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Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative!

I.Q (1994) Starring Walter Matthau, Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Lou Jacobi, Gene Saks, Joseph Maher, Tony Shalhoub, Stephen Fry, Frank Whaley and Charles Durning – Shot by Ian Baker (The Chamber) – Music by Jerry Goldsmith (First Blood) – Screenplay by Andy Breckman (Monk) & Michael Leeson (The War of the Roses) – Directed by Fred Schepisi (Iceman, Roxanne, A Cry in the Dark, The Russia House, Mr. Baseball).

Finch wrote: Wed May 06, 2026 1:42 amI think it's an appreciable upgrade and no one in the UK has bothered with this film in all this time so thank you to Kino for reissuing it again. This is what MoC should be going after instead of Apache and Rio Lobo.

Maltic wrote: Sat May 09, 2026 8:27 pm The problem with those releases were the old scans, not the films, IMO (though Bend of the River is better).

Coming in August!
Brand New UHD SDR Masters – From 4K Scans of the 35mm Original Camera Negatives!

This three-film collection includes three action-packed Italo-Crime classics. The Counsellor (1973) – Martin Balsam (The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) and Tomás Milián (The Big Gundown) blast the opposition in this crime saga from director Alberto De Martino (The Antichrist). When the godson (Milián) of the San Francisco syndicate boss (Balsam) asks permission to leave “the business,” Don Antonio agrees, but reluctantly. Such behavior by either man violates “the code,” and triggers a bloody mob war with underboss Garofalo (Francisco Rabal, Sorcerer). Blazing Magnum (1976) – When his sister is poisoned at a party, hardened Canadian cop Tony Saitta (Stuart Whitman, Sands of the Kalahari) embarks on a violent investigation that turns into a shocking whirlpool of revenge and betrayal. Featuring one of the decade’s greatest car chases and an arsenal of plot twists, this blend of fast-paced action film and tough police procedural from director Alberto De Martino. Weapons of Death (1977) – Leonard Mann’s (Cut and Run) hard-bitten cop goes up against Henry Silva’s (The Boss) flamboyant death-dealer in this blazing Italo-Crime gem. The action-packed thriller plunges the viewer into a Neapolitan cesspool of crime, as dogged Inspector Belli (Mann) and his task force fight against kingpin Salvatore Santoro (Silva), a stony-faced maniac who orchestrates a string of brutal robberies and insane car chases and massacres any cop, gangster or innocent bystander who gets in his way. Directed by Mario Caiano (Violent Milan) as a spin-off to Umberto Lenzi’s aptly titled Violent Naples. This special edition also includes Shadows in an Empty Room, the alternate cut of Blazing Magnum, originally released by the legendary American International Pictures studio.

NOTE: All three films will also be released on standalone Blu-rays.

Bonus features and other details will be announced soon

domino harvey wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2026 8:31 pm That one will not save you, sad to say

Coming Soon on 4KUHD and Blu-ray!
Brand New HDR/DV Master!

HIGH RISK (1981) Starring James Brolin, Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Lindsay Wagner, Ernest Borgnine, Bruce Davison, Cleavon Little & Chick Vennera – Shot by Álex Phillips Jr. (Fade to Black, Cabo Blanco) – Music by Mark Snow (Hart to Hart, The X-Files) – Written & Directed by Stewart Raffill (The Ice Pirates, The Philadelphia Experiment).