Official KINO Insider Announcements Thread: STRICTLY MODERATED: READ GUIDELINES (1 Viewer)

[MisterLime]

CRAZYLEGS CRANE - includes 16 animated shorts
Coming April 26th on DVD and Blu-ray!

Reversible Art - new sketch drawings by the original animator/designer Art Leonardi

BONUS FEATURES - To be announced!

 

[MisterLime]

THE ANT AND THE AARDVARK - includes 17 animated shorts
Coming April 26th on DVD and Blu-ray!

Reversible Art - new sketch drawings by the original animator/designer Art Leonardi

BONUS FEATURES - To be announced!

 

[Brandon Conway]

That artwork (both sides) is excellent.

 

[larryKR]

Does Kino Lorber have the rights to the 1994 MGM film ROMEO IS BLEEDING ? Perhaps Twilight Time.

 

[MisterLime]

Does Kino Lorber have the rights to the 1994 MGM film ROMEO IS BLEEDING ? Perhaps Twilight Time.

Romeo is Bleeding is not with us.

 

[MisterLime]

Coming Soon on DVD and Blu-ray!
An Ignite Films Cinecolor HD Restoration!

The Caribou Trail (1950) Starring Randolph Scott, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Bill Williams, Karin Booth, Victor Jory, Douglas Kennedy, Jim Davis, Dale Robertson, Mary Stuart and James Griffith - Directed by Edwin L. Marin.

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Excellent! I've been wanting to see a restored Cinecolor copy of this for a VERY long time.

 

[aPhil]

Excellent! I've been wanting to see a restored Cinecolor copy of this for a VERY long time.

Cariboo.jpg

Bob, at some point (and on whatever link is appropriate), can you tell us about restoring Cinecolor?


I understand that SuperCineColor did not start until the year after The Cariboo Trail, so I'm really curious about restoring the dual film color format (since I know very little about Cinecolor and I find the web info confusing)

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Very briefly: it's a two-color system with red/blue elements. When restoring it, you can do separate scans and recombine digitally which yields the best quality but is difficult because of differential shrinkage.


The alternative is what I did with SCARED TO DEATH (two color) and JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (three color) and that is to scan from a pristine 35mm composite print.

Either way, the process - when transferred properly - can look very good.

 

[aPhil]

I watched "Scared to Death" this weekend from TCM HD. Is that your transfer?

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Yes, originally done in the mid-90's for laser disc. If they ran it in HD, it was up-converted.

 

[aPhil]

Sorry, I did not mean to imply that it was HD — I still have a few friends that say that their cable system only offers TCM in standard def without any way to see TCM in HD, so it has become a habit of mine to say TCM-HD.


No, "Scared to Death" did not look to be in HD, but it did look far better than I have ever seen it. In fact, this is the first time it looked good enough for me to sit and watch the entire movie.


As much as I love watching Lugosi, I have only watched a few minutes of most of his 'Poverty Row' films as the quality is far too bad for my patience. I was thrilled with the new HD of "Voodoo Man" and I also have (and enjoy) the HD Blu-rays of "The Devil Bat" & "The Death Kiss" (and "The Black Sleep" Blu-ray is on order!)

 

[wesaussie]

Hey Bob,
You said you restored Jack and the Beanstalk. Is it still available and where would I get a copy?
I've been after a decent copy of this movie for years.

 

[PODER]

jAV

Hey Bob,
You said you restored Jack and the Beanstalk. Is it still available and where would I get a copy?
I've been after a decent copy of this movie for years.

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, with Gene Kelly, is a recent Warner Archive release.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

jAV


JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, with Gene Kelly, is a recent Warner Archive release.

That's not the one with Abbott & Costello, which is the one Bob restored.

 

[wesaussie]

I am after the Abbott and Costello version which was originally filmed in cinecolor and I presumed this was the one Bob was speaking about not the Gene Kelly version which would have been filmed in technicolor.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Whoa!


Fellas. This is the thread for Kino announcements. Please.


Discussions of other films are for other threads. Announcements only here, please.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Whoa!


Fellas. This is the thread for Kino announcements. Please.


Discussions of other films are for other threads. Announcements only here, please.

Sorry about that, Mike.

 

[wesaussie]

My apologies to all. I got that excited over Bob's post I forgot myself.

 

[MisterLime]

Coming Soon on DVD and Blu-ray!
An Ignite Films Cinecolor HD Restoration!

Canadian Pacific (1949) Starring Randolph Scott, Jane Wyatt, J. Carrol Naish, Victor Jory and Nancy Olson - Directed by Edwin L. Marin.