Will Ferrell and Napoleon Dynamite Jon Heder strap on the spandex for the ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory. The fantastic Amy Poehler also joins the cast, but the real question here is if Heder can ever leave that Dynamite character behind him. I guess we shall see as the surprisingly funny Blades of Glory opens wide this weekend. Also in theaters this week is The Lookout - Screenwriter Scott Frank makes his directorial debut with this crafty heist thriller; Meet the Robinsons - the Mouse House tries to prove they can stay afloat without the help of Pixar; and First Snow - Guy Pearce and Piper Perabo star in this indie thriller about a psychic's chilling prediction. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Live Free or Die, Highlander: The Source, Reign Over Me, Pride, TMNT, Shooter, The Hills Have Eyes 2, The Last Mimzy, Boy Culture, Air Guitar Nation, Dead Silence, Premonition, I Think I Love My Wife, Tortilla Heaven, Finding Kraftland, Starter for 10, 300, The Host. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

If you are in Portland, Oregon or even in the remote vicinity of Portland, this weekend you've got to get down to the Longbaugh Film Festival. Run by DVD Talk contributor David Walker, this truly independent film festival features some of the best films that aren't on your radar screen. The opening night film of the festival Darius Goes West is the kind of brilliant documentary that you'll be telling people to run and see. Other festival highlights include: Commit - an extremely well written piece that shows just how much you can do with a movie completely focused on two people; Everything's Gone Green - noted author Douglas Copleand (Generation X, Microserfs, Jpod) writes the screenplay for a quirky and beautiful film that is sure to find its way into the spotlight; Pezheads - a documentary looking at the obsessiveness of collectors of those little candy dispensers; Room 314 - when you combine great acting with great writing and add solid directing you get a great film no matter what the budget. Also if you have kids, be sure to check out the Lil' Longbaugh program with foreign and indie films just for kids. Truly independent film fests are becoming an endangered species, so we're happy to give our support to Longbaugh.

A number of notable TV on DVD releases reviewed recently including: The Shield: The Complete Fifth Season - Detective Vic Mackey and company return with another balls out season featuring the best work from Forest Whitaker yet; POV - 20th Anniversary Collection - a mammoth selection of some of the most provocative independent documentaries from the PBS series P.O.V., Entourage - Season Three, Part 1 - an insider's look at the current state of celebrity in Hollywood, it walks a dangerous line between satire and reality; The Wild Wild West - The Complete Second Season - one of the most compelling, entertaining series to come out of the 1960s; My Hero - Season 1 - a cute little cornball comedy from England that used the backdrop of a naive super hero figuring out human customs with lots of slips along the way; Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Second Season - The changes made in season two, which include a couple new characters and racier plotlines, make for pure excitement. 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: My Sister Maria - Actor-director Maximillian Schell gives us an intimate portrait of his famous sister in this fascinating part-docu about a weakening actress, "unwilling to grow old gracefully." Hemingway Classics Collection - Fox rounds up its features adapted from Ernest Hemingway novels and stories: Under My Skin, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man; The Alfred Hitchcock Box Set - Lionsgate gives us excellent restorations of five early Hitchcock titles, two silents and three talkies; Animated Soviet Propaganda: From the October Revolution to Perestroika - The history of Russian anti-Capitalist, anti-Fascist and anti-American propaganda is given the full treatment in this four-disc, six-hour overview. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A solid week for notable DVDs including: Children of Men [Review]- one of DVD Talk's favorite films from 2006 is a stark and stunning view of the future, and one of the best sci-fi films since the Matrix; The Pursuit of Happyness [DVD Review | Blu-Ray Review] - Will Smith gives a stellar performance in a film that is a cathartic emotional experience that gives you a character worth rooting for; Happy Feet [Review] - sumptuous filmmaking likely to charm children and adults alike; Shield: Season 5 [Review] - after five consistent seasons, The Shield has proven to better entertainment than most films. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Color Me Kubrick, Curse of the Golden Flower [Review], Early Bergman [Review], Errol Flynn Col 2 and Sonic The Hedgehog [Review]. 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 number of steamy clips from Severin Film's Black Emanuelle's Box. The breathtakingly beautiful Laura Gemser stars as the infamous sexual adventuress in these three erotic epics on DVD for the first time ever in America: Emanuelle In Bangkok, Sister Emanuelle and Emanuelle Around The World. Check out these clips from Black Emanuelle's Box Limited Edition Collection: [Warning, these clips are not safe for work] Bangkok Massage, Bangkok Opium, Sister Stepmother, All Tied Up, Emanuelle Around The World, Three's The Magic Number. (Get more info on The Black Emanuelle's Box Here)

This week we have a special giveaway from CD Wow for The Masters of Cinema Collection. The Masters of Cinema Collection is comprised of many landmark and classic films, presented on DVD with the highest caliber transfers and extra features. We've discovered a few of the Masters of Cinema Collection that can play in any US DVD player. We have three special The Masters of Cinema Collection prize packs that we're giving away including two titles not available in the US Abhijan and Fantastic Planet. Enter now for your chance to one of 3 The Masters of Cinema Collection prize packs.

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