Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[captveg]

More OOP based on previously being in the "While Supplies Last" sale and now no longer appearing on the website:

Becky Sharp (1935) (BD) (DVD still available)

[teddyleevin]

I legitimately wonder sometimes if I'm the only person alive who likes The Devil, Probably. I'd love to upgrade my Olive DVD.

8 critics and 2 directors picked it for the 2012 BFI S&S list. I didn't really get this film on first pass (or Bresson in general) but maybe one day the 11 of you will have more company!

[andyli]

The Devil, Probably was released on a Japanese blu-ray only last month, allegedly from a 4k restoration. No subtitle other than Japanese.

[captveg]

More OOP based on previously being in the "While Supplies Last" sale and now no longer appearing on the website:

Becky Sharp (1935) (DVD) (BD previously OOP)
The Land That Time Forgot (1974) (BD)

[captveg]

More OOP based on previously being in the "While Supplies Last" sale and now no longer appearing on the website:

An Innocent Man (1989) (DVD) (BD still available)
Life Stinks (1991) (BD)
Young Doctors in Love (1982) (BD) (DVD still available)

[dwk]

KLSC Saturday announcement:
• Never Say Die (1939) Bob Hope & Martha Raye – Co-Written by Preston Sturges – Directed by Elliott Nugent
• Sorrowful Jones (1949) Bob Hope & Lucille Ball & William Demarest – Directed by Sidney Lanfield

[ChunkyLover]

Coming Soon!
Brand New 2K Masters!
Two Technicolor Film Noir Classics Starring Esther Williams!
• The Unguarded Moment (1956) w/ George Nader & John Saxon – Directed by Harry Keller

• Raw Wind in Eden (1958) w/ Jeff Chandler – Directed by Richard Wilson

Sold Separately!

[domino harvey]

My write up from the Noir thread

I'm not really sure it works enough as a whole to merit a recommendation, but Esther Williams' last film as a headliner, the Unguarded Moment (Harry Keller 1956), is one of the scuzziest, nastiest, and most deeply uncomfortable films I've ever seen come out of the studio era. It is also a fucking mess and filled with a protagonist who makes it very hard to not victim blame after she makes some incredibly poor choices in her downward spiral. Nevertheless, this is a movie in which teacher Esther Williams is raped (or nearly raped-- the coded presentation leaves some ambiguity) by a charismatic high school student who then turns everything around on her and gets her ostracized from the school via accusing her of predatorily pursuing him. The film then unbelievably positions itself to invite the audience to identify and sympathize with the rapist by showing the impact his misogynistic father has had on his worldview. The father is played by Edward Andrews, a name you probably don't recognize but he's one of those That Guys (I recognized him immediately as Babbitt from Elmer Gantry) and boy does he leave an impact here. This guy is maybe the most loathsome villain I've ever seen in a studio era film, and the movie pulls no punches in making his intense hatred of women a clear negative for a wide audience that was not necessarily ready to hear that. It's such a bold and disturbing character, especially the way he slavers over Williams and clearly struggles with his lust as he attempts to reconcile it to his worldview. If only he and his son (John Saxon, in his debut-- not sure Confused Rapist was the right vehicle to launch a would-be hearththrob, though, Universal) were in a better film, one where Williams didn't consistently do the things that make her look the most guilty to even reasonable friends on her side, or one in which the investigating police detective wasn't breathing down her neck and all but forcing matrimony on her via dangling his belief in her innocence alongside it. One longs for a film of this material that was better made, better written, and colored in throughout with the same bravura it exhibits towards its villain. And yet, it's a film worth seeing for the perversely fascinating Andrews' character, and it is def ripe for rediscovery in these #MeToo times.

[dwk]

The Sony deal has been finalized

Yes, 22 titles.

1 released - Breakout
4 Announced - Fragment of Fear / Human Desire / Mad Magician / Shamus

17 to be announced - 2 First Time on Blu / 15 Previously Released on Blu

I guess this means no UHD for the one title that they hoped to release on that format.

[ChunkyLover]

I would assume it was probably from one of the nine titles of the original 31 film deal. Either that or it's not "4K worthy" to bother to pursue UHD rights (I wouldn't be surprised if it was a former Twilight Time title).

