Howdy everyone! That does seem like an appropriate greeting following the release of a brand new Trigun anime film, right? This month's abbreviated column features more highlighted anime reviews to help out anime fans in finding the best material out there! We were especially busy this month with coverage for the re-release of the incredibly influential anime classic Robotech, which has finallybeen re-liscenced and reissued on DVD in a complete collection set. We also cover the latest adventure of Vash the Stampede when we look at the Trigun movie, Badlands Rumble. All this and some surprises in this month's Anime Talk!

This week in theaters, Johnny Depp returns to Gonzo territory in The Rum Diary. Read reviews by Jamie S. Rich and Jason Bailey. Antonio Banderas brings back his swashbuckling feline from the Shrek series in Puss in Boots. And a musician is reunited with his long-lost daughter in Janie Jones. Also going into wider release this week: the stirring documentary The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 and the stunning indie drama Martha Marcy May Marlene. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Paranormal Activity 3, Take Shelter, Revenge of the Electric Car, Footloose, The Thing, Texas Killing Fields, The Skin I Live In, and Bombay Beach. 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: Casper the Friendly Ghost: The Complete Collection - a memorable and charming cartoon series; Dynasty: Season Five - This fifth installment of this '80s smash success propelled the show to No. 1 in the ratings and contained one of the most talked about and audacious cliffhangers in television history; and The Good Wife: The Second Season - well-acted, tense and very well written. Other shows recently reviewed include:  American Pickers: Volume Two, His Way, and Taylor Swift: Journey To Fearless.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

Fans can rejoice as Shout! Factory presents the first-ever comprehensive Barney Miller experience with the release of Barney Miller: The Complete Series. The 25-DVD collection includes the all eight seasons of the iconic series all 168 episodes! Plus there is a wealth of exclusive bonus features include new interviews with stars Hal Linden, Abe Vigoda and Max Gail; the series' original pilot, commentaries and interviews by series writers, and season one of the show's spinoff, Fish, starring Abe Vigoda. Watch these clips from the show He Died of Boredom and A Woman Named Fish as well as these selections from the bonus features Creating the Office and Reality is Funny. Barney Miller: The Complete Series is on sale now!

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: The Quatermass Xperiment - A parasitical cosmic contagion transforms the first astronaut into a shape-shifting mess, a thing that absorbs and combines other life forms to become -- what, exactly?; The Traveling Executioner - Rescued from undeserved oblivion, this sleazy / macabre / wonderful drama posits the terrific Stacy Keach as a specialist in electrified executions in the South of 1918; and Cosmic Journey - A jovial elder scientist, his secretary-researcher and a Communist Youth League Scout hijack the first rocket to the moon, cavort on its surface and solve a serious technical debacle. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

There are a few new releases this week that you won't want to miss. Check out these hot titles: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-ray review] - Spielberg's thrill-ride trilogy finally arrives on Blu-ray; Attack the Block [Blu-ray review] - Earth's first line of defense turns out to be composed of young teen latch key hoodlums - one of the most entertaining films of the year; and Barney Miller: The Complete Series [DVD review] - one of the best shows from the 70's is finally available in a complete set, filled with some great extras. Other reviews of note include The Conversation [Blu-ray review], Bill Moyers: On Our Own Terms [DVD review], and Eating Out: Drama Camp [DVD 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, Entertainment One invites you to celebrate Halloween with the Mistress of the Dark and her 10th Anniversary Special Enhanced Edition of Elvira's Haunted Hills (watch trailer). The year is 1851. En route to Paris, Elvira's dreams of stardom are put on hiatus when she accidently winds up in a mysterious Carpathian castle inhabited by Lord Hellsubus (Richard O'Brien), a bizarre and sinister man whose late wife is a "dead" ringer for Elvira. Called "the bust-out movie of the year" by Rob Zombie, Elvira's Haunted Hills arrives on DVD bursting with all-new bonus features including the "Transylvania or Bust: Elvira & Company Tell All" Featurette, a cast and crew audio commentary, and never-before-seen outtakes. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Elvira's Haunted Hills - Special Enhanced Edition on DVD!

Check out the latest DVD reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: Batman: Year One - the fifteen-minute Catwoman short is just as appealing as the feature; Zombie - the sheer volume of extras makes this two-set set an essential purchase; and The Four Feathers: The Criterion Collection - a tale of great camaraderie and romance, with big battles and surprisingly complex emotional responses. Other recent reviews include: More Brains! A Return To The Living Dead; The Robber, and Disneynature: African Cats.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

Advertise With Us

Review Staff | Newsletter Subscribe | Join DVD Talk Forum
Copyright © DVDTalk.com All rights reserved | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Manage Preferences | Your Privacy Choices