KINO LORBER THREAD

[Susan Foreman]

'Seven Chances' (1925) / 'Sherlock Jr' (1924)! - Coming to Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Classics

Release date: October 29

"Seven Chances and Sherlock Jr. are two dazzling comedies that showcase Buster Keaton?s genius for super-sized slapstick. Presented in new restorations by Lobster Films from the Blackhawk Films Collection, these masterpieces have never looked better

Seven Chances tells the story of an eligible young bachelor who must marry by 7:00 p.m. in order to receive a $7 million inheritance. A newspaper announcement provides him with more fiancees than he can handle, setting in motion the most epic and surreal chase sequence of Keaton's career

Sherlock Jr. is a brilliant deconstruction of the filmmaking process. Keaton stars as a movie theatre projectionist who dreams of becoming a super-sleuth, and, in one breathtaking sequence, literally steps into the screen to bring his fantasies to life"

Product Extras:

• Audio commentary for Seven Chances by film critic Adam Nayman
• Audio commentary for Sherlock Jr. by film critic Matt Singer
• A Brideless Groom (1947, 17 min.), a Three Stooges short that recycles the premise of Seven Chances
• How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the New York Herald Personal Columns, a 1904 Edison short directed by Edwin S. Porter
• Music for Seven Chances and Sherlock Jr. by Robert Israel

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Obviously mentioning author James Herbert is not a selling point stateside when it comes to Fluke.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Obviously mentioning author James Herbert is not a selling point stateside when it comes to Fluke.

Must admit that I thought the omission of his name was a bit strange as well - maybe it's to stop people from thinking it is a usual 'James-Herbert-type' horror film

As it is, 'Fluke' a beautiful movie that is highly recommended

[Susan Foreman]

'Road Games' (1981) - Coming soon to 4K UHD in a brand new HDR Dolby Vision Master, from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative from Kino Lorber

"Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Stacy Keach, Marion Edward & Grant Page - Shot by Vincent Monton (Long Weekend) - Music by Brian May (Mad Max) - Screenplay by Everette De Roche (Razorback) - Directed by Richard Franklin (Patrick, Psycho II, Link, F/X2)"

More info TBA

I'm happy with the Powerhouse release

[Susan Foreman]

'THE CLASSIC GHOSTS' (1973) - Coming to Blu-ray 15 from Kino Lorber

Release date: October 15

"Virtually unseen since their late-night airings on ABC television in 1973, The Classic Ghosts is a series of five feature-length teleplays, shot live on videotape (in the style of daytime dramas) and meticulously restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Not only do these gothic thrillers showcase an array of celebrated actors, but are notable for having been produced by a primarily female creative team, including producer Jacqueline Babbin (Sybil) and directors Lela Swift (Dark Shadows) and Gloria Monty (Sorority Kill).
This two-disc edition includes all five productions"

• The Haunting of Rosalind
• The Screaming Skull
• The Deadly Visitor
• The House and the Brain
• And the Bones Came Together

Extras

• Interviews with Mark Quigley (John H. Mitchell Television Curator, UCLA Film & Television Archive), Maya Monta?ez Smukler (Head of the UCLA Film & Television Archive Research and Study Center), and Amanda Reyes (Made for TV Mayhem)
• Demonstration of 2? video technology, featuring David Crosthwait (DC Video)

[Susan Foreman]

'Hussy' (1980) - Coming to Blu-ray from Kino Lorber as part of their Kino Cult line

Release date: October 8

"Helen Mirren (The Queen, TV's Prime Suspect) stars as Beaty, a high-price call girl operating out of a posh London nightclub. When she becomes romantically involved with a handsome American (John Shea) she is tempted to escape from her disreputable occupation. But her diabolical ex-boyfriend (Paul Angelis) returns from prison, drawing her more deeply into the drug-dealing underworld and away from her hopes of redemption

Along with such films as The Long Good Friday, The Hit, and Mona Lisa, Hussy is a tense and provocative plunge into organized crime and growing disillusionment of Thatcher-era England"

Special Features:

• Audio commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger
• Theatrical trailer

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'Maniac' (1934) - Coming to Blu-ray from Kino Lorber as part of their 'Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture' range

Release date: September 17

"So perverse that it continues to shock and offend viewers 90 years after its release, Dwain Esper?s Maniac is a deranged retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" in the guise of an educational film on mental illness.

This no-budget thriller by self-taught filmmakers has a wildly fragmented style. Its intrusive use of title scrolls, stock footage, and gratuitous nudity make it one of the first true underground films (with a gruesome wink at the eyeball-slicing scene of Un Chien Andalou).

Maniac is presented here in a new 4K restoration, from the original camera negative and other 35mm elements preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, and is presented in cooperation with Something Weird and the Sonney Amusement Enterprises Film Collection."

Postponed until November 12th

[Susan Foreman]

'FilmNoir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXV: Three Film Noir Classics Directed by John H. Auer' - Coming soon on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber

• THE FLAME (1947) 2017 HD Master by Paramount - From a 4K Scan with John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige, Broderick Crawford, Henry Travers & Hattie McDaniel
  Shot by Reggie Lanning (Sands of Iwo Jima)
• CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS (1953) Brand New HD Master by Paramount - From a 4K Scan with Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Marie Windsor, Edward Arnold & Chill Wills
  Shot by John L. Russell (Psycho)
• HELL'S HALF ACRE (1954) 2017 HD Master by Paramount - From a 4K Scan with Evelyn Keyes, Wendell Corey, Elsa Lanchester, Marie Windsor, Nancy Gates, Jess White, Leonard Strong, Philip Ahn & Keye Luke
  Shot by John L. Russell (Moonrise)

[Susan Foreman]

'Scars Of Dracula' (1970) - Coming to 4K UHD from Kino Lorber in a brand new HDR Dolby Vision Master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative

"Starring Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman & Jenny Hanley - Shot by Moray Grant (Vampire Circus) - Music by James Bernard (Horror of Dracula) - Produced by Aida Young (Dracula Has Risen from the Grave) - Screenplay by Anthony Hinds (Taste the Blood of Dracula) - Directed by Roy Ward Baker (The Vampire Lovers)"

[Susan Foreman]

'Fright' (1971) - Coming as a 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo or a standalone Blu-Ray from KinoLorber

Release date: October 22

"In this shining early example of what would notoriously become known as the "slasher movie," teenage babysitter Amanda (screen goddess Susan George, Sudden Terror, Straw Dogs) arrives at the Lloyd home to watch their young son one fateful evening. It seems that the strangely nervous Mrs. Lloyd is hiding a secret - a killer secret that has just escaped from a nearby insane asylum and is now desperately trying to get inside the house! What must Amanda endure to survive the ultimate night of Fright?

Directed by cult British maverick Peter Collinson (The Italian Job, The Penthouse) and written by Tudor Gates (The Vampire Lovers), Fright is a midnight-movie classic, an exercise in sheer savage peril and pure unhinged terror! Also starring Ian Bannen (Doomwatch) and the bewitching Honor Blackman (Goldfinger, Moment to Moment)."

DISC 1 (4KUHD):

• 2018 UHD SDR Master - From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Howard S. Berger
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (Blu-ray):

• 2018 HD Master - From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Howard S. Berger
• Interview with Author / Film Historian Kim Newman
• Theatrical Trailer
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles
• Color
• 87 Minutes
• 1.66:1
• Rated PG