Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[mja345]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

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!

Echo, no worries brother. I was hoping that no one would take that joke seriously, but it's understandable given how on edge everyone is during the pandemic.

[Aclea]

The big problem is you can't always convey the tone of voice, even with emoticons. You can say something to somebody face to face and they'll get it straight away from your tone of voice, but write it down without specifying you're joking and there's always the chance that someone's going to grab the wrong end of the stick, beat you over the head with it and do a victory lap with your severed arm. And then, even worse, report you to the admins.

* EDIT - A magazine I edited published a review about a release of Triumph of the Will that satirically speculated on the distributor's motives for putting it and other Nazi propaganda films out, written in terms we all thought made it clear that we suspected their motives of being, shall we say, less than noble and educational. The postbag subsequently positively bulged with letters criticising the reviewer for his 'naiveite'...

[plateoshrimp]

Originally Posted by mja345

Echo, no worries brother. I was hoping that no one would take that joke seriously, but it's understandable given how on edge everyone is during the pandemic.

There does seem to be a lot more tension around here lately, even in some threads that are usually fairly mellow. I hope everyone is okay.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by Aclea

The big problem is you can't always convey the tone of voice, even with emoticons. You can say something to somebody face to face and they'll get it straight away from your tone of voice, but write it down without specifying you're joking and there's always the chance that someone's going to grab the wrong end of the stick, beat you over the head with it and do a victory lap with your severed arm. And then, even worse, report you to the admins.

Rushing to respond is also a bad idea and I consistently see people hitting REPLY and going off without having even read the whole post they are responding to.

Not to mention those who just hit POST REPLY without reading ANYTHING in the thread first.

[jetthead]

My modest order of 3 titles from May 10th finally shipped this afternoon. I'm really excited to get My Gal Sal as it's a Rita Hayworth film I've never seen before.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

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

It's like a classic band doing a "Farewell Concert" every few years...

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by prkchopexpress

[snippage]
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 dunno about that. Just yesterday, it took me maybe two minutes to open the Prime app on my TV, do a search for The Court Jester, and start watching. Most of that was typing in enough characters into the search field to narrow the list of options to the point of "court jester" appearing in the choices list.

By the by, I highly recommend watching this for anyone who has Prime. The master used looks beautiful.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Aclea

The big problem is you can't always convey the tone of voice, even with emoticons. You can say something to somebody face to face and they'll get it straight away from your tone of voice, but write it down without specifying you're joking and there's always the chance that someone's going to grab the wrong end of the stick, beat you over the head with it and do a victory lap with your severed arm. And then, even worse, report you to the admins.

* EDIT - A magazine I edited published a review about a release of Triumph of the Will that satirically speculated on the distributor's motives for putting it and other Nazi propaganda films out, written in terms we all thought made it clear that we suspected their motives of being, shall we say, less than noble and educational. The postbag subsequently positively bulged with letters criticising the reviewer for his 'naiveite'...

Imagine if Jonathan Swift were alive today, and A Modest Proposal was just published...

[HaroldnMaude]

Originally Posted by jayembee

I dunno about that. Just yesterday, it took me maybe two minutes to open the Prime app on my TV, do a search for The Court Jester, and start watching. Most of that was typing in enough characters into the search field to narrow the list of options to the point of "court jester" appearing in the choices list.

By the by, I highly recommend watching this for anyone who has Prime. The master used looks beautiful.

Wow! This is amazing news regarding The Court Jester. I have a dvd copy that was distributed by Warner Archive from a number of years ago when they handled some Paramount titles and it looks awful now on an hd tv. This hd transfer seems to also be available on google play, so it should be on other sevices too. VistaVision films look great on blu-ray. Now that Paramount has started a blu-ray MOD program msybe this will get a blu-ray release. It really is one of Danny Kaye's best pictures and has so many other great people including Angela Lansbury, Basil Rathbone, Glynis Johns, and Mildred Natwick.

