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Re: Kino

#3176 Post by Ashirg » Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:41 pm

The Queen (1968) released June 2nd -

Special features:
• Audio commentary by artist and producer Zackary Drucker and journalist and author Diana Tourjée
• Outtake footage
• Theatrical trailers (original and re-release)
• Interview with producer Si Litvinoff, by Shade Rupe
• The Queen: After Party Outtakes, with Jack Doroshow, by Joe E. Jeffreys
• Flawless Sabrina: Icon/Muse, a short documentary by Michelle Handelman
• Irma Vep: The Last Breath, a short film by Michelle Handelman, featuring Flawless Sabrina
• Queens at Heart, a 1967 short documentary on drag culture
• Post-screening Q&A footage with Flawless Sabrina and Zackary Drucker
• Booklet essay by Joe E. Jeffreys (Blu-ray only)

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Re: Kino

#3177 Post by Drucker » Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:18 am

Great Leap on Beaver. Not only does this look really fantastic, it kind of makes me laugh that Kino has defended some of their silent films where aspect ratios were clearly messed up. Look how great this looks!

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Re: Kino

#3178 Post by rockysds » Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:14 pm

Victor and Victoria (1933) and Paracelsus (1944) in June.

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Re: Kino

#3179 Post by Finch » Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:22 pm

Kino have bought Rasoulof's Berlin winner There Is No Evil for a fall theatrical release.
“There is No Evil’s” U.S. deal was negotiated by Kino Lorber senior VP Wendy Lidell and Film Boutique’s head of sales Julien Razafindranaly.

”I am very happy that Kino Lorber is once again distributing one of my films in the U.S.,” Rasoulof himself commented:

He went on: “With their selection of titles they demonstrate that cinema can be entertaining and thought-provoking at the same time, confronting the audience with questions of choice and morality.”

Lidell added, “About halfway through watching ‘There is No Evil,’ I knew it was destined to win Berlin’s Golden Bear. Told with great insight and compassion, this story of personal soul-searching is both uniquely Iranian and superbly universal. We believe it will resonate deeply with Americans during these extraordinary times.”

“We are really glad that ‘There is No Evil’ has been so well-received since its premiere at the Berlinale,” Razafindranaly added. “Today it is with the same level of happiness that we team up again with Richard, Wendy and the whole team at Kino Lorber in order to bring this year’s Golden Bear to American audiences very soon.”

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Re: Kino

#3180 Post by L.A. » Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:33 pm


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Re: Kino

#3181 Post by willoneill » Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:19 pm

Fitting as today is National Canadian Film Day, Kino has restored and will be releasing The Grey Fox.

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Re: Kino

#3182 Post by L.A. » Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:16 pm


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Re: Kino

#3183 Post by hearthesilence » Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:30 pm

L.A. wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:16 pm
Beaver reviews Tartuffe (1925)
Nice! So we get both versions of Tartuffe in one package, a rare instance where the Kino edition tops Eureka/MoC's.

FWIW, there was an issue with the Early Murnau box set, and happily Kino has rectified things. As explained in this post from 2016:
lubitsch wrote:
Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:22 pm
As for the following information, I'm merely repeating a friend's observations. He wrote to MoC but got no response, I also enquired and got no response, so it's time to make this more public. Maybe MoC will be willing to explain who exactly botched this release, the facts are as following:

The version of Tartüff in this set is a 2013 HD scan of the old version which was already released on DVD back in 2002. The version used then was the US export version which was censored. There were even comparisons between the US and European versions which documented the censorship, but it was explained that the other version was too bad to be used for a transfer.
In 2015 a new restoration was shown on arte which didn't feature the piano music, but instead a full orchestral score and it was longer. Now the information credits told us that this copy was made from an uncensored print by Gosfilmofond and the US version as well as another copy were only used to fill the gaps.

The question obviously is: why do we get the old version in this set? Didn't MoC want to license the new restoration and pay for it? Or did Murnau Stiftung forget to inform them of a new restoration?

Maybe some others would like to write to MoC and ask for an explanation. It's certainly not true that "this collection features new high-definition transfers of all five films from the finest archival elements" as their facebook post from 20th april says.

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Re: Kino

#3184 Post by swo17 » Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:06 pm

Huh. Is there a good reason to get any of the other Kino Murnaus?

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Re: Kino

#3185 Post by EddieLarkin » Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:18 pm

Seems Kino have upped their game a little, because they bested another MoC silent film release recently with The Golem, by using the correct video levels.

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Re: Kino Lorber Studio Classics Acquisitions

#3186 Post by Calvin » Tue May 12, 2020 6:10 pm

This is an exciting one:

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Coming to DVD and Blu-ray July 14th from Kino Classics!

Mädchen in Uniform (1931)
Directed by Leontine Sagan

A vital landmark in the history of queer cinema, Mädchen in Uniform is a remarkably brave and honest film about nascent love between women at a boarding school for girls.

