This week the San Francisco Silent Film Festival begins, five days of classic movies presented with live music. If you can't make it to the event, why not curl up with one of these excellent releases from the earliest days of cinema: The Passion of Joan of Arc - directed by Carl Theodore Dreyer in 1928, this film has rightly stood the test of time as one of the most moving and effecting silent films ever made; Fritz Lang: The Silent Films - an excellent set, presenting a collection of the director's classic silent works in excellent shape with lossless audio and a nice selection of extras; and It's the Old Army Game - W.C. Fields’ 1926 silent comedy is very funny with lots of charming footage of Louise Brooks to boot. Want more?  Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVD Talk database.

There are a few new releases that you won't want to miss. Check out these hot titles: It's Alive Trilogy - Marvel’s latest blockbuster to make its way to home video is well worth picking up… the 4K disc boasts a truly spectacular visual presentation and every last one of its extras is worth setting aside the time to explore; Of Unknown Origin - a wildly effective thriller… Peter Weller is brilliant in the lead in this man-versus-beast in a battle for primacy film; and Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters - Criterion Collection - Paul Schrader's film stylishly sheds light on a short-lived but notable Japanese writer during his youth, adulthood, and final hours. 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.

Check out the latest reviews that have been entered into the DVD Talk Review Database including: Saving Private Ryan (4K UHD) - Steven Spielberg's powerful war epic remains effective 20 years on and this new 4K Ultra HD release offers a new scan of the elements, blistering Dolby Atmos audio, and solid supplements; Hope and Glory - an account of growing up in wartime London, the picture has everything generally thought to be missing in 1980s pictures: warmth, good humor and an appreciation for things past; and Les Girls - this George Cukor film starring Gene Kelly is a musical take on on Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon. 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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