This week in theaters, Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston fall on hard times and join a commune Marino and David Wain's comedy Wanderlust. Read reviews by Jason Bailey and Jamie S. Rich. And Joshua Marston's second feature The Forgiveness of Blood a powerful film, and a challenging one as well, that revolves around a rural Albanian family and what happens when a cart path is closed off. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: The Secret World of Arrietty, Thin Ice, Undefeated, Bullhead, Rampart, Chronicle, The Woman in Black, The Inkeepers, Perfect Sense, A Separation, and The Grey.

The Oscars are quickly approaching this Sunday, February 26, but the movie madness doesn't have to stop once they're over. Tjoos.com, an online coupon site, is giving away an Oscar-winning DVD bundle of the last ten Best Picture winners, plus a year's worth of popcorn. Simply enter on their Facebook contest page and you'll be eligible to win. DVDs include: The King's Speech, The Hurt Locker, Slumdog Millionaire, No Country for Old Men, The Departed, Crash, Million Dollar Baby, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Chicago, and A Beautiful Mind.

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: Rocko's Modern Life - it's just as funny as you didn't remember it; Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace - offering a basic history of the famous Christian hymn to instigate an exploration of a larger theme - the way that music can stir your soul; and The Comic Strip Presents: The Complete Collection - fans of the bizarre side of British comedy really ought to enjoy this one. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Mannix: The Sixth Season, Father Dowling Mysteries: The First Season, and The Centurions: The Original Miniseries.  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: All Quiet on the Western Front - The Best Picture winner and all-time classic pacifist epic gets a new lease on life thanks to a dazzling restoration; Notorious - Hitchcock's romantic, suspenseful and pointedly perverse espionage thriller sees Ingrid Bergman getting information from Nazi industrialist Claude Rains by sleeping with him, while agent Cary Grant stands on the sidelines, bitter and resentful; and Day of the Evil Gun - Mystery gunfighter Glenn Ford sets off to rescue his wife from Apache kidnappers accompanied by Arthur Kennedy, who says she's now his woman. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some pretty cool discs are being released this week. Check out these new titles: Tower Heist [Blu-ray review] - a film that ended up, thanks to the talented cast, being really funny and entertaining; Blank City [Blu-ray review, DVD review] - an intelligent and well put together documentary that sheds some welcome light on one of the more interesting American underground film movements; and Weeds: Season Seven [Blu-ray review] - in this seventh season there are still big laughs to be found, and strong performances to be enjoyed. Other reviews of note include Track 29 [DVD review], Retreat [DVD review], and On The Bowery - The Films of Lionel Rogosin, Vol. 1 [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 week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including a few discs you may have overlooked. Recent DVD reviews include: Lady and the Tramp - this Blu-ray release delivers only the best for one of Disney's best, giving a whole new generation a chance to fall in love alongside the two dogs from opposite sides of the tracks; Rebecca - Hitchcock's first American film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won two, and looks excellent in high definition; and There Be Dragons - a tour-de-force of a film that will keep history and war buffs entertained along with those who just want a nice dramatic tale. Other recent reviews include: Tales From the Golden Age; Karen Cries On The Bus, and The Geisha Boy.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

It's a well known fact that the DVDTalk review panel spends way too much time watching, and critiquing, movies, so it should come as no surprise that they have opinions as to which films, actors, and creators should win Hollywood's most coveted honor, the Oscar. Several of our writers offered their takes on who will win, and more importantly, who should win in our annual pre-Academy Awards column. Will little seen but critically acclaimed film The Artist sweep the prizes? Do we think Meryl Streep needs to clear off some room on her mantle for another gold statue? Find out all this and more in DVD Talk's 2012 Oscar Predictions.

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