Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming to Blu-ray November 16th from Milestone Film and Kino Lorber!

The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Featuring Pablo Picasso

4K restoration!

In 1955 Henri-Georges Clouzot joined forces with his friend Pablo Picasso to make an entirely new kind of documentary – one that captured the moment and the mystery of creativity. For the film, Picasso created 20 artworks, ranging from playful B&W sketches to widescreen color paintings. Using inks that bled through the paper, Picasso rapidly created fanciful drawings that Clouzot was able to film from the reverse side, capturing their creation in real time. When the artist decided to paint in oils, the filmmaker switched to color film and employed the magic of stop-motion animation. By contract, almost all of these paintings were destroyed when the film was completed. The Mystery of Picasso is exhilarating, mesmerizing, and unforgettable – one of the greatest documentaries on art ever made.

Special features:
*4K Restoration
*Audio commentary by Peggy Parsons, Head of the Film Dept. at the National Gallery of Art
*Audio commentary by Archie Rand, Muralist and Brooklyn College Presidential Professor of Art
*My Father: Maya's Gaze (an interview with Maya Picasso)
*Optional English subtitles
*Theatrical trailer

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[kvnbhovis]

Originally Posted by Shanghai Express

A Kay Francis set would probably serve Deanna Durbin numbers or less, you're right, but a few choice Kay titles (Ladies' Man with Lombard and Wm. Powell, 24 Hours with Miriam Hopkins, Strangers In Love with Fredric March) could be sprinkled throughout two or three volumes of a pre-code collection

What I would do is pump up the releases of Francis's titles as Pre-code Releases. There's an idea. Kino should start putting out Pre-code sets for all viable films. I'd bet they would sell like hotcakes if marketed that way.

[bergman864]

Clouzot and Picasso together! You can just take my money now.

[Shanghai Express]

Originally Posted by kvnbhovis

What I would do is pump up the releases of Francis's titles as Pre-code Releases. There's an idea. Kino should start putting out Pre-code sets for all viable films. I'd bet they would sell like hotcakes if marketed that way.

My dream

[BarnDoor]

New month, so an update on the latest MGM deal as I have it:

The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959) 4K UHD

Village of the Giants (1965)
Number One (1969) SR
De Sade (1969) CR

Dagmar's Hot Pants, Inc. (1971) CR
Maid in Sweden (1971) CR
Dirty O'Neil (1974) CR
Savage Sisters (1974)
21 Hours at Munich (1976)
Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) CR
C.H.O.M.P.S (1979) CR
Sunnyside (1979) CR

La Cage Aux Folles 2 (1980) CR
National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982) CR
Starflight (One): The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983) (TV) CR
The Violent Breed (1984) CR
Maria's Lovers (1986) CR
Cyclone (1987) CR CANCELLED
Terror Squad (1987) CR
Mercenary Fighters (1988) CR

The Boyfriend School (AKA Don't Tell Her It's Me) (1990) CR


And the 26 titles left (all KLSC) breakdown as follows:

1950s - 10
1960s - 6
1970s - 2
1980s - 6
1990s - 2

Some general info:

- 7 are new to Blu-ray
- 2 more 90s titles are new to Blu-ray (both TV movies); one is new to disc. The other was previously released solely as part of the MGM MOD collection.
- 2 more 60s titles are new to Blu-ray (none new to disc); both are AIP (at least one was formerly released on DVD by Shout). None were previously released solely as part of the MGM MOD collection.
- 3 50s titles are new to Blu-ray (none new to disc). All 3 were released solely as part of the MGM MOD collection.

- 19 were previously available on Blu-ray
- 6 of these are from the 80s (1 Cannon)
- 2 are from the 70s
- 4 are from the 60s
- 7 are from the 50s
- 11 of the 19 will be given 4K UHD releases
- A number of these UHD releases will be titles released on Blu-ray by Criterion, with 'some' at least from the 1950s
- 2 of the 19 will be titles formerly released by Twilight Time (one of these was previously released on DVD by Kino)
- Highly likely that titles previously released on Blu-ray by Shout are included

[filmgenius89]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

People aren't "attacking" you for wanting that, you just need to dial down the rhetoric.

Exactly. Saying "you can't live with it" as though it's driving you to suicide isn't quite the way to go about wanting the best possible presentation.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by CODE RED DVD

KINO, kids claim EYE OF THE TIGER is a DETECTIVE disc. That's the first on that News. Any comments?

It came out in May and reviewed by many critics, so it's news to us. We have not received any complaints about it being Defective.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming November 16th!
https://www.kinolorber.com/product/deported-blu-ray

Deported (1950)
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Eddy Von Mueller
• Trailers
• Optional English Subtitles

B&W 89 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
For one of his last Hollywood assignments, film noir master Robert Siodmak, director of The Suspect, The Spiral Staircase, The Killers, Cry of the City and Criss Cross, ventured to Italy—with legendary cinematographer William H. Daniels (The Naked City) and a script by writer/producer Robert Buckner (Bright Victory)—to film this gangster drama inspired by the deportation of real-life Mafia kingpin Lucky Luciano. Jeff Chandler (Man in the Shadow) plays Vic Smith, an American “undesirable citizen” who is shipped back to his native country of Italy. There, he gets wrapped up in a black-market ring and a romance with a beautiful widow, the virtuous Countess Christine di Lorenzi (Märta Torén, Spy Hunt), who may help put an end to Vic’s immoral ways. This riveting crime story has been one of the hardest to find of Siodmak’s American films—until now! The wonderful supporting cast includes Claude Dauphin (The Quiet American), Marina Berti (Prince of Foxes) and Richard Rober (Jet Pilot).

