Image of Who Is Jean Rollin? Get to Know the French Cult Director’s Candy-Coated Horror article

The French Euro-cult director reinvented horror with pastels and light, turning beauty into menace and sweetness into decay. Get to know the candy-coated cinema of Jean Rollin.

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Image of Rediscover ‘Night of the Juggler,’ a Gritty, High-Octane Time Capsule of 1970s New York City  article

Set against the backdrop of class warfare, racial tension, and police corruption, Night of the Juggler is an action-packed cat-and-mouse thriller about a father trying to save his daughter. Now available on 4K UHD and streaming, it’s time to rediscover this gritty time capsule of late-1970s New York City.

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Image of Nuns vs Vampires: A Venn Diagram of Horror, Mortality, and Sexual Perversion  article

Nuns and vampires are two of the most enduring and popular film tropes. In spotlighting our robust selection of nun and vampire films, we investigate their appeal, their commonalities, and what it would look like to feature both in the same movie.

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Image of Surrender to Steamy, Sexy Situationships With These 7 Cinematic Bodice-Rippers  article

Sometimes there’s nothing more entertaining than watching a toxic situationship unravel, especially when there’s copious sex involved. This week, we’re spotlighting the erotically charged biopic of iconic female sculptor Camille Claudel, who became entangled in a steamy affair with famed sculptor Auguste Rodin, plus six more cinematic bodice-rippers.

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Image of Charles Burnett’s ‘Killer of Sheep’ Helped Define the L.A. Rebellion, and Still Resonates to This Day article

Charles Burnett’s 1977 feature debut, ‘Killer of Sheep,’ was a defining film of the L.A. Rebellion independent Black film movement. The film observes a man named Stan, a slaughterhouse worker, and his family living in the Watts neighborhood, painting an authentic portrait of life in inner-city Los Angeles and the experience of Black communities across America.

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Image of How to Celebrate Silent Movie Day With Kino Lorber article

September 29th is Silent Movie Day, an annual celebration of the earliest form of cinema and the groundbreaking films of the silent era. A major part of Kino Lorber’s mission is to restore and preserve silent films in order to make them available to the masses. If you’re curious about silent film and interested in celebrating Silent Movie Day, here are a few ways that Kino Lorber is making it easy to participate.

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Image of This Silent Movie Day, Listening Closely to ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’  article

Robert Wiene’s 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' is a seminal work from the silent film era, making it the perfect film to watch in celebration of Silent Movie Day on September 29th. A cornerstone of German Expressionism, the horror classic recaliberates how we experience storytelling and understand silence.

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Image of Women in Art Double Feature: 'Eva Hesse' and '!Women Art Revolution' article

The feminist art movement of the 1960s and 1970s shattered sexist barriers, challenged the status quo, and paved the way for women artists to start shaping the culture rather than being a footnote within it. Stream two films that document this important period in time on Kino Film Collection: Eva Hesse and !Women Art Revolution.

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Image of Charles Burnett’s ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ Proves Love Is Not Always What You Imagine article

Starring James Earl Jones, Lynn Redgrave, and Margot Kidder, Charles Burnett’s ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ follows two 60-something lost souls who end up living in the same apartment building. Fish believes he’s plagued by an invisible demon named Hank and Poinsettia believes Giacomo Puccini, the late opera composer, is her lover. The same eccentricities that have made them outcasts in society draw them to each other for a second chance at love.

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Image of Get in the School Spirit With Our Back-to-School Marathon article

Whether you’re a student still living your school days or it’s been decades but the nostalgia is strong, there’s nothing like watching a film about academia to get you in the back-to-school spirit. From a documentary chronicling one of the most monumental college sporting events in history to a 1958 film about queer love at an all-girls boarding school, our back-to-school marathon showcases the wide spectrum of the academic experience.

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Image of In Paul Schrader's 'Oh, Canada,' Richard Gere Does the Most Intimate Thing a Person Can Do: Confess article

In Paul Schrader’s film 'Oh, Canada,' Richard Gere plays Leonard Fife, an acclaimed documentarian who’s dying of cancer. When he agrees to be the subject of a documentary by his former students, he turns the interview into a chance to confess his sins to his wife. 'Oh, Canada' also stars Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi, and Michael Imperioli.

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Image of Kino Lorber Staff Picks: Nicholas Kemp Has Put a Lot of Love Into His Recs article

We’re continuing our Staff Picks series with a team member whose dedication to every Kino Lorber film is unparalleled. Nicholas Kemp, SVP of Theatrical Distribution and Marketing, shepherds each film through its entire life cycle, from theatrical release to home entertainment, overseeing all aspects of marketing. Even through a global pandemic, he’s stayed committed to his goal: find an audience for each film. Get to know Nick and stream his top five staff picks on Kino Film Collection.

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Image of The Real Story Behind Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’ Is Stranger Than Fiction article

Ron Howard’s latest film, Eden, stars Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl, and Sydney Sweeney as a group of European settlers who attempt to build a new society on a remote island in the Galápagos. But their dreams of utopia end in betrayal, violence, and murder. The bizarre events of the thriller are based on a true story chronicled in the 2013 documentary The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden by directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine, available to stream on Kino Film Collection.

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Image of Get to Know Kino Film Collection’s August Auteurs article

This month, we're spotlighting some of our favorite auteur filmmakers, whose distinct artistic visions separate them from mere directors. Watch them on Kino Film Collection now.

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Image of Create the Ultimate At-Home Summer Music Festival With These 12 Films article

Can’t make it to your favorite music festival? We have the next best thing: a curation of music films and documentaries to create the ultimate at-home summer music festival. Featuring genres like jazz, reggae, industrial, and punk – and legends like Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, The Clash, and Cream – this might just be your dream lineup.

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Image of Meet Lina Wertmüller, Who Was Equal Parts Auteur and Troublemaker  article

Meet Lina Wertmuller, the first female director to be nominated for a Best Director Oscar. Exploring themes like sex, violence, and politics, the Italian auteur filmmaker is best known for her provocative and subversive films of the 1970s. Stream six of them on Kino Film Collection now.

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