Some great TV shows have made their way onto DVD this week including: Sherlock: Season Three - Series 3 keeps going strong... this is an extraordinary show, and one hopes they'll keep making them for a long time; The Americans: Season One - perfect binge-watching fodder - The directors keep things tense while not going overboard stylistically and the ensemble cast is exemplary ; and Regular Show: Mordecai & Margaret Pack - absurdly funny yet surprisingly warm, this is an excellent collection to tide you over until Cartoon Network finally breaks down and releases more complete seasons. Other shows recently reviewed include:  Maverick: The Complete Fourth Season, Eureka Seven AO: Part 1, and Jormungand: The Complete First Series.  Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVD Talk database.

This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews and articles including: Du Rififi chez les hommes - The most famous and perhaps the best 'serie noire' French crime caper looks absolutely fantastic on this new Blu-ray; Heart of Darkness - Nicolas Roeg directs Tim Roth and John Malkovich in this 1993 TNT Cable original TV movie, shot on location in Belize; and Come Back, Africa - The Films of Lionel Rogosin, Volume 2 - One of the most daring documentaries ever made headlines this collection of great Lionel Rogosin filmmaking. 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: Gravity [review] - This year's big 3-D hit and Oscar hopeful shapes up as one of the most impressive science fiction films ever made; Thor: The Dark World [review] - this film is a blast, deftly balancing the gravity of its darker story with visually dazzling superheroics; and Nebraska [review] - the film is very much worth seeking out and experiencing... the ensemble's performance is a joy to watch from top to bottom. Other reviews of note include King of the Hill [review], The Shadow [review], and Mr. Nobody [review].

Academy Award winner Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) and Emile Hirsch star in TWICE BORN (view clip), an epic romance/mystery that tells a moving story of love, loyalty and the unbreakable bonds of motherhood in a time of war. Longing to show her son the country where she fell passionately in love with his father, an Italian professor heads off on a summer vacation to the battle-scarred city of Sarajevo. There she discovers a long-hidden secret, which reveals a past more haunted than even her memories can disclose. Enter now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of TWICE BORN, now available on DVD from Entertainment One.

Our reviewers have been busy this week, filling the DVD Talk Review Database more great entries. Some new reviews of note include: Rocky: Heavyweight Collection - all six of Sylvester Stallone's films, including a new transfer for the original and best entry in the series, in a largely enjoyable package; Foreign Correspondent - Alfred Hitchcock's second American film is a solid, absorbing wartime thriller and Criterion's three-disc set is a must-buy for fans of the Master of Suspense; and The Crimson Kimono - Samuel Fuller's 1959 hardboiled crime drama tackles expected subjects like sex and murder... an oft-forgotten Fuller gem. Other recent reviews include: Aliyah, Hellbenders, and Better Things: The Life and Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones.  Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.

On March 2, 2014, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hold their famous award ceremony, and it's that time of year for DVDTalk reviewer Jeff Nelson to cast his votes for his favorite of the nominees. Which films and actors will win his vote for the best of the past year? Will 12 Years a Slave sweep the list, or will some underdogs get his vote? Check out the full list in this year's coverage of the Academy Award Nominees.

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