On February 22, 2015 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be presenting the 87th Academy Awards and awarding the famous golden statues to some of the best theatrical releases of 2014. DVD Talk reviewers Jeff Nelson and Jamie S. Rich have cast their votes for their favorites of the nominees in all of the categories. What films and actors will win their votes? This is the year of the biopics with “Selma,” “The Imitation Game,” and “The Theory of Everything,” but they will have to fight the independent powerhouse that is “Boyhood” if they hope to have a chance to take home the ultimate title of Best Picture. Is this the year for Hollywood, or will the independent world take it home? Check out the votes in this year’s coverage of the Academy Awards.

Planning a trip to the local multiplex this weekend? Here are DVD Talk's reviews of the latest theatrical releases: Fifty Shades of Grey - a very different type of love story than we're used to seeing from Hollywood...; Paddington - an enjoyable film, one that you walk away from feeling good but also appreciating the effort that was put in to bringing this classic story to life; and Jupiter Ascending - a film that is pretty fun, though it dips and drags whenever any two characters speak more than five lines of dialogue. Other recent films include: Foxcatcher, Leviathan (2014), American Sniper, Inherent Vice, Into the Woods, The Imitation Game, Selma, Wild, The Babadook, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part I, Big Hero 6, Interstellar, The Theory of Everything, Birdman, Dracula Untold, Gone Girl. . Check out these, and more, in DVDTalk's Theatrical Review section.

TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: Welcome Back, Kotter: The Complete Second Season [a 2nd review] - The peak of the Sweathog fad... the gags come fast and furious, the stereotypes are openly acknowledged, and every actor fully inhabits his or her role with glee.; Banshee: The Complete Second Season - a thrilling, emotionally involving callback to westerns and noirs filtered through a balls-to-the-wall style that relishes its visceral pursuits; and Mythbusters: 10th Anniversary Collection - a 10-disc, 50-episode gathering featuring 10 hand-picked favorites from the five co-hosts. 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: Don't Look Now - Nicolas Roeg uses his signature splintered-time editorial patterns to enliven an intense suspense tale of ghosts and/or psychic synchronicity, but the real appeal is in the naturalistic, erotic marriage created between stars Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland; The Purple Rose of Cairo - Woody Allen's gentle ode to the dream world of Hollywood is one of his very best pictures, a fantasy-tragedy that remains funny and charming all the way through; and Nightcrawler - Jake Gyllenhaal creeps, and leaps, and glides and slides across Los Angeles pursuing a ghoulish profession in Dan Gilroy's refreshingly original tale of dead-of-night doings in the name of better gore for local TV. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week several great movies are coming out, including a few that shouldn't be missed: 101 Dalmatians: Diamond Edition [review] - Featuring expressive animation aided by cutting-edge technology, terrific voice acting, and just the right amount of danger, this lovable and scrappy production has aged extremely well during that last 50+ years; The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming [review] - a vastly underrated movie that's never truly received credit for all that it is; and Nekromantik 2 [review] - this film doesn't skimp on the things that made that first movie so memorable, and Cult Epics packs this Blu-ray with a fantastic transfer, great sound, and a nice bunch of extras. Other reviews of note include: Kill the Messenger [review], Love At First Bite / Once Bitten [review], and Vampire's Kiss / High Spirits [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 reviews include: Pom Poko - Studio Ghibli produced another masterful work of art with this excellent dramatic-comedy; Pork Chop Hill - Gregory Peck leads a fantastic ensemble in this unsentimental, Korean War combat flick; and Middle of Nowhere - a low-key but impressive film, capturing intimate details of one woman's struggle to regain control over her own life. Other recent reviews include: A Hole in the Head, Le Pont du Nord, and Jean De Florette / Manon Of The Spring.  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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