Upcoming Kino Video Blu-ray Releases Detailed
HomeUpcoming Kino Video Blu-ray Releases Detailed
Posted February 8, 2019 03:09 PM by Webmaster
Kino Video have dated and detailed five upcoming Blu-ray releases: Bend of the River (1952), Becky Sharp (1935), Scream and Scream Again (1970), The House of the Seven Gables (1940), and The Strange Door (1951).
Becky Sharp
Synopsis: Becky and Amelia are girls at school together, but Becky is from a "show biz" family, or in other words, very low class. Becky manages to insinuate herself in Amelia's family and gets to know all their friends. From this possibly auspicious beginning, she manages to ruin her own life, becoming sick, broke, and lonely, and also ruins the lives of many other "loved ones". The first full color, 3-strip Technicolor film.
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Bend of the River
Synopsis: Reformed outlaw Glyn McLyntock (James Stewart) has become a guide for farmers headed to Oregon. When he rescues thief Emerson Cole (Arthur Kennedy) from execution, Cole joins him on the journey. Once the settlers arrive, they discover that a trader who was supposed to send them provisions is now trying to scam them. After McLyntock and Cole travel to Portland to forcibly retrieve the supplies, Cole betrays McLyntock and steals the goods himself. McLyntock pursues, ready for battle.
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Scream and Scream Again
Synopsis: A serial killer who drains his victims' blood is on the loose in London! They hunger for power, thirst for blood–and make each helpless, pleading victim Scream and Scream Again! Horror legends Vincent Price (Tales of Terror), Christopher Lee (House of the Long Shadows) and Peter Cushing (Madhouse) star in this masterwork of style and suspense about a group of sadistic madmen plotting to take over the world–one severed body part at a time. Directed by cult filmmaker Gordon Hessler (The Oblong Box) with a screenplay by Christopher Wicking (Cry of the Banshee) and based on a novel by Peter Saxon (Murder at Site 3). Co-starring Judy Huxtable (The Psychopath).
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The Strange Door
Synopsis: The Sire de Maletroit (Charles Laughton), is an evil French nobleman so obsessed with hatred for his own brother (Paul Cavanagh) that he imprisons him in the castle dungeon. The Sire tries to destroy the life of Cavanagh's daughter (Sally Forrest) by forcing her to marry rogue (Richard Stapley), but plans are upset when they fall in love. Aided by Voltan (Boris Karloff), an abused servant, the lovers attempt to escape but the Sire imprisons them in a cell, whose closing walls may mean violent death for these innocent victims.
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The House of the Seven Gables
Synopsis: Jealousy, loyalty, and a family feud between two brothers are all at play in The House of Seven Gables, based on the classic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The sudden death of Jaffrey (George Sanders) and Clifford (Vincent Price) Pyncheon's father provides the vengeful and vindictive Jaffrey with the perfect opportunity to get his brother out of the way and seize the family fortune. Framed for murder and forced to leave his fiancée (Margaret Lindsay) behind, Clifford is sent off to prison, where he befriends Matthew Hargrave (Dick Foran), the descendent of the Maule family, with whom the Pyncheons have a long history of turbulence. Can the two join together to foil Jaffrey, or are the families destined to repeat the mistakes of the past and live out the curse of their ancestors?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Becky Sharp
Synopsis: Becky and Amelia are girls at school together, but Becky is from a "show biz" family, or in other words, very low class. Becky manages to insinuate herself in Amelia's family and gets to know all their friends. From this possibly auspicious beginning, she manages to ruin her own life, becoming sick, broke, and lonely, and also ruins the lives of many other "loved ones". The first full color, 3-strip Technicolor film.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION from the 35mm Nitrate Negatives & Positive Separations completed by Paramount Archives.
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Jack Theakston
- Trailers
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Bend of the River
Synopsis: Reformed outlaw Glyn McLyntock (James Stewart) has become a guide for farmers headed to Oregon. When he rescues thief Emerson Cole (Arthur Kennedy) from execution, Cole joins him on the journey. Once the settlers arrive, they discover that a trader who was supposed to send them provisions is now trying to scam them. After McLyntock and Cole travel to Portland to forcibly retrieve the supplies, Cole betrays McLyntock and steals the goods himself. McLyntock pursues, ready for battle.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Toby Roan
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Scream and Scream Again
Synopsis: A serial killer who drains his victims' blood is on the loose in London! They hunger for power, thirst for blood–and make each helpless, pleading victim Scream and Scream Again! Horror legends Vincent Price (Tales of Terror), Christopher Lee (House of the Long Shadows) and Peter Cushing (Madhouse) star in this masterwork of style and suspense about a group of sadistic madmen plotting to take over the world–one severed body part at a time. Directed by cult filmmaker Gordon Hessler (The Oblong Box) with a screenplay by Christopher Wicking (Cry of the Banshee) and based on a novel by Peter Saxon (Murder at Site 3). Co-starring Judy Huxtable (The Psychopath).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- UK AND AMERICAN CUTS OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
- Trailers From Hell with Mick Garris
- Reversible Blu-ray Art
- Trailer Reel
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
The Strange Door
Synopsis: The Sire de Maletroit (Charles Laughton), is an evil French nobleman so obsessed with hatred for his own brother (Paul Cavanagh) that he imprisons him in the castle dungeon. The Sire tries to destroy the life of Cavanagh's daughter (Sally Forrest) by forcing her to marry rogue (Richard Stapley), but plans are upset when they fall in love. Aided by Voltan (Boris Karloff), an abused servant, the lovers attempt to escape but the Sire imprisons them in a cell, whose closing walls may mean violent death for these innocent victims.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historians Tom Weaver, David Schecter and Dr. Robert J. Kiss
- Trailers
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
The House of the Seven Gables
Synopsis: Jealousy, loyalty, and a family feud between two brothers are all at play in The House of Seven Gables, based on the classic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The sudden death of Jaffrey (George Sanders) and Clifford (Vincent Price) Pyncheon's father provides the vengeful and vindictive Jaffrey with the perfect opportunity to get his brother out of the way and seize the family fortune. Framed for murder and forced to leave his fiancée (Margaret Lindsay) behind, Clifford is sent off to prison, where he befriends Matthew Hargrave (Dick Foran), the descendent of the Maule family, with whom the Pyncheons have a long history of turbulence. Can the two join together to foil Jaffrey, or are the families destined to repeat the mistakes of the past and live out the curse of their ancestors?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth
- Trailers
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature