Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by jayembee

They also list 9 to 5, but that had been announced by TT as OOP back in Dec 2017. Maybe they're selling off a few remaining copies held aside for replacements.

Looks like there are only 3 copies available.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Received email earlier this afternoon from Screen Archives announcing the following titles have fewer than 250 copies available. Presumably, this is just what's left at SAE, and doesn't include any that might also be available at Twilight Time's own site.

On edit: I just checked TT's site. Only the three in red are also available there; all of the others are only available at SAE.


Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death is the only title that I would like, but I'm not paying $30+ for it. I see it has a Region B release so I'll likely pick that one up down the road.

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Kiss of Death is the only title that I would like, but I'm not paying $30+ for it. I see it has a Region B release so I'll likely pick that one up down the road.

I thought it had been been 14.95 at least three times already (and pronounced Sold Out at least once) so no reason to believe it won't be again.

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Looks like there are only 3 copies available.

I was able to order this so maybe only 2 left.

[RCRochester]

From Facebook:

They’re back at their desks and taking charge again – but not for long! A small quantity (under 100 units) of TT’s extras-loaded Blu-ray of the Previously Sold-Out workplace comedy favorite 9 TO 5 (1980), starring the terrific trio of Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton, is now available at Screen Archives Entertainment. Don’t miss out this second – and last – time around: https://www.screenarchives.com/title...4/9-TO-5-1980/.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

I thought it had been been 14.95 at least three times already (and pronounced Sold Out at least once) so no reason to believe it won't be again.

Yeah, I meant to pick it up during the year end sale they had last year when it was $14.95. Though I also see it as going fast over at TT's website too. If it makes it to another sale still in print I will be pulling the trigger.

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Yeah, I meant to pick it up during the year end sale they had last year when it was $14.95. Though I also see it as going fast over at TT's website too. If it makes it to another sale still in print I will be pulling the trigger.

Year end sale, the April 2018 Sale, and part of the 15 for 15 last month.

Assuming TT has the usually Anniversary/Spring/MarchMadness/Easter sale I would assume it will part of that again.

I guess until it gets to 50 units I don't think I'd consider it going too fast like most of the others on that list. Some of them have been low stock for a year or two.

I think I bought Kiss of Death at release when they were still doing either those "ALL 4 (or 5) New Releases for $25ea" deals and/or with an Autograph copy of something.

[Gacivory]

Went for 9 to 5! Expect a cheaper one announced with same extras soon! Also threw in Beat The Devil! Wanted that full price Huston & Bogart combo right away!

[bdgking]

SAE only has 28 total remaining of the Eddy Dutchin Story
Also they are low on The Fortune , Royal Flash , Pony Soldier & Beloved Infidel all were on their 7 for $70 deals . Very likely as each sell out another title will be added to that offer .

[nitin]

I found Bunny Lake is Missing to be superbly directed for such a preposterously plotted film. The fluid camerawork does wonders with setting the slightly off mood and the character work is quite well done. I also enjoyed the descent into hysteria in the final act, although I can see it not working for everyone.

I saw it off the Indicator blu but the Twilight Time blu also utilises the same sublime Sony 4k restoration.

[dommie]

Originally Posted by RICKBONDOO7

Warlock Finally !! A western from my wish list upgrade. I have the German Bluray for a few years. The PQ is not much better than the old dvd i had. 4K Remaster on this should look as Nice as The Bravado's Bluray I hope. Now if ..The Alamo 1960 and Last Train from Gun Hill 1959 would get Bluray releases ! ??? : ( ??

I am all in for Warlock, finally, one of my most wanted westerns still not out on Blu; one of my few remaining DVD's that I can finally retire. Last Train From Gun Hill is another on my most wanted list and would love to see that one as well. Also Open Range.

[Aclea]

Just finished watching The Admirable Crichton - an absolutely gorgeous restoration that really shows how head and shoulders above the competition Sony are when they restore a film. Really stunning color (those glorious Technicolor midnight blues in the night scenes are outstanding) and the few backprojection scenes that usually look terrible on old TV prints are perfectly timed here. Curiously they opted for the US title (Paradise Lagoon, as per the US trailer included) on the restoration, but that's about the only niggle about a really great job. It's really quite magnificent. Oh, and the film's good as well...