Special feature:
Audio commentary by film historian Jenni Olson

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Re: Kino

#3187 Post by Drucker » Tue May 12, 2020 6:26 pm

Excellent! I had my eye on the German blu ray for ever and never pulled the trigger. Looking forward to this.

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Re: Kino

#3188 Post by Saturnome » Tue May 12, 2020 7:32 pm

How long have I been waiting for this !! I've been very happy with Kino recently, whenever I manage to forget their Blackmail

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Re: Kino

#3189 Post by perkizitore » Tue May 12, 2020 9:04 pm

Drucker wrote:
Tue May 12, 2020 6:26 pm
Excellent! I had my eye on the German blu ray for ever and never pulled the trigger. Looking forward to this.
Which German blu-ray?

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Re: Kino

#3190 Post by Ribs » Wed May 13, 2020 11:46 am

The three Istvan Szabo titles are coming July 21. Will definitely be grabbing these assuming Second Run doesn’t announce any of them by then.

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Re: Kino

#3191 Post by swo17 » Wed May 13, 2020 11:48 am

Same!

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Re: Kino

#3192 Post by L.A. » Wed May 13, 2020 12:13 pm

Mädchen in Uniform (1931) reminds me of Olivia (1951) which I need to pick up at some point.

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Re: Kino

#3193 Post by Drucker » Wed May 13, 2020 1:38 pm

perkizitore wrote:
Tue May 12, 2020 9:04 pm
Drucker wrote:
Tue May 12, 2020 6:26 pm
Excellent! I had my eye on the German blu ray for ever and never pulled the trigger. Looking forward to this.
Which German blu-ray?
My mistake I confused this film with another. Still glad to see it coming out!

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Re: Kino

#3194 Post by L.A. » Wed May 13, 2020 3:01 pm

Coming to DVD and Blu-ray July 28th from Kino Classics!

The Shakedown (1929)
Directed by William Wyler
Starring James Murray and Barbara Kent

The Shakedown is a heartwarming boxing drama directed by Hollywood legend William Wyler (The Big Country), presented in a new 4K restoration from Universal Pictures.

Special features:
*Audio commentary by film critic Nick Pinkerton
*Booklet essay by film historian Nora Fiore (Blu-ray only)
*Score by Michael Gatt

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Re: Kino

#3195 Post by L.A. » Thu May 14, 2020 12:04 pm

Coming to DVD and Blu-ray July 28th from Kino Classics!

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Directed by Stuart Paton
Starring Allen Holubar

Stuart Paton’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) is an epic retelling of Jules Verne’s classic novel, shot on location in the Bahaman Islands. Allen Holubar stars as the domineering Captain Nemo, who rescues the passengers of an American naval vessel after ramming them with his ironclad, steampunk submarine, The Nautilus. Incorporating material from Verne’s The Mysterious Island, the film also follows the adventures of a group of Civil War soldiers whose hot-air balloon crash-lands on an exotic island, where they encounter the untamed “Child of Nature” (Jane Gail). Calling itself “The First Submarine Photoplay Ever Filmed,” the film is highlighted by stunning underwater photography (engineered by Ernest and George Williamson), including a deep sea funeral and a diver’s battle with a giant cephalopod. In honor of the film’s extraordinary technical and artistic achievement, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Special features:
*Audio commentary by film historian Anthony Slide
*Musical score by Orlando Perez Rosso

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Re: Kino

#3196 Post by Adam X » Thu May 14, 2020 12:36 pm

Ribs wrote:
Wed May 13, 2020 11:46 am
The three Istvan Szabo titles are coming July 21. Will definitely be grabbing these assuming Second Run doesn’t announce any of them by then.
Hopefully the extras on the three discs aren't as identical as that listing suggests, Samm Deighan commentary notwithstanding.

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Re: Kino

#3197 Post by tenia » Thu May 14, 2020 2:22 pm

It wouldn't be new for this kind of wave to share exact same more general extras, like about the director. I can understand some only buying 1 of these titles and being happy it's not missing out extras.

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Re: Kino

#3198 Post by Roscoe » Thu May 14, 2020 2:26 pm

Glad to see it confirmed about the German soundtrack being included on MEPHISTO. Film Forum was running the Hungarian soundtrack the day I saw it, and the effect was jarring.

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Re: Kino

#3199 Post by The Narrator Returns » Fri May 15, 2020 6:11 pm

"Remembrance of Production Designer Jozsef Romvari" seems to be a short film directed by Romvari's granddaughter Sophy Romvari, an excellent filmmaker in her own right (and a top-notch Twitter follow).

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Re: Kino

#3200 Post by FrauBlucher » Tue May 19, 2020 9:05 pm

Can someone give me a quick critique of Confidence? It sounds very interesting to me. Is it worth a blind buy?

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