Upcoming Kino Video Blu-ray Releases
HomeUpcoming Kino Video Blu-ray Releases
Posted July 11, 2018 05:17 PM by Webmaster
Kino Video will add five new titles to its Blu-ray catalog: Louis Morneau's Retroactive (1997), Graham Baker's Impulse (1984), Mark Herman's Blame it on the Bellboy (1992), and John Landis' Oscar (1991).
Retroactive
Synopsis: If you could leap back in time and change the past, would you? If you did, could you face the consequences? A young woman comes face to face with these tantalizing questions in this action-packed sci-fi thriller starring James Belushi (Red Heat), Kylie Travis (Sanctuary), M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple) and Frank Whaley (Career Opportunities). Exploding with breathtaking special effects and startling twists and turns, this full-throttle adventure pushes the envelope for cutting-edge excitement. Karen (Travis) is a beautiful hostage negotiator trying to escape a tragic past. But her desperate flight leads to an even greater horror when she finds herself stranded on a deserted highway and at the mercy of a violent psychopath who commits a brutal murder right before her eyes. But this time, Karen gets a second chance… stumbling upon an isolated research center, she meets a brilliant young scientist and discovers a top-secret device that gives her the opportunity to stop the savage rampage before it begins. Stylishly directed by Louis Morneau (Soldier Boyz).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Impulse
Synopsis: Tim Matheson and Oscar nominees Meg Tilly and Hume Cronyn come face to face with mankind's deepest-and darkest-primal urges in this disturbing and "suspenseful" (Boxoffice) psychological thriller. "Directed with flair" (The Hollywood Reporter) and packed with pulse-quickening twists that spring from its "terrific premise" (The Village Voice), Impulse generates enough electricity to make your hair stand on end!
When Jennifer (Tilly) and her boyfriend Stuart (Matheson) return to her idyllic hometown, they discover that all boundaries of civility seem to have eroded. Mystified by the actions of normally kind townspeople who are suddenly driven to extremes of irrational-and violent-behavior, Jennifer and Stuart attempt to get to the bottom of the increasingly life-threatening chaos...before it destroys them!
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Blame It on the Bellboy
Synopsis: Mix-ups, Mishaps, Madness and Mayhem… It's all part of the service! In the wildly entertaining spirit of A Fish Called Wanda, Blame It on the Bellboy delivers crazy laughs. The hilarity kicks off when a daffy bellboy (Bronson Pinchot, Perfect Strangers) accidentally switches the itinerary envelopes for three guests. His actions cause a hilarious case of mistaken identities, sending the trio down the road of nonstop comic adventures. Check in today for a zany time with a stellar cast that includes Dudley Moore (Arthur), Bryan Brown (F/X), Richard Griffiths (Withnail and I), Andreas Katsulas (The Fugitive), Patsy Kensit (Lethal Weapon 2), Alison Steadman (Life Is Sweet) and Penelope Wilton (Shaun of the Dead). Written and directed by Mark Herman (Brassed Off, Hope Springs).
Special Features:
Once Upon a Crime...
Synopsis: What do you get when you combine four bumbling American tourists, a $5000 puppy and a dead body? Inspired lunacy starring John Candy (Delirious), James Belushi (Mr. Destiny), Cybill Shepherd (Special Delivery), Sean Young (Fire Birds), Richard Lewis (The Wrong Guys), Ornella Muti (Oscar), Giancarlo Giannini (Seven Beauties), Joss Ackland (White Mischief), Elsa Martinelli (The Indian Fighter) and George Hamilton (Zorro: The Gay Blade). Lewis and Young are two down-and-out Americans attempting to return a lost dog to its Monte Carlo socialite owner for a $5000 reward. But when the owner is murdered, they become the prime suspects. But who's the real killer? The roulette loser (Candy)? The gigolo (Hamilton)? Or could it possibly be... the dog? Once Upon a Crime is the perfect film to see after a brain-taxing day – directed by SCTV comedy legend Eugene Levy.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Oscar
Synopsis: Hollywood superstar Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo) teams up with legendary director John Landis (The Blues Brothers, Trading Places, An American Werewolf in London), and the results are hilarious. Stallone plays Chicago's #1 gangster "Snaps" Provolone. After promising his dying father (Kirk Douglas, Tough Guys) that he'll quit his life of crime, Snaps realizes it's easier said than done. The great cast includes Chazz Palminteri (A Bronx Tale), Ornella Muti (Once Upon a Crime), Tim Curry (Clue), Marisa Tomei (Untamed Heart), Peter Riegert (Animal House), Vincent Spano (Indian Summer), Kurtwood Smith (RoboCop), Yvonne De Carlo (Criss Cross), Don Ameche (Cocoon), Ken Howard (TV's The White Shadow) and Eddie Bracken (Hail the Conquering Hero).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Reversible cover art
Retroactive
