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NON-KLSC Blu-ray Releases!

June 11
Devil’s Kiss - Redemption
June 18
Detective - Kino Classics
First Name: Carmen - Kino Classics
Hélas Pour Moi - Kino Classics
June 25
Lost in the Stars - Kino Classics
Galileo - Kino Classics
The Tamarind Seed - Scorpion Releasing
July 9
Peter Pan (1924) - Kino Classics
July 16
The Psychic - Scorpion Releasing
Murder Rock - Scorpion Releasing
Attack of the Robots - Redemption
July 23
The Milky Way - Kino Classics
Death in the Garden - Kino Classics
Luminous Motion - Kino Lorber
August 6
Butley | In Celebration (Double Feature) - Kino Classics
A Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2018) (Bi Gan) - Kino Lorber
August 13
Last Year in Marienbad - Kino Classics
August 20
The Bureau - Season 4 (DVD only) - Kino Lorber
Hercules in the Haunted World - Kino Classics
Babylon - Kino Classics
August 27
The Garden (Jarman) - Zeitgeist
September 10
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1927) - Kino Classics
Pasolini (Abel Ferrara) - Kino Lorber
September 17
The Homecoming | Philadelphia, Here I come (Double Feature) - Kino Classics

Hercules in the Haunted World! Finally!

Are there any films left from that massive Kino DVD set of American Film Theatre productions to upgrade to Blu? Pretty incredible how those have (almost?) all made the leap by now

domino harvey wrote: Tue May 14, 2019 7:47 pm Are there any films left from that massive Kino DVD set of American Film Theatre productions to upgrade to Blu? Pretty incredible how those have (almost?) all made the leap by now

I think we've taken care of all 14 or will by September.

domino harvey wrote: ↑
Tue May 14, 2019 3:47 pm
Are there any films left from that massive Kino DVD set of American Film Theatre productions to upgrade to Blu? Pretty incredible how those have (almost?) all made the leap by now

I think we've taken care of all 14 or will by September.

Hopefully this means releases of Butley and In Celebration are in the works.

JSC wrote:
Hopefully this means releases of Butley and In Celebration are in the works.

They are listed above for August.

Kino Insider wrote: Tue May 14, 2019 7:16 pm The Garden (Jarman) - Zeitgeist

Wait, does Kino own Zeitgeist now?

(And if so, when is Tony Buba's "Lightning Over Braddock" coming out?)

Any word yet on which version(s) of Hitchcock’s Murder! will be included on the Kino disc? There are at least two different English language cuts. One is longer and preferable but both would be a nice bonus. Also Mary (the Hitch directed simultaneous shot-for-shot German version) would be nice to have as well. I just hope we don’t end up with a barebones disc with only the short version of Murder!

It used to be reported that there were a few alternate versions of Rich and Strange too -- in the Truffaut book, Hitchcock describes an entire sequence that isn't in the picture -- but I've only ever seen one cut. Same with Murder!, actually, I wasn't even aware of different versions of the English version till recently. I agree that Mary would be a wonderful inclusion.

agnamaracs wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 1:18 am

Kino Insider wrote: Tue May 14, 2019 7:16 pm The Garden (Jarman) - Zeitgeist

Wait, does Kino own Zeitgeist now?

(And if so, when is Tony Buba's "Lightning Over Braddock" coming out?)

Owns or distributes for, forget which..think they own

Been wishing for awhile they'd be able to get more Guy Maddin on blu ray

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Brand New 2K Master!

Semi-Tough (1977) Starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, Bert Convy, Roger E. Mosley, Lotte Lenya, Richard Masur, Carl Weathers, Brian Dennehy, Mary Jo Catlett, Joe Kapp and Ron Silver - Screenplay by Walter Bernstein (The Front) - Shot by Charles Rosher Jr. (3 Women) - Directed by Michael Ritchie (Prime Cut, The Couch Trip).

onedimension wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 3:56 am

agnamaracs wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 1:18 am

Kino Insider wrote: Tue May 14, 2019 7:16 pm The Garden (Jarman) - Zeitgeist

Wait, does Kino own Zeitgeist now?

(And if so, when is Tony Buba's "Lightning Over Braddock" coming out?)

Owns or distributes for, forget which..think they own

Been wishing for awhile they'd be able to get more Guy Maddin on blu ray

We merged with them a couple of years ago. We now distribute all their titles, new and old.

No plans of releasing "Lightning Over Braddock" on disc.

We're looking into remastering the Guy Maddin films in HD and releasing them on Blu.

