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
- Excellent13
- Solid28
- Good in DV Only3
- Disappointing25
- Worse Than BD3
Films where Kino Lorber's release is the pick. How picks are made
94 of 421 films match · Page 2 of 5
Films where Kino Lorber's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: Billy Wilder
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is a fine release with no glaring encode issues, the new master is also fine but graded to look quite dim in HDR/DV. Unsure whether that's really respectful to the source
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray / Paramount EU Blu-ray
Old Warner Bros US release is inferior.
Director: Abel Ferrara
Kino Lorber/101 Films 4K Blu-ray
Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber and 101 Films are bit idential. For extras, 101 Films Adds a new extra (~25 min) with Abel Ferrara
1993 Live Home Video LaserDisc
1993 Live Home Video LaserDisc is not only better, but also has the correct music see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUmm8J7EDNM
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: George Stevens
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has unusually strong encode but only a minimal upgrade over the excellent Eureka Blu-ray
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is a flawed master with degrain + regrain and bad encoding, but still better than the old Blu-ray
Director: Rian Johnson
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray screenshots
Director: Ben Stiller
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Note: only the theatrical in 4k, Director's Cut has not been upgraded
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab) · lddb.com (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray caps
Closest to original: 1993 MCA Laserdisc or other laserdiscs probably
DVD is about the same also. Blu-rays only have upmixes (and the 2.0 track from Kino Lorber is a downmix)
Director: Peter Collinson
UK Paramount 4K Blu-ray or Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
UK Paramount 4K Blu-ray has good colours, but worse encode and no mono track. Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has bad colours but better encode and mono track.
(preference)
2002 R2 Paramount DVD/2009 Paramount Blu-ray/2023 Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Director: Chris Noonan
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
But it is not well-compressed see caps
(The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray 5.1 was not well-handled, contains inaudible artifacts but is largely the same with the last Universal Blu-ray)
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has excellent master in SDR and a good encode. BD caps here.
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has poor audio: The 2.0 is fine but unremarkable, the 5.1 is presumably an upmix with a botched, strongly raised LFE channel which makes the entire track unlistenable on well-tuned equipment. Audio graphs here.
Director: Michael Winner
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray see caps
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Director: Roger Donaldson
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray?
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray? see caps by The HDR Dissector
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