Synopsis: If you could leap back in time and change the past, would you? If you did, could you face the consequences? A young woman comes face to face with these tantalizing questions in this action-packed sci-fi thriller starring James Belushi (Red Heat), Kylie Travis (Sanctuary), M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple) and Frank Whaley (Career Opportunities). Exploding with breathtaking special effects and startling twists and turns, this full-throttle adventure pushes the envelope for cutting-edge excitement. Karen (Travis) is a beautiful hostage negotiator trying to escape a tragic past. But her desperate flight leads to an even greater horror when she finds herself stranded on a deserted highway and at the mercy of a violent psychopath who commits a brutal murder right before her eyes. But this time, Karen gets a second chance… stumbling upon an isolated research center, she meets a brilliant young scientist and discovers a top-secret device that gives her the opportunity to stop the savage rampage before it begins. Stylishly directed by Louis Morneau (Soldier Boyz).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Original trailer
- Reversible art
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Impulse
Synopsis: Tim Matheson and Oscar nominees Meg Tilly and Hume Cronyn come face to face with mankind's deepest-and darkest-primal urges in this disturbing and "suspenseful" (Boxoffice) psychological thriller. "Directed with flair" (The Hollywood Reporter) and packed with pulse-quickening twists that spring from its "terrific premise" (The Village Voice), Impulse generates enough electricity to make your hair stand on end!
When Jennifer (Tilly) and her boyfriend Stuart (Matheson) return to her idyllic hometown, they discover that all boundaries of civility seem to have eroded. Mystified by the actions of normally kind townspeople who are suddenly driven to extremes of irrational-and violent-behavior, Jennifer and Stuart attempt to get to the bottom of the increasingly life-threatening chaos...before it destroys them!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K REMASTER
- Audio Commentary by director Graham Baker
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Blame It on the Bellboy
Synopsis: Mix-ups, Mishaps, Madness and Mayhem… It's all part of the service! In the wildly entertaining spirit of A Fish Called Wanda, Blame It on the Bellboy delivers crazy laughs. The hilarity kicks off when a daffy bellboy (Bronson Pinchot, Perfect Strangers) accidentally switches the itinerary envelopes for three guests. His actions cause a hilarious case of mistaken identities, sending the trio down the road of nonstop comic adventures. Check in today for a zany time with a stellar cast that includes Dudley Moore (Arthur), Bryan Brown (F/X), Richard Griffiths (Withnail and I), Andreas Katsulas (The Fugitive), Patsy Kensit (Lethal Weapon 2), Alison Steadman (Life Is Sweet) and Penelope Wilton (Shaun of the Dead). Written and directed by Mark Herman (Brassed Off, Hope Springs).
Special Features:
- Theatrical trailer
Once Upon a Crime...
Synopsis: What do you get when you combine four bumbling American tourists, a $5000 puppy and a dead body? Inspired lunacy starring John Candy (Delirious), James Belushi (Mr. Destiny), Cybill Shepherd (Special Delivery), Sean Young (Fire Birds), Richard Lewis (The Wrong Guys), Ornella Muti (Oscar), Giancarlo Giannini (Seven Beauties), Joss Ackland (White Mischief), Elsa Martinelli (The Indian Fighter) and George Hamilton (Zorro: The Gay Blade). Lewis and Young are two down-and-out Americans attempting to return a lost dog to its Monte Carlo socialite owner for a $5000 reward. But when the owner is murdered, they become the prime suspects. But who's the real killer? The roulette loser (Candy)? The gigolo (Hamilton)? Or could it possibly be... the dog? Once Upon a Crime is the perfect film to see after a brain-taxing day – directed by SCTV comedy legend Eugene Levy.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Trailer gallery
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Oscar
Synopsis: Hollywood superstar Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo) teams up with legendary director John Landis (The Blues Brothers, Trading Places, An American Werewolf in London), and the results are hilarious. Stallone plays Chicago's #1 gangster "Snaps" Provolone. After promising his dying father (Kirk Douglas, Tough Guys) that he'll quit his life of crime, Snaps realizes it's easier said than done. The great cast includes Chazz Palminteri (A Bronx Tale), Ornella Muti (Once Upon a Crime), Tim Curry (Clue), Marisa Tomei (Untamed Heart), Peter Riegert (Animal House), Vincent Spano (Indian Summer), Kurtwood Smith (RoboCop), Yvonne De Carlo (Criss Cross), Don Ameche (Cocoon), Ken Howard (TV's The White Shadow) and Eddie Bracken (Hail the Conquering Hero).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Interview with Director John Landis
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Reversible cover art