Comedian Patton Oswalt takes to dramatics as an obsessive sports nut in the psychological chiller Big Fan. Ang Lee takes audiences back to 1969 to witness the birth of a cultural event in Taking Woodstock. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich jump into the mud. And Anna Wintour and the pages of Vogue magazine are revealed in the documentary The September Issue. Also in theaters: Asperger’s Syndrome is handed the googly eye treatment in the romance Adam. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Inglourious Basterds, World’s Greatest Dad, Zombie Girl: The Movie, Post Grad, Shorts, District 9, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Thirst, Julie & Julia, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, (500) Days of Summer, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including: Dexter: The Complete Third Season - Managing to cleverly balance itself between dark humor and even darker crimes, this is one of the most fun and unique series currently on television; Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 - ardent followers of this outstanding series are provided satisfying closure with the must-see release of this set; and Charlie's Angels: The Complete Fourth Season - a blast of bubble gum featuring Farrah Fawcett's final three performances on the show. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Wreckreation Nation with Dave Mordal, Adam 12 - Season Three and iCarly: Season 2, Volume 1.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

I'll spare everyone the lame "box of chocolates" joke and just pass on the information that Forrest Gump is going to be released on Blu-ray on November 3rd. I encourage others in the news media to show the same restraint. The seventh and final season of the classic show Mission: Impossible will also hit the shelves November 3rd. And at the the risk of breaking the first rule (and the second one too, come to think of it,) I'll pass on the news that Fight Club will be arriving on Blu-ray on November 17th. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: The Last Starfighter [Blu-ray] - This 25th Anniversary Edition looks great, and contains an interesting documentary on the film's pioneering digital effects, all of which were done on a giant 1983 Cray computer; Gaumont Treasures 1897-1913 - A wonderfully-preserved selection of great pictures by Alice Guy, Louis Feuillade and Léonce Perret. The films range from 30 seconds to fifty minutes; many are "accidental" travelogues of turn-of-the-century France; and Bardelys the Magnificent / Monte Cristo - The dashing John Gilbert takes center stage in an impressive rediscovered and restored silent swashbuckler directed by King Vidor. Paired with a well-done 1922 version of Monte Cristo, as in "The Count of...". Excellent film history from Flicker Alley. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some highly rated movies are hitting the shelves this week. Check out these reviews of this week's most anticipated titles: Adventureland [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- a wildly ambitious and wonderfully layered film that deserves a look now that it's out on DVD; Sunshine Cleaning [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - a terrific little movie that's heightened that much more by its stellar cast and cinematography; and Duplicity [DVD review, Blu-ray review]- the most stimulating and funniest thriller so far this year. Other releases of note include:  Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir [review], House, M.D. - Season Five , and Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles - Criterion Collection [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 films have recently been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database. Check out these recent notable reviews: Katyn - Andrzej Wajda's film is an important and even ingenious mosaic narrative that explores the repercussions of an infamous Soviet atrocity from World War II; Oh! My Zombie Mermaid - with a name like that, how can it miss? Reviewer Bill Gibron calls the film "a true work of baffling genius"; and The Alzheimer's Project - a collection of documentary films that are an invaluable educational tool, helping to increase our understanding of a hideous disease. Other recent reviews include: 42nd Street Forever Volume 5: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Blood Ties: The Complete Season One, and Fighting.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

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