Over the weekend, Kino Lorber announced that they will add two new titles to their Blu-ray catalog: Pierre Rouve's
Cop-Out a.k.a.
Stranger in the House (1967) and Robert Greenwald's
The Burning Bed (1984). The two releases will be available for purchase later this year.
Cop-Out
Synopsis: A boozing barrister (James Mason) leaves retirement to defend his wild daughter's (Geraldine Chaplin) Greek boyfriend for murder. Also starring Bobby Darin, Ian Ogilvy, Paul Bertoya, Clive Morton, and Moira Lister. Cinematography by Ken Higgins (John Schlesinger's
Darling).
The Burning Bed
Synopsis: Farrah Fawcett scores a "personal triumph" (Los Angeles Times) with a "riveting performance" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) in this "gripping movie about a woman who takes incendiary revenge on her brutal husband" (Time). Based on actual events, this courageous story of a woman pushed to the edge is a "gut-wrenching" (All Movie Guide), eye-opening and shocking experience.
Francine Hughes (Fawcett) marries her small-town high-school sweetheart Mickey (Paul LeMat)...only to discover his temper is short and his behavior violent. Urged to hang in there by her family and a broken social welfare system, she suffers continuous abuse - until desperation leads her to cross a threshold from which neither she nor her husband can ever return.
Special Features:
- Interview with Director Robert Greenwald
- Includes both 1.33:1 & 1.78:1 versions of the movie