On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with John and Janet Pierson about the DVD release for Reel Paradise - a film which documents their year-long adventure operating the 180 Meridian Cinemas in Tavenui, a small Fijian island. In this thirty four minute interview the Piersons address some of their critics, talk about their experience in Fiji and discuss the impact the trip and film on their family. Listen to our interview with John and Janet Pierson using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with John and Janet Pierson (34 min 24MB). Also be sure to listen to our recent interviews on DVD Talk Radio with Chirs Gorak, Neil Marshall, Alex Gibney, Craig Brewer, Judy Irving an Joss Whedon.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: La bête humaine - another Renoir rarity debuts on DVD in a dazzlingly perfect presentation; Week-End in Havana - Fox's Technicolor musicals are finally here amd it's great stuff, beautifully transferred; Earth vs. The Spider & War of the Colossal Beast - Terminal cheapness blights this double bill of agreeable monster madness from the 1950s; The Virgin Spring - Ingmar Bergman made a big international impression with this near-perfect tale of bloody murder and revenge; They Shoot Movies, Don't They? - a quirky and sneaky mockumentary that transcends 'reality filmmaking' by having something to say; Asylum - Natasha Richardson and Ian McKellen star in this lavishly produced but psychologically unconvincing tale. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week we have several clips from the absolutely hilarious Waiting: Uncut and Raw including: A look at the DVD, "The Birthday Song", Movie Geek Shoot and Casting the film. Other clips this week include looks at: Doom, Significant Others: The Complete Series and bonus clips from Wire in the Blood - Season 3: Bad Seed, Nothing but the Night and Synchronicity. Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

A solid week for notable DVDs including: Waiting - Unrated & Raw [Review - a painfully funny comedy on a packed DVD that's definitely worth seeking out; Best of Youth - a breathtaking epic Italian series which absolutely should not be missed; The Best of The Electric Company [Review] - the show many of us grew up on finally comes to DVD; Bambi II [Review] - after over 60 years Disney revisits one of its crown jewels in a better than most follow up film; Breakfast at Tiffany's [Review] - Audrey Hepburn is classic in a Blake Edwards film of Truman Capote's novella. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Doom [Review]; Elizabethtown [Review] ; Simpsons: Kiss and Tell [Review]; Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit; Wire in the Blood: The Complete Third Season [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 DVD Talk is proud to present a special giveaway from Lion's Gate Home Entertainment for Moonlighting: Season 3. The 3rd Season of Moonlighting is considered by many to be the best season with such memorable episodes as: Atomic Shakespeare - a fantastic send up of "The Taming of the Shrew" and Big Man On Mulberry Street - with a musical/dance dream sequence directed by Stanley Donen. The Moonlighting: Season 3 also features: Memories of Moonlighting - a half-hour documentary about the third season, and select Episode Commentaries with Moonlighting creator Glenn Gordon Caron, Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis and more. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Moonlighting: Season 3.

Now with over 14,700 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: Saw II - a solidly recommended sequel to those who adored the first entry or anyone else just looking for a cold blast of unfiltered horror nastiness; Nine Lives - a sprawling and inventive film that's worth seeking out; Vital - surreal and offbeat with a solid performance from Tadanobu Asano on a great DVD; Marjoe / Thoth - proof that when done right, the documentary format can be the most powerful type of cinematic statement a filmmaker can create ; The Twilight Zone - Season 5 (The Definitive Edition) - a step up in episodic quality from the fourth season with staggering amount of additional features that rivals even the spectacular first season release; Action: The Complete Series - acidic, acerbic, trenchant, and amazingly ballsy for a prime-time network series. 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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