David Cronenberg is back in the director's chair and teaming up again with Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises. Naomi Watts joins them in this follow up to the excellent A History of Violence, and it's clear that Cronenberg is "completely in control of his askew vision," making this another memorable film in his oeuvre. Eastern Promises heads into theaters everywhere this weekend. Also in theaters this week is The Brave One - Jodie Foster returns to the big screen in this Neil Jordan revenge flick; The Hunting Party - Richard Shepard follows up his underrated The Matador with this thrilling film starring Richard Gere and Terrence Howard; Dragon Wars (D-War) - a horrid film they tried to hide from critics, but we saw it anyways; and Mr. Woodcock - Billy Bob Thornton leads the way in yet another throwaway comedy. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Hatchet, Shoot 'Em Up, 3:10 to Yuma, The Brothers Solomon, In the Shadow of the Moon, Halloween, Death Sentence, The 11th Hour. 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 looks at the DVD release of Snake Woman's Curse, R.L. Stine's Haunting Hour, and Wind Chill), information on all of this week's horror releases, and previews of some upcoming scares. We also have our usual bag of evil goodies, including the DVD Stalk Blog and an opportunity to load up on DVD Stalk apparel. We hope you'll check out DVD Stalk and drop us a line to let us know what you think. Check out our daily DVD Stalk Blog, friend us on DVD Stalk's MySpace and DVD Stalk's Twitter, drop by the DVD Stalk Apparel Store, and be sure to check out DVD Talk's reviews of over 1,800 Horror DVDs.

A ton of notable TV on DVD reviews this week including: Brothers and Sisters - The Complete First Season - a top notch ensemble cast handles high quality writing in a show absolutely worth your time; Family Guy, Volume 5 - while not to the level of previous volumes, still a very fun show to watch; It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Seasons 1 & 2 - it's about as funny and smart a series as anything you'll find on TV today. Other recent TV on DVD reviews include: I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete Fourth Season I Shouldn't Be Alive, Michael Palin - Pole to Pole, Mythbusters: Collection 2, Shark Week: 20th Anniversary Collection and That Girl - Season Three.. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted TV on DVD.

With fall right around the bend, it's prime time to stock up on anime for those rainy days and cool nights. This week Anime Talk has a wrap up of a number of shows to consider including Air TV, Mushi-Shi, Slayers, Beck, and Shonen Onmyoiji. Also this week John Sinott takes a look at the Japanese classic Kikaida 01. In case you missed them be sure to check out past Anime Talk columns: Huge Anime Review Roundup with Beck Mongolian Chop Squad, Ergo Proxy and More, Ghost in the Shell Solid State, The Third: Girl With The Blue Eye, and Suzuka, To Heart, and Naruto.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Boys and Girls Guide to Getting Down - A riotously funny and barely exaggerated farce documentary on the Cahuenga club scene, with generous helpings of raunch, wit and honest reportage; Deliverance - John Boorman one-ups Robert Aldrich with this tough minded tale of men in conflict in the wilderness; Gumby Essentials Vol. 1 - He's made of clay and he's not particularly funny, but after a childhood watching him Gumby is sort of built-in to the human consciousness; U-Carmen - A very interesting entertainment: Carmen transposed to South Africa and sung in the language Xhosa. It's quite effective, and the operatic singing and acting are excellent; Troy: Director's Cut - Wolfgang Petersen add half an hour to 2004's retelling of The Iliad, and the result is a much more pleasing epic. Also this week DVD Savant debuts his latest article The Restoration of Kiss Me Deadly - Savant puts an old topic to rest by writing up the full story. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week we have a clip from the DVD release of McHale's Navy: Season Two. Still stationed on their naval base on the tiny island Taratupa during World War II, Lt. Cdr. Quinton McHale (Ernest Borgnine), Ensign Parker (Tim Conway) and the rest of the scheming crew of PT-73 are back with 36 hilarious all-new adventures from the Pacific. McHale's Navy: Season Two DVD features: Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway Remember - The two icons reflect on their roles and experiences in the TV series that helped define a generation of situation comedy, including a look back at the real-life military careers that inspired the characters of Lt. Cdr. Quinton McHale and Ensign Charles Parker. Check out this clip from McHale's Navy: Season Two. Get more info on McHale's Navy: Season Two here.

A strong week for notable DVDs including: Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo [Review] - the most gut bustingly funny Film Crew release to date; Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Collector's Edition [Review] - one of the best remakes ever on an upgraded disc worth getting for the extras; Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee [Review] - while perhaps not 100% historically accurate, it has an overarching truth of spirit and heart that will speak deeply to many people; Face/Off [Review] - Slick, stylish and over-the-top, John Woo's Face/Off is one of the more memorable action films of the 1990s. Other notable DVDs out this week include: American Cannibal [Review], Avatar The Last Airbender 2, Bones: S2, The Graduate, Grey's Anatomy: S3 [Review], McHale's Navy: S2 [Review], Return of the Living Dead, The Starter Wife and Two and a Half Men: S1. 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 Indican Pictures for the DVD release of Dead In The Water. Sisters, Tiffany and Jen go along with their boyfriends for a weekend retreat at their parents cabin in the woods. Upon arriving the foursome find the cabin empty, the parents MIA, no cell reception and their car unable to start. As darkness falls the twenty-somethings find that they need to fight for their lives as their cabin is attacked but retreating to the nearby lake gives them no refuge as they find that what lies beneath is much worse than they could have ever imagined. Enter now for your chance to one of 5 copies of Dead in The Water DVD were giving away this week.

With over 20K DVD reviews in the DVD Talk Review Database, it's easy to overlook some of the great reviews. Recent DVD Reviews include: We Are Marshall - a lovingly crafted tribute to, not only the sport of football and the thrill of competition, but also the redemptive powers of the game and finding the will to go on in the face of overwhelming adversity; Back To School - Extra-Curricular Edition - Though it's not nearly as popular as Caddyshack, I'm willing to say that Back to School is a better overall Rodney Dangerfield film, and, at its peaks, just as funny, successfully blending Dangerfield's stage act into a good overall story; Kiss: Kissology Volume II 1978-1991 - this is a veritable treasure trove for Kiss fans. Other new DVDs recently reviewed include: Georgia Rule, L' Iceberg, Iraq in Fragments: 2-Disc Special Edition, The Legend of God's Gun and Resident Evil / Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week including a the ability to Browse reviews by studio.

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