Blockbuster director Roland Emmerich takes audiences back to prehistoric days in the sleepy caveman misfire 10,000 B.C. It's Jason Statham, swinging London in the 1970s, and piles of money in The Bank Job, an energetic heist tale told with style and speed. And ace comic Stephen Chow returns to channel his inner-Spielberg with the family comedy CJ7. Also in theaters: Teen girls try some devil horns on for size in the music documentary Girls Rock!, Frances McDormand and Amy Adams trade quips in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Martin Lawrence hits the road in College Road Trip, and David Gordon Green explores unhappy again in Snow Angels. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Other Boleyn Girl, Semi-Pro, Penelope, Witless Protection, Be Kind Rewind, Diary of the Dead, Jumper, and The Spiderwick Chronicles. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

A while ago Anime Talk discussed the leaked ADV announcement regarding several titles being pulled and canceled. Since then it looks like the publisher has worked things out to some degree and releases are back on the calendar. All around the industry has cooled a bit but it doesn't look like the sky is falling quite yet. As evidence of that we look at some fantastic new releases this week such as Blood+, One Piece, xxxHolic, and Shuffle. Read about all this and more in this week's Anime Talk!

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include:  Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection: Vol. 6 - The Inspector - a compilation of the first 17 theatrical shorts based on the popular Peter Sellers' creation, Inspector Clouseau; Newhart - The Complete First Season - more grounded in reality than the increasingly surreal later seasons, this first season still has enough Bob Newhart genius in each episode to satisfy fans; State of Play - a finely-crafted story of investigative journalism that is intelligently written, well-directed, and brilliantly acted.; Other shows include:  The Waltons - The Complete Sixth Season, Dallas - The Complete Eighth Season, Inside the White Tower, and Disney's Little Einsteins - Race for Space.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Last Emperor - A massive boxed set includes two full versions of Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning epic, and two full discs of complementary material. This was the first movie allowed to film in Peiping's Forbidden City; Right At Your Door - Multiple terror explosions rock Los Angeles, sending the entire city into chaos. Well-sustained hysteria by director-writer Chris Gorak pokes big holes in the concept of Homeland Security; The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue Jorge Grau's excellent zombie movie is one of the first and best to follow in George Romero's bloody steps, with a good script, excellent locations and fine acting from Cristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock and Arthur Kennedy; and Susana - Luis Buñuel plunks a demonic Rosita Quintana into an unsuspecting Mexican family and watches the fur fly. It's a wicked semi-surreal black comedy about miracles, demons and the cluelessness of respectability. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

After meeting at a party, Daniela and Bruno spend the night together in a seedy hotel room passionately making love. New on DVD from KOCH LORBER FILMS, Blanca Lewin and Gonzalo Valenzuela star as two strangers who share their most intimate desires and reveal their darkest secrets in En La Cama, an erotically charged film from award-winning director Matías Bize. Watch these provocative clips from En La Cama: My Name, Bedroom Dance, We Better Leave. Also debuting on DVD this month is Gary Burns and Jim Brown's exploration into the dark side of suburbia, Radiant City (view trailer). Get to know the Moss family from Radiant City in these revealing clips: Commute, Real Estate, Suburban Home.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as:  101 Dalmatians [review], - one of Disney's true, inarguable classics this new double-disc release boasts an amazing transfer, with vibrant colors and astounding resolution; Into the Wild [review 1] [review 2]- a totally engrossing story and reason to examine your life with eyes washed clean; and 12 Angry Men [review] - this taut, suspenseful and powerful movie has a all-star cast and earned three Academy Award Nominations when it was released in 1957.; Other releases of note include:  Hogfather [review], Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2 ,  Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, and The Love Boat - Season One, Vol. 1. 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 the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including some discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD Reviews include: My Kid Could Paint That [Review 1], [Review 2]- a pair of reviewers both gave this film high marks. It's a fascinating human interest story blended with a rather intellectual exploration of the nature of modern art; The Last Emperor - Criterion Collection - fans of grand moviemaking and history buffs will have a blast digging through the many supplemental features included with the amazing Bernardo Bertolucci epic; and Joan Crawford Collection - Volume 2 -five films (Sadie McKee / Strange Cargo / A Woman's Face / Flamingo Road / Torch Song) that showcase Crawford at her very best and most indulgently worst; Other recent reviews include: The Darjeeling Limited, Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?, The Royal Tramp Collection, and The Dragon Painter.  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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