Posted Tue May 15, 2018 at 07:30 AM PDT by Steven Cohen
Movies from Alfred Hitchcock, William Wyler, Fritz Lang, Paul Verhoeven, and more are all coming to Blu-ray.
Kino has announced several new discs that are set to hit Blu-ray in June, including a remastered version of Alfred Hitchcock's Under Capricorn starring Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten.
Here's a full rundown of recently revealed details and title announcements:
June 5
William Wyler's The Big Country: 60th Anniversary Edition starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, and Carroll Baker. The film has been newly remastered in HD, and supplements will include:
- Audio Commentary by Noted Cultural Historian Sir Christopher Frayling
- Directed by William Wyler - 60 Minute Documentary
- Wyler Doc Outtakes with Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston and Billy Wilder
- Interviews with Cecilia Peck, Carey Peck and Tony Peck
- Interview with Fraser Heston
- Interview with Catherine Wyler
- Fun in the Country - Featurette
- Larry Cohen on Chuck Connors
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spot
- Two Animated Image Galleries
- Reversible Blu-ray Art
June 12
Paul Verhoeven's Spetters starring Renee Soutendijk, Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, and Maarten Spanjer. The disc will feature a 4K remaster and supplements will include:
- Audio Commentary by Director Paul Verhoeven
- Animated Image Gallery
- Trailers for Spetters and Flesh + Blood
Nathan Juran's Jack the Giant Killer starring Kerwin Mathews, Judi Meredith, Torin Thatcher, Walter Burke, and Don Beddoe. The disc will feature a brand new remaster and will include both the original 94-minute cut and the re-envisioned 91-minute musical version. Supplements will include:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas (Original Cut)
- Reversible Blu-ray Art
- Original Theatrical Trailer and other KLSC trailers
Thom Eberhardt's Gross Anatomy starring Matthew Modine and Daphne Zuniga. Supplements will include:
- Audio Commentary by Director Thom Eberhardt
- Theatrical Trailer
Robert Amram and Rolf Forsberg's documentary The Late Great Planet Earth starring Orson Welles. Supplements will include:
- Original Theatrical Trailer
June 19
Alfred Hitchcock's Under Capricorn starring Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten. The disc will feature a brand new 4K restoration, and supplements will include:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger
- Hitchcock/Truffaut: Icon interviews Icon (audio)
- Cinema of Signs: Claude Chabrol on Alfred Hitchcock
- Theatrical Trailer
Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Edmund Breon, and Dan Duryea. The disc will feature a new restoration and supplements will include:
- Audio commentary by film historian Sarah Smith
- Reversible cover
- Original Trailer
John H. Auer's I, Jane Doe starring Ruth Hussey, John Carroll, Vera Ralston, John Howard, and Gene Lockhart. The disc will feature a new remaster of the film prepared by Paramount Pictures Archives. Supplements will include:
- KLSC Trailers
Denis Héroux's Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris starring Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Joe Masiell, and Jacques Brel. The disc will feature a new 2K restoration, and supplements will include:
- Audio commentary by film historian Bret Wood, with Addison Wood
- Interview with Edie Landau
- "Ely Landau: In Front of the Camera," a promotional film for the American Film Theatre
- Gallery of trailers for the American Film Theatre
Christopher Miles' The Maids starring Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant, and Mark Burns. Supplements will include:
- Interview with director Christopher Miles (29 min.)
- Interview with Edie Landau
- "Ely Landau: In Front of the Camera," a promotional film for the American Film Theatre
- Gallery of trailers for the American Film Theatre
Rachel Israel's Keep the Change starring Jessica Walter and Christina Brucato. Supplements will include:
- Deleted Scenes
- Keep the Change Short Film
- Q&A
- Trailer
June 26
Blake Edwards' The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 2 starring Rich Little. The disc will feature 20 shorts in chronological order (21-40) all with original audio (no laugh tracks). Supplements will include:
- Audio commentaries for selected films by author Mark Arnold, historian Jerry Beck, filmmaker Greg Ford, cartoon writer William Hohauser, and veteran DePatie-Freleng storymen Tony Benedict and Art Leonardi
- Pink Outs (TV Version)
- From Page to Screen - In the Pink (5:26)
- From Page to Screen - The Pink Blueprint (6:22
Jim Kouf's Disorganized Crime starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Corbin Bernsen. Supplements will include:
- Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Jim Kouf and Producer Lynn Kouf
- Interview with actor Daniel Roebuck
- Original Theatrical Trailer
Jim Kouf's Miracles starring Tom Conti, Teri Garr, Paul Rodriguez, Christopher Lloyd, and Ken Lerner. Supplements will include:
- Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Jim Kouf
- Original Trailer
Michael Anderson's The Martian Chronicles starring Rock Hudson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Bernie Casey, Christopher Connelly, Nicholas Hammond, and Darren McGavin. The film has been newly mastered in HD, and supplements will include:
- Interview with Actor James Faulkner
- Reversible Cover Art
- Limited Edition BD O-Card
Andrey Zvyagintsev's The Return starring Vladimir Garin, Ivan Dobronravov, and Konstantin Lavronenko. Supplements will include:
- NEW interview with director Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Trailers
- THE RETURN: A FILM ABOUT THE FILM (2004, 63 minutes)
Andrey Zvyagintsev's The Banishment starring Konstantin Lavronenko, Maria Bonnevie, Aleksandr Baluev, and Maksim Shibayev. Supplements will include:
- NEW interview with director Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Behind-the-Scenes Featurette (22 minutes)
- Trailers
You can find the latest specs for all of the Kino titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule where they are indexed throughout June.
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