Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[ParamountChris]

Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

Yes, they only own US distribution rights (International rights are with Warner as they own co-producer Hanna Barbera).

I know WB owns HB but I didn’t realize they owned international distribution rights to Charlotte’s Web.

I thought Paramount had worldwide rights until I looked at the company credits and saw the amount of different distributors listed. I was surprised to see that Astral did the VHS here in Canada, but then the rights ended up reverting to Paramount over here later on.

[captainsolo]

Originally Posted by Gunsnroses092789

In your spare time, I recommend you seeking out (if you haven't already) some of the WB DVDs with a 99-year-old Vincent Sherman providing director's commentaries for titles like Mr. Skeffington, The Damned Don't Cry and The Return of Doctor X. Quite amazing how active and lucid he was toward the end.

His autobiography is even better than the commentaries he did. Sherman pulled no punches and sugarcoated nothing.

Originally Posted by Aclea

Mann's my favorite director and anything of his is worth a watch, but it's a shame that he never got to finish it (or to finally make his cherished dream project, a Western version of King Lear that was slated as his next picture) and that - unless Sony have given it one of their impressive remasters since the UK and German discs - an already compromised film will have one more strike against it with a weak master.

Ah! No wonder we get along so well.

With the Paramount gates opened one wonders what gold may flow out now.

Originally Posted by captveg

UHD of Once Upon a Time in the West to go along with the MGM Leone UHDs would make sense. Here's hoping.

OUATITW is one of the absolute big ones. It’s been in need of work for an extremely long time. Not only is there the alternative Italian longer cut, versions with and without Harmonica rising from the station but there were some errors in the old restoration that caused things like the incorrect music cue to be put on the ending and stay there all these years. Plus the mono on the BD release is a lossy version of the Laserdisc mono with the same inherent noise throughout.

[whiteberry]

Originally Posted by NeilZ

If you do Zifferelli's Romeo and Juliet please do a restoration for it if possible.

It was already given a 4K restoration in 2016:
https://www.shootonline.com/spw/roun...uliet%E2%80%9D

The 4K restoration got a theatrical release in the U.K. in May of 2016:
https://www.parkcircus.com/latest/P1...20and%20Juliet

Here is Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting at the North American premiere of the 4K restoration at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California, on December 6, 2016:

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting Q&A for Shakespeare Lives - YouTube

The problem is Paramount has only made it available via their 4K DCP. There's been no disc or digital release of it. I've seen the 4K DCP and it is gorgeous but I'd like a copy of the 4K restoration that I can watch at home. We just need Paramount or one its licensees to finally give it a disc or streaming release.

[movieben1138]

Originally Posted by HenryHill

A Paramount DVD upgrade wishlist:

The Assassination Bureau, Ltd.
The Naked Jungle
Casanova's Big Night
Conquest of Space
L'il Abner
When Worlds Collide
Sorry, Wrong Number
Lifeguard
The Longest Yard (1974)
Black Sunday
I Married a Monster from Outer Space

Some of these have been released in the UK and Australia, but we are not all region-free.

The ones released by Imprint in Australia (and that's most of these) are not region locked. Still, I'd rather give my money to Kino if domestic versions are forthcoming.

[88Saleen5.0]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

We've printed 10,000 or more for every 4K release and will continue to do so. We should've also printed the same for GBU and SPACEBALLS, but we only printed 5,000 for each of them.

I know that's there some more like 100 slips being released for GBU but will there be any for Spaceballs?

Just curious why there was only 5,000 for those two titles and is there any plans to print additional slips for those titles so to match the 10K per the other titles?

[GoneJoel]

I'm hoping The Ring will be included in the 4K UHD releases.

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by Zygmunt22

BarnDoor,

Was The Molly Maguires one that only got a BD-R? Not trying to figure out what title you're referring to, but just if there are pressed copies out there I can switch my BD-R to.

That's precisely the one I'm talking about, though given the Insider's response it doesn't appear to be included unfortunately.

[Mose Harper]

Originally Posted by B25

Strangers When We Meet

I believe that's Sony.

I'd love to see it too.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

We got some major titles on UHD. 16 in total.

And just a few months ago we were worried if Kino was going into UHD at all I'm glad the format has taken off for Kino. Great news also for physical media in general.

The Paramount deal is exciting but I would feel better if Paramount allowed more titles to be freshly scanned - some of their masters are dated to the DVD era. I'd love to have a new scan of Escape From Alcatraz, for instance. I'm fairly confident the film is on Kino's radar as a possible pickup. I mean, it's freaking Clint Eastwood.

