Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher try to save the day (and get soaked in the process) in The Guardian. This feel-good drama about the U.S. Coast Guard only helps solidify Costner's recent resurgence as a major Hollywood star. Gather all your sea-faring friends and check out The Guardian as it opens wide today. Also in theaters this week is School for Scoundrels - Jon Heder tries, yet again, to break out of the Napoleon Dynamite stiffness that continues to haunt his career; Open Season - this animated film is more a 90-minute imitation than a fun, original movie; and Revolver - this mind-bending crime film, starring Jason Statham and Ray Liotta, is Guy Ritchie's latest. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Queen, The Last King of Scotland, Jackass: Number Two, All the King's Men, Flyboys, The Science of Sleep, Fearless, Haven, The Motel, The Black Dahlia, The Last Kiss, Gridiron Gang, Confetti, Everyone's Hero, The U.S. vs. John Lennon, Aurora Borealis, Hollywoodland, The Protector, The Covenant, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

The Fullmetal Alchemist's film, The Conqueror of Shamballa, is featured in this week's Anime Talk. Taking place two years after the series ends, this is film not only wraps up the series, but it does so in a powerful and moving way that will please fans of the show. Other new releases we look at include the complete Chance Pop Sessions, a strong and heartfelt story that, while it drags in parts, is worth checking out and Trinity Blood, a retro styled show about a looming war between vampires and humans. Todd Douglass gives his opinion of volumes 5 and 6 of Chrono Crusade, and Holly is back with more bargains. All that and more in this week's Anime Talk.

A number of notable TV on DVD releases reviewed this week including: Stealla: Season 1 - a unique and brilliantly funny series on an outstanding DVD worthy of DVD Talk's highest rating; Masters of Horror: Takashi Miike's Imprint - a made for cable DVD series film that was to extreme for Showtime and so it arrives directly on DVD; Bewitched: Complete Fourth Season - plays just as well today, as it did back in 1967-68 -- maybe even better, if you want to indulge in some sociological parlor games; Smallville - The Complete Fifth Season - simply the best season of the show; Roseanne - The Complete Fifth Season - a step above previous seasons. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted TV on DVD.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection - The Land of Laemmle offers us five Monster classics of the 50s, a couple of near-greats and a pair of groaners to round out a three disc set; Frankenstein 75th Anniversary Edition - Universal's third visitation of its original horror classic offers a number of classy extras; Dracula 75th Anniversary Edition - This third dip with The Count corrects a few audio fumbles in previous editions; So Ends Our Night - A Classic that Never Was about a subject that Americans didn't want to see in February of 1941; Jigoku - this eerily transgressive Japanese oddity really drips with gore. The Assassination of Trotsky - Richard Burton makes a fine senior-citizen Bolshevik but Alain Delon's conflicted killer is a drag. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A very strong week for notable DVDs including: Lady Vengeance [Review] - Chan-Wook Park does the unimaginable - he tops Oldboy; The Notorious Bettie Page [Review] - a lively and curiously whimsical picture postcard of a movie covering the life of the pin-up queen; A Nightmare on Elm Street: Infinifilm [Review] - an absolute upgrade for any fan of this horror series; Dark Waters [Review] - an atmospheric and creepy horror film that deserves to find a wider audience. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Curious George, Dust Devil: The Final Cut, Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift, Masters of Horror: Takashi Miike's Imprint [Review], Head Trauma [Review], and Russian Dolls (Les Poupees russes) [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 several clips from Submersive Cinema's highly anticipated DVD release of Richard Stanley's legendary thriller Dust Devil - The Final Cut. From the Director of Hardware comes the chilling story of a shape shifting killer the "Dust Devil" who preys on the weak an vulnerable. He's not a serial killer...he's much worse. Dust Devil - The Final cut is presented in a 5 disc Limited Collector's Edition, completely restored and remastered including twenty minutes previously cut from the film. Watch these chilling clips from Dust Devil - The Final Cut: Storm Bringer , The Edge of The World, Demon and Flesh. ( Get more information about Dust Devil - The Final Cut DVD here). Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

Now with over 17,000 DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: Edmond - blunt, brutal and one of 2006's best films, it's far from standard thriller fare; Three Times - a stunning, tranquil investigation of the things that draw two lovers together and the speed bumps that often prevent their union; Kinky Boots - formulaic but fun, another in a line of British working-class comedies; Agatha Christie Classic Mystery Collection - a must-have for fans of Christie's movie adaptations; Chucky: The Killer DVD Collection - a cool package and a good price make this collection worth picking up; The Big Animal - illuminates through entertainment rather than browbeating its audience; Our Brand is Crisis - a window into the hidden world of campaign strategy which is both captivating and creepy. 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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