A HUGE week for theatrical movies: starting off with Lord of The Rings - The Two Towers one of the highest anticipated movies of 2002 - so big we've created a Special Discussion Area on our Fourm just to discuss the movie!! Also if you're looking for heavy hitters look no further than The Gangs of New York which we have a special pre-viewing guide which you should read BEFORE you see the move, a review for the Christmas Day release of Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can the latest installment in the Star Trek series: Star Trek Nemesis and the romantic comedy Two Week's Notice. Be sure not to miss this week's The Aisle View for extended coverage of Lord of the Rings, Gangs of New York and Two Week's Notice as well as the many movie reviews in our Theatrical Review Section

Universal has been hit with another Disc problem. This time it's the Back to the Future Box Set. Apparently there's an issue with the widescreen framing for Back to The Future II & II where " The framing appears differently (incorrectly) from the laserdisc releases for approximately two minutes during "Back to the Future II" and four minutes during "Back to the Future III. As with past problems Universal is making good on these discs by exchanging them. Send the 2 discs with your Name, Address, Phone, and the reason you're returning it to: Back to the Future DVD Returns, PO Box 224468 Dallas, Texas 75260. Fixed Box sets are planned to be on store shelves by late February. If you have questions about the issue or getting replacement discs you can call (888) 703-0010. 'Props' to the DVD Talkers who Identified the problems with the Back to the Future Box Set.

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at Synapse's Uncensored International Version of Antonio Margheriti's Castle of Blood, Paramount's Serpico with Al Pacino's excellent performance capping a cops 'n corruption epic made superior in every way, MGM's Where's Poppa? a grim 'comedy' in the theater of the absurd style, Two crime films from Anchor Bay Hell is a City and The Frightened City and Image's Bride of the Gorilla is the movie Savant thought he was getting when he ordered THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST last Summer. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

This week Universal unceremoniously releases Back to the Future - The Complete Trilogy a great DVD with little support from the studio [Review]. With much more fan fare, Dreamworks launches the next Spielberg movie to hit DVD with The Minority Report [Review]. From fox comes the beloved Martin Scorsese The King of Comedy with Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis and the Adrian Lyne thriller Unfaithful sort of a reverse 'Fatal Attraction' [Review]. Finally from Columbia Tri-Star comes two notable DVDs Resident Evil Superbit [Review] and An Evening with Kevin Smith [Interview] the 'Stop Making Sense' of Q&A's

This week we've got a very special giveaway for Steven Spielberg's futuristic cop thriller The Minority Report. For The Minority Report, Spielberg gave DVD producer Laurent Bouzereau full access to the set from the first day of filming! The result is a fantastic DVD with more behind the scenes footage than any past Spielberg DVD including, Minority Report: From Story to Screen, Deconstructing Minority Report, The Stunts of Minority Report, The Digital World of Minority Report a discussion with Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise and more! Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Minority Report DVD.

Artisan has announced the 3rd DVD release for Stargate - The Movie. Set for release on February 18th Stargate: The Ultimate Edition and will feature a new remastered 2.35:1 transfer (enhanced for 16x9 TVs) with Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and DTS 6.1 ES audio and feature both the original theatrical version of the film and a 'Director's Cut' (which substitutes alternate footage for some scenes and includes about 9 minutes of additional material) audio commentary with Director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin, a making-of featurette, and an “Is There a Stargate?” featurette with Chariots of the Gods author Erich von Daniken. If you own Stargate Special Edition there will be a $5 mail-in rebate if you upgrade to Stargate: The Ultimate Edition. Pre-Order Stargate: The Ultimate Edition for only $12.99!

Fox has announced the DVD Release for Futurama - The Complete First Season. Set for release on March 25th Futurama Season One a 3 Disc set, will be presented in it's original full screen format with Dolby 2.0 Surround audio and feature: Audio Commentary on all episodes, deleted scenes, featurettes, interactive still gallery and more. Pre-Order Futurama Now

Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York has been a controversial topic for the last few years as the film was delayed time and again. But it’s finally about to hit the big screen, bringing with it the highest-budget vision yet from a man often called America's greatest living director. Does it work? Cinema Gotham will be taking a look at the film and the story behind it from a few angles, starting with a full review and a spoiler-free guide to the real-life history behind the story. READ THE REVIEW, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE SEEING GANGS OF NEW YORK