DVD Talk continues to lead the pack with the most comprehensive coverage of the latest HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Disc releases. In addition to no-nonsense reviews of both the Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD Player and the Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Player we have over 60 Reviews of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Discs. Some of the more notable reviews include: HD-DVD - Aeon Flux, Pitch Black - Director's Cut, Syriana, ATL, U2: Rattle & Hum and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow; Blu-Ray - Saw, The Punisher, Underworld Evolution, Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction and The Fifth Element.

Oliver Stone puts his conspiracy theories and politics aside in the riveting film, World Trade Center, about two Port Authority police officers who became heroes on 9/11. Vastly different than this year's earlier film about 9/11 (United 93), World Trade Center is a compelling drama about the people effected on that tragic day rather than the events themselves. Also in theaters this week is Step Up - when Tyler Gage gets sentenced to community service at the Maryland School of the Arts it's up to a promising ballet dancer to bring out his unexplored talent; Once in a Lifetime - the documentary about the short-lived North American Soccer League, which brought superstar Pele and the New York Cosmos to US audiences; and Pulse - an Asian horror remake, starring the beautiful Kristen Bell, that had its fair share of hiccups on the way to the big screen. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Descent, The Night Listener, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Barnyard, Miami Vice, Clerks II, Little Miss Sunshine, Scoop, The Ant Bully. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

DVD Stalk is back at it and packed with tons of great reviews (including an early look at Masters of Horror: Jenifer), information on all of this week's horror releases, previews of some upcoming scares, and a close look at a few overlooked horror films. We also have in-depth peeks at Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, Henry 2: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and Neil Marshall's latest horror masterpiece The Descent, which is currently in theaters. We hope you'll check out DVD Stalk and drop us a line to let us know what you think. Join us in the DVD Stalk Forum to chat about all things horror, friend us on DVD Stalk's MySpace, and be sure to check out DVD Talk's reviews of over 1,500 Horror DVD Reviews as well as all the archives of the CineSchlock-O-Rama column.

Some great TV on DVD releases reviewed this week including: The Prisoner: The Complete Series Megaset - this "Megaset" collection of the series that's clearly a precursor to shows like The X-Files and Twin Peaks is easily worth the upgrade; Laguna Beach: S2 - the drama gets even more interesting in the second season of this hit MTV reality series; Dead Zone: S4 - the fourth season of this highly underrated series answers many of the third season's unanswered questions; Prison Break: S1 - the first season of Fox's surprise hit series about two brothers planning to escape from the Fox River State Penitentiary makes for some really compelling drama; Three's Company: S7 - another excellent season of the show "where the kisses are hers and hers and his..."; SpongeBob SquarePants: Karate Island - the Bikini Bottom gang is back with some of the best episodes of the hugely-popular animated series in this new collection. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted TV on DVD.

Some great anime discs have recently been released and Anime Talk covers the cream of the crop. Galaxy Railways, a series created in honor of the 50th anniversary of influential comic artist Leiji Matsumoto's first published work, wraps up with volume six and the utra-popular series Naruto is finally released uncut. We also have a review of BCI's release of the first Ultraman series. While this remastered set still has some problems, fans will want to at least check the discs out for themselves. There's also Holly's Anime Bargains, our table of upcoming discs and a lot more. Fans of live action Japanese monster shows should check out our review of Kamen Rider V3 too.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Adventures of Superman: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons - George Reeves thrills us in COLOR in 26 exciting & nostalgic episodes; Yi Yi - Edward Yang's enthralling story of a year in the life of Taiwanese family is great moviemaking, very original, and a fascinating drama; Leonard Bernstein's New York - Mandy Patinkin, Dawn Upshaw, Judy Blazer, Audra McDonald, Richard Muenz and Donna Murphy take us on a musical celebrating of the composer's town, as lauded in his three musical plays; The Loved One - The blackest black comedy of them all juggles a dozen satirical targets and sick themes at once. Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll - Taylor Hackford makes a labor of love out of his docu on the life and times of the early rocker; The Jayne Mansfield Collection - Fox hits us with three blonde bombshells from the breast-crazy 1950s. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A number of notable DVDs out this week including: Prison Break: S1 [Review] - Manipulative but compelling TV which resurrects The Fugitive and then builds on it; Brick [Review] - a buzzworthy favorite from the Sundance Film Fest finally comes to DVD; The Hidden Blade [Review]- a stunning portrait just shy of perfection of late-Tokugawa Era daily life; Inside Man [Review] - Spike Lee plays it "safe" in a heist movie that's very aware of its lineage; Other notable DVDs out this week include: Don't Come Knocking [Review], Manderlay; The Tooth Fairy and The Wire: S3 [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 we have a very special giveaway from Anchor Bay Entertainment for their newest release The Tooth Fairy [Watch The Trailer]. From Producer Stephen J. Cannell comes another deliciously twisted tale: When 12-year-old Pamela goes on vacation with her family to a bed and breakfast, the girl who lives next door tells her the real of The Tooth Fairy: Many years earlier, the evil Tooth Fairy slaughtered a countless number of children to take their teeth, and now she has returned to kill Pamela and anyone else who gets in her way. Enter now for your chance to one of 5 copies of The Tooth Fairy we're giving away.

This week we have several clips from KOCH Lorber Film's Gilles' Wife [view trailer]. Called "true cinematic magic" by the Chicago Tribune, this haunting tale of jealousy and betrayal stars Emmanuelle Devos (La Moustache, Kings and Queen) as a devoted wife who struggles to save her marriage after realizing that her husband is having an affair with her younger sister. Go behind-the-scenes with director Frédéric Fonteyne in these clips from the DVD's Making-of Featurette: Wardrobe and set preparation, Shooting the pivotal dancehall scene, Onset laughter and jokes; and also see a Deleted Scene introduced by Fonteyne. (Get more information on the Gilles' Wife DVD here).

Now with over 16,500 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: Fabled - Ari Kirschenbaum's excellent character study is a creative and unique look at the downward spiral of insanity; Bill's Dirty Shorts: A Collection of Bill Plympton's Newest Naughty Shorts - Bizarre, off the wall, irreverent, surrealistic, and odd, these shorts are also very funny; Palm World Voices - Mandela - a fantastic documentary in a nice set including a CD, map, and booklet; What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole (Quantum Edition) - this new edition of the film is easily worth picking up for fans of the previous permutations; Roma Citta' Libera - Marcello Pagliero's Italian cinema classic is an excellent opportunity to see when Italian Neorealism was just starting to grow; Electric Shadows - this interesting Asian cinema import is a compelling celebration of cinema itself. 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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