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Posted: **Sun Jul 12, 2026 9:03 pm**

Surprised they didn't give this a 4k, not saying it's any good but it seems exactly like something that Kino would release on 4k.

Posted: **Sun Jul 12, 2026 11:41 pm**

dwk wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2026 3:17 pm
Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative!

The Dream Team (1989) Starring Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst, Dennis Boutsikaris, Lorraine Bracco, Michael O’Shea, Philip Bosco & James Remar – Shot by Adam Holender (Midnight Cowboy) – Directed by Howard Zieff (Slither, House Calls, Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours, My Girl).

My first memory of seeing anything with Henry Fonda or a glimpse of anything directed by John Ford was actually through this movie of all places. (And surprised to see it’s from 1989, no doubt overshadowed by that other movie starring Keaton later that same year.)

Posted: **Wed Jul 22, 2026 6:55 pm**

The Gracie Allen Murder Case is a nice surprise. I'm late to the party on discovering Allen's comic chops but she's very funny here. Not everything works - some of the schtick can be annoying and the plot itself has both its exciting and duller sections, but ultimately there are enough gags that hit to keep the momentum going for 75 minutes. I laughed a lot. Well worth picking up at a KL sale

Posted: **Wed Jul 22, 2026 10:12 pm**

domino harvey wrote: Sun Jan 04, 2026 4:10 pm
jt938 wrote: Sun Jan 04, 2026 4:02 pm Yesterday's announcement:

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

Le Choc (1982) AKA Shock
Alain Delon | Catherine Deneuve
Shot by Pierre-William Glenn (Day for Night)
Music by Philippe Sarde (Tess)
Directed by Robin Davis (La Guerre Des Polices

I am actually a bit surprised because I figured KLSC would have gone for Le gitan due to their recent Giovanni releases (Kino Insider previously said they were releasing one of these two titles)

Le Choc is absolute dogshit with two minor saving graces of a good score and a weird Stephane Audran cameo. You'd think there wasn't much new to say about the hitman who wants out etc narrative, and you'd be right. Presumably KLSC licensed this because you get to see Delon's dick in it (funnily enough, the only other film i know of where that's also true is... Traitement de choc. When Delon promises "shock" he delivers, I guess) and not for his dubious co-writing credit. Who wants to claim a movie this lame anyways?

Posted: **Wed Jul 22, 2026 10:24 pm**

captveg wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2026 5:09 am More OOP based on previously being in the "While Supplies Last" sale and now no longer appearing on the website.

The Hunter will Get You (1976) (BD & DVD)

Well, this was a lot better than I expected (though my expectations were somewhere in the "morbid curiosity" range). Decent premise here - Bruno Cremer tricks juvenile delinquents into assisting in robberies and then kills them immediately after - and Belmondo teaming up with the only victim of Cremer to survive is fun. I enjoyed that the film kept getting sidetracked from the actual plot with Cremer into other tasks Belmondo's "outsider" operator had to deal with (Cremer might legit disappear for like an hour in the middle of this film) and despite Belmondo not being a master of disguises (there's a good reason he doesn't sport a mustache in many if any other films, I promise you!) it's always fun to watch a movie about someone who's good at something. Also has an incredible main theme that sounds like something out of an Argento movie. I'd grab a copy for cheap before the market inflates it above the actual value offered by the film!

Posted: **Thu Jul 23, 2026 10:37 pm**

dwk wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 3:02 pm
Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
4K Restoration by StudioCanal!

Last Known Address (1970)

Lino Ventura / Marlène Jobert / Michel Constantin
Written & Directed by José Giovanni (Birds of Prey, Scoumoune)

Sloppy, occasionally embarrassing mess. Pointlessly cynical in a melodramatic fashion with random stylistic flourishes executed by someone who doesn’t know what he’s doing. Will go out of print in a few years and no one will remember it ever existed. Zardi’s three seconds as a movie theatre pervert is the only highlight

Posted: **Sat Jul 25, 2026 3:01 pm**

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

GRIDLOCK’D (1997)
Tupac Shakur | Tim Roth | Thandie Newton | Charles Fleischer | Howard Hesseman | John Sayles
Shot by Bill Pope (The Matrix)
Music by Stewart Copeland (Rumble Fish)
Written & Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall (Waist Deep)

Too bad this didn’t land with a better company.

Posted: **Sun Jul 26, 2026 3:21 pm**

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

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (2000)
Daniel Day-Lewis | Emma Thompson | Pete Postlethwaite
Shot by Peter Biziou (Mississippi Burning)
Music by Trevor Jones (The Last of the Mohicans)
Written by Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) and Jim Sheridan
Directed by Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot | The Field | The Boxer | Brothers)

Posted: **Sun Jul 26, 2026 3:42 pm**

Kind of amazing they can’t even get the year of release right there.

Posted: **Sun Jul 26, 2026 4:52 pm**

Simple copy/paste error when you use a template.

Posted: **Sun Jul 26, 2026 6:10 pm**

Guess we won't be getting a Criterion Sheridan box...or anything from him now (guess My Left Foot might still be possible, but if they passed on In The Name Of The Father it's not very likely).

Posted: **Sun Jul 26, 2026 6:40 pm**

CSM126 wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2026 3:42 pm Kind of amazing they can’t even get the year of release right there.

After watching several KLSC discs whose subtitles were riddled with spelling errors, I'm not surprised.

