After years of release delays and post-production tinkering the Star Wars geek dramedy Fanboys finally arrives in theaters. A pair of thirty-year-old actors portray cheerleading teenagers in the rancid comedy Fired Up!. And a staple of Showbiz Pizza lounges and daydreams is chronicled in The Rock-afire Explosion. Also in theaters: Tyler Perry returns to his slapstick roots with the facepalm farce Madea Goes to Jail. And a box marked with specific directions leads to an unforgettable dysfunctional family history in the documentary Must Read After My Death. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Friday the 13th, The International, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Coraline, He's Just Not That Into You, The Pink Panther 2, Two Lovers, Taken, and Gomorrah. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

From classic dramas to modern comedies DVD Talk has the newest TV releases covered including:  Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Season 2 - simultaneously brilliant and dense but as out there as it is, it's consistently hysterical; What Makes Sammy Run? - this is the only filmed version of the searing Hollywood tell-all - and it's simply fantastic; and Greek: Chapter Two - in its second season the show remains addictively entertaining, fun, and endearing. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Matlock - The Second Season, Simon & Simon - Season Two, and Sam Kinison: Unleashed!.  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: Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired - Marina Zenovich's docu examines the crime that sent director Polanski into exile, using remarkable, unseen news footage and thorough, illuminating interviews; Yentl - This Two-Disc Director's Cut marks the first time Barbra Streisand's first directorial effort has been released to DVD. It's a musical, a drama and a comedy. The extras include unseen rehearsal videos and a unreleased songs; and Assault on Precinct 13 - John Carpenter's first Panavision thriller comes to Blu-ray, and looks terrific. A great copy of an exploitation milestone. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

We seem to have past the post-holiday season lull and the studios are scheduling some cool new discs. Recently announced DVDs and Blu-ray discs of note include: Hellraiser Box Set - This set contains the first two Hellblazer films on DVD as well as a Blu-ray copy of Hellraiser I. All in a very cool puzzle box replica. Look for it on 4-21-09; Everyone's favorite serial killer returns on 5-5-09 when Dexter: Season 2 is released on Blu-ray; and 5-19-09 is when the first season of HBO's popular vampire series, True Blood (DVD) [Blu-ray] hits store shelves. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some good films such as: High School Musical 3 [review, Blu-ray review] - the latest installment in Disney's ultra-popular franchise arrives on home video after a successful theatrical run and provides the original cast a platform for a marvelous, bouncy final bow; Religulous [review]- Everyone should be able to appreciate the questions that are asked in this film; and Changeling [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- another high point from Clint Eastwood, one of our finest directors. Other releases of note include:  Alien Raiders [review], Hobson's Choice - Criterion Collection [review], and Flash of Genius [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.

This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including some discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD Reviews include: Amadeus (Blu-ray) - a remarkable depiction of artistic ambition gone awry, given a lavish BD release; The Exterminating Angel - Criterion Collection - Surreal and utterly gripping, it's one of Buñuel's best; and The Lost & Found RKO Collection (Double Harness/One Man's Journey/Rafter Romance/A Man to Remember/Stingaree/Living on Love) - classical Hollywood movie buffs should enjoy this set of six rarely seen films. Other recent reviews include: Yentl, Chocolate, and Palms.  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.

It's almost that time of year. In less than a week the stars both in front of and behind the cameras will dress in their finest and head to the Kodak Theater in Hollywood for the 81st Academy Awards. Who will win? More importantly; who should win? We polled the DVDTalk review panel, a group of people who spend WAY too much time watching, talking, and writing about movies, to give us their thoughts. Be sure to tune into the Oscars on Sunday February 22nd to see which reviewer was most in tune with the voting members of the Academy.

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