This week in theaters, the team behind Coraline returns with the delightful stop-motion zombie comedy ParaNorman. Read reviews by Jamie S. Rich and Jason Bailey. Robert Pattinson and director David Cronenberg team for a story of anarchy, finance, and haircuts in Cosmopolis. A former jewel their gets back in the game with the help of his robot assistant in Robot & Frank. And director Todd Solondz is back with more of his unwavering misanthropy in Dark Horse. Also out this week: A skeptic investigates paranormal activity at a boarding school in The Awakening, the limits of authority are tested in the tense true-crime drama Compliance, the creators of Perspolis return with the haunting and elegiac Chicken with Plums, Keanu Reeves interviews an all-star cast of filmmakers in the state-of-the-cinema documentary Side by Side, and the riveting music doc Searching for Sugar Man goes into wider release. Be sure to catch our reviews of other recent theatrical films: The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, Hope Springs, 2 Days in New York, Red Hook Summer, Hari-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, Goats, Total Recall, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Celeste and Jesse Forever, The Babymakers, The Watch, Ruby Sparks, Killer Joe, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, The Dark Knight Rises, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Nearly 50 years after his directorial debut, Academy Award-winning filmmaker William Friedkin is still at it. Director of such classics as The French Connection, The Exorcist, and Sorcerer, he teamed up with playwright Tracy Letts in 2006 for Bug, an adaptation of Letts' play about a potentially disturbed veteran. The collaboration between continues with the new film Killer Joe, which stars Emile Hirsch as a man who hires a professional killer (Matthew Mcconaughey) to take out a member of his own family, and gets more than he bargained for. Friedkin and Hirsch recently sat down in Seattle for a roundtable discussion that covers Killer Joe, French Connection Blu-Rays, and Pacquiao. Read what the director had to say in this latest DVDTalk Interview.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 1, Vol.1 - most of the action is just as fun as you remember it to be, and you'll fall victim to the theme songs hook for some time to come; Leverage: Season Four - A step up in quality from season three, this fourth season is fun, energetic, and immensely entertaining; and Mannix: The Seventh Season - Another solid season from this veteran detective series. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Bonanza: The Official Third Season, Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks, and The Kent Chronicles.  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: The Fairy - A special delight! This cute, fresh French comedy reminds us a bit of Jacques Tati, Buster Keaton and Cirque du Soleil, yet is a special item all its own; Rio Grande - John Ford's third cavalry western teams John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara for the first time, but abandons the director's earlier critical stance to regress to the old format of noble troopers versus devilish Indians; and The Saphead - Buster Keaton's First full-length feature appearance is as a star-for-hire in a funny stage play adaptation that helped him establish his feature persona. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Some great discs are being released this week. Check out these new titles: Jaws [Blu-ray review] - one of the best mainstream movies of the '70s with a crisp video presentation, killer sound, and copious extras--this is a must-have disc, plain and simple; Dexter: The Sixth Season [Blu-ray review] - this season is one hell of a ride, and the finale is something that you'll think and talk about for years to come; and Community: The Complete Third Season [DVD review] - TV's most surreal, yet heartfelt comedy. We'll also have our review of Hunger Games up soon. You'll be able to find it listed here. Other reviews of note include The Raid - Redemption [Blu-ray review], Kill List [Blu-ray review], and Titanic: 100 Years in 3D [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.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 alumni Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett are still making fun of bad movies under the Rifftrax moniker. As funny as ever, this Thursday, August 16th, is the date of the next Rifftrax Live Event where they're going to take on one of MST's most famous films: Manos - The Hands of Fate. In movie theaters and for one night only, you won't want to miss this special Fathom event. DVDTalk sent a reviewer to thier live Christmas Show a couple of years ago and it was a hilarious evening. Be sure to reserve this Thursday for Rifftrax Live: Manos The Hands of Fate.

Some great DVD and Blu-ray reviews have been added to the the DVD Talk Review Database recently including: Full Metal Jacket 25th Anniversary - unquestionably a masterpiece; a rewarding film that will reveal a new layer of depth with each and every subsequent viewing; Crime Does Not Pay: The Complete Shorts Collection - if you're a fan of gangster movies, shorts, or just classic Hollywood fare in general, this is a must-buy; and Bell Book and Candle - James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Ernie Kovacs star in this romantic comedy-fantasy about a witch who falls in love with a mortal man in present-day New York. Other recent reviews include: The Tempest, A Separation, and Sebastiane.  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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