Posted: **Sun Jul 26, 2026 7:31 pm**

They also routinely print the wrong running times on the back of their discs

Posted: **Sun Aug 02, 2026 3:09 pm**

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) Starring Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Will Patton, John Turturro, Stephen Wright, Giancarlo Esposito, Robert Joy, Anna Thompson, Laurie Metcalf & Mark Blum – Shot by Edward Lachman (The Virgin Suicides) – Music by Thomas Newman (Erin Brockovich) – Written by Leora Barish (Basic Instinct 2) – Directed by Susan Seidelman (Making Mr. Right, She-Devil).

Posted: **Wed Aug 05, 2026 12:34 pm**

Just finished up the second French Noir set, a bit of mixed bag. The Gabin, Ventura, and Belmondo films
were serviceable but indifferently directed. I felt the best of the four was La mort de Belle (Passion of
Slow Fire), a taut and well-made film (from a Simenon novel) directed by Edouard Molinaro with Jean
Desailly giving a really good performance.

Posted: **Wed Aug 05, 2026 2:36 pm**

I finished the set earlier this year and I thought The Beast is Loose was one of the better films in the set. Granted, it’s not something I would want to watch again (the same goes for the rest of the set).

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2026 3:49 pm**

Darkroom details

Coming October 13th!
https://kinolorber.com/product/darkr...omplete-series

DARKROOM (1981-1982 Complete TV Series)
• Brand New HD Masters – From 4K Scans of the 35mm Original Camera Negatives!
• Audio Commentary for Episode 1 by Director Paul Lynch, Moderated by Filmmaker Daniel Kremer
• Audio Commentary for Episode 1 by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani
• Audio Commentary for Episode 2 and Episode 5 by The Made for TV Mayhem Show Podcast Co-Host Amanda Reyes
• Audio Commentary for Episode 3 by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• Audio Commentary for Episode 4 and Episode 6 by Film Historian David Del Valle
• Audio Commentary for Episode 7 by Entertainment Journalists/Authors Bryan Reesman and Max Evry
• Under-Exposed But Well-Developed: Director Paul Lynch Revisits Darkroom (19:38)
• Two Dual-Layered BD50 Discs
• Optional English Subtitles

Color 343 Minutes 1.33:1 Not Rated
In the tradition of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery comes this cult-classic horror/thriller anthology series. Hosted by screen legend James Coburn, who sets the chilling mood when he intones, “You feel something beckoning you, drawing you into the terror that awaits you in the Darkroom,” these hair-raising tales of mystery and suspense are guaranteed to leave you switching on every light in your house! Packed with guest stars including David Carradine, Billy Crystal, Brian Dennehy, Helen Hunt, June Lockhart, Rue McClanahan and more, Darkroom also features notable genre writers Robert Bloch (Psycho), Peter S. Fischer (Murder, She Wrote) and Christopher Crowe (Alfred Hitchcock Presents) as well as directors Rick Rosenthal (Halloween II), Paul Lynch (Prom Night) and Curtis Harrington (Night Tide). This Special Edition Blu-ray resurrects all 7 episodes of the long-buried 1981-’82 series, ready to thrill again in high definition!

Posted: **Sat Aug 15, 2026 3:29 pm**

I had no idea that there were three of these

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

K-9 PATROL PACK [K-9 (1989) | K-911 (1999) | K-9: P.I. (2002)] starring JAMES BELUSHI
• K-9 (1989) Mel Harris | Ed O’Neill | Kevin Tighe | James Handy | Rando as Jerry Lee
Directed by Rod Daniel (Teen Wolf)
• K-911 (1999) Christine Tucci | James Handy | Wade Williams | Mac as Jerry Lee
Directed by Charles T. Kanganis (3 Ninjas Kick Back)
• K-9: P.I. (2002) Kim Huffman | Gary Basaraba | Barbara Tyson | King as Jerry Lee
Directed by Richard J. Lewis (Whale Music)

• Featuring a Brand New Interview with Star James Belushi and Theatrical Trailers

Posted: **Sat Aug 15, 2026 3:36 pm**

Finally!

Posted: **Sat Aug 15, 2026 3:49 pm**

After what happened with Beethoven, I assume the first one will be the same as the Universal BD?

Posted: **Sat Aug 15, 2026 4:00 pm**

Really glad they credited the individual dogs. I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit there and pretend King could hold a candle to what Mac brought to this franchise, but at least the consumer has been briefed so that they can make an informed decision about completing the trilogy

Posted: **Sun Aug 16, 2026 3:31 pm**

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New HDR10/Dolby Vision Master!

ELMER GANTRY (1960) Starring Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger, Patti Page, John McIntire, Edward Andrews & Hugh Marlowe – Shot by John Alton (He Walked by Night, Birdman of Alcatraz) – Music by André Previn (Gigi, Irma la Douce) – Written and Directed by Richard Brooks (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Professionals, In Cold Blood, Bite the Bullet).

Oscar Winner: Best Actor (Lancaster) / Best Supporting Actress (Jones) / Best Screenplay (Brooks)
Oscar Nominee: Best Picture (Bernard Smith) / Best Score (Previn)

Posted: **Sun Aug 16, 2026 3:52 pm**

Cool! Doubt I'll upgrade but great film

Posted: **Sun Aug 16, 2026 4:04 pm**

Finally. I keep hoping for more Richard Brooks upgrades

Posted: **Sun Aug 16, 2026 4:40 pm**

Incredible movie! Will be interesting to see the aspect ratio they go with considering Brooks claimed it was shot to be academy but the studio ignored him (I personally don’t think it looks like it was misframed or framed that way). Pretty sure even the ancient MGM DVD was 1.66 non-anamorphic, and that was back when they were putting out plenty of open matte titles

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