Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[GenPion]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

This is great news.

Yes, it most certainly is... I will gladly upgrade the non-anamorphic World Films MGM DVD's to Twilight Time Blu-ray's and I was really hoping that some of the Truffaut ones would be released and thought that Twilight Time was probably going to be a good possibility for them. So this is indeed excellent news.

[klauswhereareyou]

I would love to see either Truffaut's The Bride Wore Black or Small Change released....preferably in September or October so I can add one of them to The Blob order I'll be putting in.

[klauswhereareyou]

Am I imagining things or was Peckinpah's The Killer Elite hinted at as a future TT release a little while back?

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by GenPion

I asked Twilight Time on Facebook if any of the Truffaut films owned by MGM might be released through the label yesterday (noting how this year is an Anniversary year) and received a response today indicating that "we have one of those titles upcoming, and perhaps others will follow." So at least one Truffaut film released by MGM is coming and more might be released as well.

I'm betting that the one title they refer to is The Bride Wore Black. Not entirely sure why; it just seems like the most TT-like of that bunch of films.

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by jayembee

I'm betting that the one title they refer to is The Bride Wore Black. Not entirely sure why; it just seems like the most TT-like of that bunch of films.

Yep...Bernard Herrmann isolated score would be right up their alley.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Am I imagining things or was Peckinpah's The Killer Elite hinted at as a future TT release a little while back?

Yep, they confirmed that they have it, but the release date isn't known yet.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...t=killer+elite

[GenPion]

Personally, I hope the 'perhaps others will follow' pans out as I'd want to get all of them on Blu-ray. For what it's worth, someone else commented that they hoped it would be The Story of Adele H. and Twilight Time liked the comment so it might be that one (which is certainly one of my favorites). I hope Small Change isn't far off either... and I agree that The Bride Who Wore Black would make perfect sense (the isolated Bernard Herrmann score would be neat).

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by Seymour

Yep, they confirmed that they have it, but the release date isn't known yet.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...t=killer+elite

Thanks. I thought I'd seen that, but I couldn't remember where.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by wormraper

at least try and switch delivery accounts and CC's... use your work as a delivery address

I'm sure THAT would work, I don't actually want two copies of this, I'm more just curious how their system works.

[Hintermann]

TT has released another perennial favourite film of mine - Hard Times. I ordered that one too.

[Aunt Peg]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

I would love to see either Truffaut's The Bride Wore Black or Small Change released....preferably in September or October so I can add one of them to The Blob order I'll be putting in.

Actually, along with The Bride Wore Black and Small Change, Mississippi Mermaid and The Story of Adele H. are other MGMG DVD titles that could also do with upgrades.

I'd buy the 4 of them.

[salad]

Originally Posted by GenPion

Personally, I hope the 'perhaps others will follow' pans out as I'd want to get all of them on Blu-ray. For what it's worth, someone else commented that they hoped it would be The Story of Adele H. and Twilight Time liked the comment so it might be that one (which is certainly one of my favorites). I hope Small Change isn't far off either... and I agree that The Bride Who Wore Black would make perfect sense (the isolated Bernard Herrmann score would be neat).

Earlier this month I bought MGM's "Limited Edition Collection"* DVD-R of "The Green Room" since it had dropped in price and I hadn't seen it in years. Unfortunately it's a 4x3 letterboxed version and looks even worse than that suggests. But I've always thought that it and "The Man Who Loved Women" would make a great two-fer set, inextricably linked movies that are opposite sides of the same coin. Apparently elements to create an HD version of at least the former aren't available.

Maybe at least the Woolrich adaptations have been given HD transfers since I think they may have aired on MGM-HD. Have other titles been broadcast in HD?

Anyway, thanks for this news and I'm sure I'll order whatever Truffaut title(s) they release.

* I find it hilarious that someone had the gall to call a DVD-R series the "Limited Edition Collection"

EDIT: This is the endearingly inappropriate "Green Room" USA theatrical poster I have scotch taped to my basement wall.

[icy hot]

Last night, preordered Rollerball and ordered the soundtrack for Rock and Roll Nightmare (for a buck!!!).

[evoxturbo]

Originally Posted by kidglov3s

I that because it's a mainstream 80s horror movie there's the realistic expectation it will perform comparable to Christine.

For me I really want the Blob as a companion peace for my copy of NOTLD90.
I was unlucky enough to purchase this title through TT before it sold out in days. I really like the film even though the color timing is so god awful. I am blind buying the Blob because its a Sony TT released horror film. I don't even really like Christine that much but regret not purchasing a copy before it sold out. I'm a fan of car movies and Carpenter films and that transfer looks amazing.
I really just want another TT horror film in my collection that actually has a good transfer. Also I really like Sony films released through TT, Used Cars transfer is amazing.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by salad

Earlier this month I bought MGM's "Limited Edition Collection"* DVD-R of "The Green Room" since it had dropped in price and I hadn't seen it in years. Unfortunately it's a 4x3 letterboxed version and looks even worse than that suggests. But I've always thought that it and "The Man Who Loved Women" would make a great two-fer set, inextricably linked movies that are opposite sides of the same coin. Apparently elements to create an HD version of at least the former aren't available.

EDIT: This is the endearingly inappropriate "Green Room" USA theatrical poster I have scotch taped to my basement wall.

The European DVD isn't any better: a fullframe transfer that loses a surprising amount of visual information in being cropped from its original 1.66:1 ratio with plenty of scratches on a disc that not only comes without any extras but doesn't even have a menu page. But it's always been one of the least seen and least distributed of Truffaut's films and is unlikely to get an HD upgrade. A shame, because it's one of his most fascinating films even if it is the hardest to market - as if the New world poster wasn't bad enough, in some territories they changed the title to The Vanishing Fiance and tried to sell it as a Hitchcockian thriller.

[The Peanut Monkey]

Originally Posted by The Peanut Monkey

...and I couldn't resist buying Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia and Thunderbolt And Lightfoot today, since they're running out of stock.

Apologies for replying to myself. I wonder how long it'll be before they'll disappear altogether; after the Facebook post about low quantities I'm surprised they're still available, if only because, in a way, post updates like these often serve as self-fulfilling prophecies.

[gates70]

I have a question on TT...most of their titles are $29.99 but there's one I'm looking at that's $34.99. Does the higher price mean it's close to selling out ?

[The Peanut Monkey]

My order just shipped, a day after I pulled the trigger. I read about crazy shipping times for some people on here, so I'm pleasantly surprised they're on the way so soon; if it wasn't Sunday in two days I'd have probably have had them by then. Ah well, hopefully Monday.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by gates70

I have a question on TT...most of their titles are $29.99 but there's one I'm looking at that's $34.99. Does the higher price mean it's close to selling out ?

No, the price has nothing to do with its availability. Five of the early Sony/Columbia titles were initially priced at $34.95 instead of $29.95. Presumably, Sony was asking for a higher license fee on these, although in at least one case (Major Dundee), it's a 2-disc set.

On the flip side, it appears that most (if not all) of the Channel Four Films are being released at $24.95.

[gates70]

Originally Posted by jayembee

No, the price has nothing to do with its availability. Five of the early Sony/Columbia titles were initially priced at $34.95 instead of $29.95. Presumably, Sony was asking for a higher license fee on these, although in at least one case (Major Dundee), it's a 2-disc set.

On the flip side, it appears that most (if not all) of the Channel Four Films are being released at $24.95.

Thanks for the info!