Your thoughts on Kino-Lorber Blu-rays (2 Viewers)

[jayembee]

Cohen Bros did a Sirk 2 fer with Lured and Scandel in Paris, but has been out of print for some time!! Great casts and seemed to be clean prints. I'd love to have either of these on BD!!!

A Scandal in Paris/Lured (Two Films by Douglas Sirk) | Kino Lorber - Experience Cinema

Two restored classics by director Douglas Sirk, both featuring George Sanders.

kinolorber.com

Kino Lorber is now Cohen's distributor. This release is listed as "Temporarily Out of Stock", which likely means they just need to have more units pressed.

Oh, and it's Cohen Media Group, not "Cohen Bros." You're getting it mixed up with Joel and Ethan Coen.

 

[Capt D McMars]

I have seen Lured and didn't like it much.
I hope Kino could release another Sirk I loved and missed it on blu-ray (the Eureka release is long OOP):
A Time to love and a time to die

It wasn't Gas Light, but it was a nice cast, all doing thier thing and in proper stalking time, LOL! Nice to see a young Lucile Ball, Boris K doing hie thing and the swave G Saunders in the mix...This is why we all have different wants. Sorry you didn't enjoy it, I won't piss on your corn flakes either,

 

[Capt D McMars]

A Scandal in Paris/Lured (Two Films by Douglas Sirk) | Kino Lorber - Experience Cinema

Two restored classics by director Douglas Sirk, both featuring George Sanders.

kinolorber.com

Kino Lorber is now Cohen's distributor. This release is listed as "Temporarily Out of Stock", which likely means they just need to have more units pressed.

Oh, and it's Cohen Media Group, not "Cohen Bros." You're getting it mixed up with Joel and Ethan Coen.

Yep you are correct, but I'm sure you understood the expression intended ? In the Kino listing has said that for 7, going on 8 months now, rather a long time to be "temporaraily out of stock", agreed?

 

[PODER]

LURED is also one of the five films in the Kino GLAMOUR GIRLS Box Set, which is available for a decent price on eBay. A used set listed as "very good" is just $25.00.

 

[Capt D McMars]

LURED is also one of the five films in the Kino GLAMOUR GIRLS Box Set, which is available for a decent price on eBay.

Not a big box set fan...and $60 for dvds...thanks for the info though!! I appreciate it but I'll wait!!

 

[J. Casey]

Spent some time with MAIGRET season 1 (1960-61) today. Some may expect me to complain about the kinescope sourcing for the episodes. Yes, it's a low rez source, but it is what it is and we're lucky to have them. But what I really wanted to complain about is the smutty nature of the stories. We sat down for some great family entertainment and were met with women with large (hmmm) cleavage and even one admitting being a stripper!

Seriously, a great series that we're lucky to see today. Rupert Davies was my favorite Maigret (and Georges Simenon's as well!). Looking forward to future seasons (I think there were 4 in total). Network in the UK released a blu-ray set of the complete series and Kino is giving us individual season sets here in the US.

 

[jayembee]

Yep you are correct, but I'm sure you understood the expression intended ? In the Kino listing has said that for 7, going on 8 months now, rather a long time to be "temporaraily out of stock", agreed?

Perhaps, but keep in mind that when a title is Out of Print, and no longer offered, it's removed from Kino's site. Check, for example, Duel in the Sun. That the Sirk double-feature is still listed tells us that it's still being offered.

 

[Capt D McMars]

Perhaps, but keep in mind that when a title is Out of Print, and no longer offered, it's removed from Kino's site. Check, for example, Duel in the Sun. That the Sirk double-feature is still listed tells us that it's still being offered.

After a while you get tired of going to an empty store...being ware of the shipping chain issues, Kino could at least update the listing? Going on 8 moths with no updates is a good as OOP to most people. How long does "Temporary" apply?

 

[RobertMG]

With KINO releasing another great Rod Taylor film here is a really great interview with him! Might have been his last interview.

