Steve Carell leads the way in the romantic comedy Dan in Real Life with some hilarious results. Juliette Binoche and Dane Cook round of the supporting cast in the Peter Hedges film. Dan in Real Life arrives in real life in theaters everywhere this weekend. Also in theaters this week is Saw IV - Tobin Bell is back for another round as Jigsaw...wait...wasn't Jigsaw dead??? Hmmm...; Blade Runner: The Final Version - the highly-anticipated "final cut" of the revolutionary film is finally in theaters; and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke star in what may be Sidney Lumet's greatest directorial achievement. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Bella, King Corn, Mr. Untouchable, Cinerama Adventure, Sleuth, Lars and the Real Girl, Gone Baby Gone, 30 Days of Night, Things We Lost in the Fire, Reservation Road, My Kid Could Paint That, Rendition. 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 Black Sheep, Eli Roth's Hostel: Part II, and Saw III: Director's Cut), 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.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Mario Bava Collection Volume 2 - Anchor Bay finishes off its new set of Alfredo Leone - held Mario Bava pix with 5 Dolls for an August Moon, Roy Colt & Winchester Jack, Bay of Blood, Baron Blood, Four Times that Night, Lisa and the Devil, Kidnapped, House of Exorcism; The Human Factor - A PAL Region 2 review by Lee Broughton of Edward Dmytryk's 1975 thriller with George Kennedy, John Mills and Raf Vallone; Ten Canoes - A beautiful ethnographic tale of tribal customs and peril among Australian aboriginals. Earthy, funny, and very well made; The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid - Savant didn't even know this disc, one of the best westerns of the 1970s, was even released (it came out about 3 weeks ago). 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. A great cast directed by Philip Kaufman. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

A huge week for notable DVDs including: Meet the Robinsons [Review | Interview] - the first outing for Walt Disney Animation Studios is a rousing sucess and though it is ostensibly about the future it will take you right back to that halcyon past with flying colors; The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones - the long awaited release from Lucasfilm is timed to get the buzz going on the next Indiana Jones film; Hostel II [Review] - pretty panned in theaters, reviewer Bill Gibron says they're all wrong and gives Hostel II the props he thinks it deserves. Other notable DVDs out this week include: Breathless - Criterion [Review], Days of Heaven - Criterion [Review], Fido [Review], Mr. Brooks [Review], Saw 3 Unrated [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 our Clip of The Week is from 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama. Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future? How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? These are some of the questions posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by filmmaker and explorer Rick Ray. Ray examines some of the fundamental questions of our time by weaving together observations from his own journeys throughout India and the Middle East, and the wisdom of an extraordinary spiritual leader in a film called "the definitive film on the Dalai Lama" by DVD Talk. Watch a clip from 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama. Get more information on 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama here.

This week we have a very special giveaway from The Criterion Collection for the DVD release of Under The Volcano. Under the Volcano follows the final day in the life of self-destructive British consul Geoffrey Firmin on the eve of World War II. Withering from alcoholism, Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife but only further alienating himself. John Huston's ambitious tackling of Malcolm Lowry's towering "unadaptable" novel gave the incomparable Finney one of his grandest roles and was the legendary The Treasure of the Sierra Madre director's triumphant return to filmmaking in Mexico. The Under the Volcano DVD features: New, restored hi-def digital transfer; Audio commentary feat. producer Michael Fitzgerald; New video interview with Jacqueline Bisset, screenwriter Guy Gallo, Notes from Under the Volcano (1984), a 59 min. doc, Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976), 99 min. doc and more. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 Under The Volcano: Criterion Collection DVDs.

On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with Stephen J. Anderson, Director of Meet the Robinsons (as well as the voice behind "The Bowler Hat Guy"). We speak with Stephen J. Anderson about his experience Directing the first film to be released from the new Walt Disney Animation Studios (the result of the merging of Pixar Animation and Disney Feature Animation), his thoughts about using 3-D in a theatrical release and the importance and impact of Blu-Ray on film making. Listen to our complete interview with Stephen J. Anderson using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Stephen J. Anderson (16 min 15MB). Also be sure to listen to our past interviews on DVD Talk Radio with Mike Rowe, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, Bobcat Goldthwait, Oliver Stone, Kevin Smith and Sarah Silverman.

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: Spider Man 3 - a flawed comic book film, but it's a jam-packed thrill ride a minute with plenty of characterization to boot; A Mighty Heart - Like 2006's masterful United 93, the picture takes on a recent tragedy that could have easily turned exploitative and instead produces a tense and haunting political thriller; Murder Party - An instant cult classic, it's very smart, and quirkily funny, with a refreshingly subversive mixture of disdain for pretentious artistic types, and a celebration of silly slapstick combined with full-on gore . Other new DVDs recently reviewed include: Crazy Love, The Force Among Us, The Hoax, Nearing Grace, Spider Baby and Two Weeks. 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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