In another quick turn from movie theater to DVD, Warner Bros. has announced the DVD release for Eight Legged Freaks. Set for release on October 29th, Eight Legged Freaks will be available in both a Widescreen and Full Frame version and feature: Audio Commentary with David Arquette and Director/Co-Writer Ellory Eklayem, An Alternate Ending, Additional Scenes, "Larger Than Life" - The Director's Original Short Film that Inspired the Movie, DVD-ROM Spider-Killing Challenge Game and More. Pre-Order Eight Legged Freaks

So many great things going on in the DVD Talk Columns here's a run down of the latest: DVD Savant: Hopscotch & The Giant Gila Monster and Pulp Fiction, CineSchlock-O-Rama: THEM! and a Horror Giveaway, The Aisle View: Read My Lips & Possession , The Blue Room: Tera Patrick and Another Simon Wolf Pleaser .

In the pantheon of true New York filmmakers (Scorsese, Jarmusch, Allen) none has cut closer to the heart of darkness in the city more consistently than Abel Ferrara. Films like Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, Ms. 45, and The Funeral have each blended disparate themes (violence, salvation, revenge, love) in unique and powerful ways. His latest, 'R Xmas, follows those films with a new vision of New York's drug dealing subculture as a loving family. Cinema Gotham hung out with Ferrara to get the scoop on what's happening with the film and what Ferrara has been up to.

DVDTalk writer Phillip Duncan had the chance to talk with Director/Film Scholar Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Texasville) about his latest DVD release "The Cat's Meow starring Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes and Eddie Izzard. Read and LISTEN to Phillip Duncan's interview with Peter Bogdanovich and find out more about his newest DVD release, his upcoming projects and his thoughts on film today.

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There are some great DVDs coming out this week including: two Quentin Tarantino special Editions Pulp Fiction: Collector's Edition [Review] and Jackie Brown: Collector's Edition, the latest from Braveheart Writer Randall Wallace and Star Mel Gibson We Were Soldiers [Review] a fantastic Vietnam War story, another Academy Award winner Iris [Review] with stellar performances by Jim Broadbent , Judi Dench and Kate Winslet, the classically styled The Cat's Meow [Review] from Peter Bogdanovich, Hopscotch [Review] the latest Criterion Edition with Walter Matthau.

HKFlix.com has a special deal for DVD Talk Members. Get the lowest price on the Net on two hot new Guinea Pig double-feature DVDs (freightingly realistic Japanese Horror), with free shipping anywhere in the world! The Guinea Pig DVDs come from Satoru Ogura, an infamous producer and writer, who decided to make a series of horror films that could truly claim to be the utmost violent and disgusting. The series was a phenomenal success in Japan, with most of the titles out-grossing mainstream Hollywood competition during their theatrical releases and stirred a huge controversy both in Japan and in the US. Get Android Of Notre Dame and Devil's Experiment Double Feature or Mermaid In A Manhole and He Never Dies Double Feature each with Free Shipping anywhere in the world!

This week we've got a giveaway for both Quentin Tarantino Collector's Edition DVDs from Buena Vista Home Video: Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. Both DVDs are packed with special features including deleted scenes, original documentaries and lots about both films from Quentin Tarantino. Enter Now For Your Chance To Win!

Victory over VHS oblivion! THREE!!! Count 'em THREE captured Most Wanted titles: the value-sized ant epic Them!, Airwolf: Shadow of the Hawke and Time After Time. While in the H.G. Wells 'hood, we'll also ogle the CGI-addled Time Machine remake. Plus, Resident Evil giveaway winners, responses to reader emails and Mako: The Jaws of Death joins CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

Universal has announced the DVD release for About A Boy an overlooked gem. Set for release on October 22nd About A Boy will feature: Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary, A Making-Of featurette, English to English Dictionary, "Killing Me Softly" Sing-A-Long Karaoke Style, How Cool Are You? Quiz, Outtakes and more. Pre-Order About A Boy today.

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at Criterion's Hopscotch a handsome widescreen version of a very unpretentious Walter Matthau vehicle. Also, Miramax's new Collector's Edition of Pulp Fiction redeems all the sins of the very ragged DVD from long back, and even offers a rebate for those who bought the earlier copy. The twisted crime saga looks even better now, if such a thing is possible. Read all this an more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week The Aisle View takes a look at the the hot new french thriller Read My Lips as well as Possession starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart and Directed by Neil LaBute (In The Company of Men . Also in case you missed it, check out The Aisle View's take on xXx Spy Kids 2 on Signs and Full Frontal. Also be sure to SIGN UP and get The Aisle View delivered to your e-mail box as SOON as it's published!

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