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Pre-Orders begin Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at 4 PM EST

“American moviemaking of a most expansive, entertaining kind. Sharp, engaging, very funny” (Vincent Canby, The New York Times) – and the winner of top 1980 film honors including Best Picture (National Society of Film Critics), Best Director/Jonathan Demme (National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics), Best Screenplay/Bo Goldman (Academy Award®, National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics), and Best Supporting Actress/Mary Steenburgen (Academy Award®, Golden Globe, Los Angeles Film Critics, National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics) – now triumphantly cruising down the hi-def Blu-ray highway!

Special Features: Isolated Music & Effects Track / Audio Commentary with Director Jonathan Demme and Production Designer Toby Rafelson / Original Theatrical Trailer

Directed by Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Something Wild (1986), Caged Heat)

Starring Jason Robards, Paul Le Mat, and Mary Steenburgen

Music by Bruce Langhorne (Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker)

Cinematography by Tak Fujimoto (The Silence of the Lambs, Gladiator, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Devil in a Blue Dress)


Trailer

Melvin And Howard - YouTube

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Pre-Orders begin Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at 4 PM EST

A breakthrough study of a woman’s mental illness that still startles and spellbinds 70 years later now arrives on hi-def Blu-ray in a crisp 4K restoration transfer. Nominated for six Academy Awards – including Best Picture and Director (Anatole Litvak) – and an Oscar® winner for Best Sound Recording, it features a riveting central performance by Olivia de Havilland that earned Best Actress honors from the National Board of Review and New York Film Critics.

From a 2017 4K Restoration.

Special Features: Isolated Music Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historian Aubrey Solomon / Fox Movietone Newsreels / Two The Snake Pit Vintage Radio Shows / Original Theatrical Trailer

TCM background on the film.....After a nervous breakdown that led to an eight month stay in New York's Rockland State mental hospital, Mary Jane Ward wrote The Snake Pit, a novel inspired by her experiences. She sold it to Random House in 1945. The title came from the ancient practice of throwing the insane into a pit of snakes in hopes that it would shock them back to sanity.

Article on the film at TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/90607...ticles.html#05

Directed by Anatole Litvak (The Night of the Generals, Sorry Wrong Number, Anastasia, The Deep Blue Sea, Five Miles to Midnight)

Starring:

Olivia de Havilland (Gone with the Wind, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Hold Back the Dawn, They Died with Their Boots On, The Dark Mirror, The Heiress, My Cousin Rachel, To Each His Own)

Mark Stevens (The Street with No Name, Cry Vengeance, Torpedo Alley, Pride of the Marines, Oh You Beautiful Doll)

Music by Alfred Newman, one of the legends, who scored over 200 films, including The Song of Bernadette, The Grapes of Wrath, Gunga Din, The Mark of Zorro, How Green Was My Valley, Dragonwyck, Call Northside 777, Cry of the City, The Robe, The Egyptian, The Seven Year Itch, The Best of Everything, Flower Drum Song, The King and I, and South Pacific.

Cinematography by Leo Tover, whose filmography includes The Day the Earth Stood Still, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Untamed, The Heiress, Hold Back the Dawn, I Walk Alone, Blue Denim, and From the Terrace.


Trailer

THE SNAKE PIT (1948) trailer. Starring OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND. - YouTube

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Pre-Orders begin Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at 4 PM EST

One of the label’s earliest DVD releases now graduates to big-time hi-def Blu-ray! An undervalued remake “every bit as entertaining” as the groundbreaking John Ford original and “among the most impressive of director Gordon Douglas’ achievements” with “lush scenery [that] is truly stunning” (Lee Pfeiffer, The Retro Set), this combination of thundering adventure and affecting character studies boasts an illustrious cast – Ann-Margret, Red Buttons, Alex Cord, Michael Connors, Bing Crosby, Bob Cummings, Van Heflin, Slim Pickens, Stefanie Powers, and Keenan Wynn – and thrilling action as big and bountiful as all outdoors.

