Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[Bojack]

With the Universal catalog, have you obtained Night of the Juggler (preferably with the original audio track)?

It's cool that Friedkin's The Brinks Job is finally getting a release, but what about Rampage or his two TV projects C.A.T. Squad and C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf?

[Richard--W]

Originally Posted by KL Support

It's a sizeable job and due to the large amount of discs we needed to outsource the mailing job. We're in the final stages of getting inventory in place for mailing. So still late March/early April is expected to ship, then allow extra time for mail. This will probably be last update on this and we will not be able to email tracking numbers.

We kindly ask that you refrain from phoning office on this as they are not involved in every aspect of the process here. Let us work on wrapping this task up.

If I purchase Season 2 from KL's website now will it contain the corrected disc?

[BarnDoor]

The 4 remaining unannounced 60s titles in the Universal deal - any advances on these?

Mirage
Blindfold
Gambit
Arabesque

I don't think any have been ruled out, and we know there's at least one Peck title in the deal (which must be one of these two at least). That said, I'm interested to see what the last 50s western is (presuming the two 3D titles mentioned previously are part of the deal), given it must either be a Richard Widmark or Kirk Douglas title. If it's Man Without A Star, then this should mean The Secret Ways is one of the 60s titles. If it's Backlash, then A Lovely Way to Die comes into play (though something like Eddie Macon's Run is also possible).

[Member-222782]

Classic Universal film fans should be very happy. Between Kino and Shout, the Comcast studio is opening their vaults VERY wide. Too bad I don't like any of this old stuff. Happy for those that enjoy, though. I still have Iceman and Stick so that's cool.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by iheartmovieclassics

Hey KL Insider any more Jane Russell Movies on the way? Such as "Young Widow", "The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown", "Montana Belle", "The French Line", "Gentleman Marry Bruenttes"?

No. A while back, we had acquired Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, but had to drop it for legal reasons.

[askari23]

Any chance for the 1966 version of Beau Geste from Universal?

[larrys]

[QUOTE=BarnDoor;16215541]The 4 remaining unannounced 60s titles in the Universal deal - any advances on these?

Mirage
Blindfold
Gambit
Arabesque

I apologize if I missed this BarnDoor, but has The Ipcress File been ruled out as a possibility? Original US release by Universal, VHS release by MCA Home Video in the 80s and a 20 yr old DVD by Anchor Bay.

Peck: Captain Newman, M.D?

Hudson: what about either of the 2 films he made with Gina Lollobrigida: Come September, Strange Bedfellows?

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by larrys

I apologize if I missed this BarnDoor, but has The Ipcress File been ruled out as a possibility? Original US release by Universal, VHS release by MCA Home Video in the 80s and a 20 yr old DVD by Anchor Bay.

Peck: Captain Newman, M.D?

Hudson: what about either of the 2 films he made with Gina Lollobrigida: Come September, Strange Bedfellows?

I wasn't aware Ipcress File was with Universal in the US, I don't believe it has been ruled out. That's a title I could definitely see being part of the deal. Indeed, I feel a 'Do you have any Michael Caine films in your Universal deal' question for the Insider may be in order.

Insider said a while back they had no Tony Curtis titles, so I ruled out Captain Newman M.D.

The remaining Hudson title (providing they do have Taza Son of Cochise) could be anything really, except of course another Sirk or Boetticher title.

[captveg]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Classic Universal film fans should be very happy. Between Kino and Shout, the Comcast studio is opening their vaults VERY wide.

Arrow (and the occasional Criterion), too. And the handful of titles Universal is releasing themselves every other month

[larrys]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

I wasn't aware Ipcress File was with Universal in the US, I don't believe it has been ruled out. That's a title I could definitely see being part of the deal. Indeed, I feel a 'Do you have any Michael Caine films in your Universal deal' question for the Insider may be in order.

Insider said a while back they had no Tony Curtis titles, so I ruled out Captain Newman M.D.

The remaining Hudson title (providing they do have Taza Son of Cochise) could be anything really, except of course another Sirk or Boetticher title.

Actually, you may be right about Blindfold, although I personally am not interested in that film. Back in February, I remember the KL Insider writing that KL had a few "espionage" titles in the 60s Universal titles. So, The Ipcress File immediately came to mind. And I suppose you could say that Mirage and Arabesque are "espionage" titles, although the latter is a much more lighthearted spy movie. But, based on what I read about Blindfold on IMDB, if Ipcress is not in the deal, then Blindfold qualifies as an "espionage" movie.

[yoloswegmaster420]

Since Fortune Star has restored a couple of their titles, have the people at KL asked for the rights for some of them?

[Drake2222]

Originally Posted by Bojack

With the Universal catalog, have you obtained Night of the Juggler (preferably with the original audio track)?

It's cool that Friedkin's The Brinks Job is finally getting a release, but what about Rampage or his two TV projects C.A.T. Squad and C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf?

