Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[BluPat]

I just thought.... I wonder if maybe Kino got I Love Lucy? That would be wonderful if we could get a Complete Series on Blu-ray.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by iamnoone

I forgot one, someone mentioned it above, but I hope to see "The Adventurers" (1970) see a Blu one day! Disastrous bomb, 3 hours long, based on a Harold Robbins book, sort of a cult fan-base now but most people even cult film fans don't even know of it, filmed in beautiful scope with talent across the board in every department, and featuring Candice Bergin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Aznavour, Rossano Brazzi, Olivia de Havilland, John Ireland, Fernando Rey, Peter Graves, Jaclyn Smith, and finally, STARRING a Yugoslavian sex symbol superstar of the time named Bekim Fehmiu, in this giant US film that would make him a huge star stateside (that didn't happen). It's a giant epic, with some hilarious scenes especially the one with

[Show spoiler]pregnant Bergin's character being pushed on a swing set and accidentally flies off of it. I can't remember if she 'loses the baby', but probably!

Fehmiu was a very good looking guy, but very wooden as an actor, and his US career failed.

Well, after seeing the spectacular trailer I had to pick up the DVD, so according to Sod's Law that has to improve the odds on a blu.

Paramount were so convinced it would be a blockbuster that they tried to persuade Lewis Gilbert to make another bestseller adaptation for them (albeit on a very modest $2m budget when he estimated it needed $7m), but Gilbert wasn't eager to tackle another doorstop novel (and was still pissed off at Paramount not letting him make Oliver! at Columbia), so they ended up giving that one to Francis Ford Coppola instead...

[Beckford]

Originally Posted by iamnoone

I don't think it's asking for titles; it's just people getting excited by this news and expressing that excitement in titles they hope may be included in the deal. No harm, no foul. I think just the fact that Kino closed another giant deal with Paramount has made us all giddy, as we know Kino selects some big winners and also takes on great titles from the deep catalog. Regardless, the more Paramount titles out there, even if some we want aren't in this deal, is all good. Makes a next deal even better for all of us.

Great comment. Beautifully expressed.

[jedidarrick]

If it turns out Scrooged is one of the titles, I might end up having to get a UHD player for my parents for Christmas! They love that movie more than anyone else I know.

[Zygmunt22]

Originally Posted by Pete Fitzgerald

Hoping for some good, deep-catalog stuff out of this, such as:


KRONOS (1957, Regal Films)

Wade Williams owns Kronos, so guessing we'll eventually get a Film Detective Blu-Ray of it.

[romuald121]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

I'm not confirming or denying titles. Girls About Town is with Universal and available.

So how about releasing it. You mentioned it a few pages that the rights were hard to get, yet you now say it's available to be released, so what's the hold up? Two big names in movies are in it and it's a precode Era film. Thanks again!

[iamnoone]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Well, after seeing the spectacular trailer I had to pick up the DVD, so according to Sod's Law that has to improve the odds on a blu.

Paramount were so convinced it would be a blockbuster that they tried to persuade Lewis Gilbert to make another bestseller adaptation for them (albeit on a very modest $2m budget when he estimated it needed $7m), but Gilbert wasn't eager to tackle another doorstop novel (and was still pissed off at Paramount not letting him make Oliver! at Columbia), so they ended up giving that one to Francis Ford Coppola instead...

Thanks for buying the DVD! I hope that you helped push the Blu through.

I didn't know all that about Gilbert and his next project, but it makes sense.

Also, I don't think I had ever seen the trailer to "The Adventurers" before - I don't think Paramount put it on the old DVD. It's on youtube, it won't let me link to it, weird, its poor quality, and doesn't show all the awfully hilarious scenes, but enough to get the idea!

[defwarrior4000]

I just hope that some Bogdanovich films he did for Paramount are somewhere down the pipeline. With Targets being postponed, I don't know how much hope to put down. Considering his passing at the beginning of the year, he's one of the most underrepresented acclaimed directors on the Blu-ray format.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Kino Insider - Can you say if you've picked up any titles previously released only as BD-R's by Paramount? As you'll be aware, in most instances for these MOD titles it was a case of Amazon selling BD-R versions and most other outlets offering pressed discs - which is fine - but there were a handful that only got BD-R's across the board, and it's these I'm referring to with this question (there's one particular film I'm hoping for).

I don't think so.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by romuald121

Can KLSC reveal all titles in the agreement to avoid keeping us guessing or is there a non disclosure notice until product has a release date?

Yeah, let's announce 65 titles in one day, that makes lots of business sense.

All other labels would've waited for their first announcement from the deal before confirming a deal with the studio, we usually let the fans know a deal has been signed a few days after signature.

[robtw88]

Originally Posted by Jobla

Some Paramount titles on my want-list:

GIRLS TOWN (1959)
LIFEGUARD
GIRLS ON THE BEACH
DUEL OF THE TITANS (aka ROMULUS AND REMUS)
THE PARTY CRASHERS (Frances Farmer)
ROUSTABOUT
PAINT YOUR WAGON

So glad to see that somebody else is a fan of Bernard Girard's The Party Crashers...it's on my most wanted list too though the chances are probably slim to none. Sadly, it was the final theatrical feature for two of Hollywood's most tragic figures, Bobby Driscoll and Frances Farmer.

Trailer for feature film "The Party Crashers" - YouTube

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by JasonMichael

Why are people posting ten pages of wish lists for a deal that's already been struck? The films have been negotiated, so asking for titles now is too late.

Yes, the list of titles/rights were finalized and the deal was signed. I think most people are listing their wish lists, not recommendations.

[BluPat]

This is wonderful news! So exciting!
My husband has wished upon wish that someone would release I Love Lucy on Blu-ray in a complete series.

Can't wait to hear what titles you guys have!

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by Todd3D

Okay, I'll ask two questions:

Any 3D titles?

Any serials?

(I probably know the answer to the second question, but I figured I'd ask anyhow)

Yes.

No.

[darkness2918]

Kino still has a deal with MGM right? I just saw a a movie on streaming called American Dragons with Michael Beihn that I’d love to own on BD.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by Pete Fitzgerald

Hoping for some good, deep-catalog stuff out of this, such as:

SPY SMASHER (1942, Republic)
THE CHEATERS (1945, Republic)
CROSSWINDS (1951)
THE LAST OUTPOST (1951)
THE REDHEAD AND THE COWBOY (1951)
BEWARE MY LOVELY (1952, NTA)
FAIR WIND TO JAVA (1953, Republic)
TROPIC ZONE (1953)
SECRET OF THE INCAS (1954)
HELL'S ISLAND (1955)
SPACE MASTER X-7 (1957, Regal Films)
BACK FROM THE DEAD (1957, Regal Films)
KRONOS (1957, Regal Films)
BLOOD AND ROSES (1960)
A TOUCH OF LARCENY (1960)
A BOY TEN FEET TALL (1963)
THE SWINGER (1966)
GUNN (1967)
THE BLISS OF MRS. BLOSSOM (1968)
ONLY WHEN I LARF (1968)
FRAULEIN DOKTOR (1969)
WHERE'S JACK? (1969)
DARKER THAN AMBER (1970, CBS/Viacom)
UNMAN, WITTERING & ZIGO (1971)
FEAR IS THE KEY (1972)
THE SAVAGE BEES (1976, CBS/Viacom)
PAST TENSE (1994, CBS/Viacom)
T.H.E. CAT: THE COMPLETE SERIES (1966-67, 1 season, color/half-hour/26 episodes, CBS/Viacom)

Warner Brothers and Paramount are in dispute regarding the rights to BEWARE, MY LOVELY. WB holds the film elements.

KRONOS is with Wade Williams.

GUNN has a large music clearance price tag attached to it. At least it did a few years ago.

DARKER THAN AMBER is not legally cleared.

[dressedtokill]

Terrific news, congrats Kino. Looking forward to the titles, hopefully there's a lot of noir films, my favorite genre. It would also be nice if they end up improving some titles that required more work/remastering like I married a Creature from Outer Space, Sorry Wrong Number (I own the Imprint versions, but A/V wise they don't look the best, especially the latter). Anyway, if they end up releasing Targets and Dragonslayer, I would considering myself happy.

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by darkness2918

Kino still has a deal with MGM right? I just saw a a movie on streaming called American Dragons with Michael Beihn that I’d love to own on BD.

Yes, we signed a new MGM deal a few weeks ago.

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Yes, we signed a new MGM deal a few weeks ago.

Any chance of releasing American Dragons?

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Originally Posted by darkness2918

Any chance of releasing American Dragons?

I cannot confirm or deny, but I'll go ahead this one time, no we do not have American Dragons.