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    Kino Lorber Unveils June Releases Including Works From James Earl Jones, Steve Buscemi, Catherine Deneuve & More

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    Kino Lorber has unveiled some of the details of their June 2025 Blu-Ray and DVD releases from their Kino Lorber, Zeitgeist Films, Milestone Cinematheque, Cohen Media Group, Greenwich Entertainment, and Raro Video imprints. Get all the details on this incredibly packed lineup below:

    Beware of Mr. Baker – Re-Release Trailer

    BEWARE OF MR. BAKER

    Street Date: 6/10/25

    A man with long hair and a beard sits wearing a fur coat and patterned pants. Text above reads a quote, and large red text below says, "Beware of Mr. Baker.Synopsis: Ginger Baker is the original rock ‘n roll madman-junkie-superstar who everyone thought was dead but somehow survived 50+ years of drug abuse, disastrous experiments, and four marriages on three continents. His hands and feet narrate this epic quest for rhythmic perfection, always on the forefront of musical experimentation and innovation. This no-holds- barred, moving, and hilarious portrait of the man referred to as rock’s first great drummer (and perhaps still its best) lets him tell his own story, intercut with footage of his continent-hopping life, from London to L.A., Nigeria, Italy, South Africa, and (way) beyond.

     

     

     

    Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Director Jay Bulger | Trailer

    HANDSOME HARRY

    Street Date: 6/10/25

    Blu-ray cover for the film "Handsome Harry," featuring a side profile of a man in blue lighting and a cast list including Jamey Sheridan and Steve Buscemi.Synopsis: 52-year-old Vietnam veteran “Handsome” Harry Sweeney (Jamey Sheridan, The Ice Storm, Spotlight) has lived a lie the past thirty years, suppressing the memory of a love that ended with betrayal and guilt. A phone call from an old Navy buddy (Steve Buscemi, Fargo) sets him on a journey to confront his past, and to investigate a crime from thirty years ago, seeking out 5 surviving Navy buddies from his Vietnam days. Each encounter both clarifies and further clouds the truth that haunts Harry. Can he ever earn forgiveness and regain a love he has destroyed? Directed by the brilliant Bette Gordon (Variety) and co-starring Aidan Quinn (Desperately Seeking Susan), John Savage (The Deer Hunter), and Titus Welliver (Bosch).

     

    Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Director Bette Gordon | Audio Commentary by Actor Jamey Sheridan | Behind-the-Scenes Featurette | Theatrical Trailer

    HOLY COW

    Street Date: 6/3/25 (DVD Only)

    Movie poster for "Holy Cow" featuring images of a boy, a cow, a wheel of cheese, and rural scenes, with award mentions and the director's name, Louise Courvoisier.Synopsis: WINNER – YOUTH AWARD – UN CERTAIN REGARD – CANNES FILM FESTIVAL After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old Totone is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm in the Jura section of France. He assumes even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comte cheese made in this western part of the French Alps. A “verité” look at the hardscrabble life of French agriculture, it is simultaneously a moving love story and above all an ode to the love of cheese.

     

     

     

    Bonus Features: Mano a mano (2018, a short film by Louise Courvoisier that won 1st Prize at Cinéfondation, Cannes Film Festival) | Theatrical trailer

    THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH

    Street Date: 6/17/25

    A man in a suit walks with an umbrella near a pond, while a woman in a dress stands in the background; Blu-ray cover for "The Annihilation of Fish.Synopsis: New restoration! Winner of an Honorary Academy Award® for lifetime achievement, Charles Burnett remains one of our country’s most celebrated independent filmmakers. In his charming The Annihilation of Fish, Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady (Margot Kidder) where she meets a Jamaican widower, Fish (James Earl Jones), who has recently been released from a mental institution despite his continued battles against unseen demons. In the face of personal challenges and differences, the couple grows together and begins to discover new things about themselves and the nuances of love and happiness.

    Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Director Charles Burnett moderated by Film Scholar Maya Cade | The Final Insult (1997, directed by Charles Burnett, 55 minutes) | Q&A with Director Charles Burnett moderated by Film Scholar Racquel Gates | Re-Release Trailer

    MADE IN NEW JERSEY: FILMS FROM FORT LEE

    Street Date: 6/24/25

    Blu-ray cover for "Made in New Jersey: Films from Fort Lee," featuring a black-and-white image of actors in a dramatic scene, and text promoting the film collection.Synopsis: Fort Lee was already a favorite location for New York filmmakers when Mark Dintenfass arrived in 1910 and established Champion as the first of many studios in that sleepy town. Biograph, Éclair, Kalem, Fox and Universal soon followed making Fort Lee and New Jersey the birthplace of the American motion picture industry. Curated by Richard Koszarski, author of Fort Lee, The Film Town and the enclosed 20-page booklet, this special edition 2-disc Blu-ray set gathers 14 wonderful and historically significant films and 2 documentaries from archives around the world. Featuring two restored Biograph chase films by D.W. Griffith (The Curtain Pole and The Cord of Life), the legendary The Vampire (1913), which popularized the character of the “vamp” or “femme fatale,” the earliest surviving film version of Robin Hood, and a new 4K restoration of Edgar G. Ulmer’s Ukrainian operetta Cossacks in Exile (1939) famously shot at Little Flower Monastery in Newton, Made in New Jersey: Films From Fort Lee is a landmark release for cinema history and simply a joy to watch.

    Bonus Features: DISC 1: BEFORE HOLLYWOOD: The Curtain Pole (Biograph, 1909) | The Cord of Life (Biograph, 1909) | Robin Hood (Éclair, 1912) | The Champion (Documentary about Fort Lee, 2015) The Indian Land Grab (Champion Studios, 1910) | A Daughter of Dixie (Champion Studios, 1911) | Not Like Other Girls (Universal Victor, 1912) | Flo’s Discipline (Universal Victor, 1912) | Marked Cards (Universal Champion, 1913) | The Vampire (Kalem, 1913) | A Girl of the West (Vitagraph, 1912) | A Grocery Clerk’s Romance (Keystone, 1912) | There She Goes (Pathé, 1913) | DISC 2 : AFTER HOLLYWOOD: The Danger Game (Goldwyn, 1918) | Cossacks in Exile (Edgar Ulmer, 1939) | Ghost Town: The Story of Fort Lee (1935)

    ALIEN TERROR

    Street Date: 6/10/25

    Illustrated movie cover shows two people climbing near a giant alien hand and eye, with the title "Alien Terror" and credits to Ciro Ippolito at the bottom.Synopsis: In the sci-fi monster movie Alien Terror (aka Alien 2: On Earth) a spaceship lands back on Earth after a failed mission. There’s only one minor problem: the astronauts have been replaced by hideous creatures that can penetrate people’s bodies and make them explode! A group of cave explorers are attacked by the monsters inside an underground cave, but the survivors are in for a surprise when they finally manage to escape the trap…

     

     

     

    Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Film Historians and Hosts of Wild, Wild Podcast Adrian Smith and Rod Barnett | Franchised Terrorist: An Interview with Eli Roth | Alternate English feature audio dub

     

    THE PRESIDENT’S WIFE

    Street Date: 6/24/25

    Blu-ray cover for the film "The President's Wife" featuring Catherine Deneuve sitting on a floral-patterned couch with a purple floral background.Synopsis: Long the woman-behind-the-man, Bernadette Chirac (Catherine Deneuve, Belle de Jour) arrives at France’s presidential Elysée Palace in 1995 frustrated, and all but cast off by her newly elected husband, Jacques (Michel Vuillermoz). Having worked in his shadow during his ascent to the presidency, Madame Chirac now expects to finally get the place in the political elite she believes she deserves. In Léa Domenach’s whip-smart feature film debut based on true events, Madame Chirac’s rise from invisible political spouse to major media figure—as calculated as it was inevitable—is chronicled with equal parts reverence and wit, driven by Deneuve’s wryly memorable central performance.

     

     

    Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes | Theatrical Trailer

    MARCELLA

    Street Date: 6/3/25 (DVD Only)

    An older woman in a red shirt smiles while cooking pasta in a kitchen. The text on the image reads "MARCELLA" and lists names including Jacques Pepin and Lidia Bastianich.Synopsis: Marcella Hazan didn’t just teach Italian cooking — she changed the way America eats. Fearless, passionate, and exacting, she introduced authentic recipes to millions. Julia Child called Marcella “my mentor in all things Italian.” Featuring Jacques Pépin, Danny Meyer, April Bloomfield, and Lidia Bastianich, this intimate portrait reveals the beloved woman who forever shaped home kitchens.

     

     

     

    Bonus Features: Trailers

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