Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3) (8 Viewers)

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming September 24th on 4KUHD!
https://kinolorber.com/product/murder-on-the-orient-express-4kuhd-50th-anniversary

Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 50th Anniversary Edition

DISC 1 (4KUHD):
• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• 5.1 Surround & Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
• Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• The Making of Murder on the Orient Express (48:32)
• Interview with Producer Richard Goodwin (18:14)
• Agatha Christie: A Portrait (9:36)
• Theatrical Trailer (2:38)
• 5.1 Surround & Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

Color 128 Minutes 1.85:1 Rated PG
Elegant, escapist entertainment at its stylishly European best! This Agatha Christie whodunit boasts an incredible international cast of some of the most wonderfully eccentric characters ever created. Albert Finney is the dapper detective Hercule Poirot, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous train’s Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionaire before the local police arrive. Among the suspects: Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Roberts, Richard Widmark and Michael York. Directed by the great Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Serpico), packed with sparkling dialogue and visually rich in texture, this incomparable thriller received six Academy Award nominations, with Ingrid Bergman winning Best Actress in a Supporting Role (1974) for her role as the slightly dim-witted, Bible-quoting Swedish missionary.

 

[Robert Harris]

Coming September 24th on 4KUHD!
https://kinolorber.com/product/murder-on-the-orient-express-4kuhd-50th-anniversary

Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 50th Anniversary Edition

DISC 1 (4KUHD):
• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• 5.1 Surround & Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
• Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• The Making of Murder on the Orient Express (48:32)
• Interview with Producer Richard Goodwin (18:14)
• Agatha Christie: A Portrait (9:36)
• Theatrical Trailer (2:38)
• 5.1 Surround & Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

Color 128 Minutes 1.85:1 Rated PG
Elegant, escapist entertainment at its stylishly European best! This Agatha Christie whodunit boasts an incredible international cast of some of the most wonderfully eccentric characters ever created. Albert Finney is the dapper detective Hercule Poirot, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous train’s Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionaire before the local police arrive. Among the suspects: Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Roberts, Richard Widmark and Michael York. Directed by the great Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Serpico), packed with sparkling dialogue and visually rich in texture, this incomparable thriller received six Academy Award nominations, with Ingrid Bergman winning Best Actress in a Supporting Role (1974) for her role as the slightly dim-witted, Bible-quoting Swedish missionary.

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Nice! An enormous gathering of talent in this film.

 

[Dan McW]

I'll be getting this as it's one of my all-time favorite films since I saw it on TV in the 1970s as a youngster and budding Agatha Christie reader, along with multiple viewings on VHS and DVD. One of the "suspects" in the cast mentioned above is actually the victim, but not listing that actor would be a spoiler, I guess.

 

[Konstantinos]

May I ask Mr. @Kino Lorber Insider here something about an old announcement?
Do you know what aspect ratio eventually Little Buddha in 4k will have?
Please consider having the original AR.

 

[battlebeast]

Was the Interview with Producer bonus feature on the ORIENT EXPRESS Blu ray from Paramount?

 

[mskaye]

Nice! An enormous gathering of talent in this film.

Can't wait for this. What a cast! And he was a master. A good listen by the way ...

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming September 24th!
Two 1950s Technicolor classics starring screen legend Alan Ladd!
https://kinolorber.com/product/red-mountain
https://kinolorber.com/product/botany-bay

RED MOUNTAIN (1951)
• 2021 HD Master by Paramount Pictures - From a 4K Scans of RGB Nitrate Original Negatives
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
• Optional English Subtitles

BOTANY BAY (1953)
• 2021 HD Master by Paramount Pictures - From 4K Scans
• NEW Audio Commentary by Heath Holland, Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast
• Optional English Subtitles

Color 84 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
Stained by the Blood of the West’s Greatest Heroes! From William Dieterle, the acclaimed director of Portrait of Jennie, Rope of Sand and Dark City, comes a rip-roaring Technicolor western with the all-star lineup of Alan Ladd (Shane), Lizabeth Scott (Desert Fury), Arthur Kennedy (Bend of the River) and John Ireland (Gunfight at the O.K. Corral). In the waning days of the Civil War, a rebel captain (Ladd) flees to Colorado to join a band of Southern mercenaries led by the bloodthirsty General Quantrill (Ireland). Along the way he drags an innocent gold-prospecting couple (Kennedy and Scott) into danger when the husband is accused of murder. Packed with fast-paced cavalry action, thrilling shootouts, a rousing Franz Waxman (Botany Bay) score and colorful Charles Lang (The Magnificent Seven) cinematography, Red Mountain is a glittering gem of a western!

