Martin Scorsese tackles the 2002 Hong Kong cult hit, Infernal Affairs, with his own version of the violent morality tale called The Departed. With a stellar cast consisting of Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson (just to name a few), The Departed seems poised to be a surefire hit for the master director and a film you definitely don't want to miss. Also in theaters this week is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning - Jonathan Liebesman tries to tell the origin story of one of the horror genre's most legendary icons while R. Lee Ermey chews up the scenery, once again, as Sheriff Hoyt; Employee of the Month - Someone must have forgotten how bad Jessica Simpson was in The Dukes of Hazzard and gave her a fairly large role (alongside Dane Cook and Dax Shepard) in this lackluster comedy; and Jesus Camp - this documentary about a "summer camp in Devil's Lake, North Dakota where the kids can eat, sleep, and breathe Jesus, essentially preparing them for future warfare" is sure to cause controversy. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, The Guardian, School for Scoundrels, Open Season, Revolver, 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 U.S. vs. John Lennon. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

A number of notable TV on DVD releases reviewed this week including: Avatar The Last Airbender - The Complete Book 1 Collection - the best of everything: - a highly entertaining animated television program and DVD set that makes the most of the technology; Slings & Arrows - Season 2 - mark this one down as the best TV series you've never seen... now go run out and get it; The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Fourth Season - possibly the series finest year, one that Newhart himself acknowledges offers what are probably the two or three best-remembered episodes; Off to War: From Rural Arkansas to Iraq - even-handed and entertaining from start to finish, the ten-part series shows this complex, bitter conflict from a more personal perspective; The Old Grey Whistle Test, Vol. 3 - innovative and well filmed, touting solid listenable audio tracks and is as diverse as rock and roll programming gets; Forever Knight - The Trilogy, Part 3 - fans waited a long time for this final chapter, unfortunately the frustrations with it might outweigh the benefits. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted TV on DVD.

DVD Stalk is back at it and packed with tons of great reviews (including a look at Takashi Miike's gruesome, unaired Masters of Horror entry Imprint and an early look at the surprisingly good Project Greenlight production Feast), information on all of this week's horror releases, and previews of some upcoming scares. We also have an in-depth DVD Stalk Special Report as Scott Weinberg checks in with his wrap-up of all the horror flicks debuting at this year's Fantastic Fest. 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 DVDs.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Femme Fatale Collection - Spider Women. Evil babes from Outer Space. Tremble before the non-PC horrors of three of the campiest Science Fiction embarrassments of the 1950s; The Girls - Mai Zetterling scores another superior art film; Second Chorus - Fred Astaire only dances a couple of times but he does great comedy work with Burgess Meredith and Paulette Goddard; Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen - A creative look at the career and complications of the supposed King of the B's; Billy Wilder Speaks - Volker Schlondorff pulls a miracle out of his vault -- a lengthy career interview from Billy Wilder; The Last Broadcast - This precursor to The Blair Witch Project covers almost the exact same ground with a more sophisticated attitude toward 'reality' filmmaking. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A really solid week for notable DVDs including: Scarface: SE [Review] - Universal gives Brian DePalma's coked-out epic yet another once over, and its never looked or sounded better; Thank You for Smoking [Review] - Jason Reitman's directorial debut is simply phenomenal with Aaron Eckhart in his best performance in a decade; X-3: X-Men - The Last Stand [Review] - it's X-Men vs. Brett Ratner and the good news is that the X-Men survive; Edmond [Review] - blunt, brutal and one of 2006's best films, it's far from standard thriller fare. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Body Double: SE [Review], Little Mermaid: SE, Live Feed: Unrated; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Locked 'N Loaded [Review] and South Park: Hits Vol 1 . Be sure to check out 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 First Independent Pictures for the sleeper hit of the year Edmond. Starring William H. Macy , Mena Suvari, Denise Richards and Julia Stiles Edmond is a dark and sexy thriller about a man who gets trapped in a twisted game of sex and murder. DVD Talk Reviewer Preston Jones gave Edmond DVD Talk's Highest Rating [Review] and calls it "one of 2006's best films". The Edmond DVD features: The Anatomy of A Thriller Featurette; deleted scenes and Audio commentary from writer David Mamet and Director Stuart Gordon. Enter now for your chance to win one of five copies of Edmond we're giving away this week.

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: The Ground Truth - a brutal, poignant reminder that those scores of U.S. soldiers fighting on our behalf are suffering, bearing wounds that will echo, like silent death, through future generations; Feast - Project Greenlight finally produces a movie more engaging than the show itself and after a short theatrical run it appears on DVD; Tickets - three big-time international directors: Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami and Ken Loach come together to make a brilliant three part anthology that should not be missed; The Quiet Duel - an interesting failure, a mess of a movie, admirably offbeat, with many fine components; Dust Devil: The Final Cut - a visually astounding film on a five disc set that even surpasses the film itself. 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 we have a clip from IDT Entertainment's DVD release of Voodoo Moon starring Charisma Carpenter of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel. Voodoo Moon comes from the writer/producer/director of The Fallen Ones and follows the story of a demonic being that destroys an entire town except for a young boy and his sister. Twenty years later the brother and sister fight to destroy the evil being that destroyed their town. Check out a clip from Voodoo Moon. (Get more information about Voodoo Moon DVD here). Be sure to catch past week's clips at DVD Talk TV.

On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with the legendary Stan Lee. With a career spanning over 65 years Stan Lee is one of the the most recognizable force comics. The characters he created include: Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk and X-Men. Enchanting to listen to and as much a character as the heroes he's created; Stan Lee talks about his career, how he feels about the impact he's had on so many people, his perspective on some of his key characters and what to expect in the Stan Lee edition of the X-3 DVD. Listen to our complete interview with Stan Lee using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Stan Lee (12 min 11MB). Also be sure to listen to our past interviews on DVD Talk Radio with Sarah Silverman, Caveh Zahedi, Bill Paxton and Joss Whedon.

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