Miguel Spochnik's directorial debut, Repo Men, is a surprisingly hilarious and dark SF film that is currently in theaters. DVDTalk writer Jack Giroux had the chance to sit down with the director and talk about his movie, the film's tone, and how you make a facist character likable. Read what the director has to say in this exclusive DVDTalk interview.

John Cusack and Craig Robinson are ready to confront their awful past via bubbling water in the comedy Hot Tub Time Machine. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Jamie S. Rich, and Tyler Foster. Dreamworks Animation slays the competition with the fire-breathing tale How to Train Your Dragon. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. And Amanda Seyfried steams up the screen in Atom Egoyan's Chloe. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf, Jamie S. Rich, Jason Bailey, and Tyler Foster. Also in theaters: Sean Bean won't take any sass in the caper Ca$h. The struggle for weight is revealed in Lbs. Ben Stiller confronts himself in Greenberg. Demonic events are happening in The Eclipse. And Kristen Stewart goes all Joan Jett in The Runaways. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Bounty Hunter, Repo Men, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Green Zone, Vincere, She's Out of My League, City Island, The Red Baron, Alice in Wonderland, The Ghost Writer, and Shutter Island. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

DVDTalk writer Jack Giroux had a chance to talk with writer/director/actor Kevin Smith and discovered that he is just as witty, hilarious and as talkative as his films are. Their conversation was so long, that we're going to split it up into three parts. In this first installment, Smith talks about his newest film, Cop Out, the reaction critics had, and his thoughts on critics in general. Read about all that and much more in this exclusive DVDTalk interview. We'll have part two up next week, with part three the week after that.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including: Night Court: The Complete Third Season - there is just nothing on the air now that even holds a candle to this classic sitcom; The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Season One - Garbage TV at its most crass, calculating, depressing best - Highly Recommended; and Southland: The Complete First Season - Equally powerful as a character study and a tense police drama, this show is a shot of adrenaline that never lets up. Other shows recently reviewed include:  SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand, Krod Mandoon & The Flaming Sword of Fire and Damages: The Complete Second 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 and articles including: Men Who Stare at Goats - George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor and Kevin Spacey have the time of their lives in this comedy romp based on a non-fiction book about The New Earth Army, a bizarre Army research program that investigated (participants claim they performed) superhuman feats of mental will. Very funny, brilliantly done, the movie never comes to any conclusions about its subject; An Education - Run, don't walk to see Lone Scherfig's delightful and surprising tale of a London schoolgirl swept off her feet by a Prince Charming who can offer her culture, high living and enlightened surroundings. Great storytelling, great actors: Carey Mulligan, Peter Saarsgard. One of the two or three most entertaining pictures of 2009. Don't let anybody tell you what happens -- don't even watch the trailer; and Howards End - Criterion makes its superb disc of the Merchant Ivory modern classic available in both Blu-ray and now DVD. 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: Flash Gordon (1980) on Blu-ray - the cult classic will get the high def treatment on 6/15/10; Supernatural: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray - The first season of this excellent horror show gets released on Blu-ray on 6/15/10; and Sanctuary: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray - Amanda Tapping (Stargate SG-1) stars in this interesting fantasy/SF show that really takes off in the second half. Check it out on 6/15/10. (Hmmm, June 15th's going to be an expensive day at my house.) Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week several great movies are coming out this week, including one of my all time favorite animated films: Toy Story (Blu-ray) [review] - more than just another animated feature film - it's the milestone that every CG film made after the fact is compared to; The Blind Side [Blu-ray review] - Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award for her protrayal of a woman who took a homeless minority youth into her family in the recommended film; and Fantastic Mr. Fox [review] - a nonstop visual delight, taking stop-motion animation to new heights of innovation and beauty. Other releases of note include:  Bigger Than Life (Criterion Collection) [DVD review, Blu-ray review], Brothers [DVD review, Blu-ray review], and Days of Heaven [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.

This week, FamilyVideo.com has over 150 TV titles at special prices. Whether you're looking to pick up Sons of Anarchy or you're trying to find a deal on that missing season of In Living Color to complete your collection, be sure to check out FamilyVideo.com's TV sale this week. If crime dramas are your passion, you'll find crime shows of every flavor on sale from Criminal Minds through CSI: Miami to Hawaii Five-O and Hill Street Blues. For more lighthearted crime fighting, pick up seasons of Moonlighting - starring a young Bruce Willis - starting at $10.99. For Sci-Fi lovers, there are Stargate SG-1 and X-Files seasons for $19.99. Chris Carter (creator of X-Files) fans might also enjoy his other series, Millennium. If your fetish is vampires and creepy creatures, check out Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer at reduced prices. Other deals include the entire 60 DVD set of Little House on the Prairie for only $108.99 or the 33 DVD set of Will and Grace for only $115.99. With over 150 TV titles on sale, it's a great time to complete your TV collection or grab gifts for friends. Check out all the TV on sale.

Some great DVD reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: My Neighbor Totoro - a classic film from the creative talented mind of Hayao Miyazaki... it's a masterpiece; Girly - it's quirky, tense and entirely entertaining; and Easier with Practice - a low key movie that is also emotional, powerful, and will suck the air right out of the room. Other recent reviews include: Ninja Assassin, Poliwood, and RE Generation.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews.

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