Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[TheHistorian]

The TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK notes are interesting. Taking inventory? Will press more?

[trentdiesel]

Should be my last order, picked up Dragonwyck, My Cousin Rachel, The Hospital, Eureka and A Prayer for the Dying. Especially excited to watch The Hospital, always love George Scott. Still regret never getting Hardcore

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by trentdiesel

Still regret never getting Hardcore

Hardcore has a great release from Indicator.

[ilenewoodsfan99]

My order arrived! Very happy they were in excellent condition!

[trentdiesel]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Hardcore has a great release from Indicator.

Good point, I was only thinking of the twilight time. I have the Indicator releases of Body Double, Experiment in Terror and The Big Heat and they are all great. I'll have to get that as well

[Traveler]

Made one last order with SAE (for this sale anyway) :





The tipping point for me was when I noticed that several titles that I had in my wishlist were listed as low quantity on their latest email (Contessa, Devil, Eureka, "Everything...*"). I didn't want to miss out on them so there it is.

I have a few more on my wishlist but I'll leave those for possibly lower prices later. I'm done for now though.

[Brandon K]

Originally Posted by Traveler

I'm done for now though.

Famous last words

I thought I was done too, but I did another pass on SAE and this time expanded my research to screenshots and reviews from other sites for titles where Blu-ray.com did not provide any. As a result, I further expanded my wishlist and ended up ordering another 9 releases, bringing my total "latecomer discovering TT" orders to 59 releases (62 films, with 3 being 2-title sets)

[HaroldnMaude]

Originally Posted by trentdiesel

Good point, I was only thinking of the twilight time. I have the Indicator releases of Body Double, Experiment in Terror and The Big Heat and they are all great. I'll have to get that as well

They also have a region free release of Hal Ashby's The Last Detail with many more special features than the OOP TT.
I hope Columbia/Sony either reissues the film soon in North America or licenses it to a company like Criterion so that more people get a chance to see it. My local library system has a huge dvd/ blu-ray collection and they always purchase multiple copies of Criterion releases. Then hundreds of people are able to see great films for the price - free - of a libray card.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by Traveler

I'm done for now though.

I just made my seventh I’m done for now though order.

[prkchopexpress]

i hate these type of posts the most and they’re in almost every thread. way too much. you’d think this was a shipping companies fan site, because those posts sadly outnumber discussion of movies...

but. i placed my order on may 10th for fourteen titles. twelve of which have since gone out of stock and said they wouldn’t be able to be reordered.

my order shipped today. i never received an email at any point saying any titles had been cancelled. and they've all been included. so i just want to reiterate that no news is good news, if you didn’t get anything from twilight time specifically saying that a title was cancelled, there is no reason to think otherwise.

i said this before, but it still makes me sad they’re closing. all the titles in the mail are blind buys and movies i haven’t heard before, and these are all older films that i probably wouldn’t have a chance to see otherwise. yes, we still have kino and criterion, but they can’t put out everything.

a label is curation. the most popular streaming services are garbage. amazon video is impossible to search. i do very much enjoy that the criterion channel will actually send you an email to tell you the new stuff that is coming out on it. which is great. i can’t recommend the criterion channel enough.

i can’t wait to dig into these movies when they arrive, whenever they arrive.

[skylark68]

I really enjoyed Model Shop. Anouk Aimee is beautiful as usual. The driving around LA must have had some influence on Tarantino for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

[Dollar Colonel]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

I just made my seventh I’m done for now though order.

You could avoid that problem by making a bigger order to begin with. You'd save on shipping and get a better discount. Plus, you get to worry about fewer orders having items go OOP while others get theirs shipped despite ordering after you.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by Dollar Colonel

You could avoid that problem by making a bigger order to begin with. You'd save on shipping and get a better discount. Plus, you get to worry about fewer orders having items go OOP while others get theirs shipped despite ordering after you.

Really?

[Dollar Colonel]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

Really?

No idea, but I check into the 3 concurrent Twilight Time threads once a day or so and that seems to be the theme. Anecdotally speaking, my big order from 5/11 has not shipped.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by Dollar Colonel

No idea, but I check into the 3 concurrent Twilight Time threads once a day or so and that seems to be the theme. Anecdotally speaking, my big order from 5/11 has not shipped.

Colonel, my post about the seventh order was supposed to be a joke. Maybe not a funny one, but still a joke.

[DavidRoylance]

I understand SAE sent out a newsletter this weekend. I don't receive it. Has anyone any word on new low quantity titles at SAE?

[Dollar Colonel]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

Colonel, my post about the seventh order was supposed to be a joke. Maybe not a funny one, but still a joke.

In that case, consider me humbled.

[Zygmunt22]

Originally Posted by jmclick

Wow. I just happened to be up late last night when the SAE update came through, and something told me to let the order in my cart go. The website was so slow that it took me just over half an hour to check out, but finally I did get my order in, so my copy of Gloria should be secure. Whew! That was close.

I missed out on Gloria, but I feel like it's inevitable this will get a re-release from Criterion.I do wonder what's up with those temporarily out of stock titles.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by Dollar Colonel

In that case, consider me humbled.

Earlier today one of my favorite posters on the site made a joke (since deleted) in the KINO thread and I completely missed that it was a joke. I was so disappointed in the guy cause I always thought he was one of the really cool dudes here. It was pointed out to someone who also had missed it that the OP was engaging in satire and was not being sincere. Then I saw that it was indeed a joke and had really flown over my head. Whoops. I was relieved that this guy I like was not being serious, but I was disappointed in myself for not seeing that from the start!

[ChristianB]

Originally Posted by DavidRoylance

I understand SAE sent out a newsletter this weekend. I don't receive it. Has anyone any word on new low quantity titles at SAE?

