Rob Zombie's murderous motley crew -- The Devil's Rejects -- are back in a spaghetti western-esque House of 1000 Corpses sequel. In this CineSchlock-O-Rama schlockcast, find out which of the 2-disc set's extras are most worth your time. In other "zombie" news, Undead staggers down under for giggles and Day of the Dead 2: Contagium just plain reeks. Plus, a fourth Erotic Witch Project picture emerges as Lust in Space. Listen using our online player or download the complete schlockcast (30 min, 18MB).

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Pickpocket - Robert Bresson wows us with his most compact and purest picture; Samurai Rebellion - a superb Samurai epic with a compelling story; Burn! - Gillo Pontecorvo's revolutionary followup to Battle of Algiers; Hammett - Wim Wenders' Zoetrope film presents Frederick Forrest as 'Sam' Hammett with plenty of fun co-stars and a saucy attitude; Grass & Chang - Kong Fever has Savant Headquarters jumpin', and Milestone has reissued the phenomenal silent documentaries that put adventurers Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack on the map; A Bridge Too Far: Collector's Edition - A two-disc special with really great extras; Warning Shot - David Janssen is a cop accused of shooting a respected doctor dead, and has to spend 90 minutes interviewing an all-star supporting cast to regain his self respect. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week we're extremely excited to bring you clips of a number of "hidden gem" films out this week on DVD including: The Beat That My Heart Skipped - a breathtakingly amazing French film from Jacques Audiard who has adapted and updated James Toback's cult 1978 noir Fingers to come up with this memorable character study about a young man torn between a life of crime and classical music; Open House - a tangled tale of intrigue, romance, lost love and "sexy swipers", Writer/Director Dan Mirvish returns to the great Hollywood tradition of "musical-real-estate-action-comedies" - starring an ensemble cast and rollicking across the screen in full musical glory; Kings and Queen - the exhilarating new film from Arnaud Desplechin. Starring two of France's greatest young actors, Emmanuelle Devos (Read My Lips) and Mathieu Amalric (My Sex Life), Kings and Queen expertly mixes comedy, tragedy and melodrama to tell the emotionally gripping story of the intersecting lives of two former lovers. Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

This week we have a special giveaway from Koch Lorber Films for the La Dolce Vita Deluxe Collector's Edition DVD. Federico Fellini's award-winning masterpiece has been giving the royal treatment including a faux-leather outer box with gold foil design and is loaded with bonus features including interviews, rare photos, collector's book and poster. This special set is a must-have for Fellini fans and fans of Italian cinema and we're giving away 5 copies this week. Enter now for your chance to win. (Get more info on the DVD here)

With holiday shopping getting underway we thought we'd bring you a few movie book reviews for you to consider for that person on your list who loves DVDs but manages to buy ALL them before you can gift them... You know who were talking about. First off Scott Weinberg has a look at Crystal Lake Memories - the book Pete Bracke left DVDFile to write,and we're happy to report it was a very good move -- because it's a very good book. Next up Stuart Galbraith IV has the 2nd installment of Stuart's Movie Book Round-Up (see the first round here). Stuart takes a look at Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film, The Allied Artists Checklist, Charles Bronson: The 95 Films and the 156 Television Appearance and more.

A great week for notable DVDs including: Beat That My Heart Skipped - beautifully complex and magnificently crafted, it's one of the best films of the year; Open House - a not-to-be- missed indie musical about couples romping through open houses starring Anthony Rapp from 'Rent'; Buffy Vampire Slayer: Collector's Set - 40 Discs, 6,480 mins of Buffy that would take 4 1/2 days straight to view...need we say more? Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection [Review] [Interview] - legendary films from the silent era in a must own collection; Scrubs: S2 [Review] - one of the very best TV-to-DVD releases of the year. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Happy Endings [Review], Fantasy Island: S1 [Review], Home Movies: S3 [Review] and The Sound of Music 40th Anniversary Edition. 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.

Now with over 13,800 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: Ran - Criterion - a climatic achievement from an artist who stubbornly refused to compromise his vision, and one of the very few to get away doing it almost his entire professional life; The Polar Express - a complete and delightful surprise, a polished gem of a film that's worth picking up; March of the Penguins - a genuine crowd-pleaser that was recognized as such, offering a candid look at the world's harshest landscape and the animals that survive there; The Pinky Violence Collection - a quality presentation of great, fun, sexy, gangster, juvie, super bad girl cinema; AVP - Alien Vs. Predator (Unrated Director's Cut) - one of the weaker films in both franchises but this updated release will be a treat for the films fans. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection is finally hitting DVD and Silent DVD has a look at this great collection. With this release, the last of the great silent comedians will finally have his work available on DVD. Not only does this boxed set have his most famous films like Safety Last! and The Freshman, but most of his other features are included, as well several of his shorter works. With wonderfully restored video and new orchestral scores, this is one of the best, and funniest set to be released this year. Silent DVD also has an interview with Harold's granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd, who was instrumental in creating this set. She talks about what her grandfather was like, how he felt about his fans, and why a couple of Lloyd's features aren't included in this boxed set. She also reveals the state of Welcome Danger, Lloyd's first sound feature. Read the complete interview. In case you missed them, be sure to check out the previous installments where we look at the massive seven disc Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant Garde Film 1893 -1941 set, the Leni Riefenstahl feature The White Hell of Pitz Palu, and Kino's Slapstick Symposium Too .

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