Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[RalphoR]

Didn't realize Charles Bronson was in Kid Galahad.

[Vw Driver]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I just pre-ordered...

Suddenly, Last Summer
The Long, Hot Summer

My next two to purchase, TT has been on a roll lately with amazing releases.

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by RalphoR

Didn't realize Charles Bronson was in Kid Galahad.

Yes, he's basically third lead. Or a large supporting character, anyway. He's the fight trainer to Elvis (it's sort of a boxing movie,LOL). Not a bad Elvis vehicle.

There are famous rumors that Bronson was jealous of Elvis in real life during the shoot because everyone was always fawning over Elvis. A story goes that Elvis was starting to get into his martial arts stuff, and he laid a large tree branch between two picnic tables and then karate chopped it and broke it. Everyone was oh-so-impressed except Bronson, who yelled, "Buuuulllls**t!!" . Bronson then proceeded to show everyone that he could do it as well. Then, another actor said shortly after, he went around back of a building there and found Bronson privately squirming in pain holding his hand, saying, "Jeeesus!" LOL!

[Kristian Idol]

Originally Posted by jbieste

I do notice from tracking logs of First Class vs Media Mail that USPS seems to make sure First Class gets sorted and out the door on the most direct routes. Sometimes Media Mail will take an extra day or two leaving metro areas. That can sometimes add four or five days when added at both ends but almost always received within 7 days.

I worked temporary at a postal distribution center many years ago.

Most mail (Priority, First Class) comes in, is sorted and then goes out to planes to hub airports/distribution centers (JFK, ATL, SFO, etc.)

When Express Mail comes in, everybody stops what they're doing and immediately sorts it and it goes out within minutes. That's how you get it in one day.

Media Mail is usually separated out for "when we get to it". So when the flood of regular mail has mostly been put into containers waiting for airport freight handlers, okay, let's add the Media Mail. Or, wow, what a brutal day, we'll get to that stuff tomorrow...

So, yeah, sometimes it's no different than First Class, and sometimes it's just sitting there for a day or three. On either end.

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by RalphoR

Didn't realize Charles Bronson was in Kid Galahad.

Charles Bronson was in every movie before he started appearing in Charles Bronson movies.

[RalphoR]

The Michael Caine/Samuel Jackson of his time?

[goodstuff]

Looking forward to 8 Heads In A Duffel Bag

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by goodstuff

Looking forward to 8 Heads In A Duffel Bag

I guess someone had to say it.

[baheidstu]

As expected, Twilight Time are now having a sale on their Sony titles:

August 9th - TWILIGHT TIME LIMITED SALE - SONY / COLUMBIA SALE!

NOTE: DIFFERENT PRICE BRACKETS PER TITLE.
ORDERS MUST BE PLACED DURING THE SALE PERIOD TO OBTAIN THE SALE PRICING. NO PREVIOUS, CURRENTLY PENDING OR FUTURE ORDERS QUALIFY.
Sale begins Wednesday, August 9th at 4pm EDT and ends Wednesday, August 30th at 4pm EDT!

PRICE BRACKET 1: $24.95
YOU’LL NEVER GET RICH
THE STONE KILLER
SNAKE IN THE EAGLE’S SHADOW / DRUNKEN MASTER
THE VALACHI PAPERS
THE CRIMSON KIMONO

PRICE BRACKET 2: $19.95
EDGE OF ETERNITY
THE MAD MAGICIAN 3D
OUR MAN IN HAVANA
MISS SADIE THOMPSON 3D
MAN IN THE DARK 3D

PRICE BRACKET 3: $14.95
3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER
MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON
THE CHASE
HARDCORE
CAT BALLOU
10 RILLINGTON PLACE
THE BIG HEAT
BORN FREE
THE LAST DETAIL
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
TO SIR, WITH LOVE
FAT CITY
FUNNY LADY
BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING
NIGHT OF THE GENERALS
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
U TURN
THE MAN FROM LARAMIE
ALL THE KING’S MEN

PRICE BRACKET 4: $9.95
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING
BOBBY DEERFIELD
COWBOY
IN THE FRENCH STYLE
THE FORTUNE
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
PLACES IN THE HEART
LA BAMBA
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
BORN YESTERDAY
THE EDDY DUCHIN STORY
THE FRONT
MINDWARP
ALAMO BAY
BONJOUR TRISTESSE

[somebodys_kid]

Sweet Jesus and this was the month I said I was going to cut down on BluRay spending.
Ha! Like that would ever happen...

