Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[ryannichols7]

Fear and Desire detailed, looks like a pretty definitive package

Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Masters for Both Cuts of FEAR AND DESIRE – 4K Resorations from the 35mm Camera Negative and Fine Grain
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Eddy Von Mueller (70 Minute Cut)
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani (62 Minute Cut)
FLYING PADRE (1951 Short Film by Stanley Kubrick): 4K Restoration from the Original 35mm Print
DAY OF THE FIGHT (1951 Short Film by Stanley Kubrick): 4K Restoration from the Original 35mm Print
THE SEAFARERS (1953 Short Film by Stanley Kubrick): 4K Restoration from the 16mm A/B Camera Negatives and a 16mm Print
Trailers for KILLER’S KISS, THE KILLING and PATHS OF GLORY
Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
Optional English Subtitles (Features and Shorts)

[MichaelB]

How bizarre to recall that for many decades this was only possible to watch as an appalling-quality bootleg.

[beamish14]

How bizarre to recall that for many decades this was only possible to watch as an appalling-quality bootleg.

I’ve never watched the film in part out of respect for Kubrick’s wish to suppress it. Having the shorts in 4K is very exciting, though

[MichaelB]

Did/would you shun Manhattan for the same reason?

[beamish14]

Did/would you shun Manhattan for the same reason?

Good question! I mean, I’ve read works by Bruno Schulz and Franz Kafka, who obviously didn’t want them to survive, either. I don’t know, it’s never really interested me like his other works, anyway

[Blip Martindale]

I’ve never watched the film in part out of respect for Kubrick’s wish to suppress it.

As usual, Kubrick was right to be embarrassed. It's a bad film. Lovely to look at, though, and fascinating as a starting point for the greatest-of-all-time. I always lump it in with Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood, both symbolic, statement-heavy war flicks, the first for each director. Tarkovsky's is the better film, but still my least favorite of his works. And F&D is K's worst, though Clockwork Orange is in the running.

[swo17]

Did Woody Allen disown Manhattan? I don't think I was aware of this

[Peacock]

Speaking of Manhattan, an enduring classic loved by legions of fans, Allen said he was so disappointed by the result that he begged the studio to ditch it. "I didn't like the film at all … I spoke to United Artists at the time and offered to make a film for them for nothing if they would not put it out," he said.

[beamish14]

Speaking of Manhattan, an enduring classic loved by legions of fans, Allen said he was so disappointed by the result that he begged the studio to ditch it. "I didn't like the film at all … I spoke to United Artists at the time and offered to make a film for them for nothing if they would not put it out," he said.

I think Steven Bach’s (who as a UA executive worked closely with Allen) book on Heaven’s Gate confirms this as well. Bach said that UA strongly disliked Interiors and Stardust Memories

[Matt]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

The Cruel Sea (1953)
Starring Jack Hawkins & Denholm Elliott
Shot by Gordon Dines (Pool of London)
Screenplay by Eric Ambler (A Night to Remember)
Based on a Novel by Nicholas Monsarrat (PT Raiders)
Directed by Charles Frend (The Third Key)

This looks interesting, but I’ve never heard of it. Anyone familiar with it?

Also: Kino Lorber Studio Classics’ Twitter account has added “Kino Cult” to their display name. Has anything about a sub-label been announced?

[TechnicolorAcid]

Also: Kino Lorber Studio Classics’ Twitter account has added “Kino Cult” to their display name. Has anything about a sub-label been announced?

Yes there has been a Kino Cult label that has actually released quite a couple of films already such as, everyone’s favorite director, Jess Franco’s work and an upcoming Ilsa set in the works.

[kuzine]

It's also their streamer

[Dr Amicus]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

The Cruel Sea (1953)

This looks interesting, but I’ve never heard of it. Anyone familiar with it?

