Out Today on DVD and Blu-ray 11/24/2009

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The top of my list this week is Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Four. In fact, I’ve already ordered mine for Christmas. This show is perhaps one of the best ever produced and it only got better as it went along. It’s been two years since a season has been released, so this is a cause of great joy for me. This series was made by the same crew who made Psycho for Hitchcock, so you know you’re getting quality. Guest stars this season include Steve McQueen, Roger Moore, Walter Matthau, Bette Davis, Claude Rains and Leslie Nielsen. This is not one to be missed.

Next on the list is the Criterion Collection’s release of Gomorrah. Expect a review of this one this week, I’ve heard nothing but good things about it.

We also have the 20th anniversary release of The Monster Squad on Blu-ray, which is a steal because Amazon has it for less than $13. This is up there on the list of seminal kids films from the 80s and for the price is not one to miss.

Angel Heart comes out on Blu-ray today. Starring Robert DeNiro and Mickey Rourke, this forgotten film is based on one of my favorite books from my high school days. It’s terribly well-acted and a great suspense film. The book is better, but isn’t that always the case?

Air America is getting a Blu-ray release today. Some of you may not remember it, but as a kid, this was probably my first exposure to Robert Downey, Jr. and it was great. Co-starring Mel Gibson, this is one of the best Vietnam War-era comedy sorts of films that I’ve ever come across and enjoy watching it still. Sure it has problems, but for less than $15 on Blu-ray, you really can’t argue.

Last on the list today is the DVD release of the complete collection of Superman: The Animated Series. This is the television Superman preferred by discerning geeks everywhere. The only version that did better was the Justice League show that followed this.

I’ll be back next week with more picks.