Twilight Time Discussion Thread - Page 665 - Blu-ray Forum

MikeZ. · 10-05-2014, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rdodolak

In the US the 24th has become more and more commercialized as time has past. There used to be a time when most stores shut down early or were closed. Before we know it the 25th will be just another day too just like Thanksgiving.

I'm 56, so I can remember when ALL the holidays closed all the stores, cleared all the streets, etc. and I'm talking about Chicago !!!

Brad1963 · 10-05-2014, 03:35 PM

Count me in for these.

THE BRIDE WORE BLACK (1968)

THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (1985)

BREAKING AWAY (1979)

LENNY (1974)

LOVE AND DEATH (1975)

STORMY WEATHER (1943)

TO SIR, WITH LOVE (1967)

cakefactory · 10-05-2014, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad1963

Count me in for these.

BREAKING AWAY (1979)

LENNY (1974)

Oh man, with all the noise in this thread I didn't even notice those announcements. I'm going to go broke from this release slate (I have Under Fire and The Blob on preorder, and I'm going to get Fright Night if I can before it sells out this time!). Breaking Away is seriously one of the best coming of age movies ever, I love it so much and always recommend it.

Lenny was an interestingly dark movie and I might have to get it. The cinematography was gorgeous even in the crappy pan and scan version I saw on TV back in the day. Valerie Perrine is really affecting in it, I was pretty stunned by how good she was after only knowing her as the comic relief bimbo from the first two Superman movies and the babe in Slaughterhouse Five.

hammer99 · 10-05-2014, 06:08 PM

Nice!

I'm definitely in for at least

THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO
LENNY
THE ST VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE
TO SIR, WITH LOVE

maybe some others... still no BANANAS though, would've loved to get that.

jshaide · 10-05-2014, 07:05 PM

I asked about The Quiller Memorandum on Facebook and they said "Yes."

JJJ225 · 10-05-2014, 07:15 PM

Definitely in for the two Woody Allen movies and Lenny.

jayembee · 10-05-2014, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jshaide

I asked about The Quiller Memorandum on Facebook and they said "Yes."

Hunh. Looks like Fox is giving up on upgrading their Cinema Classics DVDs themselves, and TT is taking over.

chrisron · 10-05-2014, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JJJ225

Definitely in for the two Woody Allen movies and Lenny.

Those are the ones I want as well.

JJJ225 · 10-05-2014, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisron

Those are the ones I want as well.

Love and Death and Purple Rose of Cairo are both top tier Woody Allen.

Now here's hoping for the sublimely hilarious and underrated Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).

Aclea · 10-06-2014, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jshaide

I asked about The Quiller Memorandum on Facebook and they said "Yes."

That's good news after the fiasco of Network's atrocious UK Blu-ray release. It almost certainly won't have as good extras but it should have a transfer that isn't riddled with digital noise and contrast issues.

John_Drake · 10-06-2014, 01:52 AM

^^ True--this is the poorest transfer I've seen from Network.

AKORIS · 10-06-2014, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeZ.

I'm 56, so I can remember when ALL the holidays closed all the stores, cleared all the streets, etc. and I'm talking about Chicago !!!

wish those days were back!!

EricJ · 10-06-2014, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JJJ225

Love and Death and Purple Rose of Cairo are both top tier Woody Allen.

Now here's hoping for the sublimely hilarious and underrated Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).

Love and Death may be the funniest of Woody's EFF's.

(Even more so if you've heard the interviews where Allen claimed he was channeling 40's Road-era Bob Hope in the "One-liner coward becomes hero" plot.
Basically "My Favorite Tolstoy".)

EYAWtKAS(BWAtA), however, doesn't age as well as it should.

Imrahil2001 · 10-06-2014, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

wish those days were back!!

Why? That's just stupid. If you don't want to go out on a holiday, don't. Some people like the opportunity.

I'm 38 and remember working on Thanksgiving when I was a teenager. My mom was a nurse and always worked alternating holidays. It isn't the end of the world.

kdawq · 10-06-2014, 06:50 AM

Does anyone know if I can add a movie to a preorder and still get discounted combined shipping? I wanted to add the Vanishing to my Blob order, they both come out on the 14th.

StingingVelvet · 10-06-2014, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

wish those days were back!!

Why in the world would you want that?

CraigThom · 10-06-2014, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

Why? That's just stupid. If you don't want to go out on a holiday, don't. Some people like the opportunity.

I'm 38 and remember working on Thanksgiving when I was a teenager. My mom was a nurse and always worked alternating holidays. It isn't the end of the world.

