It's early December and that means it's time for another installment of Talking Out of Frame, DVDTalk's look at Art House films. The holidays are upon us, and no corner of the film world is safe! Doesn't matter how low or high your brow, there are movies for the season out there. This month we have a round-up of some of those, such as Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale and along with other choices from the artier side of the aisle including the French comedy Toi & Moi and John Huston's final film, The Dead. Check out all that and much, much more in this month's installment of Talking Out of Frame: Arthouse Cinema on DVD.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, and Natalie Portman deal with the ravages of war in the superb drama Brothers. Matt Dillon leads a gang of security guards looking to pull off a heist in the thriller Armored. And George Clooney finds the meaning of life inside America's airports in Up in the Air. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. Also in theaters: Robert De Niro searches for his estranged family in Everybody's Fine. Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton destroy Adrienne Shelly's good name in Serious Moonlight. Zac Efron learns show business in Me and Orson Welles. Nicolas Cage loses his damn mind as the Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. And legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman captures the ballet machine in La danse - Le ballet de l'Opera de Paris. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Old Dogs, Ninja Assassin, The Road, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, 2012, The Blind Side, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, The Messenger, and A Christmas Carol 3-D. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro - The Complete First Season, The Complete Second Season - the popular and iconic hero's adventures are now available in a pair of attractive tin cases; The Golden Age of Television - Criterion Collection - these eight early TV shows serve as an invaluable historical document that also manages to be a potent testament to the quality of early television drama; and The Mary Tyler Moore Show - The Complete Fifth Season - even with Rhoda's departure from the series, this show still effortlessly generates laughs. Other shows recently reviewed include:  JAG : The Ninth Season, Dawson's Creek: The Complete Series and Wanted: Dead or Alive - The Complete Series.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

The studios have announced some great shows and movies coming to DVD and Blu-ray including: Stargate SG-U: Season One on DVD and Blu-ray - The third (!) series inspired by the 1994 Roland Emmerich film comes to home video on 2/9/10; The Phantom [Blu-ray] - The Lee Falk comic strip comes to life in this fun and unduly maligned 1996 film. It arrives on 2/9/10; and The Final Destination on DVD and Blu-ray - The 4th installment of the popular horror series gets a confusing name and is billed as "from the director of Snakes on a Plane". 'Nuff said. It will be on store shelves on 1/5/10. 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 General [Blu-ray] - Blu-ray fits Buster Keaton like a glove in this exceptionally bright and sharp restoration of the 1927 classic. With three separate music track choices and some fine extras on the making of the film and the historical "Great Locomotive Chase"; Tora-San Collector's Set 1 - Japan's number one comedy-drama series is also the longest running film series with the same lead actor: 35 years, 48 movies. Kiyoshi Atsumi is Tora-San, a travelling peddler who causes havoc for his relatives. This first disc release contains the initial four Tora-San films, along with AnimEigo's expected extras and a commentary by Stuart Galbraith IV; and Universal Cult Horror Collection - This latest horror compendium assembles one atmospheric 30's Paramount shocker and four Universal program chillers from the 1940s: Murders in the Zoo, The Mad Doctor of Market Street, The Strange Case of Dr. Rx, The Mad Ghoul, House of Horrors. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some noteworthy DVDs are coming out this week including: Terminator Salvation [Blu-ray review]- a film that's filled with both jaw-dropping action and thought provoking, thematically driven concepts; Mystery Science Theater 3000: XVI [DVD review] - this set includes four episodes of the loving but venomous, b-movie riffing series; and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian [review]- fans of the first movie won't be disappointed at this sequel. Other releases of note include:  Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (Blu-ray) [review], Ben 10: Alien Swarm [review], and Better Off Ted: Season One. 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.

This week we have a special giveaway from E1 Entertainment for The Indian (view trailer), an inspiring new independent film starring Matt Dallas ("Kyle XY") and Alison Haislip (G4's "Attack of the Show") - featuring music by Dishwalla. Anything broken can be fixed... A buried 1917 Indian motorcycle brings together the rebellious Danny (Matt Dallas), the father who deserted him (Sal Landi) and Shelby (Alison Haislip), a beautiful young mechanic. Despite past wounds, the three work together to rebuild the neglected bike until Danny learns the truth about his father's intentions. Bonus features include audio commentary and interviews with Matt Dallas, Alison Haislip and director James R. Gorrie, cast rehearsal/table read and audition footage... Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Indian on DVD!

This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including some discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD Reviews include: Funny People [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - another great movie from Judd Apatow, showing the director maturing as a dramatist; Darn Good Westerns: Volume 2 - VCI presents six more fun oaters which offer solid Western action at a great price; and Fraggle Rock: A Merry Fraggle Holiday - three separate episodes of the series that is a welcome reminder of how cleverly the show was put together. Other recent reviews include: Mondovino: The Complete Series, Discovery Atlas: Complete Collection, and Robert Pollard: The Devil Went Home and Puked.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

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