Sacha Baron Cohen brings the last of his characters to the big screen in the uproarious satire Bruno. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey brace for impact. Director Chris Columbus destroys his career with the execrable teen comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper. And Lindsay Lohan taps the final nail in her career coffin with the pregnancy farce Labor Pains. Also in theaters: Gertrude Berg and her classic creation "The Goldbergs" are chronicled in the documentary Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg. And the concert film Soul Power takes audiences back to the Zaire '74 Music Festival. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Public Enemies, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D, Cheri, The Hurt Locker, The Proposal, I Hate Valentine's Day, The Stoning of Soraya M., My Sister's Keeper, The Hangover, Moon, Up, and Star Trek. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Some great TV shows have been recently covered on DVDTalk. Check out these recent reviews:  The Universe: The Complete Season Two (Blu-ray) - a show that takes complex ideas and makes them easy to grasp as well as putting a sense of wonder and mystery into out universe; Lovejoy - The Complete Season Five - Ian McShane is delightfully charming as ever; the location work is dishy, and the easy laughs come frequently; and Cracker: The Complete Collection - If you enjoy intriguing character-driven drama it doesn't get better than this. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Callan - Set 1, Family Guy, Vol. 7 and Invasion Iowa.  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: The Deep [Blu-ray] - Peter Yates' Caribbean treasure hunt yarn makes for good escapist fun, thanks to high production values, outstanding underwater scenes and a committed cast: Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset & Nick Nolte. Also starring 1001 colorful fish, impressive non-CGI effects and the most famous wet T-Shirt in modern history; My Dinner with Andre - Yes, you will believe that two guys talking for two hours can be be wholly absorbing. Louis Malle's daring film of Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory's autobiographical screenplay is a surprisingly engaging, uplifting experience; and The Seventh Seal [Blu-ray] - Ingmar Bergman's classic can boast the most recognizable art film image of all -- Max von Sydow's medieval knight playing chess with Death. Criterion's disc offers a terrific new transfer. The movie is spooky, but warmly human and funny, too. The Blu-ray comes with the entire documentary feature Bergman Island. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant

There's been a slight lull in new release announcements, but there are still some good titles that will be on the shelves soon. Check out these upcoming releases: Battle for Terra, the animated Sci-fi epic, will arrive on both DVD and Blu-ray on September 22, 2009; Jim Henson's luscious film The Dark Crystal will be released on Blu-ray a week later on September 29; and fans of DC's direct-to-DVD animated films will be treated to two-disc SE versions of Superman/Doomsday, Justice League: New Frontier, and Batman - Gotham Knight when DC Universe: Ultimate Movie Collection hits shelves on July 14. The box the movies are housed in will also have room for the 2-disc versions of Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week several great movies are coming out this week, including another set from one of my all time favorite shows: Mystery Science Theater 3000: XV [DVD review]- four more 'experiments' that are as fresh, fast-paced, and hilariously funny as they were in their original airings; Beau Geste [DVD review] - a great adventure wrapped around an intriguing mystery that might have come from the pen of Agatha Christie; and Lonely are the Brave [DVD review] - As high as a recommendation will go. This film is a bonafide lost classic. Other releases of note include:  Knowing [DVD review, Blu-ray review], and Push [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: The Three Stooges Collection: Volume Six - 1949-1951 - this set still finds Moe, Larry, and Shemp near the top of their game. Highly Recommended; and Burn Notice: Season Two (Blu-ray) - Stylish, witty, and overflowing with action this show is sporting one of the best casts on TV; Other recent reviews include these highly recommended music discs: Don Giovanni, Metal Machine Music: Nine Inch Nails And The Industrial Uprising, and Pete Seeger: Live in Australia 1963.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Think you know a lot about Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Mike Nelson's follow-up project, Rifftrax? Well this week we'll let you prove it in the Rifftrax/Mystery Science Theater Trivia Contest! Three winners who gets all nine trivia questions correct will win a great set of prizes courtesy of Shout! Factory and Rifftrax. One grand prize winner will receive a rare, out of print, Mystery Science Theater 20th Anniversary Edition Tin AND a set of four Rifftrax DVDs signed by Mike Nelson AND a signed Mike Nelson Bobblehead. That's not all, we'll also throw in a copy of MST3K Volume XV! First and second place winners will receive a set of four signed Rifftrax DVDs as well as a copy of MST3k Set XV! Make sure to enter now for a chance to win one of these great prizes!

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