Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

The Fox title Rapture just past the 3 year mark and still is available. I'm guessing they have the same deal as they do with Sony.

Their DVDs of The Kremlin Letter, Violent Saturday, and Woman Obsessed (all Fox) are also well past the 3-year date and are still available.

However, there's no reason to expect that TT's contracts with Sony are the same as their contracts with Fox.

In any event, if it's true that TT is required to destroy all unsold copies of Sony-licensed titles, I imagine that they'd make an announcement to that effect, if for no other reason than to encourage fence-sitters to buy copies before they are no more.

[PBR]

I ordered Inherit the Wind when it first came available for preorder yet I still haven't recieved it. Actually it says it's still pending. Anyone else had this happen?

[StingingVelvet]

They could easily have a 3 year deal that allows them to sell remaining stock after the deal expires, just without exclusivity.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

The Fox title Rapture just past the 3 year mark and still is available. I'm guessing they have the same deal as they do with Sony. I think TT paid a flat rate for 3,000 units of Picnic, Pal Joey etc. regardless, the 3 year mark only makes it available for someone else after that date or TT could renew. TT may have to cut the price on it eventually.

According to Moe Dickstein, quoted above, this specifically applies to Sony titles, not Fox. Now, that post is 1.5 years old but it still remains to be seen if it's true or not.

[Hellraiserfan]

Originally Posted by oildude

Well, that didn't take long. First post updated.

Also the preorder date for February releases is Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 4 pm EST.

Nice! I'm definitely getting Zardoz.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

They could easily have a 3 year deal that allows them to sell remaining stock after the deal expires, just without exclusivity.

I'm sure this is the case. The 3 year deal is for exclusivity rights with the limiting factor being the 3000 copies. Makes no sense to limit both the number of copies you can sell AND how long you have to sell them. Besides, they would have said something by now.

[Brad1963]

Twilight Time just confirmed on FB that Devil in a Blue Dress is coming from them.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

Twilight Time just confirmed on FB that Devil in a Blue Dress is coming from them.

Ohh nice! Thats one I will certainly be getting. I don't buy much from TT anymore but im all over this one. Maybe U-Turn as well. I have to rewatch that one and decide.

[Maggot]

Just pre-ordered "The Purple Rose of Cairo". Having heard of but never seen the movie, the trailer looked good. Unfortunately Woody Allen is a hit and miss director for me like Hitchcock, so hopefully this is good. Abysmal cover for the movie though.....

Nice to hear about "Devil in a Blue dress".

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by Maggot

Just pre-ordered "The Purple Rose of Cairo". Having heard of but never seen the movie, the trailer looked good. Unfortunately Woody Allen is a hit and miss director for me like Hitchcock, so hopefully this is good. Abysmal cover for the movie though.....

Nice to hear about "Devil in a Blue dress".

This movie didnt do anything for me. A lot of people do like it, but I streamed it on Amazon first.. its a unique story but I didnt *lol* much and just watched it.. and then I went "eh!"

[Paul.R.S]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

Twilight Time just confirmed on FB that Devil in a Blue Dress is coming from them.

Would someone mind posting a link? After an admittedly cursory search, I couldn't find the mention.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Paul.R.S

Would someone mind posting a link? After an admittedly cursory search, I couldn't find the mention.

Here you go:

https://www.facebook.com/twilighttim...20286867981332

[rdodolak]

Twilight Time will be releasing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

https://www.facebook.com/twilighttim...06323912719609

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Twilight Time will be releasing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

https://www.facebook.com/twilighttim...06323912719609

now there's a TT time title that I will actually have to pay for... such a fantastic film

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Twilight Time will be releasing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

https://www.facebook.com/twilighttim...06323912719609

Wow, unexpected and most welcomed .

[MifuneFan]

Nice, that'll potentially be the 3rd Poitier film being released in 2015 (Kino will be releasing They Call Me Mr. Tibbs, and The Organization)

[Paul.R.S]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Twilight Time will be releasing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

https://www.facebook.com/twilighttim...06323912719609

Sheesh we have definitely tripped over into a new era wherein even Sony is not releasing their own 'prestige' catalogers. I will table plans to get the German BD pending more deets on this TT.

(P.S. - If even SPHE can't make it pencil out to release esteemed catalogers when their corporate parent is a BD format patent holder/profit participant, this seemingly doesn't bode well for their 4k BD support? Three to five years ago, they did their own releases of Kramer vs. Kramer, Gandhi and Bridge On the River Kwai, et al. Now they're licensing Philadelphia, The Way We Were and GWCTD.)

[S.D. Bob Plissken]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

Twilight Time just confirmed on FB that Devil in a Blue Dress is coming from them.

Glad to see this finally hitting Blu.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Paul.R.S

Sheesh we have definitely tripped over into a new era wherein even Sony is not releasing their own 'prestige' catalogers. I will table plans to get the German BD pending more deets on this TT.

(P.S. - If even SPHE can't make it pencil out to release esteemed catalogers when their corporate parent is a BD format patent holder/profit participant, this seemingly doesn't bode well for their 4k BD support? Three to five years ago, they did their own releases of Kramer vs. Kramer, Gandhi and Bridge On the River Kwai, et al. Now they're licensing Philadelphia, The Way We Were and GWCTD.)

And yet they just (thankfully) released Mr. Smith Goes to Washington themselves. Sony makes no sense in regards to their Blu-ray catalog anymore, but I guess I'm happy that they are coming out one way or the other, even if Twilight Time releases are much more than what Sony's own releases would be.

Twilight Time will keep eating them up as long as Sony keeps feeding their catalog to them, and good for them.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Wow, unexpected and most welcomed .

The European edition is Region Free, has lossless audio, many language options and subtitles, and is loaded with extras from what I see in the back cover.
So, for anyone that would be interested in the film I don't see any point in buying the TT release.
Unless it has a much much better picture! (or someone is interested in an audio commentary/isolated score)
(which i doubt it. The European edition looks already quite good. i don't see how it could be improved substantially in the video department)