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[MisterLime]

From the Director of "The Onion Field" - Coming in June only on Blu-ray!

MALICE (1993) Starring ALEC BALDWIN, NICOLE KIDMAN, BILL PULLMAN, BEBE NEUWIRTH, GEORGE C. SCOTT, ANNE BANCROFT, PETER GALLAGHER, JOSEF SOMMER, TOBIN BELL & GWYNETH PALTROW - Directed by HAROLD BECKER.

 

[MisterLime]

A good MGM title I'd like to see come to blu-ray is:


Great performances from Walken and Penn in this nasty little crime film.

Not a Kino title.

 

[Konstantinos]

A good MGM title I'd like to see come to blu-ray is:

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Great performances from Walken and Penn in this nasty little crime film.

This is coming from Twilight Time!

(hopefully with an isolated score)

-I think that rumour has come from someone asking if a few titles were being released, including that one and Miami Blues, and TT saying that they would be releasing a couple of the requested titles (that doesn't mean they're releasing Miami Blues, btw?!)

TT: No, we don't have Miami Blues, and we can't remember what the other titles were...!

-There was a question a while back regarding Cutter's Way, At Close Range and Miami Blues. It was indicated 2 of those 3 were coming.

TT: Well, 2 out of 3 then.

https://www.facebook.com/twilighttimemovies/posts/845248482160486

 

[MisterLime]

The June release of F/X2 has been postponed. F/X will still be be released on June 9th - A new street date for F/X2 will be announced soon.

 

[MisterLime]

Some good news!


THE ONION FIELD and MALICE will now both be released on June 16th.

 

[Noach Kowalski]

Some good news!


THE ONION FIELD and MALICE will now both be released on June 16th.

You mean July?

 

[MisterLime]

You mean July?

No, they were moved to June.

 

[TheSteig]

I wish those Ray Milland titles would get pushed up too

 

[Matt Hough]

For me, Malice is one of the great, unsung twisty movies of the last twenty-five years. I am thrilled to read it's coming to Blu-ray.

 

[MisterLime]

I wish those Ray Milland titles would get pushed up too

Sorry David. Patience is a virtue

 

[TheSteig]

Yeah I know, but just sayin' .. its only a few more months, but at the same time, its still a few more months

 

[AnthonyClarke]

Any chance of seeing my favourite Godard movie, 'Alphaville'? Any info greatly appreciated.

 

[Derrick King]

Any chance of seeing my favourite Godard movie, 'Alphaville'? Any info greatly appreciated.

Alphaville is a StudioCanal title, so it is with Lionsgate.

 

[Ejanss]

Yeah I know, but just sayin' .. its only a few more months, but at the same time, its still a few more months

So, in the meantime, any hints of the non-Godard 3D? Decade? Genre?

 

[calvinm]

It would be cool if Kino could release 3x3D or, at least, include the Godard segment as an extra on Goodbye to Language. Basically I'd like more Godard.

I see discussion of silent film a couple of pages back. My most wanted Kino upgrade would have to be Sir Arne's Treasure - a true masterpiece that seems to be under appreciated.

 

[Dick]

Sorry David. Patience is a virtue

Not when you're my age!

 

[MisterLime]

I see discussion of silent film a couple of pages back. My most wanted Kino upgrade would have to be Sir Arne's Treasure - a true masterpiece that seems to be under appreciated.

Can it really be a true masterpiece if its under appreciated? If we setup a poll asking everyone to vote for a current "Kino Silent" to be restored in HD, where would Sir Arne's Treasure end up on that poll. We all have a film or films we're passionate about, I'll check and see if there are any plans for an HD release of the film.

 

[calvinm]

Can it really be a true masterpiece if its under appreciated? If we setup a poll asking everyone to vote for a current "Kino Silent" to be restored in HD, where would Sir Arne's Treasure end up on that poll. We all have a film or films we're passionate about, I'll check and see if there are any plans for an HD release of the film.

That's very true, thanks Mr. Lime

To respond to your question, while I am occasionally guilty of using the term 'masterpiece' too liberally (Kino themselves call the film a "masterwork"), I don't think there's any relation between merit and popularity. To discuss it on depth would certainly be off topic, but popularity is unarguably influenced by availability and great films don't necessarily have good distribution (just take a look at Kino's very own Goodbye to Language, which was struggling to find theatres to show it, though I'll admit that that is decidedly niche). It's difficult for a film to build up a fan base to compare with the recognised, canonical silent films like the Griffiths, Langs, Murnaus etc. when it's only been available for a fraction of the time and there's far less critical discussion to encourage viewers to pick it up over the works of those aforementioned filmmakers.

I realise that there are different opinions on this though; I know some people think that the "true masterpieces" (as I perhaps hastily termed Sir Arne) are the films that bubble to the surface regardless of any external factors that may oppose them

 

[JeffT.]

How about a quality bluray release of the German-produced Krimi classic SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE DEADLY NECKLACE (1962) starring the great Christopher Lee utilizing a newly restored and digitally remastered anamorphic widescreen (enhanced for 16x9 tvs) video transfer?

If a theatrical English language widescreen print is not available then possibly the original widescreen German version with English subtitling could be a possibility.

Kino Lorber is the only home video outlet that can be (reasonably) approached on such a unique request so I am hoping for the best.

Please bring us an exacting edition of SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE DEADLY NECKLACE (1962) on bluray!

Thank you.

Jeff T.

 

[MisterLime]

COMING IN JULY FROM Kino Lorber Studio Classics - ON BLU-RAY & DVD - JONATHAN KAPLAN'S TRUCK TURNER (1974) STARRING ISAAC HAYES, YAPHET KOTTO, NICHELLE NICHOLS, CHARLES CYPHERS, DICK MILLER & SCATMAN CROTHERS

SPECIAL FEATURES:
• BRAND NEW AUDIO COMMENTARY BY DIRECTOR JONATHAN KAPLAN
• "TRAILERS FROM HELL" WITH ERNEST DICKERSON
• ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER