Silent DVD is packed this week with reviews of several recent releases. The American Film Archives third boxed set, Treasures III, includes 48 restored movies made between 1900 and 1934 that all deal with various social problems. Just as well done as the previous collections, this one is a 'must buy.' One of the greatest British films from the silent era has also made its way to DVD. Anthony Asquith's A Cottage on Dartmoor is a suspenseful film that is an early forerunner of film noir. We also have a look at a collection of four Valentino films, as well as a pair of documentaries about the quest to add sound and color to early movies: Discovering Cinema. Read all this and more in this week's Silent DVD

Ben Affleck jumps into the director's chair for the fantastic Dennis Lehane adaptation Gone Baby Gone and produces "an unexpected emotional sucker punch." Just as with Mystic River, Lehane's source material is the star here, but it's the work of Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, and Ben Affleck behind the camera that really turn the film into something very special. Gone Baby Gone arrives in theaters everywhere this weekend. Also in theaters this week is 30 Days of Night - No sun in Barrow, Alaska for 30 days + lots of vampires = some amazingly cool cinema in this highly anticipated Steve Niles adaptation; Things We Lost in the Fire - Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro are both getting some major Oscar buzz for their work in this excellent Susanne Bier film; and Reservation Road - Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo star in this moving Terry George film. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: My Kid Could Paint That, Rendition, The Ten Commandments, War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death, Local Color, Why Did I Get Married?, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Michael Clayton, We Own the Night. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

A ton of notable TV on DVD reviews this week including: Entourage - Season Three, Part 2 - Part 2 puts the series back on track and it's much tighter both in length and in focus of story; Creature Comforts America: The Complete First Season - Easily as colorful, clever and creative as its British counterpart, Creature Comforts America is another win for Aardman Animation; How I Met Your Mother - Season Two - a fun sitcom about a man telling his kids about how he met their mother and all of the crazy fun that occurred since then.. Other recent TV on DVD reviews include: Ballykissangel: The Complete Collection, Ben 10: The Complete Season 2 , Da Vinci's Inquest Season 2 , Family Ties - The Second Season and Roots - The Next Generations. 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 Great Northfield Minnesota Raid - Cliff Robertson's Cole Younger has a masterful plan to fleece a crooked bank, but Robert Duvall's hot-head Jesse James turns the raid into a turkey shoot; The Jazz Singer (Three-Disc Deluxe Edition) - Al Jolson shows how he conquered Broadway in Warners' lavish 3-disc set; Strike Up the Band - Busby Berkeley's energetic followup to Babes in Arms sees Mickey Rooney struggling for a chance in the big time bandleading racket, aided, abetted and tolerated by Judy Garland; Fox Horror Classics - Fox unveils three of its gothic horrors from the 1940s, beautifully filmed by director John Brahm and cameraman Lucien Ballard; Discovering Cinema - Two French productions on the development of film sound and color have excellent detail and beautiful clips; Bug - William Friedkin hits a raw nerve with this surprising small scale tale of paranoid terror. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A huge week for notable DVDs including: Transformers [DVD Review | HD DVD Review | Feature Coverage] - the summer's biggest and most enjoyable popcorn movie becomes the latest salvo in the format war; Grindhouse Presents, Planet Terror - Extended and Unrated [Review] - Judged on its own merits, Planet Terror is a gooey, gory good time. As over the top as anything to come out of Hollywood in the last decade the film is exactly what it should be, and that's sheer entertainment. Other notable DVDs out this week include: The Hoax, Ironside - Season 2 [Review], The Jazz Singer [Review] A Mighty Heart, Show Business: The Road to Broadway [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 First Independent Pictures for the DVD release of Nearing Grace. Henry's (Gregory Smith) senior year has been anything but ordinary. As high school comes to an end he becomes consumed by his attraction to Grace (Jordana Brewster), the girl most likely to be voted prom queen. She's dating the popular quarterback but seems to enjoy Henry's attention. As their secret seduction spins out of control, will Grace be Henry's salvation or his downfall? The Nearing Grace DVD features: Commentary by Star Jordana Brewster and Director Rick Rosenthal, Behind The Scenes, TV Spots, Theatrical Trailer and more. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Nearing Grace.

This week our Clip of The Week is from Ironside - The Complete Second Season - staring Raymond Burr. From their uniquely equipped office at SFPD headquarters, Chief Ironside continues to lead his special police unit, fighting crime others can't. His crack team includes Sgt. Ed Brown, ex-con-turned-assistant Mark Sanger and beautiful policewoman Eve Whitfield. Ironside's second season continued the tradition of attracting special guest stars--including Milton Berle, Anne Baxter, Bill Bixby, Ricardo Montalban, Burgess Meredith, Ed Asner and many more. Watch these clips from Ironside - The Complete Second Season: Ironside Trailer, I know who hit me! and You Didn't Really Kill Horatio did you?. Get more information on Ironside: The Complete Second Season here.

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: Black Sheep - No pretensions, no high-minded metaphors, just cheap thrills and silly laughs; The Wind That Shakes the Barley - acclaimed director Ken Loach returns with arguably his most accomplished film yet; Hostel II - a fantastic sequel, one of the best franchise revisits in the legacy of such motion picture money grabs. Other new DVDs recently reviewed include: A Dog's Breakfast, Elizabeth, The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon, Love and Normal Adolescent Behavior: Havoc 2. 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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