Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[MikeZ.]

That movie creeped me out as a kid in the early 60s. No thanks.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by oildude

When was this announced? There are less than 200 copies of First Men in the Moon but I have seen no definite number announcements for MI.

It wasn't; fewer than 150 left.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

It wasn't; fewer than 150 left.

Playing the cart game at TT's website.

[Blueherring]

I don't suppose someone could save me a bit of trouble and tell me of the sale titles which ones are noir titles? Looking at picking up a couple of sale titles and I believe Where the sidewalk ends is a noir title that I don't have, I already have Big heat, but looking for other Noir titles...

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Blueherring

I don't suppose someone could save me a bit of trouble and tell me of the sale titles which ones are noir titles? Looking at picking up a couple of sale titles and I believe Where the sidewalk ends is a noir title that I don't have, I already have Big heat, but looking for other Noir titles...

Aside from the two you already mention (yes, Where the Sidewalk Ends is definitely noir)...

All the King's Men
Experiment in Terror
House of Bamboo
Man in the Dark
Violent Saturday

And while they might not, strictly speaking, be considered noir, two others I'd also recommend are Man Hunt and U Turn.

[Blueherring]

Thanks for that, much appreciated. I already have man hunt from twilight and violent Saturday from eureka and all the Kings men on DVD from local release here in Aus. But I will definitely be checking out the others you mentioned to add to an order while the sale is on


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[PowellPressburger]

Looks like the TT pre-orders are up for July at SAE, but the listings state you can only add title to your wish list at this time.

[Reddington]

Placed a second sale order with SAE. Given all the positive comments and recommendations here, I finally picked up Rapture. And also Bunny Lake is Missing; another blind buy, but the premise coupled with the talents of Preminger, Olivier, and the always-superb Noel Coward is too hard to resist.

Also, both titles were filmed in CinemaScope, which I am hugely interested in. So I am very much looking forward to the cinematography.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by oildude

Playing the cart game at TT's website.

https://www.facebook.com/twilighttim...08639225821408

[oildude]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

https://www.facebook.com/twilighttim...08639225821408

Thanks. So they did announce it. You could have just posted this source instead of being so cryptic about it.

Despite checking TT's facebook page several times a week, I completely missed this posting. It also doesn't help that their most recent posts are sometimes lower down in the queue instead of at the top.

I appreciate you posting this. I will update the OP with the latest numbers.

[oildude]

Latest low quantity update from the first post of the thread (thanks rdodolak for making me aware TT had finally posted this on their Facebook page).


MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (reissue) - fewer than 150 units remaining
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - fewer than 200 remaining
EXPERIMENT IN TERROR - fewer than 200 remaining
FIRST MEN IN THE MOON - around 250 units remaining (out of 5,000)
THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO/THUNDERBIRD 6 - fewer than 300 remaining
IN LIKE FLINT - fewer than 300 remaining
THE BLUE LAGOON - fewer than 400 remaining
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG - fewer than 400 remaining
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS - fewer than 400 remaining
MAJOR DUNDEE - fewer than 500 remaining
ZARDOZ - fewer than 1,200 units remaining (out of 5,000)
John Carpenter's VAMPIRES - fewer than 1,500 remaining (out of 5,000)


There is a new entry......Glad to see Major Dundee finally make the list. Great Peckinpah western that I really enjoyed.

Now come on people, let's get Rapture on here. After five years of TT bringing us many great films on Blu-ray, Rapture is still my favorite. A great blind buy that reminds me every time I see it on my shelf why I love classic films and especially making new discoveries of lost in the vault gems like this one.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by oildude

Now come on people, let's get Rapture on here. After five years of TT bringing us many great films on Blu-ray, Rapture is still my favorite. A great blind buy that reminds me every time I see it on my shelf why I love classic films and especially making new discoveries of lost in the vault gems like this one.

Already bought my copy long ago.

[MikeZ.]

Anyone unsure of JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG , trust me, grab it. You really shouldn't miss this film.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by oildude

There is a new entry......Glad to see Major Dundee finally make the list. Great Peckinpah western that I really enjoyed.

Glad I grabbed it. How is it that Zardoz has gone through two sales and that number hasn't been adjusted? For that matter, the Twilight Time website actually sold out of Zardoz during the last sale,

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

Glad I grabbed it. How is it that Zardoz has gone through two sales and that number hasn't been adjusted? For that matter, the Twilight Time website actually sold out of Zardoz during the last sale,

I guess they just have stopped updating it as rigidly. The Mysterious Island sell-out shows that we can't wait around for updates anymore, unfortunately, at least during a sale. Zardoz might just disappear with no warning. I'm glad I got it already. There's a superior UK release out there if worst comes to worst, too (unlike most of their titles), so it's not that huge of a deal if you miss it.

[bensunt]

Originally Posted by oildude

Now come on people, let's get Rapture on here. After five years of TT bringing us many great films on Blu-ray, Rapture is still my favorite. A great blind buy that reminds me every time I see it on my shelf why I love classic films and especially making new discoveries of lost in the vault gems like this one.

I already have the TT blu-ray and, yes, it was a good movie.

But, for people with region free players or in region B territories, there is a better option with the edition from Eureka Classics:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-r...re_blu-ray.htm

Not only the picture and sound seem to be improved according to dvdbeaver screen captures, but there is also an audio commentary from Twilight Time founder Nick Redman and Julie kirgo !

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

The Mysterious Island sell-out shows that we can't wait around for updates anymore, unfortunately, at least during a sale.

Being fair, two or three days into the sale, I posted a message on their Facebook site asking about low quantities, and their response was:
"the only title with very low quantity is Mysterious Island."

That was 2 or 3 days before it was officially sold out, so they did get word out with time to buy.

BTW, I have seen a few references that the Zardoz UK disc is better, but I have never picked up the reason. What is better about it? Just curious; if the Twilight Time disc goes out of print, and there's a better one out there, I might sell it and use the money to pay for an upgrade.

[Namuhana]

With the SAE sale going on, I decided to take the plunge and I just ordered my first two Twilight Time titles: The Remains of the Day and The Big Heat. I'm excited and happy, and hopefully these two won't become gateway titles to ordering more and more TT BDs because my wallet can't handle it.

[xxnomad]

Originally Posted by Namuhana

With the SAE sale going on, I decided to take the plunge and I just ordered my first two Twilight Time titles: The Remains of the Day and The Big Heat. I'm excited and happy, and hopefully these two won't become gateway titles to ordering more and more TT BDs because my wallet can't handle it.

I was like you 6 months ago. 3 sales and 12 titles later...

[RalphoR]

Originally Posted by Namuhana

With the SAE sale going on, I decided to take the plunge and I just ordered my first two Twilight Time titles: The Remains of the Day and The Big Heat. I'm excited and happy, and hopefully these two won't become gateway titles to ordering more and more TT BDs because my wallet can't handle it.

Forget it.....you're done. Better to just accept your fate and watch your wallet shrivel