Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[jt938]

Kino Insider is answering question over at the Blu-ray.com forum. Most interesting news so far is that Paramount is no longer licensing out Miramax titles, so if any are coming out they are from previous deals.

That is seriously frustrating. It’s amazing that stuff like the theatrical cut of Sling Blade isn’t even out in HD

Sling Blade is no longer with Paramount, it is with a company called Red Coral.

[PfR73]

Identical Blu-Rays with the Theatrical Cut were released in the US by Miramax, then Lionsgate, then Paramount.

[beamish14]

Identical Blu-Rays with the Theatrical Cut were released in the US by Miramax, then Lionsgate, then Paramount.

Huh. I always thought it was just the recut.

[Captain Paranoia]

Identical Blu-Rays with the Theatrical Cut were released in the US by Miramax, then Lionsgate, then Paramount.

Huh. I always thought it was just the recut.

The director's cut was released on Blu-Ray by StudioCanal in the UK.

I recall the film was streaming on the Red Coral website in what appeared to be a different transfer from the Blu-Ray releases, and I think it was the theatrical cut aswell.

[captveg]

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

Crossed Swords (1977)
Masquerade (1988)
Night Terror (1977) (Scorpion) (DVD still available)

[jt938]

Coming in June!

BRIT NOIR II

• Home at Seven (1952) aka Murder on Monday
Ralph Richardson | Jack Hawkins | Margaret Leighton
Shot by Jack Hildyard (The Bridge on the River Kwai) & Edward Scaife (The Dirty Dozen)
Written by Anatole de Grunwald (The Winslow Boy)
Directed by Ralph Richardson (His Only Directorial Effort)

• The Intruder (1953)
Jack Hawkins | Dennis Price | George Cole | Michael Medwin
Shot by Edward Scaife (An Inspector Calls)
Screenplay by Robin Maugham (The Servant) & John Hunter (Never Take Candy from a Stranger)
Directed by Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger)

• The Long Arm (1956) aka The Third Key
Jack Hawkins | John Stratton | Dorothy Alison | Sydney Tafler | Ian Bannen
Shot by Gordon Dines (Pool of London)
Screenplay by Janet Green (Victim)
Directed by Charles Frend (The Cruel Sea)

[jt938]

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New HDR/DV Master!

Deadly Blessing (1981)
Maren Jensen | Sharon Stone | Ernest Borgnine | Lisa Hartman
Shot by Robert Jessup (Silent Rage)
Music by James Horner (Titanic)
Directed by Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street | The Serpent and the Rainbow | Scream)

Surprised we'd get this before The Serpent and the Rainbow.

[Peacock]

TIEFLAND
Blu-ray


In her second film as director, Leni Riefenstahl returned to the mountain settings which had made her a star of German cinema. Tiefland (Lowlands) dramatizes the conflicts between the shepherds on the slopes of the Spanish Pyrenees and the power-hungry Don Sebastian (Bernhard Minetti) who diverts their water to the plains below, in order to feed his cattle. Don Sebastian becomes smitten with Martha, an exotic Spanish dancer (Riefenstahl), and schemes to add her to his menagerie. Martha tries to broker a peace between the cattle baron and the shepherds, but Don Sebastian's greed is insatiable, and a violent confrontation seems inevitable.

Tiefland was filmed in 1932, but the footage was confiscated by Allied forces during World War II. It wasn't until 1954 that Riefenstahl was able to complete the film—in spite of some of the footage having been lost in the interim.

This edition of Tiefland was restored in 4K from the original 35mm negative.

- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Anthony Slide
- Outtakes and Deleted Scenes (98 min.)

Definitely not a film I was expecting, but one on my wishlist for a long time. Over an hour and a half of deleted scenes!

[domino harvey]

Kino mainline has actually been pretty good at getting these older German films out

[jt938]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Brand New HD Master by Paramount Preservation – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Trucolor Negative!

The Maverick Queen (1959)
Barbara Stanwyck | Barry Sullivan | Scott Brady | Mary Murphy | Wallace Ford
Shot by Jack A. Marta (Car Ballou | Duel)
Music by Victor Young (The Quiet Man | Johnny Guitar)
Directed by Joseph Kane (Dakota | Hoodlum Empire)

[domino harvey]

Never heard of that one, I don’t think it even had a DVD release here

[jt938]

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New HDR/DV Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative!

The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
Kevin Kline | Angela Lansbury | Linda Ronstadt | Rex Smith | George Rose
Shot by Douglas Slocombe (Jesus Christ, Superstar | Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan | Words by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
Written & Directed by Wilford Leach (The Wedding Party)

[Lowry_Sam]

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New HDR/DV Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative!
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

A nice surprise! but too bad it doesn't include the 1980 tv version as a bonus.

[andyli]

Coming Feb 24th...

Special Features and Technical Specs:

DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
-NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM BY TRANSPERFECT MEDIA
-DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
-NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams
-In French, with optional English subtitles

DISC TWO - BLU-RAY
-NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM BY TRANSPERFECT MEDIA
-NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams
-Introduction by Professor/Film Critic Ginette Vincendeau
-On the Port of the Shadows: Documentary
-In French, with optional English subtitles

Beaver's comparison with Canal as well as the old Kino Blu. The new 4K restoration frames the image a bit differently on all four sides. Overall a very nice presentation!

