Kino Lorber have detailed two upcoming releases:
A Thousand Clowns (1965) and
Me, Natalie (1969). The two releases will be available for purchase on May 5.
A Thousand Clowns
Synopsis: Determined to avoid employment, Murray Burns (Jason Robards), an eccentric former TV writer, lives with his 12-year-old nephew, Nick (Barry Gordon), in a messy New York City apartment. When Nick's unconventional home life is discovered, Murray comes under the scrutiny of social worker Sandra Markowitz (Barbara Harris), whom he quickly charms. Attempting to be responsible for both Nick and Sandra, Murray begrudgingly looks for a job -- but can he truly commit to a more conventional life?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION
- NEW Diary of a Middle-Aged Kid: Interview with Co-Star Barry Gordon
- Theatrical trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
Me, Natalie
Synopsis: Since she was a child, Natalie Miller has always thought she was an ugly ducking. Despite her mother's encouragement that she will grow up to be pretty, Natalie has never believed it will happen. She rents a Greenwich Village apartment from an eccentric landlady and gets a job at the Topless Bottom Club. She rides a motorcycle to work, decorates her loft with a moose head, and rides up and down a dumbwaiter to get to her apartment. There Natalie meets David, an artist, and the two have a love affair -- before she discovers that he is married. Cinematography by Arthur J. Ornitz (
Serpico,
Death Wish). Soundtrack by Henry Mancini (
The Pink Panther).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEWLY REMASTERED
- Trailers
- Optional English Subtitles
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Kino Lorber have also confirmed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Peter Hyams' thriller
Narrow Margin (1990), starring Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James Sikking, J.T. Walsh, and M. Emmet Walsh. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
Synopsis: A woman secretly witnesses the murder of her blind date for the evening by a top Mafia boss. She immediately goes into hiding without informing the authorities. When they finally catch up with her, she is unwilling to testify to what she has seen, but the Mafia are on her trail. Accompanied by a deputy district attorney, the woman boards a train traveling through a remote part of Canada. The Mafia know him but they have never seen her.