KINO LORBER THREAD

[Susan Foreman]

'Edgar G. Ulmer Sci-Fi Collection' - Coming March 29th on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics

Special Features and specs:

• Beyond the Time Barrier (Brand New 2K Master)
• The Amazing Transparent Man (Brand New 2K Master)
• Audio Commentary for THE MAN FROM PLANET X by Film Historians Tom Weaver, David Schecter, Dr. Robert J. Kiss and Filmmaker Joe Dante
• Audio Commentary for THE MAN FOR PLANET X by Film Historian Gary D. Rhodes and Arianne Ulmer Cipes (Edgar G. Ulmer's Daughter)
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE MAN FROM PLANET X by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith
• NEW Audio Commentary for BEYOND THE TIME BARRIER by Film Historians Tom Weaver, David Schecter and Gary D. Rhodes
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN by Film Historian David Del Valle
• Theatrical Trailers for All Three Films
• Optional English Subtitles
• THE MAN FROM PLANET X (1951) B&W 71 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
• BEYOND THE TIME BARRIER (1960) B&W 75 Minutes 1.85:1 Not Rated
• THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN (1960) B&W 58 Minutes 1.85:1 Not Rated

[Susan Foreman]

3 Classic Chuck Norris Films - Coming Soon on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics – Brand New 2K Masters!

• Good Guys Wear Black (1978) Starring Chuck Norris, Anne Archer, James Franciscus, Dana Andrews & Jim Backus – Directed by Ted Post (Magnum Force).
• A Force of One (1979) Starring Chuck Norris, Jennifer O’Neill, Clu Gulager, Ron O’Neal & Bill “Superfoot” Wallace – Directed by Paul Aaron (Deadly Force).
• The Octagon (1980) Starring Chuck Norris, Lee Van Cleef, Karen Carlson, Art Hindle & Tadashi Yamashita – Directed by Eric Carson (Black Eagle).

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[Susan Foreman]

'The Apartment' (1960) - Coming to 4KUHD & Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics

Release date: March 8

"Unlock the door to The Apartment and welcome legendary director Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot) and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond (One, Two, Three) at their scathing, satirical best.

C.C. “Bud” Baxter (Jack Lemmon, The Fortune Cookie) knows the way to success in business…it’s through the door of his apartment! By providing a perfect hideaway for philandering bosses, the ambitious young employee reaps a series of undeserved promotions. But when Bud lends the key to big boss J.D. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray, Double Indemnity), he not only advances his career, but his own love life as well. For Sheldrake’s mistress is the lovely Fran Kubilek (Shirley MacLaine, Irma La Douce), elevator girl and angel of Bud’s dreams. Convinced that he is the only man for Fran, Bud must make the most important executive decision of his career: lose the girl…or his job.

By turns heartwarming and heartbreaking, The Apartment won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it…love-wise, laugh-wise or otherwise-wise!"

Special Features and Specs:

4KUHD Disc 1:

• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Joseph McBride, Author of Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Bruce Block
• 5.1 Surround & Original 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Triple-Layer UHD100 Disc

BLU-RAY Disc 2:

• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Joseph McBride, Author of Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Bruce Block
• Inside The Apartment: Documentary (29:36)
• Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon (12:47)
• Theatrical Trailer
• 5.1 Surround & Original 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• B&W
• 125 Minutes
• 2.35:1
• Not Rated

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

3 Classic Chuck Norris Films - Coming Soon on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics – Brand New 2K Masters!

• Good Guys Wear Black (1978) Starring Chuck Norris, Anne Archer, James Franciscus, Dana Andrews & Jim Backus – Directed by Ted Post (Magnum Force).
• A Force of One (1979) Starring Chuck Norris, Jennifer O’Neill, Clu Gulager, Ron O’Neal & Bill “Superfoot” Wallace – Directed by Paul Aaron (Deadly Force).
• The Octagon (1980) Starring Chuck Norris, Lee Van Cleef, Karen Carlson, Art Hindle & Tadashi Yamashita – Directed by Eric Carson (Black Eagle).

Sold Separately!

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'Eastern Promises' (2007) - 4K UHD from Kino Lorber Studio Classics in a Brand New Dolby Vision Restoration!

Coming soon

Starring Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel & Armin Mueller-Stahl – Shot by Peter Suschitzky (eXistenZ) – Music by Howard Shore (Silence of the Lambs) – Written by Steven Knight (Locke) – Directed by David Cronenberg (A History of Violence, Dead Ringers)

Release date: March 22nd

"Visionary filmmaker David Cronenberg (Scanners, The Fly) and muse Viggo Mortensen (The Indian Runner, Green Book) follow up A History of Violence with another acclaimed joint effort, the mesmerizing Eastern Promises.

Mortensen delivers an Oscar-nominated performance as Nikolai, a ruthless and mysterious Russian who has ties to one of the most dangerous crime families in London. His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive, King Kong), a midwife who has come across potentially damaging evidence against the family. Their unusual relationship sets off an unstoppable chain of deceit, death and retribution.

Brilliantly written by Steven Knight (The Girl in the Spider’s Web) with terrific supporting turns by Vincent Cassel (Black Swan) and Armin Mueller-Stahl (Music Box), this brooding and provocative masterpiece is “no ordinary crime thriller, just as Cronenberg is no ordinary director” (Roger Ebert). Top-notch cinematography by Peter Suschitzky (Figures in a Landscape, Dead Ringers)."

