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fdm wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:03 pm Kind of surprised that the Kino Shocktober Sale hasn't been mentioned around these parts. I was late in noticing it myself, it apparently started on the 15th, ends Nov 2.

JPJ wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:31 am

swo17 wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:33 am Noticed by accident that they just put out the Tod Slaughter film The Face at the Window on Blu-ray!

Yeah,I want to buy it too, just because the French guy who scripted the commentary on Kino's disc stole my VHS tapes back in 1993 or 94!😡

therewillbeblus wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:41 am While I saw it going for ~$10, thought 'Great Deal!' and chose to save it for next time, like a chump

hearthesilence wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:58 am The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is fortunately available in a better edition from MoC.

Coming February 2nd!

Dark Intruder (1965)
• Brand New 2K Master
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani
• NEW Interview with Mike Westmore, Makeup Artist Bud Westmore's Son
• Theatrical Trailer (Newly Restored in HD)
• Optional English Subtitles

B&W 60 Minutes 1.66:1 Not Rated
Dark Intruder stars Leslie Nielsen (Forbidden Planet) as Brett Kingsford, an Occult expert who is brought in by police to help solve a series of murders in which a mystical statue is left at each crime scene. Kingsford soon discovers a mysterious connection between the victims in this gothic horror tale full of atmosphere and suspense that slowly draws viewers into the mystery until the final terrifying reveal. Co-starring Peter Mark Richman (Agent for H.A.R.M.), Judi Meredith (Jack the Giant Killer), Werner Klemperer (TV’s Hogan’s Heroes), Al Lettieri (Mr. Majestyk) and Peter Brocco (The Balcony). Dark Intruder was written by legendary screenwriter Barré Lyndon (Hangover Square, The War of the Worlds) and directed by television and film veteran Harvey Hart (Bus Riley’s Back in Town, The Pyx, Shoot).

Speakeasy wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:53 pm The KL Insider said they are working on another Francesco Rosi title ( Lucky Luciano isn't coming until 2021) that's not The Mattei Affair. With Criterion announcing Christ Stopped at Eboli, Illustrious Corpses seems to be the most logical guess.

Coming February 9th on Blu-ray & DVD!

The Suspect (1944)
• Brand New 2K Master
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth
• Trailers
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

B&W 85 Minutes 1.37:1 Not Rated
From Robert Siodmak, the legendary director of The Spiral Staircase, The Killers, Cry of the City, Criss Cross and The Crimson Pirate, comes this classic film noir starring acting great Charles Laughton (Witness for the Prosecution). Philip Marshall (Laughton) is a kind, henpecked accountant who strikes up a friendship with Mary Gray (Ella Raines, Phantom Lady), a young unemployed stenographer who had approached him for work. He gradually finds himself falling in love with her, but keeps the relationship platonic. With his wife suspecting him of having an affair, Philip asks her for a divorce, but she refuses and threatens him with exposure and scandal. When his wife is found dead of an apparent accident, Inspector Huxley (Stanley Ridges, An Act of Murder) of Scotland Yard suspects Marshall of murder, but is unable to prove it or establish a motive.

NABOB OF NOWHERE wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:02 am I know I'm marching to the beat of a different drum on this one but I would love to see an upgrade of Christmas Holiday. It's audacious casting and sublime mise-en scene puts in upper tier Siodmak for me.

Coming February 16th!

The Underneath (1995)
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Critic Peter Tonguette
• Theatrical Trailer

From Steven Soderbergh, the legendary director of Out of Sight, The Limey, Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven and Magic Mike!