Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[bdgking]

Twilight time sale low quantity update for additional titles :

@ SAE :

Not available at twilight time & almost sold out : Beloved Infidel , Pony Soldier , Roots to heaven & Royal flash , Kiss of death , Inferno , Prime of miss jeane brodie ,

Also low quantity are : Stormy weather , Juia , Tony rome , & anastasia only 42 x remaining .

Lastly only available @ SAE but at $6.95 in case someone is looking to buy at a true bargain are : Che , The Vanishing & April love . As mentioned above low quantities at that same rate are : Beloved Infidel , Pony Soldier , Roots to heaven & Royal flash .

@ Twilight time :

House of Bamboo , Mississippi mermaid , The Young Lions , Guess who's coming to dinner , American Buffalo , Tony Rome & Stormy weather .
All are between 40 -100 remaining give or tack a small fraction .

Good luck anyone whom is wanting any of these it appears most all if not all these will sell out this weekend and at worst before this sale even ends .

I bought all I am going to myself and thought I would be helpful to others .
Hopefully any title / titles that sells out from the 7 for $70 list between today and this weekend hopefully by Monday more titles will be added to that offer because if so It gives me and others a to buy more .

[atfree]

Originally Posted by EVERYONE LIES

If I place another order will you guys release Fools Parade and The Mountain Road, two Jimmy Stewart movies that only I care about?

Oh, I care about Fool's Parade, love that movie and would purchase in a hot minute. it's on SonyHD regularly, looks very good so apparently there's an acceptable transfer out there for TT to take.

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by oildude

Since this title (Tony Rome/Lady in Cement) is on sale and some may be wondering whether it is worth picking up, I am re-posting my impressions from over a year ago. In summary, don't hesitate. One of my favorite releases by Twilight Time.

Okay, you sold me! (sigh) I can resist anything but temptation, and although I swore I was done for this sale, I started researching and rethinking about some of the titles I had been on the fence about. Predictably, I decided to place another order:

The Boston Strangler (1968)
Che! (1969)
Flaming Star (1960)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Pretty Poison (1968)
Royal Flash (1975)
Tony Rome/Lady in Cement (1967/1968)

And I also picked up spare copies of Julia (1977) and Pony Soldier (1952) since the former is one of my Top 100 Favorites of All-Time, and my copy of the latter was bought second-hand and is a little scuffed.

I remember "sort of" seeing The Boston Strangler in the theater when I was a kid; my mother and father sat on either side of me and took turns covering my eyes whenever they thought it was getting too intense for my little grade school brain. It'll be fun to see it without someone's fingers hovering around my head!

Flaming Star is a blind buy, but I always enjoy seeing anything with Steve Forrest, Dolores Del Rio and Richard Jaeckel, so it should be fun; Tuesday Weld's performance in Pretty Poison was nominated for Best Actress by the New York Film Critics Circle, and is a cult favorite that I've never seen; and How to Steal a Million stars Audrey Hepburn, which is all that needs to be said. The others were all blind buys at $6.95 each, but I opted for Media mail shipping which saved me $6.21, which means one of them was practically free! (I can justify anything, given the opportunity and motivation.)

Hopefully, oildude and the rest of you will play nice and not try to tempt me again between now and July 5!

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by jmclick

Okay, you sold me! (sigh) I can resist anything but temptation, and although I swore I was done for this sale, I started researching and rethinking about some of the titles I had been on the fence about. Predictably, I decided to place another order:

The Boston Strangler (1968)
Che! (1969)
Flaming Star (1960)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Pretty Poison (1968)
Royal Flash (1975)
Tony Rome/Lady in Cement (1967/1968)

And I also picked up spare copies of Julia (1977) and Pony Soldier (1952) since the former is one of my Top 100 Favorites of All-Time, and my copy of the latter was bought second-hand and is a little scuffed.

I remember "sort of" seeing The Boston Strangler in the theater when I was a kid; my mother and father sat on either side of me and took turns covering my eyes whenever they thought it was getting too intense for my little grade school brain. It'll be fun to see it without someone's fingers hovering around my head!

