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Good news for any American fans of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's work - their original collaboration, the television comedy Spaced, is finally arriving on DVD in the US! It's been a long time coming due to various rights issues but, at long last, you will be able to experience the original genius that led to Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

If you're one of the few that aren't sure what all the fuss is about over their feature films, we still urge you to check out Spaced: it's by far their best work to date and a must-watch for any discerning film fan.

Spaced is out on DVD in the US on July 22nd. You lucky people!

So far marketing for The Dark Knight has focused almost entirely on Heath Ledger's Joker, somewhat overlooking the movie's inclusion of another classic Batman villain - Two-Face. With the curtain slowly being rolled back on the character, the LA Times has an interesting interview with actor Aaron Eckhart who promises that the make-up will be considerably more harrowing than the garish, camp depiction in 1995's Batman Forever.

Meanwhile, if you want to check out a rumoured spoiler image, then click here...

The FXhome team expands to a core group of seven people today, with the arrival of our new Operations Manager, Lucy Burton. We're very excited to introduce her to the community, not just because she brings a much-needed touch of femininity to the FXhome.com man-fest, but because she heralds a new direction for the company. Read more about what Lucy's going to be doing...

A new poster for The Dark Knight has been released and it is utterly awesome. In fact, it is one of the best movie posters we've ever seen and is no doubt destined to become a classic that will adorning student bedroom walls all around the world for many years to come.

Suggesting that the sequel will be considerably darker in tone than Batman Begins, we can't help but think this is a particularly daring marketing move - after all, this kind of imagery is evocative of a particular event in world history that some may not think is appropriate in relation to a superhero movie. What do you think?

Blade star Wesley Snipes has been jailed in the US for three years after being found guilty of tax evasion. Actual motivation for the missing tax returns is somewhat unclear, with Snipes claiming to be "an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated artist."

Some motherf***ers are always trying to ice-skate uphill.

CX3 has started a fun mini-contest to see who can design the best fictional movie poster. If you feel like flexing your Photoshop skills, head over to the topic to check out what's been submitted so far.

No strangers to controversy and never shy of an opinion, Atom and ben3308 have been regular contributors to FXhome.com for the last four years. We thought it was about time we sat down for a chat to find out more about their particular brand of filmmaking. Want to know what they really think about Cover's Redemptiathon? Then read on!

A bunch of excellent articles relating to this summer's comic book trio - Iron Man, The Dark Knight and The Incredible Hulk have been published online and are worth a read:

• AICN have a cool visit to ILM, including some great photos of Lucas' visual effects hide-away.
• Continuing the almost absurd Iron Man coverage, EW have a bunch of interviews and a look at the 'risky' production.
• On a slightly different theme, USA Weekend have interviewed the three female leads to see what it's like being part of the rather male-dominated comic book world.

EW.com's put up a rather amusing pictorial collection of dodgy movie monsters, ranging from low-budget fare from the 50s to this year's viral favourite Cloverfield. Let us know what you think of their selection - did they miss anything out?

Last month we asked if you were interested in the new X-Files movie and the poll came back with a pretty clear 'yes'. Therefore, we now present you with an interview with Gillian Anderson, who has been talking to JoBlo.com about reprising the role that made her name 15 years ago.