Jugglers, the scariest of all the clowns

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by yoloswegmaster420

Since Fortune Star has restored a couple of their titles, have the people at KL asked for the rights for some of them?

They just answered this a few days ago:

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

No, we have not.

[The Great Owl]

I am not a fan of writing reviews of universally-loved movies like this, because it's tough to say anything that has not been said millions of times before, but here goes a sleepy attempt...



After his gang frees him from prison, El Indio, a psychopathic Mexican bandit played by Gian Maria Volonté, wastes no time in exacting his revenge against his captors by way of an unconventional approach to dueling. With a musical pocket watch in hand, he calls on his adversaries to reach for their guns when the tune stops playing, and then lays waste to them with his fast draw. When a $10,000 reward sum is posted for the capture or death of this villain, Manco, an opportunistic bounty hunter played by Clint Eastwood, steps up to the task, only to cross paths with Colonel Douglas Mortimer, an older gunslinger, played by Lee Van Cleef, who has his own reasons for tracking down the bandit. The initial rivalry between these two evolves into a shaky partnership when they learn that their mutual target is planning to rob a well-guarded bank in El Paso. Bullet-riddled mayhem and bloody betrayals ensue, culminating in a face-off in a remote border town.

The 1965 spaghetti western, For a Few Dollars More, which was shot in Italy and Spain by Sergio Leone and marked the director's second collaboration with Eastwood after A Fistful of Dollars (1964), improves upon its predecessor in terms of narrative intricacy, stylish cinematography, and rule-breaking sequences. The unforgettable opening shot, with its leisurely-paced view of a distant horseman set to the tune of a whistle, sets the stage for a story that defies expectations at every turn. The mayhem that follows broke new ground for what was possible to be shown on the screen, in the form of violence, rape, and drug use.

Interestingly enough, Eastwood, who received top billing, plays a second fiddle character to Van Cleef's Mortimer, who is portrayed as both a more complex and heroic figure. My favorite sequence of this film, where these two bounty hunters square off on a town street by shooting each other's hats, provides one of the most cheer-worthy displays of one-upmanship in the history of cinema. Still, a development during the final showdown, where Eastwood's Manco finally makes his true loyalties clear, is one of the shining highlights of his entire career.

Gian Maria Volonté, who appeared as a ruthless villain in A Fistful of Dollars, plays an even more diabolical and unpredictable antagonist in this feature. His El Indio has not a one-sided bad guy, though, as evidenced by his propensity to turn to drugs as an escape from a moment of bloodshed that traumatized even him during his past.

As with Leone's other westerns, composer Ennio Morricone is the secret weapon that lends a poetic resonance to the gritty dust-covered landscapes and the unkempt men who populate them.

Many scholars of spaghetti westerns have named For a Few Dollars More as the greatest film that the genre has to offer. I am not quite ready to commit to this assessment, since I have always preferred Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by a slim margin, but this one nonetheless has my utmost recommendation as a fiercely engaging story of corrupted souls, haunted pasts, explosive violence, and unlikely camaraderie.

This Kino Lorber Studio Classics Blu-ray delivers the best home video edition of For a Few Dollars More on these shores. The previous MGM edition of this movie was already impressive in its own right, so there's not as much room for improvement, but everything comes across in a spectacularly filmic way here.

The Tim Lucas commentary track is the lion's roar of the many special features, but a location supplement with Alex Cox is a blast as well. I'm still going through all of the extras right now.

[T. Warren Scollan]

Originally Posted by iheartmovieclassics

Hey KL Insider any more Jane Russell Movies on the way? Such as "Young Widow", "The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown", "Montana Belle", "The French Line", "Gentleman Marry Bruenttes"?

Unfortunately, "The French Line" is held by Time/Warner and they refuse to do the necessary restoration and 3D master needed, and also refuse to farm that work out.

[The Great Owl]

Racy excitement comes to the small mining community of Chuckawalla, Nevada when two former residents return to the scene. Paula Haller, played by Lizabeth Scott (Too Late for Tears), has dropped out of school and come back in order to follow in the footsteps of her controlling mother, a casino owner played by Mary Astor (The Maltese Falcon). Meanwhile, Eddie Bendix, a ruthless gambling gangster played by John Hodiak (Lifeboat), and his henchman, Johnny, played by Wendell Corey (Rear Window) in his first film role, flee from trouble in Las Vegas and arrive in town for the first time since the suspicious death of Eddie's wife.

Paula's mother, who is accustomed to pulling the strings of locals with her deep pocketbook, wants her daughter to settle down and marry Tom, a deputy sheriff played by the one and only Burt Lancaster (The Killers). Against the advice of her mother and the other townspeople, however, Paula is drawn to Eddie and the lure of leading a defiant life with a man who makes his own rules. The romantic fireworks between this young woman and the murderous criminal soon lead to explosive violence.