Special Features:
4KUHD Disc 1:

• Brand New HDR Dolby Vision Master – Approved & Color Graded by Cinematographer Peter Suschitzky
• 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• Triple-Layer UHD100 Disc

BLU-RAY Disc 2:

• Brand New 4K UHD SDR Master – Approved & Color Graded by Cinematographer Peter Suschitzky
• NEW Interview with Screenwriter Steven Knight
• Secrets and Stories: Featurette with Director David Cronenberg (10:32)
• Marked for Life: Featurette with David Cronenberg (6:42)
• Two Guys Walk into a Bath House: Featurette with David Cronenberg (1:55)
• Watts on Wheels: Featurette with Naomi Watts (0:55)
• Theatrical Trailer One (2:22) (Newly Mastered in 2K)
• Theatrical Trailer Two (1:54) (Newly Mastered in 2K
• 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• Color
• 101 Minutes
• 1.85:1
• Rated R

[Susan Foreman]

Partial Kino Lorber Studio Classics April release slate

April 5th

• Armaguedon (1977) aka Armageddon
• The Body of My Enemy (1976) Corps de mon ennemi
• Violent Breed (1984) - New 2K Master - Code Red/KL

April 12th

• Last of the Dogmen (1995) 4K Restoration Supervised by Director Tab Murphy & Cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub
• New Year's Evil (1980) Brand New 2K Master

April 19th

• In the Heat of the Night (1967) 4KUHD

April 26th

• Box set: Film Noir - The Dark Side of Cinema VI Brand New 2K Masters
  - Singapore (1947)
  - Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
  - The Raging Tide (1951)

More information when it is announced

[Susan Foreman]

'New Year’s Evil' (1980) - Coming from Kino Lorber Studio Classics

Release date: April 12

Special features:

• Brand New 2K Master
• Audio Commentary by Director Emmett Alston, Moderated by Code Red's Bill “Banana Man” Olsen
• The Making of New Year’s Evil: Featuring Interviews with Cinematographer Thomas Ackerman and Actors Kip Niven, Grant Cramer and Taaffe O’Connell
• Theatrical Trailer
• Newly Commissioned Art by Vince Evans
• Reversible Art
• Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
• Optional English Subtitles

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

I’ll stick wiv me 88 disc....

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'The Werewolf of Washington' (1973) - Coming soon to Blu-ray featuring a new restoration

"A reporter who has had an affair with the daughter of the U.S. President is sent to Hungary. There he is bitten by a werewolf, and then gets transferred back to Washington, where he gets a job as press assistant to the President. Then bodies start turning up in D.C. . . ."

MORE INFO TBA!

Final artwork reveal:

"Watergate-era governmental corruption inspired this cinematic howl of anger from counter-culture auteur Milton Moses Ginsberg (Coming Apart)

The Werewolf of Washington is a biting satire that savagely attacks beltway politics while paying playful homage to the wolfman pictures of the past. Dean Stockwell (Blue Velvet) stars as a presidential aide whose rise to power is exacerbated by the bite of a wolf, transforming him into a bloodthirsty beast with the rising of every full moon. As history has shown, a monster in the White House is not strictly a 1970s phenomenon, and so, half a century later, The Werewolf of Washington is as eviscerating and relevant as ever

This special Director’s Cut was prepared by Ginsberg shortly before his death in 2021. New 4K Restoration"

[Susan Foreman]

'In The Heat Of The Night' (1967) - 4K UHD pre-order available from Mino Lorber direct - $23.97

Release date: April 19

"This masterpiece from director Norman Jewison (The Thomas Crown Affair) is one of the most radical and acclaimed movies of its generation

Rod Steiger (A Fistful of Dynamite) gives an Oscar-winning performance as a sheriff from small-town Mississippi who finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a black homicide detective from Philadelphia — strikingly portrayed by Sidney Poitier (Lilies of the Field). In the course of investigating the crime, the two strong-willed men must reconcile their inherent prejudice towards each other. The final result is justice — and an unlikely but touching mutual respect.

Supporting performances by Warren Oates (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia) and Lee Grant (The Landlord), an evocative score by Quincy Jones (The Getaway) and vivid cinematography by Haskell Wexler (The Conversation) all add to the film’s authentic aura of a hot summer evening in the Deep South

Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture for Walter Mirisch (The Great Escape), Best Adapted Screenplay for Stirling Silliphant (Charly) and Best Editing for Hal Ashby (The Cincinnati Kid), In the Heat of the Night is a blistering commentary on race relations and a landmark in entertainment."

Special features:
Disc 1 (4KHUD):

• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson with Robert Mirisch (Nephew of Walter Mirisch, and Son of the Mirisch Company Founder Harold Mirisch)
• Audio Commentary by Director Norman Jewison, Cinematographer Haskell Wexler and Actors Rod Steiger and Lee Grant
• 5.1 Surround & Original 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Triple-Layer UHD100 Disc

Disc 2 (Blu-ray Bonus Features):

• They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) – The sequel to In the Heat of the Night, back in San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs (Poitier) is on the case. Co-Starring Martin Landau and Barbara McNair and directed by Gordon Douglas.
• The Organization (1971) – In this Tibbs/Poitier finale, Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs (Poitier) helps a group of idealistic vigilantes expose a drug ring controlled by powerful businessmen. Co-Starring Barbara McNair and Gerald S. O’Loughlin and directed by Don Medford.
• Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
• The Slap Heard Around the World
• Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
• Theatrical Trailers for In the Heat of the Night, They Call Me Mister Tibbs! and The Organization