Leading distributor of international, documentary, independent, and classic films dedicated to cinematic excellence in our theatrical and home video releases.
Thrilled to be bringing BRICK to Blu-ray on 1/7 in a brand new 4K restoration supervised by
@rianjohnson
plus audio commentary, deleted & extended scenes, and more!
“Your favorite movie might be on Netflix today, but will it still be there in a month, when you want to show it to someone you care about? Physical media is a constant, unlike digital, where movies are subject to the whims of corporate overlords."
@BayStreetVideo
manager Brendan
COLUMBO is coming to
@KLStudioClassic
as two box sets later this year chock full of special features.
@CerealMidnight
got the scoop from KLSC head Frank Tarzi in a recent interview:
The Paramount+ film library lost 1,472 titles over 363 days, a 64% drop (and about four per day). Simultaneously, the Paramount+ TV catalog increased 3 percent.
R.I.P. Jack Rebney, the '80s RV salesman whose hilarious, profanity-strewn, on-the-job meltdown was a forerunner of the viral video and became the subject of the documentary WINNEBAGO MAN.
We encourage you to read this moving note his friend Keith posted on Facebook.
We're always looking for ways to connect great cinema with new audiences. With this in mind, we've decided to make a selection of films from our library available to watch free on YouTube.
Explore here and subscribe for updates:
We are horrified by this news and strongly condemn the Iranian authorities for their arrest of our friend and colleague Mohammad Rasoulof (There Is No Evil, Manuscripts Don't Burn) and fellow filmmaker Mostafa Al-Ahmad.
Coming on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber!
Bottoms (2023) Starring Rachel Sennott & Ayo Edebiri – Music by Charli XCX & Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai) – Produced by Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect) – Screenplay by Emma Seligman & Rachel Sennott – Directed by Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby).
NOSFERATU is back in the news, so we figure it's a great time to remind you that the 100-year-old original is screening at dozens of theaters nationwide this month in its best version – mastered from the 35mm restoration by Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung!
Luca Marinelli would like to thank you for watching MARTIN EDEN in theaters and virtual cinemas this weekend and, in doing so, supporting the independent theaters we all love during this very difficult time for them.
"Buying physical releases of movies and shows is the only way to ensure you can always watch them. After all, if you truly love a piece of art, you should never allow the capricious whims of a corporation to take it away from you." –
@CarlosAlonzoM
,
@IGN
A young Black poet (
@SaulWilliams
) is imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge, where he meets a writing teacher (
@SonjaSohn
) who inspires him to use his creative expression in this award-winning film.
The new restoration of SLAM opens in theaters on 4/26 at
@roxycinemanyc
.
@BarackObama
Thank you Pres. Obama! We are floored. Here is where folks can watch three of these films in the U.S. + Canada.
BACURAU –
BEANPOLE –
MARTIN EDEN –
This timely doc explores
@hoccgoomusic
's remarkable journey from Cantopop superstar to pro-democracy activist.
DENISE HO – BECOMING THE SONG opens July 1 in virtual cinemas in solidarity with the annual protests marking the handover of Hong Kong to China:
"The film canon, film history, is constantly being rewritten; what's a classic film and what needs to be rewatched from 60 years ago is always being decided, and I think we lose track of that with streaming." Food for thought from down under via
@SMH
.
"Thanks to the limits of modern home internet, 4K Blu-rays will always look better... as the data is all local. You’re not streaming a compressed version, which can be good enough when it’s your only option." –
@henrytcasey
,
@CNNUnderscored
Read more:
On the eve of spooky season, we’re thrilled to introduce
@kino_cult
, a free streaming destination for lovers of horror and cult films! Download the
#KinoCult
app on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, iOS, and Android and start your October binge!
“Collecting is an act of love… A collection of physical media is a bulwark against fear—the fear that rights holders may take works out of circulation.”
Sage words from
@tnyfrontrow
in
@NewYorker
, some recommended Friday reading.