[ChunkyLover]

Sony deal updated decade breakdown:

90s x 2 (All Previously Released on BD)
80s x 3 (All Previously Released on BD)
70s x 7 (Five Previously Released on BD)
Fragment of Fear / Shamus / Breakout - Announced
60s x 3 (One Previously Released on BD)
50s x 6 (Five Previously Released on BD)
Human Desire / The Magician - Announced
40x x 1 (Previously Released on BD)

[captveg]

More OOP based on previously being in the "While Supplies Last" sale and now no longer appearing on the website:

Crossing the Bridge (1992) / Indian Summer (1993) (BD) (DVD still available)
The Grissom Gang (1971) (BD) (DVD still available)
I, Jane Doe (1948) (DVD) (BD still available)
Krakatoa: East of Java (1969) (BD) (DVD previously OOP)
The Last Command (1955) (BD) (DVD previously OOP)
Old Ironsides (1926) (DVD) (BD still available)
The Psychopath (1966) (DVD) (BD still available)
Steaming (1985) (DVD) (BD still available) (Scorpion)
Sunset in the West (1950) (DVD) (BD still available)

[captveg]

More OOP based on previously being in the "While Supplies Last" sale and now no longer appearing on the website:

The Naked Face (1984) (BD) (DVD previously OOP)
The Woman in Red (1984) (BD) (DVD still available)

[captveg]

More OOP based on previously being in the "While Supplies Last" sale and now no longer appearing on the website:

Kings of the Sun (1963) (BD)

Also, per KL Insider:

The following titles will be removed from the site at the end of the month, purchase them while you can

1492: Conquest of Paradise
The Covered Wagon
Dakota
Driftwood
I, Jane Doe
The Man Who Died Twice
Old Ironsides
The Optimists
Papa’s Delicate Condition
Phobia
The Psychopath
Special Delivery
A Strange Adventure
Sunset in the West
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
Tiger by the Tail
Trigger Jr.
A Woman’s Devotion

[Drucker]

I feel like this is the third time I've gotten notice that Covered Wagon and Old Ironsides are going out of print.

[criterionsnob]

Coming Soon!
7 Films by Legendary Writer/Director François Truffaut!

• The Bride Wore Black (1968)
• Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
• The Wild Child (1970)
• The Story of Adele H (1975)
• Small Change (1976)
• The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
• The Green Room (1978)

[ChunkyLover]

I'm surprised Criterion didn't pick up a few of those or at least "The Story of Adele H".

[domino harvey]

Wow, I think we all assumed Criterion would grab them to do a big Truffaut box. Well, so much for that!

[tenia]

I suppose that might be because so far, most of those haven't been restored recently and the available HD masters are dated.

[black&huge]

Coming Soon!
7 Films by Legendary Writer/Director François Truffaut!

• The Bride Wore Black (1968)
• Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
• The Wild Child (1970)
• The Story of Adele H (1975)
• Small Change (1976)
• The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
• The Green Room (1978)

wow.... in one big box are we assuming? I'm totally in. I've been wanting The Bride wore Black for so long. The rest of them are just bonus features

[therewillbeblus]

Hopefully this means Two English Girls is still with Criterion and that they might actually release it some day...

[swo17]

in one big box are we assuming?

They commented that they're still deciding

[Finch]

Re the sources of the Truffaut titles announced, as per KLI:

The masters for BRIDE, MISSISSIPPI and ADELE H will be the same ones TT released. The masters for SMALL CHANGE, WILD CHILD and MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN will be coming from MGM, they may be the same as the ones released in the UK or different. MGM will be receiving the master for THE GREEN ROOM from the French distributor.

EDIT: Might as well stick this info in from HTF (emphasis mine):

August 2nd
Good Guys Wear Black (1978) Brand New 2K Masters by KL
A Force of One (1979) Brand New 2K Masters by KL
The Octagon (1980) Brand New 2K Masters by KL

August 9th
Little Man, What Now (1934) Brand New 2K Masters by KL
Next Time We Love (1936) Brand New 2K Masters by KL

August 16th
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World (1961) 2 Cuts
Electra Glide in Blue (1973) Brand New 4K Masters by KL

August 23rd
When Tomorrow Comes (1939) Brand New 2K Masters by KL
So Proudly We Hail (1943) Brand New 2K Masters by KL
Paths of Glory (1957) New Dolby Vision HDR Master by KL - 4KUHD
The Outer Limits (1963-1964) Repackage Re-Release (without booklet)
The Outer Limits (1964-1965) Repackage Re-Release (without booklet)

[Calvin]

I suppose that might be because so far, most of those haven't been restored recently and the available HD masters are dated.

Although they were terribly presented in 1080i, were the masters used for the Arte box set not restored?

I've been hoping for these films to be upgraded for a long time but I'll be very curious to see what they look like as, from previous discussions I've had with Arrow and the BFI, it seems like although MGM have the rights that MK2 have the best (or only in some cases) masters and that's the reason that they've not been picked up. Until now, it would seem.

[tenia]

The Green Room was restored in 4k, Small change, The Man who loved Women and The Wild Child in 2k, though The Wild Child's new master isn't very convincing.
The other 5 movies were all sourced from dated masters. The Wild Child was the only movie in 1080p.