Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3) (12 Viewers)

[Randy Korstick]

Kino Insider: Will Storm of the Century include the opening and closing credits for each of the 3 parts as originally aired? I have the original DVD but was disappointed when I discovered it didn't have the credits and separation as 3 parts. It was all mashed together like one overlong movie and I never watched it. I feel these mini-series are better when watched as separate viewings for each part. Its very tedious all at once. I will gladly repurchase if this is complete with 3 separate parts.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming October 8th on DVD and Blu-ray!

Nightmare Beach (1989) with optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
• Nightmare Rock: Interview with Composer Claudio Simonetti
• Includes both English and Italian Audio
• Reversible Blu-ray Art
• Theatrical Trailer

Brand New 4K Master! From Umberto Lenzi, notorious director of such Euro-sleaze classics as Paranoia, Seven Blood-Stained Orchids, Spasmo, Eyeball and Cannibal Ferox comes Nightmare Beach, a shockingly gory tale of a madman in a motorcycle helmet who is taking out young co-eds all over the sparkling sands of South Florida during Spring Break. As the body count creeps up, Miami detective John Saxon (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Black Christmas, Evil Eye) tries to keep ahead of the curve in this carnage-packed slasher gem from the maestro of macabre. Featuring a rollicking score by Goblin’s Claudio Simonetti (Suspiria, Dawn of the Dead, The Heroin Busters) and co-starring the great Michael Parks (Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2 and TV’s Then Came Bronson).

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

The KLSC 5th Anniversary Sale Continues!

Every title on the KLSC site is on Sale!

DVDs as low as $4.99 and Blu-rays as low as $5.99!

Free USA Shipping - Orders of $50 or more!

Sale Ends Sunday, August 4th!

https://www.klstudioclassics.com/shop

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming October 8th on DVD and Blu-ray!

Baby Blood (1990) with optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Lee Gambin and Film Critic Jarret Gahan
• Includes both Original French and English Audio
• Theatrical Trailer

It’s Time to Feed the Baby! It is a voracious parasite from the dawn of creation, surviving centuries in search of the one thing it needs: to be born of a human. But when this cunning creature slithers inside a sexy circus performer (voluptuous French starlet Emmanuelle Escourrou, Lady Blood), it demands gallons of fresh blood to grow stronger. Now this reluctantly expectant mommy and her chatty mutant fetus are off on a cross-country killing spree, where pre-natal care means violent carnage and the ultimate mother’s milk is Baby Blood! Also known as The Evil Within, this French shocker is now presented totally uncut and uncensored with all its infamous womb-raiding, gore-spewing and flesh-baring beautifully restored in HD! Co-written and directed by Alain Robak (Adrénaline).

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Kino Insider: Will Storm of the Century include the opening and closing credits for each of the 3 parts as originally aired? I have the original DVD but was disappointed when I discovered it didn't have the credits and separation as 3 parts. It was all mashed together like one overlong movie and I never watched it. I feel these mini-series are better when watched as separate viewings for each part. Its very tedious all at once. I will gladly repurchase if this is complete with 3 separate parts.

We will have each episode with opening and closing credits. Episode 1 and 2 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming October 8th on DVD and Blu-ray!

My Boyfriend's Back (1993) with optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Director Bob Balaban with Actors Mary Beth Hurt and Austin Pendleton
• Interview with Star Andrew Lowery
• Interview with Director Bob Balaban
• Interview with Composer Harry Manfredini
• Interview with Actor Austin Pendleton
• Reversible Blu-ray Art
• Theatrical Trailer

Teenager Johnny Dingle (Andrew Lowery, Color of Night) will do anything to keep his date with the hottest girl in school—even come back from the grave! You see, Johnny had the perfect scheme to win the heart of Missy McCloud (Traci Lind, Class of 1999), the town beauty. Unfortunately, Johnny’s scam goes sour and he winds up dead. Even so, Johnny’s determined to keep his date—unaware of the hilarity waiting for him upon his return. The wonderful cast includes Edward Herrmann (The Lost Boys), Mary Beth Hurt (D.A.R.Y.L.), Austin Pendleton (Hello Again), Matthew Fox (Bone Tomahawk), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Boogie Nights), Paul Dooley (Popeye), Jay O. Sanders (V.I. Warshawski), Bob Dishy (The Big Bus), Matthew McConaughey (A Time to Kill) and Cloris Leachman (Scavenger Hunt) as Maggie the Zombie Expert. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham (Friday the 13th), written by Dean Lorey (Major Payne) and directed by Bob Balaban (Parents).

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming October 8th on DVD and Blu-ray!