HitchcockLang wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 1:26 am Any word yet on which version(s) of Hitchcock’s Murder! will be included on the Kino disc? There are at least two different English language cuts. One is longer and preferable but both would be a nice bonus. Also Mary (the Hitch directed simultaneous shot-for-shot German version) would be nice to have as well. I just hope we don’t end up with a barebones disc with only the short version of Murder!

Blackmail release will include the silent version.

We also plan to include an UPRES version of Mary on the Murder disc.

Kino Insider wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 6:09 pm

HitchcockLang wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 1:26 am Any word yet on which version(s) of Hitchcock’s Murder! will be included on the Kino disc? There are at least two different English language cuts. One is longer and preferable but both would be a nice bonus. Also Mary (the Hitch directed simultaneous shot-for-shot German version) would be nice to have as well. I just hope we don’t end up with a barebones disc with only the short version of Murder!

Blackmail release will include the silent version.

We also plan to include an UPRES version of Mary on the Murder disc.

Awesome. That's great news. Will the main feature for Murder! be the full 104 minute UK release (which was on the Lionsgate DVD box from several years ago) or the severely truncated 92 minute USA version? It would be great to have both (in addition to Mary) but if you're only releasing one, I hope it's the 104.

Kino Insider wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 5:59 pm We merged with them a couple of years ago. We now distribute all their titles, new and old. No plans of releasing "Lightning Over Braddock" on disc. We're looking into remastering the Guy Maddin films in HD and releasing them on Blu.

Regarding the back catalogue of Zeitgeist Films such as the Maddins any chance of blu-rays for the three Philippe Garrel films and Alain Cavalier’s Le Combat dans l’île?

Kino Insider wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 5:59 pm We merged with them a couple of years ago. We now distribute all their titles, new and old.

Does that mean you have the early Peter Greenaway films and, if so, any plans for blu-rays?

Does Criterion ever license out their commentaries to other labels? The legendary commentary from the Blackmail laserdisc given by the original screenwriter would be a wonderful inclusion.

Kino Insider wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 5:59 pm No plans of releasing "Lightning Over Braddock" on disc.

Well dang. But it's nice to FINALLY see a US company doing justice to the early Hitchcock titles.

Will Blackmail include the infamous screen test?

Kino Insider wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 5:59 pm No plans of releasing "Lightning Over Braddock" on disc.

That's a travesty. I saw it a couple years ago and it's a timely, hilarious, unclassifiable masterpiece that could find a new audiences.

HitchcockLang wrote: Thu May 16, 2019 12:22 pm Does Criterion ever license out their commentaries to other labels? The legendary commentary from the Blackmail laserdisc given by the original screenwriter would be a wonderful inclusion.

We asked to license some of their previously produced extras, but they said no.

WmS wrote: Thu May 16, 2019 1:49 pm

Kino Insider wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 5:59 pm No plans of releasing "Lightning Over Braddock" on disc.

That's a travesty. I saw it a couple years ago and it's a timely, hilarious, unclassifiable masterpiece that could find a new audiences.

You can email Zeitgeist directly. They love the film, but don't think it needs to be released on DVD.

Edit: We just spoke to them, we may release it on DVD and include the shorts.

HitchcockLang wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 6:21 pm

Kino Insider wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 6:09 pm

HitchcockLang wrote: Wed May 15, 2019 1:26 am Any word yet on which version(s) of Hitchcock’s Murder! will be included on the Kino disc? There are at least two different English language cuts. One is longer and preferable but both would be a nice bonus. Also Mary (the Hitch directed simultaneous shot-for-shot German version) would be nice to have as well. I just hope we don’t end up with a barebones disc with only the short version of Murder!

Blackmail release will include the silent version.

We also plan to include an UPRES version of Mary on the Murder disc.

Awesome. That's great news. Will the main feature for Murder! be the full 104 minute UK release (which was on the Lionsgate DVD box from several years ago) or the severely truncated 92 minute USA version? It would be great to have both (in addition to Mary) but if you're only releasing one, I hope it's the 104.

Most likely the 104 minutes, it is the BFI restoration. And we got the master from SC as LG did for their DVD set.

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Brand New 2K Master!

Return from the Ashes (1965) Starring Maximilian Schell, Samantha Eggar, Ingrid Thulin, Herbert Lom & Vladek Sheybal - Cinematography by Christopher Challis (The Victors) Edited by Russell Lloyd (After the Fox) - Music by John Dankworth (Modesty Blaise) - Screenplay by Julius J. Epstein (Casablanca) - Directed by J. Lee Thompson (Cape Fear).

How have I never heard of this with that cast and crew?

Interesting advertising angle that appears on every poster I’ve found via Google