Interesting tidbit about the 43 new-to-the-US titles. That's 43 films that were released elsewhere in the world before us. I've imported a handful of Paramount titles over the years and always wondered why they skipped the US market.

[romuald121]

Can KLI say if the deal includes precodes era movies and or Noir titles ? And how many for each?

[BillWatkins]

Given how many Billy Wilder films Kino has released, I have to think UHDs of Sunset Blvd. and Ace in the Hole are on the table, and maybe even new releases of Stalag 17 and Sabrina.

[filmlover22]

more paramount = more classic Bob Hope.

I hope.

[Guydowood]

Possibilities with the new Paramount Deal:

Chinatown (UHD)
Death Wish (UHD) or at least a BD
Double Jeopardy
Escape from Alcatraz (since they've acquired some of Clint's non Warner Bros. films)
The Hunter (Steve McQueen)
Jade (Theatrical & Unrated)
Narc
Regarding Henry
A Simple Plan
Staying Alive
Summer Rental

[BarnDoor]

Thought I'd compile a summary of what we know about the Paramount deal so far:

The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
Aces High (1968)

Escape from Alcatraz (1979) 4K UHD

Indecent Proposal (1993) 4K UHD

Tropic Thunder (2008) 4K UHD

60 titles left to announce:

1940s x 2
1950s x 14
1960s x 10
1970s x 16
1980s x 9
1990s x 7
2000s x 2

- 41 more new to Blu-ray in the US (8 of these new to disc)
- 13 more 4K UHD titles, all format debuts (all previously released on Blu-ray)
- 'Most' of the 4K UHD titles are currently available on Blu-ray from the studio
- Planning to remaster two to three dozen titles, and will remaster any 'big' title they think is in need of a new transfer

- Includes at least one 3D title
- Includes a few Republic titles
- Includes some titles released by Imprint in Australia
- Includes a few film noir titles

- No CBS or Miramax titles
- No titles previously released by Olive
- No titles currently under licence to Shout or Criterion
- No titles previously released solely as BD-Rs by Paramount
- No serials
- No animation
- No TV movies
- No Elvis
- No John Wayne
- No Batjac titles
- Films seemingly ruled out for various reasons: Borsalino, Gunn, Little Darlings, Looking for Mr Goodbar, The Keep, When Worlds Collide, Catch-22 (with another label), Fighting Back (with another label or coming via Paramount)

[Gunsnroses092789]

Originally Posted by Guydowood

Possibilities with the new Paramount Deal:

Chinatown (UHD)
Death Wish (UHD) or at least a BD
Double Jeopardy
Escape from Alcatraz (since they've acquired some of Clint's non Warner Bros. films)
The Hunter (Steve McQueen)
Jade (Theatrical & Unrated)
Narc
Regarding Henry
A Simple Plan
Staying Alive
Summer Rental

Unless it’s the Polanski connection, I can’t imagine Paramount not releasing it in 4K themselves. But hey, if it’s Kino, day one preorder on their site for me

[MifuneFan]

In terms of stuff that Imprint has released, I think these are good possibilities:

Black Sunday (though part of me feels Shout has this one)
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Regarding Henry
The Day of the Locust
When Worlds Collide

and..

The Warriors UHD??

[dvining]

Paul Greengrass's Bloody Sunday was released by Paramount Classics back in 2002.

Any chance it could be part of the deal?

[Rayjg]

Interesting that no Olive titles are included. I guess that includes titles they only released on DVD and never upgraded to Blu-ray. Also, that would mean no Phase IV special edition like the one released in the UK and France. I wonder if Olive still plans to upgrade that one? I hope Kino releases The Red Tent and King Kong Lives.

[davidsal]

I would love:
The Naked Jungle
Secret of the Incas
The Out-of-towners
When Worlds Collide
Conquest of Space

[NeilZ]

Originally Posted by whiteberry

It was already given a 4K restoration in 2016:
https://www.shootonline.com/spw/roun...uliet%E2%80%9D

The 4K restoration got a theatrical release in the U.K. in May of 2016:
https://www.parkcircus.com/latest/P1...20and%20Juliet

Here is Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting at the North American premiere of the 4K restoration at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California, on December 6, 2016:
Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting Q&A for Shakespeare Lives - YouTube

The problem is Paramount has only made it available via their 4K DCP. There's been no disc or digital release of it. I've seen the 4K DCP and it is gorgeous but I'd like a copy of the 4K restoration that I can watch at home. We just need Paramount or one its licensees to finally give it a disc or streaming release.

Thanks for sharing!

Then I would have to assume the odds of this new 4k transfer getting at the very least a blu ray release from Kino must be very high!