The Monster (1994) with optional English subtitles
• Brand New 4K Master
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Critic Peter Tonguette
• Theatrical Trailer

From Roberto Benigni, the legendary star, writer and director of Johnny Stecchino and Life Is Beautiful! Hapless grifter Loris (Benigni) is always willing to take a stab at something new—so he lets Jessica (Nicoletta Braschi, Down by Law), an attractive stranger, move in. What he doesn’t know is that Jessica is an undercover cop who suspects him to be a serial killer and certified sex fiend—and she'll stop at nothing to get her man. Beautifully shot by the great Carlo Di Palma (Blow-Up, Hannah and Her Sisters) and co-starring acting greats Michel Blanc (Monsieur Hire) and Jean-Claude Brialy (Claire’s Knee), The Monster was a monstrous box-office smash and a riotous showcase for Benigni’s slapstick genius.

 

[Randy Korstick]

We will have each episode with opening and closing credits. Episode 1 and 2 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2.

Thanks for the reply and good news. I will be getting this for sure that makes it a big upgrade for me.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming October 15th on DVD and Blu-ray!

And Soon the Darkness (1970) with optional English subtitles
• Brand New 4K Master!
• Audio commentary with Director Robert Fuest and Co-Writer/Co-Producer Brian Clemens, moderated by Journalist Jonathan Sothcott
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth
• Radio Spot
• Reverse Horizontal Blu-ray Art
• Theatrical Trailer

Two young British nurses bicycling through the desolate French countryside. A mysterious stranger on a lonely stretch of road. The women become separated and soon after, one of them disappears. Now the remaining girl, alone and frightened, begins an increasingly desperate search for answers among the strangely uncooperative locals. Where is her friend? Was there a murder? And as the darkness approaches, is the killer now stalking her? Pamela Franklin (The Legend of Hell House) and Michele Dotrice (The Blood on Satan’s Claw) co-star in this unsettling shocker directed by Robert Fuest (The Abominable Dr. Phibes). And Soon the Darkness remains a favorite of thriller fans for its sexual menace, sinister style and one of the most quietly chilling final twists in ’70s British cinema. Original story and screenplay by Brian Clemens (See No Evil) and Terry Nation (The House in Nightmare Park) with top-notch cinematography by Ian Wilson (The Crying Game, Below).

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

No Facebook/Twitter weekend announcements this weekend and also most likely next weekend. Promoting the 5th Anniversary Sale and Announcing October titles.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming October 15th on DVD and Blu-ray!

Sudden Terror (1970) aka Eyewitness (with optional English subtitles)
• Brand New 4K Master!
• Audio commentary with Director John Hough and Writer (uncredited)/Executive Producer Bryan Forbes
• Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson
• New Interview with Star Mark Lester
• SUDDEN TERROR - U.S. Trailer
• EYEWITNESS - UK Trailer
• Reversible Eyewitness Art (DVD & BD)

Pins You to the Edge of Your Seat! Living on the island of Malta, Ziggy (Mark Lester, Crossed Swords) is an 11-year-old boy with an overactive imagination and a habit of telling wild lies. But when he sees the brutal assassination of a visiting African president by two rogue policemen, nobody will believe his story. Can Ziggy convince anybody that he is telling the truth before the psychotic cops are able to hunt down and murder the only eyewitness? This is no ordinary boy-who-cried-wolf story. Legendary director John Hough (Twins of Evil, The Legend of Hell House) packs Sudden Terror with plenty of tense style, stunning locations and startling violence. Susan George (Straw Dogs), Lionel Jeffries (The Quatermass Xperiment), Jeremy Kemp (The Blue Max), Peter Vaughan (Game of Thrones), Peter Bowles (The Offence) and Tony Bonner (Quigley Down Under) co-star in this shocking and terrifying suspense-thriller featuring music by legendary British art-rock bands Fairfield Parlour and Van der Graaf Generator.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Just curious - for titles that just went out of stock like Lost Highway and Nixon, are these out of stock in that “we’re getting some more sent over in the next few days” way or in the “we have to get more pressed, gonna be a few weeks” way?

Either way my order is in and I have no doubt those discs will be well worth the wait.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Just curious - for titles that just went out of stock like Lost Highway and Nixon, are these out of stock in that “we’re getting some more sent over in the next few days” way or in the “we have to get more pressed, gonna be a few weeks” way?

Either way my order is in and I have no doubt those discs will be well worth the wait.

It means the consumer warehouse is out of it, but the main warehouse still has stock. It takes a few days to restock.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming October 15th on DVD and Blu-ray!

The Mind Benders (1963) with optional English subtitles
• Brand New 4K Master
• Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson
• Reversible BD Art
• Theatrical Trailer

When the Dark Side of the Mind Is Opened, Can It Ever Be Closed Again? A government scientist commits suicide while clutching a briefcase full of cash, and the police accuse him of being a Communist spy. But when his friend Dr. Henry Longman (Dirk Bogarde, Accident, Modesty Blaise) suspects that the death may have been the result of brainwashing, he decides to prove his theory by subjecting himself to sensory deprivation. Can the doctor resist the experiment’s sadistic side effects… or will he fall under the control of The Mind Benders? Mary Ure (Where Eagles Dare) and Wendy Craig (The Servant) co-star this classic 1963 sci-fi thriller directed by Basil Dearden (Dead of Night, The Man Who Haunted Himself) that went on to influence Ken Russell’s mind-bending Altered States. Written by James Kennaway (Tunes of Glory) and beautifully shot by Denys N. Coop (Billy Liar) with a rousing score by Georges Auric (The Wages of Fear).

