This week the DVD Savant has reviews of The Soldier's Tale - a brilliant illustration of Igor Stravinsky's dynamic musical fable, The Counterfeit Traitor - a true story of wartime espionage that deflates preconceptions about secret agents and Nazi villainy, Port of Shadows - Marcel Carne defines French poetic realism in this hazy, romantic and violent melodrama, Out of the Past - a bonafide classic that transcends film noir, Jacques Tourneur's romantic masterpiece of intrigue and regret is one of the best American movies ever, Thunderbirds Are Go \ Thunderbird 6 - the handmade marionette heroes of the UK Telly invade the world of feature films in two outsized Techniscope adventures, lovingly restored for DVD by MGM and Story of Women - Home Vision Entertainment brings Claude Chabrol's chilling true story of occupied France to DVD. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

The DVD Talk DVD Easter Egg Database continues to grow. Here are the latest Eggs to be uncovered: Vince Vaughn's '70's trivia contest on Starsky and Hutch, an outake from William Friedkin's interview for The Manchurian Candidate: SE, a deleted line of dialogue and some fun with lines of the movie from Uncle Sam, and the theatrical EPK on Dirty Dancing: The Ultimate Edition. 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!

A good number of notable DVDs getting their release this week including: Starsky & Hutch [Review] - a light and fun, tongue in cheek remake of the popular 70's cop show with Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller. Wilson also stars in the anemic remake of Elmore Leonard's The Big Bounce [Review] - which is only worth watching if you're a die hard Owen fan. Another movie with a raising star out this week is Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen [Review] with Lindsay Lohan, ideal for the pre-teen audience. The Human Stain [Review] had early Oscar buzz, but never could deliver, now on DVD it's worth checking out as a rental. How's Your News [Review] is like no documentary you've seen before, it's a point of view of disabled people by disabled people, it's heart warming, funny and sometimes painful. Finally, from X-Files creator, Chris Cater comes Millennium: Season 1 [Review] a truly spectacular show on a solid 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.

With a live action remake of The Thunderbirds hitting theaters soon, we thought we'd celebrate it's roots with a giveaway of The Best of Thunderbirds DVD containing the absolute best six episodes from the cult Gerry Anderson '60 TV series. The Best of Thunderbirds DVD features: the top episodes chosen by the fans, Before Thunderbirds Were Go: A Profile of Gerry Anderson, a Gerry Anderson interview, Pop-up episode of "Pit of Peril", The Story of Thunderbirds and more. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Best of Thunderbirds DVD we're giving away this week. 

Some great DVD announcements this week including: The Day After Tomorrow on 10/5 - this summer's first blockbuster is one of the first to be announced on DVD, Saved on 10/5 - Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin star in a ruthlessly dark comedy that slipped under most peoples radar in theaters, but hopefully will find an audience on DVD, Born Rich on 10/5 - Johnson & Johson heir Jamie Johnson takes a look at himself and his rich friends and comes up with some pretty exceptional revelations, New Zoo Revue: Season One on 8/24 - a classic children's show from the '70's gets resurrected on DVD, Raising Helen on 10/12 - Kate Hudson is charming in this light Garry Marshall flick, reason enough to add it to your 'rental list'. Finally, Ed Wood: Special Edition on 10/19 - this oft canceled Tim Burton DVD is back on again with real release date we hope it makes. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

This week we have a special giveaway for the cult hit sci-fi series Sliders to celebrate the DVD release of Sliders The First and Second Seasons. The Sliders DVD features: All 10 episodes from the 1995 season and all 13 from the 1996 season, Commentary by co-creators Tracy Torme and Robert Weiss, and an all new making-of featurette. Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of the Sliders - The First and Second Seasons DVD we're giving away this week.
 

Ol' snaggle puss certainly has a mug only a CineSchlocker could love. Is the same devotion advisable before upgrading to the two-disc Predator special edition? CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted celebrates the capture of Loverboy (with extra anchovies). Creature Unknown might oughta stay that way. Soviet "Hooter Horn" technology debuts in Curse of the Erotic Tiki. Plus, responses to reader emails.
 

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