Upcoming Kino Video Blu-ray Releases Detailed
HomeUpcoming Kino Video Blu-ray Releases Detailed
Posted March 9, 2018 08:03 PM by Webmaster
Kino Video have detailed a number of their upcoming Blu-ray releases. Amongst them are Andrei Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice, Paul Wendkos' Special Delivery, and Arlene Sidaris' Seven.
Special Delivery
Synopsis: A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes a clean getaway. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he is forced to dump the stolen cash into a mailbox, which he then finds is locked until midnight, forcing him to wait until the mailman makes his late night pickup. As he waits, he discovers that his hiding place has been observed by several other people, all of whom want a share of the loot.
Starring Bo Svenson, Mel Scott, Cybill Shepherd, Phillip R. Allen, Sorrell Booke, Lawrason Driscoll, Jeff Goldblum, and Tom Atkins. Cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. (Rooster Cogburn) and soundtrack by Lalo Schifrin (Dirty Harry, Cool Hand Luke).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Sacrifice
Synopsis: Famed Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's final masterpiece, The Sacrifice is a haunting vision of a world threatened with nuclear annihilation that inspired Andrew Sarris (The Village Voice) to proclaim, "You may find yourself moved as you have never been moved before."
As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch Alexander (Erland Josephson, Cries and Whispers), news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island and the happy mood turns to horror. The family descends into a state of psychological devastation, brilliantly evoked by Tarkovsky's arresting palette of luminous greys washing over the bleak landscape around their home. (The film's masterful cinematography is by Sven Nykvist, Ingmar Bergman's longtime collaborator).
For Alexander, a philosopher troubled about man's lack of spirituality, the prospect of certain extinction compels the ultimate sacrifice, and he enters into a Faustian bargain with God to save his loved ones from the fear which grips them. The director's last film, made as he was dying of cancer, The Sacrifice is Tarkovsky's personal statement, a profoundly moving, redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart-wrenching emotion.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE:
Seven
Synopsis: A cartel of seven crime bosses unionize and plan to take over the state of Hawaii. Government intelligence agent Drew Sevano (William Smith, Any Which Way You Can) is hired to "handle" the situation however he sees fit. Drew enlists seven old friends to help, creating Sevano's Seven the Playmate (Susan Kiger, H.O.T.S.), the Black-Belt (Ed Parker, Revenge of the Pink Panther), the Dragster (Christopher Joy, Big Time), the Cowboy (Guich Koock, North Dallas Forty), the Comic (Art Metrano, Police Academy 2), the Professor (Richard LePore, Stacey!) and the Indian (Barbara Leigh, Junior Bonner). Sevano's Seven death is their way of life! This cult classic was co-written, co-produced and directed by Andy Sidaris (Malibu Express, Hard Ticket to Hawaii) and co-starred Martin Kove (Steele Justice) and Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie's).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Feast of July
Synopsis: A mysterious young beauty, Bella Ford, searches hopelessly for the lover who betrayed her. Weary and alone, she is offered shelter by the Wainwright family, who help her find new hope... and whose three handsome sons battle for her affections. Starring : Embeth Davidtz, Tom Bell, Gemma Jones, James Purefoy, and Ben Chaplin.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Roommates
Synopsis: Evicted from his home, gruff-but-lovable old Rocky (Falk) goes to live with his grandson Michael (D.B. Sweeney)-in the young man's cramped one-room apartment. Also starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Burstyn, and Jan Rubes.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Mastermind
Synopsis: Bumbling Asian detective, Inspector Hoku Ichihara (the great Zero Mostel, The Producers, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum), who has delusions that he's a great Samurai warrior, is assigned to protect an experimental robot in this spoof of Charlie Chan mysteries. Alex March (Paper Lion, The Big Bounce) directed this hilarious comedy in the tradition of the Inspector Clouseau films. The strong supporting cast includes Bradford Dillman (Compulsion), Keiko Kishi (The Yakuza), Jules Munshin (On the Town), Furank๎ Sakai (Mothra), Sorrell Booke (TV's The Dukes of Hazzard) and Phil Leeds (History of the World: Part I).
