Mike Judge returns to theaters with another workplace comedy, this time taking the management perspective in Extract. DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich sample the flavor. Gerard Butler is the ultimate FPS in the video game actioner Gamer. And Rob Zombie returns to the Michael Myers saga in the horror sequel Halloween II. Also in theaters: Sandra Bullock goes boy crazy in the comedy All About Steve. And the fourth time is the bloody charm in the fright flick The Final Destination. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Inglourious Basterds, The September Issue, Big Fan, World's Greatest Dad, Taking Woodstock, Zombie Girl: The Movie, District 9, The Time Traveler's Wife, Thirst, Julie & Julia, (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.

CTV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: The Simpsons: The Twelfth Season - a set that contains many very strong episodes, some fantastic conceptual experiments, and countless top-notch gags and one-liners; Married With Children - The Complete Tenth Season - the crazy antics of the Bundy's and the Darcy's continue to offer topnotch comedy; and Doctor Who: The Rescue / The Romans - two delightful stories, and the dam burst of intelligently organized extra features only adds to the fun. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Designing Women: The Complete Second Season, Life: Season Two and Faerie Tale Theatre: Tales from Hans Christian Andersen.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

This week we have a special giveaway from NBC and Universal! Enter now for your chance to win one of three sets of The Office Season 5 on DVD! Scranton's most outrageous workforce is back to give their clients the business in the fifth hilarious season of The Office. Join obnoxious regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) and his fellow paper pushers Dwight (Rainn Wilson), Jim (John Krasinski), Pam (Jenna Fischer) and Ryan (B.J. Novak) as they steal customers, frame co-workers, indulge in intra-office love affairs and just plain behave badly while a documentary film crew captures their every word and misdeed. Developed for American television by Primetime Emmy^® Award-winner Greg Daniels, The Office: Season Five features 26 uproarious episodes in a sidesplitting five-disc collection no true fan of The Office can afford to miss! Own it 9/8 on Blu-ray^TM & DVD, or enter now for your chance to win one of three copies of The Office Season 5!

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: State of Play [Blu-ray] - Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams try to link murders in the nation's capitol to a paramilitary security contractor; Inglorious Bastards [Blu-ray] - Just in time for the new Tarantino war picture, the original Italian version is reissued in HD. Plenty of irreverent action thrills starring Bo Svenson and Fred Williamson; and Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir - A quintet of violent, sharp-edged crime tales from 50s and 60s Japan. The hired killers and bizarre schemes pile up the corpses in I Am Waiting, Rusty Knife, Take Aim at the Police Van, Cruel Gun Story and A Colt Is My Passport. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

One of the best Star Trek parodies every filmed gets the high def treatment when Galaxy Quest arrives on Blu-ray on November 17th; Speaking of classic TV shows, Criterion is releasing a three disc set filled with some of the best TV from the 50's. The Golden Age of Television will feature seven televised dramas on three discs. Look for it in stores on November 24th; fans of dark mysteries will have reason to mark November 3rd on their calendar, that's when Sony is opening its vaults and releasing The Film Noir Collection: Volume 1. The five disc set will include some prestigious movies including The Big Heat (1953) directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame,and Lee Marvin. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

There's a few new releases this week that you won't want to miss. Check out these hot titles: Heroes: Season 3 - between Adam Tyner's amazingly in-depth Blu-ray review and Francis Rizzo III's great DVD writeup you'll know everything you need to about this season of the one-time outstanding series; Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season - just as spooky and intriguing as ever, this show hasn't jumped the shark yet. This season has the Winchester brothers in over their heads when they have to stop Lucifer from being released from Hell; and State of Play (2009) [DVD review]- an eager suspense piece, offering a smattering of proper armrest-gripping moments and mouth-agape revelations. Other releases of note include:  Gaumont Treasures: 1897-1913 [review], Humanity's End [review], and Take Out [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.

Tired of the typical Hollywood fare and looking for a place to discuss quality films that don't rely on special effects to gather an audience? Well look no further that DVD Talk's new Criterion Film Club! Each week a different release from Criterion's ever growing collection of DVDs is discussed. The first week Nagisa Oshima's Empire of Passion (Ai no borei) was covered and last week club members talked about George Washington. This week the film up for discussion is Orson Welles's free-form documentary F for Fake. Future films include The Ruling Class (9/7), Do the Right Thing (9/14), and Jigoku (9/21). Interested? Just watch the movie and join the fun in the discussions in the Reviews forum! You can get all the details here, in the main Criterion Film Club thread. Special thanks goes out to Griffin Glass for starting the club and all of the participants who have made it so much fun!

Our reviewers have been busy this week, filling the DVD Talk Review Database more great entries. Some new reviews of note include: Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: Complete Series Two - a hell of an entertaining show, with eye-opening looks at the behind-the-scenes operations of restaurants; Sixty Six - a heartfelt and charming film that mixes both comedy and drama in about equal measure, and features a brilliantly understated performance by Helena Bonham Carter; and The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Set 1 - this series proves that sometimes even the "second string" can provide some considerable entertainment. Other recent reviews include: The Last Days of Disco, WWE Summerslam: The Complete Anthology, Volume 3, and Nights and Weekends.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

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