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Posted: **Sat Aug 29, 2026 3:45 pm**

FrauBlucher wrote: Sat Aug 29, 2026 3:12 pm
Coming Soon on 4KUHD!

Running Scared (1986) Starring Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel, Joe Pantoliano, Dan Hedaya, Jon Gries, Tracy Reed, Don Calfa & Jimmy Smits – Shot by Peter Hyams (Narrow Margin, Sudden Death, The Relic) – Written by Gary DeVore (The Dogs of War, Raw Deal) & Jimmy Huston (Dark Sunday, Final Exam) – Directed by Peter Hyams (Busting, Capricorn One, Outland, The Presidio).

I love this film. One of the great buddy action films, and the chemistry between Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines is so palpable. I hope it can include the music video for Michael McDonald’s “Sweet Freedom”

Posted: **Sun Aug 30, 2026 3:02 pm**

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!

The Long Goodbye (1973) Starring Elliott Gould, Sterling Hayden, Nina van Pallandt, Henry Gibson, Mark Rydell, Jim Bouton, Warren Berlinger & Arnold Schwarzenegger – Shot by Vilmos Zsigmond (Deliverance, The Deer Hunter) – Music by John Williams (Jaws, Star Wars) – Screenplay by Leigh Brackett (Rio Bravo, El Dorado) – Based on a Novel by Raymond Chandler (Murder My Sweet, The Big Sleep) – Directed by Robert Altman (McCabe & Mrs. Miller, The Player).

Posted: **Sun Aug 30, 2026 10:51 pm**

Hopefully they'll restore the fog filter effect, which is missing on their Blu-ray, but I have a feeling it's baked into the grading of the master, so I'll hold on to my copy of the Arrow Blu-ray just to be safe.

Posted: **Mon Aug 31, 2026 4:46 pm**

Drucker wrote: Wed Aug 26, 2026 1:28 pm
dwk wrote: Wed Aug 26, 2026 12:37 am You don't even get a 10% discount as Kino simply raised their prices by 10% and signing up just drops it to the previous price
Did they spend the money they could have spent on better encodes on McKinsey associates, instead?

I’m sure KLSC hired EY out of acronymity

I had a good chuckle at seeing them raise the price of the clearance movies too. This company succeeds because of the volume of releases and customer patience measured in direct proportion to how cheap they are. Raise the prices more and see where that gets you, bros

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2026 2:13 am**

The HighDefDiscNews.com guy asked KL Insider on Twitter if they're going bankrupt and KL Insider straight up blocked them without any response. Extremely Normal Behavior from a company that financially is Doing Very Fine, Actually.

https://x.com/highdefdiscnews/status/20 ... 81671?s=46

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2026 3:00 am**

MovieBuff647 wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2026 2:13 am The HighDefDiscNews.com guy asked KL Insider on Twitter if they're going bankrupt and KL Insider straight up blocked them without any response. Extremely Normal Behavior from a company that financially is Doing Very Fine, Actually.

https://x.com/highdefdiscnews/status/20 ... 81671?s=46

Why did he ask them that?

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2026 5:30 am**

Not sure what triggered asking such a question, but this account is by a crappy person anyway.

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2026 1:11 pm**

dwk wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2026 3:00 am
MovieBuff647 wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2026 2:13 am The HighDefDiscNews.com guy asked KL Insider on Twitter if they're going bankrupt and KL Insider straight up blocked them without any response. Extremely Normal Behavior from a company that financially is Doing Very Fine, Actually.

https://x.com/highdefdiscnews/status/20 ... 81671?s=46
Why did he ask them that?

I assume it had to do with all the expired licenses recently and the fact that they didn't have it under control beforehand, which is crazy as MGM are quite lax.

tenia wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2026 5:30 am Not sure what triggered asking such a question, but this account is by a crappy person anyway.

It's a rude question to ask so bluntly for sure, but if you want to shut down any doubts, you engage with it professionally, not just block the person or it makes people think there's truth to it.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if the new price increases do gut them. One of the reasons why a handful of people were fine buying KL discs is due to the fact that they were cheap, while acknowledging they're lower quality, especially compared to most of the other major labels.

