Kino: Five Upcoming Releases Detailed
HomeKino: Five Upcoming Releases Detailed
Posted December 21, 2018 03:56 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed five upcoming Blu-ray releases: The Favor (1994), Untamed Heart (1993), The Doctor (1991), Before and After (1996), and Duets (2000). All five will be available for purchase in March.
The Favor
Synopsis: Kathy is married to Peter. Now she can't help but wonder how things could have been if she got together with her old boyfriend, Tom. Being married prevents from doing that so she asks her friend, Emily to go to him and see if she can sleep with him then tell Kathy how it was. When Emily tells Kathy that things were awesome, their friendship suffers, at the same so does Kathy's marriage. Things get even more complicated when Emily learns she's pregnant, and she's not certain if it's Tom's or her boyfriend, Elliot. Directed by Donald Petrie, and starring Harley Jane Kozak, Elizabeth McGovern, Brad Pitt, Bill Pullman, and Larry Miller.
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Synopsis: Caroline has not had much luck in love. Boyfriends seem to either leave her or cheat on her. Then she meets a shy, introverted man at work named Adam. When leaving work one day, two men attack her. Adam comes to her rescue. Directed by Tony Bill, and starring Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Pérez, Kyle Secor, and Willie Garson.
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The Doctor
Synopsis: Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that there is more to being a doctor than surgery and prescriptions. Directed by Randa Haines, and starring William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins, Mandy Patinkin, and Adam Arkin.
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Duets
Synopsis: Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. There's the struggling singer who dreams of making it to the big time, a frustrated salesman who ends up on an unexpected road trip, the dysfunctional family performers which includes a con-artist and his long lost daughter, and an escaped convict with the voice of an angel. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off. Directed by Bruce Paltrow, and starring Huey Lewis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Giamatti, Andre Braugher, and Keegan Connor Tracy.
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Before and After
Synopsis: When teenage son Jacob is being accused of murdering his girlfriend, the well-respected and close-knit Ryan family is in turmoil. Jacob flees, father Ben destroys possible evidence, the village community turns hostile and mother Carolyn is forced to temporarily close her doctor's practice. Then Jacob gets arrested and soon finds himself and his family entangled in a web of truth, trust and lies, all on his way to court.
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The Favor
Synopsis: Kathy is married to Peter. Now she can't help but wonder how things could have been if she got together with her old boyfriend, Tom. Being married prevents from doing that so she asks her friend, Emily to go to him and see if she can sleep with him then tell Kathy how it was. When Emily tells Kathy that things were awesome, their friendship suffers, at the same so does Kathy's marriage. Things get even more complicated when Emily learns she's pregnant, and she's not certain if it's Tom's or her boyfriend, Elliot. Directed by Donald Petrie, and starring Harley Jane Kozak, Elizabeth McGovern, Brad Pitt, Bill Pullman, and Larry Miller.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Original Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Synopsis: Caroline has not had much luck in love. Boyfriends seem to either leave her or cheat on her. Then she meets a shy, introverted man at work named Adam. When leaving work one day, two men attack her. Adam comes to her rescue. Directed by Tony Bill, and starring Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Pérez, Kyle Secor, and Willie Garson.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by Director Tony Bill moderated by Filmmaker Douglas Hosdale
- Original trailer
- Reversible cover art
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
The Doctor
Synopsis: Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that there is more to being a doctor than surgery and prescriptions. Directed by Randa Haines, and starring William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins, Mandy Patinkin, and Adam Arkin.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by Director Randa Haines, moderated by Filmmaker Heather Buckley
- Original Trailer
Duets
Synopsis: Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. There's the struggling singer who dreams of making it to the big time, a frustrated salesman who ends up on an unexpected road trip, the dysfunctional family performers which includes a con-artist and his long lost daughter, and an escaped convict with the voice of an angel. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off. Directed by Bruce Paltrow, and starring Huey Lewis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Giamatti, Andre Braugher, and Keegan Connor Tracy.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by Director Bruce Paltrow and Producer Kevin Jones
- Additional Scenes
- Multi-Angle Music Video with Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis
- Conversation with Bruce Paltrow
- 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Stereo
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Before and After
Synopsis: When teenage son Jacob is being accused of murdering his girlfriend, the well-respected and close-knit Ryan family is in turmoil. Jacob flees, father Ben destroys possible evidence, the village community turns hostile and mother Carolyn is forced to temporarily close her doctor's practice. Then Jacob gets arrested and soon finds himself and his family entangled in a web of truth, trust and lies, all on his way to court.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by director Barbet Schroeder and editor Lee Percy
- Theatrical Trailer