Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[EddieLarkin]

Originally Posted by ROclockCK

...some tantalizing comments on TT's FB wall:

Another 4k job? That does seem to be Sony's mantra these days...

From TT at HTF:

Just wanted to reiterate Mr Harris's position -- we were informed by Sony when we were preparing this release, that despite rumors to the contrary there was no evidence that Nicholas and Alexandra had ever been shown in stereo, ever, anywhere. Sony has no documentation of stereo tracks ever existing, and all the vaulted 70mm prints in Sony's possession are all resolutely mono.
The new Blu-ray does have the intermission and "entr'acte" music, and the new transfer is beyond gorgeous.

Slowly moving to the top of my want list...

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

From TT at HTF:

Just wanted to reiterate Mr Harris's position -- we were informed by Sony when we were preparing this release, that despite rumors to the contrary there was no evidence that Nicholas and Alexandra had ever been shown in stereo, ever, anywhere. Sony has no documentation of stereo tracks ever existing, and all the vaulted 70mm prints in Sony's possession are all resolutely mono.
The new Blu-ray does have the intermission and "entr'acte" music, and the new transfer is beyond gorgeous.

Slowly moving to the top of my want list...

My pre-order was in at 4:01 EST on Jan. 18th. But I wasn't expecting a recent restoration/remaster for this one, so indeed Eddie, it's now even more anticipated.

BTW, where did you find that quote on HTF?

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

From TT at HTF:

Just wanted to reiterate Mr Harris's position -- we were informed by Sony when we were preparing this release, that despite rumors to the contrary there was no evidence that Nicholas and Alexandra had ever been shown in stereo, ever, anywhere. Sony has no documentation of stereo tracks ever existing, and all the vaulted 70mm prints in Sony's possession are all resolutely mono.
The new Blu-ray does have the intermission and "entr'acte" music, and the new transfer is beyond gorgeous.

Slowly moving to the top of my want list...

Darn it, now I have another to order with Christine and possibly others...

[deltasun]

Originally Posted by mccrutchy

darn it, now i have another to order with christine and possibly others...

+1

[EddieLarkin]

Originally Posted by ROclockCK

My pre-order was in at 4:01 EST on Jan. 18th. But I wasn't expecting a recent restoration/remaster for this one, so indeed Eddie, it's now even more anticipated.

BTW, where did you find that quote on HTF?

Hidden away in the Experiment in Terror review thread:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/32...blu-ray-review

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

Hidden away in the Experiment in Terror review thread:

[Show spoiler]http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/32...blu-ray-review

Found it Eddie...thanks!

At least this appears to clear up one lingering mystery - the imagined lost stereo mix for Nicholas and Alexandra which has almost become a movie geek urban legend. I guess the assumption has always been that all 70mm films minimally have stereo tracks. But this was, after all, a 35mm blow-up to 70mm at the tail end of the roadshow era (early 70s) during the height of the indie/youth boom when studios were cutting back on such presentational enhancements, especially for traditional epic-style historical biographies, which were themselves an increasingly rare and endangered species.

Actually, it wasn't until the mid-to-late 70s that sound came back with a Dolby bang via movies like Jaws and Logan's Run, and especially Star Wars , Close Encounters and Superman. So considering the era when N&A was released, I have no difficulty imagining such epic-on-a-shoestring exhibition choices...just the mere fact that it was filmed in 35mm and blown-up, instead of being natively shot in 70mm.

[ROclockCK]

...if you're a TT completist (including DVDs) and haven't yet purchased Fate is the Hunter , SAE's always trustworthy cart count dropped from 200 late last week, to 100 and change yesterday, and just 17 this evening!

Even if that cart is off, I think the next TT "SOLD OUT" announcement will be coming any day (or hour) now...

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by ROclockCK

...if you're a TT completist (including DVDs) and haven't yet purchased Fate is the Hunter , SAE's always trustworthy cart count dropped from 200 late last week, to 100 and change yesterday, and just 17 this evening!

Even if that cart is off, I think the next TT "SOLD OUT" announcement will be coming any day (or hour) now...

Looks to be too late ...

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Looks to be too late ...

Whoa...so much for the DVD format being dead.

[jstxanothrxstory]

I was going to buy it tomorrow too.

Oh well. Such is TT.

[oildude]

Good. Clear out the DVD inventory. Now let's hope they release Fate is the Hunter on blu-ray.

[jstxanothrxstory]

I asked on their FB last week and they said they were looking into releasing a few of their DVD titles on Blu.

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by oildude

Good. Clear out the DVD inventory. Now let's hope they release Fate is the Hunter on blu-ray.

That DVD was released sometime in May 2011 oildude, so it took about 20 months to sell out. Would TT consider that strong enough sales performance to warrant going back and striking a new deal with Sony for a Blu-ray edition? Honestly dunno...just asking the question here.

As SD goes, especially from a Sony master, TT's Fate is the Hunter DVD looked just fine, even upscaled:



This is TT's first DVD sellout, coming at roughly the 2/3 point in their original 3000 unit/3 year window. So they're into new turf here in terms of their licensing relationship with Sony. I'm curious to see what they'll do, if anything...

[Arkadin]

this isn't their first dvd sell-out is it?
I thought Kremlin Letter had been sold out for a while now.
EDIT: I see Kremlin Letter is still available. wow, I ordered it back when they said they were getting low, and that's been a while.

[filmmusic]

Sorry to interrupt this, i'd like your opinion on something.
I want to buy 3 TT releases:
Christine, The Fury, Nicholas and Alexandra

but I think I'll have money only for 2.
Now, i will buy Christine certainly, but what of the other 2 do you think will sell out more quickly so as to get that and save the other for later?

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Sorry to interrupt this, i'd like your opinion on something.
I want to buy 3 TT releases:
Christine, The Fury, Nicholas and Alexandra

but I think I'll have money only for 2.
Now, i will buy Christine certainly, but what of the other 2 do you think will sell out more quickly so as to get that and save the other for later?

The Fury is going to sell out pretty quickly. I personally think you'll have a lot more time for N&A.

[Torrente]

I agree with the above

[filmmusic]

Ok then.
Christine and The Fury it is!
Thanks!

[spanky87]

Experiment in Terror was a blind buy and I thought it was great. Blake Edwards direction, the score, the acting, everything was cool.

As soon as the score started during the opening sequence, I was immediately reminded of the Twin Peaks score. It blew my mind when we see the shot of the "Twin Peaks" sign right after.

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by spanky87

Experiment in Terror was a blind buy and I thought it was great. Blake Edwards direction, the score, the acting, everything was cool.

As soon as the score started during the opening sequence, I was immediately reminded of the Twin Peaks score. It blew my mind when we see the shot of the "Twin Peaks" sign right after.

Also amusing was the big billboard for "Tarantino's" spanky87...I'm still convinced Quentin riffed on/lifted a few bars from Mancini's EIT score in one of his films...just can't quite place it.