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2026 2:17 pm**

Counterpoint: that's an insane question to ask and the Insider was right to block them. "Is your business going to fail" is a trollish question that doesn't dignify a response. These labels aren't even in a position to reply to questions like "will you release X" and you think they are going to post sensitive financial information on a message board?

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2026 2:22 pm**

Absolutely, I can't believe I'm standing by KL Insider but come on

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2026 2:44 pm**

I guess what makes their response somewhat questionable is their history of questionable responses. I’m not defending the questioner. Don’t know him from a hole in the wall. Just the insider doesn’t do himself any favors by his past engagements

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2026 3:49 pm**

I guess we can sum up by saying it's an hyperbolic reaction to a trollish question.

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2026 4:41 pm**

MGM licenses going in and out isn't anything new, I've lost track of how many of their titles have gone out of print from ClassicFlix, Shout, and Vinegar Syndrome. Criterion and Arrow tend to go for longer terms or are always quietly renewing them. Kino tends to have more they aren't renewing and I can't blame them for not wanting to put more money into keeping the 80s Babes in Toyland in print. I also suspect some titles like the UA Lesters are going to end up somewhere else in 4K (doesn't seem to be a coincidence that all of the MGM-owned titles are now out of print)

Posted: **Sat Sep 05, 2026 3:17 pm**

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master!

MR. MAJESTYK (1974) Starring Charles Bronson, Al Lettieri, Linda Cristal, Lee Purcell, Paul Koslo & Richard Erdman – Shot by Richard H. Kline (The Mechanic, Soylent Green) – Music by Charles Bernstein (Gator, A Nightmare on Elm Street) – Screenplay by Elmore Leonard (52 Pick-Up, Stick) – Directed by Richard Fleischer (The Narrow Margin, The Boston Strangler, The New Centurions).

Posted: **Sun Sep 06, 2026 3:03 pm**

Spoiler

Coming November 24th on 4KUHD!
Link Coming on Wednesday!

SERGIO LEONE: MASTERWORKS (1963-1968)

DISC 1: A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (4KUHD)
• HDR/DV Master by Amazon MGM Studios – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
• Audio Commentary by Noted Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2: FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (4KUHD)
• HDR/DV Master by Amazon MGM Studios – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
• Audio Commentary by Noted Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 3: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - THEATRICAL CUT (4KUHD):
• HDR/DV Master by Amazon MGM Studios – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 4: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - EXTENDED CUT (4KUHD):
• HDR/DV Master by Amazon MGM Studios – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• Audio Commentary by Noted Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling
• Tuco Torture: Extended Beating Scene
• Italian Opening Titles
• Il Brutto
• Angel Eyes Arrives: A Slightly Extended Version of Van Cleef’s First Scene
• Il Cattivo
• Il Buono
• Bones in the Dessert: A Reconstruction of the Deleted Scene from the OCN
• Original Intermission Cards
• Extended Freeze Frames / Tuco’s Final Line
• Tuco Outtakes
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 5: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (4KUHD):
• Restored by the Paramount Archive Team, L’Immagine Retrovata and The Film Foundation – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative!
• NEW Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
• Audio Commentary by Filmmakers John Carpenter, John Milius and Alex Cox; Film Historians Sir Christopher Frayling and Dr. Sheldon Hall; and Cast & Crew
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 6: BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY)
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - MARISOL “Sergio Leone’s Madonna in the West”: Interview with Actress Marianne Koch
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - The Frayling Archives: A Fistful of Dollars
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - A NEW KIND OF HERO: Sir Christopher Frayling on A Fistful of Dollars
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - A FEW WEEKS IN SPAIN: Clint Eastwood on A Fistful of Dollars
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - TRE VOCI: Three Friends Remember Sergio Leone
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME: Renowned Filmmaker Monty Hellman Discusses the Original Television Broadcast
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - The Network Prologue with Harry Dean Stanton
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - Location Comparisons: Then and Now
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - Original Outtakes
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - 3 Image Galleries
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - Radio Spots and Theatrical Trailers
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - On location in Almería and Granada with Filmmaker Alex Cox
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - The Frayling Archives: For a Few Dollars More
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - A New Standard: Sir Christopher Frayling on For a Few Dollars More
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - Back for More: Clint Eastwood Remembers For a Few Dollars More
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - TRE VOCI: Three Friends Remember For a Few Dollars More
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - For a Few Dollars More : The Original American Release Version Featurette
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - Location Comparisons (1965-2004)
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - 4 Image Galleries
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - Radio Spots and Theatrical Trailers
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Leone's West: Making of Documentary
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and GBU Featurette Part 1
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and GBU Featurette Part 2
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - The Leone Style: On Sergio Leone Featurette
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - The Man Who Lost the Civil War: Civil War Documentary
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Reconstruction GBU
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Alternate Scene: The Optical Flip
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 4 Deleted Scenes
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 4 Vignettes
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 2 Image Galleries
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Radio Spots and Theatrical Trailers
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Filmmaker Focus: A Look Back with Leonard Maltin
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - An Opera of Violence
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - The Wages of Sin
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Something to Do with Death
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Railroad: Revolutionizing the West
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Locations Then & Now
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Production Gallery
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Theatrical Trailer

