Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Please stop this crap. We get it, you're not happy with the design. But no need to disrespect our graphic designers, especially when we're one of the best in the business.

Just ignore them. It’s impossible to please everyone.
Also to quote Spock: The needs(wants) of the many, outweigh the needs(wants) of the few.
I’ve blind bought quite a few Kino titles based on the awesome artwork/descriptions and enjoyed them all.

[Starchild]

Originally Posted by EVERYONE LIES

I’m a sucker for anything with Dick Van Dyke, make Fitzwilly happen.

And The Comic too!

[vortexx]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Please stop this crap. We get it, you're not happy with the design. But no need to disrespect our graphic designers, especially when we're one of the best in the business.

You should see everyone complaining about Scream Factory's cover for April Fools Day. I think the new art is much better than the original poster but you can't please everyone no matter how hard you try.

[revgen]

Kino Lorber is releasing 21 titles on blu-ray this month. Even if they hired a dedicated cover designer, that person would have to create a new cover for 21 blu-rays in one month. Kino uses the vintage posters for a reason.

[cinerama]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

4D MAN was originally distributed by Universal, the film elements were with Sony who own the TV and streaming rights, not sure how WB logo ended up at the front of the film, most likely part of a TV deal between Sony and WB.

We've reached out to WB a bunch of times and they're still not interested in a deal. I'm sure we'll try again later.

Would love to see them release to you one or more of their 1950's 3D titles. They spend way too much money restoring them themselves when the 3D Film Archive could do it for pennies on the dollars.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by revgen

Kino Lorber is releasing 21 titles on blu-ray this month. Even if they hired a dedicated cover designer, that person would have to create a new cover for 21 blu-rays in one month. Kino uses the vintage posters for a reason.

And then there are the people who actually prefer having the vintage poster art.

[Shanghai Express]

This is a beautiful cover. Uncluttered, with no incongruous Microsoft ClipArt 2003 font rearing its ugly head.

I've been waiting for this release for a long time. Pre-ordered.

[Cremildo]

Most Kino covers are absolutely great. Original cover art tends to trump fussy new designs. That Leone collection just looks amateurish, but it's an outlier.

[critterdvd]

Originally Posted by belcherman

And then there are the people who actually prefer having the vintage poster art.

Here, Here!

[KL Support]

Good morning -
Don't wait til final moment, today, Jan 9, 2020 , is the final day for our post-xmas/year-end art-house sale.


https://www.kinolorber.com/list/view/code/post-christmas-sale

As always, be sure to watch items in your order carefully (items/formats), and make sure you're providing a safe and accurate address.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by Starchild

And The Comic too!

And Cold Turkey (1971)!

edit: Never mind, I just realized that Olive put this out on blu.

[Show spoiler]

[cjamescook]

Regarding the cover art debate, I do have to raise the point that we are buying the product for the content on the disc inside, which is far bigger than the cover. Add to that the fact that most of us shelve our discs in their cases so that only the spine shows.

With apologies to KL's graphic artist, I'm surprised no one has brought this point up. Please don't lose sight of what is important.

[rickah88]

Oh boy.
Nobody, I believe, is discounting the actual disc contents in lieu of artwork.
I, for one, look at the entire package: movie, bonus content, packaging, goodies included. If I like the artwork I’m not ignoring the disc. That will always occupy a larger slice of the decision making pie.
My car will get from point A to B without: paint. power windows, floor mats, etc...but I like to take those things into consideration when buying one.

Never understood why, of all places a home media message board, folks feel the need to disparage someone for buying physical media under different circumstances than they buy physical media.
I couldn’t possibly care less why someone buys physical media, as long as they DO buy it and support the format. All fans win this way.

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by cjamescook

Regarding the cover art debate, I do have to raise the point that we are buying the product for the content on the disc inside, which is far bigger than the cover. Add to that the fact that most of us shelve our discs in their cases so that only the spine shows.

With apologies to KL's graphic artist, I'm surprised no one has brought this point up. Please don't lose sight of what is important.

And why is everyone complaining about that Sergio Leone set anyway? It's a bundle of titles most, if not all, of us already have in other sets or as individual releases. How many people complaining about it here are actually going to buy it?

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by cjamescook

Regarding the cover art debate, I do have to raise the point that we are buying the product for the content on the disc inside, which is far bigger than the cover. Add to that the fact that most of us shelve our discs in their cases so that only the spine shows.

With apologies to KL's graphic artist, I'm surprised no one has brought this point up. Please don't lose sight of what is important.

You're talking about collectors. Everything is important!

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

How many people complaining about it here are actually going to buy it?

I would think that those complaining about it would be apt not to buy it...

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

I would think that those complaining about it would be apt not to buy it...

If you're going to respond, quote my entire post.

Regardless of what the cover art looks like, would those complaining about it be buying it anyway?

Mr. Humbert, the one who made the comment about Kino hiring a graphic designer, already owns all of these films individually, and I would suggest that anyone who is even remotely interested in these movies by this point already does as well.

So it's just being douchey for the sake of it by people who wouldn't be paying money to buy it anyway.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

I would think that those complaining about it would be apt not to buy it...

Actually I’d be willing to bet that packaging enthusiasts are more apt to buy releases on Day1, vs the give me a barebones disc crowd that more than likely opts to wait for a sale.
Now if everyone here is supposedly all about supporting the format, which crowd is doing the heavy lifting for the benefit of the masses?
Obviously no way to prove this, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

The bottom line is this: if you buy, we all win.

Why do folks get so hung up on the why?

[meremortal]

Originally Posted by belcherman

And then there are the people who actually prefer having the vintage poster art.

While obviously not as important as the a/v presentation, having the 'vintage poster art' is definitely a great bonus and kind of finalizes the release. Seeing the older cover arts for some films can also be a tipping point to purchase since they bring back the nostalgia of the video store days.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming March 24th!

ENDLESS NIGHT (1972)
• BRAND NEW 4K MASTER
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson
• Optional English Subtitles
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Trailers

Color 99 Minutes 1.85:1 Not Rated
Based on the terrifying suspense novel by Agatha Christie, the legendary writer of Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express, Witness for the Prosecution, The Mirror Crack’d and Ten Little Indians, Endless Night stars Hayley Mills (That Darn Cat!, Appointment with Death) as a wealthy heiress who moves into a magnificent dream house with her new husband. But when murder begins to make itself at home, the stage is set for a stunning climax that even hardcore Christie fans consider one of her darkest and most shocking twists ever. George Sanders (Hangover Square), Britt Ekland (The Wicker Man), Per Oscarsson (The Last Valley), Hywel Bennett (Twisted Nerve) and Lois Maxwell (Moonraker) co-star in this gripping psychological thriller, masterfully adapted and directed by Sidney Gilliat (co-writer of The Lady Vanishes and Night Train to Munich). Featuring a haunting and rousing score by legendary composer Bernard Herrmann (North by Northwest, Psycho).

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