Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread

[filmlover22]

Originally Posted by Noir Black Schwarz

So basically, they're too famous to be put into a box set, but not famous enough to be given the
UHD treatment, right?

Which, IMHO, applies to 99% of movies.

[MifuneFan]

Just got an email letting me know that The Film Foundation will be holding a special double-feature presentation of The Chase and Detour on August 8th at 7PM. It'll be available to view for 24 hours after it goes live.

You can register through the streaming site here:

https://passes.delphiquest.com/the-c...ource=hs_email

On Monday, Aug 8th we'll be screening restorations of Arthur Ripley's THE CHASE (1946) and Edgar G. Ulmer's DETOUR (1945). This double feature screening will be available in all countries worldwide.


Viewers will experience the excitement of a festival event, with conversations with filmmakers and archivists, providing an inside look at the restoration process.

[SeanJoyce]

Finally got around to Kino's The Web, which was terrific.

Having seen him in this, Laura and Leave Her to Heaven, I'd be interested in seeking out more Price noir. Does anybody have any thoughts on Shock and His Kind of Woman? (I'm aware of the latter's troubled production, but supposedly the reshoots featured a lot more Price, which ended up being to the movie's benefit.)

[chidecki]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Finally got around to Kino's The Web, which was terrific.

Having seen him in this, Laura and Leave Her to Heaven, I'd be interested in seeking out more Price noir. Does anybody have any thoughts on Shock and His Kind of Woman? (I'm aware of the latter's troubled production, but supposedly the reshoots featured a lot more Price, which ended up being to the movie's benefit.)

Price is great in His Kind of Woman, you'll love him in that one.

[Gunsnroses092789]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Finally got around to Kino's The Web, which was terrific.

Having seen him in this, Laura and Leave Her to Heaven, I'd be interested in seeking out more Price noir. Does anybody have any thoughts on Shock and His Kind of Woman? (I'm aware of the latter's troubled production, but supposedly the reshoots featured a lot more Price, which ended up being to the movie's benefit.)

Both are solid noirs. Nothing special, in my opinion, but worth at least a single watch

Other Vincent Price-featured noirs I recommend are Moss Rose (1947) & While The City Sleeps (1956).

The Bribe (1949) and The Las Vegas Story (1952) are okay too.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by Gunsnroses092789

[Show spoiler]Both are solid noirs. Nothing special, in my opinion, but worth at least a single watch

Other Vincent Price-featured noirs I recommend are Moss Rose (1947) & While The City Sleeps (1956).

The Bribe (1949) and The Las Vegas Story (1952) are okay too.

I have While the City Sleeps; totally forgot he was in that. Might look up the others too, cheers.

[Jobla]

I'm just spot-checking Kino's NATIVE SON. Looks very good overall, other than one short scene that has a lot of print scratches.

[MifuneFan]

Full details have been posted for Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema Volume IX

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Coming October 11th!

FILM NOIR: THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA IX
• Brand New 2K Masters (Lady of a Train / Tangier)
• 4K Restoration by Universal Pictures (Take One False Step)
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kelly Robinson (Lady of a Train)
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic Felicia Feaster (Tangier)
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Eddy Von Mueller (Take One False Step)
• Theatrical Trailers (Lady on a Train / Tangier)
• Optional English Subtitles

LADY ON A TRAIN (1945) B&W 95 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
The delightful Deanna Durbin (It Started with Eve) stars in this noir-flavored murder-mystery with a delicious comedic twist. A young woman (Durbin) on a New York-bound train is witness to a murder outside her compartment window. With a penchant for reading mystery novels and the help of a mystery writer (David Bruce, The Mad Ghoul), she sets out to solve the case after police refuse to believe her story. The plot thickens when she’s caught at the victim’s estate and mistaken for his showgirl fiancée. Adopting the ruse, she soon discovers that the deceased has willed her most of his vast fortune! The wonderful cast includes Ralph Bellamy (Hands Across the Table), George Coulouris (Where There’s Life) and Dan Duryea (Johnny Stool Pigeon).

TANGIER (1946) B&W 76 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
The beautiful Maria Montez (Cobra Woman, Gypsy Wildcat) is determined to bring a Nazi collaborator to justice in this exotic, suspense-filled noir. In the North African city of Tangier, where every secret has its price, Rita (Montez), a café dancer from Madrid, catches the eye of down-and-out war correspondent Paul Kenyon (Robert Paige, Son of Dracula). Together with the help of Pepe (Sabu, Arabian Nights), a young, local entrepreneur, they battle a Nazi war criminal (Preston Foster, Love Before Breakfast) who’s working incognito as a military governor. Featuring Louise Allbritton (Pittsburgh) and Reginald Denny (Skinner’s Dress Suit) with taut direction by George Waggner (The Wolf Man).

