Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[BarnDoor]

Well there's 3 more MGM titles in the current deal - two 50s, one 60s - and I think (not sure) that all will be 4K UHD releases (pretty sure the 50s ones are).

I guess these are the likely contenders:

The Night of the Hunter
Sweet Smell of Success
Kiss Me Deadly
12 Angry Men

The Magnificent Seven
The Manchurian Candidate
The Graduate
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Midnight Cowboy

[garvanites]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

From Noon Till Three also comes to mind as a relaxed Bronson seeming to enjoy himself....

From Noon Till Three is one of my all-time favorites!

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Well there's 3 more MGM titles in the current deal - two 50s, one 60s - and I think (not sure) that all will be 4K UHD releases (pretty sure the 50s ones are).

Isn't there also a 70s title (or what that already announced)?
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...1#post19721801

[garvanites]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Well there's 3 more MGM titles in the current deal - two 50s, one 60s - and I think (not sure) that all will be 4K UHD releases (pretty sure the 50s ones are).

I guess these are the likely contenders:

The Night of the Hunter
Sweet Smell of Success
Kiss Me Deadly
12 Angry Men

The Magnificent Seven
The Manchurian Candidate
The Graduate
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Midnight Cowboy

If It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [1963] gets 4KUHD love, I hope KL includes both cuts.

[DukeTogo84]

Will the Usual Suspects also get a Blu-ray with the new transfer? It really needs one and I would assume so, as most of the non criterion MGM one's have right?

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by garvanites

West Side Story [1961].

I think that's with Warner Brothers/Turner.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Will the Usual Suspects also get a Blu-ray with the new transfer? It really needs one and I would assume so, as most of the non criterion MGM one's have right?

It depends on what rights Kino received. If other licensees have 1080p Blu-ray privileges, then no. Some companies only get 4k rights. Others only 1080p rights. Some get both.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by garvanites

If It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [1963] gets 4KUHD love, I hope KL includes both cuts.

The last I heard the extended roadshow elements of IAMMMMW were either in terrible shape and possibly non salvageable or completely destroyed.



If that's still true, then a 4k release would probably be from the surviving theatrical elements (even that cut was not in the best condition) and a standard Blu-ray could be of the extended in whatever last best transfer they could get struck, which was years ago. Perhaps not even in HD.

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

Isn't there also a 70s title (or what that already announced)?
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...1#post19721801

Yeah, that's an upgrade of something Kino already have under licence from a previous deal. Are we thinking either Thunderbolt and Lightfoot or The Taking of Pelham 123?

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Yeah, that's an upgrade of something Kino already have under licence from a previous deal. Are we thinking either Thunderbolt and Lightfoot or The Taking of Pelham 123?

Oh. My understanding is that the Kino previously-released title and this re-release from another label are separate. In regards to the Kino re-release, it's most likely Pelham as KLI has stated in the past that they obtained 4K rights to titles that they have done 4K scans/masters of which included "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot".

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

Oh. My understanding is that the Kino previously-released title and this re-release from another label are separate. In regards to the Kino re-release, it's most likely Pelham as KLI has stated in the past that they obtained 4K rights to titles that they have done 4K scans/masters of which included "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot".

The Insider confirmed this week that Tentacles was the final 70s title from the recent MGM deal.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by playingphysicist

@ KL Insider since you guys have done a number of horror TV movies, is there any chance/interest in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home? Looks to still be with NBC Universal. Only ever had a very cut VHS/betamax release, and is very rarely aired in its full form.

We had asked for The Dark Secret of Harvest Home, it was not available.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

Does Fox Preservation still exist and operate under Disney ownership?

Last I heard, the head of Fox Preservation now oversees both Fox and Disney owned catalogs.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by moviefiend

I am still searching and striking out in my quest to procure a copy of Sangaree. Does anyone know how many copies KL produced? After over a month and hr upon hr of searching, I can confidently say that is the most valuable/beloved title I have encountered in my 25 years of collecting physical media. I have probably 12k individual releases in my collection (many autographed, rare, limited and oop) and I have never seen anything like this. Surely, there is a price at which someone, somewhere would be willing to part with their copy of Sangaree? What do you think it would cost? 1 or 2 million? Andy

We sold around 4,000 units each of the 3-D Blu-rays of Sangaree, Jivaro and Those Redheads from Seattle.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

I take this to mean had Kino decided to go ahead with the acquisitions they would've used existing HD masters regardless of the age or quality. Personally, I applaud the decision to drop a release because a dated master was the only route. Don't know about anyone else but I'm in this mainly for the picture quality. Extras, slipcovers and everything else are window dressing - no sense dressing up a window if there's no window

None of them except for Barton Fink had HD masters, the other were dropped and replaced with titles like the Porky's sequels, A Farewell to Arms, Prince of Foxes, etc.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by Mothravka

Are Kino Lorber offering international shipping to some countries (apart from Canada) now? I know I wasn't able to choose Sweden as a country three months ago or something during checkout, but it seems to work now and shipping charges show up too.

Originally Posted by Raggady_jack

Same here, I can select Australia as a shipping option and get a sipping fee. Though everything in my cart still says 'Please Note: Only ships to US & Canada' underneath it.

Only for titles we have worldwide rights to.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

I wonder if Criterion are still sitting on the Blu-ray rights lol. Great pick-up for Kino in any case.

We also have the Blu-ray rights, so I guess they dropped it.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

From Noon Till Three also comes to mind as a relaxed Bronson seeming to enjoy himself....

Yes, but unfortunately, the film is not very good.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by Matt89

Yeah wow The Usual Suspects is in such dire need of a restoration, truly surprised a label like Arrow or Shout Factory didn't get to it first. Regardless, should be a huge upgrade.

Wonder how many more MGM titles are in the pipeline, especially some of the more recent Criterion restorations like Moonstruck, The Princess Bride, The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy and The Manchurian Candidate.

~Matt

DP Newton Thomas Sigel will be overseeing the 4K restoration from the original camera negative, so whatever issues there were with previous releases, should be resolved.

[Raggady_jack]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Only for titles we have worldwide rights to.

So I guess if I place an order with titles marked 'only ships to U.S and Canada', then it won't be shipped if I select Australia as the destination?