Upcoming Kino Video Blu-ray Releases Detailed
HomeUpcoming Kino Video Blu-ray Releases Detailed
Posted July 19, 2018 10:52 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber has detailed three upcoming Blu-ray releases: James Cruze's silent film Old Ironsides (1926), William A. Wellman's You Never Know Women (1926), and Adolfas Mekas' Hallelujah the Hills (1963).
Old Ironsides
Synopsis: The feud between the U.S. Navy and the Barbary pirates is the backdrop for this tale of adventure featuring a boy (Charles Farrell) who sets off to sea on a ship named Esther. Once aboard, the boy earns his nickname, "the Commodore," and falls in love with a woman named Esther (Esther Ralston), for whom the ship was named. Problems arise when the ship is captured by pirates. The USS Constitution -- aka Old Ironsides -- soon turns up with Lt. Decatur (Johnnie Walker) to try to save the day.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
You Never Know Women
Synopsis: A wealthy broker and a magician vie for a beautiful Russian vaudeville performer. Starring Florence Vidor, Lowell Sherman, Clive Brook, El Brendel, and Roy Stewart. Cinematography by Victor Milner (Cecil B. DeMille's Cleopatra)
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Hallelujah the Hills
Synopsis: After courting a woman called Vera for seven years, friends Jack and Leo decide to seclude themselves in the Vermont woods near her home, when she finally decides to accept a third man called Gideon.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Old Ironsides
Synopsis: The feud between the U.S. Navy and the Barbary pirates is the backdrop for this tale of adventure featuring a boy (Charles Farrell) who sets off to sea on a ship named Esther. Once aboard, the boy earns his nickname, "the Commodore," and falls in love with a woman named Esther (Esther Ralston), for whom the ship was named. Problems arise when the ship is captured by pirates. The USS Constitution -- aka Old Ironsides -- soon turns up with Lt. Decatur (Johnnie Walker) to try to save the day.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 2K REMASTER struck from 35mm film elements preserved by the Library of Congress
- Audio commentary by film historian Toby Roan
- Booklet essay by film historian Peter Labuza
- Featuring the New York premiere score by J.S. Zamecnik and Hugo Riesenfeld, adapted for piano by Rodney Sauer
You Never Know Women
Synopsis: A wealthy broker and a magician vie for a beautiful Russian vaudeville performer. Starring Florence Vidor, Lowell Sherman, Clive Brook, El Brendel, and Roy Stewart. Cinematography by Victor Milner (Cecil B. DeMille's Cleopatra)
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K MASTER prepared by Paramount Pictures Archives
- Audio commentary by William Wellman, Jr.
- Booklet with essay by filmmaker, writer, and archivist Gina Telaroli
- Music composed and performed by Donald Sosin
Hallelujah the Hills
Synopsis: After courting a woman called Vera for seven years, friends Jack and Leo decide to seclude themselves in the Vermont woods near her home, when she finally decides to accept a third man called Gideon.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Hallelujah the Villa (2006) - an interview with Adolfas Mekas (27 minutes)
- The First New York Film Fesitval (1963) - a roundtable discussion with Adolfas Mekas, Joseph Losey, Richard Roud, and Amos Vogel
- Booklet with essay by film historian John Pruitt