Kino Lorber Studio Classics

[domino harvey]

A couple unannounced titles on Kino's September release date list the posted at the Home Theater Forum:
Two Weeks in September (1967) 4K Restoration
Les Femmes (1969)
Naughty Girl (Mam'zelle Pigalle)(1956)

Sadly, all three of these are dogs, even if you are a BB fanatic. I hope the next round of French shadow drops are better after these and the Lecontes

At least two of these BB titles will feature Adrian Martin commentaries (and possibly all will, just going off the shared specs so far). I can’t imagine how he will fill the time here, though I love that he’s now part of KLSC’s regular contributor crew

[dwk]

Smoke (1995)

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Brand New HD Master – Supervised and Approved by Director Wayne Wang
Smoke (1995) Starring William Hurt, Harvey Keitel, Ashley Judd, Giancarlo Esposito, Forest Whitaker, Stockard Channing, Harold Perrineau, Jared Harris, José Zúñiga & Victor Argo – Shot by Adam Holender (Midnight Cowboy) – Music by Rachel Portman (Emma) – Written by Paul Auster (Lulu on the Bridge) – Directed by Wayne Wang (Chan is Missing).

[What A Disgrace]

One of the most interesting things they've put out in a while and of course it's Blu only.

[dws1982]

Is this Kino's first release from the Paramount-controlled Miramax catalog?

[DeprongMori]

They’re not pairing Smoke with Blue in the Face? That seems like a lost opportunity.

Update: I see they are releasing it separately, which still seems a baffling decision.

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Brand New HD Master – Supervised and Approved by Director Wayne Wang

Blue in the Face (1995) Starring Harvey Keitel, Michael J. Fox, Lou Reed, Jim Jarmusch, Lily Tomlin, Mira Sorvino, Roseanne Barr, Madonna, Keith David, Giancarlo Esposito, Malik Yoba, Mel Gorham, José Zúñiga & Victor Argo – Shot by Adam Holendar (Fresh) – Co-Written by Paul Auster (The Music of Chance) & Wayne Wang – Directed by Wayne Wang (The Center of the World), Paul Auster & Harvey Wang (The Last New Yorker).

[dwk]

Is this Kino's first release from the Paramount-controlled Miramax catalog?

They announced Mimic UHD last year, I think, but have yet to release it.

[swo17]

They’re not pairing Smoke with Blue in the Face?

If you want that, this is coming out later this month from Imprint

[captveg]

Is this Kino's first release from the Paramount-controlled Miramax catalog?

They announced Mimic UHD last year, I think, but have yet to release it.

They're likely waiting for Guillermo del Toro's availability, similar to Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation.

[dwk]

Today's announcement was Blue in the Face..

[therewillbeblus]

Well we sure feel that way now

[captveg]

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

Un coeur en hiver (1992)
Emmanuelle (1974)
Line of Demarcation (1966)

[dwk]

I'm surprised they didn't renew the Emmanuelle movies, as they said they were strong sellers.

Anyway, Saturday's announcement is
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023) Blu-ray

Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford, Hector Elizondo & Melora Hardin – Shot by Giorgio Scali – Produced by Creator David Hoberman – Written by Andy Breckman – Directed by Randy Zisk

[dwk]

The Hunted (2003) UHD

Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen, José Zúñiga & Lonny Chapman – Shot by Caleb Deschanel (The Right Stuff) – Directed by William Friedkin (The French Connection, To Live and Die in L.A., Rules of Engagement, Bug).

[Finch]

I remember this being quite entertaining and easily better than some of the other films he did around the time (Jade etc).

[dwk]

Today's announcement is Radioland Murders (1994) Blu-ray

Ned Beatty, George Burns, Brion James, Michael Lerner, Michael McKean, Jeffrey Tambor, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Klein, Harvey Korman, Billy Barty & Peter McNicol – Produced by George Lucas – Story by Lucas – Directed by Mel Smith

[dwk]

And our friend the Kino Insider posted this breakdown of the newest Universal deal

Current Universal deal, including the 9 yet to be cleared titles we're planning to add.

1929

1930s 12
40s 11
50s 10
60s 7
70s 7
80s 8
90s 13 (Radioland Murders + 12)
2000s 6
2010s 3

2023 (Monk Movie)

and

I think 48 are new on BD

23 are on 4KUHD - 1 first time on BD

7 boxes sets - 1 of the boxed sets will most likely be also offered as standalone releases..

[dwk]

UFOria (1984) UHD and Blu-ray

Brand New HDR/DV Master!
Starring Cindy Williams, Harry Dean Stanton, Fred Ward & Harry Carey Jr. – Shot by David Myers (THX 1138) – Music by Richard Baskin (Welcome to L.A.) – Written & Directed by John Binder (Endangered Species).

[domino harvey]

Well, that is apparently a movie that exists

[diamonds]

Ah wonderful! I've wanted to see it for a while. Dave Kehr speaks highly of it. For those on this forum who have recently been bit by the Alan Rudolph bug, John Binder was one of his collaborators on the aforementioned Endangered Species and Trixie (I believe he too was an Altman protégé).

[beamish14]

Well, that is apparently a movie that exists

It’s really fucking hilarious! Slipped under the radar for far, far too long. It never got the chance to develop a cult following like Repo Man or Rumble Fish, both of which got re-releases from Universal that boosted their profiles

[captveg]

Per KL Insider, the following WSL titles will soon be removed from the site on 7/23 due to licensing agreements (if they haven't sold out by then):

Spoiler

Accident
And Hope to Die
Britannia Hospital
Buffet Froid
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
The Captive Heart
The Chicken Chronicles
Connecting Rooms
The Criminal
The Deadly Trap
Diabolically Yours
Dog Day
Don't Drink the Water
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who - Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
Emmanuelle 2
Go Go Mania AKA Pop Gear
Goodbye Emmanuelle
Helas Pour Moi
Leon Morin, Priest
The Long and the Short and the Tall
A Man, a Woman and a Bank
La Marseillaise
The Mind Benders
The Monster
Morgan, A Suitable Case for Treatment
Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud
The Night My Number Came Up
Not for Publication
Old Boyfriends
Perfect Friday
Pool of London
A Pure Formality
Quai des Orfèvres
The Raging Moon
Slayground
The Sound Barrier
A Sunday in the Country
Sweeney! | Sweeney 2 - Double Feature
The Third Lover

The following titles gave been added to the WSL sale, and will be OOP upon selling out:

Spoiler

12 Angry Men (1997 TV movie)
21 Hours at Munich (1976 TV movie)
Burning Bed, The (1984)
C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
Code of Silence (1985)
Dirty O'Neil (1974)
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Final Option, The (1983)
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1978)
Inherit the Wind (1999 TV movie)
Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
Maria's Lovers (1985)
Murphy's Law (1986)
National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)
Savage Sisters (1974)
Village of the Giants (1965)

[captveg]

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

They Came from Beyond Space (1967)

[domino harvey]

Wow, Ebert gave Uforia four stars

[What A Disgrace]

If they're going to scratch the bottom of the barrel for 4K Blu-ray releases, I'd rather it be something interesting like this.

[Beloved Aunt]

Wow, he actually makes it sound kind of interesting. But remember, he also gave Beasts of the Southern Wild 4 stars. Based on the precis in dwk's original post, UFOria sounds like the ultimate movie made out of leftover, incongruous parts. I think I may give it a try one of these days...