STREET DATE: MAY 15.
How Do I Love Thee?
Tom Waltz (Rick Lenz, Cactus Flower) is flying to France to see his hospitalized father (Jackie Gleason, Papa's Delicate Condition). While aboard the jet, Tom recalls many scenes from his past. Specifically, the time his father generously donated a $10,000 gift to Tom's philosophy department from money he won through a poetry contest. The winning poem was given to him by artist named Lena (Shelley Winters, Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?) with whom he has an unconsummated affair not knowing the poem was actually the sonnet "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Michael Gordon (Pillow Talk) directed this comedy of regrets and errors based on a book by Peter De Vries (Pete 'n' Tillie) and co-starring screen legend Maureen O'Hara (Miracle on 34th Street) as Tom's mom and beautiful Rosemary Forsyth (What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?) as his wife.
STREET DATE: MAY 15.
A Lady Takes a Chance
Synopsis: Finding men had never been a problem for city girl Molly Trousdale (Jean Arthur)-finding the right man is another matter. And women have never been a problem for cowboy bachelor Duke Hutkins (John Wayne)-until they want to marry him. If it's true that opposites attract, they're obviously made for each other.
When Molly sets out from New York on a cross-country bus tour, she just wants to see America. But her plans take an unexpected turn out West, when she collides (literally!) with Duke while he's competing at the rodeo. He assumes she's just another pretty gal who'll fall into his arms, but she's a lady who won't be roped easily by a brawling, rough-and-ready cowboy.
Jean Arthur shows the spunk that made her one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's Golden Era, and John Wayne is at his most charming when he falls for her against his better judgment. So get ready for the dust to fly when these two screen legends star in a truly classic romantic comedy, A Lady Takes A Chance!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Crew
Synopsis: GoodFellas meets Grumpy Old Men! Loaded with laughs, The Crew features screen legends Burt Reynolds (Gator, Malone) and Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, The Goodbye Girl) in a sidesplitting story about a set of golden-year ex-gangsters fighting to protect their last piece of turf. Back in the days when mobsters were larger than life, none lived bigger than Bobby (Dreyfuss), Joey "Bats" (Reynolds), Mike "The Brick" (Dan Hedaya, Blood Simple) and Tony "The Mouth" (Seymour Cassel, Rushmore). But now well into retirement, the old crew find themselves suddenly facing eviction from their run-down Miami Beach hotel The Raj Mahal. That's when they decide there's only one thing left to do turn back the clock and pull one last "hit" in order to save their home. Michael Dinner (Hot to Trot) directed this hilarious action-comedy written by Barry Fanaro (Kingpin). The stellar cast includes Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix), Jennifer Tilly (Bride of Chucky), Lainie Kazan (My Favorite Year), Jeremy Piven (TV's Entourage) and Casey Siemaszko (Young Guns).
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A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Synopsis: Everyone's falling in love with the wrong person in this hilariously hot all-star romantic comedy A Pyromaniac's Love Story! Heartthrob William Baldwin (Backdraft) stars as the outrageous Garet, who tries to win the love of his sweetheart Stephanie (sexy Erika Eleniak, Under Siege) with a blazing crime of passion... but she's got the hots for Sergio (John Leguizamo, John Wick), who's carrying a big torch for a hot-tempered waitress named Hattie (beautiful Sadie Frost, Love, Honor and Obey)! Mixed-up romantic signals and comic confusion abound until the smoke finally clears... and everyone involved can realize their burning desires. The top-notch cast includes Michael Lerner (Barton Fink), Joan Plowright (Enchanted April), Mike Starr (Dumb and Dumber) and Armin Mueller-Stahl (Eastern Promises). Directed by veteran television writer Joshua Brand (TV's The Americans, St. Elsewhere and Northern Exposure).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Special Delivery
Synopsis: A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes a clean getaway. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he is forced to dump the stolen cash into a mailbox, which he then finds is locked until midnight, forcing him to wait until the mailman makes his late night pickup. As he waits, he discovers that his hiding place has been observed by several other people, all of whom want a share of the loot.
