Kino Lorber Studio Classics has unveiled the details of their August and September 2023 4K UHD and Blu-Ray releases including works from such icons as Clint Eastwood, Brooke Shields, Robert Redford, Jeff Bridges, Ida Lupino, John Travolta and more. Get all the details on this incredibly packed lineup below:
STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE (AKA LES INCONNUS DANS LA MAISON)
Street Date: 8/8/23
Synopsis: Adapted by the prodigiously gifted Henri-Georges Clouzot (Quai des Orfèvres, Wages of Fear, Diabolique) from the novel by eminent crime author Georges Simenon (Maigret, The Widow Couderc), Strangers in the House (Les Inconnus dans la Maison) is a stunning psychological murder-mystery with sardonic Gallic overtones. Legendary actor Raimu (Pagnol’s Marseille trilogy) is brilliant as the alcoholic ex-attorney Hector Loursat, disillusioned with life and living with his daughter, Nicole (Juliette Faber, Simenon’s Picpus), in a vast and shabby mansion. One night, they hear gunshots echoing from upstairs and discover a dead man lying on an old bed in the attic. This ghastly scene sets the stage for a sharp and scathing film noir written by Europe’s most acclaimed craftsmen of suspense and directed by the great Henri Decoin (One Step to Eternity, Razzia sur la Chnouf).
Bonus Features: 2K Restoration by Gaumont | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson | In French with Optional Subtitles in English
Street Date: 8/8/23
Synopsis: Directed by pioneering actress/filmmaker Ida Lupino (The Hitch-Hiker, The Bigamist), the controversial classic Outrage was one of the first Hollywood films of its era to deal with the subject of rape. Mala Powers (Cyrano de Bergerac, City That Never Sleeps) stars as Ann Walton, a young bookkeeper freshly engaged to her boyfriend, Jim Owens (Robert Clarke, The Man from Planet X). But her promising life unravels completely when, on her way home from work one evening, she is raped. The trauma of the attack shatters her sense of identity and forces her to flee from home in shame. Praised by Martin Scorsese as “a subdued behavioral study that captures the banality of evil in an ordinary small town,” Outrage is a unique and vital film noir that addresses the widespread and unquestioned violence that women face with remarkable sensitivity. In 2020, Lupino’s landmark achievement was deemed a “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” work of art and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Bonus Features: Restored in HD by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Fine Grain | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith | Optional English Subtitles
[HELL BENT FOR LEATHER/POSSE FROM HELL/SHOWDOWN]
Street Date: 8/15/23
Synopsis: This collection features three classic 1960s westerns starring screen legend Audie Murphy. HELL BENT FOR LEATHER (1960) – The Only Man Who Could Save His Life…Was the Man Who Wanted Him Dead! Clay Santell (Audie Murphy, Sierra) stops into the town of Sutterville after having his horse stolen, only to be mistaken by the townsfolk for a murderous outlaw named Travers. Sutterville’s residents capture Santell and turn him over to crooked lawman Harry Deckett (Stephen McNally, The Duel at Silver Creek), who, tired of chasing the real Travers, decides to execute the innocent man instead. But Santell pulls off a cunning escape and takes the lovely Janet Gifford (Felicia Farr, 3:10 to Yuma) hostage until he can prove his innocence. Audie Murphy is Hell Bent for Leather in this galloping CinemaScope western directed by the great George Sherman (Tomahawk, Border River, Big Jake). POSSE FROM HELL (1961) – Together They Team Up as an Avenging Posse from Hell! Audie Murphy (Kansas Raiders) and John Saxon (The Appaloosa) are two steel-nerved, two-fisted men who take apart a gang of gun-mad killers in Posse from Hell. Four escapees from death row, Crip, Leo, Chunk and Hash, ride into the town of Paradise, enter the Rosebud Saloon and unleash Hell. Banner Cole (Murphy) is a tough sheriff’s deputy tasked with forming a posse to take down the quartet of killers, who fled Paradise with a hostage. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock’s frequent producer and assistant director, Herbert Coleman (Vertigo), the film features a fiery cast of co-stars including Zohra Lampert (Pay or Die!), Vic Morrow (Target: Harry), Robert Keith (They Came to Cordura), Rodolfo Acosta (Wings of the Hawk), Royal Dano (Man in the Shadow), Ward Ramsey (Dinosaurus!) and Lee Van Cleef (For a Few Dollars More). SHOWDOWN (1963) – Enemies Chained Together Like Mad Dogs! Audie Murphy (Destry) stars with Kathleen Crowley (Curse of the Undead) and Charles Drake (No Name on the Bullet) in a western about two cowboys who find themselves in deep trouble…chained up in iron collars! Chris Foster (Murphy) and Bert Pickett (Drake) manage to escape their iron shackles with a gang of villains headed by Lavalle (Harold J. Stone, Man Afraid). But when they tumble into a scheme involving $12,000 in stolen bonds and an ex-girlfriend (Crowley) of Bert’s, a final showdown explodes between Lavalle and the two men. Western favorites Skip Homeier (The Tall T), L.Q. Jones (The Wild Bunch) and Strother Martin (The Horse Soldiers) also star in this rousing chain-gang adventure directed by R.G. Springsteen (Bullet for a Badman).
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary for HELL BENT FOR LEATHER by Film Historian Toby Roan | NEW Audio Commentary for POSSE FROM HELL by Author/Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner and Film Historian Henry Parke | Theatrical Trailer (All 3 Films – Newly Mastered in 2K) | Optional English Subtitles
THE DAY AND THE HOUR (AKA LE JOUR ET L’HEURE)
Street Date: 8/15/23
Synopsis: International screen icon Simone Signoret (Diabolique, Room at the Top, Madame Rosa) stars in the powerful World War II drama The Day and the Hour, directed by René Clément (Forbidden Games, Joy House, Is Paris Burning?). Signoret is superb as Thérèse, a lonely and isolated woman who unwittingly gets involved in the Resistance. When British and American planes are shot down over France, the Germans scour the countryside for the pilots. On her way to Paris, Thérèse discovers the Allied airmen hiding among a truckload of goats. She reluctantly agrees to smuggle the pilots into neutral Spain, and along the way finds herself falling in love with U.S. Captain Allan Morley (Stuart Whitman, Sands of the Kalahari, Guyana: Cult of the Damned). Co-starring Geneviève Page (The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes), Michel Piccoli (Max and the Junkmen) and Reggie Nalder (Zoltan… Hound of Dracula), The Day and the Hour delivers a gripping tale of wartime romance and suspense.
Bonus Features: 4K Restoration by Gaumont | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan | Theatrical Trailer | In French, English and German with Optional Subtitles in English
IS PARIS BURNING? (SPECIAL EDITION)
Street Date: 8/15/23
Synopsis: Acclaimed filmmaker René Clément (Forbidden Games, The Day and the Hour, Rider on the Rain) brings you the explosive, courage-filled story of the Allied Resistance and the Paris Liberation of 1944. As the Nazi jackboot marches through Europe, the freedom fighters of Paris mount a brave resistance. An insane and desperate Hitler sends a top general to determine if the Nazis can hold the city. If not, Paris will be burned. With a powerful script by Gore Vidal (Suddenly, Last Summer) and Francis Ford Coppola (The Conversation); and a rousing score by legendary composer Maurice Jarre (Doctor Zhivago), this epic film boasts an international cast of screen legends, including Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Jean-Pierre Cassel, George Chakris, Alain Delon, Kirk Douglas, Glenn Ford, Gert Fröbe, Yves Montand, Anthony Perkins, Michel Piccoli, Simone Signoret, Robert Stack, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Orson Welles. Is Paris Burning? is a staggering portrait of heroism and brotherhood, and one of the most riveting stories to come out of World War II.