We are horrified by the news of Mohammad Rasoulof's cruel sentencing at the hands of Iran’s hardline government.
We are proud to have distributed his films There Is No Evil and Manuscripts Don't Burn, both of which demonstrate incredible artistic bravery.
We strongly denounce
"For collectors who love cinema... physical media is a way for them to have the films that they love in the best possible versions — we release in 4K UHD — and have them forever."
Richard Lorber spoke to
@THR
about our commitment to physical media.
"This film looks like a Spaghetti Western but aches with 21st-century rage....Like Parasite, it shows the least among us rising up and fighting back against the ruthlessness of global inequality" -
@voguemagazine
on BACURAU, now playing in NYC!
Introducing Kino Marquee, a virtual exhibition initiative enabling theaters to make money & engage their audiences during this difficult time.
Want to support your favorite indie theater by watching award-winning film BACURAU from home? Tag them now!
🎬THREAD 🎬 As theaters all over the country began closing, out of concern for the safety of their film-loving communities, our thoughts turned to collaboration.
Cinema is a revered space. We need our independent theaters to be able to re-open after this crisis ends.
We figure Andrei Tarkovsky's birthday is an opportune moment to mention that we'll be bringing a new 4K restoration of NOSTALGHIA to theaters in late 2023, followed by digital and disc.
Image from Michal Leszczylowski's documentary Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (1988)
BACURAU is "a schizophrenic modern Western punctuated with Black Mirror sci-fi and Jodorowskian surrealism" -
@TheFaceMagazine
Sound like your cup of tea? Now playing in NYC and opening Friday in LA and more!
"Home video hasn’t only democratized access to cinema, it has democratized the stewardship of it as well. If conserving photochemical film elements is an act of preservation, so is managing a library of discs and/or tapes." –
@jlalibs
,
@letterboxd
"A corrective to our collective amnesia. A thrilling look at the variety of films made by women, most before they won the right to vote." –
@ManohlaDargis
, The New York Times
Order your copy of Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers today:
NOSFERATU turned 100 this year, and with Halloween approaching it's time to see it the best way possible – on the big screen and mastered from the 35mm restoration by Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung!
See next tweet for a list of 50+ participating theaters (and counting!)
BACURAU is a hopeful film. An angry film. A film about a community banding together in the face of a mysterious and malevolent threat.
Support your local independent theater. Join cinephiles across the US & watch it tonight from home.
Feeling like proud parents! Four of the six films nominated for Best International Feature at the
#GothamAwards
are Kino Lorber releases:
BACURAU (Brazil)
BEANPOLE (Russia)
IDENTIFYING FEATURES (Mexico)
MARTIN EDEN (Italy)
"Streaming can’t replicate the 'pleasure of holding the physical representation of a cinematic experience in your hand,' Bret Wood at Kino Lorber believes."
Having long beat the drum for physical media, right now feels like a major moment, doesn't it?
A SHORT STORY by Bi Gan (Long Day's Journey Into Night, Kaili Blues) is an official submission to the 96th Academy Awards® in the Best Live Action Short Film category. 👁️🐈⬛
The long-awaited Blu-ray of the 4K restoration of Bernardo Bertolucci’s beloved classic THE CONFORMIST is now available to purchase in time for the holidays 📀:
Gary Cooper won the 1952 Oscar for Best Actor in this classic tale of an aging lawman who stands alone to defend a town of righteous cowards in one of the greatest showdowns in the history of cinema.
HIGH NOON is now available to own in 4K UHD 📀:
🎬THREAD 🎬 As theaters all over the country began closing, out of concern for the safety of their film-loving communities, our thoughts turned to collaboration.
Cinema is a revered space. We need our independent theaters to be able to re-open after this crisis ends.
Head to
@TheFilmStage
to check out our brand new trailer and poster for Kiyoshi Kurosawa's WIFE OF A SPY, which won the Silver Lion (Best Director) at the Venice Film Festival and opens 9/17 at
@IFCCenter
before expanding to select theaters nationwide!