Here is what was flagged as sold out and low quantity:

ANASTASIA (1956)*- LOW QUANTITY
AUTO FOCUS (2002)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA (1954)*- LOW QUANTITY
BEAT THE DEVIL (1953 / REGION A ONLY)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915): THE PHOTOPLAY PRODUCTIONS CENTENNIAL (2 DISC)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE BOSTON STRANGLER (1968)*- LOW QUANTITY
BOXCAR BERTHA (1972)*- SOLD OUT
THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN (1969)*- LOW QUANTITY
BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA (1974) (ENCORE EDITION)*- SOLD OUT
BROKEN LANCE (1954)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE BULLET TRAIN (AKA SHINKANSEN DAIBAKUHA / 1975 / REGION A ONLY)*- LOW QUANTITY
CHATO'S LAND (1972)*- LOW QUANTITY
CUTTER'S WAY (1981)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE CRIMSON KIMONO (1959)*- LOW QUANTITY
DOCTOR DOLITTLE (1967)*- LOW QUANTITY
EDGE OF ETERNITY (1959)*- LOW QUANTITY
EUREKA (1983)*- LOW QUANTITY
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX* (*BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK / 1972)*- LOW QUANTITY
EXODUS (1960)*- LOW QUANTITY
EYE OF THE NEEDLE (1981)*- SOLD OUT
THE FORTUNE COOKIE (1966)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1943)*- LOW QUANTITY
GARDEN OF EVIL (1954)*- LOW QUANTITY
GLORIA (1980)*- LOW QUANTITY
GUN FURY 3D / 2D (1953)*- SOLD OUT
HELL AND HIGH WATER (1954)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE HOSPITAL (1971)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE HOT ROCK (1972)*-*TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK
HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (1966)*- SOLD OUT
I WANT TO LIVE (1958)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE INCIDENT (1967)*- LOW QUANITY
INFERNO 3D/2D (1953)*- SOLD OUT
INTERIORS (1978)*- LOW QUANTITY
KISS OF DEATH (1947)*- SOLD OUT
THE LONG, HOT SUMMER (1958)*-*TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK
MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY (1993) - SOLD OUT
MISS SADIE THOMPSON (1953 / 2D and 3D)*- SOLD OUT
MODEL SHOP (1969)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK (1971)*- LOW QUANTITY
PEYTON PLACE (1957)*- SOLD OUT
RAPID FIRE (1992)*- LOW QUANTITY
REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS... (1985)*- SOLD OUT
ROLLERBALL (1975 / ENCORE EDITION)*- LOW QUANTITY
ROMEO IS BLEEDING (1993)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE RUSSIA HOUSE (1990)*- LOW QUANTITY
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995)*- SOLD OUT
THE SEVEN-UPS (1973)*- LOW QUANTITY
THEATRE OF BLOOD (1973)*- SOLD OUT
TONY ROME / LADY IN CEMENT (1967 / 1968)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE TRAIN (1964 / ENCORE EDITION)*- SOLD OUT
TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967)*- LOW QUANTITY
ZELIG (1983)*- LOW QUANTITY

PRICE BRACKET #1 $8.95:

10 RILLINGTON PLACE (1971)*- LOW QUANTITY
ALEXANDER THE GREAT (1956)*- LOW QUANTITY
APPASSIONATA (1974)*- LOW QUANTITY
BLACK WIDOW (1987)*- LOW QUANTITY
BORN FREE (1966)*- LOW QUANTITY
BOUND FOR GLORY (1976)*- LOW QUANTITY
BRUTAL TALES OF CHIVALRY (AKA SHOWA ZANKYO-DEN / REGION A ONLY / 1965)*- LOW QUANTITY
COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE (1970)*- SOLD OUT
COWBOY (1958)*- SOLD OUT
THE DETECTIVE (1968)*- SOLD OUT
THE EMPEROR IN AUGUST (NIHON NO ICHIBAN NAGAI HI KETTEIBAN / 2015 - REGION A ONLY)*- LOW QUANTITY
FAT CITY (1972)*- SOLD OUT
FLAMING STAR (1960)*- SOLD OUT
FROM NOON TILL THREE (1976)*- LOW QUANTITY
GRAN BOLLITO (BLACK JOURNAL / 1977)* - LOW QUANTITY
THE HAPPY ENDING (1969)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE HAWAIIANS (1970)*- SOLD OUT
JULIA (1977)*- LOW QUANTITY
LA BAMBOLA DI SATANA (THE DOLL OF SATAN / 1969)*- LOW QUANTITY
LA MOGLIE PIU BELLA (THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WIFE / 1970)*- SOLD OUT
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING (1952)*- LOW QUANTITY
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY (1982)*- LOW QUANTITY
MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON (1984)*- LOW QUANTITY
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (2002)*- LOW QUANTITY
SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS (LA CORTA NOTTE DELLA BAMBOLE DI VETRO / 1971)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE STONE KILLER (1973)*- LOW QUANTITY
STRANGE INVADERS (1983) - SOLD OUT
TO SIR, WITH LOVE (1967)*- SOLD OUT
THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI (2002)*- SOLD OUT
THE VALACHI PAPERS (1972)*- LOW QUANTITY

PRICE BRACKET #2 $4.95:

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (1986)*- LOW QUANTTY
ALAMO BAY (1985)*- LOW QUANTITY
AMERICAN BUFFALO (1996)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING (1959)*- SOLD OUT
THE FANTASTICKS (1995-2000)*- LOW QUANTITY
THE FORTUNE (1975)*- SOLD OUT
THE FRONT (1976)*- SOLD OUT
SCORPIO (1973)*- SOLD OUT