This week we have 3 clips from the new Unrated and Extended DVD release of Underworld (all presented in Windows Media for High Bandwidth). This DVD release includes 23 minutes of re-cut and new footage as well as a number new special features. This week's clips from Underworld: 2-Disc Unrated Extended Cut are: Designing Underworld, Outtakes and bloopers and The look of Underworld. Underworld will be released on DVD Tuesday May 25th. Find The Best Price and Read The DVD Talk Review .

This week in CineMazing critic Alley Hector takes a look at Troy - a retelling of sorts of Homer's epic novel The Iliad - film with an epic budget, big name cast, and high expectations. Find out if Troy lives up to the hype. If you love movies, be sure to also drop in to DVD Talk's Movie Talk Forum, with news, trailers, discussions and member reviews of movies now in theaters. 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 has reviews of Tomorrow - one of Robert Duvall's favorite roles in perhaps the best translation of William Faulkner to the screen, Fat Man and Little Boy - a great disc of a wishy-washy look at the development of the atom bomb, The Wolf Man: The Legacy Collection - Universal combines Lon Chaney Jr.'s lycanthropic original with one sequel and two thematically similar horror efforts, Mill of the Stone Women A Eurohorror classic for those who like their morbid fantasies to look beautiful and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse - Criterion terrific restoration of Fritz Lang's anti-Nazi terror-crime thriller that still delivers a pulpish kick to the intellect.

A great mix of notable DVDs this week including: In America [Review] - Jim Sheridan's fantastic and intensely personal film should not be missed, The Fog of War [Review]- Best Documentary Winner sheds new light on Vietnam and America's war machine, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls [Review] - a look at American film making n the 70's including Martin Scorcese and Francis Ford Coppola, Survivor: Season 1 [Review] - a well timed release for enjoyable 'unscripted' TV, Friends Finale SE - just incase your Tivo was on the frits, SCTV Vol. 1 [Review] - classic comedy TV which launched the careers of John Candy, Eugene Levy, Harold Ramis and many more, God Is Great and I'm Not - another entrancing performance by Audrey Tautou, and Scary Movie 3 [Review] - probably better titled 'Naked Gun 4' without the Wayans brother's this franchise loses its bite. 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.

In 1976, David Cronenberg was sweating bedroom troubles. Namely whether his producer-picked leading lady, porn siren Marilyn Chambers, could perform outside of one! Turns out she could and his sophomore feature, Rabid, remains an early testament to the filmmaker's potent, visceral flair that boasts both cult and critical acclaim. In this exclusive CineSchlock-O-Rama interview, Cronenberg ponders the primordial power of horror, why bloodsucking is so sexy and kindly indulges the off-topic meanderings of a certain Fly fan.

HKFlix has another great special offer for DVD Talk Readers! Get $15 off the regular low price for the uncut versions of two of Chow Yun Fat's best films, HARD BOILED and FULL CONTACT. Get these two great DVDs for only $12.95 each (While supplies last). Both DVDs feature extended action sequences, including almost three minutes of additional gun play in HARD BOILED's hospital finale.

HBO dominates this week's announced DVDs with a number of HBO original programming including: Iron Jawed Angels on 9/7 - an extremely well done film with Hilary Swank in a story about the woman's suffrage movement, Jim Brown: All American on 8/24 - a look at on of football's greats Directed by Spike Lee, and the latest Chris Rock concert film Chris Rock: Never Scared on 8/31. Fans of great television should look forward to the DVD release for the critically acclaimed but canceled Boomtown: Season One on 7/20 featuring: 6 Audio Commentaries and 2 behind the scenes featurettes which look at how unique structure of the series was created and how it worked. Also announced this week: From Criterion: Yasujiro Ozu's Early Summer on 7/20, MGM's Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London on 7/13, and Kotch Entertainment's release of the American Idol's most notable reject William Hung: Hangin' With Hung on 6/29. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

John Sturges' classic World War II film The Great Escape is an absolute favorite of the DVD Talk staff, and so we're ecstatic that MGM has restored and re-released this film in a new feature packed 2 disc collector's edition. The Great Escape (2-Disc Collector's Set) features: Audio Commentary by Director John Sturges, Cast & Crew , "The Great Escape: The Untold Story" Documentary, "The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones" Documentary, 5 Featurettes and more. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Great Escape we're giving away this week.

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: Survivor: Season 1 - with Survivor All Star now over this set is a great chance to see how it all began, Gilmore Girls - The Complete First Season - a rare, effortless balance between being wickedly smart, hysterically funny, and touching , Underworld: 2-Disc Unrated Extended Cut - can additional footage and alternate make Underworld a different movie? Nope, Stuck on You - a sweet comedy from the Farley Bros. , Tomorrow -one of Robert Duvall's favorite roles in perhaps the best translation of William Faulkner to the screen, Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season -a classic example of TV animation and should be cherished by old and new fans alike, Police Academy: The Complete Collection - seven hours of police buffoonery that has some great highs and lows and Peter Pan - an enjoyable live action adaptation of the classic tale slips under the radar screen in theaters but is worth checking out on DVD. Read reviews for these and more in the DVD Talk Review Database.

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