Clive Owen and Julia Roberts are corporate spies looking for a way to find love in the caper Duplicity. Nicolas Cage has a map to the end of the world in the Alex Proyas sci-fi thriller Knowing. And Paul Rudd and Jason Segel team up to explore male friendship in the hilarious comedy I Love You, Man. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich feel the devotion. Also in theaters: The cult classic Troll 2 is explored to an uncomfortable degree in the delightful documentary Best Worst Movie. Horror hitches a ride in Shuttle. Colin Hanks tames John Malkovich in the mentalist comedy The Great Buck Howard. And the 1981 IRA starvation strike lead by Bobby Sands is recounted in the mesmerizing Hunger. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Last House on the Left, Sunshine Cleaning, Miss March, Race to Witch Mountain, Watchmen, The Edge of Love, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Coraline, Taken, and Slumdog Millionaire. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including:  South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season - another excellent selection of episodes and Paramount/Comedy Central improves on the lack of extras that hampered previous releases by adding a few fun featurettes; Andy Richter Controls the Universe: The Complete Series - an odd, quirky, frequently hilarious little gem of a show, the smart writing and engaging cast always entertain; and Kennedy: The Complete Series this made-for-TV mini-series evocatively re-creates an unforgettable moment in American history. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Gym Teacher, Skins - Vol. 1, and WWE: The Best Of Saturday Night's Main Event.  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: Let the Right One In - Blu-ray. A swedish vampire tale that (finally) brings something truly original to the overworked genre. Unique, scary, and oddly romantic ...highly recommended; Happy-Go-Lucky - Sally Hawkins's Poppy isn't a mental case or a clown, but a woman with a refreshingly positive way of relating to the world. And she's no Pollyanna, as becomes obvious when her personality clashes with the intensely angry Scott (Eddie Marsdan); and Faust - F.W. Murnau's German classic has been restored to its original German version, with beautiful original intertitles. Kino Video's Restored Deluxe Edition presents two versions of the film and a fascinating long-form documentary. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some more great DVDs and Blu-ray discs have been announced recently including: Get Smart: Season 3 everyone's favorite bumbling spy returns to DVD on 6-9-09; both Lost Season One and Lost Season Two are being released on Blu-ray on 6-16-09; and at long last WB has announced that Everwood: The Complete Second Season will finally be released on 6-16-09. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.

An eclectic mix of titles are being released this week. Everything from animated features to classic silent movies. Some of the more noatable releases include: Elegy [1st review, 2nd review] - A haunting and powerful film that possesses an admirable strain of integrity; Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu - Eclipse Series 15 [review]- These movies are lively, inventive, and full of wonderful characters, as well as touches of realism and melancholy that make them all the more affecting; and Murnau [review]- a creatively ambitious, innovative filmmaker, this six-movie set from Kino is an essential collection for cinema fans. Other releases of note include:  Bolt, Quo Vadis (Blu-ray) [review], and The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 5: 1946-1948. 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.

From Guy Maddin to Vivien Leigh, this past week has seen some great films reviewed here at DVD Talk. Check out the DVD Talk Review Database for all of the latest entries including: Careful - Guy Maddin's surreal and completely fascinating picture gets the deluxe treatment; Waterloo Bridge (1940) - One of the truly great classical Hollywood tearjerkers, the film stars Vivien Leigh fresh off her triumph in Gone With the Wind; and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - this simple tale of childish innocence set amongst horrific circumstances earns a hearty recommendation. Other recent reviews include: I've Loved You So Long, Growing Out, and Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.  Visit the 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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