This was a huge hit at the time, one of Ealing's big hits and a key film in the 50s British war film cycle. I really like it, it's a cat and mouse chase between a British destroyer and a U Boat but does have moments which are a rather more morally ambiguous than might be first thought. Donald Sinden later was the butt of a long running joke on Spitting Image, but he's impressive here along side the constantly reliable Hawkins as the destroyer captain trying to balance his various duties. Definitely recommended.

[Finch]

If you're region free, Matt, the UK studio canal BD has been out for a few years and usually goes for ten pounds or so on rarewaves.

[yoloswegmaster]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

Ho! (1968)
Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo
Shot by Jean Boffety (Thieves Like Us)
Based on a Novel by Jose Giovanni (Classe Tous Risques)
Directed by Robert Enrico (The Old Gun)

[FrauBlucher]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Back from the Dead (1957) Starring Peggie Castle, Arthur Franz & Marsha Hunt – Shot by Ernest Haller (Gone with the Wind) – Written by Catherine Turney (No Man of Her Own) – Directed by Charles Marquis Warren (The Unknown Terror).

[FrauBlucher]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

Half a Chance (1CHANCE SUR 2) (1998)
Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Vanessa Paradis & Michel Aumont
Shot by Steven Poster (Donnie Darko)
Music by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Directed by Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire, Man on the Train)

[captveg]

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

Lifeboat (1944)

[ianthemovie]

When do the Kino sales typically happen?

[TechnicolorAcid]

Once a season I believe, their Winter Wonderland sale just happened though so I believe you’ll have to wait a bit for the next one.

[jheez]

When do the Kino sales typically happen?

Usually around April, July, October, and December I believe

[FrauBlucher]

Here is a list of the remaining Paramount titles per Barndoor from the blurray.com forum....

Which leaves 87 titles (3 or 4 may be dropped):

1940s x 13 (1 4KUHD) (5 new to Blu)
1950s x 30 (18 new to Blu)
1960s x 7 (2 4KUHD) (3 new to Blu)
1970s x 8 (3 4KUHD) (5 new to Blu, though one will most likely be dropped)
1980s x 8 (2 4KUHD) (6 new to Blu)
1990s x 15 (13 4KUHD) (6 new to Blu)
2000s x 6 (6 4KUHD) (3 also new to Blu)

I wonder if one of the 2000 titles could be There Will Be Blood. It has to be one of the biggest Paramount titles from that decade. I'm surprised there hasn't been an updated release of some kind. Especially when Paramount started their Presents line which has slowed to a crawl. Perhaps Kino or Criterion will end up releasing this in UHD.

[FrauBlucher]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Enough Rope (1963) Le Meurtrier
Starring Gert Fröbe, Marina Vlady, Robert Hossein, Maurice Ronet & Yvonne Furneaux
Shot by Jacques Natteau (Never on Sunday)
Based on a Novel by Patricia Highsmith (Strangers on a Train)
Screenplay by Jean Aurenche (Coup de Torchon) & Pierre Bost (Forbidden Games)
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara (Devil in the Flesh)

[FrauBlucher]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

Republic Pictures Horror Collection (1944-1946)

• The Lady and the Monster (1944) Starring Erich von Stroheim, Vera Ralston & Richard Arlen – Shot by John Alton (He Walked by Night) – Based on a Novel by Curt Siodmak (Donovan’s Brain) – Directed by George Sherman (Larceny).
• The Phantom Speaks (1945) Starring Richard Arlen, Stanley Ridges & Lynne Roberts – Directed by John English (Adventures of Captain Marvel).
• The Catman of Paris (1946) Starring Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert & Adele Mara – Shot by Reggie Lanning (Sands of Iwo Jima) – Directed by Lesley Selander (Flight to Mars).
• Valley of the Zombies (1946) Starring Robert Livingston, Lorna Gray & Ian Keith – Shot by Reggie Lanning (Wake of the Red Witch) – Directed by Philip Ford (Hideout)

[captveg]

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

Moving Violations (1985)
The Park Is Mine (1986)