks Day, to celebrate the DVD release for The Commitments: Collector's Edition, members of the Commitments came together to play a special concert at the House of Blues in Chicago. 13 years had passed since the release of the film, and the band now features many fresh new faces (including new Commitments lead singer Joe "The Moose" Walsh) but one thing hasn't changed - the amazing music! DVD Talk reporter Jeremy Kleinman was at the event and has a special report on the Return of The Commitments. Also we have an extensive review of the new Collector's Edition DVD.

This week in CineMazing critic Ian Jane takes a look at the remake of the classic Zombie Flick Dawn Of The Dead and talks about how it measures up to the Original Dawn of The Dead (which coincidentally we just happen to have a review of Dawn of The Dead - Divimax DVD). Also this week critic Alley Hector takes a look at the new thriller Taking Lives with Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke and be sure not to miss our Interview with Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry about the new film Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. Want to get CineMazing right when it's published? Sign Up to get CineMazing delivered free to your email box!

The DVD Talk DVD Easter Egg Database continues to grow, greatly in part from the fantastic submissions from DVD Talk readers like you. Some of the latest Eggs to be uncovered include: A Table Read of 'A Tale of Two Santas' for Futurama Volume 3, An Interview with George Romero's wife with Chris Romero on Dawn of the Dead: Special Divimax Edition, A look at the Portrait Scene on Under The Tuscan Sun, Thirteen Hidden Interviews on Married With Children - The Complete Season 2, Outtakes on Secondhand Lions and Bloopers on Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star. Find out how to access all these great hidden features and more in the DVD Talk Easter Egg Database. Also be sure to help our DVD Easter Egg Database grow by submitting DVD easter eggs when you uncover them on your DVDs!

HKFlix.com has another great exclusive special offer for DVD Talk Readers. Get one of the finest family films ever made, Benji, now available on all-region NTSC DVD for a limited time for only $14.95. This DVD is long out of print in the USA and is now only available in this imported version . Benji 2: For The Love of Benji is also available for $14.95, or buy both for only $24.95. Great for bringing back those '70s memories, or for the kids! Hurry this is a limited time special offer (expires 4/10).

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at: Croupier - a hardboiled thriller with excellent dialogue and story twists that's like curling up with a good crime book, Belles on their Toes - The Cheaper By the Dozen fans cope with life without father, It Was a Wonderful Life - a A great documentary without an axe to grind, about a handful of women surviving by wits alone and Persona - the ultimate in Ingmar Bergman navel-gazing, no phony art film. Instead we have an authentic psychological meditation on personality and identity absorption. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Was it the buckskin bikini that launched her career or what the good Lord gave Raquel Welch to put IN said getup? One Million Years B.C. resurrects this age-old quandary. Speaking of that illusive capture, CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted also celebrates apprehending Just One of the Guys. Plus, "Cara Loft" is a clothing-optional adventurer in the sapphic spoof Womb Raider.

A solid mix this week of notable DVDs, including: the Academy Award Nominated 21 Grams [Review] - with three exceptionally strong performances absolutely not to be missed, Veronica Guerin [Review] - Cate Blanchett is phenomenal it the title role of a reporter literally under fire for her investigative reporting, The Commitments: SE [Review] - Alan Parker's superb and soulful film finally gets the SE treatment it deserves, The Cat In The Hat [Review] - painfully bad, the DVD equivalent of a Happy Meal, kids might love it but it's undeniably junk food, and finally Scooby Doo: Season 1 & 2 and The Flintstones: Season 1 - classic TV cartoons the way you remembered them, kudos to Warner Bros. for unlocking their valuts and releasing these shows on 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.

It's an unfortunate fact that most everyone, at some point, will have a bad relationship. The film Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind poses the question: What if you could have the memory of this bad relationship erased? Would you do it? If so what kind of impact would erasing memories have on you? We had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and Director Michel Gondry about the film. Their tag-team approach to the interview gave some great insight on how this unique pair works together and how they created such a complex, fascinating and entertaining film. Read our complete interview with Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry or Listen to the complete audio version.

This week's major announcement is for this years big winner at the Academy Awards - The Lord of The Rings - Return of The King on 5/25 [Review] - as with previous chapters of the trilogy the first release will be the theatrical cut, with an extended edition to follow later in the year. Other Oscar winners announced this week include: Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain on 7/6 - [Review] which wasn't exactly the critics darling despite winning an Oscar for best supporting actress, and winner of Best Documentary Fog of War on 5/11 [Review] - Errol Morris' brilliant look at former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Also announced this week: John Woo's 'Total Recall-esque' memory blanking Paycheck on 5/18 [Review], Screenwriter Mike Rich's (uncredited) Miracle on 5/18 [Review] - the story of how the impossible underdog of the US Olympic Hockey Team tried to dethrone the almost unbeatable USSR team. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs

With literally thousands of DVD Reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database is easy to miss some of our top reviews. Here's quick round up of them: Schindler's List - Spielberg's masterpiece, School of Rock - a masterful DVD for one of the best comedies of 2003, Star Trek Voyager: Complete First Season - the first installment of another great Star Trek series, Chappelle's Show: Season 1 - a sleeper hit comedy, Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park - another one to seek out and discover, Dawn of the Dead (Divimax) - one of the definitive zombie flicks, The Final Conflict - the time bending cult hit beautifully restored, and Doggy Poo - a charming family film that is also a thoughtful examination of how all things are interrelated. Read reviews for these and more in the DVD Talk Review Database.

This week we have several clips from The Academy Award nominated Something's Gotta Give [Review] starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton (all presented in Windows Media for High Bandwidth). Clips for Something's Gotta Give include: the DVD trailer, a deleted scene where Jack Nicholson sings karaoke, Amanda Peet gives a tour of the Hampton's beach house set, and Diane Keaton and Director Nancy Meyers talk about shooting an emotional scene. Something's Gotta Give is available on DVD March 30 - Find The Best Price and Read The DVD Talk Review.

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