 

[Sam Favate]

Kino had an email recently that said they were doing a 4K version of Three Days of the Condor “soon.” I hope they can make an announcement on this sooner rather than later, since Paramount is re-releasing the Blu-ray on Feb. 14. Personally, I like to wait for the Kino 4k, but I’d like to have an idea of when it might be.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Kino had an email recently that said they were doing a 4K version of Three Days of the Condor “soon.” I hope they can make an announcement on this sooner rather than later, since Paramount is re-releasing the Blu-ray on Feb. 14. Personally, I like to wait for the Kino 4k, but I’d like to have an idea of when it might be.

I wouldn't purchase that Paramount Blu-ray.

COMING SOON on 4KHUD:
Brick (2005)
Bug (2006)
Cry Baby (1990)
Face/Off (1997)
Leviathan (1989)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
The Longest Yard (1974)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Red Dragon (2002)
Ronin (1998)
Serpico (1973)
Staying Alive (1983)
Sudden Death (1995)
3 Days of the Condor (1975)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
The Train (1964)
Underworld (1985) aka Transmutation

 

[mark brown]

Has Kino indicated if it intends to incorporate Atmos into any of its product in the future?

 

[B....]

Kino had an email recently that said they were doing a 4K version of Three Days of the Condor “soon.” I hope they can make an announcement on this sooner rather than later, since Paramount is re-releasing the Blu-ray on Feb. 14. Personally, I like to wait for the Kino 4k, but I’d like to have an idea of when it might be.

Talk about bad timing for my very recent Paramount BD purchase! Love this movie. Any more news on their upcoming 4K of "The Train"?

 

[Camps]

OK I've got to confess I've had little interest in getting a 4K player. To me, my 3D blu ray player provides me the ultimate home viewing experience. Alas, studio homevid departments have jettisoned 3D blu rays of their 3D theatrical releases to make way for flat 4K releases of these titles.

And, judging by the massive studio/distributor output of 4K discs, 4K players apparently are selling... so I'm compelled to ask...

If one has a blu ray player and a 4K UHD TV (like I do), does upgrading to a 4K player really make a dramatic viewing difference?

 

[Robert Crawford]

OK I've got to confess I've had little interest in getting a 4K player. To me, my 3D blu ray player provides me the ultimate home viewing experience. Alas, studio homevid departments have jettisoned 3D blu rays of their 3D theatrical releases to make way for flat 4K releases of these titles.

And, judging by the massive studio/distributor output of 4K discs, 4K players apparently are selling... so I'm compelled to ask...

If one has a blu ray player and a 4K UHD TV (like I do), does upgrading to a 4K player really make a dramatic viewing difference?

I see significant improvement in picture quality when watching 4K discs compared to the Blu-ray of the same movie title. There might be some exceptions, but they're few and far between based on my personal experience. I have over 700 4K/UHD titles in my disc collection that is approaching 13,000.

 

[Robert Crawford]

@Camps What is your current display?

 

[Camps]

@Camps What is your current display?

It's a 2015 Samsung 42" Curve UHD TV

 

[Robert Crawford]

It's a 2015 Samsung 42" Curve UHD TV

At the size, I'm not so sure the benefit is enough to justify the expense. People that have 4K displays at the size and watch 4K discs on them will have to advise you regarding that issue.

 

[RichMurphy]

If one has a blu ray player and a 4K UHD TV (like I do), does upgrading to a 4K player really make a dramatic viewing difference?

Probably not, given the size of your TV screen. But it might make a dramatic LISTENING difference if you pipe your sound through a home theater system. As I have mentioned elsewhere, the main advantage for me of a UHD release in the inclusion of a Dolby Atmos track, which usually is left off of the concurrent Blu-Ray release.

 

[Paul Penna]

I see significant improvement in picture quality when watching 4K discs compared to the Blu-ray of the same movie title.

Same title and same transfer?