Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon fall in love under the big top, avoid Christoph Waltz in Water for Elephants. Disneynature returns to explore the world of the savanna in the documentary African Cats. And Tyler Perry heads back to the wig and dress with the ensemble comedy Madea's Big Happy Family. Also in theaters: Morgan Spurlock discovers the world of product placement in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold and The Bang Bang Club. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Scream 4, The Conspirator, Rio, Hanna, Your Highness, Arthur, Meek's Cutoff, Hobo with a Shotgun, 13 Assassins, Jane Eyre, Source Code, Insidious, Hop, Of Gods and Men, and Soul Surfer. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing in lower Manhattan, and for the third consecutive year, DVD Talk's own Jason Bailey is sampling from the festival's wide slate of documentaries and narrative features from around the world. Highlights so far include Last Night, a searing and complicated examination of marital fidelity, starring Kiera Knightley, Sam Worthington, and Eva Mendes; the riveting period coming-of-age delinquent drama NEDS, from the writer/director of The Magdalene Sisters; and the giggly improvised mockumentary/travelogue The Trip, reteaming director Michael Winterbottom with his Tristam Shandy stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. You can keep track of Jason's Tribeca progress via Twitter and his daily Tribeca Reports, and you can read his Tribeca reviews in our Theatrical Reviews section.

DVDTalk.com writer Neil Lumbard had a special opportunity to interview one of his favorite film-makers, Tom McCarthy, who has written and directed three critically acclaimed features: The Station Agent, The Visitor, and WIN WIN. McCarthy's latest feature, WIN WIN, is now playing in theaters and stars Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey Tambor, and Alex Shaffer in a story that centers around an attorney who also works as a wresting coach for high school students. Digging deeper into the film, a slow build masterpiece reveals itself to be about much more thematically. McCarthy discusses the film's creation, it's actors, and the process of making films. Read the complete interview here, and be sure to check out Neil's coverage of the 2011 SXSW Festival here!

More TV shows have made their way on to DVD, and DVD Talk has got them covered. Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete Season One - Frontier fantasy, to be sure, but professional and easy to take; If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise - a powerful, overwhelming experience; and Murder Investigation Team: Series One - a top shelf police procedural. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Huge: The Complete Series, Judge John Deed - Season Three, and ER: The Complete Fourteenth 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: Casino Jack - Director George Hickenlooper's final film is the terrific true story of the super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff's abuse of Washington's arena of influence-peddling. Kevin Spacey scores as a man who tries to game the system into a personal money machine, only to become mired in his own greedy schemes; Rope of Sand - Rough tough Burt Lancaster elbows his way back into diamond country against the wishes of corrupt mining officials and a sadistic security chief; and Ingrid Bergman in Sweden - This box of pre- David O' Selznick Ingrid Bergman greats features the original Swedish versions of Intermezzo and A Woman's Face, plus an excellent drama about love and scandal in the big city, June Night. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

There are some new titles coming out that might make it worth a trip to the video store this week. Check out these recent releases: The King's Speech [DVD review] - the film walked away with four of the biggest awards at the 2011 Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay) and is now available on DVD and Blu-ray; The Way Back [Blu-ray review, DVD review] - filmmaker Peter Weir captures the agony and companionship of life on the move, where a group of strangers face the fight of their life; and Rabbit Hole [Blu-ray review] - one of 2010's woefully overlooked pictures that deserves to be seen. Other reviews of note include: Ip Man 2 [Blu-ray review, DVD review], Bambi: Diamond Edition now on DVD [Blu-ray review], and Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure [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.

Our reviewers have been busy this week, filling the DVD Talk Review Database more great entries. Some new reviews of note include: Fright Flick - A loving, low-budget homage to two of the slasher film's greatest eras; Roger Corman's Action-Packed Collection - this collection is a veritable threesome of car chases, hot chicks, snappy dialogue and groaningly bad comedy; and Colony - a haunting look at a dire problem that could have profound effects on the rest of the world. Other recent reviews include: Behind the Burly Q, The Paranoids, and Husk.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

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