Welcome to the first installment of DVDTalk's latest column: Brit-streaming. Every two week resident anglophile Greg Bakun will take a look at what TV shows from across the pond are being streamed through the web. In this inaguaral column Greg discusses Acorn TV, a channel launched by Acorn media dedicated to showing the best British Television has to offer, and in particular ITV's excellent WWII mystery series, Foyle's War. Read all about Acorn TV and what they're currently offering as well as taking a look at a great British show in this week's Brit-streaming.

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: Steve Martin: The Television Stuff - this set deserves a place on the shelf of anyone who likes comedy, it's a fantastic effort and well worth the low purchase price; The Streets of San Francisco - Season Four - it's business as usual for this above-average police procedural, the last season for co-star Michael Douglas; and Special Branch: Set One - a location-heavy 70s British television that still entertains. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Downton Abbey Seasons 1 & 2 Limited Edition Set - Original UK Version Set, Bunny Drop: Complete Series, and Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, Volume One.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk database.

It’s time for another installment of DVDTalk.com’s Anime Talk column! We have compiled an excellent group of reviews to share with our readers this month, including a look at Lupin the 3rd's TV series, the latest excellent NIS America releases, Bunny Drop and Anohana, and the second seaosn of K-On. We also have a look at the Crunchy Roll Anime Streaming Service, and some great deals and news by our resident super-otaku, WTK. Read about all of this and more in the lastest Anime Talk!

Consider yourself a horror movie addict and looking for a community of like-minded genre junkies to converse with this October? Well look no further than The 8th Annual October Horror Movie Challenge! Whether you’re an aficionado, a novice or simply harbor a morbid curiosity, this is the destination for watching, sharing, discovering and discussing all things horror. And don't be put off by the 100 Movies. 31 Days. slogan, it extends way beyond watching insane amounts of macabre cinema. Check out the daily pick in our 31 Film Subset list with next day discussion, take a stab at the Theme Nights list for countless sub-genre ideas, dare to complete The Checklist, join our Facebook, Google+, and brand new Twitter pages and possibly even win a prize courtesy of HamiltonBook.com, Mondo Macabre, Synapse, Full Moon, Breaking Glass Pictures, Celluloid Terror and TLACult.com! Everything's covered -- from highfalutin Art House classics like Hour of the Wolf to the cheesy bad IMDB Bottom 100 rated Birdemic: Shock and Terror plus everything in-between. So Join Us and keep telling yourself ...it's only a movie!

Some great discs are being released this week. Check out these new movies: The American President [Blu-ray review] - West Wing's creator Aaron Sorkin's first foray into the White House... if you have not seen the film yet, you need to rectify this promptly; Damsels in Distress [Blu-ray review, DVD review] - full of wry humor and awkward relationship mishaps, this movie is a winning effort from a unique talent; and Gerhard Richter Painting [Blu-ray review] - a fascinating look at renowned German abstract/photorealist painter Gerhard Richter as he works to perfect his art. Other reviews of note include Lone Wolf and Cub: Complete Six-Film Collection [Blu-ray review], Au Pair Girls [Blu-ray review], and Cheeky [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 we have a special giveaway from Cohen Media Group, consisting of two critically-acclaimed theatrical films, which are newly arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. Based on the riveting, ongoing true story of Burma's national heroine, The Lady (arriving October 2 on Blu-ray and DVD) details the epic and extraordinary life of Aung San Suu Kyi, portrayed by Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies) in a film by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Leon: The Professional). Delicacy (arriving on Blu-ray and DVD on September 25th) features Audrey Tautou (The Da Vinci Code, A Very Long Engagement) in "one of her best performances since Amélie" (Paste Magazine), playing a young woman, who finds love and joy in the most unexpected of places... right in front of her eyes. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Lady and Delicacy on DVD from Cohen Media Group and Entertainment One.

Check out the latest DVD reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Director Don Siegel wrings every shred of suspense out of what you soon forget is the small scale of the film to make the alien invasion feel like something truly eerie and threatening; The Devil's Advocate - a sharp, unsettling fusion of '90s gothic horror fantasy and straight-faced legal suspense; and Suburgatory: The Complete First Season - one of the funniest and most enjoyable series that was created last year. Other recent reviews include: Steel Magnolias (Limited Edition); Lisa and The Devil / The House of Exorcism, and Pet Sematary.  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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