Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by noirjunkie

I'd argue she gives a career-best performance. Anyone who thinks she could only play the ditzy blonde should be forced to watch this film.

This, Bus Stop, and Clash by Night.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

This, Bus Stop, and Clash by Night.

I would add The Misfits to that list.

[GeoffOliver]

She was terrific in Some Like it Hot too, which gave her some really dramatic moments as well. The film is hilarious, but in part because it works so well on a dramatic level too. Really, Marilyn was a fantastic, underrated actress. People just seem to remember her ditzier roles from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Seven Year Itch, and How to Marry a Millionaire. I wish she got to play a meaty role in a serious drama, and she would’ve been fantastic in a Hitchcock film.

[tek8080]

Just ordered The Other Side of Midnight, Cutter's Way, and Rapid Fire.

I have to see what all the fuss is about with Cutter's Way. Thanks for the recommendation!

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by tek8080

Just ordered The Other Side of Midnight, Cutter's Way, and Rapid Fire.

I have to see what all the fuss is about with Cutter's Way. Thanks for the recommendation!

My advice with Cutter's Way, don't go in expecting a thriller where the murder mystery takes center stage. Approach it like a character study drama augmented by an intriguing mystery.

[Jobla]

My favorite TT releases to date:

THE INCIDENT
HARDCORE
THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS
INSERTS
HUSH...HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE

[The Great Owl]

I just placed an order for...

The Bravados
The Last Hurrah
The Other Side of Midnight

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by Jobla

My favorite TT releases to date:

THE INCIDENT
HARDCORE
THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS
INSERTS
HUSH...HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE

My personal favs have to be...
Peyton Place
The Remains of the Day
The Seven-Ups
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
The Train

Honestly, I’ve been fairly statisfied with all my TT films in terms of A/V. I’d say the weakest, AV wise, would have to be “The Crimson Kimono”. It’s a shame Sony didn’t supply a remaster because it’s definitely rough around the edges and I’m usually a fan of “organic” presentations.

[The Great Owl]

My all-time favorite Twilight Time titles? Here goes...off the top of my head...

The Big Heat
Inferno
Breaking Away
Garden of Evil
Edge of Eternity
The Driver
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Leave Her to Heaven
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Kiss of Death

I'm embarrassed to admit that the number still-unwatched Twilight Time Blu-rays in my collection eclipses the number of watched discs.
On the bright side, though, that's just more undiscovered joy in my future.

[noirjunkie]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

I've also enjoyed the trashy 50s melodramas Peyton Place and The Best of Everything, and also to an extent the Happy Ending.

Peyton Place can fit into the "trashy" category, but I wouldn't put The Best of Everything into it. The latter is probably in my top five personal favorites from TT.

[tallrichard]

Someone refresh my memory....

was Cutter's Way originally called Cutter and Bone and retitled to Cutter's Way after a re-release or was it the other way around?

[Page14]

Chiming in on TT favorites ... My favorites are some of the films I remember most fondly while growing up ... the films I got most excited about when they were announced. (Don't laugh too hard). There are so many more that could be added, but I'm keeping the list to films that are not blind buys (which is most of what I have ... blind buys, that is).

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Body Double
Breaking Away
Bye Bye Birdie
Cat Ballou
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex ... *But Were Afraid To Ask
First Men In The Moon
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Journey To The Center Of The Earth
The Last Detail
Lilies Of The Field
Mysterious Island
Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
Thunderbirds Are Go / Thunderbird 6
To Sir With Love
The Song of Bernadette
and the great Zulu

EDIT: I could have easily added the 2 Harryhausen Sinbad movies too.

[Dailyan]

"Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" was a great blind buy, I'm glad I snagged one of the last copies from the Fox sale. I enjoyed the bonus feature of "Bruce Dern Remembers"...I could just listen to him talk for hours about his breaking into Hollywood.

[StarDestroyer52]

My favorite TT movie which also happened to be the first TT film I bought is To Sir, With Love. I grew up watching it over and over again and it has a very good set of extras. IMO, I say its film that everyone should own. How to Steal A Million is not very far behind.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by tallrichard

Someone refresh my memory....

was Cutter's Way originally called Cutter and Bone and retitled to Cutter's Way after a re-release or was it the other way around?

It was Cutter and Bone when it opened in New York and the initial reviews were so bad UA wanted to dump it after a week, then was relaunched as Cutter's Way by their arthouse division.

Cagney was a big fan of the film and was going to star in Passer's next film, Eagle of Broadway as an elderly Bat Masterson, but between his insurance problems and the lousy box office for Cutter it fell through.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

My favorite TT movie which also happened to be the first TT film I bought is To Sir, With Love. I grew up watching it over and over again and it has a very good set of extras. IMO, I say its film that everyone should own. How to Steal A Million is not very far behind.

Everybody should own Poitier's '67 trio: To Sir, With Love, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and In the Heat of the Night.

[Black Sun]

Was ready to buy “Hardcore” and got nervous when I couldn’t find it on TT’s site. Found it new on Amazon for $26.95 but now they only have 2 left! Not sure if they or TT will get more but anyone on the fence may want to consider jumping.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

My favorite TT movie which also happened to be the first TT film I bought is To Sir, With Love. I grew up watching it over and over again and it has a very good set of extras. IMO, I say its film that everyone should own.

“If you want to dance wif me, you bleedin' well ask proper!”

To Sir, With Love just barely missed my above top 10. I get a hankering to revisit that disc pretty often.

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by noirjunkie

Peyton Place can fit into the "trashy" category, but I wouldn't put The Best of Everything into it. The latter is probably in my top five personal favorites from TT.

I didn't call it trashy to be critical. What I was getting at is that they are both soap operatic melodramas from the 50s. I wouldn't rate it quite as highly as you did, but I was surprised to find I really enjoyed it.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

I didn't call it trashy to be critical. What I was getting at is that they are both soap operatic melodramas from the 50s. I wouldn't rate it quite as highly as you did, but I was surprised to find I really enjoyed it.

“Peyton Place” got me hooked on 50s melodramas. It’s a soap opera epic of scandal, young love and intrigue with a gorgeous Maine backdrop and some lovely Franz Waxman to sweeten the deal. I’d argue that if you’re gonna own one 50s melodrama, make it this or “All That Heaven Allows”.