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June 06, 2009
Video Game Talk: E3 Report and New Reviews
WALL-E After four days of E3 insanity, we are back to bring you first hand impressions from the show. We just rated all the pre-show E3 conferences and their announcements. Check out our E3 09 Conference report card for the five pre-show press events. We will also be bringing some floor impressions and best of show picks to you soon. Be sure to check our new reviews as well. We just published a review on Sony's popular third person action title, Infamous as well as reviews on the PS2, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2.


June 05, 2009
DVD Talk Interview: Harry Linden
Coraline Laika Entertainment's Coraline was the first feature-length stop-motion animated picture to be filmed in 3-D, and it's a technical marvel. Filled with luxurious animation and wildly imaginative fantasy visualization, the film is a colorful treat. DVDTalk's Jeffrey Kauffman recently had a chance to sit down with the line producer for the film, Harry Linden. They discuss the use of 3D in the film, what sets this movie apart from others, and working with Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach.) Check out what Harry has to say in this exclusive DVD Talk interview.

New Movie Reviews: Land of the Lost, The Hangover, and My Life in Ruins
Will Ferrell heads off on a routine expedition in the big screen version of the beloved Sid and Marty Krofft television show Land of the Lost. Las Vegas knocks the memory out of three bachelor party pals in the hilarious comedy The Hangover. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich check out the laughs. And Nia Vardalos returns to the Greece, the land that made her a star, in the insufferable romance My Life in Ruins. Also in theaters: Director Sam Mendes aims for the softer side of life with Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski in the road trip dramedy Away We Go. And Jim Jarmusch arranges a puzzle of intrigue and staring in the crime film The Limits of Control. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Drag Me to Hell, Up, Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Easy Virtue, Dance Flick, Star Trek, Angels & Demons, Sin Nombre, The Girlfriend Experience, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and 17 Again. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.


June 04, 2009
TV on DVD: In Treatment, The Closer, and Designing Women
Gavin & Stacey - Season One More TV shows have made their way on to DVD, and DVD Talk has got them covered. Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including:  In Treatment (Season One) - a really good show, unlike anything that has appeared on America television before; The Closer: The Complete Fourth Season - an excellent detective program with well thought out scripts, interesting stories, developed characters, and some very funny moments; and Designing Women: The Complete First Season - a damn funny program that's also smart--injecting important social issues into its scripts in ways both thought-provoking and humorous. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Doctor Who: Battlefield, The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series and True Blood: The Complete First Season.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.


June 03, 2009
DVD Savant: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Glen and Randa, and Fargo
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [Blu-ray] - The upgrade of Sergio Leone's most popular film looks fine in HD, and a new Christopher Frayling commentary is on board, but somebody tried a sneaky trick with one of the audio tracks; Glen and Randa - Jim McBride's hippie-vision of the end of civilization has made itself scarce for forty years; it turns out to be an uncompromising post-apocalyptic story with an original vision. With Steve Curry & Shelley Plimpton as clueless kids eating bugs; all awareness of human history is gone; and Fargo [Blu-ray] - The Coen's most celebrated picture makes the jump to HD, and is shaping up to be one of the top classics of the 1990s. Frances McDormand, William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi top a perfect cast in an absurd kidnapping caper gone pathetically, miserably sour. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Recently Announced Discs: Fringe, Hannibal Lecter, and Watchmen
Fringe: The Complete First Season Fans of J. J. Abrams latest SF TV show will be happy to learn that Fringe: The Complete First Season will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on 09-08-2009; September also sees the release of a boxed set devoted to everyone's favorite cannibalistic serial killer when The Hannibal Lecter Anthology is released on Blu-ray. It'll be on store shelves on 9-15-09; and finally fans of Watchmen who were wishing the movie was a bit longer get their wish when a Director's Cut of the film is released on both Blu-ray and DVD on 7-21-09. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.


June 02, 2009
This Week's Notable DVDs: Revolutionary Road, Defiance, and The Adventure of English
Revolutionary Road Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as: Revolutionary Road [DVD review]- a marvelously realized study of personal decline that, in its specificity, becomes universal; Defiance [Blu-ray review] - a little-known but inspiring true story about a quartet of Jewish farmers in Nazi-occupied Poland who created a forest refuge for other persecuted Jews; and The Adventure of English [review] - a thought-provoking and surprisingly visceral trip through centuries of the development of a language. Other releases of note include:  Playing Shakespeare [review], Weeds - Season 4, and He's Just Not That Into You. 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.


June 01, 2009
DVD Talk Giveaway: The Hunger: The Complete First Season
The Hunger: The Complete First Season This week we have a special giveaway from E1 Entertainment for The Hunger: The Complete First Season (view clip) including 22 tales of the forbidden and bizarre as seen on Showtime! Terence Stamp hosts the first season of this spine-tingling horror anthology series from Executive Producers Tony and Ridley Scott, which features a phenomenal cast of familiar faces (including Karen Black, Joanna Cassidy, Daniel Craig, Bruce Davison, Giancarlo Esposito, Colin Ferguson, Jason Flemyng, Balthazar Getty, Lena Headey, Margot Kidder, Sally Kirkland, Jason Scott Lee, Chad Lowe, Stephen McHattie and Timothy Spall) as you've never seen them before. Inspired by leading genre writers, each episode will draw you into a mesmerizing world of terrifying characters and erotic encounters, where demons feed on the weakness of men and temptation consumes reason. Also included is "The Hunger Inside," a bonus, behind-the-scenes look at Season 2 hosted by David Bowie. Indulge your obsessions and enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of the The Hunger: The Complete First Season - now on DVD!

New DVD Reviews: Falling Down, Man Hunt, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Falling Down Some great DVD reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: Falling Down [Blu-ray review] - a chillingly real portrayal of what might happen when someone decides to lash out at the injustices in society: both severe and trivial; Man Hunt - a fantastic suspense picture from Fritz Lang; and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - a handsomely packaged showcase of John Ford's last great film. Other recent reviews include: The Man with the Golden Gun (Blu-ray), Wendy and Lucy, and Big (Blu-ray).  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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