Bonus Features: Digitally Restored from a 4K scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative by Paramount Pictures in Association with American Zoetrope and Francis Ford Coppola | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Daniel Kremer and Howard S. Berger | 5.1 Surround/Lossless 2.0 Stereo English Audio and Lossless 2.0 Mono French Audio | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 8/22/23
Synopsis: In this searing story of infidelity, Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night) and Claire Bloom (Charly) star as middle-aged couple Steve and Frances Howard of Middlesex, England. While away on business, Steve begins an affair with a 19-year-old hitchhiker (Judy Geeson, Brannigan). He thinks he’s in control of his philanderous situation—until the free-spirited teenager insists upon moving in with him and his wife. Dame Peggy Ashcroft (Secret Ceremony) also stars as Frances’ mother, whose neurotic interference only makes things messier. Directed by film and theater great Peter Hall (Perfect Friday, The Homecoming), this cult ’60s gem features brilliant performances and a powerful script by Edna O’Brien (Girl with Green Eyes) from Andrea Newman’s novel. This special edition also include the television cut of the film in SD.
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson | Include the Television Cut in SD | Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K) | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 8/22/23
Synopsis: Internationally acclaimed director Louis Malle (Elevator to the Gallows, Au Revoir les Enfants, Damage) has taken a taboo subject—child prostitution—and created in Pretty Baby a film of humanity and beauty. Keith Carradine (The Long Riders) is E.J. Bellocq, a photographer in 1917 obsessed with the prostitutes in New Orleans’ red-light district. Brooke Shields (The Blue Lagoon)—whose “subtlety and depth are astonishing” (Roger Ebert)—is Violet, a 12-year-old girl who bewitches Bellocq with her curiosity and naïve coquettishness. Malle’s level-headed treatment of this controversial theme, sumptuous cinematography by Sven Nykvist (Persona) and exceptional performances by the entire cast—especially Susan Sarandon (Atlantic City) as Violet’s mother—make Pretty Baby a must-see for all serious film fans. Pretty Baby was co-produced and co-written by Polly Platt (Broadcast News, Say Anything, Bottle Rocket), the iconic producer who helped launch the film careers of legendary filmmakers James L. Brooks, Cameron Crowe and Wes Anderson.
Bonus Features: Brand New HD Master by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger | The Experience of Innocence: Brooke Shields on PRETTY BABY | Filmmaker Focus: Film Historian Leonard Maltin on PRETTY BABY | La Vie en Gris: Video Essay by Filmmaker/Historian Daniel Kremer | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 8/22/23
Synopsis: Screen legend George C. Scott (Patton, The Day of the Dolphin) gives a strong, sensitive portrayal of a deeply religious Midwestern businessman whose daughter, while on a church-sponsored outing, runs away from home. He hires an oddball detective (Peter Boyle, The Brink’s Job), who learns that the daughter has been making cheap sex films. When the father realizes that he can no longer trust the detective, he decides to hunt for his daughter himself. Posing as a porno film producer casting a new movie, he gathers clues with ferocious determination. Finally, with the help of a prostitute (Season Hubley, Vice Squad), he locates his daughter. But is it too late? Paul Schrader, writer (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) and director (Blue Collar, American Gigolo), presents a powerful, unflinching glimpse into the dark, bizarre world of the pornography industry. Featuring cinematography by Michael Chapman (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and music by Jack Nitzsche (The Exorcist).
Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Paul Schrader | Audio Commentary by Film Historians Eddy Friedfeld, Lee Pfeiffer and Paul Scrabo | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR (4K UHD & BLU-RAY)
Street Date: 8/29/23
Synopsis: In this classic conspiracy thriller, screen icon Robert Redford (Tell Them Willie Boy is Here, The Sting, All the President’s Men, Indecent Proposal) stars as CIA Agent Joe Turner. Code name: Condor. When his entire office is massacred, Turner goes on the run from his enemies…and his so-called allies. After reporting the murders to his superiors, the organization wants to bring Condor in—but somebody is trying to take him out. In his frantic hunt for answers, and in a desperate race for his life, Turner abducts photographer Kathy Hale (Faye Dunaway, The Thomas Crown Affair, Eyes of Laura Mars), eventually seducing her into helping him. Every twist leads Condor to the end of his nerves…and will take you to the edge of your seat. And as he zeroes in on the staggering truth, he discovers there are some secrets people would kill to keep. Masterfully directed by Sydney Pollack (Jeremiah Johnson, Tootsie, Out of Africa, Havana) and also starring Cliff Robertson (Charly), John Houseman (The Paper Chase) and the icy Max von Sydow (Needful Things), 3 Days of the Condor endures as one of Hollywood’s finest tales of political paranoia.
Bonus Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): Brand New 2023 HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 2023 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson | Audio Commentary by Director Sydney Pollack | 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio | Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc | Optional English Subtitles DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): Brand New 2023 HD Master – From a 2023 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson | Audio Commentary by Director Sydney Pollack | Something About Sydney Pollack: 2004 Documentary (59:05) | More About the Condor: 2003 Featurette (24:56) | Theatrical Trailers | 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles
STAYING ALIVE (4K UHD & BLU-RAY)
Street Date: 8/29/23
Synopsis: Five years later and Tony Manero’s Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he’s strutting toward his biggest challenge yet—making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage. Screen legend John Travolta (Grease, Face/Off) is larger than life as he recreates his iconic character in this spectacularly visual musical that also sizzles with sensational performances by Cynthia Rhodes (Flashdance, Dirty Dancing) and Finola Hughes (Aspen Extreme) as the women in Tony’s life. Like its predecessor, Staying Alive pulsates with the groove-powered excitement of 5 new Bee Gees songs plus Frank Stallone’s high-intensity scoring which includes his hit, “Far from Over.” And watch closely to catch a Hitchcockian cameo appearance by producer-director-writer-superstar Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo)!
Bonus Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle and Ed King of the Irish Film Institute | 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio | Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc | Optional English Subtitles DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle and Ed King of the Irish Film Institute | NEW Interview with Actress Finola Hughes | 4 TV Spots | Home Video Preview Trailer | Theatrical Teaser (Featuring Director Sylvester Stallone) | Theatrical Trailer | 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 8/29/23
Synopsis: Ex-cop! Ex-CIA! Ex-plosive! Screen legend Burt Reynolds (White Lightning, Stick, Heat) is back as Richard Malone, an ex-CIA agent looking to leave his past behind him and start a new life in the Pacific Northwest. But his dreams of living the quiet life soon goes up in smoke when he stumbles onto a military conspiracy led by a local millionaire and rightwing zealot, played to sinister perfection by Cliff Robertson (Three Days of the Condor). Add Lauren Hutton (Gator) as Malone’s ex-partner and lover… her next CIA assignment is to snuff Malone. Harley Cokliss (Battletruck, Black Moon Rising) wonderfully directs the fast-paced adventure yarn filled with suspense and thrills. The stellar cast includes Cynthia Gibb (Modern Girls), Kenneth McMillan (Dune), Tracey Walter (The Hunter) and Scott Wilson (In Cold Blood).
Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson | Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K) | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 9/5/23
Synopsis: Three teenage buddies meet the woman of their wildest fantasies and mistakenly think she belongs to the world’s oldest profession in The First Time. Kenny, Mike and Tommy (Wes Stern, Rick Kelman and Wink Roberts) have only one thing on their minds—and it isn’t baseball! At a Canadian summer resort, they meet the stunningly beautiful Anna (Jacqueline Bisset, Bullitt, The Mephisto Waltz, Le Magnifique) and believe since she has no passport, she must be a prostitute. Under the imagined spell of her “allure,” they help her cross the border into the U.S. where the four check into a motel. But comedic mayhem ensues when the inexperienced high-schoolers are reduced to behaving like scared little boys when they realize they’re not ready to take the plunge into manhood. This charming coming-of-age classic from 1969 was directed by James Neilson (Night Passage) and co-written by Jo Heims (Play Misty for Me).