Kino has Once Upon a Time in the West?

Posted: **Sun Sep 06, 2026 3:24 pm**

For anyone speculating, the trilogy will 100% be the Arrow masters, given we only recently finished delivering them (as well as the deleted and extended scenes, and Italian credits) back to MGM so that other licensors could exploit them, hence why you're just now seeing GBU UHD listings up in France, Italy and now the US, with other territories soon to follow.

Posted: **Sun Sep 06, 2026 3:28 pm**

Sucks that Paramount let Kkno have Once Upon a Time in the West, unless Paramount's UK arm lets Arrow have it...

Posted: **Sun Sep 06, 2026 3:35 pm**

dwk wrote: Sun Sep 06, 2026 3:28 pm Sucks that Paramount let Kkno have Once Upon a Time in the West, unless Paramount's UK arm lets Arrow have it...

It’s coming…

Posted: **Thu Sep 10, 2026 6:57 pm**

Rollercoaster 4K coming!

Posted: **Thu Sep 10, 2026 7:29 pm**

therewillbeblus wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2026 6:57 pm Rollercoaster 4K coming!

But not in Sensurround. Wonder if they'll be Dbox-capable.

Posted: **Sat Sep 12, 2026 3:11 pm**

What everyones been clamoring for...

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New UHD SDR Master!

DEATH WISH 4: THE CRACKDOWN (1987) Starring Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez & Soon-Tek Oh – Shot by Gideon Porath (Messenger of Death, Kinjite: Forbidden Subject) – Screenplay by Gail Morgan Hickman (The Enforcer, Murphy’s Law) – Directed by J. Lee Thompson (The Guns of Navarone, Cape Fear, The White Buffalo, 10 to Midnight).

Posted: **Sat Sep 12, 2026 3:24 pm**

I swear to god all they release are Charles Bronson movies.

Posted: **Sat Sep 12, 2026 4:13 pm**

James Stock wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2026 3:24 pm I swear to god all they release are Charles Bronson movies.

and not even his most entertaining with J. Lee Thompson, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

I’m always happy with more Richard Fleischer, though

Posted: **Sat Sep 12, 2026 10:58 pm**

Cheers to whoever subtitled KLSC’s Law and Order on seeing their first western ever, as we get a mention of Pat Masterson!

Posted: **Sun Sep 13, 2026 3:01 pm**

Here's a good one...

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New UHD SDR Master by UCLA!

PITFALL (1948) Starring Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Raymond Burr, Jane Wyatt & John Litel – Shot by Harry J. Wild (Murder My Sweet, The Big Steel) – Screenplay by Karl Kamb (Main Street After Dark, The Captive City) – Directed by Andre De Toth (House of Wax, Crime Wave, Day of the Outlaw, Play Dirty).

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