Chris Hemsworth is the God of Thunder wooing Natalie Portman in the comic book spectacular Thor. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jamie S. Rich. Ginnifer Goodwin and Kate Hudson are BFFs hitting a rough patch of love in the romantic comedy Something Borrowed. And Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington work on their marriage in the worst possible way in the drama Last Night. Read reviews from Brian Orndorf and Jason Bailey. Also in theaters: Geeks take on their Jedi master in the documentary The People vs. George Lucas. A wedding weekend for two families goes wrong in every way in Jumping the Broom. And a South Korean grandmother finds beauty in creativity in Poetry. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Fast Five, Prom, Water for Elephants, Scream 4, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, Stake Land, Rio, Hanna, Madea's Big Happy Family, Hobo with a Shotgun, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Source Code, Insidious. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including: Car 54, Where Are You? - a sitcom milestone - wonderfully loopy and ahead-of-its-time; Human Planet - a must-own for anyone who was impressed with previous BBC nature documentaries; and South Park: Complete Fourteenth Season - a welcome treat...this season brings the show back in a big way. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Doctor Who: Kinda, Captain Planet And The Planeteers: Season One, and Stan Lee's Superhumans.  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: Queen of Blood - Curtis Harrington refurbishes a dreamy Soviet space epic into an A.I.P. horror picture about a green vampire alien with a lethal talent for hypnosis; While the City Sleeps & Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - Fritz Lang's last two American films are fascinating crime stories about serious topics and constructed with Lang's usual flair for visual complexity; and Altin Çocuk - a wild & wooly Turkish takeoff on a 007 James Bond adventure. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

After 11 days and 93 feature films, the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival has come to a close. DVD Talk's man on the scene, Jason Bailey, has filed his festival wrap-up, including his favorite films and performances of the fest. Read it here, and check out some of his late faves from the fest, including the dark comedy The Guard, featuring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle; Abigail Breslin and Alessandro Nivola in top form in the music-infused drama Janie Jones; and the festival's Best Documentary Editing winner, the heart-wrenching Semper Fi: Always Faithful. Check out Jason's daily Tribeca Reports, and all 35 of his Tribeca reviews in our Theatrical Reviews section.

Some pretty cool discs are being released this week. Check out these new titles: Being Human: Season Three [Blu-ray review] - the best season yet of this BBC supernatural drama; The Green Hornet - Seth Rogen stars in this update of the costumed crime-fighter; and From Prada to Nada [Blu-ray review] - Love is lost and regained and lives flourish in East L.A. in this innocuous comedy. 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: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) - Terry Gilliam has done the impossible by making Hunter S. Thompson's iconic book into a streamlined, cohesive movie; Benny & Joon (Blu-ray) - one of the most memorable and charming romantic comedies made in the 1990's; and Tracy & Hepburn: The Definitive Collection - all nine collaborations in one handy set - a value too great to pass up. Other recent reviews include: Return From The Ashes, Kes, and Sweetie.  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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