Critical darling Wes Anderson returns to the director's chair with The Darjeeling Limited - a film with a plot that had been ensconced in mystery until the film premiered, earlier this month, at the Venice Film Festival. Along for the artsy ride this time around is Adrien Brody as he joined by Anderson regulars Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson. The Darjeeling Limited finds enlightenment in theaters this weekend. Also in theaters this week is The Kingdom - Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, and Chris Cooper star in this Peter Berg war drama; The Game Plan - isn't it funny how The Rock never uses his real name (Dwayne Johnson) on the obviously craptastic flicks?; and Feast of Love - Morgan Freeman and Radha Mitchell star in this Robert Benton romance film. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Into the Wild, The Trade, Jane Austen Book Club, Good Luck Chuck, Across the Universe, In the Valley of Elah, Resident Evil: Extinction, Transformers: The IMAX Experience, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, Sydney White, Eastern Promises. 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 Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, and the highly-anticipated From Beyond), 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 2,000 Horror DVDs.

Silent DVD returns this week with another look at the some of the classics of early cinema. First off is a double feature where pioneering director D. W. Griffith was involved in both halves: True Heart Susie with Hoodoo Ann. Next up is the classic haunted house film, The Cat and the Canary. Directed by Paul Leni, this films influence is still being felt today. Finally we have a look at the 1925 version of The Lost World. Is the often discussed but rarely seen Eastman House restoration finally available on DVD? It looks like it could be. In case you missed them, be sure to check out recent Silent DVD columns: Reel Baseball and the 2007 SF Silent Film Festival, The General, Romance of the Western Chamber and Pandora's Box.

A ton of notable TV on DVD reviews this week including: The Unit - The Complete Second Season - an exciting television action/drama about an elite unit of Army rangers who embark on dangerous missions to combat terrorism and the second season continues with a lot of excitement and more than enough great content for fans to enjoy; Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Ninth Season - the show's last season begins with a smashing development and continues with nonstop hilarity, all the way to the dramatic season finale; Man About the House: The Complete First and Second Series - naughtier than its American adaptation "Three's Company" this show is an absolute must for lovers of vintage British TV. Other recent TV on DVD reviews include: Drawn Together - Season 2, Ghost Whisperer - The Second Season, Glen Campbell Good Times Again, Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Third Season and Supernatural - The Complete Second 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 Threepenny Opera - Crummy versions begone -- Criterion's new disc from a recent German restoration makes the Brecht-Weill musical look and sound like it was filmed yesterday; Spider Baby - The transfer for this disc of Jack Hill's creepazoid horror thriller is simply excellent, and Dark Sky has arranged some equally excellent extras; The Best of Rocky and Bullwinkle Volume 2 - All R&B and nothing but R&B, this super sampler gives us three entire multi-part Rocky & Bullwinkle adventures, in all their anarchic glory; Cinema 16 European Short Films (Special U.S. Edition) - A classy collection of sixteen European short subjects from directors old and new, including 'first films' from people like Ridley Scott; Black Book - Paul Verhoeven returns to his Soldier of Orange roots for an exciting, intelligent and sexy resistance espionage tale in 1944 Holland; Away From Her - Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent and Olympia Dukakis shine in Sarah Polley's masterful examination of a couple pulled apart by Alzheimer's disease; The Fly Collection - Fox recycles The Fly and Return of the Fly adding the second sequel, the weird The Curse of the Fly from 1965, with Brian Donlevy. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A strong week for notable DVDs including: Knocked Up [Review] - a hilarious movie in the theaters it's now one of the best DVD packages for a comedy that we have ever reviewed and worthy of DVD Talk's Highest Rating; TV Set [Review] - a brutally honest and highly entertaining look at the Hollywood system that is easily on par if not better than Swimming with Sharks; Tekkon Kinkreet [Review] - 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. Other notable DVDs out this week include: As You Like It [Review], Black Book [Review], Chalk, The Intruder [Review] and Next [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 very special giveaway from Universal Studio Home Entertainment for the HD DVD release of Knocked Up. The writer and director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin delivers another a hilarious hit comedy. The release received DVD Talk's Highest Rating and represents one of the best comedy releases on HD DVD yet. Knocked Up on HD DVD features -Deleted and Extended Scenes, Includes an Exclusive Extended Version of the Jonah - Brokeback Mountain Scene, Topless Scene - A New Twist on Baring it All, Line-O-Rama - Lines You'll Be Reciting for Ages, Gag Reel and Feature Commentary with Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen and Bill Hader. Enter now for your chance to one of 5 copies of Knocked Up HD 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: The Jungle Book - 40th Anniversary Platinum Edition - a dazzling restoration of one of the more beloved Disney Classics; Babel: Two-Disc Collector's Edition - an emotionally and culturally complex tear-jerker, although the sum of its parts isn't nearly as cohesive as each individual portion the finished product is an engaging dramatic accomplishment; Ten Canoes - something of an antidote to the hyped-up violence of Apocalypto. Other new DVDs recently reviewed include: The Boss of It All, Gene Autry: The Strawberry Roan, Martha Graham: Dance on Film - Criterion Collection , On and off the Rails: The British Transport Films Collection, Reeker, The Up Series and Zoo. 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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