After five years in the making, Remedy finally released the much anticipated Alan Wake this week for the Xbox 360. Check out our take on the creepy, action-adventure title here. We also took a look at the arcade racer Split/Second for the Playstation 3 as well as the now defunct series NCAA Basketball 10. Be sure to take a look at our review of the medical Wii title Trauma Team and the family oriented How To Train a Dragon for the Xbox 360. As always, drop by the Video Game Talk forum to let us know what you are playing this week.

Join Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, and Puss in Boots as they take one last journey into theaters with the animated sequel Shrek Forever After. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. A Saturday Night Live skit explodes across the big screen in MacGruber. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich. And Michael Douglas feels his age around the ladies in the drama Solitary Man. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. Also in theaters: The world of Karting reaches out toward NASCAR in the documentary Racing Dreams. A group of Hasidic Jews smuggle ecstasy in Holy Rollers. Naomi Watts and Annette Bening confront the woes of adoption in Mother and Child. And the story of Godard and Truffaut is told in Two in the Wave. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Robin Hood, Iron Man 2, The Human Centipede, Letters to Juliet, Babies, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Just Wright, George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead, The Back-Up Plan, Date Night, and How to Train Your Dragon. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Finally, DVDTalk is glad to present part three of an extensive interview with Kevin Smith. While it was originally intended to cover Cop Out, it became much more than that. DVDTalk writer Jack Giroux was on the phone for hours talking with the director. In the first two segments Smith hilariously talked about Rex Reed, discussed his passion for comic books, and his love for movies in general. Read this final part of the extensive intersview to discover what he had to say about his career in general and a few films he's been involved in outside of directing. Don't forget to check out part one and part two of this exclusive DVDTalk interview with Kevin Smith!

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Survivors: Complete Original Series 1975-1977 - Doctor Who scribe Terry Nation created this excellent SF show that follows a few people who survived a virus that wiped out most of humanity; Father Knows Best: Season Four - this classic series holds up well. It's intelligent, funny, warm, and altogether believable...even in its unreality; Pride and Prejudice (1995) - this production stands toe-to-toe with the cream-of-the-crop of television miniseries. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Perry Mason - Season 5, Volume 1, Tales From the Darkside: Season Three and Dora the Explorer: Explore the Earth.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

There have been some highly anticipated movies and shows recently scheduled for release. Check out these newly announced discs: Thriller on DVD - Image is releasing this classic TV show which was hosted by Boris Karloff. Not only are all 67 episodes remastered, but the set will have over 50 hours of bonus features including 29 commentary tracks. Available on 8/31/10; Burn Notice: Season Three on DVD - It was curious that no Blu-ray was announced (the first two seasons are available in that format) but this fun and amusing spy show is worth checking out even in SD. Pick it up on 7/1/10; and Sgt. Bilko: The Phil Silvers Show - First Season on DVD - one of the great early TV comedies, it will hit store shelves on 7/27/10. Keep track of all the upcoming releases with the DVDTalk Release List.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: Matinee - Joe Dante's comedy places monster movie mogul John Goodman in Florida to premiere his latest shocker, Mant!, an occasion interrupted by excitable teens and the Cuban Missile Crisis! Great movie, aggravating disc: no extras; Spartacus - Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick's intellectual, pro-revolutionary epic reaches Blu-ray in its superb 1991 restoration by Robert A. Harris. With Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, Tony Curtis -- easily the best sword 'n' sandal film ever made; and Avatar - It's only in 2D, but this first Blu-ray of the most successful motion picture of all time looks really, really good. Savant mulls over the visual positives and the conceptual not-so-positives of James Cameron's gargantuan movie / enterprise / technical marvel. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week we have a very special giveaway from E1 Entertainment for Yesterday Was a Lie (watch trailer), a groundbreaking new metaphysical noir thriller that combines "stunning black-and-white cinematography, a sultry jazz score and a refreshingly high-minded script" (Variety). Exploring mind-twisting modern sci-fi themes and featuring performances from genre-favorite stars Chase Masterson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and Peter Mayhew (Star Wars), this acclaimed independent feature and U.S. theatrical release has received over a dozen film festival Best Feature awards and virtually unanimous critical praise. Uncover the most powerful force in the universe and enter now for your chance to win one of 5 signed copies of Yesterday Was a Lie on DVD - autographed by Chase Masterson! Click here to enter.

Another banner week for DVDs and Blu-rays with the studios releasing some great films such as: The Messenger [Blu-ray review, another Blu-ray review] - a powerful and thought provoking film that is both expertly directed and incredibly well acted; Invictus [Blu-ray review] - compelling, emotional viewing and absolutely worth seeing; and Walkabout (Criterion Collection) [DVD review, Blu-ray review] - one of the most towering achievements of the 1970s. It's not a total loss however. There are some new releases you might want to check out:  Extraordinary Measures [DVD review another DVD review], Poliwood [DVD review], and Carlito's Way [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 month's Talking Out of Frame has all the information on the latest arthouse DVDs and Blu-ray discs to hit store shelves. From foreign films such as Claire Denis' family drama 35 Shots of Rum, to classic American movies like John Ford's 1939 masterpiece Stagecoach and even contemporary award winning pictures like last year's critical favorite, Crazy Heart, we cover them all. In addition to reviews there's a list of upcoming releases you won't want to miss and an inventory of arthouse films in wide release in theaters. Check out all this and more in this month's Talking Out of Frame.

Catalog titles, once fairly expensive, are being reissued and repackaged as bargain-priced multi-packs and good deals abound. Check out 20th Century Fox's latest entry into the field, a trio of quadruple feature: 20th Century Fox Studio Classics Set One - This set includes Anna Karenina, A Farewell to Arms, Les Misérables (both the 1935 and 1952 versions) and The Sun Also Rises; 20th Century Fox Studio Classics Set Two - Anna and the King of Siam, Can-Can, Daddy Long Legs, and Star! four more Fox films worth seeking out; and 20th Century Fox Studio Classics Set Three - An Affair to Remember, Leave Her to Heaven, A Letter to Three Wives, and Peyton Place. These sets also include an abundance of extra features, often several hours worth per film. If you've waited this long to start a classic film library, now's a good time to start. Other recent reviews include: One Deadly Summer, Play the Game, and Shaolin Hand Lock.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

With E3 2010 quickly approaching in mid-June, our interest in all the upcoming hardware and software announcements couldn't be any higher! We put together five predictions of how this year's gaming extravaganza will play out. Click here to read more. Playstation 3 owners should check out our thoughts on Skate 3, Electronic Arts third release in the popular realistic skate franchise. Xbox 360 owners can take a look at our review of Capcom's third person shooter sequel, Lost Planet 2. Finally, puzzle owners had something to get excited about with the release of Picross 3D for the Nintendo DS. Check back with VGT this upcoming week for our coverage on Alan Wake, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and Rockstar's highly anticipated Western game, Red Dead Redemption.

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