Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[nitin]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

No. There are additional steps and costs attached to the creation of UHD SDR masters.

Out of interest, can you share what the additional steps are? Just trying to work out what goes into the making of a UHD master.

[ThulsaMike88]

Originally Posted by ShellBeacher

Anyone ordered the Eastwoods recently? Are they all still coming with slipcovers?

I just recently ordered several of them from DiabolikDVD and all came with slips except for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. I imagine it will depend on where you order from though. Not sure if they've run out of slip editions yet.

[RICKBONDOO7]

Will KL be releasing ...VICE SQUAD (1953) United Artists. With Edward G. Robinson anytime soon ?

[Yami]

A Google translate of this Hungarian article seems to say that Kino will be releasing six films by Miklos Jancso for his centenery this year - it doesn't specifically mention home video but fingers crossed...

[Cooper67]

Originally Posted by BluPat

Well damn. Maybe Criterion will release it like they did Night of the Living Dead, since it was Public Domain too.

This is not a very good comparison since night of the living dead is an exteme cult movie that would sell a million plus copies more than love afffair. I dont care for any horror/slaser type movies but it was filmed locally from where i grew up and am very familar with Bill Cardill who was a household name growing up so i did buy it from Criterion.

A better comparison would be A farewell to Arms 1932 (public domain) which Kino Lorber and bfi both released on blu ray. Why that title was released and love affair and meet john doe were never i do not know.

[Dailyan]

Coming Soon!
From a 2017 4K Scan!

Alias Nick Beal (1949) Starring Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, Thomas Mitchell & George Macready – Shot by Lionel Lindon (The Manchurian Candidate) – Directed by John Farrow (The Big Clock, Wake Island).

[Gunsnroses092789]

I have the Imprint edition from last year, and I wonder if it’s the same master. While it looks decent, I wouldn’t have guessed it’s from a 4K master. Perhaps the materials are just in less than optimal shape... or Kino has a different master that’s better

[BluProofie]

Is Kino working with Paramount now? Guessing this is Universal.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

Is Kino working with Paramount now? Guessing this is Universal.

Universal.

[Shanghai Express]

I knew Alias Nick Beal was coming! I didn’t order the Australian edition. Hope soon means soon.

[ilenewoodsfan99]

Glad to see another noir! Might give this a blind buy!

[Gunsnroses092789]

Originally Posted by Cooper67

This is not a very good comparison since night of the living dead is an exteme cult movie that would sell a million plus copies more than love afffair. I dont care for any horror/slaser type movies but it was filmed locally from where i grew up and am very familar with Bill Cardill who was a household name growing up so i did buy it from Criterion.

A better comparison would be A farewell to Arms 1932 (public domain) which Kino Lorber and bfi both released on blu ray. Why that title was released and love affair and meet john doe were never i do not know.

A Farewell to Arms got a great restoration from The Film Foundation, so that may be why it got 2 releases, and the others not any. Not sure what the best surviving elements look like for the other 2 titles. Maybe they're still in need of major work.

[Cooper67]

Originally Posted by Gunsnroses092789

A Farewell to Arms got a great restoration from The Film Foundation, so that may be why it got 2 releases, and the others not any. Not sure what the best surviving elements look like for the other 2 titles. Maybe they're still in need of major work.

My thinking on this is that universal was willing to give up their master for a farewll to arms eventhough it was public domain for resteration and blu ray release and warner is not willing to release their masters eventhough I have heard they have a prestine master of meet john Doe locked up in their vaults. Love affair a RKO title warner may also have the master locked away as well.

[DukeTogo84]

Any hints that Bluebeard is part of the Studio Canal deal?

[Jobla]

Originally Posted by meremortal

Is Cult of the Damned a total dud or worth checking out?

Although branded as a CULT OFTHE DAMNED Manson Family adaptation, the film ANGEL, ANGEL, DOWN WE GO is closer to a BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS expose of 1969 era Hollywood, warts and all. It's closer to THE BIG CUBE (Lana Turner and LSD) than to BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS.

