Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[pistolwink]

Proud to have been one of seemingly 12 people who bought Bad Girl.

[Maltic]

They said later on in the thread that Bad Girl sold so poorly that it was the only title from the entire deal to not crack 2000 in sales and that it was over 500 copies sold less than the next lowest selling title

How many/which films were part of this deal?

Since Bad Girl, they have released Disputed Passage, Desire, and Little Man, What Now? from Borzage. I wonder how well they did, although there are other selling points, like Dietrich/Cooper.

[Drucker]

They said later on in the thread that Bad Girl sold so poorly that it was the only title from the entire deal to not crack 2000 in sales and that it was over 500 copies sold less than the next lowest selling title

Makes sense, I get the impression that the average KLSC collector is more interested in scooping OOP copies of Celtic Pride on eBay for $100+ than pay $10 to try out a board favorite here

Honestly the single most "it me" and "why not both" of all time right here. Love Celtic Pride. Love Bad Girl.

[dwk]

Another thing the Kino Insider said was that they did not ask MGM for Thief or Manhunter because they don't want to work with Michael Mann.

[FrauBlucher]

DVDBeaver on the High Noon UHD

[dwk]

Update on the Paramount deal

We dropped Underworld (1927) and replaced it with two titles making the disc debuts, both from the 60s.

[domino harvey]

...why would they have released that anyways, considering the Criterion is in print?

[dwk]

It was supposedly from a 4K transfer done in 2020, but given how hit or miss Paramount's in-house 4K transfers are, it was questionable how much better it would have looked.

[domino harvey]

I'd much rather have the enticing new-to-disc 60s films, though if they got them 2-for-1, I may regret holding out hope!

[dwk]

Real possibility of a Monkey's Paw situation there.

[captveg]

More OOP based on previously being in the "While Supplies Last" sale and now no longer appearing on the website:

100 Rifles (1969)
Boomerang (1947)
Chosen Survivors (1974)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
What a Way to Go! (1964)

[FrauBlucher]

well, all to Disney purgatory for them. What a shame

[FrauBlucher]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

Body and Soul (1947) Starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, William Conrad & Canada Lee – Shot by James Wong Howe (The Rose Tattoo) – Written by Abraham Polonsky (Force of Evil) – Directed by Robert Rossen (The Hustler).

[dwk]

Today's announcements:
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
The Country Girl (1954)
The Rose Tattoo (1955)

[FrauBlucher]

Today's announcements:
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
The Country Girl (1954)
The Rose Tattoo (1955)

Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) 2021 HD Master – From a 4K Scan

The Country Girl (1954) 2023 HD Master – From a 4K Scan

The Rose Tattoo (1955) 2021 HD Master – From a 4K Scan

[domino harvey]

Sheba is great but I already have the Imprint Blu. The other two are two of the worst films nominated for Best Picture in the 50s. At least one of them was already out from Imprint (and maybe both, I didn’t pay too close attention)

[therewillbeblus]

Anyone who can say they want to own and rewatch Days of Wine and Roses should love Come Back, Little Sheba as well, which is an even-better movie about alcoholism. It's different in its examination of the effects on a family system, but the Venn diagram is safe

[swo17]

All three were released by Imprint but only The Country Girl remains in print

[dwk]

INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) - June 25th release date.

DISC 1 (4KUHD):
• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Masters - From a New 4K Scan of the Best Available 35mm Elements
• Includes Both the 2.00:1 and 1.85:1 in HDR Dolby Vision
• Audio Commentary by Actor Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter, Moderated by Legendary Filmmaker Joe Dante
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• NEW Audio Commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
• Brand New HD Masters - From a New 4K Scan of the Best Available 35mm Elements
• Includes Both the 2.00:1 and 1.85:1 in Newly Remastered 1080P HD
• Audio Commentary by Actor Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter, Moderated by Legendary Filmmaker Joe Dante
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• NEW Audio Commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney
• The Fear is Real: Featurette (12:26)
• The Stranger in Your Lover’s Eyes: Featurette (11:54)
• I No Longer Belong – The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger: Featurette (21:08)
• 1956 and 1978 Theatrical Trailers
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

[dwk]

Kino's July schedule has three unannounced titles:
The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) - 9th july
Yvonne's Perfume (1994) - 16th july
Girl on the Bridge (1999) - 23rd july

[domino harvey]

Kino's July schedule has three unannounced titles:
The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) - 9th july
Yvonne's Perfume (1994) - 16th july
Girl on the Bridge (1999) - 23rd july

I need to revisit La fille sur le pont, which is highly regarded and which I remember next to nothing about, but I’ve seen the other two Lecontes within the past year and can say “pass” — Yvonne is, unbelievably, an unironic soft core film passed through an art house filter. Poor Jean-Pierre Marielle is given the only interesting character and thus the film disposes of him with the same Tragic Gay cliche we’ve seen too many times. Le Mari de la coiffeuse fares a little better but I find the film’s fantasy/fable structure repulsive in light of the film’s ending, which reinforces a worldview fully on display in the abominable misogyny-fest that is Tango (mercifully not being released).

All that said, I did kind of like the Leconte film Kino released recently, the odd bromance L’homme du train (and I enjoyed Leconte’s Tandem and Les grands ducs but I don’t know that there’s much of an American audience for Blus of those; and of course there’s the wildly overrated Ridicule, which is kind of on par American Beauty in terms of instant and immediate irrelevancy for a critically acclaimed, award winning “new classic” — it is presumably still entangled with Miramax in the states)

[colinr0380]

The main thing I remember about Ridicule is its opening scene, which felt like it played like a statement of intent about the filmmaker's attitude to historical dramas!

[dwk]

Antonio Margheriti'S Cannibal Apocalypse is getting a UHD from Kino as part of their Kino Cult line.

[dwk]

and Umberto Lenzi's Nightmare Beach is also getting a UHD from Kino's Kino Cult line.

[FrauBlucher]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Brand New HD Master – From 6K Scans of the 35mm OCN

The Lonely Man (1957) Jack Palance, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand, Elisha Cook Jr., Claude Akins & Lee Van Cleef – Shot by Lionel Lindon (The Manchurian Candidate) – Directed by Henry Levin (Convicted).

6k scans?