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: Iain Softley
Director: Noel M. Smith
Director: Maurice Schwartz
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Kino Lorber The Jewish Soul: Ten Classics of Yiddish Cinema Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Kino Lorber Blu-ray
Director: Lewis Milestone
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Kino Lorber Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Kino Lorber Blu-ray is much better than the extra in Criterion His Girl Friday Blu-ray. Even though Kino Lorber is the international cut and only restored in HD, and Criterion is the US theatrical cut, and restored in 4K, the Criterion picture quality is atrocious http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_68/the_front_page_blu-ray.htm
Director: William A. Wellman
Best English-Friendly & Video:
2018 Kino Lorber Remastered Blu-ray
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
New 2k scan with very different color http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-ray_reviews55/nothing_sacred_blu-ray.htm but overall much better compared to the older Kino Lorber Blu-ray
Additional Info:
MoMA has just scanned from the original separations, and it's the only version of this classic with accurate Technicolor. This new restoration is now streaming on Criterion Channel
Director: Tim Whelan
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