Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by belcherman

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: Another Stanley Kramer "message" picture, the story seems dated now but I bought it for the two leads, Katherine Hepburn and, especially, Spencer Tracy.

Funny, i don't think it's at all dated but more relevant than ever.
Leave out the white girl and black man, and bring in their place 2 gays (leave the rest the same) and you have yourself a contemporary film.
this is what i was thinking when i was watching it.
The central themes are always the same. it's the wrapping that changes. You've got to see the bigger picture here. it's not a story about interracial marriage, but about love and marriage between 2 people (whoever they may be), whose love is in contrast with most of society's beliefs.

[goathunter]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Funny, i don't think it's at all dated but more relevant than ever.
Leave out the white girl and black man, and bring in their place 2 gays (leave the rest the same) and you have yourself a contemporary film.
this is what i was thinking when i was watching it.

It was remade as Guess Who in 2005, with Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, and Zoe Saldana.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372237/

Not two gay men, but flipping the races.

[rdodolak]

Looks like FMITM might not last much longer.

Originally Posted by Twilight Time Movies

FMITM is down to just a couple hundred copies left at SAE

[RalphoR]

First Men in the Moon is another "don't miss out on this release or you'll regret it" bd. Spectacular 4k scan and a terrific movie to boot. If TT gets to put out 4k uhd discs I hope it's their Harryhausens. Every one of them has a high quality scan.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by oildude

Regarding the Sale at the Twilight Time website and the fact that some titles have already sold out from their in-house stock:

...

Please note the word "some". That means "not all". Here's hoping your missed title is one of them.

Seems like their first, direct, sale has been quite a hit since 21 titles are no longer available through TT since the start of the sale.

[oildude]

For those looking for suggestions during the current Twilight Time sale (or any other time):



Undoubtedly one of the most joyous films TT has released. If you are a fan of musicals, this one is top shelf. If you are not a fan of musicals, get this anyway and be amazed. The performances are worked into the plot as show numbers put on by the entertainers; in fact, the plot is pretty simple and serves to string a series of musical, dance, and full blown stage extravaganzas together from the likes of the incomparable Lena Horne, Bill Robinson (aka the legendary Mr. Bojangles), Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Ada Brown, the Nicholas Brothers, and many more. Stormy Weather is a historic film, often considered one of the two best examples of cinema entertainments featuring a cast entirely made up of African-Americans (the other, according to several articles I have read, is Cabin in the Sky, also featuring Lena Horne).

I have been a fan of Lena Horne for many years. She is one of the top female performers of all time and features prominently in my album/CD collection. The film's title comes from a 1933 song, performed by Horne near the end of the brisk 78 minute run-time. Although the song Stormy Weather has been recorded by other famous singers including Billie Holiday, Ethel Waters, Dinah Washington, and even Frank Sinatra, it is Horne's rendition that immediately comes to mind when I think of it.

While Horne's stage presence captured on film is worth the price of admission alone, Stormy Weather showcases so much talent from its cast it boggles the mind. There is the good-natured and wonderful role portrayed by Bill Robinson, who entertains us with athletic shoe shuffling grace and makes us completely unaware that in 1943 he was in his 60s! The presence of Cab Calloway is another highlight. For those who, like me, only became aware of this legendary performer from his appearance in The Blues Brothers (1980), his energetic zoot-suited showman persona with his floppy bangs flying as he sings and struts to the sounds of his famous band is as mesmerizing here as it was in John Landis's film homage to the original greats of blues and jazz.

And then, just as the kinetic Calloway has brought beads of sweat to the foreheads of his audience, the energy on display is ramped up to cardiac arrest levels with the introduction of the incredible Nicholas Brothers. Words cannot describe what has to be one of the greatest dance sequences ever captured on film. Their routine is jaw dropping.

Nicholas Brothers .. The greatest dance sequence - YouTube

[ddwall]

No reviews for Chato's land yet I looking forward to this release. but for $35 dollars I would like to know how the quality is

[HuggyBear73]

So did Twilight Time sell out of Woody Allen's LOVE AND DEATH and BROADWAY DANNY ROSE?

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by oildude

For those looking for suggestions during the current Twilight Time sale (or any other time):

Picked this up during the sale, got it in the mail yesterday, and am planning on watching it tomorrow. Was already looking forward to it, but your thoughts on the film have definitely amped the anticipation. Thank you!

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

So did Twilight Time sell out of Woody Allen's LOVE AND DEATH and BROADWAY DANNY ROSE?

The latter has been gone for some time but the former can be found here:

http://www.twilighttimemovies.com/lo...death-blu-ray/

[HuggyBear73]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

The latter has been gone for some time but the former can be found here:

http://www.twilighttimemovies.com/lo...death-blu-ray/

Thanks! For some reason L&D wasn't coming up for me.

