Best superhero movie this year? Probably. Best film of the summer? Could be. Greatest movie of all time? Steady on now... The Dark Knight will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on 8 December. We've got details of the delights in store:

2-Disc Special Edition DVD:

• Gotham Uncovered – How Christopher Nolan and his team developed the new Bat-suit and Bat-pod and composer Hans Zimmer musically characterized The Joker’s reign of chaos.
• The Dark Knight IMAX^® Scenes - View these 6 action-packed sequences - shot on the largest format possible - in their original IMAX framing, just as they were intended
• Gotham Tonight - 6 episodes of Gotham Cable’s premier news program  
• The Galleries: Poster art and production stills
• Digital Copy of the Feature Film   

 Blu-ray Disc:

Disc 1 – Movie with Focus Points

• Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene – Director Christopher Nolan and creative collaborators unmask the incredible detail and planning behind the film, including stunt staging, filming in IMAX^®, and the new Bat-suit and Bat-pod.

Disc 2 – Special Features

• Batman Tech  – The incredible gadgets and tools (in HD)
• Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of  The  Dark   Knight  – Delve into the psyche of Bruce Wayne and the world of Batman through real-world psychotherapy (in HD)  
• Gotham Tonight – 6 episodes of Gotham Cable’s premier news program  
• The Galleries – The Joker cards, concept art, poster art, production stills, trailers and TV spots
• Digital Copy of the Feature Film

Check out issue 122 of DVD & Blu-ray Review, in the shops 16 October, for cast and crew interviews and the full story behind the scenes of The Dark Knight...

Last month was UK horror film festival Frightfest and as usual this included a number of short fims. There were some absolute crackers this year and one of the highlights was this little gem He Dies At The End written and directed by Damian McCarthy. It's a great example of making the best of limited resources. Check it out - you might want to watch it full screen to get the most from it.

We'll be bringing you news of the most exciting, gruesome, controversial and thrilling horror DVDs that'll be causing a stir in the upcoming months in a future issue, so keep your eyes peeled for that...

This month in caught on the web, in homage to The Matrix (coming to Blu-ray, yes sirree bob), we find movies redefining the fight scene. First up: Lego Fight!

Gratuitous violence is better when there’s no risk of a flesh wound. If you’ve ever thought the Legoman smirk hid a sinister underbelly, see that suspicion played out in ass-kicking glory.

This deleted scene from the Little Nicky movie is the epitome of bad taste. But if you want a laugh at OAPs battling it out for a baying audience, this is the clip you’ve been waiting for.

It’s tabletop warfare in this trippy short film. The finest in world cuisine re-enact historic battle scenes that culminate in croissant carnage and chip massacre...

Looking more like robots showing off their shapes on the dance floor than an actual fight, this is a reminder that the dangers of machines ruling the planet is a very distant threat.

The list of the 101 Greatest TV Shows of All Time is finally finished and non-negotiable. The article is coming along nicely (it'll be in issue 120 of DVD & Blu-ray Review in the shops 21 August).

Here's a little teaser:

The Muppet Show is at number 42

Prime Suspect is at number 43

That means The Muppet Show is better than Prime Suspect. But only by one place.

What do you say to that!

Last Friday, approx 7.00pm and  DVD & Blu-ray Review is doing a telephone interview with the affable Ray Stevenson, star of Nazi Zombie movie Outpost who's soon to play Frank Castle (aka 'The Punisher') in the new movie The Punisher: War Zone. He's over in the US having been at Comic Con and we're having a lovely chat about manly subjects like war and guns. Suddenly, from the other end of the office comes this insanely loudly rock music. 'Cranked up to 11' loud. Loud like we're in a dirty rock club. Mr Stevenson is understandably flustered. I can't remember what I was talking about and have to do the wild finger-clicky thing to get Editor Ali's attention (which he loves) to find out what the hell's going on.

Apparently it's 'Stereo Wars'.

We share an office with our naughty-big-sister publications Classic Rock and Metal Hammer. This is what CR Editor Sian Llewellyn had to say on the matter:

"Oops. ;)

"Since CR got a very nice new stereo a few weeks ago, we and Hammer have indulged in a spot of after-hours “Stereo Wars”. We each pick a song and then crank it up to all hell to see who wins.

Said night in question, CR was prepared for battle with Whitesnake’s 'Still Of The Night'. Hammer were trying their luck with The Scorpions’ 'Rock You Like A Hurricane'."

Alexander Milas, Metal Hammer Editor responds:

"Ms. Llewellyn, These stereo wars you speak of are in flagrant violation of the Future code of conduct and I’m dismayed you’d implicate me into such an egregious abuse of stereophonic equipment in some ridiculous ‘stereo war’. Especially seeing as CR’s is so inferior to ours, I’d find it more appropriate to term such competition ‘A stereo slaughter’."

The tykes.

Well fine. But don't come running to us if The Punisher wants to have a word about where the missing 15 seconds of his interview went. We hope he smashes your bloody stereos... (we don't).

The interview with Ray Stevenson will be featured in issue 120 of DVD & Blu-ray Review, in the shops on 21 August. Outpost will be reviewed in issue 121, out 18 Sept.

The office is on fire. It's not actually on fire, you understand, but it is ablaze with debate as we prepare our definitive, all encompassing list of the 100 best TV shows of all time. It'll be exciting. It'll be controversial. But it'll be a celebration of 100 of the best bits to hit the box since TV began.

Above: Production Ed. Dan is unconvinced about the inclusion of Dawson's Creek

DVD & BLU-RAY REVIEW NEEDS YOU!

Everyone's got something to say about what the best shows were - we'd like to hear your thoughts. Are you a sucker for Supergran? Do you get high on Heart Break High? Do you love to hang with The Kids of Degrassi Street?* Email us (dvdbr@futurenet.co.uk) or pop over to the forum and let us know your top three TV shows ever. Send us a few words about why those shows float your boat and we might put you in the magazine!

*Even though Degrassi Junior High was clearly better. 'No Way Stephanie Kay!' Legendary stuff. Unbeatable...

Words: Ailsa Caine

Anyone familiar with the work of Kevin Sorbo in the TV series can stop mopping their fevered brow: the subject is due to get a serious makeover. ‘Hancock’ director Peter Berg is set to produce and direct Universal’s ‘Hercules: The Thracian Wars’.  Talking to Variety, producer Barry Levine said what appealed to the creative team was that Hercules was “character driven, about a character who’s more man than god, with conflicts and redemption".

The film will be based on Steve Moore’s five-issue comic book series released through Radical Publishing, with the script penned by Ryan Condal. Radical are the publishers behind ‘Caliber’ which is being developed as a project for John Woo, so there could be an interesting run of big budget flicks coming our way.

Or, Berg could potentially run out of steam before he’s even got going. Considering he’s already signed up to direct the Frank Herbert epic ‘Dune’, this feels like a scramble to cash in on what Berg achieved with ‘Hancock’.

Despite the success of the flick, there was some mixed feeling about how Berg handled the material. Whatever - we liked it. A ‘Will Smith Charisma’ vehicle was unlikely to go too far wrong, so it’ll be interesting to see how subsequent projects pan out. 

Whatever the conclusion, the powers that be have racked up a fair few projects to keep Berg busy over the next couple of years. Here’s hoping that it’s not a case of pile ‘em high and sell ‘em cheap.

Read what Berg had to say about Dune as we chatted to him following the Hancock release, check out this alternate opener and why not have another look at this piece of Hancock hilarity. Still funny.