Flaming Star is a blind buy, but I always enjoy seeing anything with Steve Forrest, Dolores Del Rio and Richard Jaeckel, so it should be fun; Tuesday Weld's performance in Pretty Poison was nominated for Best Actress by the New York Film Critics Circle, and is a cult favorite that I've never seen; and How to Steal a Million stars Audrey Hepburn, which is all that needs to be said. The others were all blind buys at $6.95 each, but I opted for Media mail shipping which saved me $6.21, which means one of them was practically free! (I can justify anything, given the opportunity and motivation.)

Hopefully, oildude and the rest of you will play nice and not try to tempt me again between now and July 5!

Good haul! I can't believe that at $6.95 Royal Flash still hasn't sold out. Aclea did a great write-up one page back, but I will just point out that if anyone is a fan of Richard Lester's Three Musketeers movies and is looking for something along similar lines, Royal Flash is your film.

[koberulz]

Thought about putting in an order but $10 per film just for shipping is insane.

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by koberulz

Thought about putting in an order but $10 per film just for shipping is insane.

Try Screen Archives, shipping is cheaper there. For example, for four items in my cart at Twilight Time Movies it's over $20 shipping to Canada, for the same number of items at Screen Archives it's just over $10 shipping.

[koberulz]

I was interested in House of Bamboo, so SAE is out. And if that's not on my list there's no real rush.

[belcherman]

I was tempted by the Tony Rome / Lady in Cement combo, and even had in my cart at one point. Two movies for $15, why not, right? Then I watched the trailers for both

Tony Rome

and

Lady in Cement

.

Not only do the films appear to be more Benny Hill than Bogart, they also appear to be typical of later Sinatra efforts where he was just mailing it in. I won't deny the eye candy in both films, but I have enough other blu rays waiting to be watched. Of course, it goes without saying, that's just my opinion [insert Big Lebowski gif here].

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by jmclick

Hopefully, oildude and the rest of you will play nice and not try to tempt me again between now and July 5!

That sounds like a challenge....

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by belcherman

I was tempted by the Tony Rome / Lady in Cement combo, and even had in my cart at one point. Two movies for $15, why not, right? Then I watched the trailers for both

[Show spoiler]Tony Rome

[Show spoiler] and Lady in Cement.

Not only do the films appear to be more Benny Hill than Bogart, they also appear to be typical of later Sinatra efforts where he was just mailing it in. I won't deny the eye candy in both films, but I have enough other blu rays waiting to be watched. Of course, it goes without saying, that's just my opinion [insert Big Lebowski gif here].

Well, I wouldn't go quite that far!

They are kind of corny at times, and probably somewhat sexist and homophobic too. They're very much a product of their times, but I found the mystery aspect of the films to be really solid and the movies themselves to be mostly fun. I would think anyone who likes the movies Harper or Marlowe would probably dig these too.

If you're really put off, of course don't buy them, but if anyone is intrigued I think they're worth it to check them out... you could always sell the disc if you hate them.

[antennahead]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

Well, I wouldn't go quite that far!

They are kind of corny at times, and probably somewhat sexist and homophobic too. They're very much a product of their times, but I found the mystery aspect of the films to be really solid and the movies themselves to be mostly fun. I would think anyone who likes the movies Harper or Marlowe would probably dig these too.

If you're really put off, of course don't buy them, but if anyone is intrigued I think they're worth it to check them out... you could always sell the disc if you hate them.

I own Tony Rome/Lady in Cement, and agree they are a product of their time. I think that's one of the reasons I enjoy them so much, besides the mystery aspect. I don't know if I would say Sinatra is phoning in his performance ........... to me it's more a case of him "playing it cool" ........ the gumshoe that never gets rattled

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

Well, I wouldn't go quite that far!