The 1947 film noir, Desert Fury, which was shot in glorious Technicolor by director Lewis Allen (The Uninvited, Suddenly), is one of the few titles from the genre that was not filmed in black and white, but it turned Hollywood on its tail in several other ways as well. Miraculously, the strongly-implied homosexual relationship between Hodiak's Eddie and Corey's Johnny slipped past the censors who enforced the Hays Production Code, which forbade not only graphic violence, nudity, and the overt glorification of crime, but also the depiction of lifestyles that deviated from those that were considered conventional by religious groups and the moral majority. These days, it's tough to imagine anything else at play during the scene where Eddie discusses the beginning of his association with Johnny to Paula by saying, “I went home with him that night. We’ve been together for a long time.” The poster art of this film pitches a love triangle between Paula, Eddie, and Lancaster's tough lawman, but, while that dynamic is at the surface-level forefront, the real love triangle here is when Paula's presence threatens to drive Eddie and Johnny apart. In addition, the dialogue between Lizabeth Scott and Mary Astor, who was only sixteen years older than the actress playing her daughter, is open to its own interpretations.

Its then-controversial subtexts aside, Desert Fury is a visually spectacular motion picture, where the landscapes of the desert location are brought to life in unbelievable detail. The late great Lizabeth Scott, with her sultry cigarette-laced voice, is my favorite actress of classic-era noir, and it is a real treat to see her in color for once. The melodramatic face-slapping confrontations between her and Astor's characters inside their impressive house, which is bathed in shadows to represent the hidden undercurrents of every dialogue interaction within, could have steered this outing into campiness in lesser hands, but they reverberate with a dark effectiveness here. The outfits, which were created by costume designer extraordinaire Edith Head, give the scenes with Scott and Astor an added edge. The music score by composer Miklós Rózsa (Double Indemnity, The Asphalt Jungle) is richly atmospheric.

When viewed through contemporary eyes, this noir may come across as leisurely paced, but I find that its 96-minute run time delves into some surprisingly intricate material. Even Lancaster's deputy character, which would be one-sided in any other story, is marked by past regrets and resentments due to his past career in rodeos.

Lizabeth Scott, Burt Lancaster, and Wendell Corey also starred together in another film noir, I Walk Alone, during the same year.

This Blu-ray disc sports what might well be my all-time favorite Kino Lorber Studio Classics transfer. It's downright incredible.

I'm enjoying the hugely informative commentary track by Sara Imogen Smith right now.

[tek8080]

Is the sale definitely happening in April now? Or did we never get confirmation? Apologies if I missed the post.

[bsend]

Originally Posted by tek8080

Is the sale definitely happening in April now? Or did we never get confirmation? Apologies if I missed the post.

I believe KinoLorberInsider confirmed the sale will be in April now.

[Drake2222]

And in addition to the previously mentioned White Hell of Pitz Palu (which i’ve long been familiar with), I just saw Kino’s 2005 dvd of S.O.S. Iceberg (1933), tremendous arctic adventure film starring actor Sepp Rist leading a group of three to rescue a missing scientist. Of course the real star is the man versus nature film that director Arnold Fanck was famous for. Icebergs, polar bears, freezing waters, very dramatic thrilling movie. Don’t be fooled by the misleading dvd cover though, while famous actors Leni Riefenstahl and Gustav Diessl are in the film, it is in extremely small roles. Great film. Brrrr! Also great to watch the always graceful flying and stunt flying of aviator Ernst Udet in the film

Would love to see this on blu too (preferably with more accurate artwork)

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming June 4th on DVD and Blu-ray!
Brand New 2K Master!

Bright Angel (1990) with optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Michael Fields
• A Booklet Essay by Writer Richard Ford
• Theatrical Trailer

Color 93 Minutes 1.85:1 Rated R
George Russell (Dermot Mulroney, Career Opportunities) is about to be swept up by his own destiny and carried into a future he never planned. A teenager stuck in a broken home in smalltown Montana, George longs for something beyond the prairie. The vivacious Lucy (Lili Taylor, I Shot Andy Warhol) becomes his ticket to freedom. Both have their own reasons for driving to Casper, Wyoming: Lucy to free her imprisoned brother; George to grasp some sense of personal direction by catching up with his estranged mother. The ride south promises more than just family reunions, as George and Lucy’s mutual curiosity blossoms into something resembling love. The colorful cast of this unique road-movie odyssey includes Sam Shepard (Country), Valerie Perrine (The Border), Burt Young (Rocky), Bill Pullman (Lost Highway), Benjamin Bratt (Miss Congeniality), Mary Kay Place (The Big Chill), Delroy Lindo (Crooklyn), Kevin Tighe (Road House) and Sheila McCarthy (Die Hard 2).

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