Jim Carrey and director Robert Zemeckis team up for a Dickensian holiday in the mo-cap extravaganza A Christmas Carol 3-D. Read reviews from DVD Talk critics Brian Orndorf and Tyler Foster. Cameron Diaz and James Marsden learn the power of evil when forced to face The Box. And Milla Jovovich is eager to pull a fast one on audiences with the alien invasion hoax The Fourth Kind. Also in theaters: An illiterate, obese teen girl finds the true meaning of self-worth in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire. Michael Jai White keeps the streets are safe from harm in the blaxploitation spoof Black Dynamite. The world is coming to an end in Collapse. And George Clooney perfects his mental powers in the comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats [2nd review]. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: An Education, Michael Jackson's This is It, The House of the Devil, Astro Boy, Saw VI, Where the Wild Things Are, A Serious Man, Law Abiding Citizen, Couples Retreat, Ong Bak 2: The Beginning, Zombieland, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and The Horse Boy. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Some excellent shows have turned up on DVD recently including these must-see titles: The Prisoner: The Complete Series (Blu-ray) - this radical, and excellent, show about a man who fought against a system he couldn't see or understand to regain his identity looks great in HD; Blackadder Remastered: The Ultimate Edition - Rowan Atkinson's brilliant comedy series gets a face lift and a slew of new extras; and Legend of the Seeker: The Complete First Season - a fantastical action/adventure epic series with tons of exhilarating, fun energy. Other shows recently reviewed include:  My Name Is Earl: Season Four, Andy Barker, P.I.: The Complete Series and Mannix: The Third Season.  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: Zorro Seasons 1 & 2 - These two elaborate Walt Disney Treasures separate releases give us the full series run of Guy Williams as the masked rebel of Old California, with his trusty wild stallion Tornado!; The Claudette Colbert Collection - The glamorous but down-to-earth star and comedienne knocks us dead in this fine collection, which includes a noted Ernst Lubitch classic, and two superior co-starring romances with Fred MacMurray; and Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics 1 - A fistful of terrific 50s noirs, every one a winner; we've been waiting for these titles for a long time: The Sniper, The Big Heat, 5 Against the House, The Lineup and Murder by Contract. With two exceptional commentaries and other extras. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some cool discs are going to be released in the near future. Check out these newly announced titles: Paris Texas - Criterion Collection on DVD and Blu-ray - Wim Wenders moving film (written by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard) arrives on 1/26/10; 9 on DVD and Blu-ray - the post-apocalyptic animated adventure will be on store shelves on 12/29/09; and The Simpsons: Season 20 also on DVD and Blu-ray- Fox is skipping ahead a few seasons to get to the episodes filmed in HD. This set will be available on 1/12/10. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

Some pretty cool discs are being released this week. Check out these new titles: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - this big-budget film featuring "the ultimate elite fighting force" looks like it'll do better in home video market than it did at the box office; North By Northwest: 50th Anniversary Edition [review] - Strong performances, beautiful landscapes, great music and plenty of twists and turns make this thriller a joy to watch, whether you've seen it a dozen times or haven't had the pleasure yet; and Wings of Desire [review]- This is the best of the best - a film that is endlessly affecting and that always seems bold and new no matter how many times you see it. Go out and buy a copy. Other releases of note include:  The Shield: Complete Series [review], The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 [review], and Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express [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.

Roger Ebert has commented that once the summer blockbuster season is over, true cinema fans get treated to a rich autumn full of more delectable pictures, movies that are smarter, artier, more thoughtful. Some of the reason the fall is such a good time for going to the movies is that studios release their Oscar-bait and so we get films that are more about people than special effects. This seems to hold true for DVDs as much as the cineplexes, as the last six weeks or so have seemed packed with good releases including Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire in a newly re-released stupendous double-disc package, Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding, also presented in a souped-up double-disc edition and Steven Soderbergh's challenging movie The Girlfriend Experience. Read about these and other art-house movies in this month's Talking Out of Frame.

This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including some discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD Reviews include: Natural Born Killers: The Director's Cut - Warner finally delivers the definitive DVD edition of this film including a much-needed visual overhaul; The William Castle Film Collection - while only three of these eight film are new to DVD, the set includes nary a dud, plus a great documentary and a fairly healthy selection of other extras; and One Step Beyond: The Official First Season - a highly entertaining, slickly produced half-hour fantasy series at long last available with pristine transfers that do the program justice. Other recent reviews include: Stunt Rock, Dogfights: The Complete Series, and Troma's Sexy Box.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

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