Starring Bo Svenson, Mel Scott, Cybill Shepherd, Phillip R. Allen, Sorrell Booke, Lawrason Driscoll, Jeff Goldblum, and Tom Atkins. Cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. (Rooster Cogburn) and soundtrack by Lalo Schifrin (Dirty Harry, Cool Hand Luke).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM prepared by Paramount Archive
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Lee Gambin
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Reversible Art
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
The Sacrifice
Synopsis: Famed Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's final masterpiece, The Sacrifice is a haunting vision of a world threatened with nuclear annihilation that inspired Andrew Sarris (The Village Voice) to proclaim, "You may find yourself moved as you have never been moved before."
As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch Alexander (Erland Josephson, Cries and Whispers), news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island and the happy mood turns to horror. The family descends into a state of psychological devastation, brilliantly evoked by Tarkovsky's arresting palette of luminous greys washing over the bleak landscape around their home. (The film's masterful cinematography is by Sven Nykvist, Ingmar Bergman's longtime collaborator).
For Alexander, a philosopher troubled about man's lack of spirituality, the prospect of certain extinction compels the ultimate sacrifice, and he enters into a Faustian bargain with God to save his loved ones from the fear which grips them. The director's last film, made as he was dying of cancer, The Sacrifice is Tarkovsky's personal statement, a profoundly moving, redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart-wrenching emotion.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Feature audio commentary by Layla Alexander-Garrett, Tarkovsky's translator on the set of The Sacrifice
- Original Trailer
- Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky - a documentary on the making of The Sacrifice (102 minutes)
- Interview with Michal Leszczylowski, editor of The Sacrifice and director of Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (32 minutes)
- An illustrated booklet with excerpts from Tarkovsky's diaries and an essay by film scholar Robert Bird
Seven
Synopsis: A cartel of seven crime bosses unionize and plan to take over the state of Hawaii. Government intelligence agent Drew Sevano (William Smith, Any Which Way You Can) is hired to "handle" the situation however he sees fit. Drew enlists seven old friends to help, creating Sevano's Seven the Playmate (Susan Kiger, H.O.T.S.), the Black-Belt (Ed Parker, Revenge of the Pink Panther), the Dragster (Christopher Joy, Big Time), the Cowboy (Guich Koock, North Dallas Forty), the Comic (Art Metrano, Police Academy 2), the Professor (Richard LePore, Stacey!) and the Indian (Barbara Leigh, Junior Bonner). Sevano's Seven death is their way of life! This cult classic was co-written, co-produced and directed by Andy Sidaris (Malibu Express, Hard Ticket to Hawaii) and co-starred Martin Kove (Steele Justice) and Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie's).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- FULLY UNCUT PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Interview with Arlene Sidaris
- Audio commentary by Steve Mitchell, producer-director of King Cohen, and film historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompsonn
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Reversible Blu-ray Art
Feast of July
Synopsis: A mysterious young beauty, Bella Ford, searches hopelessly for the lover who betrayed her. Weary and alone, she is offered shelter by the Wainwright family, who help her find new hope... and whose three handsome sons battle for her affections. Starring : Embeth Davidtz, Tom Bell, Gemma Jones, James Purefoy, and Ben Chaplin.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by director Christopher Menaul and associate producer Jane Cussons
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Roommates
Synopsis: Evicted from his home, gruff-but-lovable old Rocky (Falk) goes to live with his grandson Michael (D.B. Sweeney)-in the young man's cramped one-room apartment. Also starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Burstyn, and Jan Rubes.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by Star D.B. Sweeney
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Mastermind
Synopsis: Bumbling Asian detective, Inspector Hoku Ichihara (the great Zero Mostel, The Producers, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum), who has delusions that he's a great Samurai warrior, is assigned to protect an experimental robot in this spoof of Charlie Chan mysteries. Alex March (Paper Lion, The Big Bounce) directed this hilarious comedy in the tradition of the Inspector Clouseau films. The strong supporting cast includes Bradford Dillman (Compulsion), Keiko Kishi (The Yakuza), Jules Munshin (On the Town), Furank๎ Sakai (Mothra), Sorrell Booke (TV's The Dukes of Hazzard) and Phil Leeds (History of the World: Part I).
