Planning a trip to the local multiplex this weekend? Here are DVDTalk's reviews of the latest theatrical releases: Monsters University [a second review] - a great animated picture and Pixar's best film in the past few years; Much Ado About Nothing - after Joss Whedon finished filming The Avengers he needed a vacation, so he filmed this movie in his house with some of his friends... and it's great; and World War Z - this PG-13 zombie film is short on gore but still and entertaining summer flick. Other recent films include: Man of Steel, This Is the End, The Bling Ring, The Internship, The Purge, After Earth, The East (2013), Fast & Furious 6, Epic, and Star Trek Into Darkness. Check out these, and more, in DVDTalk's Theatrical Review section.

The British Film Institute has restored all of Alfred Hitchcock's surviving silent films and the nine (out of ten that he made) movies are touring North America. DVDTalk writer John Sinnott was able to attend the premier last weekend in San Francisco and liked what he saw. From the engaging drama to gleeful comedies and of course tense thrillers these movies illustrate that Hitchcock was a very versatile and incredibly talented director even in his earliest years. Read our complete coverage of the films and the event and then see if the traveling show is coming to a theater near you. It's a must see event.

Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including: Adventure Time: The Complete First Season and Adventure Time: The Complete Second Season - One of the most exceptional things on TV these days and totally worth picking up on Blu-ray, no matter how many times you've watched these episodes before; The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Third Season - one of those no-collection-is-complete-without titles, and on Blu-ray this season really sparkles; and Pretty Little Liars: The Complete Third Season - DVDTalk's resident hacker gives you the low down on this season's surprisingly hefty body count, stinging betrayals, and questionable fashion choices. 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: Jubal - It's Othello down on the ranch, up in the Grand Tetons. Nasty ranch hand Rod Steiger, jealous of boss Ernest Borgnine's wife, convinces Borgnine that the innocent new hire Glenn Ford has been up to no good; Dark Command - Republic Studios produces an 'A' western about the 'Bleeding Kansas' guerilla warfare of our Civil War, radically simplifying the issues and making frustrated romance provide the motivation for anarchy; and Hard Times - Charles Bronson is the hard-as-nails pickup fighter in 1933 New Orleans and James Coburn his unstable promoter in Walter Hill's debut directing assignment. 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: Safety Last! [review] - one of the best silent comedies ever made, this film is still hilarious and the presentation on Criterion's Blu-ray disc is equally impressive; Jack the Giant Slayer [review] - a group does battle with a clan of nasty, pug-ugly giants in a fairy tale land floating somewhere high in the stratosphere in this special effect-filled film; and Hell's House: Kino Classics Remastered Edition [review] - this obscure, pre-Code penal system exposes is still pretty powerful thanks to Trent Durkin's remarkably believable, naturalistic performance. Other reviews of note include Things to Come [review] , The Howling - Collector's Edition [review], and Of Human Bondage: Kino Classics Remastered Edition [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.

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