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    Kino Studio Classics & Kino Cult Reveals August Lineup Including Creature Features, French Classics & More

    • By Dillon Gonzales
    • August 2, 2024
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    A man in a security uniform performs a pull-up on a metal pipe in a room, while a person in a penguin costume and hockey jersey labeled "ICEBURGH 00" looks up at him.

    Kino Lorber Studio Classics and Kino Cult have unveiled the details of their August 2024 4K UHD and Blu-Ray releases including works from such icons as Jean-Pierre Melville,Sissy Spacek, Burt Reynolds,Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jean-Luc Godard, and more. Get all the details on this incredibly packed lineup below:

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    BOB LE FLAMBEUR (4K UHD BLU-RAY)


    Street Date: 8/13/24

    Cover of "Bob le Flambeur" 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray edition featuring illustrations of an older man holding playing cards and a watchful woman behind him. Text includes the film title and director's name.

    Synopsis: From Jean-Pierre Melville, the legendary director of Le Doulos, Le Samouraï, Army of Shadows and Un Flic, comes this classic heist film noir, in the tradition of Rififi. Suffused with wry humor, Bob Le Flambeur melds the toughness of American gangster films with Gallic sophistication to lay the roadmap for the French New Wave. As the neon is extinguished for another dawn, an aging gambler (Roger Duchesne) navigates the treacherous world of pimps, moneymen and naïve associates while plotting one last score—the heist of the Deauville casino. This underworld comedy of manners possesses all the formal beauty, finesse and treacherous allure of green baize. Boasting a beautifully written screenplay by Melville and Auguste Le Breton (Razzia Sur la Chnouf) and stunning black-and-white cinematography by Henri Decaë (The 400 Blows, Purple Noon).

    Bonus Features: UHD SDR Master by StudioCanal – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton | Diary of a Villain: Documentary by Dominique Maillet (25:45) | Theatrical Trailer | In French with Optional English Subtitles


    LE DOULOS (4K UHD BLU-RAY)


    Street Date: 8/13/24

    Cover of "Le Doulos" 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, showing a shadowy man in a hat and trench coat against a red background with the names Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Pierre Melville.

    Synopsis: From Jean-Pierre Melville, the legendary director of Bob Le Flambeur, Le Deuxième Souffle, Le Cercle Rouge and Un Flic, comes this highly influential film noir classic. The backstabbing criminals in the shadowy underworld of Le Doulos have only one guiding principle: “Lie or die.” A stone-faced Jean-Paul Belmondo (Classe Tous Risques) stars as enigmatic gangster Silien, who may or may not be responsible for squealing on Faugel (Serge Reggiani, Army of Shadows), just released from the slammer and already involved in what should have been a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisty, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust? Shot and edited with Melville’s trademark cool and featuring masterfully stylized dialogue and performances, Le Doulos (slang for an informant) is one of the filmmaker’s most gripping crime films. Co-starring Jean Desailly (Un Flic) and Michel Piccoli (Max and the Junkmen), written by Melville, from the best-selling novel by Pierre Lesou (The Cop) and beautifully shot in glorious black-and-white by Nicolas Hayer (Le Corbeau).

    Bonus Features: UHD SDR Master by StudioCanal – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan | Melville – The Demon Within Him: Interview with First Assistant Director Volker Schlöndorff (29:34) | Birth of the Detective Story Melville Style: Documentary (32:46) | Theatrical Trailer | In French with Optional English Subtitles

     


    99 RIVER STREET (SPECIAL EDITION)


    Street Date: 8/13/24

    Blu-ray cover of the movie "99 River Street" featuring a man holding a chain, a woman in distress, and another man lying on the ground with two names, John Payne and Evelyn Keyes, at the top.Synopsis: In this classic film noir, a down-on-his-luck former boxing contender (John Payne, Larceny, The Boss), turned cab driver has to hide from the police when he’s accused of murdering his badgering wife when her lifeless body turns up in the back of his cab. On the run and out of time, he needs to bring the real killer to justice before the cops and the thugs responsible for the set-up get their hands on him. Top-notch direction by the great Phil Karlson (Kansas City Confidential, The Phoenix City Story) and featuring a great cast that includes Evelyn Keyes (Iron Man), Brad Dexter (Run Silent, Run Deep), Frank Faylen (The Looters), Peggie Castle (Back from the Dead) and Jay Adler (The Killing).

