We can all thank Producer Guillermo del Toro for playing a huge part in bringing The Orphanage to the US. Juan Antonio Bayona's ghost story is already gaining comparisons to The Others, The Devil's Backbone, and The Sixth Sense. The Orphanage scares up theaters everywhere this weekend. Also in theaters this week is The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep - this story of a young, lonely boy discovering a giant sea creature's egg looks to be all wet; Alien vs. Predator: Requiem - for anyone who didn't already think Alien vs. Predator was horrible comes this sequel; and The Walker - Paul Schrader's latest has some highs and lows. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, There Will Be Blood, Persepolis, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, P.S. I Love You, The Great Debaters, The Water Horse, Charlie Wilson's Wars, I Am Legend, The Perfect Holiday, The Kite Runner. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films in theaters in our Movie Talk Forum Area.

2007 has been another great year for DVDs. Even with the format war going strong and many of the A-list catalog titles having been released over the past decade, the studios have been able to maintain a steady flow of quality discs. There were so many impressive DVDs that it was hard to whittle the releases of 2007 down to just the ten top discs. For that reason the review staff at DVDTalk decided to expand their list to the Top 20 DVDs of 2007. After much thought, discussion, hand-wrangling and soul-searching, we came up with our top 20 picks. Is your favorite on the list? Check it out and see. Also be sure to visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week and the ability to browse reviews by studio

2007 is drawing to a close and here at HD Talk, in between sipping egg nog and roasting chestnuts over an open fire, we've compiled a list of our favorite HD DVD and Blu-ray discs of the year. We've gone through to find the ten best HD DVD exclusive titles, Blu-ray exclusives, and format neutral releases. How closely does your list compare to ours? Did your most treasured discs make it in? There's only one way to find out! Click and take a gander. If you're not too busy celebrating with relatives, come by the HD Talk Forum to discuss the lists and everything else about HD DVD and Blu-ray.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including:  Dirt - The Complete First Season - one of the unsung gems of that season, this show is a terrifically entertaining, pulpy, melodramatic look at the world of celebrities and tabloid stalkers; Teen Titans - The Complete Fourth Season - With the return of the Titan's greatest foe, a season long mystery involving one of the team's members, and an exciting three episode finale, this season of is not to be missed; Grafters - The Complete Second Season - a delightful mix of laid-back Northern England charm coupled with some surprisingly deft romantic comedy plotting; Other shows include:  The O.C. - The Complete Series Collection, The Mod Squad - Season 1, Volume 1, Big Love: The Complete Second Season, Gene Simmons Family Jewels - Complete Season Two, and Mission: Impossible - The Third TV Season .  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant takes a look at a couple of new releases including: The Last Man on Earth - A certain new Will Smith movie motivates the re-issue of this favorite 1964 Vincent Price Sci-Fi / horror tale. But the same identical release is already available as a double-bill disc!; and Two-Lane Blacktop - James Taylor and Dennis Wilson are a pair of nomad drag racers in Monte Hellman's stylish road movie. With Laurie Bird and Warren Oates as GTO, and a lot of disappearing American scenery. And remember, "Those satisfactions are permanent."; Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets:  Eastern Promises [review] - a feature that drills into the senses, building an atmosphere of anxiety and ambiguity that strangely never imposes itself on the audience, but merely takes them by the hand and seduces them with taught, mercurial filmmaking of the highest order; Pan's Labyrinth on Blu-ray and HD DVD [review] - a truly amazing work of art and worthy of its multiple Oscar wins and nominations; and Battlestar Galactica 1980 - The Complete Epic Series - a short-lived series where the original Battlestar Galactica crew finally makes the long-anticipated descent to Earth.  Other releases of note include: The Kingdom, Shattered, and The Heartbreak Kid 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.

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: Blade Runner (Four Disc Collector's Edition) - a milestone of science fiction cinema, the movie has gone on to become one of the most influential pictures of its genre; Zodiac: 2-Disc Director's Cut - Of director David Fincher's idiosyncratic output, Zodiac is quite possibly one of his richest offerings, a multi-layered dissection of a complex and violent episode that consumed nearly everyone it touched; Two-Lane Blacktop - With standout performances by musicians James Taylor and Dennis Wilson next to the veteran actor Warren Oates, this genre picture has a rhythm and feel all its ow.  Other recent reviews include: Film Noir: Five Classics from the Studio Vaults, Free Cinema , Ballot Measure 9, Sunshine, and Eastern Promises.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week and the ability to browse reviews by studio.

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