Owen Wilson, Judd Apatow, and Seth Rogan try to drum up some laughs in the scattershot bodyguard comedy Drillbit Taylor. Asian horror remake cinema receives another sleeping pill with the tedious Shutter. And Adam Carolla squeezes into boxing gloves and channels Rocky Balboa in the comedy The Hammer. Also in theaters: Asia Argento melts the screen in the sensual thriller Boarding Gate, Tyler Perry returns to family issues in Meet the Browns, and illegal immigration is handed a big, warm hug in Under the Same Moon. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Doomsday, Horton Hears a Who, Never Back Down, Funny Games, Chaos Theory, Sleepwalking, and Paranoid Park. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Things have been pretty quiet with the anime industry lately. The ADV fiasco seems to be over but publishers all seem to be taking things in stride. New show releases are less frequent and reissuing older series is apparently all the rave. With that in mind the Anime Talk column is a tad slim this time around but there's still plenty of anime on the market to enjoy! From Appleseed to Hell Girl and even Kanon there's something for everyone out there and lucky for you we help you sort it all out!

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include:  Dresden - this program is a rousing epic, the sort of thing for which larger-than-life TV miniseries were designed; Hotel Babylon (Season 1) - this subtle, ironic show takes the viewer back to the assured confidence of 60s Hollywood features with a cool, detached tone that's refreshing in comparison to today's tacky nighttime dramas; and Dark Shadows: The Beginning Collection 3 - From characters you can cuddle up with to situations that play out like a John Waters movie, this is a wonderfully weird and entertaining endeavor; Other shows include:  Lillie, Johnny and the Sprites - Meet the Sprites, and another reviewer's take on Hogfather.  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: Daisy Kenyon - One of Otto Preminger's best, this story of a romantic triangle is uncommonly intelligent and makes good use of three very different kinds of actors: Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews and Henry Fonda; Black Widow - The mystery is transparent and the casting rather maladroit, but this early CinemaScope thriller looks and sounds great;TCM Archives: Forbidden Hollywood Volume 2 - Warners continues its celebration of censor-free early 30s movie naughtiness with five MGM and Warners envelope edge-pushers: The Divorcee, A Free Soul, Three on a Match, Female and Night Nurse. Slinky costumes! Drinking! Sex! Crime! Drugs! Not to mention liberated women and Clark Gable as a brutal villain; and Warner Bros. Pictures Gangsters Collection Vol. 3 -Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart are back, in a variety of gangland-related stories: Smart Money, Picture Snatcher, The Mayor of Hell, Lady Killer, Black Legion, Brother Orchid. With plenty of extras, including commentaries. 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 such as:  I Am Legend [review] - Will Smith gives a great performance that carries the film and allows him a chance to flex his movie star muscles; Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 - The adventures of one of television's finest SF shows continues with all 20 episodes of the Peabody Award-winning series; and Enchanted [review]- this amazingly funny film proves that there's still plenty of magic left in the good old Magic Kingdom; Other releases of note include:  Revolver [review], Southland Tales [review],  Bionic Woman - Volume One, and Adventures of Robin Hood - Complete First Season. 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: Dan in Real Life - those who enjoy poignant drama sprinkled with comedy should certainly enjoy what this highly recommended film has to offer; In the Valley of Elah - one of the most troubling, enraging films yet made about the sacrifice our country is making on a daily basis; and The Ice Storm - Criterion Collection - as close as anyone can get to a note-perfect film.; Other recent reviews include: Mrs. Doubtfire: Behind-the-Seams Edition, The Good Night, Funky Forest: The First Contact, and Moolaadé.  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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