     
     

     

    Bonus Features: 2016 HD Master by Kino Lorber – From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Fine Grain | Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Host of TCM’s Noir Alley Eddie Muller | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


    NAVAJO JOE (SPECIAL EDITION)


    Street Date: 8/13/24

    Blu-ray cover for the movie "Navajo Joe" featuring a western scene with Burt Reynolds brandishing a weapon, a woman behind him, and several fallen individuals in the foreground. Directed by Sergio Corbucci.Synopsis: Screen legend Burt Reynolds (White Lightning, The Longest Yard) stars in this classic western about a fearless Native American with a relentless vendetta. A band of outlaws, headed by a sullen leader Duncan (Aldo Sambrell, For a Few Dollars More), sweeps across the country like the plague, destroying everything in its path including a Navajo village. The outlaws arrive in the town of Esperanza, where they are hired by a crooked doctor to hijack a bank train and share in the wealth. But the sole survivor from the Indian village, a renegade Navajo named Joe (Reynolds), foils the plan by relocating the money. An irate Duncan holds Joe’s beautiful sweetheart (Nicoletta Machiavelli, The Hills Run Red) hostage until Joe surrenders… Joe once again must take on Duncan and his ruthless comrades with unforgettable vengeance. Featuring the great Fernando Rey (The French Connection) with top-notch direction by spaghetti western legend Sergio Corbucci (Django, The Hellbenders, The Great Silence) with a rousing and now classic score by the legendary Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly).

    Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Alex Cox, Author of 10,000 Ways to Die: A Director’s Take on the Italian Western | Scene Specific Audio Commentary by Ennio Morricone Historian Gary Palmucci | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


    PRIME CUT (4K UHD & BLU-RAY)


    Street Date: 8/20/24

    Cover of the "Prime Cut" 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray featuring actors Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Sissy Spacek. The tagline reads: "Together They're Murder." The background depicts a rural scene.Synopsis: Hollywood legends Lee Marvin (Point Blank, Monte Walsh) and Gene Hackman (Mississippi Burning, The Package) square off in one of the most explosive screen confrontations ever. Marvin is an underworld enforcer sent to Kansas City to collect money from Hackman, a mysterious mobster who has no intention of paying up. A meat packing plant fronts for Hackman’s real business dealings: drugs, prostitution and human trafficking. Michael Ritchie’s (The Candidate, Fletch) breakneck direction propels the action along with the speed of bullets. From a shoot-out at a country fair to the final cataclysmic showdown, Prime Cut is prime excitement! Punctuated with ruthless performances by Marvin and Hackman and stellar supporting ones by Angel Tompkins (The Don is Dead, Murphy’s Law), Gregory Walcott (Man of the East, The Eiger Sanction) and the great Sissy Spacek (Carrie, The River) in her acting debut. Prime Cut hits hard and cuts deep.

    Bonus Features: Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Lee Marvin Biographer Dwayne Epstein | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


    THE FOOD OF THE GODS (SPECIAL EDITION)


    Street Date: 8/20/24

    Blu-ray cover for "The Food of the Gods" featuring an illustration of a giant rat attacking a struggling woman.Synopsis: Get ready for a taste of HELL! B-movie maestro Bert I. Gordon (Village of the Giants, Empire of the Ants)—the godfather of the “gigantic creature” genre—delivers the biggest Midnight Movie of all with this spine-tingling tale of ecology gone berserk. Based on H.G. Wells’ classic tale of sci-fi terror, The Food of the Gods predicts a future where animals are suddenly at the top of the food chain…and eager to get their fill! On a remote island, a mysterious substance is oozing from the ground. A farmer sees that it acts as a growth hormone and thinks his fortune is made. But when rats, chickens, worms and wasps begin sampling the potent substance, they morph into bloodthirsty giants! Now, it’s up to the island’s few residents and visitors (including Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker, Jon Cypher and Ida Lupino) to destroy “the food of the gods”…before the animals take over for good!