They are kind of corny at times, and probably somewhat sexist and homophobic too. They're very much a product of their times, but I found the mystery aspect of the films to be really solid and the movies themselves to be mostly fun. I would think anyone who likes the movies Harper or Marlowe would probably dig these too.

If you're really put off, of course don't buy them, but if anyone is intrigued I think they're worth it to check them out... you could always sell the disc if you hate them.

Thanks, but I'm trying to be more selective with my buying these days (time, money and shelf space, you know). A year ago, I would have jumped at this deal, but this year it didn't make the cut. I remember both films from TV when I was much younger. I think back then, I was mostly interested in the eye candy, but I did find them entertaining. I do own The Detective from TT and I think it's definitely a notch or two above the Tony Rome films. It seems like Sinatra was trying to act in The Detective instead of just putting out a product.

I certainly don't want to discourage anyone from buying. Just know what you're getting and set your expectations accordingly.

[Page14]

I'm another that took the bait and added the Tony Rome movies to an order that I placed this morning. (I'm looking at you oildude. ). I even looked at the previews and bought it anyway. Cheezy can be fun once in a while. Plus there's Raquel Welch.

FWIW, the rest of my order went like this:

Che! (I was in Cuba last January, so that's my connection to wanting this movie)
Anastasia (I was on the fence for this one and thought I might regret it if it sells out).
The Keys of the Kingdom (Great reviews on Gregory Peck and on the cinematography helped me pull the trigger)
Peyton Place (Another movie that wasn't on my radar, but I bought it because of what seems to be a strong following from the reviews I read ... another one of those "this is how life was back then" movies ... like the Tony Rome movies).

I still might have one more order in me before this sale is over ... specifically for Pretty Poison and the Audrey Hepburn films.

[HINDIBLUERAY]

I remember buying my first TT title The Egyptian in 2012 for $39.99. My most expensive purchase was Bell, Books and Candles paying $90.00, and the hardest to find at a reasonable price was Our Man Flint.

[Dailyan]

Got my order in from Screen Archives today.
Overall I nabbed 7 titles from the sale...
Doctor Dolittle
House of Bamboo (From TT's site)
How to Steel a Million (From TT's site)
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte (I'm glad I got this before it sold out on the first day of the sale!)
The Keys of the Kingdom
Pretty Poison
Where the Sidewalk Ends

Also nabbed a few on eBay from a 15 dollar off coupon
All the King's Men
The Big Heat (Encore Edition)
The Fortune Cookie

[dkelly26666]

For those on the fence about "Pretty Poison", that one is a helluva lot of fun. Has some great twists and is very dark. Probably Anthony Perkins' best 60s role after "Psycho". Tuesday Weld is phenomenal. Give it a shot, it's great.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by dkelly26666

For those on the fence about "Pretty Poison", that one is a helluva lot of fun. Has some great twists and is very dark. Probably Anthony Perkins' best 60s role after "Psycho". Tuesday Weld is phenomenal. Give it a shot, it's great.

just ordered that one to upgrade from my old dvd..... quite frankly almost anything that Tony Perkins is in is worth a look!

[oildude]

Here are the Twilight Time release announcements for September 2018, courtesy of the Home Theater Forum. As always, out of respect for HTF's exclusive announcement window, I will not be updating the first post of this thread until TT makes an official announcement later today.


THE LAST HURRAH (1958) BLU-RAY - September 18th

IN MY COUNTRY (2004) BLU-RAY - September 18th

THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT (1977) BLU-RAY - September 18th

THE BRAVADOS (1958) BLU-RAY - September 18th

[StarDestroyer52]

I'm in for The Last Hurrah.

[MikeZ.]

Just ordered Geronimo and The Seven Ups, and I ordered them from Twilight Time directly.

I also deleted my earlier post, even though it was quoted once, and still remains there.
I apologize to TT. Their post representing their packing and shipping methods touched me, and I realized I was just frustrated that their distribution went from 25 miles away, to Texas. The act of a soiled 60 year-old child.
So I have apologized with my wallet.

Look forward to receiving my box, containing these two films.