[nitin]

would be interested to hear how the Kino 4k compares with the French Studiocanal 4k

[domino harvey]

KLSC will be bundling their three individual Gabin Maigret titles into a set

[jt938]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Brand New 4K Restoration by Universal Pictures and The Film Foundation!

TILL WE MEET AGAIN (1944)
Ray Milland | Barbara Britton | Walter Slezak | Vladimir Sokoloff
Shot by Theodore Sparkuhl (Beau Geste | Wake Island)
Screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee (Four Daughters | Sudden Fear | Young at Heart)
Directed by Frank Borzage (7th Heaven | A Farewell to Arms | Desire | Moonrise

[Red Screamer]

Wonderful! I know I’ve said this before somewhere but this is an underseen, would-be classic Borzage and the restoration looks great.

[domino harvey]

I’m surprised they licensed more Borzage considering how much the whined about Bad Girl’s sales and their letting that Dorothy Lamour one go OOP

[therewillbeblus]

Terrific announcement, saw this recently and loved it too, especially how well it mixes tones and narrative strands. It’s very accessible and involving on a base level, and I can see it selling quite well (it also has one of the darker final acts I’ve seen in a studio pic!)

[dwk]

June's release schedule

June 2nd

Jean Gabin as Inspector Maigret [Maigret Sets a Trap | Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case | Maigret Sees Red]

June 9th

Birds of Prey (aka Le Rapace) 2019 4K Resto
Vertigo for a Killer (aka Vertige pour un tueur) 2023 4K Resto

June 16th

Unearthly Strangers (1963)
Lost Man, The (1969) BD (New HD from a 4K Scan)
Man Could Get Killed, A (1966) BD
Jory (1972) 2024 4K Resto

June 23rd

Major Payne (1995) BD (New HD from a 4K Scan)
Texas Rangers (1936) BD (New HD from a 4K Scan)
Hang 'Em High (1968) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003) Kino Cult #50

June 30th

Brit Noir: Collection II [Home at Seven (1952) | The Intruder (1953) | The Long Arm (1956)]
Repo Men (2010) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master (Approved by Director)
MacArthur (1977) 4KUHD NEW HDR/DV Master
Matinee (aka Midnight Matinee) (1989) Kino Cult #51

[jt938]

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New HDR/DV Master!
ORGAZMO (1997)
Trey Parker | Dian Bachar | Robyn Lynne | Matt Stone | Chasey Lain
Written and Produced by Trey Parker & Matt Stone (South Park)
Directed by Trey Parker (South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | Team America: World Police)

[captveg]

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

Armageddon (1977) (BD & DVD)
The Black Marble (1980) (BD & DVD)
For Those That Think Young (BD) (Scorpion)
Hell Bent (1918) (BD) (DVD still available)
The Hunter will Get You (1976) (BD & DVD)
Malone (1987) (BD)
Spawn of the North (1938) (BD)
Stiletto (1969) (BD & DVD)
Where the Lilies Bloom (1974) (DVD) (BD still available)
The Wonders of Aladdin (1961) (BD)

These 6 titles were recently added:

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) (BD)
Babes in Toyland (1986) (BD)
The Comedy of Terrors (1963) (BD)
Lilies of the Field (1963) (BD & DVD)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961) (DVD) (BD previously OOP)
The Raven (1963) (BD)

A number of the current WSL titles will be removed 4/30/2026 regardless of actually selling or not (reveal spoiler for list)

Spoiler

The 7th Dawn
633 Squadron / Mosquito Squadron (Double Feature)
Alias Jesse James
Breaking In
Chato’s Land
Comedy of Terrors
The Diamond Wizard
For Those Who Think Young
Funny Things Happened on the Way to the Forum
God’s Gun
Golden Needles
Lilies of the Field
Masquerade
Master of the World
The Naked Ape
Night Terror
The Party
Pocketful of Miracles
The Raven
Salt and Pepper / One More Time (Double Feature)
Shake Hands with the Devil
Take This Job and Shove It
Tomb of Ligeia
Treasure of the Four Crowns 3-D
The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan
Vera Cruz
Where the Lilies Bloom

[FrauBlucher]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Brand New 4K Restoration!

THE ATOMIC MAN (1955) aka TIMESLIP
Gene Nelson | Faith Domergue
Screenplay by Charles Eric Maine (The Mind of Mr. Soames)
Directed by Ken Hughes (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Cromwell | The Internecine Project)

[TVC15]

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New HDR/DV Master!
EL DORADO (1966)
John Wayne | Robert Mitchum | James Caan
Shot by Harold Rosson (The Asphalt Jungle | Singin’ in the Rain)
Music by Nelson Riddle (Paint Your Wagon | The Great Gatsby)
Screenplay by Leigh Brackett (The Big Sleep | The Long Goodbye)
Based on the Novel “The Stars and Their Courses” by Harry Brown (A Walk in the Sun | The Fiend Who Walked the West)
Produced and Directed by Howard Hawks (Red River | Rio Bravo | Hatari! | Rio Lobo)