This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The High and the Mighty - John Wayne's socko Grand Hotel in the sky has been at the top of wanted lists for many years, and finally hits in a 2-disc special edition; The Secret Garden - A 1975 BBC presentation of the children's classic that presents the entire original storyline in the form of a 2.5 hour miniseries; Three Men and a Cradle - This original French version is a charming picture about three carefree bachelors who take in an abandoned baby left on their doorstep; Callas Forever - Fanny Ardant becomes Maria Callas in a speculative fantasy about the aging diva coming out of retirement to make a film version of Carmen; The Architects - a surprisingly frank look at working conditions and domestic frustrations in East Berlin; Jubal - Ernest Borgnine, Glenn Ford and Rod Steiger get into a romantic tangle with Valerie French and Felicia Farr. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week we have an exciting look at the new Dick Cavett Show - Rock Icons DVD from Shout! Factory (Pre-order the collection here). This 3 Disc collection features 9 episodes from the Dick Cavett Show featuring performances and interviews from some of the biggest names in rock, including: David Bowie, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Jefferson Airplane, Paul Simon, Janis Joplin and many many more. Get a peek at this landmark DVD release - this week's Clip of The Week. Be sure to catch past week's clips in our newly relaunched DVD Talk TV.

A great week for notable DVDs including: Guess Who [Review] - a surprisingly charming comedy with fantastic chemistry between Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher; Cypher [Review]- The "lost" film from Cube director Vincenzo Natali and it's definitely one to seek out; The High and the Mighty [Review] and Island In The Sky - two notable John Wayne films fans have been eagerly waiting for; Thin Man Collection - six great classic films finally out on DVD; Downfall - a stellar performance by Bruno Ganz in a film that looks at the fall of Hitler; Alexander - Director's Cut [Review] - a Director's Cut that's actually shorter than the theatrical cut, either way it's an amusing train wreck. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Candid Camera: Decades of Smiles [Review], Cosby Show: Season 1, Ghostbusters 1 & 2 Gift Set and Over There [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.

With literally thousands of DVD Reviews (over 12,500 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: The Brown Bunny (Superbit) - confrontational cinema that will certainly continue to divide and insight arguments as it moves to DVD; Not Another Teen Movie Unrated Extended Director's Cut - a re-release with less features than the one it replaces, but still it's a stupid-funny flick worth checking out; Little Britain - The Complete First Series - one of the most impressive comedy series to emerge from the UK in some time; Story of a Prostitute - a bleak war drama that incredibly well made with plenty of gorgeous visuals that lay way for a tragic but interesting character drama to unfold; Suicide Girls - The First Tour - naked ladies and rock n roll go together like peanut butter and chocolate; This Old Cub - an inspiring look at one of the sport's most overlooked legends. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

On this episode of DVD Talk Radio we sit down with legendary documentary filmmaker Errol Morris to talk about the DVD releases for: The Errol Morris Collection - featuring three of his notable documentaries: The Thin Blue Line, Vernon Florida and Gates of Heaven and Errol Morris: First Person - Morris' 21 episode TV series. Errol Morris talks about the restoration of his classic films, the impact of them on the documentary genre and gives us an emotional postscript on the story behind The Thin Blue Line. Listen to our interview with Errol Morris using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Errol Morris (19min 13.5MB). Also be sure to listen to our recent interviews on DVD Talk Radio with John Waters, Ivan Reitman, Lloyd Kaufman and Chris Pontius.

What better way to spend the last weeks of the summer than by leaning back and enjoying some good anime DVDs? Anime Talk has the latest information on the newest discs so you'll know which series to pursue. In our reviews section we have capsule reviews of the first volumes of the very cool Area 88 and the highly recommended Gilgamesh. Gundam fans will want to check out the first volume of Fafner, a series that some have called an alternate universe version of Gundam Seed. Todd also takes a look at Steamboy, and movie that has been getting a lot of press, but doesn't quite live up to the hype. We also have more of Holly's anime bargains this time around. If you want to find out where to score the complete four disc series of Now and Then, Here and There for an insane $7.57 (before postage,) just check out her section. There is also a list of new anime titles that are scheduled to be released in the next two weeks, which include a pair of Studio Ghibli titles and the much anticipated Cromartie High School Vol. 4 and Planetes Vol. 2. All this and more in this week's Anime Talk.

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