Special Features: Isolated Music Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lee Pfeiffer and Paul Scrabo

Directed by Gordon Douglas who began his directorial career in the 1930's helming many of the Little Rascals shorts before moving on to feature films. His filmography includes Them!, Tony Rome, Lady in Cement, The Detective, In Like Flint, Rio Conchos, and Robin and the 7 Hoods.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith, who scored over 250 films, including Alien, Planet of the Apes, Patton, The Blue Max, Seconds, The Sand Pebbles, Von Ryan's Express, and Total Recall.

Cinematography by William H. Clothier (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, The Alamo, Donovan's Reef, Big Jake, Rio Lobo, Hellfighters, The Devil's Brigade, The War Wagon)

[Gacivory]

I really want that Melvin & Howard release!

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Pre-Orders begin Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at 4 PM EST

Delightfully proving all roads lead to Rome, there’s no doubt that scenic splendor, stereophonic sound and Cinemascope were never better utilized than in this spectacular looking, location-shot romantic confection boasting a wonderful star ensemble, a lush score by the legendary Victor Young, and a pair of Oscars® for its breathtaking cinematography and hugely popular title tune. Now finally making a big 4K restoration splash on Blu-ray in intoxicating 1080p hi-def!

From a 2016 4k transfer

Special Features: Isolated Music Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historian Jeanine Basinger / Fox Movietone Newsreel / Original Theatrical Trailers

Article on the film from TCM: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93066.../articles.html


Directed by Jean Negulesco (The Best of Everything, Boy on a Dolphin, Nobody Lives Forever, Road House, How to Marry a Millionaire, River of No Return, Woman's World)

Starring:

Clifton Webb (Laura, Woman's World, Boy on a Dolphin, Satan Never Sleeps, The Razor's Edge)

Dorothy McGuire (The Spiral Staircase, Old Yeller, Gentlemen's Agreement, Swiss Family Robinson, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, The Greatest Story Ever Told, and many 1970s to 1980s TV series and movies)

Jean Peters (Niagara, Pickup on South Street, Captain from Castile, Broken Lance, A Man Called Peter)

Louis Jourdan (Octopussy, Gigi, The Paradine Case, Letter from an Unknown Woman, The Best of Everything, Swamp Thing, and many TV series and movies)


Title song by an uncredited Frank Sinatra

Music by Victor Young (Johnny Guitar, The Quiet Man, Shane, Sands of Iwo Jima, The Blue Dahlia, Ministry of Fear, Run of the Arrow, China Gate, The Left Hand of God, Around the World in 80 Days)

Cinematography by Milton R. Krasner, who lensed over 150 films, among them Demetrius and the Gladiators, The Woman in the Window, Scarlet Street, An Affair to Remember, All About Eve, The House of the Seven Gables, The Seven Year Itch, Bus Stop, Rawhide, No Way Out, Garden of Evil, How the West Was Won, and Beneath the Planet of the Apes


Trailer

Three Coins In The Fountain - Trailer - YouTube

[kramnosnum]

Melvin and Howard will be the first TT title I pay full price for.

[bdgking]

Now sold out are The Eddy Dutchin Story & 9 to 5

SAE has now just 24 x remaining of Hawaii then that one is sold out as well

of the 7 for $70 offer low in stock almost sold out now are : The Fortune , Pony Soldier , Beloved Infidel & Royal Flash

[CV19]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Just finished watching The Admirable Crichton - an absolutely gorgeous restoration that really shows how head and shoulders above the competition Sony are when they restore a film. Really stunning color (those glorious Technicolor midnight blues in the night scenes are outstanding) and the few backprojection scenes that usually look terrible on old TV prints are perfectly timed here. Curiously they opted for the US title (Paradise Lagoon, as per the US trailer included) on the restoration, but that's about the only niggle about a really great job. It's really quite magnificent. Oh, and the film's good as well...

I'm glad to hear it has been restored as the UK Sony DVD from a few years back was frankly quite poor, and in 4:3 as well. I'll definitely go for the TT release, as there are a couple more of their titles that I'm after anyway, and it doesn't look as though there'll be a UK release of this film anytime soon.

Now you mention it, unless I'm very much mistaken, I think the DVD had the opening title as 'Paradise Lagoon' as well even though the cover retained the UK title.