Twilight Time Discussion Thread - Page 1080 - Blu-ray Forum

oildude · 04-19-2016, 01:44 AM

I think if someone has watched movies long enough, and is of a certain age, they pretty much know what their tastes are going in. Mine are very broad and I like films across many genres and eras. I blind buy a lot, but I know based on subject matter, director, what I have heard about it over the years or what I have read about it online, that I have a good idea if it is in my wheelhouse. Hence, I don't have many misses in my collection. My ratings of films in my collection therefore most definitely skew positive.

Sometimes my mostly spot-on spidey sense fails me and I get a film I really don't care for or even an outright stinker. When that happens, I generally get rid of it. Do I write a negative review of it? Hardly ever, unless I can have some fun celebrating its awfulness or its dullness or whatever I find off-putting about it (and to be honest, the movies I find bad or not to my taste are often more fun to write about). I also have mediocre titles that I keep in my collection, for various reasons.

Life is too short to waste time on bad movies. I still have too many blu-rays left to watch.

SeanJoyce · 04-19-2016, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Yeah, reminds me of Heat almost. Looking forward to watching this one this week, hopefully.

Heat got its stars together twice, with one scene being a certified classic.

I'd liken Chato's Land more to

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benbess · 04-19-2016, 02:44 AM

Really liked The Eddy Duchin Story. One of my three favorite performances by Tyrone Power, along with The Razor's Edge and The Rains Came. Keep a box of kleenex handy....

oildude · 04-19-2016, 04:29 AM

Agree 100%. It's a beautiful film, one of many gems I have discovered through TT. In fact, I have become a Kim Novak and Tyrone Power fan in no small part due to the output of Twilight Time. The Eddy Duchin Story doesn't get talked about at all, but it deserves lots of praise for the performances of its stars, its great score, its lovely CinemaScope presentation, and as an example of how to blend biopic and melodrama into something that is moving, heartfelt, and wonderful. Tyrone Power really shines in this one.

Brad1963 · 04-19-2016, 05:17 AM

TT hinted on FB about having "9 to 5"

Twilight Time Movies: Not sure if we can get TWM - but we have another project that we're hoping to have both Jane and Lily together for!

CraigThom · 04-19-2016, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Horse_Hockey

No REAL spoilers, but if you look at FMITM in the right light it's

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I think the film makes it easy to reach that conclusion. After all,

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easydreamer · 04-19-2016, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by oildude

Agree 100%. It's a beautiful film, one of many gems I have discovered through TT. In fact, I have become a Kim Novak and Tyrone Power fan in no small part due to the output of Twilight Time. The Eddy Duchin Story doesn't get talked about at all, but it deserves lots of praise for the performances of its stars, its great score, its lovely CinemaScope presentation, and as an example of how to blend biopic and melodrama into something that is moving, heartfelt, and wonderful. Tyrone Power really shines in this one.

Glad TT have released a bunch of films with Kim Novak. I got all of them, which grew my appreciation of her even more. Of course The Eddie Duchin Story is one of my favorites!

Reddington · 04-19-2016, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by easydreamer

Glad TT have released a bunch of films with Kim Novak. I got all of them, which grew my appreciation of her even more. Of course The Eddie Duchin Story is one of my favorites!

Need to get The Eddy Duchin Story. I am always interested in CinemaScope films, and Kim Novak is very easy on the eye.

A great beauty, and talented actress. I missed the TT release of Bell, Book and Candle as a blind buy, so just picked up the Spanish release, which I assume is authorized: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bell-...Blu-ray/97419/

Also, seeing Vertigo in 70mm this Saturday, which will be fantastic.

Widescreenfilmguy · 04-19-2016, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Reddington

Need to get The Eddy Duchin Story. I am always interested in CinemaScope films, and Kim Novak is very easy on the eye.

A great beauty, and talented actress. I missed the TT release of Bell, Book and Candle as a blind buy, so just picked up the Spanish release, which I assume is authorized: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bell-...Blu-ray/97419/

Also, seeing Vertigo in 70mm this Saturday, which will be fantastic.

All the Resen blu-rays are knock offs of TT and Carlotta releases. Sadly I didn't realize that until I bought Mysterious Island and Garden of Evil from them and found out they are both burned. I was able to replace Mysterious Island when TT rereleased it and will purchase TT's Garden of Evil in a few months when it comes out.