     

    Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Lee Gambin and John Harrison, Author of WILDCAT!: The Films of Marjoe Gortner | Audio Commentary by Writer/Producer/Director Bert I. Gordon | Interview with Actress Belinda Balaski | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


    EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (SPECIAL EDITION)


    Street Date: 8/20/24

    Cover of the Blu-ray release of "Empire of the Ants" featuring an illustration of a giant ant attacking a woman with a dramatic sunset in the background. Text includes the title, author, and a tagline.Synopsis: It’s no PICNIC! From sci-fi mastermind H.G. Wells and B-movie bigwig Bert I. Gordon (Village of the Giants, The Food of the Gods)—brace yourself for mutant mayhem and pestilent payback in this cult classic creature feature about good bugs gone BAD! Starring queen of mean Joan Collins (The Stud), this incredible insect extravaganza is swarming with flesh-crawling chills, hair-raising thrills and spine-tingling terror…with a venge-ANTS! A heavenly paradise becomes a hellish nightmare when a toxic spill turns harmless ants into rampaging, radioactive reprobates! Stumbling into their creepy lair, a sleazy land developer (Collins) and her clients (including Robert Lansing and John David Carson) are horrified to realize that the ants are having a picnic…and humans are on the menu! Fleeing for their lives—only to be squashed underfoot—they soon discover that these bad-boy bugs are hell-bent on exterminating mankind, and building an evil empire where humans check in…but they can’t check out!

    Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle and Filmmaker/Historian Michael Varrati | Audio Commentary by Producer/Director Bert I. Gordon | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


    FROGS (SPECIAL EDITION)


    Street Date: 8/20/24

    Blu-ray cover of the movie "Frogs" featuring a large frog with a human hand in its mouth, with actors Ray Milland and Sam Elliott highlighted.Synopsis: Today the pond…Tomorrow the world! A shocker reminiscent of Hitchcock’s The Birds, this amphibious horror flick is teeming with thousands of nasty-tempered creatures that are hopping mad—and murderous. Jumping with action, suspense, revenge and Southern Gothic charm, Frogs’ stars Ray Milland (The Thing with Two Heads), Sam Elliott (The Legacy) and Joan Van Ark (The Last Dinosaur) are constantly a lily pad away from croaking! Jason Crockett (Milland) is an aging, physically disabled millionaire who invites his family to his island estate for his birthday party. The old man is more than crotchety…he’s crazy! Hating nature, Crockett poisons anything that crawls on his property. But on the night of his shindig, it’s nature’s payback time, and thousands of frogs whip up every bug and slimy thing into a toxic frenzy until the entire environment goes environ-mental. Directed by George McCowan (H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come).

    Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle and Film Historian/Producer Dan Marino (son of NFL legend) | Interview with Actress Joan Van Ark | 4 TV Spots and 3 Radio Spots | Theatrical Trailer | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles


    ALPHAVILLE (4K UHD BLU-RAY)


    Street Date: 8/27/24

    Cover of the 4K UHD + Blu-ray edition of "Alphaville," a film by Jean-Luc Godard. The cover features a monochrome image with prominent text and actors Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, and Akim Tamiroff.Synopsis: From Jean-Luc Godard, the influential filmmaker behind the French New Wave classics, Breathless, Contempt, Band of Outsiders and Pierrot Le Fou, comes this futuristic noir masterpiece. American secret agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine, Attack of the Robots) is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and kill the inventor of fascist computer Alpha 60. Anna Karina (The Nun) and Akim Tamiroff (Touch of Evil) co-star in this cockeyed fusion of science-fiction with pulp characters and surrealist poetry. Godard’s irreverent journey to the mysterious Alphaville remains one of the least conventional films of all time. Beautifully shot in glorious black-and-white by Raoul Coutard (Jules and Jim, First Name: Carmen).

