Mike Myers returns to live-action cinema with The Love Guru, and DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich both discuss his latest, zaniest comedy. A famed television show receives a big screen upgrade with Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway in Get Smart. Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich also weigh in on this peculiar action comedy. And Abigail Breslin headlines her own potential franchise with the divisive family film Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. Also in theaters: Danny McBride's career origin tale is finally revealed in the cult comedy The Foot Fist Way, and horror hits the art-house circuit with Baghead. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Incredible Hulk, The Happening, Sex and the City, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Kung Fu Panda, Mother of Tears, The Fall, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Quid Pro Quo, Iron Man, and Mongol. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

It's been about a month but Anime Talk is back and better than ever! Well, alright, maybe we're kind of the same but at least we have a lot of anime to talk about. New releases such as Lucky Star, FUNimation's One Piece, and School Rumble's OVA make the cut as well as continuing volumes of Hell Girl, xxxHolic, Shuffle, Super Robot Wars, Haruka, and many, many more. Pop in for a spell and see what you'll be watching this summer!

Some great TV shows have recently made their way on to DVD, including some rarely seen shows. Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including:  The Invaders - The First Season - This long-unseen show is a real find and this first batch of shows only gets better as it goes along; The Odd Couple: The Fourth Season - with some of the series' best episodes, Randall and Klugman relax even further into their characters coming up with some truly inspired comedic acting; Mannix - The First Season - always fast-paced with an occasional nice twist and turn in the plotting, the show is well-anchored by the extremely likable Connors in his best-known role. Other shows include:  The Best of Modern Marvels, City of Vice, and Love American Style - Season One, Volume Two.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week HD Talk returns! It's been quite a while since we've had an installment of our High Definition column, and in that time a lot has changed. There's now only one HD format, and though the war is over, not a lot has changed in the HD world. For those who were waiting for one format to win out, we've compiled a list of some of the best Blu-ray discs available. This list isn't intended to be definitive, or to belittle the titles that aren't on here. Instead, it should be taken as a good starting point for those who wish to dive into the Blu waters, now that the format's future is more secure. Is your favorite on the list? Check it out in this week's HD Talk.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: There Will Be Blood - Blu-ray - Last years winner for Best Cinematography comes to Blu-ray, fitting the entire feature and all of the 2-Disc's extras into one; High Noon: Ultimate Collector's Edition - Lionsgate makes Artisan's old, ordinary Collector's Edtion bite the dust: this release finally has a quality transfer of Fred Zinnemann's western classic. Confused politics, great entertainment for Gary Cooper fans; and Patton - The Dimension 150 65mm photography transfers beautifully to this Blu-ray disc of George C. Scott's greatest performance. With a pile of extras generated on at least three previous DVD releases. A great 'library film' demo disc for Blu-ray. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Classic cartoons, recent TV shows and new discs from both Miriam and Criterion are being released this week. No matter what you like to watch, you'll want to check out some of the new releases such as: Jericho: The Complete Second Season [review] The strength of the shows second season was how it evolved to become something decidedly different, preferring to build on what took place before rather than mimic it as so many other shows seem to do; Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940, Vol. 2 [review] - a hilarious collection of thirty-one classic cartoons featuring amazing, innovative animation and a group of characters that remain as lovable today as they were back then; and Burn Notice - Season One [review]- Led by a potent cast and writing that's both hip and humorous it's hard to resist the charm of this addicting, self-aware spy series packed with smart asses. Other new releases include:  Classe Tous Risques - Criterion Collection [review], Joy Division [review] and Fool's Gold. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database

Whether you enjoy short films, horror, or documentaries, the DVD Talk Review Database has some new entries that you'll want to check out. Some of the new reviews are: Wholphin, Issues 1-4: DVD Magazine of Rare and Unseen Short Films and Wholphin Volume 5 - What is Wholphin you ask? It is a quarterly DVD publication collecting short films including TV shows, presentations, cartoons and clips. The presentation is solid from top to bottom and each issue is filled with interesting and entertaining new short subject media; Still We Ride - a documentary on Critical Mass bike ride, a month event held across the nation. But what happens when a group of cyclists refuse to get a parade permit for their ride?; and Tenebre - an effective murder mystery with a number of visual and audio flourishes that exemplify why Dario Argento is well-admired in cult circles. Other recent reviews include: Times and Winds, Otis, and Diva - Meridian Collection.  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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