CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted celebrates the capture of its OLDEST inductee -- Freaks! What a shindig it is, as Warner Home Video's freakified feast of schlock value, engaging extras and a/v attention earns DVD Talk's highest rating. Plus, responses to reader emails and even more Most Wanted titles still steps ahead of eagle-eyed CineSchlockers.
 

You know (and love) Elisha Cuthbert from 24, now she's made the jump to the big screen in the 'Risky Business-esque' update The Girl Next Door [Review]. Fox has granted the wishes of many a Elisha Cuthbert fans and released The Girl Next Door in a not so family friendly unrated DVD edition featuring: commentary by director Luke Greenfield, a trivia track, scene-specific commentary by Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch, making-of featurette, gag reel, deleted and extended scenes, the original ending and a Trailer to hot to show in theaters. We're giving away 5 copies of The Girl Next Door: Unrated Edition this week so enter now for your chance to win.

This week The DVD Savant has reviews of The Sugarland Express - Goldie Hawn takes 1001 cop cars for a ride in Steven Spielberg's superior first theatrical film, Black Angel - A tricky film noir murder mystery gives Dan Duryea a starring role opposite June Vincent and Peter Lorre, Smile - Jerry Belson and Michael Ritchie come up with the funniest, sweetest satire of the 70s, a venal Beauty Pageant that becomes the focus of a California town, The Bad Seed - Patty McCormack is the little girl possessed by a really bad story concept; a movie that's become a camp classic of a kind and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson shine in Martin Scorsese's odd film out ... a true 70s gem. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

We continue to get lots of very positive feedback on our DVD Clips of the Week! So here's another great batch of DVD Clips and Trailers: Seinfeld DVD Trailer (on DVD 11/23). Ike: Countdown to D-Day (on DVD 8/21) Clip 1, 2, 3. Goodbye Lenin (now on DVD). Boa VS. Python (on DVD 8/24) Clip 1, 2, 3, plus The Boa vs. Python Trailer. Mickey, Donald & Goofy: The Three Musketeers (on DVD 8/17). Jersey Girl (on DVD 9/7), Clip 1 , 2, 3. Demon Lover (Unrated) (on DVD 9/7).

An interesting mix of DVDs announced this week, including several new titles in Columbia Tri-Star's Superbit line: S.W.A.T. (Superbit), Underworld (Superbit) , Once Upon A Time In Mexico (Superbit), The Missing (Superbit) and The Guns Of Navarone (Superbit) all out on DVD 10/26. Warner Bros has had a fantastic record with their multi-disc restorations, so we're extremely excited to hear that Gone With The Wind will be restored and released on a 4 Disc Collector's Edition on 11/9. Warner Bros also has another installment in their popular cartoon series Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Volume 2 on 11/2. Universal has announced an Unrated Director's Cut release for this summers sci-fi action fest The Chronicles Of Riddick on 11/16 and as you'd expect the DVD is packed with many special features focused on the effects and how the film was made. Also announced this week: The China Syndrome: Special Edition on 10/26, Profiler: Season 4 on 10/26, The Kids in the Hall: Complete Season 2 1990-1991 on 11/16. Read our complete list of Upcoming DVDs.

This week is a great week for fans of Martin Scorsese with the release of The Martin Scorsese Collection featuring: After Hours [Review], Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore [Review], Mean Streets [Review], Who's Knocking at My Door and the highly anticipated Goodfellas: 2 Disc Special Edition. Another great American Director Steven Spielberg has 2 early films on DVD this week - Duel [Review] and The Sugarland Express [Review]. Showing that the US hasn't cornered the market on great directors, Palm Pictures has Hou Hsiao-hsien's Millennium Mambo [Review] - a deliciously texturized movie that you should definitely seek out. Other notable DVDs this week include: Connie And Carla [Review] - with Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette in a fantastic gender bending comedy, Taking Lives - Director's Cut [Review] - DJ Caruso's less-than-perfect thriller just might be a good weekend rental, Godsend [Review] - a great cast with a terrible script make it a morbid curiosity rental, Da Ali G Show: Season 1 [Review] - a love it or hate it comedy from HBO and Seeing Other People [Review] - a notable release from the Sundance Channel. 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 including a new section devoted entirely to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Larisa Oleynik has had the unique Hollywood experience of growing up and coming-of-age on screen. From her debut in The Baby-Sitters Club to roles in 10 Things I Hate About You and 100 Girls Larisa has blossomed. Now in the Emmy-nominated film, A Time for Dancing, Larisa stars in a touching coming-of-age film that tells the story of two teenage girls bound by a love of dance and most importantly, a love for each other. DVD Talk Writer Danielle Henbest sat down with Larisa Oleynik to talk about the DVD release of A Time For Dancing, her start in entertainment in Les Miserables and working with Shiri Appleby. Read our complete interview with Larisa Oleynik.

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