Color 94 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
Botany Bay tells the story of the birth of Australia as a nation in the late 18th century—drawing its founding settlers from the dreary prisons of England. Condemned to live out the rest of their existence in a foreign land, these convicted criminals are given a chance for reformation on new soil. Among them are Hugh Tallant (screen great Alan Ladd, Whispering Smith), a rebellious medical student unjustly accused of highway robbery, and Sally Munroe (a wonderful Patricia Medina, Sangaree), a pretty young actress sentenced in a dispute over the ownership of a necklace. In order to reach their new life in the British penal colony of Botany Bay, however, they have to survive the grueling voyage of the prison ship Charlotte—and the treachery of its sadistic overlord, Captain Gilbert (a fiery James Mason, The Man Between). When the ship finally lands at its destination, the film comes to a crashing climax that makes it one of the most exciting sea adventures ever filmed! Franz Waxman’s (Red Mountain) score and John F. Seitz’s (Captain Carey, U.S.A.) Technicolor cinematography heighten the drama in this sweeping swashbuckler from screenwriter Jonathan Latimer (Night Has a Thousand Eyes) and director John Farrow (Submarine Command).

 

[JoeDoakes]

I've always loved Alan Ladd. I'm grateful that Kino has shown such a commitment to his films, many of which were unavailable for years.

 

[Ed Lachmann]

Great news! I'm in for both but especially Botany Bay with that Franz Waxman score I love so on CD. Can't wait. Two Waxmans are better than one!

 

[jayembee]

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming September 24th!
https://kinolorber.com/product/below-the-belt

BELOW THE BELT (1980)
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
• Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English Subtitles

Below the Belt is a gritty and humorous drama about life on the road as a female professional wrestler, in the tradition of Rocky (1976) and Fat City (1972). Based on the memoir To Smithereens by Rosalyn Drexler (who wrestled as the "Mexican Spitfire"), it is a realistic and moving take on the highs and lows of life on the mat. Rosa Rubinsky (Regina Baff, Escape from Alcatraz) is a natural at fending off unwanted sexual advances while working at a sports arena concession stand. So when she's discovered by promoter Bobby Fox (John C. Becher, Gremlins) and trained by real-life legend Mildred Burke, Rosa soon finds herself competing in the turbulent world of pro wrestling.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming September 24th!
https://kinolorber.com/product/my-favorite-spy-special-edition

MY FAVORITE SPY (1951)
• 2020 HD Master by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
• Optional English Subtitles

B&W 93 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
The cheeky charm of Bob Hope (My Favorite Blonde, My Favorite Brunette) meets the bombshell brilliance of Hedy Lamarr (Samson and Delilah, The Female Animal) in this sly spy farce! While on his way to Tangier to purchase a microfilm containing important war secrets, foreign spy Eric Augustine (Hope) is wounded by the authorities and hospitalized. Burlesque comedian Peanuts White (also Hope), a dead ringer for Augustine, is recruited by the government to take over Augustine’s mission. Peanuts is briefed in the role of the suave and romantic Augustine, dressed to look exactly like him and is thrust into the world of espionage and international intrigue! In Tangier, he meets—and falls for—the irresistible but dangerous Lily Dalbray (Lamarr), Augustine’s sweetheart, who’s now in cahoots with the mastermind of the spy ring (Francis L. Sullivan, The Mystery of Edwin Drood). Just like Hope’s previous “My Favorite” forays, My Favorite Spy parodies classic espionage pictures with panache! Directed by the great Norman Z. McLeod (Road to Rio, The Paleface) and featuring legendary Hollywood “bad guys” Mike Mazurki (Dark City) and Marc Lawrence (Cloak and Dagger).

 

[BobO'Link]

New master w/subs... I'll be getting that one.

Bring on more Hope! I'd love to have his entire filmography on BR!

 

[commander richardson]

New master w/subs... I'll be getting that one.

Bring on more Hope! I'd love to have his entire filmography on BR!

I agree and the English sub -titles so I will buy.

 

[Robert13]

Happy to see UFOria gettting a release.

Will UFOria have the original score, or will it be the rescore found on the 1987 VHS?

Apparently, UFOria will not be released anytime soon according to a post on the BR forum. I hope they sort out whatever they need to make that release happen.

 

[Keith Cobby]

Looking forward to My Favorite Spy, one of my favourite films and well worth upgrading/double dipping, especially with a commentary. A wonderful trilogy of films now completed by KL.

 

[borisfw]

Apparently, UFOria will not be released anytime soon according to a post on the BR forum. I hope they sort out whatever they need to make that release happen.

Dang it. I hope they can work out the issue.

 

[Angelo Colombus]

Apparently, UFOria will not be released anytime soon according to a post on the BR forum. I hope they sort out whatever they need to make that release happen.

Maybe it has to do with music rights?

 

[B-ROLL]

Coming September 24th!
https://kinolorber.com/product/my-favorite-spy-special-edition

MY FAVORITE SPY (1951)
• 2020 HD Master by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
• Optional English Subtitles

B&W 93 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
The cheeky charm of Bob Hope (My Favorite Blonde, My Favorite Brunette) meets the bombshell brilliance of Hedy Lamarr ...

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That's Hedley

Hedley Lamarr !

 

[Robert Crawford]

Saturday’s Facebook Announcement:

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!

The Ballad of Josie (1967) Starring Doris Day, Peter Graves, George Kennedy, Andy Devine, William Talman, David Hartman, Don Stroud, Paul Fix & Harry Carry Jr. – Shot by Milton R. Krasner (How the West Was Won) – Music by De Vol (Cat Ballou) – Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen (McLintock!, Shenandoah, Cahill U.S. Marshall, Ffolkes).