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Over the weekend I watched the two Frederick Stafford films from the OSS 117 set (again). It's hard to believe that Mission for a Killer (1965) was his first film. It's disappointing that the rerelease of this set will not include any commentaries as I would happily double dip.

Watched The Road to Shame (Des Femmes Disparaissent 1959), first viewing of this very good noirish French drama. KL have provided an excellent transfer for the blu ray, and a good (if a bit dry) commentary.

There's many still unreleased VistaVision titles and hopefully KL have access to The Proud and Profane, Maracaibo, The Devil's Hairpin, Hell's Island, Lucy Gallant etc, plus upgrades of Teacher's Pet, Houseboat. And the one we all want - 3 Ring Circus.

I received My Man Godfrey (1957) as a Christmas gift. As everyone knows, it's far inferior to the 1936 film, but David Niven does a good job as a late casting. However, he definitely goes off with the wrong sister! Blu ray quality is fine although the house set looks cheap compared to the rest...

If you haven't already, you should check out KL's blu ray of CaboBlanco (1980).

To me noir is b & w although I would make an exception for Slightly Scarlet because it was lit and photographed by noir maestro John Alton. Agree with Doug about Violent Saturday, I enjoy it as a film but I can't see any noirish flourishes, the direction seems rather bland.

Istanbul is an OK film but couldn't really be described as film noir. Unlike Slightly Scarlet which was photographed by John Alton in colour (sadly still missing on blu ray).

I would like more Eurospy as well. The OSS117 is a great set.

Good interview with Frank Tarzi (as usual). Many good things to look forward to next year including four 4k discs each month (incl Shane).

Good news that The Hell with Heroes and Has Anybody Seen My Gal have release dates. With these releases and MGM's centenary, I'm expecting next year to be the last good year for fans of older films. It's obvious that the real enthusiasm (where there is any) is for newer titles and obscure...

Announcements and release of older films (pre 1970) seems to have stopped. Not just KL but across the industry.

Some great films Ken, I'd like to add The Proud and Profane (1956) for us Deborah Kerr fans.

Agree with Gary, I've never had such a small pipeline of discs to buy. I'm not blaming the company for this as I am sure newer titles are easier to sell and therefore more profitable.

I would be satisfied with just the one from 1952 (Rock Hudson, James Dean).

Agreed, there have been some sets where I only want one title and like you I haven't bought. I think it's fair to say that the boxes contain lower tier titles which presumably KL don't think would sell well on their own. Obviously, we are not privy to their contract terms and economics. The UK...

I'm not a fan of these boxes and would prefer the titles to be sold separately.

I'm impatient for this as well (plus, Has Anybody Seen My Gal, Carpetbaggers, You Never Can Tell, Looters). None of the newer titles (post 1970) interest me.

First time viewing of Moment to Moment (1965), lovely location cinematography in the South of France interspersed with rather obvious sets. It's a good Hitchcockian romantic thriller and well worth viewing for fans of Jean Seberg and Honor Blackman. Great blu ray, thanks Kino for bringing this...

Great interview with Frank Tarzi (Cereal At Midnight is a good channel for disc collectors). I hope the Paramount deal includes some previously unreleased VV titles such as Hell's Island and The Devil's Hairpin.

Mr Insider, is Away All Boats (1956) in the pipeline?

Thanks for the many classic Delon and Belmondo films Mr Insider. Is KL intending to release Joyeuses Pâques (Happy Easter, 1984)?

Will KL be releasing some VistaVision titles in blu ray and/or 4k?

I have watched the theatrical and reconstructed cuts of Touch of Evil 4k with their respective new commentaries. Although the three versions are on separate 4k discs, they show only a very marginal difference in image quality to the excellent KL blu ray. The inserted scenes in the reconstructed...

Today I'm investigating the Touch of Evil 4k disc, starting with the theatrical version while listening to the Tim Lucas commentary.

In a recent batch of discs were two KL titles: Shakedown (1950) - first viewing of this really good crime film, not sure if I would call it film noir (one of a sub genre about a photographer), Howard Duff is great and so is Peggy Dow in one of her few films (she must have been really pleased...

Mr Insider, is 'Has Anyvbody Seen My Gal?' In the pipeline?

I spent a pleasant weekend watching the OSS 117 collection. Of the five films, the two starring Frederick Stafford (Topaz) are the best (Mission for a Killer/Mission to Tokyo), these Eurospy thrillers are similar to the Bond films of the 1960s albeit with lower budgets. What they have in common...

My wife orders blu ray/4k from Amazon UK. Discs from everywhere else I order. A batch received this week included The Thomas Crown Affair. I have seen the Brosnan effort (good) but was first time viewing of the 1960s original. I thought the film ended well, but I didn't much like the split...

In my latest batch is Caboblanco, a dull, strangely underpowered film of Charles Bronson. The blu ray has an acceptable image quality for a film which hardly anybody can have seen. The feature commentary is very good and it is clear that a longer version must have been released at some time...

Received Rififi in Paris today (speedy work from importcds). A very enjoyable but somewhat underpowered film, however it's highly recommended for fans of Jean Gabin and Nadja Tiller. Also features Gert (let's have a little fun with Mr Goldfinger) Frobe, and George Raft. Thanks as always to KL...