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November 09, 2007
New Movie Reviews: No Country for Old Men, Lions for Lambs, and Fred Claus
 Joel and Ethan Coen return to Blood Simple and Fargo form with No Country for Old Men - their excellent adaptation of Corman McCarthy's groundbreaking novel. With the Coen Brothers behind the camera and a stellar cast of Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, this film is a no-brainer for anyone who loves quality cinema. Our very own Jamie S. Rich's review even includes a beautiful illustration by the amazing artist Joëlle Jones. No Country for Old Men is in theaters everywhere this weekend. Also in theaters this week is Lions for Lambs - Robert Redford directs himself, alongside a star-studded cast of Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep, in this tense drama about the investigation of two injured American soldiers in Afghanistan; Fred Claus - Could this holiday comedy possibly be as bad as it looks in the trailer?; and P2 - Wes Bentley and (the gorgeous) Rachel Nichols star in this sadistic little thriller. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Wristcutters: A Love Story, Do It for Johnny, Bee Movie, American Gangster, Martian Child, Runnin' Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bill's Big Pumpkins, Darfur Now, Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten, Control, Dan in Real Life. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.
November 08, 2007
DVD Stalk: Basket Case 2, MoH: The Damned Thing, and Day Watch
 DVD Stalk is back at it and packed with tons of great reviews (including looks at the DVD release of Basket Case 2, Tobe Hooper's Masters of Horror: The Damned Thing, and Day Watch: Unrated), 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.
 On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with Brad Bird, Director of Ratatouille. We speak with Brad Bird about his experience making Ratatouille, why animation should be considered a tool rather than a genre and what exactly Blu-Ray means to a director. Listen to our complete interview with Brad Bird using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Brad Bird (16 min 12MB). Also be sure to listen to our past interviews on DVD Talk Radio with Stephen J. Anderson, Mike Rowe, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, Bobcat Goldthwait, Oliver Stone, Kevin Smith and Sarah Silverman.
November 07, 2007
DVD Savant: 2001, No End in Sight and The Bost of It All
 This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Erik the Conqueror - Mario Bava's action-packed rip-off of The Vikings is great entertainment, with the director's visual qualities much in evidence;
Maurice Jarre: A Tribute to David Lean - An impressive 1992 concert is accompanied by a commentary, an interview and a separate CD version; No End in Sight - Charles Ferguson's sober docu stacks up the sorry chain of events that turned a fast victory in Iraq into a deplorable quagmire of incompetence and venality; Icons of Horror: Sam Katzman - Sony answers other studio collections of cult favorites with four fun (and often hilarious) monster shows from cheapjack producer Sam Katzman; 2001: A Space Odyssey Two-Disc Special Edition -
Warners' Stanley Kubrick collection includes a new transfer with the kind of extras that the director's space epic has deserved all along; The Boss of It All
Lars von Trier's offbeat comedy about heartless business practices is filmed in a perplexing process called "Automavision", which when seen demands an explanation, if not an apology. Very funny just the same. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.
November 06, 2007
Anime Talk: Ghost in the Shell - Laughing Man
 So much is changing within the anime industry right now that it's hard to know how some series are going to pan out. Are the Geneon shows going to be picked up by another publisher? Who knows at this point! What we do know is that plenty of other great (and not so great) releases are on the market right now. In this week's Anime Talk column we take a look at Ghost in the Shell: Laughing Man, Tekkonkinkreet, GTO - Great Teacher Onizuka, Basilisk, and more! WTK also chimes in once again with the latest Anime Bargains so be sure to check it out!
 Another
banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed
sets: Ratatouille
[review],
Pixar's latest movie, is a hysterically funny film that's destined to be
one of the years best, and the Pixar
Short Films Collection: Volume 1 [review] let fans see the studio's earliest
work including some of the segments that they made for Sesame Street;
Stanley
Kubrick - Warner Home Video Directors Series [review]
is a 9-disc set that includes the renowned directors best films;
often described as the best sitcom in television history, Seinfeld
The Complete Series is also hitting shelves this week. Other
releases of note include: Michael Moore's Sicko
[review],
The
Best of the Colbert Report [review],
Doctor
Who - The Complete Third Series [review],
The
X-Files Ultimate Collection, Coen
Brothers Gift Set, and Amazing
Journey: The Story of the Who [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.
November 05, 2007
New DVD Reviews: Amazing Grace, Welcome to My Living Room, The Three Stooges Collection Volume One
Silent DVD is back again and continues to cover the veritable flood of early films being released. This week a pair of Robert Youngson's influential silent comedy compilations are reviewed from The First Kings of Comedy Collection. These films were just about the only way to see these shorts for years and they did a lot to keep silent films alive. The Jazz Singer is also reviewed, the first feature film with synchronized dialog it marked the beginning of the end for silents. WB has released the film in a three disc set that is filled with an amazing amount of extras that make it a must-have set. Be sure to check out last week's column that looked at the third boxed set from American Film Archives, Treasures III, and the British classic noir, A Cottage on Dartmoor.
November 04, 2007
Ratatouille - (Almost) Complete Coverage
 This week one of the best films of 2007 hits DVD - Ratatouille. Directed by Brad Bird, Ratatouille is another convincing argument that "animation is a tool for storytelling and NOT a genre." To cover this huge release we have a number of features on the site, including a report from Daniel Hirshleifer from the Ratatouille media day, a report from Adam Tyner on Ratatouille from Pixar and an audio interview at DVD Talk Radio with Brad Bird. With a title this big we also have 2 reviews of the DVD one by Randy Miller III and the other by Aaron Beierle. Unfortunately Disney was unable to produce the Blu-Ray disc for us to cover for release date, so as a result we're unable to bring you any coverage of what they feel is the biggest Blu-Ray disc release of the year. A real shame. He's got an uncomfortably funny movie coming out on DVD called Danny Roane: First Time Director, and he's ready for people to love him again. Not that they've ever stopped, but maybe he realizes that from the gawk-at-Britney's-fender-bender crowd, it's the wrong kind of love. A confrontational, reality-warping comedian of considerable talent, with a blocks-long resume, Andy Dick is - for better or worse - most well known for his outrageous, booze and drug fueled behavior in the public eye. His mild grope-fest of Ivanka Trump on Jimmy Kimmel Live is reportedly a lesser offense, and his true relationship with the drink is known only to him. Andy takes a few moments to speak with DVDTalk about his new movie, the story, coincidentally, of a talented comedian trying to recover his intoxicant-ravaged credibility by directing a movie. Will Danny Roane, or his creator Andy Dick, be able to leave the demon rum well enough alone long enough to stage a comeback of sorts? Fans of comedy that cuts like a rusty tin can lid have their fingers crossed. Read our complete interview.
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