On this episode of DVD Talk Radio: DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman had the opportunity to sit down with filmmaker Judy Irving to discuss the DVD release of The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill [Review]. Geoff spoke to Judy Irving about the making of the documentary, how she got involved with her subject and put in front of the lens and a complete update on the flock of parrots. Listen to our interview with Judy Irving using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Judy Irving (19 min 13MB). Also be sure to listen to our recent interviews on DVD Talk Radio with Joss Whedon, Leonard Maltin, George A. Romero, Miranda July, Bruce Campbell, Kevin Smith and Frank Miller.

Now with over 14,300 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: The Constant Gardener - an exceptional film which goes deep into the rabbit hole of the billion-dollar industry involving pharmaceutical "research"; Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Bueller Bueller Edition - one of the few true comedy classics of the eighties gets a fine re-release on DVD; Landscape in the Mist - a beautiful, heartfelt art film from Greece with mazing directing, staging, pacing and cinematography; Vodka Lemon - a painful honesty portrait of life in modern-day Armenia with splendid cinematography and beautiful story are indeed not to be missed; Chicago - The Razzle-Dazzle Edition - Great film, great music, great transfer, great extras; Godzilla - Final Wars - will it be the final Godzilla film? we hope not. Great film, great music, great transfer, great extras. Great film, great music, great transfer, great extras. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

This week the DVD Savant has the Savant 2005 Favored Disc Roundup - Savant advances his favorite disc releases of the year ... a highly subjective stack of favorites. Also this week Savant has a number of new reviews including: Forbidden Games - Rene Clement's strange little film is a combination of the endearing and the morbid; John Ford Goes to War - a group of celebrated critics assess John Ford's wartime documentaries; Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities - Celebrated Shorts 1920s-1960s - there are choice nuggets in this latest collectible-tin archive edition of Disney goodies, but they're mostly of historical interest; The Rockford Files Season One - the tubes most telegenic charmer James Garner comes to DVD in his career-height detective show; The Fighting Sullivans - wartime morale damage control dictated the production of this sentimental ode to Iowa's five Sullivan brothers, who shipped out in honor of a friend who died at Pearl Harbor and were lost all at the same time in the Pacific theater eleven months later. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

It's that time of year when the DVD Talk Review Staff sits down and wrangles over the Top DVDs of The Year. This year we pick The Top 20 DVDs of 2005 (with a few nice surprises). In addition to our main list we have a number of other top specific top DVD lists we think you'll also enjoy including: Top Ten TV on DVD, Top Ten Double-Dip DVDs, Top Twenty Adult DVDs, The Best Films Not in Theaters or DVD, Top Ten Hollywood Mainstream Movies on DVD, Top Ten Independent DVDs, Top Ten Foreign DVDs, Top Ten DVD Documentaries, Top Ten Best Packaging, Top Ten Sports DVDs, Top Ten DVDs You Won't Find On Any Other Top Ten List and Top Ten Obscure/Homemade/Outsider Titles in 2005. Also of course we have some top lists from our columnists including: DVD Savant's The Most Impressive DVDs of 2005 , Anime Talk's Top Ten Anime DVDs of 2005 and The Best of Schlock from CineSchlock-O-Rama 2005. We hope you'll enjoy our picks for the best of the best in 2005.

This week DVD Talk is proud to present a gigantic giveaway from Koch Lorber Films. We're giving away 5 super prize packs from Koch Lorber Films including: Lars von Trier's The Kingdom (2 DVD Set) [Review], The Five Obstructions [Review], La Dolce Vita Deluxe Collector's Edition (3 Disc Collection) [Review], Federico Fellini's Intervista [Review] and The Lina Wertmüller Collection (6 DVD Set). All of these titles have received DVD Talk's Highly Recommended rating and are definitely worth checking out. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 Koch Lorber Films prize packages we're giving away.

An unexpectedly high number of notable DVDs this week including: Grizzly Man [Review] - Werner Herzog's stunning documentary must been seen to be believed; The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill [Review] - a charming film that is much more than just another nature documentary; Shield: Season 4 [Review] - Glenn Close and Anthony Anderson join the cast of one of TV's best series; Dark Water - Unrated [Review] - one of the more successful American remakes of a Japanese horror flick, but then again we'll watch anything with Jennifer Connelly in it; 2046 [Review] - another beautiful film from Wong Kar Wai. Other notable DVDs this week include: Ab-Normal Beauty, Cafe Lumiere, Sunday Morning Shootout and Toy Story 2. 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.

We finish 2005 with a clip from a fun horror flick called All Souls Day (Dia De Los Muertos) from Anchor Bay. The DVD doesn't street until January 17th but we have a clip for you now. Other clips this week include: My Big Fat Independent Movie including spoofs of - Reservoir Dogs, Pi, Catwoman/Amelie and Memento. Also Godzilla Final Wars: Serpent Attack, Vegetarian, Motorcycle Chase, Uh-Oh, Three Against One, Godzilla Power, 3 Headed Monster, Big Bird, Worldwide Destruction and Showdown. Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

Now with over 14,300 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: Seven Men from Now - one the best B-budget Westerns of the 1950s - not to be missed; The Great Raid - one of the years most overlooked films; Tony Takitani - a fine and evocative little movie whose quietude is just as effective on repeat viewings; Touch Me in the Morning - truly cutting edge cinema - a new form being developed and explored right before our non-believing, befuddled eyes; The Island - sketchy and messy on several levels, but it's also plain ol' escapist fare that boasts a lot of zing; The Magnificent Seven: S1 - wildly entertaining, one of the best western TV shows we've seen; Green Acres: S3 - One of the best sitcoms of the 1960s, it somehow maintained its high standard of comedy through Year Three, with no signs of slowing. 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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