Either could have made my final list, although it was the glow-in-the-dark skull on the cover of the latter that ultimately saw it steal victory. Meanwhile, Grindhouse Releasing hit us with a couple of top-notch Blus this year – Juan Piquer Simón’s delightfully inept giallo-inspired slasher Pieces and Lucio Fulci’s meta-mindbender Cat In The Brain. You can really feel the love that went into this release, which teems with extras. But if push comes to shove, it is the 4K collector’s edition of the late Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes which should probably scoop the top title. With releases ranging from the respected hits of Dario Argento, Joe Dante and Takeshi Miike to overlooked genre gems such as Bride of Re-Animator or The Initiation, and of course a healthy dose of out-and-out trash like Microwave Massacre and Satan’s Blade (both of which are well worth checking out), it is hard to settle on one standout offering. If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that Arrow is without doubt the master of home video horror in the UK, and it’s quite possible 2016 has been its best year yet. Return of the Living Dead III Vestron Video Horror House on Highway Five Vinegar Syndrome Quality supplements, pitch-perfect transfers and fantastic artwork and booklets make it the company to keep an eye on in 2017. The label runs just six titles deep at the moment, but they’re as lavish as any I’ve ever seen. Rounding out my top five is Brian De Palma’s Body Double, on Powerhouse Films’ new Indicator imprint. Coincidentally my favourite Masters Of Cinema disc was also a western, its release of Anthony Mann’s The Man from Laramie, presented via a 4K restoration and with a number of handsome extras. This disc has the potential to be legacy-salvaging, with the film having unfairly languished in public-domain limbo for the past couple of decades. In the end I opted for the latter, based solely on the power of the truly staggering restoration that carries the Brando film. I had a tough time deciding between Criterion’s long-awaited edition of Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs Miller and its release of Marlon Brando’s One Eyed Jacks. It has also been a strong year for the western on home video. That it’s accompanied by a number of other Rivette features, and that each of those is treated with the utmost of respect is, well, beyond a miracle. Out 1 remains an exhilarating piece of work, and just to see that reach home video in such a comprehensive fashion is little short of a miracle. Jacques Rivette’s death in January came just days after the release of Arrow’s excellent box-set covering much of the director’s famed mid-period. Notes from Ginette Vincendeau and art from French comic-book legend Blutch make it the most satisfying single-disc release of the year. Jean Renoir’s first sound feature, On purge bébé, is included as a supplement, as is the Jacques Rivette documentary Jean Renoir le patron: “Michel Simon”.
Top blu ray movies 2016 movie#
Criterion’s La Chienne is as definitive a package as one could hope for for a movie of this ilk. Johnny Guitar (Signature Edition) Olive FilmsĪ plethora of French cinema heads up my list of the finest home video releases of 2016. Pioneers of African-American Cinema Kino LorberĬolour Box: 19 Films by Len Lye The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Len Lye Foundation and Ngā Taonga Sound & VisionĪdventure Time – Stakes! Miniseries Cartoon Network
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