Originally Posted by baheidstu

As expected, Twilight Time are now having a sale on their Sony titles:

August 9th - TWILIGHT TIME LIMITED SALE - SONY / COLUMBIA SALE!

NOTE: DIFFERENT PRICE BRACKETS PER TITLE.
ORDERS MUST BE PLACED DURING THE SALE PERIOD TO OBTAIN THE SALE PRICING. NO PREVIOUS, CURRENTLY PENDING OR FUTURE ORDERS QUALIFY.
Sale begins Wednesday, August 9th at 4pm EDT and ends Wednesday, August 30th at 4pm EDT!

PRICE BRACKET 1: $24.95
YOU’LL NEVER GET RICH
THE STONE KILLER
SNAKE IN THE EAGLE’S SHADOW / DRUNKEN MASTER
THE VALACHI PAPERS
THE CRIMSON KIMONO

PRICE BRACKET 2: $19.95
EDGE OF ETERNITY
THE MAD MAGICIAN 3D
OUR MAN IN HAVANA
MISS SADIE THOMPSON 3D
MAN IN THE DARK 3D

PRICE BRACKET 3: $14.95
3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER
MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON
THE CHASE
HARDCORE
CAT BALLOU
10 RILLINGTON PLACE
THE BIG HEAT
BORN FREE
THE LAST DETAIL
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
TO SIR, WITH LOVE
FAT CITY
FUNNY LADY
BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING
NIGHT OF THE GENERALS
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
U TURN
THE MAN FROM LARAMIE
ALL THE KING’S MEN

PRICE BRACKET 4: $9.95
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING
BOBBY DEERFIELD
COWBOY
IN THE FRENCH STYLE
THE FORTUNE
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
PLACES IN THE HEART
LA BAMBA
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
BORN YESTERDAY
THE EDDY DUCHIN STORY
THE FRONT
MINDWARP
ALAMO BAY
BONJOUR TRISTESSE

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

As expected, Twilight Time are now having a sale on their Sony titles:

August 9th - TWILIGHT TIME LIMITED SALE - SONY / COLUMBIA SALE!

NOTE: DIFFERENT PRICE BRACKETS PER TITLE.
ORDERS MUST BE PLACED DURING THE SALE PERIOD TO OBTAIN THE SALE PRICING. NO PREVIOUS, CURRENTLY PENDING OR FUTURE ORDERS QUALIFY.
Sale begins Wednesday, August 9th at 4pm EDT and ends Wednesday, August 30th at 4pm EDT!

PRICE BRACKET 1: $24.95
YOU’LL NEVER GET RICH
THE STONE KILLER
SNAKE IN THE EAGLE’S SHADOW / DRUNKEN MASTER
THE VALACHI PAPERS
THE CRIMSON KIMONO

PRICE BRACKET 2: $19.95
EDGE OF ETERNITY
THE MAD MAGICIAN 3D
OUR MAN IN HAVANA
MISS SADIE THOMPSON 3D
MAN IN THE DARK 3D

PRICE BRACKET 3: $14.95
3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER
MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON
THE CHASE
HARDCORE
CAT BALLOU
10 RILLINGTON PLACE
THE BIG HEAT
BORN FREE
THE LAST DETAIL
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
TO SIR, WITH LOVE
FAT CITY
FUNNY LADY
BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING
NIGHT OF THE GENERALS
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
U TURN
THE MAN FROM LARAMIE
ALL THE KING’S MEN

PRICE BRACKET 4: $9.95
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING
BOBBY DEERFIELD
COWBOY
IN THE FRENCH STYLE
THE FORTUNE
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
PLACES IN THE HEART
LA BAMBA
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
BORN YESTERDAY
THE EDDY DUCHIN STORY
THE FRONT
MINDWARP
ALAMO BAY
BONJOUR TRISTESSE

Darn, the Kino sale cleared me out and I just got the John Wayne Collection with Rio Lobo and Big Jake. Not to mention I still have my pre-order of Good, Bad, and the Ugly waiting. Then I got to pay for my monthly Amazon Prime on the 20th. Though whenever my $13.96 refund comes from Amazon which should be soon. I might have to pickup Guess Who's Coming to Dinner seeing as I just got my $2 coupon. Way cheaper than the anniversary version released by Sony.