[Fred Sliman]

Picked up ten of the handful that I was missing from the sale: The Purple Rose of Cairo, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Shadows and Fog, Born Free, Stormy Weather, Broken Lance, Sense and Sensibility, Black Widow, Kings Go Forth and The Bride Wore Black. Shipping was quick and well packed in a box. I do occasionally skip a release (other region quicker or lower mainly) but have kept up fairly complete and between sales, promos and rather obsessively scouring for needed titles on eBay, have rarely paid full retail. This label, along with a few others (incl. Kino Classics, Arrow, Code Red and Scorpion) piques my collecting interests with a huge percentage of their releases.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by oildude

For those looking for suggestions during the current Twilight Time sale (or any other time):

[Show spoiler]Undoubtedly one of the most joyous films TT has released. If you are a fan of musicals, this one is top shelf. If you are not a fan of musicals, get this anyway and be amazed. The performances are worked into the plot as show numbers put on by the entertainers; in fact, the plot is pretty simple and serves to string a series of musical, dance, and full blown stage extravaganzas together from the likes of the incomparable Lena Horne, Bill Robinson (aka the legendary Mr. Bojangles), Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Ada Brown, the Nicholas Brothers, and many more. Stormy Weather is a historic film, often considered one of the two best examples of cinema entertainments featuring a cast entirely made up of African-Americans (the other, according to several articles I have read, is Cabin in the Sky, also featuring Lena Horne).

I have been a fan of Lena Horne for many years. She is one of the top female performers of all time and features prominently in my album/CD collection. The film's title comes from a 1933 song, performed by Horne near the end of the brisk 78 minute run-time. Although the song Stormy Weather has been recorded by other famous singers including Billie Holiday, Ethel Waters, Dinah Washington, and even Frank Sinatra, it is Horne's rendition that immediately comes to mind when I think of it.

While Horne's stage presence captured on film is worth the price of admission alone, Stormy Weather showcases so much talent from its cast it boggles the mind. There is the good-natured and wonderful role portrayed by Bill Robinson, who entertains us with athletic shoe shuffling grace and makes us completely unaware that in 1943 he was in his 60s! The presence of Cab Calloway is another highlight. For those who, like me, only became aware of this legendary performer from his appearance in The Blues Brothers (1980), his energetic zoot-suited showman persona with his floppy bangs flying as he sings and struts to the sounds of his famous band is as mesmerizing here as it was in John Landis's film homage to the original greats of blues and jazz.

And then, just as the kinetic Calloway has brought beads of sweat to the foreheads of his audience, the energy on display is ramped up to cardiac arrest levels with the introduction of the incredible Nicholas Brothers. Words cannot describe what has to be one of the greatest dance sequences ever captured on film. Their routine is jaw dropping.

Nicholas Brothers .. The greatest dance sequence - YouTube

The Nicholas Brothers were fantastic. For those who haven't seen them-Go to YouTube and watch some of the clips when they were kids-amazing stuff!

[Blu Titan]

Purchased 1984, Count Yorga, Strange Invaders, and Night of the Generals . Really wanted to buy Zardoz but it was not available.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by oildude

For those looking for suggestions during the current Twilight Time sale (or any other time):



Undoubtedly one of the most joyous films TT has released.

Definitely agree with you on this one. It's one I plan to order this coming Friday for my second batch of sale titles, assuming that TT still has copies in stock by then.

Stormy Weather is a historic film, often considered one of the two best examples of cinema entertainments featuring a cast entirely made up of African-Americans (the other, according to several articles I have read, is Cabin in the Sky, also featuring Lena Horne).

I'd love Cabin in the Sky, too. Too bad it's languishing in Warner's catalog, along with two other major studio film featuring an African-American cast: 1929's Hallelujah and 1936's The Green Pastures. At least all three are available from Warner on DVD (I recommend them highly).

[Wooden Lens]

Big Thumbs Up to Stormy Weather! Bought it back when Fox was releasing their Studio Classics with that Beautiful cover back in the DVD days! This is a great release from Twilight Time!

[docc]

Originally Posted by oildude

For those looking for suggestions during the current Twilight Time sale (or any other time):

I've had this in my cart for a few months now.... reading your review plus watching a clip from it with Lena Horne, she is absolutely mesmerizing on screen, made me finally pull the trigger.

[belcherman]

Thanks oildude, for your terrific write up of Stormy Weather. This had been on my unwatched pile for a while and your great review incited me to give it a viewing last night. I'd seen clips of it before, but never the whole thing. There are a lot of great numbers, including the title song by Lena Horne, Fats Waller singing "Ain't Misbehavin'", and Cab Calloway, but the highlight is the Nicholas Brothers. No wonder they are the last number in the film -- there was no way to top that performance. Amazing!

For anyone interested in learning more about the Nicholas Brothers, there is this A&E documentary from the several years back.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jTmJowrBwOY

[HonestJohn]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Looks like FMITM might not last much longer.

Ordered. Thanks much for the heads-up of the heads-up. .... already picked up 9 at the sale, so what's one more. I love Ray's work, and it appears to be now or maybe never for this one.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by HonestJohn

Ordered. Thanks much for the heads-up of the heads-up. .... already picked up 9 at the sale, so what's one more. I love Ray's work, and it appears to be now or maybe never for this one.

It is a very entertaining movie .