Bonus Features: Theatrical Trailer
Street Date: 9/5/23
Synopsis: A match made in heaven is about to take a hell of a detour! Travis Rogers (George Newbern, Father of the Bride) and Stephi Lawrence (Leslie Hope, Men at Work) are small-town childhood sweethearts who are about to be married. Maybe. Stephi’s rich family is planning a lavish ceremony, and it’s giving Travis a pair of cold feet! While preparations for the wedding proceed, Travis takes off for Dallas to buy the car of his dreams. His riotous adventures behind the wheel of the super-fast sports car and in the bed of a beautiful blonde (Kimberly Foster, One Crazy Summer) take some hair-raising turns—and make the possibility of a wedding more remote the closer it gets. Hysterical supporting performances by Anthony Geary (UHF) and Barry Corbin (Career Opportunities) add to the matrimonial mayhem. Directed by David Beaird (My Chauffeur, Pass the Ammo), It Takes Two is a full-throttle, non-stop comedy that will keep you on the edge of your seat laughing!
Bonus Features: Theatrical Trailer
Street Date: 9/5/23
Synopsis: Double the action and double the laughs with David and Peter Paul (“The Barbarian Brothers”), the most mismatched pair of identical twins since Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger! David is an L.A. detective. Peter is a convicted cat burglar. The brawny brothers become unlikely partners when Peter is granted immunity to help his bro bust an international jewel smuggling ring. Sibling rivalry erupts as David tries to teach his slow-reforming brother that crime doesn’t pay. But when they team up against a sinister ringleader (Roddy McDowall, Fright Night) and an army of corrupt bureaucrats, no one can tear them apart in this fast-paced action-adventure that’s bulging with comedy and a stacked cast that includes A.J. Johnson (House Party), Steve Kanaly (TV’s Dallas), Troy Donahue (Cry-Baby), James Doohan (TV’s Star Trek), Bill Mumy (TV’s Lost in Space) and David Carradine (Bird on a Wire).
Bonus Features: Theatrical Trailer
Street Date: 9/12/23
Synopsis: The Beast (a.k.a. The Beast of War) is a powerful and emotionally charged portrait of a young soldier caught in a battlefield between his conscience and his country. Afghanistan, 1981, and the Soviet Union is locked in a futile and bloody battle with the mujahideen guerrillas. Separated from their patrol, the crew of a Russian tank engages in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the local insurgents led by Taj (Steven Bauer, Scarface). The tyrannical tank commander Daskal (George Dzundza, Basic Instinct) wreaks havoc on a peaceful Afghani village, pushing the moral boundaries of the tank driver Koverchenko (Jason Patric, Rush) to the limits. Sensing mutiny, the psychotic Daskal abandons the disenchanted tanker to die in the desert at the hand of rebels, only to find he’s sealed his own fate. Directed by Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), The Beast explodes with spectacular action sequences, and is a dynamic portrayal of fighting men who are able to find common bonds amid death and destruction.
Bonus Features: VHS Trailer
Street Date: 9/12/23
Synopsis: Jason Patric (The Beast) stars in this mesmerizing neo-noir thriller of the erotic tensions that explode into violence when a kidnapping goes wrong. Collie (Patric) is an ex-boxer who seems the perfect pawn to pull off a kidnapping planned by a sexy widow (Rachel Ward, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid) and a cop-turned-con man (Bruce Dern, The Laughing Policeman). What they don’t know is that Collie is an escapee from a mental institution. When he realizes the woman he loves has been manipulating him, Collie turns the tables—playing a game of deceit and raw desire that can only end in death. Based on the hardboiled book by Jim Thompson (The Getaway, The Grifters) and directed by James Foley (At Close Range, Glengarry Glen Ross), After Dark, My Sweet “remains one of the purest and most uncompromising of modern films noir” (Roger Ebert).