Interesting
@collider
piece about the need for physical releases of TV shows in an era where they are disappearing from streaming… with the humbly offered caveat that Criterion is not the only game in town. 🙃
We are TRULY honored to be listed as the
#1
physical media label of 2021 in the
@DVDBeaver
poll, and to have releases and commentators praised in other categories. Thanks to the voters and especially Gary for all the incredible work he does on the site.
A cult retro spectacle about a bored 1970s housewife who gets sucked into the sexual revolution, VIVA (2007) is coming to Blu-ray on August 24 with a new audio commentary by writer/director/star
@missannabiller
(The Love Witch)!
We're feeling a little emotional over here after being voted the
#1
Favorite Label for the third year in a row in
@DVDBeaver
's Best Physical Media Poll.
Physical media collectors are the reason we are able to do what we do. We are deeply honored by your support. 💗
"Every time I see [our DVDs and Blu-rays] lining the shelves, I feel a bit of comfort. Because when I do need them, they’ll be there." –
@thekibosch
//
@Slate
Long live physical media!
Bacurau "feels like a favorite Gabriel García Márquez novel crossed with a Sergio Leone spaghetti western,” says
@KenFosterWrites
in
@BOMBmagazine
Sound good? Now playing in NYC. Opening in one week in LA, Seattle, Coral Gables, Brooklyn.
MARTIN EDEN is basically our TENET. 🤣 We've pushed back the release date multiple times, but we're committed to 10/16 (in theaters +
#KinoMarquee
virtual cinemas) and cannot wait to share with you this incredible film and
#TheOldGuard
's Luca Marinelli's star-making performance!
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers is out today! The earliest films in this set are from 1911, so we like to consider it a celebration of 107 years of women knowing (and showing) the cinematic ropes.
Long live physical media!
@ScarecrowVideo
“has approx. 140K titles on physical media. Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu combined have approx. 1/3 of that, and the ephemeral nature of streaming rights means that titles on those platforms come and go.”
@LingoUnbound
@jpraup
Confirmed! We will be releasing Millennium Mambo on home video in partnership with Metrograph Pictures after its theatrical tour.
"The case for 4K Blu-ray in a world of streaming – With Christopher Nolan praising the benefits of 4K Blu-ray, is now the time to revisit physical media?"
Great read over at the
@verge
. What do you think?
Paul Schrader's OH, CANADA is a moving artistic statement starring Richard Gere in his first collaboration with Schrader in 40 years, alongside Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi, and Michael Imperioli.
This Cannes, TIFF, and NYFF selection comes to theaters in December!
It's time to start getting excited for BACURAU. Not only did it take
the Jury Prize at Cannes last year, but illustrious publication
@cahierscinema
put it at
#4
on their list of the Top 10 Films of 2019. Opens March 6th!
We’ve picked up INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL, the mesmerizing first feature from Vietnamese director Pham Thien An, which premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes this year, where it won the Camera d’Or for best directorial debut!
Starring Peter Falk in his four-time Emmy-winning role as the cigar-chomping, trenchcoat-wearing police lieutenant, COLUMBO is the landmark series that set the standard for the murder mystery.
Seasons 1-7 are now available to own in 4K on Blu-ray 📀:
“I'm never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is. The limits of my imagination is the only thing that's gonna stop me.”
Happy Birthday to the prolific Abel Ferrara!
"I was not brought up to be a sex symbol, nor is it in my nature to be one. The fact that I became one is probably the loveliest, most glamorous and fortunate misunderstanding."
R.I.P. Raquel Welch (1940-2023)
Art house theaters embody the values we’re missing the most in these times – they are independently owned, community-driven, vital cultural spaces. When it's safe to do so, we're going to rely on them as we search for a new normal. But for now, the reverse is true.
Attention New Yorkers! BACURAU, winner of the Jury Prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival, opens
@FilmLinc
on March 6th. Mark your calendars and prepare for the wildest ride of the year.
