Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3) (11 Viewers)

[Robert Crawford]

I've been waiting for DR. CYCLOPS and was hoping that it was coming from Kino! I love this movie!

You owe some thanks to me as I just purchased the 2016 Universal Vault DVD of it recently. My strange karma with buying DVD titles then having them come out on Blu-ray shortly thereafter continues in 2019.

 

[John Hermes]

You owe some thanks to me as I just purchased the 2016 Universal Vault DVD of it recently. My strange karma with buying DVD titles then having them come out on Blu-ray shortly thereafter continues in 2019.

Robert, please buy The Sons Of Katie Elder DVD immediately!!!

 

[Dick]

You owe some thanks to me as I just purchased the 2016 Universal Vault DVD of it recently. My strange karma with buying DVD titles then having them come out on Blu-ray shortly thereafter continues in 2019.

In that case, I hope that you recently purchased a DVD of THIS ISLAND EARTH!

 

[J. Casey]

You owe some thanks to me as I just purchased the 2016 Universal Vault DVD of it recently. My strange karma with buying DVD titles then having them come out on Blu-ray shortly thereafter continues in 2019.

Thank you, Robert!!

 

[bujaki]

Nice! I ran a brand-new 35mm print from Universal of Dr Cyclops a number of years ago and it looked terrific.

Whereas as a child, I saw a 35mm nitrate print projected with carbon arcs. That's what my very small home town theater used to run prior to the installation of CinemaScope: old, old prints that were never returned to the mainland.

 

[Kirk Rivers]

KLI, do you have any films with Charles Bronson, Demi Moore or Billy Zane on your upcoming schedule?

 

[Robert Crawford]

Robert, please buy The Sons Of Katie Elder DVD immediately!!!

Unfortunately, I purchased that DVD back in 2001, so my strange karma hasn't work with that particular title. I wished it did as it would be nice to revisit my childhood when I first viewed that film at the Merritt theater which was my neighborhood cinema before multi-theater complexes became the thing.

In that case, I hope that you recently purchased a DVD of THIS ISLAND EARTH!

Unfortunately, another DVD that I purchased a long time ago back in 2006, which hasn't work that strange karma for an upcoming Blu-ray release.

 

[battlebeast]

You owe some thanks to me as I just purchased the 2016 Universal Vault DVD of it recently. My strange karma with buying DVD titles then having them come out on Blu-ray shortly thereafter continues in 2019.

I have a number of films I'd like you to buy...

 

[thetao]

@KLI: If there is a followup Universal deal, would you consider "The Last Warning" (1928)? Universal restored this film a couple years ago, and while I expect that silent films take a little more work to prepare, i.e. acquiring a soundtrack, KL had a surprisingly healthy silent output in 2018, not to mention Leni's "Cat and the Canary" back in the days of DVD.

And would anybody explain exactly what constitutes a "special edition"? I bought Kino's two Kolchak BD's, so am guessing this means liner notes and a slipcover? How long has this been going on and what other titles are included? Maybe a thorough search of this thread would work?

 

[skylark68]

KLI: I may have mentioned this before, but thank you so much for the OSS 117 series on bluray. I've rewatched those films a few times now, and the ones with Kerwin Mathews in particular are just really great. The PQ is just beyond amazing as well. Thanks again!

 

[rdimucci]

Maybe so, but 48 years later, I don't know why they AREN'T ALLOWED to put [Diane Keaton's] name on the cover. It's weird to me.

It's just as well, in my opinion. I hate it when a video company finds that some now-famous actor had a bit part in a film they are releasing and then moves that actor's name to the top of the credit list. I don't mind if they mention in the back cover blurb to "look out for so-and-so, who has a small role in the film," but in many cases, what they do on the front cover amounts to false advertising.

 

[rdimucci]

So many films do not credit the actors at the beginning that I would be surprised if SAG would have an objection.

About a quarter of current films don't even show the title at the beginning anymore.

 

[Worth]

KLI: I may have mentioned this before, but thank you so much for the OSS 117 series on bluray. I've rewatched those films a few times now, and the ones with Kerwin Mathews in particular are just really great. The PQ is just beyond amazing as well. Thanks again!

I also watched those recently, after wanting to see them for ages. Seeing John Gavin in that part confirms that the Bond producers really dodged a bullet with Diamonds Are Forever. I was very surprised that that was Frederick Stafford's first acting role - he's better with more screen presence than George Lazenby, in my opinion.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

KLI, do you have any films with Charles Bronson, Demi Moore or Billy Zane on your upcoming schedule?

That's kind of a strange list of actors, we announced RIDER ON THE RAIN a few weeks ago and have more Bronson on the way. We may have one more titles with Demi Moore, we released THE SCARLET STREET a couple of months ago. Don't think we have any Billy Zane films.

 

[battlebeast]

It's just as well, in my opinion. I hate it when a video company finds that some now-famous actor had a bit part in a film they are releasing and then moves that actor's name to the top of the credit list. I don't mind if they mention in the back cover blurb to "look out for so-and-so, who has a small role in the film," but in many cases, what they do on the front cover amounts to false advertising.

I don’t like it either... I was just wondering why it was an absolute no to put Keaton on the front.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

@KLI: If there is a followup Universal deal, would you consider "The Last Warning" (1928)? Universal restored this film a couple years ago, and while I expect that silent films take a little more work to prepare, i.e. acquiring a soundtrack, KL had a surprisingly healthy silent output in 2018, not to mention Leni's "Cat and the Canary" back in the days of DVD.

And would anybody explain exactly what constitutes a "special edition"? I bought Kino's two Kolchak BD's, so am guessing this means liner notes and a slipcover? How long has this been going on and what other titles are included? Maybe a thorough search of this thread would work?

We would be interested if it was available to us.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

KLI: I may have mentioned this before, but thank you so much for the OSS 117 series on bluray. I've rewatched those films a few times now, and the ones with Kerwin Mathews in particular are just really great. The PQ is just beyond amazing as well. Thanks again!

We plan to release a similar collection from the same filmmaker André Hunebelle - Fantomas 1960s Collection [Fantômas (1964) / Fantômas Unleashed (1965) / Fantômas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)]. Should be out pretty soon!

BTW, I think the two Frederick Stafford films are the two best ones in the OSS 117 set. But to each his own

 

[TheSteig]

Hi KL, I was reading elsewhere that you said Kino had one Boris Karloff title. I was wondering how many Film Noir titles from Universal do you have , if any ? (Pre 1960)
Thanks !

 

[Vintage Horror]

Hi KL, I was reading elsewhere that you said Kino had one Boris Karloff title. I was wondering how many Film Noir titles from Universal do you have , if any ? (Pre 1960)
Thanks !

I thought it was "a couple" of Boris Karloff titles???

 

[Patrick McCart]

I don’t like it either... I was just wondering why it was an absolute no to put Keaton on the front.

There's probably an insane amount of paperwork and clearance to get something like that altered. I read in a thread on another forum that another label's license for a title was so strict they had to use exact artwork for menus and the cover, including mute menus.