Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[oildude]

Originally Posted by cine74

Roger Corman is a legend in the film industry as a producer and studio head but how is he as a director? I had no idea he directed St. Valentine's Day Massacre. I don't know if I should expect a violent gangster flick or a campy B movie

Violent gangster flick. It is unlike anything he directed previously. Relatively large budget, great period details built as real sets, not CGI in the way they would be today. Real cars from the 1930s.

It is told in a straightforward docu-drama style that is well done. One of my top gangster flicks and an accurate re-telling of the most notorious mob hit in history.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

It's still up on their site. Judging by how long the shipping takes, who wants to take bets on when the sale actually officially ends?

It's 4:30, and I am watching the site update now, one-by-one the sale is being removed. For a minute, it looked like they were leaving it on the under $10 ones, but no. Although "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" looks to be officially re-priced, presumably because of the forthcoming non-limited release to compete with.

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

It's still up on their site. Judging by how long the shipping takes, who wants to take bets on when the sale actually officially ends?

I hope they don't extend it. Those folks at SAE need some breathing room to fulfill all those orders. I put in a second order a few days ago and I'm going to just forget all about it.

Originally Posted by Merrik

Glad I got my orders for Drums Along the Mohawk, Jane Eyre, Lost Horizon and Pal Joey in during this sale. All films I've wanted to see but didn't know if I could justify ending up paying approximately $50 Canadian each on them after all was said and done (conversion, shipping, import etc). Glad the sale has been a success in whatever terms they hoped it would be a success in. Looking forward to something like this again!

It's not their first sale and I'm presuming their goal with some of these drastically reduced prices was to get rid of the lingering back catalogue. Hopefully enough titles linger around enough for them to have a similar one this time next year.

[Caseyscott]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

Hopefully enough titles linger around enough for them to have a similar one this time next year.

Me too. Now nobody buy anything until next year.

[OldGoat]

Originally Posted by erlinmeyer

First I bought was The Egyptian over 5 years ago back when you got a magnet to preorder.

You're lucky! My Egyptian magnet is on a fridge somewhere in the kitchen of a Canada Customs employee.

[jayembee]

Well, that was fun. I've added 23 titles to my TT stash, counting only sale titles (including a copy of Mississippi Burning from TT's website at the sale price).

And 20 more titles ended up sold out, for a current total of 62 sellouts, out of 249 titles total.

[Monterey Jack]

FINALLY received shipping notice on my 11/28 order.

[jshaide]

Might there be some announcements tomorrow?

[RalphoR]

I hope so but it more likely will be the following Saturday.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Might there be some announcements tomorrow?

Originally Posted by RalphoR

I hope so but it more likely will be the following Saturday.

Based on historical data, it's more likely to be tomorrow.

[RalphoR]

Either way it's not like I need to order any more movies any time soon

[oildude]

Here are the TT release announcements for March and April, courtesy of the Home Theater Forum. Thanks goes to them for posting this on their site.

As always, out of respect for their exclusive sneak-peak announcement window, I will not be updating the first post of this thread until TT officially announces these titles on their Facebook page sometime later today.


HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (1967) BLU-RAY - March 14th

BABY BOOM (1987) BLU-RAY - March 14th

PEYTON PLACE (1957) BLU-RAY - March 14th

OUR MAN IN HAVANA (1959) BLU-RAY - March 14th

THE FORTUNE COOKIE (1966) BLU-RAY - April 11th

YEAR OF THE COMET (1992) BLU-RAY - April 11th

HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (1966) BLU-RAY - April 11th

YOU’LL NEVER GET RICH (1941) BLU-RAY - April 11th

ANOTHER WOMAN (1988) BLU-RAY - April 11th

[mja345]

Not a bad slate overall. I'm in for "Our Man in Havana", "The Fortune Cookie", "How to Steal a Million", and "Another Woman".

[tallrichard]

Not bad, I'm in for

Our Man In Havana
The Fortune Cookie
How to Steal A Million

[Aunt Peg]

Only Peyton Place for me. I'll purchase the Arrow edition of Another Woman and don't feel the need to upgrade Our Man in Havana & The Fortune Cookie from DVD to Blu Ray.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by oildude

Here are the TT release announcements for March and April, courtesy of the Home Theater Forum. Thanks goes to them for posting this on their site.

As always, out of respect for their exclusive sneak-peak announcement window, I will not be updating the first post of this thread until TT officially announces these titles on their Facebook page sometime later today.


HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (1967) BLU-RAY - March 14th

BABY BOOM (1987) BLU-RAY - March 14th

PEYTON PLACE (1957) BLU-RAY - March 14th

OUR MAN IN HAVANA (1959) BLU-RAY - March 14th

THE FORTUNE COOKIE (1966) BLU-RAY - April 11th

YEAR OF THE COMET (1992) BLU-RAY - April 11th

HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (1966) BLU-RAY - April 11th

YOU’LL NEVER GET RICH (1941) BLU-RAY - April 11th

ANOTHER WOMAN (1988) BLU-RAY - April 11th

Day-em! What a line-up!

March: Baby Boom isn't really my cup of tea, but the others are solid, especially Our Man in Havana.

April: Man! Another Woody Allen, a Billy Wilder, a William Wyler (with Audrey Hepburn), a Peter Yates (written by William Goldman), and a Fred Astaire/Rita Hayworth classic.

[oildude]

Some great stuff coming in March and April.

Films by directors Billy Wilder, Carol Reed, Woody Allen, William Wyler, and Mark Robson.

Stars including Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Alec Guinness, Peter O'Toole, Fred Astaire, Gena Rowlands, Gene Hackman, Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Burl Ives, Eli Wallach, and best of all.....Audrey Hepburn, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Hope Lange, and Maureen O'Hara.

[Merrik]

Originally Posted by oildude

THE FORTUNE COOKIE (1966) BLU-RAY - April 11th[/B]

One of my own personal "most want to be released on Blu-ray" films still left out there (the biggest one left being The Miracle Worker).

Pretty stoked for Peyton Place and How to Steal a Million as well.

[Mose Harper]

A Couple years ago I would have been seriously happy about Peyton Place finally getting a release.

But I've seen what's gone on with some of Fox's recent masters, which seem to be solely the victim of some colorist whose seriously enamored with a certain look (no other way to explain why even something like 9 To 5 now has odd T&O bias to much of it).
I'm fully expecting another unwatchable, wall-to-wall teal and orange riot like Best Of Everything.

[Harakiri41]

Originally Posted by tallrichard

Not bad, I'm in for

Our Man In Havana
The Fortune Cookie
How to Steal A Million

Ditto.