Seth Rogan and James Franco battle the bad guys and a serious case of the munchies in the wild comedy Pineapple Express. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich have the skinny on the explosive pot adventure. The famed denim-clad BFFs return with the sexually-charged sequel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. And Quentin Tarantino brings Larry Bishop's sleazy, gritty biker B-movie Hell Ride to the big screen. Also in theaters: The story of the famous Judgment of Paris wine showdown is defanged in the drama Bottle Shock. The life story of porn legend Jack Wrangler is explored in the thrilling documentary Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon. And the rise and fall of punk godfathers The Germs is revisited in the bio-pic What We Do Is Secret. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Midnight Meat Train, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Dark Knight, Swing Vote, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Mamma Mia!, Lost Boys: The Tribe, Step Brothers, Chris & Don: A Love Story, [Rec], American Teen, Baghead, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Man on Wire, Brideshead Revisited, and The Wackness. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

There's an interesting mix of TV shows that have been reviewed lately including one of the best mini-series to ever air and a better than expected movie spin-off. Recent TV on DVD reviews you'll want to check out include: James A. Michener's Centennial - One of television's finest achievements, the sprawling 12-part miniseries often feels like a museum exhibit come to life; A History of Britain: The Complete Collection - one of the finest history series to air on cable, you will not be disappointed by either the epic sweep or the detail that goes into the 15 episodes; and Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles - The Complete First Season - A show that delivers the goods consistently; Action, drama, heart, and morality, it's all here. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Space Angel Collection 1, Jimmy Dore: Citizen Jimmy, and Charlie and Lola, Vol. 8: I Am Collecting a Collection.  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: Dark City (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] - Alex Proyas makes his 1998 Sci-Fi Noir fantasy twice as good by adding eleven minutes of cut scenes for this stunning Blu-ray release. ; Vampyr - Carl Dreyer's dreamy art-horror masterpiece finally surfaces in a version that allows us to appreciate his weird vision from back at the dawn of the horror movie. Featuring a creepy funeral from the subjective viewpoint of the corpse, and a vampiric female fiend that says more with one lascivious smile than do decades of blood and fangs; and The Hunt for Red October [Blu-ray] Sean Connery's on the loose with a giant silent sub, and Alec Baldwin must brave icy seas to make contact with him. The Cold War rides again in this slickly directed and produced ode to Bad Russians and Noble C.I.A. Operatives. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

There have been some recent announcements that should get movie fans really psyched. These include: The James Bond Blu-ray Collection, Vol. 1 which includes Dr. No, Die Another Day, and Live and Let Die and The James Bond Blu-ray Collection, Vol.2 with For Your Eyes Only, From Russia with Love, and Thunderball. Both are scheduled to be released on 10-21-2008; You Don't Mess With The Zohan - Adam Sandler's latest comedy romp arrives on DVD on 10-7-08; and The Ray Harryhausen Blu-ray Gift Set which includes high definition editions of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, It Came from Beneath the Sea, 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and 20 Million Miles to Earth. This and a standard definition DVD version (not yet listed) will be hitting shelves on 10-7-2008; Other newly announced titles include: Errol Flynn Westerns Collection 8-26-2008, How the West Was Won (Ultimate Collector's Edition) DVD and Blu-ray 10-21-2008 and Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series 11-18-08. Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

There's a few new releases this week that you won't want to miss. Titles such as:  The Counterfeiters [review] - a tough, bitter, Oscar-winning drama full of complex questions; Disney Little Einsteins - Flight of the Instrument Fairies [review] - a great viewing option for preschool-aged kids, this disc is educational, involving and entertaining (a combination more rare than you might think); and Nim's Island [review]- a very pretty and rambunctious island film.; Other releases of note include:  Get Smart - Season 1, Foyle's War: Set 5 [review] and Star Trek: Season Two (Remastered). 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.

The DVD Talk Review Database continues to grow. This week we've added reviews on a wide variety of films, from a documentary on an elementary school election in China to the latest film from the always interesting director Guy Maddin. Reviews of note include: Mulan/Mulan II - the original film is one of Disney's most distinctive animated efforts and deserves to be more widely appreciated; Jet Li's Fearless: Director's Cut - this edit achieves its goal of transforming a mediocre historical kung-fu film into a finely crafted and engrossing martial arts epic; and Brand Upon the Brain! - Criterion Collection - this crazy hybrid of melodrama, sci-fi, and horror excites more than it confounds, but even the confounding is exciting in Maddin's delirious world. Other recent reviews include: Catherine Deneuve Collection, Please Vote for Me, and Philosophy of a Knife: Limited Edition.  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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