More great reviews this week from DVD Savant including: F for Fake - Criterion pulls out all the stops to surround Orson Welles's bizarre faux-documentary with carefully-chosen extras; The Quiet American - Joseph L. Mankiewicz's original film version of Grahame Greene's book is beautifully made - and then alters the ending to make his anti-American theme into a pro-American one; Teacher's Pet - Doris Day charms tough newspaperman Clark Gable, and then makes him re-think his place in journalism; Bad Education - Pedro Almodovar's twisted, layered thriller digs deep into the more bizarre extremes of gay culture; Beach Red - Cornel Wilde uses gore to hype his anti-war film that was very popular with the action movie crowd; The Trip to Bountiful - This adaptation of Horton Foote's play helped Geraldine Page win a Best Actress Oscar; Hindle Wakes - Milestone unearths another interesting treasure, a 1927 silent classic from England about an illicit affair and a young woman's unorthodox attitude. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

The DVD Talk DVD Easter Egg Database continues to grow, greatly in part from the fantastic submissions from DVD Talk readers like you. Some of the latest Eggs to be uncovered include: an entire hidden bonus area on National Treasure, an animated short on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: 2-Disc Collector's Edition, a behind the scenes slide show on Sideways, deleted scenes and more on Orgazmo and some fun with Xzibit on Pimp My Ride Season 1. 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.

This week we have a very special giveaway from Buena Vista Home for Scrubs: Season 1 [Review]. Scrubs is THE sitcom for people who've given up on sitcoms, it's smart, funny and often surprising. The Scrubs: Season 1 DVD features: All 24 episodes from the 2001-02 season, a retrospective on the actors before they were cast, a one on one with Zach Braff, making-of featurette, favorite moments from the cast and crew, audio commentaries with creator and cast, deleted scenes, outtakes and more. We're giving away 5 copies of Scrubs: Season 1 DVD so enter now for your chance to win.

A solid selection of notable DVDs this week including: National Treasure [Review] - Nicolas Cage leads a fun trill-filled adventure that harkens back to Indy Jones; Spaceballs: SE [The Review] - with the Star Wars Saga wrapping up, it's a nice reminder not to take it all too seriously; Phantom of the Opera: SE [Review] - a 2 disc special edition that goes a long way towards enhancing the film; Microcosmos [Review] - a fantastic journey into the day in the life of a serene alpine meadow, from a bug's point of view; Star Trek Enterprise S1 [Review] - a spendy release for the latest Star Trek franchise; The Big Red One: Reconstruction - Sam Fuller revisits his classic war film and the result is fascinating; Pocahontas: SE [Review] - as beautiful a hand-drawn animated film as has been seen in the past 10 years; Sandlot 2 [Review] - while not exactly in the same class as the original, is certainly funny, charming, and sincere. Other notable DVDs this week include: The Chorus, Go Further and Invader ZIM - House Box [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.

This week, turn off reality TV, skip out on Hollywood's latest offering and spend some time with some of the best films out on DVD - documentaries. At DVD Talk we're big fans of docs and we have reviews of many of the notable new documentaries including: The Fearless Freaks (The Wondrously Improbable Story of The Flaming Lips) - a film that shows how a band can grow from something good into something truly great; Sex Pistols - The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle - an eye-opening examination on the rise and rapid fall of the late 70s punk rock movement; Chop Socky - Cinema Hong Kong - an interesting look at the always fascinating history of Hong Kong’s contribution to action films through the martial arts genre; Stooges: The Men Behind the Mayhem - a treasure trove of information on the Stooges including a ton of supplementary features ; Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson - a brilliant hones t look at the life and career of Jack Johnson, but in recounting that story, Burns also tells the story of this nation. Read reviews for these and other amazing documentaries in the DVD Talk review database.

With literally thousands of DVD Reviews (over 11,600 reviews!) in the DVD Talk Review Database it's easy to miss some of the notable reviews written by our staff. Recent DVD Reviews include: Scrubs: Season 1 - a sitcom that even the most ardent sitcom hater will fall madly and deeply in love with; A Love Song for Bobby Long - the performances of John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson make the film one worth seeing; ER - The Complete Third Season - one of the finest medical dramas ever brought to television, and its third season ranks among its very, very best; Seinfeld - The Complete Fourth Season - a knockout season of classic comedy, a great transfer, and a generous helping of interesting special features that add to the already top-notch replayability of this great set; House of Flying Daggers - a smaller, less epic film than Hero, with more emphasis on character and less on action; Bad Education - Pedro Almodovar's latest offering is a complex mystery thriller that skillfully blends the past, the present, a fictional account and a "filmed version" of reality into a story of amorous revenge. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

In the best sexy spoof since Play-Mate of the Apes, a certain Hedgehog-like porn legend's loins are commandeered for late-night cable yuks in Being Ron Jeremy. Upstart scream siren Paris Hilton thinks her House of Wax retread is HOT even if she can't remember why. Jessica Alba gives special meaning to the term action figure, but she's got "Flippin' sweet!" competition on the way. Plus, readers huzzah Jon Favreau's recent B-luminary slathered Dinner For Five and, as always, the ever-vigilant CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

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