Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by Cujo

KLI, do you know if any of these TV movies are with MGM?

This House Possessed (1981)
Fantasies (1982)
Deadly Lessons (1983)

No idea. They are not on their master list.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by Akijama

That wasn't sarcasm. I read the whole thread on Twitter. This is the first time he is hearing about this release. Old dvd transfer, no new extras...yuck.

Like the insider man said, it already has a commentary and relatively modern extras, so I don't know why they'd contact him. It's only worth paying them to supervise a new transfer or new extras, which this doesn't need.

[noirjunkie]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

No reason to. We had his audio commentary and all the old DVD extras. Didn't know you knew personally, on a first-name basis.

I'm glad you're including all of the old extras, but he might have also been open to doing a new commentary track or reflecting on the film in a new interview, since nearly 15 years have passed since he made it. The current commentary track is a series of interviews he does with the actors that all last for about twenty minutes each, so it would be interesting to hear him do a straight commentary on the film itself.

[timothy ramzyk]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

It will eventually be released. Not anytime soon, maybe late this year.

I hope Kino gives us THE GOLEM for Halloween. It's gonna be awful hard to resist European releases if Kino doesn't at least commit before they arrive.

[Jobla]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Well Jobia, it looks like no "official" GirlsTown release for us in the near future. I've heard Shout has the rights from their MST3K collection but I just can't see them putting that out, though stranger things have happened.....

GIRLS TOWN (1959) might be in the Paramount/NTA/Republic library, along with PLATINUM HIGH SCHOOL (1958).

[Richard--W]

Would it be nice if Kino offers up a number of classic horror films and perhaps some
made-for-TV horror films this Halloween. I mean really go to town on the genre this year.

[cloudnine]

KLI, I'm the second person to ask this... do you know if CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE has been licenced from SC by ANYONE?

[Jlouisbarrett]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

You should never assume...

Why the mystery? Is it a new transfer?

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

We even ended up losing a key title, because the nut-job filmmaker demands were delusional.

Was this The Keep?

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by Jlouisbarrett

Why the mystery? Is it a new transfer?

Sometimes getting an answer from a multi-billion dollars company is not easy. We just found out that our release of LINK is a brand new 2018 4K restoration.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by cloudnine

KLI, I'm the second person to ask this... do you know if CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE has been licenced from SC by ANYONE?

Studio Canal is the North American rights holder.

[postmodel]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Like the insider man said, it already has a commentary and relatively modern extras, so I don't know why they'd contact him. It's only worth paying them to supervise a new transfer or new extras, which this doesn't need.

Genuine curiosity. Wouldn’t this mean the transfer is over a decade old? I see a lot of comments where people take issues with “decade old” transfers that could use a new one or whatever. So despite this being its first Blu-ray release, a decade old transfer is ok?

Again, I’m not being antagonistic I am just genuinely curious as to what constitutes a need for a new transfer these days. I’m definitely picking it up and I have no worries that it’ll look bad just some thoughts is all.

[Egbert Souse]

Originally Posted by Jobla

GIRLS TOWN (1959) might be in the Paramount/NTA/Republic library, along with PLATINUM HIGH SCHOOL (1958).

It is. The DVD for the MST3K episode lists the copyright as by "Melange Pictures" and that it was licensed from Paramount.

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

That's not true. Just a couple of weeks ago we reached out to a filmmaker on their behalf to see if they want to supervise and color grade the new transfer. And have done this with two or three of our studio partners. Our Hannibal release was supervised by the DP after Mr. Scott passed the baton.

We even ended up losing a key title, because the nut-job filmmaker demands were delusional.

Hmmmm..... that is too intriguing.... I wonder what title and who that was, LOL. Not that I expect you to tell us...

By the way, please tell me that "Kundun" is still coming???

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

No, but I heard Bim blocked a new transfer of one of his films because he was too busy with the Smurf movies.

Ugh.... that isn't the same transfer that's been hyping the rounds the past week or so, is it?

Ugh... more of those Dances With Smurfs movies.... I never cared for the first one...

[GilaFilms]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

We're working on lots of releases. The only one we're allowed to mention is the Roadshow edition of THE BUBBLE.

Will the upcoming blu of The Bubble have just the roadshow version or include both cuts?

[GilaFilms]

Also, KL Insider...would there be any Larry Peerce films coming from either your StudioCanal or Universal deals?

[dragon53]

KINO LORBER INSIDER:

Do you have any plans to release any new expired Twilight Time movies?

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by postmodel

Genuine curiosity. Wouldn’t this mean the transfer is over a decade old? I see a lot of comments where people take issues with “decade old” transfers that could use a new one or whatever. So despite this being its first Blu-ray release, a decade old transfer is ok?

Again, I’m not being antagonistic I am just genuinely curious as to what constitutes a need for a new transfer these days. I’m definitely picking it up and I have no worries that it’ll look bad just some thoughts is all.

Presumably it has a finished digital intermediate like most films have for 15 years or so, so there's nothing to remaster really. Even on 4k Blu movies with a digital intermediate are (almost) always just given an HDR pass and shipped. The whole point of the DI process is to have a "forever" master.

If Brick ever comes to UHD I would hope either Johnson or the DP would be consulted on the HDR pass, but that's about it.

[darkness2918]

I wonder if Nightmare Beach is going to come out anytime soon or around Halloween?