This week's Silent DVD looks at some important early films that have recently been released on DVD. The Cat and The Canary was German director Paul Leni’s first American film, and it set the tone for haunted house movies for decades to come. A pair of early Lon Chaney films that are available on a single DVD are also reviewed; Tod Browning (Dracula) directs the master of disguise in The Wicked Darling, a film thought lost for decades, and then Maurice Tourneur takes the helm on Victory, a movie based on a Joseph Conrad novel. Milestone has solidified their reputation as one of the premier producers of silent film on DVD with their release of the Little Lord Fauntleroy, first in a series Mary Pickford films that are scheduled to be released in 2005. Milestone has also put out Asian-American star Anna May Wong’s best film, Piccadilly , in a gorgeously restored version with a nice selection of extras. Also in case you missed them, be sure to read Silent DVD's coverage of Edison - The Invention of the Movies, The Buster Keaton Collection, King of Kings and More Treasures From the American Film Archives.

This week the DVD Savant has a ton of new reviews including: The Band Wagon - if this DVD doesn't cheer you up, nothing will, Come and Get It - Edna Ferber's best adaptation stars Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan and, in a heart-breaking double roll, Frances Farmer, Call Northside 777 - James Stewart stars in this noir lite; a "true" story in which all the facts have been changed to keep our institutions clean, Francis of Assisi - Bradford Dillman is the young Italian who turns his back on the material world to form a new sect, The Seagull's Laughter - A wonderfully droll comedy drama with fantastic overtones, Howards End - A superb period story about class differences and snobbery that won a pile of awards, Our Town - this 2003 PBS widescreen version features Paul Newman heading the cast of Thornton Wilder's timeless play, and it's a marvelous presentation and The Barbra Streisand Funny Girl-Funny Lady DVD Box Set Barbra Streisand's Fanny Brice films are newly repackaged, and Savant takes advantage of the opportunity to review Funny Girl. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

The Incredibles has seen some pretty incredible success so far: it's smashed box office records for animated films and won a ton of awards including the most prestigious Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Now as The Incredibles gets it's release onto DVD, expectations are that it will be one of the biggest selling DVDs of all time. DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman sat down with The Incredibles Director Brad Bird to talk about the DVD release for The Incredibles including the incredibly high expectations for the DVD. Brad Bird is as animated as his films as he talks about his experience of making the film, how he became the voice for Edna 'E' Mode, and how making the film was a family affair. Download the complete audio interview with Brad Bird or listen live online with our DVD Talk Radio Player. Be sure to check out DVD Talk Radio for interviews and other great audio content.

As far as notable DVDs go, this week belongs to The Incredibles [Review]. Put simply, if you aren't buying, renting or begging for The Incredibles this week, you're probably out of the country. It's such a big release we've got 3 reviews for it, from: Francis Rizzo III, Preston Jones and Aaron Beierle. Never fear, it's not the ONLY DVD released this week, and you'll want to make sure you make room for these other great notable DVDs, including: Sword of Doom: Criterion Collection [Review] - a bleak and grisly drama with one of the best endings in a samurai film you'll see, Laura [Review] - a solid mystery/noir with a stellar cast and a couple of nicely executed plot twist, Alfie [Review] - a softened update to the classic 1966 film, but if you're a fan of Jude Law it's one to check out, Star Trek: First Contact [Review] - an upgrade to the previously released DVD including much better audio and video and Toolbox Murders [Review] - a good re-imaging of a classic horror film. Finally, Warner Bros has 2 more exquisitely restored classics with Fred Astaire definitely worth checking out: see: Easter Parade: SE and The Band Wagon: SE [Review]. Read our List of Top Upcoming DVDs for more great DVDs out this week, visit our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Due to a huge response for The Incredibles Giveaway we've extended it for another week. To recap: in addition to 5 Copies of The Incredibles DVD (a 2 Disc Special Edition which received DVD Talk's Highest Review Rating), we're also giving away 20 limited edition The Incredibles posters and 5 The Incredibles Phones. The Incredibles is by far the biggest DVD in March and very well may be the BIGGEST DVD of the year. So don't miss this incredible giveaway. Enter now for your chance to win.

With literally thousands of DVD Reviews (over 11,000 reviews!) in the DVD Talk Review Database it's easy to miss some of the notable reviews written by our staff. Recent notable DVD Reviews include: Closer - Superbit - Natalie Portman and Clive Owen are simply fantastic in this not so romanticized look at relationships, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - sure he lives in a pineapple under the sea, but his big screen debut makes quite a splash, Buddy - Film Movement brings this enjoyable Norwegian film onto US DVD, a quality romantic comedy which speculates about what life is like for people outside of reality TV, Family Business Season 2 - Seymore Butts is back for another season that goes behind the scenes of one of the more popular gonzo studios, Since Otar Left - a tremendously engaging film well worth seeking out if for nothing more than Esther Gorintin's stellar performance and Cube Zero - while it doesn't reach the same heights as "Cube" it will still suck you in and keep you entertained. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

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