We have a ton of great content up this week on DVD Talk Radio including: a quick update on 4 notable DVDs this week and three great audio DVD reviews from Reel Reviews including: Paris, Texas, Riding Giants and Rushmore. We also have 2 audio interviews up: Duane "Dog" Chapman (AKA Dog The Bounty Hunter) and Henry Rollins. Finally, we have a a complete audio wrap up report of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Listen to these and more on DVD Talk Radio

This week we have 2 DVD Talk TV segments for you to enjoy from The Screen Savers (G4/TechTV). DVD Talk reviewer Kim Morgan takes a look at several recent notable DVDs including: The Grudge, Sealab 2021: Season 2 and Ghost in The Shell: SE - Watch this show (which runs about 5 mins). Also catch last week's show with a look at Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow:, Batman Animated Series 2, and MacGyver: The First Season. Watch this show (which runs about 5 mins). Be sure to check out these and past DVD Talk TV segments.

This week the DVD Savant has a batch of new reviews including: Night and the City - Jules Dassin's most delirious film noir gets the royal Criterion treatment complete with commentary from The DVD Savant, The Martin Scorsese Film Collection - MGM clusters older discs of Boxcar Bertha and The Last Waltz with new Special Eds of New York, New York and Raging Bull, The Cyclist - an artsy but effective Iranian film about an afghan refugee forced to make himself into a sideshow to get hospital money for his sick wife, The Wedding Party - Brian De Palma's not-too-impressive early film stars Jill Clayburgh and has Robert De Niro in a supporting role and Legong: Dance of the Virgins Milestone surprises us again with a worthy rarity - a Two-Color Technicolor silent travelogue-documentary shot in Bali in 1934 with an all non-pro cast. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Ol' snaggle puss is back -- bigtime! CineSchlockers will be dizzied by the new two-disc Predator 2 special edition which claws past its previous bare-bones release to DVD Talk's highest rating! While the much-anticipated AVP: Alien vs. Predator ultimately proves underwhelming by woefully neglecting its bloodlust (even on DVD). Plus, responses to reader emails and the ever-vigilant CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

DVD Talk writer Bill Gibron sat with Sam Raimi and Rob Tappert to talk about The Grudge - the debut from their new venture Ghost House Pictures. The Grudge stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and is a re-make Directed by Takashi Shimizu who also directed the original Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge. Bill Gibron spoke to Sam Raimi and Rob Tappert about the DVD release of The Grudge as well as the overall state of horror in modern cinema. Friendly to a fault and eager to discuss just about anything, Sam and Rob prove that the independent spirit still lives, even in a couple of seasoned old pros. Read the complete interview.

DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman is back from five very full days in Park City Utah at the Sundance and Slamdance film festivals. Geoff took the fest a break neck pace watching up to six films a day in order to bring you the most complete report of the films at the fests. Read the rundown of 23 films (ranked best to worse) including: 40 Shades of Blue - the Grand Jury Prize Winner, The Aristocrats - a documentary about the lewdest joke in the world, Brick - Phillip Marlowe goes to High School, The Squid and The Whale - a fantastic feature from the author of 'The Life Aquatic', Thumbsucker - a film worth seeking out, Kekexilli: Mountain Patrol - simply brilliant, and his pick for the best films of Sundance and Slamdance. Read the complete report and find out what films bound for theaters you shouldn't miss.

It's great to see the turn around on successful theatrical films get even faster. This week's most notable DVD Ray [Review] is a perfect example of a great film quickly released on DVD. Other notable DVDs this week include: Shall We Dance? [Review] - a light romantic film with Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Saradon, Shall We Dance? - The Original Japanese Version - with less star power but a lot more charm than the remake, The Grudge [Review] - Sarah Michelle Gellar fans will be happy but fans of good horror might want watch Takashi Shimizu's Japanese version Ju-on - The Grudge [Review] instead and Mulan II [Review] - an enjoyable film for a younger audience, it captures a lot of the magic of the original and is worth checking out. Also out this week are a number of notable TV on DVD releases including: Wonderfalls: Complete Series [Review, Charmed: S1 [Review], Cheers: S4 [Review], Frasier: S4 [Review], I Love Lucy: S3 [Review], Oz: S4, Sealab 2021: Season 2 and Taxi - S2. 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.

DVD Talk columnist G. Noel Gross chats with Duane "Dog" Chapman about his hit reality series Dog the Bounty Hunter -- now available from A&E Home Video -- about the impact of Dog's faith on the show, the "reality" of shooting the series and even manages to get Dog to call him "Brah." Read the interview or listen to an audio version via DVD Talk Radio.

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