Kino Lorber Studio Classics will release Bernardo Bertolucci’s Little Buddha (1993) in 4K Ultra HD on 7/22, the same day as Sam Peckinpah’s Convoy (1978) and Mario Bava’s Danger: Diabolik (1968).
Meanwhile, Kino Lorber has also set Mark Bittner’s documentary The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003) for Blu-ray release on 7/15.
Here’s something interesting: KLSC’s Amazon listing for Dante’s Peak (1997) in 4K Ultra HD just got updated with a new street date of 8/26. Pre-orders aren’t yet open, but I think there’s a good chance that date will actually hold. And I suspect their Daylight (1996) 4K may get re-listed soon as well.
Also today, the Cohen Media Group is releasing Léa Domenach’s The President’s Wife (2023) on Blu-ray and DVD on 6/24.
And Shout! Studios has set Kazuyoshi Takeuchi and Sunrise Studios’ anime City Hunter: Angel Dust (2023) for Blu-ray release on 7/14.
Finally, here’s something that surprised me: Our friends at Vice Press Home Video have just released John Carpenter’s Escape from New York (1981) on Collector’s Edition and Limited Edition VHS. Yes, you read that right... VHS. The fact that VHS tapes are suddenly selling again may be the single most inexplicable thing I’ve seen so far in the 21st century, but there it is. I know a couple of used audio/video dealers who tell me that vintage used VHS tapes are suddenly selling like hotcakes to young people who weren’t alive to experience the 1980s, but who are really into the nostalgia of it all. Suddenly, they’re seeking out not only VHS tapes, but VCRs and old analog TVs to play them on. Go figure! Anyway, here’s what that looks like, and here’s the link to their shop...
Don’t mind me, but I’m just going to be sitting over here scratching my head in puzzlement over it all. Wait ‘til these kids find out about Betamax.
We’ll leave you with a look at all of the latest Kino Lorber Studio Classics 4K title announcements that are now available for pre-order on Amazon...
Stay tuned...
- Bill Hunt
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