Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[noirjunkie]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

I've been keeping more dupes for pretty much the same reason of having a backup and/or I enjoy the film a lot (in fact, I ordered my third copy of "The Manchurian Candidate" recently). I also find it interesting to compare different releases whether it be unique extras, audio tracks, and/or different presentations.

I thought I was the only one who did this. I figured for a fiver, I should pick up an extra copy of The Best of Everything (just in case), so I threw it in with a sale order.

[DrBabylon]

Anyone willing to sell/part with a Twilight Time copy of The Driver? I apologize if this isn't the best place to post this.

[bdgking]

Originally Posted by bdgking

Here is your brief Twilight Time Low quantity update per the sale .


SAE

Low quantity

Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia = 49 then sold out

All or slightly over 100 remaining or less

Peyton Place
Flaming Star
The Detective
Best of Everything
Theatre of Blood

Low quantity at Twilight Time

La Moglie Piu Bella = 71 remain then sold out
Alexander the great = 84
Panic in needle park = 26
Cowboy = 60
Harlock = 42
Forever Amber = 34
The Incident = 18
Edge of Eternity = 36
Model Shop = 70


Hope this helps anyone whom is interested ?

I do not think any of the ones I mentioned low at SAE will last past the sale but that is just my good guess .

Just giving a quick SAE update only based on new info .

Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia is now = Sold Out

Currently

Count Yorga Vampire has only 49 copies remaining then it's sold out

All remaining less than 100 Remain

Peyton Place
Flaming Star
The Detective

Slightly over 100 remain of


Best of Everything
Theatre of Blood

[gregmtl92]

Are you sure there are still about 100 copies of The Detective remaining? They removed it from their website this afternoon, I assumed it had sold out.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by gregmtl92

Are you sure there are still about 100 copies of The Detective remaining? They removed it from their website this afternoon, I assumed it had sold out.

It's definitely gone now.

[HaroldnMaude]

I hadn't been following Twilight Time closely for a while. There is a video store here in Vancouver ( Videomatica) thar brings in many specialty titles, including TT titles, and the last couple years if I saw something there I might purchase it, even though their prices were not as good as what can be found online.
But this whole pandemic has had me at home more than usual and doing more online shoppong than usual, even though Vancouver hasn't been as hard hit as other areas, and so we haven't been ordered as strictly in place.
When I saw SAE's sale in March I put in an order and got it pretty quickly:
The Tall Men
Beat the Devil
You'll Never Get Rich
My Sister Eileen
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

I really wanted The Tall Men the most out of all those because I love Jane Russell. I enjoyed the film, but thought the picture quality could have been better. I guess an older scan?

You'll Never Get Rich is one of the last Fred Astiare films I have never owned or even seen. It looks great, but I think it is not as good a film as his other picture for Columbia with Rita Hayworth, You Were Never Lovelier. I rewatched my old dvd of that after, it is ok picture quality for a film from that era, but too bad it hasn't been released on blu-ray as it is a much closer in quality story-wise to his pictures with Ginger Rogers. I shouldn't complain since so few of Astaire's films are on blu-ray & even masterpieces like Yolanda and the Thief are only available on Warner MOD.

How to Succeed... looks stunning! I think I last watched this film over 20 years ago on VHS. Robert Morse is great, it is fun to see an older Rudy Vallee, and Michele Leee is a stunner. What a shame she didn't have a bigger film career! She did star on Broadway in the 70's in the show See Saw, a musicalization of the play/film Two For the See Saw. Her televised Tony award show performance from it is something to see:

https://youtu.be/wO5WZanE-S4

Something else outstanding about How to Succeed is seeing Bob Fosse's choreo for a Secretary is Not a Toy.

Seeing Bob Fosse in one of his few major film roles is what made me purchase My Sister Eileen, but I haven't yet cracked the celophane on that one.

I am embarrassed to say that when I look through my dvd/blu-ray collection I have many still in their celophane, including quite a few now sold out TT titles. That's what happened when I used to more often put in large orders during sales.
Despite this, looking through this thread, and reading about how TT is probably finished, I went back to SAE the other night & made another order. I guess I'm worried that some stuff will never be available again, or will be overpriced on ebay etc.
I ordered mostly musicals, the Elvis pictures, but also a couple other things I hadn't ever heard of before like the Hot Rock - I thought I had seen all of Redford's pictures!

Finally, I did this week aquire one "sold out" TT title that I have wanted for quite a while: the Bing Crosby picture High Time. A copy showed up recently on ebay at a reasonable price, about $30, & it arrived in the mail yesterday! As soon as I hit post on this, it goes into the player.

[Chiefy]

Is Twilight Time done releasing new titles, and just liquidating their stock?

[Dubstar]

SAE seemed to be suggesting they were on 'low quantity' of "Gun Fury" (3D) so I bought that and "Short Night of Glass Dolls"

[gregmtl92]

Originally Posted by Chiefy

Is Twilight Time done releasing new titles, and just liquidating their stock?

Yeah, pretty much.

[ShellBeacher]

Originally Posted by Chiefy

Is Twilight Time done releasing new titles, and just liquidating their stock?

They've made no official announcements either way...but that sure seems to be the case.

[bdgking]

Originally Posted by gregmtl92

Are you sure there are still about 100 copies of The Detective remaining? They removed it from their website this afternoon, I assumed it had sold out.

Yes it sold out in the middle of my post .