Bonus Features: Brand New HD Master – From a 2K Scan of the Interpositive | Audio Commentary by Director James Foley | Primal Precipice: Interview with Actor Jason Patric (17:25) | Call Me Uncle Bud: Interview with Actor Bruce Dern (12:51) | Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K) | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 9/26/23
Synopsis: The vigilante is back—with a vengeance! Superstar Charles Bronson (Death Wish 1-3) blows the drug underworld wide open in a blazing quest for justice and revenge in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown. Haunted by his violent past, Paul Kersey (Bronson) struggles to forget the brutal deaths of his loved ones—and his obsessive one-man battle to avenge their murders. But when a dose of toxic “crack” kills the young daughter of his new girlfriend (Kay Lenz, Breezy, House), Kersey again becomes the infamous urban vigilante. Vowing to wipe out the entire cocaine network of L.A., he skillfully lures two vicious, competing drug empires into a bloody turf war. But there’s a sinister force behind the scenes (John P. Ryan, Runaway Train) with his own diabolical plans for Kersey in this powerhouse action-thriller, which marks the seventh team-up between Bronson and legendary director J. Lee Thompson (The White Buffalo, Murphy’s Law).
Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Film Historian Paul Talbot, the Author of the BRONSON’S LOOSE! Books | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
DEATH WISH 5: THE FACE OF DEATH
Street Date: 9/26/23
Synopsis: No judge. No jury. No appeals. No deals. Superstar Charles Bronson (Death Wish 1-4) returns for his final appearance as the iconic dealer of death, Paul Kersey, in Death Wish V: The Face of Death. After battling on the streets in cities from coast-to-coast, vigilante Paul Kersey has moved back to New York. But when his beautiful fiancée Olivia (Lesley-Anne Down, The Great Train Robbery) is killed and her daughter is kidnapped by a kingpin of the underworld, Kersey finds himself back in the war. Kersey’s plan to live anonymously is shattered when he learns his fiancée was the victim of a protection racket run by her ex-husband, the psychotic Tommy O’Shea (Michael Parks, Nightmare Beach). One by one Kersey hunts down the criminals. Once again, upholding the law becomes his way of life. And this time, in the ultimate, take-no-prisoners Death Wish, it’s for good.
Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Film Historian Paul Talbot, the Author of the BRONSON’S LOOSE! Books | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles
Street Date: 9/26/23
Synopsis: From John Frankenheimer, the acclaimed director of The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, Seconds, Grand Prix and Black Sunday, comes this action-packed WWII masterpiece starring screen legend Burt Lancaster (Run Silent Run Deep, Elmer Gantry, The Professionals). Paris, August 1944… with the Allied army closing in on German commander and art fanatic Colonel Franz Von Waldheim (Paul Scofield, A Man for All Seasons), he decides to steal a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. But when a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Waldheim’s scheme, Labiche (Lancaster), a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost. Calling upon his vast arsenal of skills, Labiche unleashes a torrent of devastation and destruction—loosened rails, shattered tracks and head-on collisions—in an impassioned, suspense-filled quest for justice, retribution and revenge. Featuring a top-notch score by Maurice Jarre (Doctor Zhivago) and a wonderful supporting performance by screen icon Jeanne Moreau (Viva Maria!), The Train was the fourth of five collaborations between filmmaker Frankenheimer and star Lancaster.
