Looks like Jessica Alba is slummin' it again with a lukewarm comedy in Good Luck Chuck. This time around Alba teams with Dane Cook for a comedy that looks to be just about as unfunny as a comedy could possibly be. Good Luck Chuck looks for some laugh in theaters everywhere this weekend. Also in theaters this week is Across the Universe - Julie Taymor directs this Beatles' music adaptation and creates "a film of singular artistic representation and copious visual poetry/madness"; In the Valley of Elah - Paul Haggis follows up his critical darling Crash with this "subtle, honest, raw, and real" film based on the true story of the mysteriously AWOL Mike Deerfield; and Resident Evil: Extinction - Milla Jovovich steps back into her familiar role in this hit videogame adaptation. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Transformers: The IMAX Experience, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, Sydney White, Eastern Promises, The Brave One, The Hunting Party, Dragon Wars (D-War), Mr. Woodcock, Hatchet, Shoot 'Em Up, 3:10 to Yuma. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

When directors Wolfgang Peterson and Oliver Stone give you the chance for an interview, you don't say no. Daniel Hirshleifer had the opportunity to chat with both of them about their new cuts of Troy and Alexander, and much more. Also, Geoffrey Kleinman takes a look at Disney's Blu-ray Mall Tour and likes what he sees. We've got all this, plus HD news and reviews, in this week's HD Talk. And don't forget to keep the discussion going in our HD Talk forum

A ton of notable TV on DVD reviews this week including: Friday Night Lights: The First Season - it takes only one episode to get hooked on this exciting, engaging, and emotional series that you won't want to miss out on; Bones: Season 2 - Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz make a likable duo in another enjoyable season of this forensic anthropology mystery show; My Name is Earl: Season 2 - with perfect blend of laughs and heart the show never gets too schmaltzy and yet it could easily be considered the Best White Trash Comedy Ever. Other recent TV on DVD reviews include: All Creatures Great and Small - The Complete Collection, Avatar The Last Airbender - The Complete Book 2 Collection, Jekyll, Life Begins - Series 1 & 2 Midsomer Murders Set 9 and Smallville - The Complete Sixth Season. 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 Vol. 2 - Universal reaches into the vault for five entertaining genre features: Dr. Cyclops, Cult of the Cobra, The Deadly Mantis, The Land Unknown and The Leech Woman; Night on Earth - Jim Jarmusch veers dangerously toward mainstream entertainment with this frequently amusing selection of fateful taxi rides, each in a different American and European city; 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. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week we have a very special giveaway from Shout! Factory for the DVD release of The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo. Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett, three of the brilliantly insane minds behind the cult classic TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) reunite to unleash their warped sense of humor on the cinema of yesteryear as The Film Crew. The latest Film Crew Release is Wild Women of Wongo - The beautiful women of the lush, tropical island of Wongo think that the only men who exist are the ape like creatures that live on the other side of the island. Then they set eyes on a handsome prince from a neighboring island, where all of the men are equally gorgeous! Meanwhile, the beastly men of Wongo, on their way to select their mates, are unhappy about their new competition. Enter now for your chance to one of 5 copies of The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo DVD were giving away this week.

A strong week for notable DVDs including: Death Proof - Extended and Unrated [Review] - Quentin Tarantino's half of The Grindhouse release is stronger and longer on its own, and while it's not a masterpiece, it's worth checking out for Kurt Russell's stand out performance; Troy: Director's Cut [Review] - a fuller, richer, and more epic narrative packed solid with everything you'd be prepared to see from an action / adventure rendition of Troy's tale; We Are Marshall [DVD Review | HD DVD Review ] - 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. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Boston Legal: S3, Brothers & Sisters: S1 [Review], Commando, Family Guy, V5 [Review], Flashdance, Gracie [Review], Saturday Night Fever, Wall Street and Zoo. 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 clips from Koch Lorber's new DVD release A Few Days in September [view trailer] starring Juliette Binoche, John Turturro and Nick Nolte. In the days leading up to 9/11, a French secret service operative sets out on a mission to help a rogue CIA agent who has disappeared with information being sought by a dangerous assassin. Watch these thrilling clips from A Few Days in September: Deadly call, Nobody can stop it, Shootout. Also new on DVD is Cautiva [view trailer], the award-winning Argentinean drama about a teenage girl's journey to uncover the secrets of her past; and the epic mini-series Masada [view trailer] starring Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss and Barbara Carrera.

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: Tekkon Kinkreet - a gritty mix of life on the streets, sci-fi and gangsters, and vivid washes of surreal pop which all adds up to an excellent film; The Graduate: 40th Ann. Ed - Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson, we love you more than you will know, and you finally get what you deserve on DVD; The Return of the Living Dead - an unofficial sequel to Romero's 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead that truly endures the test of time. Other new DVDs recently reviewed include:Blade: House of Chthon, A Christmas Carol (1951):Ultimate Ed, The City of Violence, Coffee Date, Conventioneers, Elvis - The Hollywood Collection and From Beyond. 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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