I imagine that a lot of people working retail don't get paid holidays and would rather work than have a short paycheck, too.

Arkadin · 10-06-2014, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jayembee

Hunh. Looks like Fox is giving up on upgrading their Cinema Classics DVDs themselves, and TT is taking over.

It has become more than obvious that all the major studios have "given up" as far as releasing their own older films, except for a few exceptions now and then.
Fox, in particular, seems to have thrown in the towel completely on any films made before 1980 or so.
guess we'll all be paying $30 for Peyton Place or The Ox-Bow Incident.
I've been happy that TT has at least provided a way to get these films on bd, but as they start having 5 and 6 titles a month I want it is becoming very problematic--i.e. not financially feasible.

the whole "classic films on bd" situation is beginning to feel rather pathetic, even though titles continue to trickle out from all these various distributors.

JMDiaz718 · 10-06-2014, 01:20 PM

I agree. It's getting pretty hilarious paying $30+, for older (in some cases horrible) movies with next to no extras, while we pay $20 and under for newer movies and highly regarded catalogs. Not sure why Twilight Time doesn't reduce the prices on some of the stuff they can't sell. I was interested in purchasing a copy of The Rains of Ranchipur to add to my disaster collection, but $29 is steep for a movie that is widely regarded as a "bad". I noticed many Twilight Time titles, that have been out for a few years, still priced at $29.

It's available on blu-ray, region A/B in Germany, for a lot cheaper. But the info on the specs are all over the place. Everywhere I check says the movie is presented in the 1:78 ratio, not the original 2:55 scope ratio. Anyone know what it actually is on the German release?

Akijama · 10-06-2014, 02:39 PM

Pre-order date: Wednesday, October 22nd at 4 pm EST.

Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman / Original Theatrical Trailer

Pre-order date: Wednesday, October 22nd at 4 pm EST.

Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman / Original Theatrical Trailers

10-06-2014, 01:20 PM	#13299
JMDiaz718 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DC Metro Area Blu-ray reviews: 1	I agree. It's getting pretty hilarious paying $30+, for older (in some cases horrible) movies with next to no extras, while we pay $20 and under for newer movies and highly regarded catalogs. Not sure why Twilight Time doesn't reduce the prices on some of the stuff they can't sell. I was interested in purchasing a copy of The Rains of Ranchipur to add to my disaster collection, but $29 is steep for a movie that is widely regarded as a "bad". I noticed many Twilight Time titles, that have been out for a few years, still priced at $29. It's available on blu-ray, region A/B in Germany, for a lot cheaper. But the info on the specs are all over the place. Everywhere I check says the movie is presented in the 1:78 ratio, not the original 2:55 scope ratio. Anyone know what it actually is on the German release? Last edited by JMDiaz718; 10-06-2014 at 01:25 PM.

10-05-2014, 03:35 PM	#13282
Brad1963 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:345 Blu-ray collection:1687 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Count me in for these. THE BRIDE WORE BLACK (1968) THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (1985) BREAKING AWAY (1979) LENNY (1974) LOVE AND DEATH (1975) STORMY WEATHER (1943) TO SIR, WITH LOVE (1967)

10-05-2014, 06:08 PM	#13284
hammer99 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 4K collection:1362 Blu-ray collection:6996 DVD collection:2363	Nice! I'm definitely in for at least THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO LENNY THE ST VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE TO SIR, WITH LOVE maybe some others... still no BANANAS though, would've loved to get that.

10-05-2014, 07:05 PM	#13285
jshaide Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:East Coast! 4K collection:217 Blu-ray collection:5920 DVD collection:669 Trading Score:14	I asked about The Quiller Memorandum on Facebook and they said "Yes."

10-05-2014, 07:15 PM	#13286
JJJ225 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:New York City 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:104 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:32	Definitely in for the two Woody Allen movies and Lenny.

10-06-2014, 01:52 AM	#13291
John_Drake Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2013 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:3442 Trading Score:92	^^ True--this is the poorest transfer I've seen from Network.

10-06-2014, 06:50 AM	#13295
kdawq Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Canada Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:167 Blu-ray collection:1445 DVD collection:102 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:10	Does anyone know if I can add a movie to a preorder and still get discounted combined shipping? I wanted to add the Vanishing to my Blob order, they both come out on the 14th.

10-06-2014, 02:39 PM	#13300
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	Pre-order date: Wednesday, October 22nd at 4 pm EST. Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman / Original Theatrical Trailer Pre-order date: Wednesday, October 22nd at 4 pm EST. Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman / Original Theatrical Trailers

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