It's no small task bringing the history behind the legend of King Arthur to the big screen. Now imagine being half way through directing the 'gritty' history behind the legend and finding out that you've got to change your film drastically to get a PG-13 rating. Director Antoine Fuqua (best known for Training Day) spun his film around 180 degrees half way through production, but is now able to spin it back to it's 'R' Rated roots in an Unrated Director's Cut DVD. DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman had the opportunity to speak with Antoine Fuqua about his experience making King Arthur, how things got changed back for the DVD and what exactly it was like working with Keira Knightley. Read our complete interview. Also be sure to Read our review of King Arthur: Extended Unrated Edition DVD.

A top of great clips this week including: A look at the shark infested waters of Open Water, a sneak peek at Harold and Kumar go To White Castle including a deleted scene and a clip from the behind the scenes feature. Previews for: Battle Star Galactica: The Mini- Series, Shaun of The Dead, The Village and The Miyazaki Collection Wave 2. Some deleted scenes from The Simpsons: Season 5 including Barbershop Quartet, Bart's Casino Grandpa Simpson and Nerds and Bullies. Finally, two clips from notable surfing DVDs Riding Giants and Ride the Wild Surf.

It's the final week of 2004, and surprisingly it's a week packed with notable DVDs including: Garden State [Review] - Zach Braff is well focused in his directorial debut, in a film absolutely worth catching on DVD, Battlestar Galactica - The Mini-Series - embarrassing the 'cheese' factor of its predecessor this mini-series delivers, Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy - another love it or hate it film with some painfully funny moments, Open Water [Review] - relentlessly realistic shark movie , Resident Evil: Apocalypse [Review] - more zombies and more Milla Jovovich and did we mention more Milla Jovovich? Twilight Samurai - a beautifully made film that definitely deserves to be seen, Sex and the City: S6 P2 [Review] - not the most satisfying end to a landmark series, but still heads and shoulders above the rest and Wicker Park [Review] - the darker side of love and a good weekend rental. Read our List of Top Upcoming DVDs for more great DVDs out this week, and visit our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Undead and out of work? Fire your agent! Behold the Year of the Zombie! Dawn of the Dead: Ultimate Edition sinks its choppers into the CineSchlockers' Choice award as 2004's fan-fave release! Now the geek'd out horror hoot Shaun of the Dead takes its 5-star bite! (Win your copy in our zombirific DVD giveaway.) In another feeding frenzy, Open Water does plenty of splashing around, but is it all wet? Plus, the much-anticipated Best of Schlock 2004, responses to reader emails and the ever-vigilant CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

On this month's DVD Talk TV Segment on ABC TV's AM Northwest we took a look at 4 Notable DVDs: Lord of The Rings - The Return of The King: Extended Edition - the grand finale for one of the best film trilogies ever, I, Robot - more than just another 'big dumb summer action film', Mary Poppins 40th Anniversary Edition - she's 'practically perfect in every way', even after 40 years and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story - the perfect DVD if you're looking for some great laughs. Watch this show (which runs about 7 mins) in Windows Media High Bandwidth or Low Bandwidth. Also watch past month's segments.

Didn't get what you wanted this holiday season? Or have a gift card buring a hole in your pocket. Be sure to finish the year off right and pick up DVD Savant: A Review Resource Book, you won't regret it! Also with the year wrapping up The DVD Savant has posted The DVD Savant's Most Impressive DVDs of 2004. We've got a ton of 'Best of Lists' landing on the site in the next two weeks, so stay tuned. Savant also has reviews up for Gunga Din, Mary Poppins, Mikey and Nicky, Fanny and Alexander and I Remember Mama. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

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