Kurt directed the penultimate episode of Season 8 of “The Blacklist”, a very special episode toward which the show has been building for many years, and which was shot largely in black & white, titled “Nachalo”. It debuted June 16, 2021 and can be streamed HERE on NBC’s website.
“Dear Santa” now on VOD and in theatres, where open
Kurt spent the spring doing some additional editing on the new documentary, Dear Santa, directed by his friend and Batkid Begins collaborator Dana Nachman; it was released December 4th by IFC Films to gushing reviews. Links to see it can be found at www.dearsanta.movie.
“Dear Zachary” HD Remastering now on Blu-ray, DVD, & Digital
Kurt has remastered his documentary “Dear Zachary“, its epilogue, and its bonus features for HD, converting the original standard definition elements to HD shot-by-shot, while remixing the film in 5.1 surround, so that it now looks and sounds as originally intended on today’s platforms. A 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and DVD with special artwork and packaging is available only from Oscilloscope Laboratories, while the 10th Anniversary Blu-ray and DVD (standard packaging) are available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, and Walmart. This 10th Anniversary Remastered Edition is also available digitally on iTunes (with bonus features), Amazon Prime Video, and Google Play.
Kurt directs Season 7, Episode 5 of “The Blacklist”
Kurt recently directed Season 7, Episode 5 of NBC’s “The Blacklist” (titled “Norman Devane” – his 5th episode for the show), which aired on November 1st, and can now be streamed on NBC’s site HERE.
Kurt directs Season 6, Episode 7 of “The Blacklist”
Kurt recently directed Season 6, Episode 7 of NBC’s “The Blacklist” (titled “General Shiro” – his 4th episode for the show), which aired on February 15th, and can now be streamed on NBC’s site HERE.
Kurt directs second half of “The Blacklist” Season 6 premiere
Kurt directed Hour 2 of the 2-hour Season 6 premiere of NBC’s “The Blacklist”, which aired January 4th, and can now be streamed on NBC’s site HERE. He also directed Episode 7 of the new season, which will air on February 8th at 9pm on NBC.
Kurt’s scores for “Scrapbook” and “Hunting of Man” now on iTunes
Kurt Kuenne’s orchestral scores for his first feature “Scrapbook” (1999) and Joe Menendez’s indie drama “Hunting of Man” (2003) are now finally available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play, and more. Click the titles for track samples and purchase links.
Kurt directs “The Blacklist” again on NBC
Kurt Kuenne recently directed Episode 5 of Season 5 of the NBC show “The Blacklist” starring James Spader, which aired on October 25th. The episode is now streaming on NBC’s site HERE.
Kurt directs “The Blacklist”, Wednesday 10/25, 8pm on NBC
Kurt Kuenne directed this week’s episode of the NBC show “The Blacklist“, titled “Ilyas Surkov (#54)”, which airs Wednesday, October 25th at 8pm/7pm central on NBC. See the preview HERE.
“Four Short Film Scores” album (incl. “Validation”) now on iTunes
A newly mastered soundtrack album of Kurt’s collected scores for his award-winning short film series – Rent-A-Person (2004), Validation (2007), Slow (2008), and The Phone Book (2008) – is now available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon Music, and Google Play; the album includes the tune “Smile” from Validation. Click the name of each service to find it in your preferred format – and click HERE to listen to sample tracks from the album on SoundCloud.