Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[baheidstu]

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.

Seriously? They've been posting the caveat about the transfer all over the place. When you look it up on SAE it says "See note about the transfer" right there in the title of the product. They reduced the price because of it. How could you fail to miss this?

[Brad1963]

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.

I was told by TT a while back that they had to get approval by Woody Allen for the artwork being used on the each cover for his films. So I would imagine any extras being included would have to go through him also.

[stobbart]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

I was told by TT a while back that they had to get approval by Woody Allen for the artwork being used on the each cover for his films. So I would imagine any extras being included would have to go through him also.

That's a great contract he's got himself there

[Bruce Morrison]

Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

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.

Ah, yes I do remember seeing that disclaimer now! Thanks for pointing it out, and my apologies to Twilight Time.

It does seem a shame that the film elements are in such poor condition.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by Yami

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

Strange that TT thought this would be any different.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by stobbart

That's a great contract he's got himself there

The book about the making of the film "Heaven's Gate" has a whole subplot about the fight going on in Hollywood to get Woody Allen, because several studios wanted him to be a symbol of how artist friendly they were, figuring that his movies were cheap enough that they would never lose much on any of them, and the prestige would attract better talent to their other movies. (Of course, he ignored them all and stayed loyal to the guy who had distributed his older movies, after he left UA... but he still got some pretty good perks.)

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

The book about the making of the film "Heaven's Gate" has a whole subplot about the fight going on in Hollywood to get Woody Allen, because several studios wanted him to be a symbol of how artist friendly they were, figuring that his movies were cheap enough that they would never lose much on any of them, and the prestige would attract better talent to their other movies. (Of course, he ignored them all and stayed loyal to the guy who had distributed his older movies, after he left UA... but he still got some pretty good perks.)

I remember reading a quote from Woody Allen in Mike Medavoy's book "You're Only As Good As Your Next One" where he said at that time his agent would contact him with all these deals from other studios that offered the same things UA (and later Orion) offered, just with more money, but he stressed that he could sleep at night because he made a deal with Arthur Krim.

Being a fan of '70s UA as well as Orion output, that book was a very enjoyable read.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by 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 .

Swamp Water is one of my favorite TT movies, in large part because of the amazing visuals.

[oubukibun]

Hello, everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knew whether TT could ever get their hands on Stealing Beauty (1996) by Bertolucci and Toys (1992) by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams, in, imho, one of his best starring roles (ditto for Joan Cusack)?

For some reason, they seem ripe for the TT treatment, considering they are underappreciated and underseen Fox films that will probably never receive the deluxe treatment. Toys, in particular, had some vintage material on its DVD (the teasers, trailer, and a featurette), and I'm surely not even asking for an isolated score, Heaven though that would be, especially for Toys.

It's just sad that these two look more and more likely to never see the light of HD day... So I figured I'd ask you all, in case anyone knows even where to direct these questions.

Thanks in advance!

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by oubukibun

Hello, everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knew whether TT could ever get their hands on Stealing Beauty (1996) by Bertolucci and Toys (1992) by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams, in, imho, one of his best starring roles (ditto for Joan Cusack)?

For some reason, they seem ripe for the TT treatment, considering they are underappreciated and underseen Fox films that will probably never receive the deluxe treatment. Toys, in particular, had some vintage material on its DVD (the teasers, trailer, and a featurette), and I'm surely not even asking for an isolated score, Heaven though that would be, especially for Toys.

It's just sad that these two look more and more likely to never see the light of HD day... So I figured I'd ask you all, in case anyone knows even where to direct these questions.

Thanks in advance!

I think it's a shame that it seems like half of Barry Levinson's directorial career will not see the light of day in HD.

Young Sherlock Holmes, Tin Men, Avalon, Bugsy, Toys, Wag The Dog and Liberty Heights are all unavailable on Blu-ray as of now AFAIK.

Personally, I'd love to see Avalon and Bugsy get the TT treatment. Toys is a possibility as well because it's a Fox title. For Wag The Dog, it's probably a case of "Warner Archive or bust."

[oildude]

LOW QUANTITY UPDATE

From Twilight Time:

LOW QUANTITY UPDATE: FEWER THAN 100 COPIES REMAINING OF "1984" ONLY AT https://www.twilighttimemovies.com/1984-blu-ray

First post is now updated with this information plus the latest sellout of Bite the Bullet.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

I think it's a shame that it seems like half of Barry Levinson's directorial career will not see the light of day in HD.

For Wag The Dog, it's probably a case of "Warner Archive or bust."

Tin Men is a terrific movie, I'd snatch that up quick if I could.

Liberty Heights could be an Archive title too, but I'd definitely expect Wag the Dog first. (There are also some extras in R2 that would be nice to include.)

[Dustin Putman]

Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

I think it's a shame that it seems like half of Barry Levinson's directorial career will not see the light of day in HD.

Young Sherlock Holmes, Tin Men, Avalon, Bugsy, Toys, Wag The Dog and Liberty Heights are all unavailable on Blu-ray as of now AFAIK.

Personally, I'd love to see Avalon and Bugsy get the TT treatment. Toys is a possibility as well because it's a Fox title. For Wag The Dog, it's probably a case of "Warner Archive or bust."

Yes to all of this! Avalon, Bugsy, Toys and Wag the Dog would be perfect for Twilight Time.

[Tommytwotimes]

Originally Posted by oildude

LOW QUANTITY UPDATE

From Twilight Time:



First post is now updated with this information plus the latest sellout of Bite the Bullet.

Looks like they're gone at TT too.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Tommytwotimes

Looks like they're gone at TT too.

Yup. They said so on Facebook.

[C. Roundtree]

I bought a copy this morning, even though I haven't seen it, as I'm still quite bummed out about John Hurt's passing--despite the current political climate, I have doubts that this film will see another BD release, so I finally acted. I've read and enjoyed most of Orwell''s work, so I'll be curious to see how this adaptation fares!

[RalphoR]

Last call for 1984.....

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

I think it's a shame that it seems like half of Barry Levinson's directorial career will not see the light of day in HD.

Young Sherlock Holmes, Tin Men, Avalon, Bugsy, Toys, Wag The Dog and Liberty Heights are all unavailable on Blu-ray as of now AFAIK.

Personally, I'd love to see Avalon and Bugsy get the TT treatment. Toys is a possibility as well because it's a Fox title. For Wag The Dog, it's probably a case of "Warner Archive or bust."

Bugsy and Tin Men are masterpieces. Very strange how obscure they are. I want the extended version of Bugsy on blu ray. I still haven't seen Liberty Heights and Avalon yet but I want to.

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by MassiveMovieBuff

Bugsy and Tin Men are masterpieces. Very strange how obscure they are. I want the extended version of Bugsy on blu ray. I still haven't seen Liberty Heights and Avalon yet but I want to.

Agree with you on Bugsy and especially Tin Men, but Avalon is my favorite Levinson film. While watching some movies, you can tell how close the story is to the filmmaker's heart, and I think that's certainly the case with Avalon (in the case of Cameron Crowe, for example, Almost Famous comes to mind here for me as well).

At least, that's the effect the film had on me...

[RalphoR]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

I though someone said earlier today around 3pm they were already gone at SAE and T -- though I was 2 or 3 sellouts aren't uncommon as product gets cancelled or those last few copies in inventory filter out

You're right. It sold out as well. I received an email but it was sent out this morning so *poof* gone.