Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3) (29 Viewers)

[Capt D McMars]

Wow! How have I gone my whole life without seeing this film before? Can't wait for this release!

it's worth it just to see Bob Cummings with a pencil thin mustache, LOL!!

 

[RobertMG]

Wow! How have I gone my whole life without seeing this film before? Can't wait for this release!

From Wikipedia ====
The Los Angeles Times called it "a well made melodrama... Rathbone scores heavily... Cummings... received applause lasst night for his work. He should move a lot nearer the top after this performance."

The New York Times said it was "an unmistakable B buzzing like an A" due to Brahm's direction which built "characterization, avoiding the obvious wherever that is possible and digging beneath the externals for psychological elements of suspense and drama... a handful of exceptionally telling sequences... a character gallery of constant interest."

 

[borisfw]

Coming April 18th!
https://kinolorber.com/product/rio

RIO (1939)
• Brand New 2K Master
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
• Optional English Subtitles

B&W 77 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
From director John Brahm, the visionary filmmaker behind The Undying Monster, The Lodger, Hangover Square and Singapore, comes a journey into the dark and dangerous corners of Rio, starring screen greats Basil Rathbone (If I Were King) and Victor McLaglen (Murder at the Vanities). Crooked Parisian financier Paul Reynard (Rathbone) is arrested for bank fraud and sentenced to a penal colony off the coast of South America. His wife Irene (Sigrid Gurie, Algiers) and faithful servant Dirk (McLaglen) travel to Rio de Janeiro to arrange for Paul’s escape. But once they’ve landed in the Brazilian capital, Irene falls in love with an American engineer (Robert Cummings, The Last Train from Madrid). After his escape, Paul realizes that he’s lost his wife forever to a better man, and seeks revenge. From a story by Jean Negulesco (Road House), the noir-drenched adventure Rio also stars Leo Carrillo (Four Frightened People).

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This is a good film. Both Rathbone and McLaglen make this a must fo me. I can now get rid of my old dvd-r.

 

[timk1041]

Another Universal title never released commercially before on video. Thanks, Kino!

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming April 25th!

Terminal Invasion | Kino Lorber - Experience Cinema

Aliens in human disguise commandeer a rural airport during a snowstorm. To survive, the people trapped inside must determine which of their own is not of this Earth.

kinolorber.com

TERMINAL INVASION (2002 TV Movie)
• Audio Commentary by Director Sean S. Cunningham and Executive Producer Chuck Simon
• Alien Custom Test
• Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
• Optional English Subtitles

Color 84 Minutes 1.78:1 Rated R
From the legendary Bruce Campbell (star of The Evil Dead and Bubba Ho-Tep) and horror maven Sean S. Cunningham (director of Friday the 13th and DeepStar Six) comes an unrelenting assault of extraterrestrial terror: Terminal Invasion. Inside an isolated airport, seven anxious passengers learn that their charter flight has been grounded by a blizzard. The unhappy passengers are soon stunned into silence by the arrival of Jack Edwards (Campbell), a convicted murderer escorted by two guards. But these soon prove to be the least of the passengers’ problems, as they realize that some members of the group are not who, or what, they seem. Fasten your seatbelts for a pulse-pounding sci-fi thrill ride, co-starring Chase Masterson (TV’s Star Trek: Deep Space Nine).

 

[BobO'Link]

I *knew* there was some reason I keep putting off picking up a used copy of the OOP DVD!

 

[Robert Crawford]

Saturday's Facebook Announcement:

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Fine Grain!

Saigon (1948) Starring Alan Ladd & Veronica Lake – Shot by John F. Seitz (Double Indemnity) – Written by P.J. Wolfson (Vicacious Lady) & Arthur Sheekman (Wonder Man) – Directed by Leslie Fenton (Whispering Smith).

 

[Robert Crawford]

Yes! I'm finally going to be able to see this film again.

 

[Thomas T]

Saturday's Facebook Announcement:

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Fine Grain!

