In our ongoing efforts to give our readers what they want, this week we're premiering a weekly column called DVD Digest, a roundup of the week's notable Region 1 DVD releases that will run every Tuesday morning. DVD Digest is not meant to be a comprehensive list of new offerings on DVD, but should work as a convenient rundown for anyone going DVD shopping.

DVD of the Week: The big news this week on the DVD front is the Paramount Home Video's release of Zodiac: 2-Disc Director's Cut, which finally does justice to one of 2007's most acclaimed films. The DVD contains a number of added and extended scenes- including a scene that was the source for the early promotional image seen at right. There are also a host of special features including: a commentary with David Fincher; another featuring Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., producer Brad Fischer, screenwriter James Vanderbilt, and novelist James Ellroy; featurettes on the special effects; sequence breakdowns; and documentaries about the case and the film's prime suspect, Arthur Leigh Allen. My only complaint is why Paramount made us wait for this edition, considering they released a bare-bones edition last summer.

Other Recent Releases Coming to DVD:
3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate, also Blu-Ray)
Death Sentence (Fox)
Dragon Wars (Sony, also Blu-Ray)
Eagle vs. Shark (Buena Vista)
Golden Door (Buena Vista)
The Invasion (Warner, also HD and Blu-Ray)
Sunshine (Fox, also Blu-Ray)

TV Shows Coming to DVD:
The Best of the Johnny Cash Show (Sony)
The Riches: Season 1 (Fox)
Two and a Half Men: The Complete Second Season (Warner)

Of course, there are also some older films receiving new DVD editions this week, most notably Warner's Directors' Showcase Take 3 box set. The most notable title in the set is Daryl Duke's Payday, a half-forgotten 1974 classic starring Rip Torn as a down'n'out country singer on the road. Other titles in the set are Personal Best, Tell Me a Riddle, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, and The Ritz.

Finally, I'd like to at least mention a highly, well, eclectic selection of Universal Titles that are premiering on HD this week: Roman Polanski's Palme d'Or- and Oscar-winning The Pianist; the 1991 Christian Slater vehicle Mobsters (aka Young Tommy Guns); and the Michael Keaton-starring j-horror wannabe White Noise, which is getting an HD release in conjunction with the Keaton-less direct-to-DVD sequel. Just in case you were wondering...