Reddington · 04-19-2016, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Widescreenfilmguy

All the Resen blu-rays are knock offs of TT and Carlotta releases. Sadly I didn't realize that until I bought Mysterious Island and Garden of Evil from them and found out they are both burned. I was able to replace Mysterious Island when TT rerelease it and will purchase TT's Garden of Evil in a few months when it comes out.

Thanks. That's disappointing. No real impact to me financially as it was a few bucks shipped from the EU. However, it does beg the question why a known bootleg has an entry on this site with a link to buy. Maybe oildude could chime in on this. I certainly don't want to support this type of activity, and this site shouldn't get caught up in helping to facilitate it - even if it doesn't condone it.

Okay, the hunt is on for a copy of the TT release for reasonable money. If you have one for sale, please PM me.

docc · 04-19-2016, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by benbess

Really liked The Eddy Duchin Story. One of my three favorite performances by Tyrone Power, along with The Razor's Edge and The Rains Came. Keep a box of kleenex handy....

I'm just in the middle of watching it now for the first time, what a wonderful feast of music from the 30's and 40's and and particularly impressed with the gorgeous technicolor and cinemascope

docc · 04-19-2016, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Reddington

Okay, the hunt is on for a copy of the TT release for reasonable money. If you have one for sale, please PM me.

I did pay extra for Bell Book And Candle after it went out of print. Taking into account the fantastic artwork on the packaging, easily one of TT's best, to me it was well worth the price over the European.

RalphoR · 04-20-2016, 02:30 AM

Looks like blu-ray.com is back up and running. Looking forward to a low quantity update after the sale. Sounds like there's a lot of product moving.

rdodolak · 04-20-2016, 03:49 AM

I'd be all over this if I didn't already have it.

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Originally Posted by Twilight Time Movies

FROM SAE:
A limited special offer from TWILIGHT TIME this Wednesday, April 20th at 4 PM Eastern time - an autographed copy of HARLOCK SPACE PIRATE - signed by Legendary Anime Director SHINJI ARAMAKI, and HARLOCK Producers, YOSHI IKEZAWA and JOSEPH CHOU! This will be available to those customers who spend a minimum of $149.75, before shipping, on other TWILIGHT TIME product. You must add the signed edition to your cart and check out successfully with an order confirmation number to qualify. There will be a page just like the other titles to be added to your cart located on the homepage within the TWILIGHT TIME new releases box. This is a first come first serve offer, with a limit of one per customer. YOU MUST HAVE THE QUALIFYING TWILIGHT TIME ITEMS WITHIN YOUR CURRENT ORDER, NO PREVIOUS ORDERS OR FUTURE ORDERS QUALIFY.
JOSEPH CHOU and YOSHI IKEZAWA are standing, second and third from left respectively with Nick Redman standing on the left and Brian Jamieson seated.

tylergfoster · 04-20-2016, 04:30 AM

I posted this in the dedicated CW thread as well. I just made it. DVD cap may be a little suspect as I took it years ago (but in VLC) and I don't know if MS Paint was the best way to resize it. Still.

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/170087

Herandar · 04-20-2016, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by tylergfoster

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/170087

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tylergfoster · 04-20-2016, 05:30 AM

StLouisRibs · 04-20-2016, 11:49 AM

Placed my last order, bringing my haul to:

Born Yesterday
Shadows and Fog
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing
The Remains of the Day

I really do love TT's output but goodness do I wish they were affordable for longer swathes of the year.

AstroChicken · 04-20-2016, 05:03 PM

Ordered Vampires, When the Wind Blows and Hombre. Never seen the latter but I figure it's hard to go wrong with a 60's western based on an Elmore Leonard novel...

filmmusic · 04-20-2016, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AstroChicken

Ordered Vampires, When the Wind Blows and Hombre. Never seen the latter but I figure it's hard to go wrong with a 60's western based on an Elmore Leonard novel...

Are you aware of the audio issue in When the Wind blows?
It's funny that none of the reviewers caught it. It's so evident if anyone looks at this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LJH...ature=youtu.be

there seems to be an echo in the music and SFX in the main audio track.
(from what i understand the previously released DVD doesn't have that problem)

I wanted to buy it too, but I haven't due to that reason.

