Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[captveg]

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

Bad Company (1995) (BD) (DVD previously OOP)
The Gallant Hours (1960) (BD)
An Innocent Man (1989) (BD) (DVD previously OOP)
The Jericho Mile (1979) (BD) (DVD previously OOP)
Silkwood (1983) (BD) (DVD previously OOP)

[dwk]

Here is the announcement for the remaining for Truffaut films:

FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT COLLECTION (1970-1978)
• Theatrical Trailers (All 4 Films)
• In French with Optional English Subtitles
B&W/Color 401 Minutes 1.66:1 G|PG|NR|PG
This 2-disc Blu-ray collection presents four films by legendary filmmaker François Truffaut, one of the French New Wave’s brilliant architects. The Wild Child (1970) – In a most mature and aesthetic achievement, Truffaut creates an absorbing drama, delicate and unpredictable as life itself. Based on the true account of 18th-century doctor Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard, the film follows the capture of a young boy who is discovered living like an animal in the forest. Truffaut himself gives a memorable performance as Itard, unyielding in his belief that the child, played with haunting precision by Jean-Pierre Cargol, can be transformed into a civilized being. Small Change (1976) – Truffaut weaves his love of kids and cinema seamlessly together in this tribute to the joys, yearnings, pains and wonders of childhood. The film presents a group of ten youngsters, boys and girls, whose adventures in the quaint village of Thiers illustrate—from the first baby bottle to the first kiss—the different stages of passage from early childhood to adolescence. Also known as Pocket Money, this kaleidoscopic coming-of-age tale finds Truffaut at his most charming and insightful. The Man Who Loved Women (1977) – This irresistibly sophisticated comedy paints the delirious portrait of saturnine satyr Bertrand Morane (Charles Denner), who worships the feminine spirit—the idea of woman. Truffaut neither condemns nor glorifies him, for what could be so worthy of a subject of obsession as women? The film is a splendid example of the auteur’s nimble way with stories of erotic love. Featuring screen goddesses Brigette Fossey, Nelly Borgeaud, Geneviève Fortanel, Nathalie Baye and Leslie Caron. The Green Room (1978) – In a most personal and rigorous film, Truffaut stars as Julien Davenne, a man who so loves the dead that he can no longer love the living. While building a shrine to his deceased wife, he meets Cecilia (Nathalie Baye), who is also in mourning. She falls in love with him, thereby giving him a last chance at resurrection. Also known as Vanishing Fiancée and based on the writings of Henry James, this classic film is a somber, haunting parable of life and death—and the barrier of memory that stands between.

So no special features, just the four movies on 2-discs.

[domino harvey]

That copy needs more modifiers

[therewillbeblus]

Rats, I only want one of those

[captveg]

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

City on Fire (1979) (Scorpion) (BD) (DVD still available)

[dwk]

KLSC are announcing four titles this weekend. The first two are:
The Big Bus (1976)
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)

[domino harvey]

The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)

Hope everyone enjoys their $8.99 copy of the $35 Imprint Blu I’m dreading a Suzie Wong announce now since I finally caved in for the $50 set

[therewillbeblus]

Same boat on Bridges, but who knows, maybe the sequel to Suzie Wong is another hidden gem you’re about to unearth for us all by happenstance

[domino harvey]

The set's second disc is Hollywood Chinese, which at least looks interesting! But I did learn recently from reading the long essay in Classic Hollywood, Classic Whiteness about this film's cultural relevance in mid-90s Hong Kong that though there's no sequel film, there was a sequel novel written by a different author. Really interesting essay for fans of the film, not for their findings (in the era before DVDs, the authors discover it impossible to even find a copy of the film in HK, so they reallllyyy backed themselves into a corner on the ostensible thesis for the piece) but for the extensive production history and reporting of how it and Nancy Kwan's replacement casting was received in Hong Kong

[dwk]

Today's KLSC announcement:
Brain Donors (1992)

[ChunkyLover]

Staying Alive (1983) 4K UHD announced.

[What A Disgrace]

I'm a third of the way through As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, taking a little coffee break, and reading this announcement is what I decided to spend my time on.

[The Elegant Dandy Fop]

I'm a third of the way through As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, taking a little coffee break, and reading this announcement is what I decided to spend my time on.

Proof that beauty exists even outside of Mekas’ frame.

[flyonthewall2983]

Christmas is occasionally magical now and again ain’t it

[JPJ]

Whatever happened to Anna May Wong collection Kino announced about a year ago?

[sabbath]

Whatever happened to Anna May Wong collection Kino announced about a year ago?

July 22nd:

As far as Anna May Wong is concerned, we've received the 4K restoration for King of Chinatown from Universal, but the 2K masters of Dangerous to Know and Island of Lost Men won't be ready for a while, the Anna Mae Wong Collection will most likely be released in 2023.

[pistolwink]

they missed the moment of publicity at the announcement of the Anna May Wong quarter

[ryannichols7]

December sale has begun

[Finch]

Surprised and disappointed that Paths of Glory 4k wasn't included but happy with my haul of the first two Leone Dollar films and Dressed To Kill 4k as well as the Crooklyn BD.

[DarkImbecile]

The Blu-ray of Beanpole, one of the best films of the last few years, is only $9.99

[swo17]

Miklós Jancsó Collection is just $19.99.

EDIT: I'm also just noticing they recently released a 3-film Rob Epstein collection and it's already marked down to $12.99

[FrauBlucher]

Coming in 2023 on Blu-ray!
Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative

The Carpetbaggers (1964) Starring George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Carroll Baker, Martha Hyer, Lew Ayres & Martin Balsam – Shot by Joseph MacDonald – Directed by Edward Dmytryk.

[domino harvey]

Until Trumbo, this was the worst film ever made about studio era Hollywood. And it's still close

[Furstemberg]

Until Trumbo, this was the worst film ever made about studio era Hollywood. And it's still close

Where do the two 1965 Harlows rank?

[domino harvey]

I’ve only seen the Carroll Baker one and it’s up/down there