Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

That's clearly not the point I'm making. Twilight Time's post implies they will no longer reissue any titles, even if the opportunity arises to do so.

What they have said is once the 3 year window is over they have first dibs for another pressing. They never implied there would never be any re-issues. Honestly, what is the problem? People complain about films going OOP right away, then complain when there is a re-issue. There is no rule set in stone on anything of this. When it comes to catalog titles on Blu-ray, be happy that you are still getting titles. Because physical media is dwindling and may cease to exist 10 years from now.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I'm guessing:

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
The Train
Wild at Heart

I think you could count out Wild at Heart since Rollerball was announced and The Train is confirmed. The fourth will be Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia because sales were brisk and Nick Redman is a huge Peckinpah fan.

[solovoyager]

I bought the Twilight Time Rollerball, used, awhile back. I wonder if the TT Rollerball re-issue will have additional special features?

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

They have never said that. What they have said is once the 3 year window is over they have first dibs for another pressing. Honestly, what is the problem? People complain about films going OOP right away, then complain when there is a re-issue. There is no rule set in stone on anything of this. When it comes to catalog titles on Blu-ray, be happy that you are still getting titles. Because physical media is dwindling and may cease to exist 10 years from now.

I believe baheidstu was referring to the below post by TT and his disappointment that there might not be any more reissues after this year.

Originally Posted by Twilight Time

Duggie, we do care about your opinion, and take a note of most reasonable requests and complaints. We agree with you that the subject of reissues is a problematic area, which is why when we have fulfilled our commitments to MGM/UA this year, who essentially mandated that we put out again 4 of their titles, we will effectively discontinue "double-dipping"in the future.

With regard to THE BIG HEAT, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, and their new extras, when we first started licensing from Sony extras were precluded, but now, as our relationship with them has solidified, that position has softened and we took the opportunity to do something different. With JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH at Fox, we were offered a fantastic new 4k transfer.

The 4 MGM/UA reissues this year will all be essentially the same as the previous releases, so little need to "double-dip." We are aiming these toward the people that missed out first time around and have written to us asking for a second chance, and as stated earlier, that will be the end of the reissue program - in the 5 short years that TT has been in business, the home video world has changed exponentially. And, as a result, studios, and boutique labels will constantly have to realign with the new market forces, and be adaptable to any variant. It is our desire to keep on giving what home theater enthusiasts want, and in order to do that decisions have to be made that will always be unpopular with a segment of the community, but hopefully beneficial to the majority. If we don't, we'll have to pick up our chips and find another game.

I'm disappointed we won't see another Enemy Mine reissue.

[bruceames]

Like I said before, not reissuing a movie just opens the door for another movie that hasn't been released at all on Blu-ray. Look at the bright side. IMO, Blu-ray in general has far too many reissues and too few debut releases. The format as it is releases only a fraction of the catalog that DVD does.

[jw007]

Always good to see another Nicholas Roeg film, so I'm down for Eureka.

I'm also interested in Rollerball as I missed out on that blu-ray when it sold out.

[NoirFan]

I had been hoping for an eventual Hard Times reissue (with new commentary), but I guess I'll have to pay Ebay prices. I haven't heard anything about a potential UK release.

[RICKBONDOO7]

Brad1963 ......The Train from Arrow UK is Better than TT ! Better Transfer More Extras !! I have both versions. Arrow's is the Best !!

[MikeZ.]

Can someone please tell me approx. when they have their sale ?

I'll try my best to remember this time.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

Can someone please tell me approx. when they have their sale ?

I'll try my best to remember this time.

The last two anniversary sales were in March but they just had a sale in December so only time will tell if there will be another sale so soon afterward.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

Cat Ballou is more of a comedy western, I'd check it out first if I was you. One of its most memorable features is Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole as a pair of balladeers who act as a kind of Greek chorus (think There's Something About Mary).

A cute-as-a-button Jane Fonda, Nat King Cole, Stubby Kaye, Lee Marvin and a drunken horse. What's not to love? Cat Ballou may not be the funniest comedy western ever (that distinction goes to Blazing Saddles), but it's my favorite. Very re-watchable.

[rdodolak]

Fallen Angel (1945) and Whirlpool (1949) will have new 4K transfers.

https://www.facebook.com/twilighttim...9220184763313/

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Fallen Angel (1945) and Whirlpool (1949) will have new 4K transfers.

https://www.facebook.com/twilighttim...9220184763313/

I may double-dip on Fallen Angel then, as it's one of my favorites (obviously). I'm fine with the BFI of Whirlpool, as I never really warmed to the movie.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

I believe baheidstu was referring to the below post by TT and his disappointment that there might not be any more reissues after this year.



I'm disappointed we won't see another Enemy Mine reissue.

I did not read that. My bad. :-)

Still, never say never. Journey to the Center of the Earth they re-released because Fox created a new 4k transfer and they could not pass it up.

[noirjunkie]

Originally Posted by solovoyager

I bought the Twilight Time Rollerball, used, awhile back. I wonder if the TT Rollerball re-issue will have additional special features?

On the company's Facebook page, a rep stated that the contents will be identical to the original release.

[Wooden Lens]

Does anyone have a list of other reissues that they're planning on releasing down the future? (i'm assuming it'll be one or two other titles known to us at best for the moment).

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by Wooden Lens

Does anyone have a list of other reissues that they're planning on releasing down the future? (i'm assuming it'll be one or two other titles known to us at best for the moment).

This year 4 MGM/UA titles, the just announced Rollerball, plus Thunderbolt & Lightfoot (April) The Train (later this year) and a 4th which I am going guess to be Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Wooden Lens

Does anyone have a list of other reissues that they're planning on releasing down the future? (i'm assuming it'll be one or two other titles known to us at best for the moment).

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, obviously, and the other two would come from the following list:

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
The Train
Wild at Heart

[rdodolak]

Looks like Support Your Local Sheriff / Support Your Local Gunfighter accidentally has the same UPC as Hawaii.

[oildude]

The Member of the Wedding (1952) is directed by Fred Zinnemann, one of the greats of cinema. I have never seen it, but I am most definitely in for this one. Based on the 1946 novel by Carson McCullers and a subsequent stage play adaption (with many of the play's cast starring in the movie), it is a coming of age story set in the South. It was the film Zinnemann made between High Noon and From Here to Eternity.

The more Zinnemann we get on Blu-ray, the more that is right with the world.