Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[Forrest Taft]

Of the nine J.Lee Thompson/Charles Bronson-collaborations, this is very near the top of those I enjoy the most, beaten only by Kinjite. Happy with my blu-ray from 88 Films though, can’t imagine I’ll bother upgrading this. The male murder victim in the opening sequence is future director Deran Sarafian, also Robert Altman’s nephew. Makes me wonder if Altman ever saw this, and what he thought of the jacking off-scene!

[captveg]

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

Legal Eagles (1986)
The Sting II (1983)
Valmont (1989)

[dwk]

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!

A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977)

• Starring In Alphabetical Order:
Dirk Bogarde
James Caan
Michael Caine
Sean Connery
Edward Fox
Elliott Gould
Gene Hackman
Anthony Hopkins
Hardy Kruger
Laurence Olivier
Ryan O’Neal
Robert Redford
Maximilian Schell
Liv Ullmann

Featuring:
Ben Cross
Denholm Elliott
Arthur Hill
Jeremy Kemp
Wolfgang Preiss
John Ratzengerger

• Shot by Geoffrey Unsworth (2001: A Space Odyssey, Cabaret, Murder on the Orient Express, Tess)

• Produced by Joseph E. Levine (The 10th Victim, The Graduate, The Producers, The Lion in Winter)

• Screenplay by William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Papillon, Marathon Man)

• Directed by Richard Attenborough (Magic, Gandhi, Cry Freedom, Chaplin)

[ryannichols7]

hey now there's something Kino should actually be releasing

[domino harvey]

It’s def the best of the massive star-studded war films of the period (and one of the last)

[jt938]

Finally, a good movie from Kino.

[Finch]

Hard to see how it could top the Imprint release but that one is of course costing an arm and leg.

[crimlaw]

This will likely be followed by an Arrow release which, like the Imprint release, will probably be loaded with supplements.

[FrauBlucher]

No announcements this weekend. This seems to be happening more often

[captveg]

No announcements this weekend. This seems to be happening more often

Summary of Frank Tarzi's recent statement on Shelf Space #13: They may change up how they do the weekend announcements going forward. The studios sometimes aren't as fond of that, and the fans aren't happy with a lengthy wait after the announcement. You think a release will be nice and easy, but then roadblocks will appear.

[dwk]

November 4th

Monk: The Complete Series & Movie

November 11th

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man (1951) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Abbott and Costello Meet The Mummy (1955) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Frightmare (1974) Kino Cult #40

November 18th

Enter the Ninja (1981) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Revenge of the Ninja (1983) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Ninja III: The Domination (1984) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Ninja Trilogy Boxed Set (1981-1984) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Paul (2011) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) New HD Master (4K Scan)

November 25th

The Death Wish Collection (1974-1994) Blu-ray Boxed Set
French Noir Collection II [Rhine Virgin (1953) | The Beast is Loose (1959) | Trapped by Fear (1960) | The Passion of Slow Fire (1961)]
The Barbarians (1987) KLSC Re-Release
Alec Guinness: Masterpiece Collection (1949-1955) [Kind Hearts and Coronets | The Lavender Hill Mob | The Man in the White Suit | The Ladykillers] 4KUHD HDR/DV Masters
Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976) 4KUHD NEW HDR10 Master Kino Cult #41

[beamish14]

Really glad that I held off on those Sho Kosugi/Cannon ninja films. Love that nonsense

[dwk]

Quote:
Tomorrow is Peter Sellers’ centennial. To celebrate this wonderful event, KLSC is proud to announce the 4KUHD restorations of five Pink Panther classics directed by the great Blake Edwards and featuring the iconic scores by Henry Mancini.

Coming Soon on 4KUHD and Blu-ray!
Brand New HDR/DV Masters – From 4K Scans of the 35mm Original Camera Negatives!

THE PINK PANTHER (1963) with David Niven, Robert Wagner, Claudia Cardinale & Capucine
A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) with Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom & Burt Kwouk
RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER (1975) with Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom & Burt Kwouk
PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (1976) with Herbert Lom, Lesley-Anne Down, Omar Sharif & Burt Kwouk
REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (1978) with Dyan Cannon, Herbert Lom, Robert Webber, Robert Loggia & Burt Kwouk

[captveg]

The Guinness/Ealing UHD set has got my attention. Four excellent comedies.

[Lowry_Sam]

The Guinness/Ealing UHD set has got my attention. Four excellent comedies.