"A woman ahead of her time... Lupino was instrumental in proving that directing a picture didn’t have to be solely a male vocation." –
@WSJ
Ida Lupino at 100 retrospective now at
@FilmForumNYC
+
@Belcourt
, coming soon to select cities.
"Movie fans are collectors, and if you give them a product that’s worth paying for, they’ll happily do so." –
@cbumbray
//
@joblocom
Are Blu-Rays the new vinyl? Physical Media will be different – but better – in 2024.
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers is an essential collection of new 4K + 2K restorations that shows how women directors shaped the language of early cinema.
Presented with
@librarycongress
and featuring work by Lois Weber, Alice Guy-Blaché, Zora Neale Hurston & more.
“A strong cast who all deliver great performances, especially from Udo Kier who sinks his teeth into the role." -
@NextBestPicture
Behold the one and only Udo Kier in BACURAU, opening March 6th in NYC and expanding March 13th.
Screen legend Harvey Keitel stars at his most brilliant and brutal in what is perhaps the most incendiary and notorious film of the 1990s by NYC auteur/provocateur Abel Ferrara.
BAD LIEUTENANT is now available to purchase in 4K UHD 📀:
VIVA (2007) by
@missannabiller
(The Love Witch) is a cult retro spectacle about a bored 70s housewife who gets sucked into the sexual revolution. It features exquisite production design that will convince you it’s a lost film from that era. Now on Blu-ray:
OSCAR MICHEUX: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION features 17 films, including 7 new restorations, by the prolific independent director whose pioneering explorations of Black life paved the way for generations.
The retrospective opens on Friday at
@filmforumnyc
:
Sam Peckinpah's BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA starring Warren Oates is a gritty classic that vibrates with explosive action and nail-biting tension.
Special edition Blu-ray now out:
We've announced our first month's lineup! ✨📺 The April calendar highlights an eclectic mix of classic & contemporary films from Hollywood & around the world, many not streaming anywhere else. We cannot wait to share the new Criterion Channel with you!
A box-office hit (despite being banned in three states), SCARLET STREET is a dark gem of film noir and one of legendary director Fritz Lang’s finest American films.
Now available to purchase in 4K UHD 📀:
“A dense visual and aural collage that I’ve seen twice and expect to see several times more.” – Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
Jean-Luc Godard's THE IMAGE BOOK opens January 25 at
@FilmLinc
+
@IFCCenter
before expanding to select cities:
We've picked up the documentary EVER DEADLY about avant-garde Inuk throat singer, artist, and activist Tanya
@Tagaq
for U.S. release later this year!
Head to
@DEADLINE
for the full story:
"This is essential viewing." (Martin Scorsese)
Six of Miklós Jancsó’s films restored by the Hungarian will be released as part of MASTER SHOT: THE FILMS OF MIKLOS JANCSÓ. The retrospective begins 1/14 at
@metrograph
in NY before traveling to select cities nationwide.
"When you own a movie, it says something about you... Fans regularly send us photos of their wall of Kino Lorber films; they’re trophies of experiences that shaped their lives."
Read our CEO Richard Lorber's Op-Ed in
@Indiewire
.
#LongLivePhysicalMedia
DAYTIME REVOLUTION tells the story of the week John Lennon and Yoko Ono took over The Mike Douglas Show. It will screen at over 50 theaters nationwide on October 9 – John Lennon's birthday!
Head to
@Deadline
for the full scoop:
Happy birthday Zora Neale Hurston!
The author's fieldwork footage, part of Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers, offers a rare look at early-20th-century black Southern life and features footage of Cudjo Lewis, last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade:
Admired by Martin Scorsese and Béla Tarr and honored with lifetime achievement awards at Cannes and Venice, Hungarian master Miklós Jancsó is ripe for rediscovery.
New 4K restorations of six of his films will screen at
@Metrograph
, Jan 14-20.