     

    Bonus Features: 2023 HDR/Dolby Vision Master by StudioCanal – From 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas | Anna Karina Interview (4:31) | Colin McCabe Introduction (5:26) | Includes Both Original French and English Audio with Optional English Subtitles | Theatrical Trailer


    SQUIRM (SPECIAL EDITION)


    Street Date: 8/27/24

    Blu-ray case for the movie "Squirm" featuring an illustration of worms emerging from a skull and engulfing people. The cover text reads, "This was the night of the CRAWLING TERROR!.Synopsis: The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out…and to their ravenous intent, they leave no doubt! A truly frightening account of an infestation of biting worms, Squirm is guaranteed to make you do just that! When a powerful storm knocks Fly Creek, Georgia’s power lines down onto wet soil, the resulting surge of electricity drives large, bloodthirsty worms to the surface—and then out of their soil-tilling minds! Soon, the townspeople discover that their sleepy fishing village is overrun with worms that burrow right into their skin! Inundated by hundreds of thousands of carnivorous creatures, the terrorized locals race to find the cause of the rampage—before becoming tilled under themselves! Try to sit still for Squirm, the cult eco-horror classic from director Jeff Lieberman (Blue Sunshine, Just Before Dawn) and makeup F/X legend Rick Baker (An American Werewolf in London)!

    Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critics/Authors Lee Gambin and John Harrison | Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Jeff Lieberman | Digging In – The Making of Squirm: Documentary with Jeff Lieberman, Actor Don Scardino and Special Effects Artist Bill Milling (33:11) | Eureka: A Tour of Locations with Jeff Lieberman | TV and Radio Spots | Theatrical Trailer | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles


    KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS (SPECIAL EDITION)


    Street Date: 8/27/24

    Blu-ray cover of "Kingdom of the Spiders" featuring a giant spider looming over people with the text "A living, crawling, hell on earth!" and starring William Shatner.Synopsis: A living, crawling HELL ON EARTH! This classic 1977 creepshow stars the legendary William Shatner (Star Trek, The Devil’s Rain) as veterinarian “Rack” Hansen, faced with the puzzling death of a number of local farm animals. As even greater numbers of the helpless animals meet their deaths it is discovered that hundreds of tarantulas occupy the farm land. This is strange indeed! Tarantulas don’t live in colonies…or do they? An attractive entomologist (brilliantly portrayed by Tiffany Bolling, The Candy Snatchers) is called to the dusty little Arizona town to explain the sudden arrival of the spiders and their usual behavior. But is it too late? Time seems to be running out as the new species of eight-legged freaks now number in the thousands! Is it even possible to halt this arachnid explosion? The spiders are everywhere—and man is their prey! Directed by John “Bud” Cardos (The Dark, Mutant) and featuring Woody Strode (The Violent Breed), Lieux Dressler (Truck Stop Women) and Altovise Davis (Can’t Stop the Music).

    Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Lee Gambin | Audio Commentary by Director John “Bud” Cardos, Producer Igo Kantor, Spider Wrangler Jim Brockett, Cinematographer John Morrill, Moderated by Lee Christian and Scott Spiegel | Audio Commentary by Producer Igo Kantor, Actress Tiffany Bolling, Moderated by Marc Edward Heuck | Interview with actress Tiffany Bolling | Interview with Writer Steve Lodge | Radio Spot | Theatrical Trailer | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles


    SUDDEN DEATH (4K UHD BLU-RAY)


    Street Date: 8/27/24

    Cover of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for "Sudden Death" starring Van Damme. The cover features his face with an intense expression and a fiery explosion in the background. The text reads "Terror Goes Into Overtime.Synopsis: Action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme (Hard Target) teams with Powers Boothe (The Emerald Forest) in a tension-packed suspense thriller from Peter Hyams, the director of Running Scared, Narrow Margin and Timecop. Inside the Civic Arena, 17,000 rabid hockey fans gather for the Stanley Cup final game—including the Vice President of the United States. What they don’t know is that someone is planning to have the building, and its inhabitants, blown to bits! Van Damme portrays Darren McCord, a father who brings his two children to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins versus the Chicago Blackhawks. But when his daughter is suddenly taken hostage by terrorists, their special night out turns into a deadly race against time. Her sinister captor (Boothe) is demanding delivery of a billion dollars from the U.S. Treasury by game’s end. With thousands of lives at stake, the legendary “Muscles from Brussels” frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue his daughter and abort the impending explosion…before the final buzzer!

    Bonus Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): Brand New HDR Dolby Vision Master – From 16bit 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Action Film Historians Mike Leeder and UK Cult Movie Director Ross Boyask | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Stereo | Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc | Optional English Subtitles DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): Brand New HD Master – From 16bit 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative | NEW Audio Commentary by Action Film Historians Mike Leeder and UK Cult Movie Director Ross Boyask | Vintage Interview Clips with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Peter Hyams, Powers Boothe and Ross Malinger (8:01) | Behind-The-Scenes Footage (6:59) | TV Spot | Theatrical Trailer | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Stereo | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles


    FILM NOIR VOL. XX

    [CAPTAIN CAREY, U.S.A./APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER/MAKE HASTE TO LIVE]


    Street Date: 8/27/24

    Blu-ray box set titled "Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XX" includes films "Captain Carey, U.S.A.," "Appointment with Danger," and "Make Haste to Live." Cover features dramatic illustrations.Synopsis: This collection features three film noir classics. CAPTAIN CAREY, U.S.A. (1950) – Screen legend Alan Ladd (Lucky Jordan) plays the title role in this outstanding noir tale of a former OSS operative who returns to Italy after the war to avenge the death of resistance worker Giulia (Wanda Hendrix, Sierra)—only to find out that his “deceased” lover is not only still alive, but also now the wife of a powerful Italian baron (Francis Lederer, Midnight). Carey decides to stick around, hoping to flush out the traitor who had caused the wartime deaths of several of his OSS colleagues and resistance fighters. Enhanced by the musical number “Mona Lisa,” which won an Academy Award (Best Original Song, 1950) and later became an all-time classic. Directed by Hollywood great Mitchell Leisen (No Man of Her Own).

    APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER (1951) – Ladd is back as the U.S. Mail’s Ace Agent Smashes the Biggest Mail Robbery Plan in History! Screen legend Alan Ladd (Chicago Deadline) is Postal Inspector Al Goddard, assigned to investigate the murder of a fellow officer. The only witness to the crime is Sister Augustine (Phyllis Calvert, Time Out of Mind), who identifies the photograph of one of the assailants. This leads Goddard to a seedy hotel where he learns that the assailant is a member of a gang headed by Earl Boettiger (Paul Stewart, Kiss Me Deadly), and he soon discovers that the gang is planning a million-dollar mail robbery. This taut and thrilling film noir also features Jan Sterling (Female on the Beach) and future Dragnet stars, Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, as Stewart’s henchmen. Directed by noir master Lewis Allen (So Evil My Love).

