Cinema Gotham has been hard at work reviewing DVDs with a New York angle. First off, James Mangold's Cop Land finally gets a director's cut release, reversing the compromised theatrical version and giving audiences a new chance to appreciate the work of one of film history's strongest ensemble casts. Next, Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet is a wonderfully rewarding indie classic that melds a culture clash storyline with queer cinema to create something subtle and emotionally complex. And finally, the art-scene oddity Downtown 81 was made over two decades ago but was only completed in the last few. This excellent film features a charming performance from the late artist Jean Michel Basquiat as well as tons of other downtown luminaries.

This week in CineMazing critic Alley Hector takes at Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Directed by Alfonso Cuaron (of Y tu mama tambien fame). Find out how Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban stacks up to the first two Harry Potter films. 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 The Godfather - Coppola's breakthrough epic returns as a separate release that seems identical to the pressing in the previous boxed set, Winsor McKay The Master Edition - this Canadian collection gathers all of McKay's existing animated shorts, Judex - French serial maker Louis Feuillade pioneers the caped superhero in this thrilling, charming tale of extortion, kidnapping, lifelong vendettas and fantastic rescues, Duel in the Sun - David O. Selznick's western opus looks better than ever but the soundtrack is weak this go-round, Morituri - Yul Brynner and Marlon Brando make excellent thriller leads in this tense and uncompromising WW2 spy tale on the high seas and The Leopard - The once-unseeable Visconti masterpiece becomes one of Criterion's finest achievements. Featuring two versions of the film and a third disc with excellent interview docs

DVD Talk Reviewers Don Houston and John Sinnott have been hard at work covering the complete range of anime DVDs released this month including: Angelic Layer - A strong female lead character is at the center of this series which an enjoyable surprise event people who might not thin is their type of show. One guy forced to live with five women, sounds like paradise right? Not in Happy Lesson an excellent anime series which wraps up this month with it's final volume. The somewhat obscure Kino's Journey is an impressive series that will leave you wanting more. Filled with steam powered machine guns and giant flying battleships that never land, Last Exile takes place on a world quite like ours, yet vastly different, and now with 3 volumes on DVD it's a world you'll want to definitely check out ! Read these anime reviews and more in the DVD Talk Review Database.

DVDEmpire.com is running a red hot blow out sale for several very recent Fox DVDs including: Cheaper By The Dozen, Master & Commander , Runaway Jury and Stuck on You for only $11.99 each. Supplies on these are VERY limited, so you'll want to jump on this. Limit one of each title per household. Discount will automatically be applied when you add a title to your cart. Jump on this deal now.
 

This week we have a very special giveaway for the hilarious SCTV Vol. 1: Network 90 [Review] - the classic comedy TV show which launched the careers of John Candy, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, and Dave Thomas . The SCTV Vol. 1: Network 90 DVD features: Nine 90-minute episodes from the first season, Commentaries by Joe Flaherty and Eugene Levy, The SCTV reunion from the 1999 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, Four new documentaries and much more! Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of SCTV Vol. 1: Network 90 we're giving away this week.

June starts off with an excellent week of notable DVDs including: the Oscar winning Monster [Review] - and yes Charlize Theron is truly amazing. While Wolfgang Petersen's Troy sinks at the box office Das Boot finally gets its full 5 hour uncut release on DVD. Robert Altman's films often divide audiences and his latest The Company [Review 1 - Review 2] is no acception getting vastly different ratings from 2 of our reviewers. Good movies for pre-teens are hard to find so make sure you don't overlook Catch That Kid [Review] your kids will thank you. If you're up for the 80's nostalgia Punky Brewster - Season 1 [Review] is out on DVD, and it's as enjoyable as you remember. Finally, if you're looking for some good (not so clean fun) be sure to check out Eurotrip (Unrated Edition) [Review] - it's what you'd expect... but that's a good thing. 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.

Even with the memorial day holiday weekend, the new DVD announcements keep rolling in: Futurama fans will get their next fix of this addictive series on 8/24 with the release of Futurama Volume 4, Jon Favreau's entertaining star studded dinner time chat show Dinner For Five: Season One comes to DVD on 8/17 and it features some great nuggets from Rod Steiger, Ron Livingston, Marilyn Manson, Sarah Silverman and David Cross. From Bravo comes the loosely scripted Significant Others: The Series on 8/3 and if you like 'relationship' shows you should definitely check this one out. Another series coming to DVD which you may have missed is X-Files creator Chris Carter's series Harsh Realm: The Complete Series on 8/24. Also announced this week: Johnson Family Vacation on 8/10, Margaret Cho: Revolution on 8/17 and Ella Enchanted on 8/24, Scooby-Doo 2 - Monsters Unleashed on 9/14 .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: The Godfather Paramount's crown jewel breaks out of the box set for an solo release, Invader Zim, Volume 1 - If you like your animation with a side order of schizophrenia, look no further than Invader Zim, Angel Heart (Special Edition) - a forgotten gem, a no longer controversial piece of brilliant craftsmanship that represents the height of Alan Parker’s pana-visionary skill, Race to the Moon - an enjoyable DVD for people who liked Apollo 13 and the HBO series From the Earth to the Moon, Downtown 81 - an immensely watchable and likeable film, we wish all our favorite unknown films would get such loving treatment, Osbournes 2 1/2 - one of the more entertaining "reality" shows on the airwaves. Read reviews for these and more in the DVD Talk Review Database.

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