Mine too, most attractive announcement of the bunch. Picked up the dvd box on a whim/sale and enjoyed them much more than I expected. Glad to see them getting bunched together again & happy I never got around to pickin up individual UHDs and only upgraded one of the titles to blu. However I would have preferred they release the comparable Sellers box on UHD rather than The Pink Panther box. I did just upgrade many of those individually (to blu) but there's no question TPP is the better seller. On the other hand it is a bit surprising that Guinness gets the upgrade to UHD faster than Sellers when there's probably no contest (in the US) who has bigger name recognition.

Yet another recent Imprint release (on blu) getting released on UHD (Abbott & Costello meet box).

[captveg]

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

Mad Dog and Glory (1993)

[domino harvey]

KL is going to release Le Magnifique sometime in June.

What is the forum's opinion on this one? I only know of it because of Jerry Harvey's love for it in the Z Channel doc.

Four and a half years later… Found this to be De Broca’s return to the breathlessly manic pacing of his early features with Cassel, but I will give credit where it’s due: the film devours and discards its James Bond riffs with wild abandon and never lets up the energy. This is good. The film is, however, not all that funny amidst all the valiant mugging. This is bad. But I kinda was won over by it in the end because it was admittedly extremely entertaining, and it was fun to see Belmondo play something of a pathetic loser in between all the heroics. This is okay.

[captveg]

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

Apache (1954)
Attack! (1956)
Body Slam (1986)
Bwana Devil (1952) (3D)
The Devil's 8 (1969) (Scorpion)
Eye of the Tiger (1986) (Scorpion)
A Force of One (1979)
Get Crazy (1983) (BD & DVD)
Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
The Hot Spot (1990) (DVD) (BD previously OOP)
Illustrious Corpses (1976) (BD & DVD)
Macho Callahan (1970)
Man from Del Rio (1956) / The Ride Back (1957)
Man of the East (1972) (BD & DVD)
The Norseman (1978) (Scorpion)
Rosebud (1975) (BD & DVD)
Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978) (BD & DVD)
The Time Guardian (1987)
Tintotera... Tiger Shark (1977) (Scorpion)
Trackdown (1976) (Scorpion)
Wild Geese II (1985)


Also, going OOP on 10/01/2025 per KL Insider:

CATCH THE HEAT
DREAMCHILD
DUET FOR ONE
THE EXTREME ADVENTURES OF SUPER DAVE
FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT COLLECTION (4 FILM SET)
GHOST WARRIOR
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL
HE WHO MUST DIE
JASON’S LYRIC
KILL A DRAGON
LAWS OF GRAVITY
MAKING MR. RIGHT
MATA HARI
MISSING IN ACTION
MISSING IN ACTION 2: THE BEGINNING
BRADDOCK: MISSING IN ACTION III
MISSING IN ACTION TRILOGY (3 FILM SET)
MISSISSIPPI MERMAID
MR. WONG COLLECTION (5 FILM SET)
NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET
PROGRAMMED TO KILL
THE STORY OF ADELE H.
SUMMER HEAT
THE TENTH MAN
THEY WENT THAT-A-WAY AND THAT-A-WAY
THE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE
TRUE LOVE
A WORLD APART

[domino harvey]

Nothing much worth worrying about leaving next round. Radiance surely will be releasing the three other Truffauts (over the next three years at their current pace)

[dwk]

Or not, because according to Kino their license ends when MGM's rights expire.

[jt938]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
4K Restoration by Universal Pictures and The Film Foundation!
The Texas Rangers (1936)

Fred MacMurray | Jack Oakie | Jean Parker | Lloyd Nolan
Shot by Edward Cronjager (Cimarron)
Directed by King Vidor (Duel in the Sun)

[domino harvey]

Fun movie, surprised it took them so long (it was buried in one of those Western Classics Universal sets)

[domino harvey]

Or not, because according to Kino their license ends when MGM's rights expire.

Anyone have any intel on whether Radiance will be able to release the remaining Truffaut films from that set? I guess I just took it as a given

[captveg]

Nothing much worth worrying about leaving next round. Radiance surely will be releasing the three other Truffauts (over the next three years at their current pace)

I know it probably didn't sell great for them, but I'm grateful they released Dreamchild on BD.

[beamish14]

Nothing much worth worrying about leaving next round. Radiance surely will be releasing the three other Truffauts (over the next three years at their current pace)

I know it probably didn't sell great for them, but I'm grateful they released Dreamchild on BD.

Same. An extraordinary film that still needs more of an audience. I always recommend it to people