This week in CineMazing critic Alley Hector takes a look at the remake of The Stepford Wives with Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken & Glenn Close. Find out how The Stepford Wives measures up to the 1970s classic film. 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!

The chick-werewolf phenom that wagged tongues in 2001 is back with bite in Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed. It's the clear standout of a sudden salvo of sorry sequels such as Starship Troopers 2, Wild Things 2 and the surprisingly seductive Cruel Intentions 3. Commentary king Joe Bob Briggs salutes The Double-D Avenger and David Cronenberg explores armpit vampirism in Rabid. Plus, responses to reader emails and the ever-vigilant CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

It's the chosen few DVDs released each year which receive DVD Talk's Highest Rating: DVD Talk Collector Series. Recent DVDs to get this extremely high rating include: Touching the Void - Joe Simpson's best selling book is faithfully brought to life in this amazing movie, The Leopard - Criterion's loving restoration work and exhaustive bonus material that make The Leopard such a must-have DVD, The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King - a fantastic movie that looks and sounds incredible, The Tin Drum - Criterion - a film that left a profound impact in its wake on an exceptional DVD, The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse - Criterion - about as close to perfect as a film this age is ever going to look and The Fog of War - an incredibly engaging portrait of a very controversial political figure. See the complete list of all DVDs given DVD Talk's Highest Rating.

As the saying goes, there's a little child in everyone. In the film Teacher's Pet the excitement and embarrassment of being a shy fourth grader comes alive through the eyes of someone who bares only a tail and a dream. Spot, a talking blue dog (voiced by the incredibly eccentric Nathan Lane) wants out of the doghouse and into an elementary school classroom. DVD Talk Interviewer Danielle Henbest had the opportunity to talk with Teacher's Pet Co-Creator Cheri Steinkellner about the film and upcoming DVD. Read our complete interview with Cheri Steinkellner.

A great week full of notable DVDs, including: Mystic River [Review] - a fantastic character piece with strong performances all the way around, City of God [Review] - probably the best film you've never seen, a true hidden gem of a movie that must not be missed, Field Of Dreams Anniversary Edition - one of the best films about dads and baseball finally gets the special edition it deserves, SCTV Volume 1 [Review] - one of Canada's great imports right after Hockey, Robocop Trilogy [Review] - buy it quickly or there will be...trouble, Along Came Polly - light, fun, silly and stupid - exactly what you look for in a weekend rental, Fangoria Blood Drive [Review] -add seven creative short horror flicks, Rob Zombie, Stan Winsten and Clive Barker and you've got yourself one bloody good DVD, and Quantum Leap: Season 1 [Review] - great television makes a great DVD, don't wait for cable re-runs to rediscover this finely crafted series. 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.

This week we have a special giveaway from Koch Vision for the Fangoria Blood Drive DVD. Fangoria Magazine and Koch Vision have hunted down seven of the best American short horror films and brought them together in the first-ever Fangoria Blood Drive DVD - hosted by Rob Zombie (Read our Interview with Rob Zombie). In addition to the seven films there's over an hour of behind-the-scenes footage with special effects wizard Stan Winston and Horror Master Clive Barker. We're giving away 5 copies of the Fangoria Blood Drive DVD so enter now for your chance to win.

A number of great titles announced on DVD this week including: the popular reality TV series The Apprentice: Complete First Season on 8/24 - the advantage being...on DVD you can fast forward through Omarosa! Reality TV fans can also get their fix of Survivor with Survivor: All-Stars - The Complete Season on 8/31. George Lucas fans who don't mind him tinkering with his old films will be happy to see his debut film THX 1138 restored for a 2 disc special edition on 9/14. If you're looking the work of a true master of the cinema, look no further than the David Lean DVD Collection on 9/7 which includes the films Brief Encounter, Blithe Spirit, Great Expectations, In Which We Serve, Madeleine, Oliver Twist, The Passionate Friends and The Happy Breed. While he might not be a cinematic master, we still get a kick out of Jack Black (no matter how bad the film is he's in) and so we'll check out Envy and his paring with Ben Stiller on 8/10. DVDs also announced this week include: Jennifer Garner's feature film star vehicle 13 Going On 30 on 8/3, Slacker - Criterion on 8/31, Videodrome - Criterion on 8/31, Magnum, P.I.: Season 1 on 9/7 and Barbie As Princess & Pauper on 9/28. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

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