Optimus Prime has returned, and he's brought along Michael Bay and a barrel of laughs in the woefully misguided event movie sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It's cancer and sniffles with Cameron Diaz in the relentless tearjerker My Sister's Keeper. And director Kathryn Bigelow reworks the Iraq War film to a thrilling degree in the actioner The Hurt Locker. Also in theaters: Middle Eastern law is put the test in the drama The Stoning of Soraya M. Michelle Pfeiffer straps on a corset and makes a play for youth in the costume drama Cheri. Francis Ford Coppola returns with Tetro. And Jennifer Lynch assumes the family legacy of weirdness with the investigative chiller Surveillance. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Proposal, Year One, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The Hangover, Moon, Land of the Lost, Away We Go, Up, Terminator Salvation, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Star Trek, Angels & Demons, and Dead Snow. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

More and more TV on DVD is being released, and the DVDTalk review panel is committed to covering as many sets as they can. Check out these highly rated releases:  Parker Lewis Can't Lose: The Complete First Season - this is a must watch, and is likely to appeal to anyone who enjoys a silly, over-the-top good time; Mystery Science Theater 3000: XV - these four 'experiments' are as fresh, fast-paced, and hilariously funny as they were in their original airings; and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon: Complete Season 2 - just as primitively exciting and heroic as the first season. Other shows recently reviewed include:  John Adams (Blu-ray), Hawaii Five-O - The Sixth Season and Everwood: The Complete Second Season.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

The best TV show that no one watched last season will be released on September 22. That's when Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - The Complete Second Season will hit shelves on both DVD and Blu-ray; If you prefer the Old West as a setting for TV shows, mark October 20 on your calendar. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete Series is having a price reduction on that date. Finally, Jason Lee continues to try to make up for all the bad things he's done in his life in My Name Is Earl: Season 4. It'll be available on DVD and Blu-ray on September 15, 2009. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Doctor Strangelove [Blu-ray] - HD gives Stanley Kubrick's influential black comedy its best presentation yet, with a (mostly) repeated selection of extras from the 2004 DVD special edition; Fatal Attraction [Blu-ray] - Adrian Lyne's very successful domestic thriller pits straying husband Michael Douglas against Glenn Close, the one-night stand who just keeps coming back, like The Terminator. Anne Archer completes the morally and emotionally complicated triangle of infidelity; and The Saragossa Manuscript - The mind-tripping, Jerry Garcia- recommended, Spanish language, Polish produced twisted tale of mysterious books, Moorish demon-maidens and labyrinthine plotting returns. A truly odd obscurity from the 1960s, and very funny too. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Even with DVD sales being down, studios are still releasing some excellent titles. Check out these must-own discs that are going on sale today: Waltz With Bashir [ DVD review, Blu-ray review]- genuinely fresh and unique, and in spite of its somber subject matter, it is thrilling to watch; My Dinner with Andre [ DVD review] - a thought-provoking and thoroughly involving cinematic experiment gone right; and Last Year at Marienbad (Blu-ray) [review] - one of the most important films of the mid 20th century. Other releases of note include:  the highly recommended documentaryThe Bible Unearthed [DVD review], The Pink Panther 2 [DVD review]; and Inkheart [Blu-ray 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.

Some great new discs have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database in the past week. Check out these recent reviews: Do the Right Thing (Blu-ray) - Twenty years after its release this Spike Lee film has lost none of its considerable power; British Cinema Vol. 2 - another round of comparatively obscure British movies in an entertaining set; and The Greatest Game Ever Played (Blu-ray) - a studied, thoroughly entertaining drama that defies all expectations. Other recent reviews include: Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director's Cut, Marco Polo, and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

E3 is completely finished for 2009, but remember to check out the return of the E3 Booth Babes as well as some thoughts about the games on the show floor. For those Wallace and Gromit fans, don't miss our review on the XBLA title Fright of the Bumblebees. Take a look at our review of Crash's latest outing with the 360 review of Crash: Mind Over Mutant as well as our coverage of Guitar Hero Metallica on the Playstation 3. Wii owners can check out a review of The Munchables as well.

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