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

Coming October 15th on DVD and Blu-ray!

The Queen of Spades (1949) with optional English subtitles
• A BFI and StudioCanal Restoration
• Audio Commentary by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton
• Introduction by Martin Scorsese
• An Analysis by Film Critic/Author Philip Horne
• 1951 Interview with Thorold Dickinson at the British Federation of Film Societies
• 1968 Screening Introduction by Thorold Dickinson
• Theatrical Trailer

A gambling craze is sweeping 19th-century St. Petersburg, yet a dashing Russian army captain (Anton Walbrook, The Red Shoes) is too impoverished to participate. But when he learns that an aging countess (Three-time Oscar-nominee Dame Edith Evans, The Whisperers) may hold the ultimate key to gambling riches, the desperate young officer will stop at nothing to steal the sinister secret for himself. When fortunes are won and lost with the turn of a card, will one man wager his very soul on a final twist of fate? Yvonne Mitchell (Demons of the Mind) co-stars in this brilliant British chiller directed by Thorold Dickinson (Gaslight), featuring extraordinary cinematography by Otto Heller (Peeping Tom, The Ipcress File) and based on the celebrated short story by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (The Eagle).

 

[Dick]

Coming October 15th on DVD and Blu-ray!

The Queen of Spades (1949) with optional English subtitles
• A BFI and StudioCanal Restoration
• Audio Commentary by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton
• Introduction by Martin Scorsese
• An Analysis by Film Critic/Author Philip Horne
• 1951 Interview with Thorold Dickinson at the British Federation of Film Societies
• 1968 Screening Introduction by Thorold Dickinson
• Theatrical Trailer

A gambling craze is sweeping 19th-century St. Petersburg, yet a dashing Russian army captain (Anton Walbrook, The Red Shoes) is too impoverished to participate. But when he learns that an aging countess (Three-time Oscar-nominee Dame Edith Evans, The Whisperers) may hold the ultimate key to gambling riches, the desperate young officer will stop at nothing to steal the sinister secret for himself. When fortunes are won and lost with the turn of a card, will one man wager his very soul on a final twist of fate? Yvonne Mitchell (Demons of the Mind) co-stars in this brilliant British chiller directed by Thorold Dickinson (Gaslight), featuring extraordinary cinematography by Otto Heller (Peeping Tom, The Ipcress File) and based on the celebrated short story by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (The Eagle).

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Been a slog lately going through mediocre to just plain rotten movies (though I always appreciate Kino's deliriously copious release schedule that obviously appeals to many film collectors), but QUEEN OF SPADES is a gem. Subtly horrifying by the end, and Anton Walbrook (THE RED SHOES) is always worth a watch. If this looks as good as the Kino DEAD OF NIGHT release, I'd recommend it heartily.

 

[Kino Lorber Insider]

OCTOBER 2019!

 

[Josh Steinberg]

It means the consumer warehouse is out of it, but the main warehouse still has stock. It takes a few days to restock.

Best possible answer - thanks guys!

 

[Matt Hough]

Coming October 15th on DVD and Blu-ray!

The Queen of Spades (1949) with optional English subtitles
• A BFI and StudioCanal Restoration
• Audio Commentary by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton
• Introduction by Martin Scorsese
• An Analysis by Film Critic/Author Philip Horne
• 1951 Interview with Thorold Dickinson at the British Federation of Film Societies
• 1968 Screening Introduction by Thorold Dickinson
• Theatrical Trailer

A gambling craze is sweeping 19th-century St. Petersburg, yet a dashing Russian army captain (Anton Walbrook, The Red Shoes) is too impoverished to participate. But when he learns that an aging countess (Three-time Oscar-nominee Dame Edith Evans, The Whisperers) may hold the ultimate key to gambling riches, the desperate young officer will stop at nothing to steal the sinister secret for himself. When fortunes are won and lost with the turn of a card, will one man wager his very soul on a final twist of fate? Yvonne Mitchell (Demons of the Mind) co-stars in this brilliant British chiller directed by Thorold Dickinson (Gaslight), featuring extraordinary cinematography by Otto Heller (Peeping Tom, The Ipcress File) and based on the celebrated short story by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (The Eagle).

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Scorsese is absolutely right: a very haunting film.

 

[Ed Lachmann]

Been a slog lately going through mediocre to just plain rotten movies (though I always appreciate Kino's deliriously copious release schedule that obviously appeals to many film collectors), but QUEEN OF SPADES is a gem. Subtly horrifying by the end, and Anton Walbrook (THE RED SHOES) is always worth a watch. If this looks as good as the Kino DEAD OF NIGHT release, I'd recommend it heartily.

YES! This, Dead of Night and The Mind Benders are the sort that float my boat! Still hoping for Story of Ruth or the like one of these days, too.