Films in Review just published my choices for best DVD and BluRay releases for 2011. With selections including Henri-Georges Clouzot, Aki Kaurismaki, Radley Metzger, Women-in-Prison, some Film Noirs, and Clara Bow!

Head over to FIR to check it out.

And a clip from my top pick:

To mark the nearing end of the year, and celebrate the coming of 2012, I decided to jump on the list-making wagon and offer 11 tunes that moved, shook, and inspired me throughout 2011.

In no particular order:

Those Darlins – Mystic Mind (from Screws Get Loose)

My favorite track from my favorite album of the year.

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis – Don’t Make a Full Out of Me (from Smoking in Heaven)

British interpretation of American roots music, done right.

Eddie Clendening – Comin’ Home Baby (from Knockin’ at Your Heart)

Eddie Clendening’s the real deal. My favorite contemporary Rockabilly singer.

Vivian Girls – Take it as it Comes (from Share the Joy)

Can’t even count the number of plays this had on my computer.

The Fleshtones – Bite of My Soul (from Brooklyn Sound Solution)

Going strong since 1976, The Fleshtones are as relevant today as they were 36 years ago. Incidentally, also the best live show I’ve seen in 2011. Check out their documentary, Pardon Us for Living, But the Graveyard is Full.

The Woggles – Move

If The Fleshtones were created by Russ Meyer… Buy the 7″ here.

Alice Cooper – We Gotta Get Out of This Place (bonus track from Welcome 2 My Nightmare)

Alice Cooper’s most successful album in years, with good reason. A somewhat experimental sequel to his classic 1975 record. But my favorite track is this cover version of The Animals’ song.

Reigning Sound – Everything I Do is Wrong (from Abdication… For Your Love)

Every time Greg Cartwright sings an angel gets its heart broken.

Wild Billy Childish and The Spartan Dreggs – The Flying Tamarind (from Forensic R’n'B)

Anything Childish does would automatically be on any list I make.

Hunx and His Punx – Lovers Lane (from Too Young to Be in Love)

Because it’s the closest thing to a John Waters film I’ve seen in years.

Is Tropical – The Greeks (from Native To)

Best music video of 2011.

Condemned will be featured at the upcoming Royal Flush Festival in Brooklyn. The screening is schedule for Oct. 16, 7:30pm, at the Knitting Factory.

I will not be able to attend, but would love to hear from anyone who did.

For more info check out The Royal Flush Festival.

PollyGrind, the Las Vegas underground film festival, just announced it’s full line-up for this year’s event. Condemned was selected to screen and will be shown on October 8, at 10pm.

Get your tickets in advance right here.

Read the press release at Horror Society.

Whitney Matheson at USA Today‘s pop culture blog, Pop Candy, featured Condemned earlier today, calling it “a fun, haunting 14-minute flick.”

Read her post at Pop Candy.

My coverage of the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival recently went up at Films in Review. It was easily the best film festival I had the privilege to attend.

Head over to Films in Review to read my account of the event.

The Directors Notes podcast posted an audio interview with me regarding Condemned and other film-related topics this past Friday.

Head over to Directors Notes to listen.

The Edgemar Short Film Festival in Santa Monica announced its screening schedule. Condemned will be the first film screening during the 3-day event.

The screening will be held on Friday, April 29th, 7pm, at the Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405.

Buy tickets here, or check out the full schedule.

Numerous pieces were published about Condemned during this past weekend:

* Film School Rejects chose it as their Short Film of the Day.

* Rushblog chose Condemned for their Short Film Sunday feature.

* The Croatian website, Vox Feminae, featured both Condemned and Heavy Soul (in Croatian – Translation needed).

* Yediot Aharonot, the biggest newspaper in Israel, featured an interview piece about the film. Click the image below for a large scan of the article (in Hebrew). *Update* An English version of the scan below had been posted on the paper’s international website. Read over at Ynet.

A new review for Condemned today, at Where the Girls Go. Excerpt below, and click over to the full review.

Watch Condemned at: http://condemned.rockingoren.com/