Bonus Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Director John Frankenheimer | Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin | Isolated Score by Maurice Jarre | 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio | Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc | Optional English Subtitles | DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Director John Frankenheimer | Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin | 1964 Making-of The Train: Newly Mastered in 2K (6:37) | Isolated Score by Maurice Jarre | TRAILERS FROM HELL with Brian Trenchard-Smith | TV Spot (1:01) | Theatrical Teaser: Newly Mastered in 2K (1:12) | Theatrical Trailer: Newly Mastered in 2K (4:25) | 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles
THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (4K UHD BLU-RAY)
Street Date: 9/26/23
Synopsis: From Michael Cimino, the legendary director of The Deer Hunter, Heaven’s Gate and Year of the Dragon comes this bold, witty and tough crime-thriller starring screen icons Clint Eastwood (A Fistful of Dollars) and Jeff Bridges (Winter Kills) as a pair of modern-day outlaws. Thunderbolt (Eastwood) is a former thief whose razor-sharp wits and steely nerves made him a master of his profession, but he’s about to re-enter the criminal world with a new partner: Lightfoot (Bridges), a brash young drifter whose energy and exuberance give the veteran a new outlook on life. Their target: the seemingly impenetrable Montana Armored Depository. After forming an uneasy alliance with Thunderbolt’s former partners in crime, Red Leary (George Kennedy, Cool Hand Luke) and Eddie Goody (Geoffrey Lewis, High Plains Drifter), they launch an amazing scheme that will test the limits of their endurance, and the power of their friendship. Fueled by explosive action, fascinating characters and a powerfully moving climax, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is an adventure of the highest caliber and the directorial debut for Cimino, who also wrote the original screenplay. Wonderfully shot in Scope by Frank Stanley (The Eiger Sanction) and featuring a wonderful supporting cast that includes Catherine Bach (The Midnight Man), Gary Busey (Lethal Weapon), Jack Dodson (The Getaway), Burton Gilliam (Gator), Roy Jenson (Framed), Bill McKinney (Deliverance), Vic Tayback (Bullitt), Dub Taylor (Junior Bonner) and Gregory Walcott (Prime Cut).
Bonus Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton | 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio | Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc | Optional English Subtitles | DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton | For the Love of Characters: Featurette with Director Michael Cimino | Radio and TV Spots | Theatrical Trailer | 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles
MONK: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
Street Date: 9/26/23
Synopsis: All 13 Season One Episodes: Newly Restored in 4K! He’s ingenious, he’s phobic, he’s obsessive-compulsive. Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Tony Shalhoub (Barton Fink, TV’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) is sublimely hysterical in Monk, the show that critics call “fresh, exciting and utterly original” (Chicago Tribune). Adrian Monk’s offbeat antics have made him unfit for duty but he’s back as a San Francisco police consultant to help out on their most baffling cases. The brilliant but neurotic Monk is now fighting crime as well as his abnormal fears of germs, heights, crowds and virtually everything else known to man in “the best detective show to come along in decades” (New York Post). Co-starring Bitty Schram (A League of Their Own), Jason Gray-Stanford (A Beautiful Mind) and Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs) with guest stars Brooke Adams, Gail O’Grady, Adam Arkin, Tim Daly, Garry Marshall, Kevin Nealon, Willie Nelson, Amy Sedaris, Stephen McHattie and many more.
Bonus Features: All 13 Season One Episodes – Newly Restored in 4K | Mr. Monk and His Origins: Featurette with Writer/Executive Producer Andy Breckman, Producer David Hoberman and Actor Tony Shalhoub (4:18) | Mr. Monk and His O.C.D.: Featurette with Actor Tony Shalhoub, Actress Bitty Schram, Writer/Executive Producer Andy Breckman, Producer David Hoberman and Director Dean Parisot (2:59) | Mr. Monk and His Fellow Sufferers: Featurette with Actor Ted Levine, Actress Bitty Schram, Writer/Executive Producer Andy Breckman, Producer David Hoberman and Director Dean Parisot (4:14) | Mr. Monk and His Emmy Award Winning Performance: Featurette with Actor Tony Shalhoub, Actor Ted Levine, Actress Bitty Schram, Writer/Executive Producer Andy Breckman, Producer David Hoberman and Director Dean Parisot (3:54) | Mr. Monk and His Partners in Crime: Featurette with Actor Tony Shalhoub, Actor Ted Levine, Actress Bitty Schram, Writer/Executive Producer Andy Breckman, Producer David Hoberman and Director Dean Parisot (4:35) | Optional English Subtitles
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