    MAKE HASTE TO LIVE (1954) – Only a Gangster Killer Knew the Secret of Her Past! In this taut noir melodrama, Crystal (Dorothy McGuire, The Spiral Staircase) has unknowingly married a murderer. She knew Steve (Stephen McNally, The Raging Tide) was handsome and charming. But by the time she discovered he was a cold-blooded killer, it was too late: he had already become her husband. So she ran like never before, and built herself a new life together with her daughter. And years later, when she learns that Steve had been jailed for murder, Crystal thought she was safe. But when Steve is released from prison, he has a deadly reunion in mind. With Mary Murphy (The Wild One) and Edgar Buchanan (Human Desire), Make Haste to Live was the final feature film by veteran director William A. Seiter (Hot Saturday).

    Bonus Features: 2020-2022 HD Masters by Paramount Pictures – From 4K Scans | NEW Audio Commentary for CAPTAIN CAREY, U.S.A. by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani | NEW Audio Commentary for APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH by Heath Holland, Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast with Max Allan Collins, the Author of Road to Perdition | NEW Audio Commentary for MAKE HASTE TO LIVE by Film Historian Samm Deighan | Theatrical Trailers | Optional English Subtitles


    THE WHITE DAWN (50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION)


    Street Date: 8/27/24

    Blu-ray cover of "The White Dawn" featuring illustrations of three men in fur clothing, two polar bears, and an iceberg scene. Prominent text lists actors Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, and Lou Gossett.Synopsis: Starring Warren Oates (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia), Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show) and Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman), The White Dawn tells the true tale of three sailors in 1896 who are separated from their ship during a hunt for polar bear and walrus. Eskimos who live on Baffin Island, just south of the North Pole, save their lives, but one angry sailor brings fear and violence to all. This astonishing Arctic adventure was helmed by Philip Kaufman, the acclaimed director of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Wanderers and The Right Stuff, with magnificent location footage by cinematographer Michael Chapman (Raging Bull) and a lush score by composer Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther).

     

     

    Bonus Features: Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Director Philip Kaufman | Introduction by Philip Kaufman (0:53) | Welcoming the Dawn: Featurette (16:47) | A Way of Life – The World of the Inuit: Featurette (10:01) | Optional English Subtitles


    ACES HIGH (SPECIAL EDITION)


    Street Date: 8/27/24

    Blu-ray case of the movie "Aces High" featuring illustrations of pilots in WWI airplanes, with the title in bold red letters on the cover.Synopsis: The fighter pilots of the First World War were glamorized as dashing, devil-may-care aces, but Gresham (Malcom McDowell, A Clockwork Orange), commanding officer of the squadron, lives with the reality and knows that it is very different. Young, brave and a true patriot, but exhausted and old before his time, he meets each batch of eager recruits with quiet despair, knowing their families are unlikely to see them again. When the latest arrival turns out to be young Croft (Peter Firth, Equus), fresh from his old school, the strain threatens to become intolerable. Based on the acclaimed play Journey’s End by R.C. Sherriff, Aces High tells a moving story of comradeship and courage, loneliness and fear, directed by Jack Gold (The Tenth Man) and produced by Benjamin Fisz (Battle of Britain), and containing some of the most magnificent aerial battles ever staged. The stacked cast also features Christopher Plummer, Simon Ward, David Wood, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, Richard Johnson and Ray Milland.

    Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Steve Mitchell | Interview with Director Jack Gold | Interview with Star Malcolm McDowell | Short Film About the Original Premiere of Aces High | Restoration Comparison | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


    ANNIE LAURIE


    Street Date: 8/13/24

    Cover of the Blu-ray for "Annie Laurie" featuring Lillian Gish, released under Kino Classics with 4K restoration and an orchestral score by Robert Israel.Synopsis: Produced at the creative apex of the silent era, Annie Laurie (1927) was MGM’s grand-scale dramatization of the conflicts between warring clans in the 17th-century Scottish highlands. Lillian Gish (The Wind, Broken Blossoms) stars as the daughter of a diplomat who seeks to negotiate peace between the haughty and politically-connected Campbells, and the more rough-hewn MacDonalds, led by the dashing Norman Kerry (The Phantom of the Opera). When Annie discovers that the Campbells’ chieftain is plotting to derail a treaty and justify a brutal attack upon the MacDonalds (in what would become known as the Massacre of Glencoe), she must sprint to a snowy mountaintop to light a warning signal — a thrilling sequence reminiscent of Gish’s legendary ice floe scene from D.W. Griffith’s Way Down East. This 4K restoration by the Library of Congress features an extraordinary orchestral score by Robert Israel (in 5.1 Stereo Surround), and climaxes with a beautifully preserved Technicolor sequence.

