
Black Friday approacheth People! There were a metric crap ton of interesting films that came out this year on Blu-Ray, DVD and MOD Discs. These are all my favorites. I may have gotten a little carried away here, but I thought it'd be nice to give you all LOTS of options! Be they good, odd, interesting or just plain silly I am a fan of all of these films. Several titles in this group had never seen any official release on home video before this year. Some had been previously out of print or were just upgraded to DVD or Blu. It's quite a diverse mix. There is truly something for every kind of cinephile below. Please keep in mind that I left off some bigger releases as I assume you are all quite aware of those. Did I buy the JURASSIC PARK Blu-Rays? Sure I did, but this list is more meant cover some potentially neglected releases and upgrades to High Def. Hopefully at the very least I can make even the most rabid movie lover aware of a few discs they missed(and want as gifts). Happy shopping folks! Your film geek will thank you!
(Links to where to buy the films embedded in each title)

-Mazursky's take on 8 1/2.

-Beautiful Kubrick film. Not talked about enough.

-Some believe this is better than THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN.

-Great Travolta performance, De Palma at the height of his powers.

-Good companion piece to LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS.

-TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT w/Garfield & Patricia Neal. Excellent.

-Pizza. Scissors. Nuff said.

-"Magnificent" Italian cheese log.

-Amazing set. I am most excited about MILLER'S CROSSING. Probably my favorite Coen Film.

-Super creepy Zod.

-Overlooked 50s sci-fi.

-In my all-time top 5.

-A cult favorite and it's easy to see why.

-Great cast and a neat thriller from the nearly unheralded Andrew L. Stone.

-Very silly, but I like it.

-A favorite of both Tarantino and Joe Dante. Excellent.

-Early Carpenter, still has his youthful cinematic spirit.

-Early mockumentary, really solid. Hugely influential.

-Jerzy Skolimowski's best. Discovered this one via Danny Peary's books.

-Entertaining low-budget 80s slasher.

-My favorite De Palma.

-More QT favorites. Some of the best Eurocrime films out there.

-Stephen Geoffreys kills it in this.

-Blasphemous, but I'd rather watch this than TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.

-A very solid sequel that picks up right where the 1st left off. Has a great bonus feature - includes old VHS horror doc TERROR IN THE AISLES.

-Definitely an unsung Jeff Bridges role. I like Howard Zieff. Big fan of his film SLITHER too.

-One of the great revisionist detective films of the 1970s.

-Wonderful British Horror.

-Truly shuddersome.

-Had one of the most memorable VHS covers of all time.

-My most anticipated release of the year. A true horror classic that is still effective and unnerving to this day.

-Was turned onto this by Lars Nilsen of the Alamo Drafthouse. A pretty crazy and out there experience.

-An undervalued 80s gem.

-Probably my favorite Kubrick.

-Fair is often NOT fair.

-Only seen TNT JACKSON, the other two look sensational.

-One of my favorite underseen 80s cheesefests. Written up in DESTROY ALL MOVIES.

-I often think I should be working overtime fighting crime.

-Possibly Mr. Dante's best. It's a close race between this and THE 'BURBS for me as preferences go.

-Has grown on me A LOT each time I've viewed it.

-Better than the original(in my opinion of course). Ridiculous movie.

-Shockingly, I've still not seen this though I've meant to.

-From the makers of the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET doc. A must-own for fans.

-Another film I've meant to see for years. Love this era Dietrich.

-Among my favorite Harryhausen.

-Something about this really draws me in. At once wickedly funny and tragic.

-Oddball cult favorite that defies interpretation. So glad this is on DVD now.

-Great double feature of crime films that were previously pretty hard to see.

-Mind blowing. Perhaps the most batty Bigfoot film this side of SHRIEK OF THE MUTILATED.

-Neglected 80s slasher. Rachel Ward's hotness is pretty spectacular.

-De Palma does VERTIGO.

-Can't explain my affection for this one, but I know I'm not alone in liking it.

-One of my 'animals attack' favorites. Still waiting for Robert Clouse's masterpiece DEADLY EYES to make a DVD appearance.

-Long awaited Sam Fuller classic.

-Sleaze festival.

-My favorite Hammer Horror film.

-Very DELIVERANCE. Already OOP it seems.

-Still Joe Johnston's best, though I am an apologist for even his lesser films.

-Falls squarely into one of my favorite genres.

-Very enjoyable Holmes interpretation. Better than the Downey Jr.

-Bruce Dern is a hippie in space. What's not to love?

-A whacked-out curiosity that was long unavailable.

-Up there with David A. Prior's greatest achievements(like DEADLY PREY).

-Edgar Wright is a big fan. Same here. Early-ish buddy cop film. Good stuff.

-Very interesting Milos Forman flick.

-Definitive Sirk.

-Top tier Argento for me.

-A true classic.

-Another in a long line of amazing Stacy Keach performances. (We really need to see THE DION BROTHERS on DVD soon!)

-Aldrich. Lancaster. Do it.

-I am a big proponent of Richard Fleischer. See as many of his films as you can.

-Feels like 70s era Altman, though Alan Rudolph directed and Altman just produced. This cast is truly a thing to behold.

-Jan-Michael as Carroll Jo Hummer. Gotta love it. Directed by the great Jonathan Kaplan.

-A trio of the best Women in Prison movies out there.

-Reb Brown flying on a freakin' pterodactyl.