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Kino Lorber

439 films on Best Blurays

Based in United StatesFounded 1976kinolorber.com ↗

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.

Aliases: kino, kl, kino lorber

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Director: Chris Noonan

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

But it is not well-compressed see caps

Best Audio:

(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)

Director: Peter Hyams

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing
Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray disappointing

Director: Emir Kusturica

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber and BFI similar

Best Audio:

BFI > Kino Lorber

Director: Simon Wincer

4K · Worse Than BD
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

4K is defective with color space issues and poor encoding, disc replacement program for the 4K disc has been setup to correct the color space issue. The UHD has visible artifacts from the bad encoding. The HDR is overdone and the Paramount 4K master has grain management.
The new Kino Blu-ray has none of the UHD's problems and is superior to the UHD in every way though it still uses the same Paramount master.

Best Audio:

DVD 5.1 or LaserDisc 5.1 AC3, LD PCM 2.0 for the matrix stereo version. The LD and DVD seem to be the theatrical audio mix untouched with plenty of low end. This low end like a number of 90's Paramount titles was mixed out or tamed on subsequent releases. 

Additional Info:

The Lionsgate BD and Paramount BD share the same lackluster HD master with DNR and image distortion. The Lionsgate is much better encoded but has a 7.1 remix which messed up the original mix design by lessening all the great Foley work in favor of the score. The Paramount BD had a 5.1 lossless version of the original mix but it's a new version where the bass has been tamed so the track has lost its punch. The Kino Lorber UHD and Blu-ray recycle this same lesser 5.1 mastering. The original mix can still be heard on LD and DVD. The 2.0 stereo on the Kino is matrixed but also does not sound as good as the 2.0 matrix audio on DVD or LD.
Kino has announced a replacement program for the defective UHD but it is highly likely all the other problems will go unaddressed. The Billy Zane interview on the Kino BD has technical issues in the editing and clip quality used.

Director: Rob Cohen

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Turbine 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

> US Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

comparison between the Turbine and Kino grades. The former is director-supervised.

Best Audio:

(The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray DTS HD5.1 seems to have stronger bass, but it's yet unclear which one has the original 5.1) Also see thread.

Additional Info:

The Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray was recalled shortly after inital releases for unknown reasons.

Director: Dennis Dugan

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has poor encodes: Dolby Vision caps

Director: John Woo

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Director: Guillermo del Toro

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray 

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

But has AI upscaling on opticals, see caps

Best Audio:

Kino Lorber has 5.1, Lionsgate Blu-ray has 7.1, don't know which sounds better and closest to the theatrical mix.

Director: Roger Donaldson

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray?

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray? see caps by The HDR Dissector

Director: Gore Verbinski

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Director: Martin Scorsese

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

English-Friendly Notes:

(other releases have horrendous DNR)

Director: Mimi Leder

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing
Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is a mediocre new master, the use of the Original Camera Negative as Kino Lorber claimed is doubted and there are two brightness and color fluctuations that appear erroneous

Director: Robert Butler

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing
Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is disappointing

Director: Stephen Sommers

Best English-Friendly & Video:

OOP Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Director: George Miller

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

But also has encoding issues like the first one.

Additional Info:

Disc info

Director: Steven Soderbergh

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Director: Miloš Forman

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray, 2K master

Director: Kinka Usher

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Director: William Friedkin

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or France 4K Blu-ray for the extras?

Director: Todd Phillips

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is a poor new master with digital anomalies like smearing, flattening etc.

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