Kino International Podcast

Azazel Jacobs’ MOMMA’S MAN chronicles the increasingly anxious dilemma of Mikey (Matt Boren), a young husband and father who stops off at his parents’ loft during a business trip to New York and finds himself emotionally unable to leave. One of the most acclaimed films of this year's Sundance Film Festival, Jacobs' third feature is both a tribute to his parents (avant-garde filmmaker Ken Jacobs and painter Flo Jacobs, who play Mikey’s mother and father) and an acutely perceptive, slyly humorous take on a universal experience: the fear of growing up.

http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?product_id=1120. A lavish silent super-production comprising 10,000 extras, a thousand horses, and scores of elephants, A Throw of Dice is the climax of German film pioneer Franz Osten's richly cinematic sojourn in India. Now on DVD from Kino International.

By the year 1919, Harry Houdini was known throughout the world as a master magician and escape artist. Having conquered the stage, he set out to rule the screen, appearing in a series of thrillers built upon his almost supernatural powers. Culled from film archives and private collections, this Kino DVD set includes all of Houdini's suriving films as an actor, rare footage of actual handcuff and straitjacket escapes, and a wealth of historical information. Coming to DVD from Kino International. http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?film_id=896

http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?film_id=897 - Reuniting the star and director of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, THE HANDS OF ORLAC (Orlacs Hände) is a deliciously twisted thriller that blends grand guignol thrills with the visual and performance styles of German Expressionism. This Kino edition was mastered in HD from a 35mm print restored by the F.W. Murnau Foundation, supplemented with additional footage from the Raymond Rohauer Collection.

D. W. Griffith reached a pinnacle of expressiveness in this tender yet tragic tale of love and suffering in the seedy Limehouse district of London.Featuring Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp. This exclusive Kino on Video edition was digitally remastered from a 35mm print at the correct projection speed, with color tints and a new score by Joseph Turrin, recorded in digital stereo. Available from Kino International http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?product_id=42

Now on DVD from Kino. Touching, lyrical, erotic, suspenseful and enigmatic, Patrice Leconte's 1989 psychological drama Monsieur Hire is both "a twisted love story and a tragic thriller" (London Sunday Times). http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?film_id=886

A cornerstone of the horror film, F.W. Murnau's NOSFERATU is triumphantly reborn in this breathtaking new restoration by the F.W. Murnau Foundation. This 3-minute documentary explains the restoration process of the film (German with English subtitles). Visit http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?product_id=1076

Trailer for the original 1997 version of FUNNY GAMES. The summer home of a vacationing couple and their son is infiltrated by a seemingly urbane pair of men -- who proceed to hold the family hostage and initiate a series of violent and diabolically sadistic "games." In his characteristic style, director Haneke leaves most of the bloodshed to the viewer's imagination, making this film a more harrowing experience than any splatter film. Visit http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?product_id=940 for more information.

http://www.kino.com/verlaine-rip/ Innovative and influential musician Tom Verlaine, joined by celebrated producer and guitarist Jimmy Rip, reawaken the spirit of the avant-garde film as they perform a series of newly composed musical scores. The ground-breaking works of Man Ray, Watson & Weber, Fernand Léger and Hans Richter take on new life wrapped in scores that are by turns playful, haunting, serene and intense. Now on DVD from WWW.KINO.COM

Broadway star Fanny Brice belts out show tunes as a nightclub singer while her rival suitors duke it out in this entertaining, sentimental romance featuring Ms. Brice's final starring film performance. Featuring five musical numbers from Billy Rose including "When a Woman Loves a Man." Now on DVD from Kino International.

SHE, created by the same team of special-effects wizards that stunned Hollywood with the original King Kong, is a thrilling tale of adventure, immortality and lost love. A group of explorers, led by the dashing Leo Vincey (Randolph Scott, Ride the High Country), sets out on a dangerous mission in search of the legendary "flame of life," a mysterious force that bestows immortality. The perilous journey takes them North to the heart of a remote glacier, where they are captured by the beautiful She, an independent, powerful, and fearsome woman who rules a fantastic, subterranean kingdom. Filled with art deco sets, gorgeous costumes, Busby Berkeley-style choreography, and backed by Max Steiner's (King Kong, Gone With the Wind) powerful score, She is pure heart-stopping, eye-popping adventure, sure to delight fans of Raiders of the Lost Ark. This stunning new edition of She has been painstakingly restored in High Definition from the original 35mm elements, and is here offered in both its original B&W version, and in a newly colorized version created under the direction of legendary effects master Ray Harryhausen. In addition, both films show scenes deleted from the original cut, but which have now been restored back into the film.