    Bonus Features: Audio commentary by film historian Anthony Slide | 5.1 Stereo Surround


    NICHOLAS NICKLEBY


    Street Date: 8/13/24

    Blu-ray cover of "Nicholas Nickleby" by Ealing Studios, featuring illustrated portraits of main characters. Text lists cast and crew, with images of Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Holloway, and others.Synopsis: Based on Charles Dickens’s classic novel, Nicholas Nickleby tells the story of the eponymous young hero (Derek Bond, When Eight Bells Toll) and his attempts to save his family and friends from the clutches of his greedy Uncle Ralph (Cedric Hardwicke, The Ten Commandments). Staying true to the dark mood of the book, director Alberto Cavalcanti (Dead of Night) conjures up a triumphantly atmospheric adaptation featuring indelible performances from Hardwicke and Bond.

     

     

     

     

    Bonus Features: Interview with BFI Dickens Season Curators Adrian Wootton & Michael Eaton | Nicholas Nickleby (1903 short, courtesy of the Library of Congress) | Original Trailer


    THE APARTMENT (1996)


    Street Date: 8/20/24

    Blu-ray cover of "The Apartment" showing three people in close-up with text listing the actors' names and credits. The background is dimly lit, highlighting the moody atmosphere.Synopsis: The Apartment is a hauntingly beautiful romantic thriller about a man (Vincent Cassel, Black Swan) who turns his life upside down when he overhears the melodic voice of his lost love (Monica Bellucci, The Matrix Reloaded) in a crowded café. Gone before he can catch her, he sets out to find her, abandoning his fiancée, his luggage and his promising career.

     

     

     

     

     

    Bonus Features: Audio commentary by film historian Adrian Martin | Original Trailer


    LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD (4K UHD BLU-RAY)


    Street Date: 8/27/24

    Cover of the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray edition of the film "Last Year at Marienbad" showing black-and-white imagery of characters in a formal setting, with stylized text and artwork reflecting the film's era.Synopsis: Winner of the Golden Lion at the 1961 Venice Film Festival, Last Year at Marienbad is a hypnotically beautiful puzzle box of a film, and one of the most influential in history. Alain Resnais’s sensuous tracking shots and Delphine Seyrig’s iconic Chanel gowns have become part of the cinematic lexicon, and can now be seen in a gorgeous 4K restoration from StudioCanal. In a large international hotel in the European resort town of Marienbad, with a sumptuous but austere décor—a marble universe with gold paneling, statues, and stiff servants—the rich, anonymous clientele circulates. A man (Giorgio Albertazzi) is convinced he met an enigmatic woman (Seyrig, Jeanne Dielman) the previous year at the same location, and perhaps had a flirtation. A second man (Sacha Pitoëff, Inferno), possibly the woman’s lover or husband, repeatedly intimidates the first man. Their relations unfold through flashback shards that never quite fit into place, their lives a hall of mirrors that never reflect a true self.

     

    Bonus Features: 4K UHD (DISC 1): Audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas | BLU-RAY SPECIAL EXCLUSIVES (DISC 2): Interview with filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff | Last Year at Marienbad A to Z, a visual essay by film historian James Quandt | Memories of Last Year at Marienbad | Toute la mémoire du monde (1957, short film by Alain Resnais)

     

    Dillon Gonzales
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