Since I am responding to your inquiry a quick SAE update

Between today & the past 3 days or so recently sold out twilight time titles at SAE

The Detective
Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia
The Count Yorga Vampire

Also really low quantities

The Best of Everything = 15 remain then sold out
Flaming Star under 100
Peyton Place under 75
Theatre of Blood under 80

also really low finally are Alamo Bay , Zelig & American Buffalo

By the way at Twilight Time

La Moglie Piu Bella is really low around 60 or less then that will finally sell out all together
The Incident less than 14 remain

[hammer99]

Thanks bdgking for all your intel.

At this point, I’m waiting for the next price drop.

[bdgking]

Originally Posted by hammer99

Thanks bdgking for all your intel.

At this point, I’m waiting for the next price drop.

Your Welcome .
I am waiting for the drop also .

Frustrated I missed out on getting Manhattan Murder Mystery from Twilight Time before it sold out .
I refuse to buy myself from SAE because shipping is way , way to high .
Twilight Time IMO shipping is still a bit high but at least not as bad IMO .

I have not seen much of Twilight Time getting items back in stock . They did on a few of but likely were returns rather than trans shipment from SAE to Twilight Time .

I Hope they get some of the ones that sold out that SAE still has trans shipped to Twilight Time so I and others can get a better shipping rate and get certain titles .

I would think and it's my opinion that if they are going out of business the quickest way to sell out of titles that SAE has plenty of and Twilight Time i sout of or has just a little the wise thing would be trans ship titles from one location to the other so when sales go on they can sell out of faster .

If SAE decided to go back to doing far more reasonable shipping I would buy from them again . If not I will not buy from them . If Twilight Time raises their shipping rates I will no longer buy from either . Again just my opinion .

I am however wondering what your thoughts & others thoughts here on this board in regards to the fact of who's deciding they simply will no loger buy from SAE because of the over priced shipping rates ?

All the best !

[hammer99]

Originally Posted by bdgking

Your Welcome .
I am waiting for the drop also .

Frustrated I missed out on getting Manhattan Murder Mystery from Twilight Time before it sold out .
I refuse to buy myself from SAE because shipping is way , way to high .
Twilight Time IMO shipping is still a bit high but at least not as bad IMO .

I have not seen much of Twilight Time getting items back in stock . They did on a few of but likely were returns rather than trans shipment from SAE to Twilight Time .

I Hope they get some of the ones that sold out that SAE still has trans shipped to Twilight Time so I and others can get a better shipping rate and get certain titles .

I would think and it's my opinion that if they are going out of business the quickest way to sell out of titles that SAE has plenty of and Twilight Time i sout of or has just a little the wise thing would be trans ship titles from one location to the other so when sales go on they can sell out of faster .

If SAE decided to go back to doing far more reasonable shipping I would buy from them again . If not I will not buy from them . If Twilight Time raises their shipping rates I will no longer buy from either . Again just my opinion .

I am however wondering what your thoughts & others thoughts here on this board in regards to the fact of who's deciding they simply will no loger buy from SAE because of the over priced shipping rates ?

All the best !

Hate to say it, but I did get Manhattan Murder Mystery from TT lol when this sale started, along with 6 more titles that I would’ve hated to miss out on. Everything left that I don’t have now would just be filler... a lot of these titles star or are directed by someone I like, but really aren’t that good. SAE shipping cost is a drag, but I wouldn’t care if the BDs were cheap enough.

[Mooch360]

I unfortunately pay for there expensive shipping option at SAE since I did have an order go missing a couple years ago.

I was inspired by some recent posts and picked up:
In the French Style
Peyton Place
My Cousin Rachel
Eye of the Needle
Julia
Crimson Kimono

And also the expanded Far and Away score.

Back in February I got:
Sense and Sensibility
The Emperor in August
The Jackie Chan 2-pack

[BenOswald]

Originally Posted by Mooch360

I unfortunately pay for there expensive shipping option at SAE since I did have an order go missing a couple years ago.

I was inspired by some recent posts and picked up:
In the French Style
Peyton Place
My Cousin Rachel
Eye of the Needle
Julia
Crimson Kimono

Watched Eye of the Needle earlier this week and was kinda blown away, really good. Good commentary too.

[HaroldnMaude]

I stopped pre-ordering new TT titles thru SAE early in 2018 due to the shipping prices, but with the sale prices I figure it all evens out.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by hammer99

At this point, I’m waiting for the next price drop.

That’s IF there IS another price drop. They might be in this for the long haul to try and get the most they can with these specific prices. It could also be possible when they decide this sale is done they look over their remaining stock and sell it to a liquidator or mega-scalpers.

Time will tell, we don’t even know for certain if TT is officially done as a label yet though all indications seem to indicate they are. But with so many unanswered questions, I just decided to bite the bullet and get everything I wanted now. I’m not rich and I too thought I’d be patient and wait for additional price cuts in the future, but after awhile I decided not to risk it. If there is a better sale down the line, so be it. Right now the peace of mind is worth more to me.

[Majin Blu]

There's one more title left that I want. I have to wait until the end of the month to get Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

[hammer99]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

That’s IF there IS another price drop. They might be in this for the long haul to try and get the most they can with these specific prices. It could also be possible when they decide this sale is done they look over their remaining stock and sell it to a liquidator or mega-scalpers.

Time will tell, we don’t even know for certain if TT is officially done as a label yet though all indications seem to indicate they are. But with so many unanswered questions, I just decided to bite the bullet and get everything I wanted now. I’m not rich and I too thought I’d be patient and wait for additional price cuts in the future, but after awhile I decided not to risk it. If there is a better sale down the line, so be it. Right now the peace of mind is worth more to me.

I hear you. Like I said in a previous post, I've got everything I really want from them now, but there are some filler titles I would buy if the price was right for me & they aren't there yet. If they never go down in price or sell out, oh well.