[LetsGetATaco]

Is The Remains of the Day only on SAE?

[neo_reloaded]

What is with the constant sales from TT these days? I feel like they're screwing themselves, as people are just going to wait for the sales going forward...

[spawningblue]

Damn, La Bamba disappeared almsot instantly. Hopefully Indicator releases this.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

What is with the constant sales from TT these days? I feel like they're screwing themselves, as people are just going to wait for the sales going forward...

I think they've accepted the reality that they're not going to sell 3000 copies of every title at $30 a pop. There are buyers who want their favorite films as soon as they can get them and are willing to pay the premium, and there are buyers who are more price-sensitive and patient. TT is trying to sell to both groups. They're trying to move inventory and keep the lights on.

I wish them luck.

[78deluxe]

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

What is with the constant sales from TT these days? I feel like they're screwing themselves, as people are just going to wait for the sales going forward...

They are moving to a model that works for them.

Many of these titles would never sell out at $30 + exaggerated shipping.

Put them at $15 or $10 and I pick up a stack of them. Some titles will never need to go on drastic sale to sell out, but those that don't need some help are on the rare end of things.

How is it any different than Criterion? Who actually pays close to retail? I own a ton of them and I haven't had to in about 10 years now, before they started releasing blurays at all.

[Jobla]

CAT BALLOU for me, mainly for the Dwayne Hickman/Michael Callan audio commentary track.

[neo_reloaded]

I'm not trying to insult Twilight Time - if this works, good for them. I just thought the money calculations were such that they had to sell them for this high a price in order to turn a profit. If you go back in the thread about 2 years or so, there are people bemoaning the lack of price reductions followed by defenses of "this is just how it is, you want them to stay in business right?"

I understand eventually capitulating on certain titles that aren't selling well - accepting the loss, lowering the price to try to recoup whatever you can, and moving on. But these sales aren't just for the old stragglers - titles that are just 1-2 months old are being included. It seems like a fundamental change in policy.

Maybe studio licensing fees are lowering over time, allowing TT to be more flexible. Maybe they've decided they're fine with less final profit if it means turning the stock over quicker. Maybe it's something else. And therein lies my curiosity.

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

I'm not trying to insult Twilight Time - if this works, good for them. I just thought the money calculations were such that they had to sell them for this high a price in order to turn a profit. If you go back in the thread about 2 years or so, there are people bemoaning the lack of price reductions followed by defenses of "this is just how it is, you want them to stay in business right?"

I understand eventually capitulating on certain titles that aren't selling well - accepting the loss, lowering the price to try to recoup whatever you can, and moving on. But these sales aren't just for the old stragglers - titles that are just 1-2 months old are being included. It seems like a fundamental change in policy.

Maybe studio licensing fees are lowering over time, allowing TT to be more flexible. Maybe they've decided they're fine with less final profit if it means turning the stock over quicker. Maybe it's something else. And therein lies my curiosity.

I think it's a simple case of the market dictating matters. No matter what Twilight Time says about how much they need to sell, if people aren't willing to pay $30 a pop for many of these movies and they just end up gathering dust, it's better to lower prices and stoke interest. I'm sure many people will pick up a few sale titles and maybe throw in a more popular full-priced title or two as well which is what I usually do.

[captveg]

Originally Posted by belcherman

I think they've accepted the reality that they're not going to sell 3000 copies of every title at $30 a pop. There are buyers who want their favorite films as soon as they can get them and are willing to pay the premium, and there are buyers who are more price-sensitive and patient. TT is trying to sell to both groups. They're trying to move inventory and keep the lights on.

I wish them luck.

They've hinted in recent interviews that they are possibly getting out of the game in the not too distant future (2019?). So I can imagine part of the consistent sales is so that when they do stop doing new releases they don't have nearly as much stock on hand to warehouse.