This week in theaters, scientists Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy try to debunk superstar psychic Robert DeNiro in Red Lights. Director Michael Winterbottom and star Frieda Pinto craft a distinctively modern take on Tess of the d'Urbervilles in Trishna. And a Texas family's long-lost son is not quite as he seems in the gripping documentary The Imposter. Also out this week: Jason Biggs and Joel David Moore take on city politics in the fact-based comedy/drama Grassroots, and the Sundance sensation Beasts of the Southern Wild widens its release. Be sure to catch our reviews of other recent theatrical films: The Amazing Spider-Man, Savages, The Do-Deca-Pentathalon, Magic Mike, Take this Waltz, Brave, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, To Rome With Love, Your Sister's Sister, Rock of Ages, Prometheus, and Moonrise Kingdom.

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Masterpiece Mystery: Endeavor - a spin-off of Inspector Morse, a prequel starring Shaun Evans as Detective Constable Morse at the beginning of his career; American Pickers: Volume 3 - a great concept - a journey through rural America to uncover treasures and find out more about the people who own them; and The Wild Thornberrys: Season Two, Part 2 - fine, family-friendly tales with enjoyable storytelling and pleasing animation. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Gene Simmons Family Jewels: Season 6 - Part 2, Love in a Cold Climate, and Ghost Story aka Circle of Fear: The Complete First 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: Harold and Maude - a warm and moving black comedy showcasing an against-all-precedent affair between a 20-year-old lover of morbidity, and an eighty-year-old nonconformist who steals car; Johnny Guitar - Nicholas Ray's superb western is one of the best films of the 1950s; and Vacation from Marriage - Separated for three years by the war, a dull English couple become convinced that their marriage cannot continue. But they have to meet first to talk it out... 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: Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series [DVD review] - Did you miss out on the limited edition version of this set that went OOP almost instantly? Never fear, you can now get the entire series in this "deluxe edition." The only differance is that this release is not numbered and does not include a signed postcard by Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins). The whole series on 131 DVDs in a cool coffin-shaped box; Chariots of Fire [Blu-ray review] - This 1981 Best Picture Academy Award winner is grand, classic filmmaking; and The Saphead [Blu-ray review] - Buster Keaton's first feature film really comes to life in its high-energy, bustling finale. Other reviews of note include Freak Dance [DVD review], Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season [reissue] [Blu-ray review of original release], and American Reunion [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: The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection - all 190 two-reel comedies Columbia released during 1934-1959 and a three-disc offering of rarities including two heretofore unreleased-to-DVD feature films; Whisperer in Darkness - another bravura adaptation from the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society; and Most Dangerous Game/Gow The Headhunter - This essential Pre-code ode to sadistic slaughter in the jungle has been given an incredible restoration. Other recent reviews include: The Hunter; Run For The Sun, and The Hearse / Blood of Dracula's Castle.  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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