Kino Lorber Studio Classics Acquisitions

[beamish14]

KL really love Frank Perry: Diary of a Mad Housewife coming soon

What I'm really curious about with this one is whether or not they include the scenes Perry specifically shot for TV presentations.
A lot of the Universal TV masters burned in the '08 fire, and at least one Blu Ray uses footage from a taped-to-VHS copy (Two-Minute Warning)

I really want to know what kind of issues are keeping Play it as it Lays from being released. Along with Remember My Name, two of
Anthony Perkins' very best films are in sad home video legal limbos but can be exhibited on 35mm.

[Ribs]

Coming June 9th!

WESTERN CLASSICS I

When the Daltons Rode (1940)
Audio Commentary by Toby Roan

The Virginian (1946)
Audio commentary by Lee Gambin & Rutanya Alda

Whispering Smith (1948)
Audio Commentary by Simon Abrams

[domino harvey]

Whispering Smith is one of the worst westerns ever made

[L.A.]

Beaver reviews Supernatural (1933)

[domino harvey]

Siodmak's the Suspect announced!

[jazzo]

Beaver reviews Supernatural (1933)

Any fans of this one? It sounds pretty great to me, but I'm not sure about a blind buy. When I take a moment to notice the diminishing space in my basement, I find I have to justify those to myself more and more these days.

[domino harvey]

I enjoyed it

[jazzo]

Thanks Domino!

[L.A.]

Coming to DVD and Blu-ray June 9th from Kino Lorber and the Hungarian National Film Institute!

My 20th Century (1989)
Written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi

Awarded the Camera dOr for best first feature at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, Hungarian trailblazer Ildikó Enyedis My Twentieth Century is a luminous, unconventional fairy tale. Two twins, Lili the anarchist and Dora, a luxurious woman of loose morals (both played by the young Polish actress Dorotha Segda), are separated as young girls. Their lives proceed on opposing tracks until their paths reconnect on the Orient Express with Mr. Z. (Tarkovsky mainstay Oleg Yankovsky) who loves them jointly. Defiantly in pursuit of happiness and in retreat from the mass murdering century, they are all entranced by Thomas Edisons inventions and drunk on the miracle of existence. Among the greatest of cinematic debuts, My Twentieth Century introduced the world to Enyedi (On Body and Soul), who remains a vital, distinctive artist into the 21st century.

Special features:
*New 4K restoration by the Hungarian National Film Institute
*Audio commentary with director Ildikó Enyedi and DP Tibor Máthé (Hungarian with optional English subtitles)
*Booklet essay by curator and writer Dorota Lech (Blu-ray only)
*Interview with Enyedi by filmmaker Peter Strickland (courtesy of Second Run)
*Introduction by Ildikó Enyedi
*Trailer

[nitin]

Did the Second Run use the same restoration?

[Glowingwabbit]

Via their twitter account, KLSC is giving one of WC Field's best films, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, a blu release in July.

Edit:

Audio Commentary by Film Historian Eddy Von Mueller

[Drucker]

Just want to point out that while Beaver seems to prefer the Indicator release of Charley Varrick, the 'softness' really seems to be a more accurate rendering of how the film would have looked at the time, and I think these Caps-a-Holic caps bear that out.

[GetHarryPalmer]

Just want to point out that while Beaver seems to prefer the Indicator release of Charley Varrick, the 'softness' really seems to be a more accurate rendering of how the film would have looked at the time, and I think these Caps-a-Holic caps bear that out.

The Universal's HD master that Indicator used and Kino rejected and replaced has a lot of edge enhancement. It's a digital way to make films seem sharper and grainier. It did fool DVD Beaver.

[Drucker]

Agreed. Kino looks damn good.

[nitin]

Dvdbeaver frequently demonstrates that they have no idea about technical matters.

[tenia]

The older Charley Varrick master is an awful sharpened old one typical from Universal. The new 4k remaster is miles above.

[L.A.]

Hercules in the Haunted World @ Beaver

Can anyone who owns the disc confirm is this really A-locked?

[Marwood]

It's my understanding that all Kino's have been region A for the last couple of years at least, no?

[L.A.]

Yes, but actually some have turned out to be region-free. So just checking if this is perhaps one of those.

[Aunt Peg]

It's my understanding that all Kino's have been region A for the last couple of years at least, no?

There are some independent films that have been region free from Kino. Hallelujah the Hills & The Maya Deren Collection (1943-1985) are two recent examples.

[domino harvey]

I would be surprised if Universal’s licenses were region locked, considering Universal doesn’t region lock their own releases

[PfR73]

However, Universal did force Indicator to region-lock their releases licensed from them, so you never know.

[MichaelB]

I would be surprised if Universal’s licenses were region locked, considering Universal doesn’t region lock their own releases

That’s because they’re the rightsholder, and so they don’t care who buys their own releases.

However, because they’re the rightsholder, they very much do care if substantial numbers of people outside the territory they’ve licensed to an independent label are able to take advantage, because they want to license the rights to other regions too.

I’ve been dealing with Universal on multiple releases for several labels for a good six or seven years, and they’ve always made region-locking a contractual condition. And I’ve always expected them to - the only surprise has been Sony’s willingness to sanction region-free releases, but that appears to be a thing of the past now too.

[tenia]

I would be surprised if Universal’s licenses were region locked, considering Universal doesn’t region lock their own releases

As Michael explained, Universal don't region-lock their releases because, as for other studios, they're worldwide ones, so you're going to buy the Universal release anyway.
But for licenced catalogue movies, Kino might not be happy if people can import, say, a better Wild Side or Indicator release from Europe.

[MichaelB]

See also Warner Bros - they don't lock their own releases because what's the point?

But can anyone think of a single Warner title licensed to a third-party label that isn't region-locked? I can't.