Director/Cinematographer Ernest Dickerson has worked with a lot of high profile rappers turned actors, including: Tupac Shakur in Juice, Ice-T in Surviving the Game and Snoop Dogg in Bones. This time around it's DMX in Dickerson's lens in Never Die Alone a dark film that takes a unique look at the world of drugs and violence. DVD Talk writer Danielle Henbest had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Ernest Dickerson about: the DVD release for Never Die Alone, his connection with Spike Lee, and what it was really like to work with DMX on the set of Never Die Alone. Read the complete interview with Ernest Dickerson.

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: If there were ever a reason to run out and get a region free player Oldboy: SE - Region 3 is it! it'll blow you away. If you need another reason to go region free then see The Twilight Samurai - Region 3 a simply beautiful film. We thought we'd seen it all, then we got the Showgirls V.I.P. Edition: Limited Edition Boxset - once considered the pinnacle of bad movies Showgirls returns as one of the most tricked out box sets yet. Guillermo del Toro knows how to make a great DVD and both The Devil's Backbone: SE and Hellboy: 2-Disc Special Edition live up to high expectations. Another smart, well made movie is The Butterfly Effect and the Infinnifilm DVD does it justice. The Kill Chiba Collection may be a shameless attempt to capitalize on the success of Kill Bill, but it's Sonny Chiba so they've got our money. Finally, the Cartoon Network continues it's strong DVD batting average with Sealab 2021: Season 1 and Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Vol 2! Read reviews for these and over 8880 more in the DVD Talk Review Database.

This week The DVD Savant is up in arms! A favorite Savant war time film Castle Keep has been butchered on DVD with a pan-scan version that destroys the film - read his complete review. Savant has also been hard at work with reviews of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold - Richard Burton mopes, drinks and tries to put a fast one over on the entire Soviet Bloc, The Deli - Twenty amusing New York characters revolve around Mike Starr's deli, which he's about to lose unless his gambling luck changes very soon, The Lower Depths '36 & '57 - Criterion doubles up on a classic play by Maxim Gorky: a depression-era French version by Jean Renoir, and a '50s Japanese interpretation from Akira Kurosawa, The Roger Donaldson Collection: Sleeping Dogs & Smash Palace - Director Roger Donaldson shows his early-career stuff in a pair of excellent dramas from New Zealand, The Driller Killer - Abel Ferrara's sleazoid horror item rubs Savant the wrong way, The Assassination Bureau - Basil Dearden's spoofy antique spy tale is a lot less fun than it thinks it is and F-86 Sabre - normally a modest collection of docu short subjects about a jet fighter would rate a minor review, but this disc is a great find for aviation lovers. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

An interesting mix of notable DVDs this week including: John Landis' indie documentary Slasher [Review] - a fascinating look at the miserable life of a used car salesman, Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers (Unrated) [Review] - steamy and erotic, but perhaps a little to heady and self conscious for its own good, The Manchurian Candidate: SE [Review] - the classic thriller is even more chilling given world events and MGM does a great job restoring it on this Special Edition release, Never Die Alone [Review] - DMX does a solid job in this dark film but don't listen to the commentary track it may be one of the worst yet, Project Greenlight 2 - the HBO series hasn't had a box office hit yet, but the series continues to show just how hard it is to make a good movie, Barbarian Invasions - a touching and poignant film that solidly qualifies as a hidden gem, and Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise [Review] - Director Danny Boyle's enjoyable made for BBC movie is worth checking out state side 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.

Another fine batch of DVDs announced this week including: Clerks: Collector's Series - 10th Anniversary Edition on 9/21 - Kevin Smith's debut film gets a 3 disc special edition release including a special unrated edition of the film and a ton of extras, The Iron Giant: Special Edition on 9/7 - Warner Bros.' critically acclaimed animated film finally gets a special edition release, Rounders: Collector's Edition on 9/7 - an overlooked poker themed gem with Matt Damon and Edward Norton gets a special edition release and hopefully some more attention the second time around, New York Minute on 8/17 - a light teen comedy starring the Olsen twins, Van Helsing on 9/28 - not the best movie in the world, but who knows perhaps it'll turn into a good late night DVD, Resident Evil - Deluxe Edition on 9/7 - the third DVD release for this sci-fi horror flick, this time around with more extras and hype for the theatrical release of the sequel and MADtv: Season 1 on 9/21 - the popular late night sketch comedy show comes to DVD. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

Poker has never been more popular. You can't flick on the TV without running in to one of a dozen Poker themed TV programs. Many notable stars have taken up the game and the poker craze has begun to sweep the nation. If you've every wanted to play poker, now's the time to get in the game. This week we're giving away 5 copies of the Poker For Dummies DVD co-hosted by World Poker Champion Chris Moneymaker. Poker For Dummies will help you learn the (including the popular Texas Hold 'em) and give you a leg up the next time you hit the poker tables. Enter now for your chance to win the Poker For Dummies DVD.
 

We continue to get very positive feedback on the DVD Talk Clips of the week, so we're working to bring you even more clips every week. This week we have seven clips from seven from the DVD of Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers - Clip 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Two clips from the charming and touching documentary How's Your News? [Review] - Clip 1, Clip 2, an exclusive clip and a trailer for MGM 's Thunderbirds International Rescue Edition DVD Box Set as well as a Thunderbirds 6 trailer, a look at screen legend Omar Sharif in Monsieur Ibrahim [Review], the trailer for Kevin Smith's Jersey Girl , a Home on The Range Trailer, A Cold Mountain DVD clip [Review] and finally a Shaolin Soccer DVD trailer.

Michelle Bauer! Brinke Stevens! Linnea Quigley! The Queens of Scream lather up as sorority SUCCUBI in Nightmare Sisters! The illusive cult classick, now available on an extras-lavished disc, debuts alongside another B-rarity with a title that says it all: Scream Queen Hot Tub Party!!! Just two of a DOZEN rapid-fire reviews featured in the latest CineSchlock-O-Rama Lightning Round. So much schlock, so little time!
 

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