Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[donidarko]

Originally Posted by Sharkguy33

Since Twilight Time seems to be the only company that Sony licenses older titles to, I wondered if there is any possibility of them releasing THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) on Blu?

I would love to get the original 1975 STEPFORD WIVES on Blu. Imagine how lush those sumertime suburban locales would look, along with thoes 70s wives!!

Whomever owns the rights, Please release this one!


Great preorder price drop. Picking up INTERIORS and CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER.

Thank you, Twilight Time.

[Jobla]

I've preordered EDGE OF ETERNITY and CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Not that I am complaining but Twilight Time and SAE are kind of risking their model with all these sales. After getting a ton of releases the last few months for $10-15 I find it very hard to pull the trigger at $30 for something I want like Boxcar Bertha.

Their business model is already seriously damaged and has been for some time now. Now that the catalog market is worse by the year, I'm pretty sure that they must get better licensing deals these days to make up for the fact that 95% of their movie titles are eventually going to be sold at a discount (perhaps even a majority of copies of each movie as well). It's a slippery slope. Hopefully they'll keep going indefinitely (and with the same enthusiasm) despite the changing market.

[oildude]

[hammer99]

I pre-ordered Kiss of Death, thanks for the price break TT!

Also ordered Mad Magician and 3 Worlds of Gulliver.

[jetthead]

Kiss of Death for me!

[SuperFlyHighGuy]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I honestly never loved 1984 the book. I love its imagery and message, but it wasn't a good read for me. Animal Farm was great though, a much better read for my tastes with a similar and compelling message.

1984 the movie I remember being more about imagery and message as well, but I haven't seen it since way, way back. Need to get on that.

Heresy! I did my University senior thesis on Orwell's 1984 (well, on specific aspects of it, at least). My favorite novel, seemed natural to write 30 pages on it...plus it was within the criteria for my thesis (English B.A.).

Yet, I only think the movie is just alright. I've only seen it once, but because I've spent so much time inside the novel - going back to high school - it probably just doesn't match up with the representation in my head.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by SuperFlyHighGuy

Heresy! I did my University senior thesis on Orwell's 1984 (well, on specific aspects of it, at least). My favorite novel, seemed natural to write 30 pages on it...plus it was within the criteria for my thesis (English B.A.).

Yet, I only think the movie is just alright. I've only seen it once, but because I've spent so much time inside the novel - going back to high school - it probably just doesn't match up with the representation in my head.

A friend of mine used to argue that Nineteen Eighty-Four was about a Utopian society seen from the viewpoint of a paranoid schizophrenic.

[StingingVelvet]

I vaguely recall doing a paper on Animal Farm and comparing it to Mao's Chinese policies. That was early in college though, nothing super detailed. Longest paper I ever wrote was about Richard III, comparing the play, movies and various political and social insights in history. I put fascist Ian McKellan on the cover.

[SuperFlyHighGuy]

Originally Posted by jayembee

A friend of mine used to argue that Nineteen Eighty-Four was about a Utopian society seen from the viewpoint of a paranoid schizophrenic.

Which can be a more-frightening perspective than taking the novel at face value, I'd say. But it's certainly a valid analysis, given that Winston has an unreliable memory of the differences between the past and the present worlds of the novel. The elimination of contradictions or differences in language and therefor ideology, and how that obsfugates Winston's perspective on the world of the novel, was a large part of my thesis.

[easydreamer]

Originally Posted by oildude

My eye is doing the trick, or am I right in seeing Interior containing the audio commentary??? This must be the first to include such an extra for any Woody Allen directed films!

[fdm]

Originally Posted by easydreamer

My eye is doing the trick, or am I right in seeing Interior containing the audio commentary??? This must be the first to include such an extra for any Woody Allen directed films!

I read that it's now been dropped at the request of the studio.

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Also read that BITE THE BULLET is now sold out.

[easydreamer]

Originally Posted by fdm

I read that it's now been dropped at the request of the studio.

Really? That sucks... I'll buy it anyway, though. Hope the isolated score is included instead.

[scorsese1]

Originally Posted by fdm

I read that it's now been dropped at the request of the studio.

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Also read that BITE THE BULLET is now sold out.

I'm curious. Why would Fox/MGM forbid Twilight Time from recording an audio commentary for their own release? Is the film audio with no commentary copyrighted differently than it would be with a 2nd audio track running over top? That seems bizarre.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by scorsese1

I'm curious. Why would Fox/MGM forbid Twilight Time from recording an audio commentary for their own release? Is the film audio with no commentary copyrighted differently than it would be with a 2nd audio track running over top? That seems bizarre.

Woody Allen has never allowed extras on his films, presumably MGM acted on his behalf

[Bruce Morrison]

I just got 'Comes A Horseman', which dates from the late 70's, and was quite disappointed to find that there is considerable print damage on the source used for the transfer. It's not just occasional white speckles - there are several moments when much more noticeable blemishes appear. This is unusual for Blu-ray transfers these days.

The transfers on TT releases are usually of pretty good quality, so this is a rather sad exception. Disappointing too that the extras are so meagre (just the isolated music score and a trailer). A commentary would have been welcome.

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by Bruce Morrison

I just got 'Comes A Horseman', which dates from the late 70's, and was quite disappointed to find that there is considerable print damage on the source used for the transfer. It's not just occasional white speckles - there are several moments when much more noticeable blemishes appear. This is unusual for Blu-ray transfers these days.

The transfers on TT releases are usually of pretty good quality, so this is a rather sad exception. Disappointing too that the extras are so meagre (just the isolated music score and a trailer). A commentary would have been welcome.

Did you notice that reduced price you paid compared to other TT releases? That's why. They posted the note below before pre-orders went live.



A NOTE ABOUT THE TRANSFER: while Twilight Time believes Comes a Horseman to be a fine, and generally overlooked hidden treasure from the 1970s, and worthy of a second look by Blu-ray aficionados, we recognize it has not survived in the greatest of shape. We hope that those of you who care enough to buy a copy will forgive the unusually high (for a TT release) level of “speckling” (minus density) and general debris that mar the work of master cinematographer, Gordon Willis, in this hi-def presentation. We have rejected many other titles and transfers for similar reasons, but after some consideration decided this film was too important to let go. In light of this fact, we are offering it at a reduced price to encourage those on the fence about it. TT strives always to strike a balance between a duty to preserve the legacy of film history, as well as presenting the very best version of a film in hi-def as possible under the circumstances.

[Blu Titan]

I finally watched Swamp Water a couple of nights ago and it truly lives up to its reputation in this forum. A really good/visually attractive film. Honestly, loved it .

Per TT Bite the Bullet is SOLD OUT .

[Keyser Soze.]

Looks like 1984 is now sold out at SAE.

It's still showing up over at TT website, so they must still have a few laying around. Grab it while you can!

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by easydreamer

Really? That sucks... I'll buy it anyway, though. Hope the isolated score is included instead.

Interiors has no music score.