DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman and DVD Talk Film Critic Scott Weinberg are back with another in depth move review. This time around it's a look at Michael Bay's The Island with Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. Find out if Bay has been able to erase the memory of Pearl Harbor and Bad Boys II or if The Island will be another one to add to that list. Listen to the complete 30 minute The Island Talk using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or download the complete The Island Talk directly (30 min 12MB). Be sure to check out recent films reviewed in depth including: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, War of The Worlds, Land of The Dead, Batman Returns and more on DVD Talk Radio. Add DVD Talk Radio to iTunes.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - the true tale of an unjustly convicted man pursued and tormented by the pitiless and corrupt Chain Gang politics of Depression-era Georgia; The Olive Thomas Collection - a recovered silent feature The Flapper and a new documentary illuminate the amazing but short life of a Ziegfeld Follies star - turned movie star, Olive Thomas; Hukkle - a bizarre Hungarian documentary that turns into a strange murder mystery ... or does it; Crazed Fruit - A real freak-out: A teen angst film that defines everything about youth rebellion, made long before American movies got around to asking the right questions; Hiroshima No Pika & Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima - two films highlight the careers and macabre artwork of two Japanese activist-artists, who witnessed the aftermath of Hiroshima and started campaigning for peace through their art; The Karate Kid - Ralph Macchio gets a surrogate dad who teaches him how to lick the pidoodles of mean baddies in this hugely popular, infinitely infantile 80s moneymaker. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Anime Talk has a bumper crop of anime reviews this time around. From the opening volumes of Ultra Maniac and DearS to the concluding DVD for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, we've got the recent anime releases covered. Be sure to check out the highly recommended Madlax as well as all of FUNimations Dragon Ball Z discsGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig, Steamboy, and My Beautiful Girl Marie. There's also the hottest deals in our bargain section and a list of upcoming anime discs. In case you missed it, be sure to check out the recent columns that covered Ninja Scroll, Area 88, and Rock and Rule.

This week we have a special giveaway from Warner Bros. for the Deluxe Edition of Constantine [Buy Now]. The Constantine DVD features: Commentary by director Francis Lawrence, producer Akiva Goldsman, and sreenwriters Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello, 18 Minutes of deleted scenes, including alternate ending, Conjuring Constantine featurette, The Production from Hell documentary, Foresight: the Power of Previsualization and more. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Constantine: Deluxe Edition DVD.

An interesting mix of notable DVDs out this week including: Constantine [Review] - it's good vs. evil in another enjoyable comic book to film adaptation; Slim Susie [Review] - a quirky and offbeat film from Sweden that is definitely worth seeking out; Up and Down [Review] - a powerful and complex film that will really be appreciated by viewers that enjoy foreign cinema; Himalaya with Michael Palin [Review] - Ex-Python Michael Palin traces the fiercest mountain range on earth in an extremely compelling series. Other notable DVDs this week include: Dead Like Me: S2, Earth 2 [Review], Ice Princess, Laguna Beach: S1 and Sliders: S3. 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.

Pant. Pant. At last, after four delirious days, it's over. San Diego Comic-Con International, truly the Super Bowl of Geekdom, dazzled upward of 100,000 pop-culture consumers this year and DVD Talk columnist G. Noel Gross lived to tell its tales. Barely! Get Noel's schlockified take on what Hollywood had to offer in his post-game podcast and various Comic-Con column entries. Listen using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or download the complete schlockcast (24 mins, 14mb).

With literally thousands of DVD Reviews (over 12,400 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: Guess Who - a surprisingly fun light comedy featuring stellar work by Bernie Mac; The Best of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - fantastic for nostalgia value alone and the extras and great quality are nice touches; 3rd Rock from the Sun - Season 1 - one of the richest and hilarious television comedies to air on TV; Bill and Ted's Most Excellent Collection - two enjoyable films and a third disc with some enjoyable bonus material; My Wife Is A Gangster 2 - ranks right up there with some of the best Korean comedies. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

In Silent DVD this week we have complete coverage of the 10th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Once again this year a series of rare, entertaining, and mesmerizing films were screened with live music on a large screen in front of an appreciative audience. Held once again in the magnificent Castro Theater, a film palace that was opened in 1921, this is just the way silent movies were intended to be seen. The SF Silent Film Fest is the premier event of this type in the country and is something all fans of silent film should try to attend at least once. Also this week we have some news about the upcoming release of a boxed set of Harold Lloyd films, straight from Susan Lloyd, and info on the upcoming Greta Garbo collection of silent films. Be sure to check out our coverage of last year's San Francisco Silent Film Festival, as well as the Treasures from American Film Archives - Encore Edition and the excellent The Forgotten Films of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle collection.

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