TAKE ONE FALSE STEP (1949) B&W 94 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
Married college professor Andrew Gentling (William Powell, The Thin Man) is inveigled by old flame Catherine Sykes (Shelley Winters, He Ran All the Way) into a midnight drive. The very next day, Catherine vanishes. Andrew’s friend Martha (Marsha Hunt, Raw Deal) convinces him that he’s a prime suspect and should investigate before he’s arrested. But this only puts Andrew in a deadlier kind of danger when the trail leads him to the crime-ridden streets of San Francisco. This edge-of-your-seat, twist-filled mystery-noir from author Irwin Shaw (The Young Lions) features Dorothy Hart (Larceny), James Gleason (Here Comes Mr. Jordan) and an uncredited Tony Curtis (Flesh and Fury).

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[CBHampson]

Originally Posted by chidecki

Price is great in His Kind of Woman, you'll love him in that one.

His Kind of Woman is truly special. It's a weird mashup of several genres, that for my money, plays like gangbusters. It's one of the most FUN noirs I've seen. Lighter on the cynicism, but made up for with deeply weird comedic sections and a thrilling end.

Huge fan here.

[MifuneFan]

Kino has announced plans to release the neo-noir Twilight (1998) on Blu-ray

Harry (Paul Newman), a retired private eye, lives in an apartment on the grounds of the estate owned by his old friends Catherine (Susan Sarandon) and Jack (Gene Hackman), movie stars at the end of their careers. Shot by the couple's runaway daughter, Mel (Reese Witherspoon), some years ago, Harry subsists on their guilt and good will as he wrestles with a lifetime of regret. While delivering a mysterious package, Harry is drawn into a blackmail scheme that threatens to shatter all their lives.

It was released in Australian, by Imprint, as part of their Neo Noir boxset:

[Noir Black Schwarz]

Amazon finally got me my Volume 1 KINO set. About time!

[Kakihara]

Originally Posted by Noir Black Schwarz

Amazon finally got me my Volume 1 KINO set. About time!

Got mine from them earlier in the week but will start watching them today!

[Quake1028]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Just got an email letting me know that The Film Foundation will be holding a special double-feature presentation of The Chase and Detour on August 8th at 7PM. It'll be available to view for 24 hours after it goes live.

You can register through the streaming site here:

https://passes.delphiquest.com/the-c...ource=hs_email

Reminder this is tonight.

[MifuneFan]

So Kino just went a little crazy, and announced the next four Film Noir Box sets all at once, which I'll do my best to organize into the next two posts:

FILM NOIR: THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA XII

Includes:

• Undertow (1945) Scott Brady/John Russell/Dorothy Hart/Peggy Dow – Directed by William Castle
• Outside the Wall (1950) Richard Basehart/Marilyn Maxwell/Signe Hasso/Dorothy Hart – Directed by Crane Wilbur
• Hold Back Tomorrow (1955) John Agar/Cleo Moore/Frank DeKova/Harry Guardino – Directed by Hugo Haas

FILM NOIR: THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA XIII

Includes:

• Spy Hunt (1950) Howard Duff/Märta Torén/Philip Friend/Walter Slezak – Directed by George Sherman
• The Night Runner (1957) Ray Danton/Colleen Miller/Merry Anders – Directed by Abner Biberman
• Step Down to Terror (1958) Colleen Miller/Charles Drake/Rod Taylor – Directed by Harry Kelle

[MifuneFan]

FILM NOIR: THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA XIV

Includes:

• Undercover Girl (1950) Alexis Smith/Scott Brady/Richard Egan/Gladys George – Directed by Joseph Pevney
• One Way Street (1950) James Mason/Märta Torén/Dan Duryea – Directed by Hugo Fregonese
• Appointment with a Shadow (1957) George Nader/Joanna Moore/Brian Keith – Directed by Richard Carlson

FILM NOIR: THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA XV

Includes:

• Man Afraid (1957) George Nader/Phyllis Thaxter/Eduard Franz/Tim Hovey – Directed by Harry Keller
• Girl in the Kremlin (1957) Lex Barker/Zsa Zsa Gabor/Jeffrey Stone – Directed by Russell Birdwell
• The Tattered Dress (1957) Jeff Chandler/Jeanne Crain/Gail Russell/Elaine Steward – Directed by Jack Arnold

[Modman]

Can't keep up, recognising that a lot of these sets have yet to be released.

Not complaining though!

[Abdrewes]

VI was only released three months ago! Now we are on to XV?!

I'm in.

[Quake1028]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

VI was only released three months ago! Now we are on to XV?!

I'm in.

IX & X are releasing in back to back weeks.

[drb124]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Kino has announced plans to release the neo-noir Twilight (1998) on Blu-ray

It was released in Australian, by Imprint, as apart of their Neo Noir boxset:

Very good. I think I posted that title one of their Facebook announcements. Now if someone can release After Dark, My Sweet in the US, that would be great.

[GeoffOliver]

I don’t think I would consider all of those films in these new Kino sets “noir.” I’d still like to buy them all though, but might wait for them to be very dirt cheap. I gotta hand it to Kino though. That artwork really makes me want to watch the movies.