Independent distributors Kino Lorber have revealed that they will add two more titles to their Blu-ray catalog: Gordon Douglas'
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) and Don Medford's
The Organization (1971). The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the U.S. market in May, 2015.
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
In this suspenseful sequel to In the Heat of the Night, Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier reprises his role as the intrepid investigator who, this time, must solve a puzzling murder in the City by the Bay. Featuring an original score by Quincy Jones and co-starring Oscar winner Martin Landau and Edward Asner (JFK), They Call Me Mister Tibbs! is "an absorbing mystery that ranks as one of the best" (Boxoffice).
When a prostitute is murdered in San Francisco's ritzy Nob Hill district, an anonymous tip implicates minister and political crusader Reverend Logan Sharpe (Landau). Lt. Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), who has known Sharpe for many years, asks to be assigned to the case in hopes of clearing his friend's name. So begins the detective's journey through a twisted maze of baffling evidence, frantic chases, deadly gunfire and bad alibis. Before long, Tibbs finds himself bitterly torn between his duty as a cop...and his loyalty to a friend.
The Organization
Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier (In The Heat Of The Night) reprises his role as Lt. Virgil Tibbs in this taut drama that exposes the ruthless, high-stakes world of international drug trafficking. Co-starring Raul Julia (Presumed Innocent), this "action-packed" (Variety) crime thriller is "edge-of-the-seat entertainment" (Los Angeles Times)!
Under the cover of darkness, six masked figures raid a seemingly respectable furniture factory - and steal a multimillion-dollar cache of heroin! But these are no ordinary crooks. They're a passionate band of former users-turned-vigilantes whose frustration with the law's inability to combat the city's drug problem spurs them to take on a powerful narcotics ring. After contacting Tibbs, they confess to the break-in, beg him to keep silent and ask for his help. But once he reluctantly agrees to operate outside the law, Tibbs soon finds himself at odds with the police and a ruthless drug syndicate that will stop at nothing to silence him!