Winner of 5 Cesar Awards (the French 'Oscar') including Best Picture and Best Director, LADY CHATTERLEY is a keenly perceptive, frankly sensual adaption of D.H. Lawrence's classic novel about the turbulent love affair between a lonely British aristocrat's wife and their estate's gamekeeper. Director Pascale Ferran captures the author's vision both of a society in transition, and the tremulous eroticism between two people drawn together despite its inequalities. OPENS IN THEATRES: New York City: June 22, 2007 Los Angeles: June 29, 2007 Chicago: July 6, 2007 San Francisco: July 13, 2007 Visit www.kino.com/ladychatterley for more playdates

CASTING ABOUT is a lyrical documentary that illuminates the grit, mystery and raw emotion behind the process of casting actors. Shot from the filmmaker’s point of view, the viewer encounters many of the 350 diverse actresses who test for a trio of roles in a dramatic film, in auditions held in Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London and Los Angeles. Deftly weaving together interviews, monologues, private moments, the film creates an impressionistic and moving collage of the casting experience. A Kino International Release www.kino.com/castingabout NEW YORK Opens May 11 Cinema Village 22 East 12th St. (212) 924-3363 www.cinemavillage.com BOSTON Opens May 18 Coolidge Corner Theatre 290 Harvard St. (617) 734-2500 www.coolidge.org LOS ANGELES Opens June Laemmle Music Hall 9036 Wilshire Blvd. (310) 274-6869 www.laemmle.com AND COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU

NOW ON DVD from KINO INTERNATIONAL - Unearthed from Moscow's legendary Soyuzmultfilm Studios (est. 1935), the 41 films in ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA span sixty years of Soviet history (1924 - 1984). Never before available in the U.S. Recently featured in The New York Times. (Part 2 of 3 podcasts).

NOW ON DVD from KINO INTERNATIONAL - Unearthed from Moscow's legendary Soyuzmultfilm Studios (est. 1935), the 41 films in ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA span sixty years of Soviet history (1924 - 1984). Never before available in the U.S. Recently featured in The New York Times. (Part 2 of 3 podcasts).

NOW ON DVD from KINO INTERNATIONAL - Unearthed from Moscow's legendary Soyuzmultfilm Studios (est. 1935), the 41 films in ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA span sixty years of Soviet history (1924 - 1984). Never before available in the U.S. Recently featured in The New York Times. (Part 2 of 3 podcasts).

NOW ON DVD from KINO INTERNATIONAL - Unearthed from Moscow's legendary Soyuzmultfilm Studios (est. 1935), the 41 films in ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA span sixty years of Soviet history (1924 - 1984). Never before available in the U.S. Recently featured in The New York Times. (Part 1 of 3 podcasts).

On DVD from Kino. Considered by many to be the first great American horror film, John S. Robertson's Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde allowed stage legend John Barrymore to deliver his first virtuoso performance on film. Mastered from a 35mm negative

A cornucopia of early - and, in many cases, extremely rare - baseball films, offering privileged peeks into early twentieth century American lifestyles and values. Featuring Babe Ruth in the 1920 drama 'HEADIN' HOME. Now on DVD from www.kino.com

Romántico is a feature-length documentary portrait of Mexican musician Carmelo Muñiz. The film follows Carmelo as the troubadour returns home to scratch out a living after years of trying to get ahead in San Francisco. Through his eyes, the viewer watches a migrant tale in reverse, as the film vividly captures why the 60-year-old first chose to leave his beloved family and cross the desert borderlands.

According to Mexican legend, the devil demands one soul be offered up for every bridge built, as a guarantee for the structure’s durability. In Juan Carlos Rulfo’s internationally-praised documentary, this age-old adage takes on mammoth proportions. Coming soon to an art-house cinema near you.

From Volker Schlöndorff, the esteemed director of The Legend Of Rita, The Tin Drum, Swann In Love, and Death Of A Salesman, comes The Ogre, a startling view on fascism and its peculiar appeal. Starring John Malkovich. On DVD from www.kino.com .

Now on DVD. From the farms and fields of Arkansas to the deadly streets of Baghdad, Off to War tracks the citizen soldiers of the Arkansas National Guard as they come face to face with the horrors of war. As seen on the Discovery Times Channel.

Romántico is a feature-length documentary portrait of Mexican musician Carmelo Muñiz. The film follows Carmelo as the troubadour returns home to scratch out a living after years of trying to get ahead in San Francisco. Through his eyes, the viewer watches a migrant tale in reverse, as the film vividly captures why the 60-year-old first chose to leave his beloved family and cross the desert borderlands.

BILLY WILDER SPEAKS - The wit and wisdom of one of Hollywood's most acclaimed filmmakers.. Illustrated with film clips, rare photographs and artwork, Billy Wilder Speaks is a lively lesson in filmmaking, from one of its undisputed masters. As seen on Turner Classic Movies. Now on DVD from Kino International, http://www.kino.com .

Old Joy - A Film by Kelly Reichardt. The story of two old friends, who reunite for a weekend camping trip in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. OLD JOY is the critically-acclaimed film The New York Times calls, “A MUST SEE!” Starring Will Oldham and Daniel London, the film features a soundtrack by Yo La Tengo. Coming Soon. Visit http://www.kino.com/oldjoy .

Previously available in the U.S. only in a severely truncated version, Mauritz Stiller's The Saga of Gösta Berling - the film that made Greta Garbo a star -- has been restored to its proper luster. Now available on DVD from Kino on Video (www.kino.com).

From Bret Wood, (Hell's Highway) comes an all-new feature Psychopathia Sexualis, tales of deviance and hidden desire from the case studies of Krafft-Ebing. Opens soon, visit official site at http://www.psychopathia.com . Mature Content.

Mixing animation and live action LOOK BOTH WAYS follows the misadventures of Meryl (Justine Clarke) a woman who imagines disaster everywhere. Named Best Film at the Australian Academy Awards. Official site at http://www.kino.com/lookbothways .

Excerpt from Poppin' the Cork, a 1933 short film starring a very young Milton Berle. Part of Kino's new DVD CAVALCADE OF COMEDY. Available from www.kino.com.