STREET DATE: MAY 15.
How Do I Love Thee?
Tom Waltz (Rick Lenz, Cactus Flower) is flying to France to see his hospitalized father (Jackie Gleason, Papa's Delicate Condition). While aboard the jet, Tom recalls many scenes from his past. Specifically, the time his father generously donated a $10,000 gift to Tom's philosophy department from money he won through a poetry contest. The winning poem was given to him by artist named Lena (Shelley Winters, Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?) with whom he has an unconsummated affair not knowing the poem was actually the sonnet "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Michael Gordon (Pillow Talk) directed this comedy of regrets and errors based on a book by Peter De Vries (Pete 'n' Tillie) and co-starring screen legend Maureen O'Hara (Miracle on 34th Street) as Tom's mom and beautiful Rosemary Forsyth (What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?) as his wife.
STREET DATE: MAY 15.
A Lady Takes a Chance
Synopsis: Finding men had never been a problem for city girl Molly Trousdale (Jean Arthur)-finding the right man is another matter. And women have never been a problem for cowboy bachelor Duke Hutkins (John Wayne)-until they want to marry him. If it's true that opposites attract, they're obviously made for each other.
When Molly sets out from New York on a cross-country bus tour, she just wants to see America. But her plans take an unexpected turn out West, when she collides (literally!) with Duke while he's competing at the rodeo. He assumes she's just another pretty gal who'll fall into his arms, but she's a lady who won't be roped easily by a brawling, rough-and-ready cowboy.
Jean Arthur shows the spunk that made her one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's Golden Era, and John Wayne is at his most charming when he falls for her against his better judgment. So get ready for the dust to fly when these two screen legends star in a truly classic romantic comedy, A Lady Takes A Chance!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- new 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM PREPARED BY PARAMOUNT ARCHIVE
The Crew
Synopsis: GoodFellas meets Grumpy Old Men! Loaded with laughs, The Crew features screen legends Burt Reynolds (Gator, Malone) and Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, The Goodbye Girl) in a sidesplitting story about a set of golden-year ex-gangsters fighting to protect their last piece of turf. Back in the days when mobsters were larger than life, none lived bigger than Bobby (Dreyfuss), Joey "Bats" (Reynolds), Mike "The Brick" (Dan Hedaya, Blood Simple) and Tony "The Mouth" (Seymour Cassel, Rushmore). But now well into retirement, the old crew find themselves suddenly facing eviction from their run-down Miami Beach hotel The Raj Mahal. That's when they decide there's only one thing left to do turn back the clock and pull one last "hit" in order to save their home. Michael Dinner (Hot to Trot) directed this hilarious action-comedy written by Barry Fanaro (Kingpin). The stellar cast includes Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix), Jennifer Tilly (Bride of Chucky), Lainie Kazan (My Favorite Year), Jeremy Piven (TV's Entourage) and Casey Siemaszko (Young Guns).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by director Michael Dinner
- 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Audio
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Synopsis: Everyone's falling in love with the wrong person in this hilariously hot all-star romantic comedy A Pyromaniac's Love Story! Heartthrob William Baldwin (Backdraft) stars as the outrageous Garet, who tries to win the love of his sweetheart Stephanie (sexy Erika Eleniak, Under Siege) with a blazing crime of passion... but she's got the hots for Sergio (John Leguizamo, John Wick), who's carrying a big torch for a hot-tempered waitress named Hattie (beautiful Sadie Frost, Love, Honor and Obey)! Mixed-up romantic signals and comic confusion abound until the smoke finally clears... and everyone involved can realize their burning desires. The top-notch cast includes Michael Lerner (Barton Fink), Joan Plowright (Enchanted April), Mike Starr (Dumb and Dumber) and Armin Mueller-Stahl (Eastern Promises). Directed by veteran television writer Joshua Brand (TV's The Americans, St. Elsewhere and Northern Exposure).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by director Joshua Brand, moderated by filmmaker Heather Buckley
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
