Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett hope to find the perfect age for love in David Fincher's outstanding The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2nd Review). Frank Miller tries to conjure the essence of Will Eisner in the loopy actioner The Spirit. And Tom Cruise wants to kill Hitler in Bryan Singer's taut WWII thriller Valkyrie. Also in theaters: Adam Sandler literally becomes the Sandman by telling Bedtime Stories. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet hate each other in Revolutionary Road. Politics get animated for the Waltz with Bashir. Daniel Craig takes on the Nazis in Defiance. Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson learn to love inLast Chance Harvey. And Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston meet the world's worst dog in the comedy Marley & Me. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Wrestler, Seven Pounds, Doubt, Gran Torino, Milk, and Yes Man. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Happy Holidays! The review staff at Anime Talk has been busy as usual chipping away at our stacks of reviews and watching the bulk of anime on the market. With the consolidation of the industry titles have come in spurts. With less companies the release windows have changed and I'm sure you've noticed by reading our columns that one month is ginormous, and other months not so much. Well the past month or so has landed plenty of anime on our doorstep and we've pull everything together just in case you missed a certain title during the holiday rush. Cacth the latest anime reviews, DVD deals, and more in this month's Anime Talk.

Merry Christmas to all of our readers who celebrate the holiday! There's usually a quite time after all the presents have been opened but before dinner, and that's perfect time to check out the latest TV on DVD reviews here at DVDTalk. Some of the newest TV series reviews include:  The Odd Couple - The Final Season - One of the brightest, wittiest, most urbane sitcoms from any decade, comes to a triumphant close and ends on a high note; Bones - Season 3 - Fans of the series will not want to miss out on this fun season; and Lost - The Complete Fourth Season - It may be maddening at times, but more often than not it teeters more on the side of brilliance than overkill. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews, Transformers: Energon Ultimate Collection, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vol. 6.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

A few more interesting discs have been announced in the last week or so. Recently announced DVDs and of note include: The Matrix [Blu-ray] - Viewers who only want the first movie from the Matrix trilogy (often refered to as "the good one") in HD only have a short time to wait. It'll be released on Blu-ray on 3-24-09; You'll soon be able to watch Mitzi Gaynor wash that man right out of her hair in high definition when South Pacific appears on Blu-ray on 3-31-09; and the latest installment of one of Disney's hottest properties arrives on DVD when High School Musical 3: Senior Year hits the shelves on 2-17-09. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Day the Earth Stood Still - Fox ties in its remake with a stunning Blu-ray edition of the 1951 original. It's more powerful than ever in HD, with a particularly strong Bernard Herrmann soundtrack.; The Royal Air Force At War - Featuring 24 Unseen Films 1940-1944, ranging from training pictures to fascinating public service movies to convince civilians not to disturb crashed aircraft. Just the kind of thing Savant dotes on -- not because I'm addicted to war-related docus, but because it's fun to figure out exactly why each short was made and whether it serves its purpose. Very British, very detailed and a virtual time machine; and The Bill Douglas Trilogy - The Scottish director's trilogy is comprised of three autobiographical features made in the 1970s, My Childhood, My Ain Folk and My Way Home. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

With Christmas coming up this Thursday, many of the bigger released are hitting the shelves on Saturday. We can only surmise that Hollywood as a whole hasn't embraced The System advocated by editor John Sinnott. In any case, some of this week's more notable releases include: Ghost Town [DVD review] - the linear but original story paves the way for plenty of laughs; The Duchess [DVD review]- the picture is a winner, thanks in no small part to Keira Knightley and her accomplished ability to communicate utter despair with only a faint ripple of her porcelain features; and Eagle Eye [review]- an effective, white-knuckle ride. Other releases of note include:  Burn After Reading [1st review, 2nd review], Resident Evil: Degeneration [Blu-ray review], and Traitor [review]. 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.

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In case you haven't checked out the DVDTalk review database lately, it's filled with our review panel's take on the latest releases. New DVD reviews include: Nutty Professor - Lewis himself is reprising his most famous character in this enjoyable animated version of the classic film; The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea - fans will be delighted once more by this sequel, a nice addition to the "Mermaid" franchise; and Happy Funeral - it's like a John Hughes laugher from the '80s retrofitted into a post-millennial Chinese landscape, the end result is actually something quite enjoyable. Other recent reviews include: Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc., Pink Panther Ultimate Collection, and Chamber of Horrors/Brides of Fu Manchu.  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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