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[Jaymole]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

It came out in May and reviewed by many critics, so it's news to us. We have not received any complaints about it being Defective.

I think the problem was that someone claimed they saw Sam Spade in one of the scenes.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by theosh

Hey KLI, with Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “wife of a spy” soon to be released theatrically by you guys, can you confirm that the film will receive a blu ray release too in the near future?

I'm sure it will.

[BarnDoor]

Kino Insider - You said there was 'maybe one' blaxploitation title in the MGM deal. Is this still the case, and is it new to Blu-ray? Thanks.

[CODE RED DVD]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

It came out in May and reviewed by many critics, so it's news to us. We have not received any complaints about it being Defective.

Thanks. Many review site never mention any error, one noisy complaint and the panic button goes off. Instigator starts!

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Kino Insider - You said there was 'maybe one' blaxploitation title in the MGM deal. Is this still the case, and is it new to Blu-ray? Thanks.

Yes, new to BD.

[Egbert Souse]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Coming to Blu-ray November 16th from Milestone Film and Kino Lorber!

The Mystery of Picasso (1956)
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Featuring Pablo Picasso

4K restoration!

In 1955 Henri-Georges Clouzot joined forces with his friend Pablo Picasso to make an entirely new kind of documentary – one that captured the moment and the mystery of creativity. For the film, Picasso created 20 artworks, ranging from playful B&W sketches to widescreen color paintings. Using inks that bled through the paper, Picasso rapidly created fanciful drawings that Clouzot was able to film from the reverse side, capturing their creation in real time. When the artist decided to paint in oils, the filmmaker switched to color film and employed the magic of stop-motion animation. By contract, almost all of these paintings were destroyed when the film was completed. The Mystery of Picasso is exhilarating, mesmerizing, and unforgettable – one of the greatest documentaries on art ever made.

Special features:
*4K Restoration
*Audio commentary by Peggy Parsons, Head of the Film Dept. at the National Gallery of Art
*Audio commentary by Archie Rand, Muralist and Brooklyn College Presidential Professor of Art
*My Father: Maya's Gaze (an interview with Maya Picasso)
*Optional English subtitles
*Theatrical trailer

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I ended up importing the Arrow UK edition a few years ago since it didn't seem like Milestone was going to get to this, but now I have a reason to sell that off to replace with this. If you haven't seen this, it's an incredible film. I don't want to call it a documentary since Picasso is painting for the camera and it's especially breathtaking to see his work process. At one point, he's got an almost entire painting finished before deciding to paint it over again.

[quickdraw]

Originally Posted by garvanites

Let's hope KL continues with their plans. I've been waiting breathlessly for Flower Drum Song.

If Kino releases the same version shown on TCM a couple of months ago, I will be more than thrilled. It looked nothing short of awesome!

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Yes, new to BD.

It HAS to be Monkey Hustle, or has that one been ruled out?

[iamnoone]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

It HAS to be Monkey Hustle, or has that one been ruled out?

I was thinking the same thing. The only other Soul Cinema DVD, besides Monkey Hustle, that hasn't seen a Blu is Slaughter's Big Rip-Off, and that's sort of been ruled out because no HD.

Of course, there could be other blaxploitation films that weren't part of that DVD line. But more Rudy Ray Moore would be Fantastic!

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by iamnoone

I was thinking the same thing. The only other Soul Cinema DVD, besides Monkey Hustle, that hasn't seen a Blu is Slaughter's Big Rip-Off, and that's sort of been ruled out because no HD.

Of course, there could be other blaxploitation films that weren't part of that DVD line. But more Rudy Ray Moore would be Fantastic!

Yeah, but nothing else is as high profile with as much sales potential as that one particularly with Rudy Ray Moore and Yaphet Kotto in the cast.

[TolerancEJ]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

Yeah, but nothing else is as high profile with as much sales potential as that one particularly with Rudy Ray Moore and Yaphet Kotto in the cast.

Speaking of Rudy Ray Moore, I would love VS to issue slipcovers for those films. I emailed VS in the past as a suggestion. Maybe if others sent the same request, they might follow through.

[BarnDoor]

There are only 2 70s titles left to announce. One was previously released on DVD, and is a TV movie. The other is a theatrical film, non AIP, new to disc.

I'm struggling to think of any MGM 70s blaxploitation (much less non AIP) without a DVD release. Moreover, why would Kino release a blaxploitation title (other than Abby), after repeatedly claiming they don't sell?

This is why I think the title in question is not from the 70s, and is in fact Crack House, which might just about qualify as blaxploitation (there are elements of it in any case).