New York distributor formed in 2009 when Kino International merged with Lorber HT Digital. Its home-video catalogue runs from silent films and world cinema (Kino Classics) to Hollywood titles licensed from MGM, Paramount, Universal and others under the Kino Lorber Studio Classics line, including a growing 4K UHD slate. Discs are Region A and many use studio-supplied masters.
Kino Lorber
421 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 94 in 4K307 in HD20 in SD7 more for audio only5 more announced
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent13
- Solid28
- Good in DV Only3
- Disappointing25
- Worse Than BD3
Films where Kino Lorber's release is the pick. How picks are made
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Films where Kino Lorber's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: Josef Berne
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Kino Lorber Soundies: The Ultimate Collection boxset Blu-ray
Director: James Whale
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Kino Lorber Blu-ray
Video Notes:
No comparison available with Elephant Films Blu-ray
Director: D.W. Griffith
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Kino Lorber Blu-ray
Sources: moma.org (opens in a new tab)
Upcoming Release:
New digitized edition of MoMA’s definitive 1979 photochemical restoration, no release yet https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/11556
Video Notes:
Mastered in HD from the Museum of Modern Art's 35mm restoration, with original color tints
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