If you like films about the excesses of Hollywood circa 1969, you might give it a try, as I think it's on sale now. I don't recall any likeable characters in it, which is kind of the point.

The oddest casting choice is feminist folk singer Holly Near, who appeared in this as well as THE TOOD KILLINGS and THE MAGIC GARDEN OF STANLEY SWEETHEART.

[Zygmunt22]

BarnDoor (or anyone else in the know)...couple o' questions...

Any chance Corman's The Young Racers is part of the new MGM deal? I can't remember the year breakdown for the '60s, and this is the only remaining title from MGM's The Roger Corman Collection DVD set that hasn't been upgraded to blu.

Also, is the 1967 spy-fi flick Matchless with MGM? UA distributed it, but it was produced by de Laurentiis's outfit.

Thanks!

[Gunsnroses092789]

Hopefully Alias Nick Beal will not be the last John Farrow film-noir in the deal *hint* Night Has a Thousand Eyes *hint*

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by Gunsnroses092789

I have the Imprint edition from last year, and I wonder if it’s the same master. While it looks decent, I wouldn’t have guessed it’s from a 4K master. Perhaps the materials are just in less than optimal shape... or Kino has a different master that’s better

I’m going to double dip on the KL release anyway, in case it’s a newer master - and with a bit of luck there might be a different commentary and an extra or two. Now I just need Night has a Thousand Eyes.....come on Kino, so close....don’t let me down now...

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by Gunsnroses092789

Hopefully Alias Nick Beal will not be the last John Farrow film-noir in the deal *hint* Night Has a Thousand Eyes *hint*

John Farrow knew what he was doing when it came to noir, his films in the genre are all terrific. The Big Clock, His Kind of Woman and Where Danger Lives (both with Robert Mitchum, and incredibly, MIA on Blu-ray), Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Alias Nick Beal, the very noir-ish Plunder of the Sun, and Calcutta from the Dark Side of Cinema IV box.

His rest of his output, mostly seafaring and western themed, was a little more uneven. There are a few gems (Two Years Before the Mast, Back From Eternity, Hondo, The Sea Chase), a few duds (The Unholy Wife, Submarine Command) and a lot in-between. For some reason though, perhaps because of the circle of actors he drew from - Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Ray Milland and the like - I find they're always comfortingly entertaining.

[Gunsnroses092789]

Originally Posted by lemonski

John Farrow knew what he was doing when it came to noir, his films in the genre are all terrific. The Big Clock, His Kind of Woman and Where Danger Lives (both with Robert Mitchum, and incredibly, MIA on Blu-ray), Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Alias Nick Beal, the very noir-ish Plunder of the Sun, and Calcutta from the Dark Side of Cinema IV box.

His rest of his output, mostly seafaring and western themed, was a little more uneven. There are a few gems (Two Years Before the Mast, Back From Eternity, Hondo, The Sea Chase), a few duds (The Unholy Wife, Submarine Command) and a lot in-between. For some reason though, perhaps because of the circle of actors he drew from - Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Ray Milland and the like - I find they're always comfortingly entertaining.

Agreed. I think his 3 noirs at Paramount are all great, and the other 2 you mention (at RKO, right?) are pretty good, but for me, not at the same level. Though I'd certainly buy them if WAC upgraded them to Blu.

I also agree that his non-noir filmography is a little more frustrating. I love My Bill (1938) starring Dickie Moore and Kay Francis— I think it's a wonderfully sweet and touching picture (and perhaps my favorite of all of his films). But then there are some disappointing films like She Loved a Fireman (1937) with Ann Sheridan, which is pretty silly and underwhelming. I haven't delved too deep into his resume, like I have, say, Wellman, Wyler, Borzage, Siodmak or La Cava, just to name a few, but I will continue to.