Saigon (1948) Starring Alan Ladd & Veronica Lake – Shot by John F. Seitz (Double Indemnity) – Written by P.J. Wolfson (Vicacious Lady) & Arthur Sheekman (Wonder Man) – Directed by Leslie Fenton (Whispering Smith).

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Ladd! Lake! Together again! Does anything more need to be said?

 

[borisfw]

Wow! Another Ladd and Lake movie coming to blu. Can't wait. I love the 30/40s films that KL are putting out.

 

[RobertMG]

Wow! Another Ladd and Lake movie coming to blu. Can't wait. I love the 30/40s films that KL are putting out.

KINO is becoming the KING OF CLASSICS! Is this the last pairing of Lake and Ladd?

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Saigon (1948) was another one of the titles previously not available due to legal issues.

 

[uncledougie]

Film fans are always very grateful when such legal entanglements are resolved so these long awaited classics can finally be seen in HD.

 

[Thomas T]

KINO is becoming the KING OF CLASSICS! Is this the last pairing of Lake and Ladd?

Yes unless you count Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid but they don't have any scenes together in that one

 

[commander richardson]

Saigon (1948) was another one of the titles previously not available due to legal issues.

Excellent release..........thank you.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Sunday's Facebook Announcement:

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

2022 HD Master from a 4K scan of the 35mm Fine Grain by Paramount Pictures in Association with The Film Foundation and UCLA

Force of Evil (1948) Starring John Garfield, Marie Windsor, Thomas Gomez & Beatrice Pearson – Shot by George Barnes (Spellbound) – Music by David Raskin (The Big Combo) – Screenplay by Abraham Polonsky (Odds Against Tomorrow) & Ira Wolfert (American Guerrilla in the Philippines) – Based on a Novel by Wolfert – Directed by Abraham Polonsky (Tell Them Willie Boy is Here).

 

[Robert Crawford]

One of the best Noirs ever made, it's such a great film with wonderful NYC locations, terrific writing, direction and acting.

Please, get Imogen Sara Smith or Alan K. Rode for the audio commentary. This movie deserves a commentary from one of the best Noir experts.

 

[Paul Penna]

One of the best Noirs ever made, it's such a great film with wonderful NYC locations, terrific writing, direction and acting.

Please, get Imogen Sara Smith or Alan K. Rode for the audio commentary. This movie deserves a commentary from one of the best Noir experts.

Ditto on those two for commentary possibilities. Please, no David Del Valle.

 

[Matt Hough]

Sunday's Facebook Announcement:

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

2022 HD Master from a 4K scan of the 35mm Fine Grain by Paramount Pictures in Association with The Film Foundation and UCLA

Force of Evil (1948) Starring John Garfield, Marie Windsor, Thomas Gomez & Beatrice Pearson – Shot by George Barnes (Spellbound) – Music by David Raskin (The Big Combo) – Screenplay by Abraham Polonsky (Odds Against Tomorrow) & Ira Wolfert (American Guerrilla in the Philippines) – Based on a Novel by Wolfert – Directed by Abraham Polonsky (Tell Them Willie Boy is Here).

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Looking forward to the Blu-ray. Enjoyed the movie very much when it was shown on Noir Alley, and I would love a good copy of it.

 

[timk1041]

Sunday's Facebook Announcement:

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

2022 HD Master from a 4K scan of the 35mm Fine Grain by Paramount Pictures in Association with The Film Foundation and UCLA

Force of Evil (1948) Starring John Garfield, Marie Windsor, Thomas Gomez & Beatrice Pearson – Shot by George Barnes (Spellbound) – Music by David Raskin (The Big Combo) – Screenplay by Abraham Polonsky (Odds Against Tomorrow) & Ira Wolfert (American Guerrilla in the Philippines) – Based on a Novel by Wolfert – Directed by Abraham Polonsky (Tell Them Willie Boy is Here).

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Interesting that Paramount Pictures is involved in the HD master of this even though this film was released by MGM.