To keep this on topic: was The World of Henry Orient the only TT title featuring Angela Lansbury? Never got that one originally, but just found a copy for about $25US with shipping off ebay.
EDIT: I see she is also in the cast for The Long Hot Summer

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by HaroldnMaude

Wow! This is amazing news regarding The Court Jester. I have a dvd copy that was distributed by Warner Archive from a number of years ago when they handled some Paramount titles and it looks awful now on an hd tv. This hd transfer seems to also be available on google play, so it should be on other sevices too. VistaVision films look great on blu-ray. Now that Paramount has started a blu-ray MOD program msybe this will get a blu-ray release. It really is one of Danny Kaye's best pictures and has so many other great people including Angela Lansbury, Basil Rathbone, Glynis Johns, and Mildred Natwick.

To keep this on topic: was The World of Henry Orient the only TT title featuring Angela Lansbury? Never got that one originally, but just found a copy for about $25US with shipping off ebay.
EDIT: I see she is also in the cast for The Long Hot Summer

I've always had a thing for Glynis Johns. I don't know what it is, maybe the voice. The World of Henry Orient is good fun if you don't go into it expecting a Peter Sellers movie.

[HaroldnMaude]

Originally Posted by belcherman

I've always had a thing for Glynis Johns. I don't know what it is, maybe the voice. The World of Henry Orient is good fun if you don't go into it expecting a Peter Sellers movie.

I can see the appeal

[HaroldnMaude]

Also, I have seen World of Henry Orient many times before, which is why before I passed on purchasing it, but now when it is impossible to get in any other decent physical form I suddenly felt like I needed it.

[octobercountry]

Originally Posted by belcherman

I've always had a thing for Glynis Johns. I don't know what it is, maybe the voice. The World of Henry Orient is good fun if you don't go into it expecting a Peter Sellers movie.

Huh, somehow I never realised that Angela Lansbury (one of my favourites) was also in this film. And when I saw the disc has a Julie Kirgo/Nick Redman commentary track, I had to have it! I've just ordered a copy for $15.00 (shipping included) from eBay; not cheap, but quite reasonable. If anyone else is interested in the film, there are many more copies available on eBay at that price.

[DavidRoylance]

Duh. I have just discovered that shipping a $15 title from SAE to the UK is $2 cheaper than shipping a $12 title from TTM.

I popped on The Seven Ups!

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by belcherman

I've always had a thing for Glynis Johns. I don't know what it is, maybe the voice.

FYI: She is incredibly cute and very, very sexy in a pretty lousy movie called THE CHAPMAN REPORT.

[LordSummerIsle]

I just snagged a copy of The Egyptian for $50 on eBay!

[octobercountry]

Originally Posted by LordSummerIsle

I just snagged a copy of The Egyptian for $50 on eBay!

Woohoo, congratulations! Hope you enjoy it. Sometimes when I'm working, I just let the music-only track play in the background.... (Huh, guess it would make more sense to actually buy the soundtrack, wouldn't it.....)

[Roy_Batty]

My copy of Bridge at Remagen finally arrived today from
SAE!!

[ilenewoodsfan99]

Originally Posted by LordSummerIsle

I just snagged a copy of The Egyptian for $50 on eBay!

Lucky snag! Haven't seen the whole movie (only about the first half), but so far, it isn't really my thing. Hoping it comes back on TCM to finally see it in full.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

FYI: She is incredibly cute and very, very sexy in a pretty lousy movie called THE CHAPMAN REPORT.

That was the movie that got me hooked on her. The Chapman Report is entertaining trash. A very young Jane Fonda is also quite cute in it. The Chapman Report is one of those movies made during the early 60's that were supposedly about sex but mostly avoided the subject completely (see Sex and the Single Girl).

Poor George Cukor, even he couldn't save it, but I still have the memory of Glynis on the beach reading Dostoyevsky.

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