More on the matter in the last couple of pages in this thread:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...=246039&page=4

04-19-2016, 01:44 AM	#21581
oildude Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:With the Ale and Quail Club on a train to Palm Beach 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:4770 DVD collection:212 Blu-ray reviews: 37	I think if someone has watched movies long enough, and is of a certain age, they pretty much know what their tastes are going in. Mine are very broad and I like films across many genres and eras. I blind buy a lot, but I know based on subject matter, director, what I have heard about it over the years or what I have read about it online, that I have a good idea if it is in my wheelhouse. Hence, I don't have many misses in my collection. My ratings of films in my collection therefore most definitely skew positive. Sometimes my mostly spot-on spidey sense fails me and I get a film I really don't care for or even an outright stinker. When that happens, I generally get rid of it. Do I write a negative review of it? Hardly ever, unless I can have some fun celebrating its awfulness or its dullness or whatever I find off-putting about it (and to be honest, the movies I find bad or not to my taste are often more fun to write about). I also have mediocre titles that I keep in my collection, for various reasons. Life is too short to waste time on bad movies. I still have too many blu-rays left to watch. Last edited by oildude; 04-19-2016 at 04:20 AM.

04-20-2016, 02:30 AM	#21593
RalphoR Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2013 Location:The Forbidden Valley of NE Ohio Trading Score:13	Looks like blu-ray.com is back up and running. Looking forward to a low quantity update after the sale. Sounds like there's a lot of product moving. Last edited by RalphoR; 04-20-2016 at 02:45 AM.

04-20-2016, 05:30 AM	#21597
tylergfoster Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Seattle, WA 4K collection:889 Blu-ray collection:4457 DVD collection:1148 MA collection:2164 Digital collection:1726 iTunes collection:50 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:249	Yeah, I deleted it because I wanted to do five in one gallery and then it failed every time I tried to upload the pics. Here are all five comparisons: DVD http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...61130086_1.png http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...61130086_2.png http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...61130086_3.png http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...61130086_4.png http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...61130086_5.png Blu-ray http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...61130086_6.png http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...61130086_7.png http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...61130086_8.png http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...61130086_9.png http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...1130086_10.png If you can download the pics and successfully get them onto ScreencapComparison where I failed then go for it. Last edited by tylergfoster; 04-20-2016 at 05:38 AM.

04-19-2016, 02:44 AM	#21583
benbess Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Louisville, KY Blu-ray reviews: 65	Really liked The Eddy Duchin Story. One of my three favorite performances by Tyrone Power, along with The Razor's Edge and The Rains Came. Keep a box of kleenex handy....

04-19-2016, 04:29 AM	#21584
oildude Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:With the Ale and Quail Club on a train to Palm Beach 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:4770 DVD collection:212 Blu-ray reviews: 37	Agree 100%. It's a beautiful film, one of many gems I have discovered through TT. In fact, I have become a Kim Novak and Tyrone Power fan in no small part due to the output of Twilight Time. The Eddy Duchin Story doesn't get talked about at all, but it deserves lots of praise for the performances of its stars, its great score, its lovely CinemaScope presentation, and as an example of how to blend biopic and melodrama into something that is moving, heartfelt, and wonderful. Tyrone Power really shines in this one.

04-19-2016, 05:17 AM	#21585
Brad1963 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:344 Blu-ray collection:1674 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1	TT hinted on FB about having "9 to 5" Twilight Time Movies: Not sure if we can get TWM - but we have another project that we're hoping to have both Jane and Lily together for!

04-20-2016, 04:30 AM	#21595
tylergfoster Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Seattle, WA 4K collection:889 Blu-ray collection:4457 DVD collection:1148 MA collection:2164 Digital collection:1726 iTunes collection:50 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:249	I posted this in the dedicated CW thread as well. I just made it. DVD cap may be a little suspect as I took it years ago (but in VLC) and I don't know if MS Paint was the best way to resize it. Still. http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/170087

04-20-2016, 11:49 AM	#21598
StLouisRibs Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:6	Placed my last order, bringing my haul to: Born Yesterday Shadows and Fog A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy Love is a Many-Splendored Thing The Remains of the Day I really do love TT's output but goodness do I wish they were affordable for longer swathes of the year.

04-20-2016, 05:03 PM	#21599
AstroChicken Active Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Montréal 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:921 DVD collection:126	Ordered Vampires, When the Wind Blows and Hombre. Never seen the latter but I figure it's hard to go wrong with a 60's western based on an Elmore Leonard novel...

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