DVD Talk writer Francis Rizzo III is live at the 2006 NY Comic-Con and is filing live reports from the show floor. Find out how Comic-Con NY measures up to the San Diego Comic-Con International and what surprises Francis Rizzo III uncovers. Francis will be at Comic-Con NY all weekend long, so be sure to keep checking in with his live coverage.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Cary Grant Box Set - Sony bulk-packages five top Cary Grant titles; The Last American Hero - Jeff Bridges is a moonshine runner who channels his aggression and skill into stock car racing; Traffic - this relevatory drama is still the most honest appraisal of our supposed "War on Drugs"; Quick Change - Bill Murray's bank-robbing clown is the laughing-on-the-inside kind. He tries to make his getaway with Geena Davis and Randy Quaid, against Jason Robards' wily police chief; Django Italo-Western Box - UK Correspondent Lee Broughton gives us the goods on the lavish Koch Media Region 2 PAL boxed set of three ersatz Django films, which we're told are of excellent quality; Lust for Life - Kirk chews the scenery with style, and Vincente Minnelli's scenery is as stylish as scenery comes in this lavish Vincent Van Gogh biopic. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

For audiences looking for complex and intelligent cinema, there is a growing sentiment that the films coming out of Asia are the best in the world. Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa is on the top directors in that class, many of which are grouped together under the label "Asian Extreme". Kiyoshi Kurosawa excels in combining strong filmmaking fundamentals with storytelling, rich in themes and symbolism to produce challenging films that continue to reward even the most critical viewer. Recently, DVD Talk Writer James Emanuel Shapiro had a chance to speak with Mr. Kurosawa about several films in his filmography (including the recently released Pulse as well as Charisma, Cure, and Seance), his background, and some of his philosophies behind his filmmaking. Read our complete interview with Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

This week we have a very special giveaway from Magnolia Pictures for Pulse (Kairo). Directed by Japanese cinema-master Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Pulse tells the story of a group of young friends rocked by the sudden suicide of one of their own, and his subsequent, ghostly reappearance in grainy computer and video images. Pulse isn't your average run of the mill horror film, it bypasses the standard thrills and chills of the slash and smash monster hit and ventures deep into the territory of psychological horror. In Pulse you're scared but not always quite sure what you're scared of.Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Pulse on DVD .

This week we have a clip from The Seat Filler - a new romantic comedy starring Duane Martin, Kelly Rowland, Shemar Moore, Mel B and Deray Davis. In The Seat Filler - Derrek is a struggling law student who takes a job as an awards show seat filler to make ends meet. One day he is seated next to the beautiful pop star Jnelle who mistakes him for a well known industry executive. Take a peek at The Seat Filler. Other clips this week: a peek at Significant Others, The Ice Harvest and MirrorMask. Finally, a clip for film to keep an eye out for in theaters Film Geek - it's hilarious. Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

This week is packed full of notable DVDs including: The Weather Man [Review] - Nick Cage stars in an emotionally complex and brilliantly done film that was tragically overlooked; Action [Review] - a brutal send up of the entertainment industry that is a real treat for Jay Mohr fans; All the President's Men: SE [Review] - engaging as a film, essential as American history and a DVD worthy of our highest rating; North Country [Review] - an emotionally brutal, complex film that doesn't offer easy answers to tough questions; Pulse (Kairo) [Review] - Interview] - Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "genre-redefining" film; Rent [Review] - not in the same league as the Broadway play but the music still makes it worth a Rent-al. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Dick Cavett Show: Comic Legends [Review], Domino [Review], Left of the Dial [Review], Memory of a Killer [Review] NYPD Blue: S3 [Review], Separate Lies [Review] and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea [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.

Now with over 14,800 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: The Ice Harvest - a dark, devious, and wonderfully cynical little heist flick that re-energizes your movie-love batteries and gives you something to talk about; Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - another fine installment in the Wallace and Gromit series on a real fantastic DVD; Jarhead - Jake Gyllenhaal gives another solid performance in Sam Mendes' harsh look at the realities of the Marine Core; Grey's Anatomy: S1 - creatively blending comedy and drama, humor and pain, the story of the surgical staff at Seattle Grace Hospital is that rare series that can have you laughing out loud and then wiping tears from your face moments later; The Best of Youth - lyrical, beautiful to watch, intelligent, without a doubt a film conveying the timeless allure of Italian cinema, its not to be missed; Pride & Prejudice - a lovely, romantic film that is beautiful in both appearance and spirit. 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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