Last month's Anime Talk was jam-packed with reviews and snippets. In fact that was so much that we had to overflow our manga coverage in order to squeeze everything in! For our May installment things have quieted down a little on the anime front, (though we do cover the latest wacked out adventures of Sgt. Frog!) but there's an anime figure reviewed and plenty of manga to check out. As usual WTK also provides some awesome bargains yet again! Read all this and more in this month's Anime Talk!

Horror icon Freddy Krueger returns to slash and quip in the glossy remake A Nightmare on Elm Street. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Tyler Foster. Brendan Fraser declares war on nature in Furry Vengeance. And George A. Romero is back playing with zombies during the Survival of the Dead. Also in theaters: A mad doctor prepares to pervert science in The Human Centipede. Al Pacino becomes Jack Kevorkian in the Barry Levinson drama You Don't Know Jack. Heather Graham and Gillian Anderson crack open the art scene in the comedy Boogie Woogie. Michael Caine is coming after you as Harry Brown. Paul Dano and Brian Cox find The Good Heart. And Catherine Keener asks to Please Give. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Losers, The Back-Up Plan, Kick-Ass, Best Worst Movie, Disneynature's Oceans, Waking Sleeping Beauty, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Date Night, Death at a Funeral, Clash of the Titans, And How to Train Your Dragon. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Interested in the latest TV on DVD reviews? DVD Talk has you covered! This week's notable entries include: Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Series Collection - a great way to get the whole fantastic series in one easy step; The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Set 2 - terrifically entertaining, this collection is perfect Saturday night viewing; The Abbott & Costello Show - The Complete Series - This 50's show by the comedy duo is pure comedy - that was the name of the game. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Falcon Crest: The Complete First Season, The Tom Lehrer Collection and Dynasty: Season Four, Vol. 2.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

The Tribeca Film Festival is entering its second week, and DVD Talk's wall-to-wall coverage continues. Our own Jason Bailey has already seen and reviewed 26 of the festival's feature film slate, including the French comedy Micmacs, from the director of Amelie; Jay Baruschel in the charming comedy The Trotsky; Rashida Jones and Chris Messina testing the limits of their Monogamy; Helen Hunt, Liev Schrieber, Eddie Izzard, and Carla Gugino in the domestic dramedy Every Day; Oscar winners Renee Zellweger and Forest Whitaker slumming in My Own Love Song; and the latest from Ed Burns, Nice Guy Johnny. Plenty of impressive documentaries have unspooled as well, including Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, Vidal Sassoon: The Movie, Alex Gibney's gripping My Trip to Al-Qaeda, and Visionaries, a tribute to avant-garde cinema. Read Jason's daily Tribeca reviews in our theatrical review section.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: "M" - Fritz Lang's masterpiece, one of the best movies of all time, jumps to life in this fine HD transfer, sharper and clearer than ever before. An entire new extra has been added, the simultaneously filmed English export version, with Peter Lorre emoting his famous final scene in English; Two Seconds - Edward G. Robinson relives a year of heartache and murder while strapped in to the Electric Chair. An overlooked dramatic gem with Robinson pulling out the stops in his full-bore performance; and TCM Classic Film Festival - The Savant attended the first TCM Classic Film Festival this past weekend and has complete coverage of all the films and guests. 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: Shutter Island on DVD and Blu-ray - director Martin Scorsese's suspense thriller will be hitting home video on 6/8/10; TCM Spotlight: Errol Flynn Adventures on DVD - Fans of the classic action star will by 'in like Flynn' when TCM and Warner's release 5 of his films on 8/3/10; and 30 Days: The Complete Series on DVD - Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) takes people and puts them in situations well outside their comfort zone for a month in this interesting TV show. Check it out on 5/18/10. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week several great movies are coming out, including a few that shouldn't be missed: Ride With the Devil (The Criterion Collection) [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - Ang Lee's vibrant, character-driven adventure tells an unusual story while tussling with difficult, important themes; The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - This movie was unfairly shuffled aside on theatrical release, but it's made for a strong life on DVD; and It's Complicated [Blu-ray review] - director Nancy Meyers' latest romantic comedy features an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Other releases of note include:  The Fugitive Kind - Criterion Collection [DVD review], Hong Kong Godfather [DVD review], and Dune [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.

Check out the latest DVD reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: District 13: Ultimatum [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - Quibbles about plot holes are set aside given how much sheer, loopy fun has been crammed into this film; The Baader Meinhof Complex - a fantastic, visceral movie that will overwhelm the viewer with feelings of fear and oppression; and Lake Mungo - This is a superior effort, one that will keep you up at night. Other recent reviews include: La France, Taxidermia, and Michelangelo: Self Portrait.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

DVDTalk writer Jack Giroux has been working overtime this past week and has a trio of interesting interviews. First he talks with James Van Der Beek about his latest film Formosa Betrayed. Then he had a chance to sit down with director Floria Sigismond about her first feature film The Runaways, and how she carried the visual style she had in music videos over to feature films. Finally he managed to track down Sylvain White and discuss his fun film, The Losers. Read what these filmmakers had to say in the latest DVDTalk Interviews.

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