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ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (October 2023): Kino have transferred Robert Siodmak's Time Out of Mind to Blu-ray. It is cited as being from a "Brand New 2K Master". The 1080P image has some inherent softness and a few speckles but is generally consistent with decent contrast. I was pleased with the HD presentation. Regal-looking period art direction by John DeCuir (Cleopatra) and Bernard Herzbrun (Creature from the Black Lagoon.)  

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On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the original English language. Time Out of Mind has no demonstratively aggressive moments. There is a dramatic score by the trifecta of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Zombies of Mora Tau, The Return of the Vampire, Night Editor, And Then There Were None,) Miklós Rózsa (The Green Cockatoo, Kiss the Blood Off My Hands, The Killers, The Lost Weekend, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Double Indemnity) and Daniele Amfitheatrof (The Damned Don't Cry, Human Desire, The Capture, An Act of Murder, The Last Hunt, I'll Be Seeing You, Edge of Eternity, The Lost Moment, The Desperate Hours, Undercover Girl, Letter From An Unknown Woman) which includes the New England Symphony by Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Rózsa and Time Out of Mind (theme) by 'Jayne Glyde' and Rózsa. The piano music, reminiscent of Debussy, sounded strong in the lossless transfer. Kino offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Kino Blu-ray offers a new commentary by author/film historian Lee Gambin and costume historian Elissa Rose. Lee is always prepared and discusses the related films, production, cast and crew. Elissa has input. Eugene Joseff was noted as a costume designer, known for Gone with the Wind, Camille and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex. He was the founder of Joseff of Hollywood and died quite young at 43. There are also five trailers but none for Time Out of Mind.

Robert Siodmak's Time Out of Mind is  cited as a noir but I don't see it that way. The only real link is the director (The Spiral Staircase, The Killers, Cry of the City, Criss Cross etc.). It was based on the best-selling novel Time Out of Mind by Rachel Field. It revolves around the dynamics of family, love and power but it can flow... awkwardly. Siodmak later admitted that he and cinematographer Maury Gertsman (Invisible Invaders, The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake, How to Make a Monster) "had a great time loading the film with every crazy effect we could think of." It is regarded as the lauded director's one dud in a series of memorable studio films. The Kino Blu-ray offers a commentary and the lesser-seen film, with a notable cast - British star actress Phyllis Calvert, Robert Hutton, Ella Raines, Eddie Albert, Leo G. Carroll even Lilian Fontaine (mother of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine!) - looking very pleasing in 1080P.

Gary Tooze