Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[HyperRealist]

Thanks for the info Arkadin. I was thinking about buying them early for the magnets.

[BluBonnet]

Too bad Fox decided against the magnets... that is the only reason I could conceivably have wanted to get these two titles a little earlier.

Guess I'll just wait...

[P@t_Mtl]

It's funny, everyone is so gear toward the magnets and me, I shoved them in a box and they are just collecting dust by now I wish Twillight would offer an option where you can refuse the magnet when you buy from them

[Danny4]

i just stick them on my fridge. don't really care much for the magnets but they look nice on my fridge.

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

It's funny, everyone is so gear toward the magnets and me, I shoved them in a box and they are just collecting dust by now I wish Twillight would offer an option where you can refuse the magnet when you buy from them

Just search [Twilight Time title] + Blu-ray + Magnet on eBay P@t. You can probably fund your next couple of TT purchases with just the magnets you have lying around "collecting dust."

[balboasanti]

Anyone know when The Big Heat will go on pre-order. Also would it likely be a $30 or $35 release? Anyone know how they determine their pricing?

[Arkadin]

columbia/Sony titles get the extra $5 tacked on.
The big heat is one of those.
as far as when it will go on pre-order--no-one knows for sure right now, but I'm thinking between April 8th and 13th.
that's my guess.

[Blu Titan]

I am biting the proverbial bullet and ordering - Desiree and Bell, Book, and Candle later today. Is the AMAZON code still active?

[Brad1107]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

I am biting the proverbial bullet and ordering - Desiree and Bell, Book, and Candle later today. Is the AMAZON code still active?

No, AMAZON code is no longer working.

[Persianimmortal]

Originally Posted by ROclockCK

Just search [Twilight Time title] + Blu-ray + Magnet on eBay P@t. You can probably fund your next couple of TT purchases with just the magnets you have lying around "collecting dust."

Indeed my magnets are also sitting in a drawer, soon to be joined by any more magnets SAE sends me. I also wish there was a "magnet delete" option and you could take say a couple of dollars off postage instead when ordering.

I found the Mysterious Island magnet for $20 and the Fright Night magnet for $10 advertised on ebay. Frankly, the ads are a little misleading, as the Mysterious Island one has the picture of the BD case, and the Fright Night one has a picture of the magnet, but then provides full details of the blu-ray movie, with only a small heading saying "magnet only". I predict some inattentive people will be burned by these "magnet only" auctions.

As for the AMAZON code, I contacted SAE a few weeks ago to ask regarding my glitch using the code during checkout, and they confirmed that the code was only ever meant specifically for Amazon.com-based orders. They obviously worked out that it was being used by everyone and removed it.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

I am biting the proverbial bullet and ordering - Desiree and Bell, Book, and Candle later today. Is the AMAZON code still active?

Pre-ordered...for the last few months, just about all of my movie purchases have been catalog titles. Ordered four films from Olive last week, two Criterion, a bunch of region b WW II movies from the UK, three Rollin films from Kino Redemption. I'll wait for Black Friday for the new releases...with a couple of $100, I'll pick up the new stuff I want for cheap.

[HyperRealist]

inside booklet cover art

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by HyperRealist

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Another "WOO-HOO" for The Big Heat!

Arguably the best TT cover yet. I was wondering how they'd work in Grahame...

[stobbart]

It would be nice if someone could add cover pics to the first post, Like in the MOC or StudioCanal threads

[oildude]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Pre-ordered...for the last few months, just about all of my movie purchases have been catalog titles. Ordered four films from Olive last week, two Criterion, a bunch of region b WW II movies from the UK, three Rollin films from Kino Redemption. I'll wait for Black Friday for the new releases...with a couple of $100, I'll pick up the new stuff I want for cheap.

I hear ya. Same with me, nothing but catalog titles since January. Except for a few new release movies (such as John Carter and War Horse), everything I want or intend to buy is catalog.

Twilight Time, Olive, and the studiios themselves are doing a pretty good job so far releasing quality films from decades past. Made an Olive order myself yesterday for The Mountain, and tonight picked up The Poseidon Adventure at Wal-mart. Can't wait to order Journey to the Center of the Earth and The Big Heat from TT. I think May is their best month yet.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by ROclockCK

Another "WOO-HOO" for The Big Heat!

Arguably the best TT cover yet. I was wondering how they'd work in Grahame...

Hmmm...just like Bell, Book and Candle, The Big Heat cover art is underwhelming to say the least. Why can't these guys just stick with the original poster art?

[oildude]

That cover art for The Big Heat just plain rocks! The lettering composed of the sunlight coming through the shade and thrown against the wall.... Love it.

As much as I like, and have nostalgia for, the original art work for these films, Twilight Time keeps hitting home runs with their cover art updates. Bell, Book, and Candle, Bite the Bullet, and others - all are eye catching. They should make posters of these.

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by Seymour

Hmmm...just like Bell, Book and Candle, The Big Heat cover art is underwhelming to say the least. Why can't these guys just stick with the original poster art?

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But they do! TT always reproduces the original theatrical artwork on the back cover of the 8-page insert booklet. So it's still acknowledged for what it was historically...the era's standard hard sell to get 'butts in seats' for gumshoe Noir.

This cover is more 'interpretive' though, and frankly, a kick up in the 'class' department. It speaks more reflectively from a modern perspective, recognizing The Big Heat's 60 year evolution from B genre programmer to certified classic...in other words, what it's come to mean to us. IMO, this hybrid modern/vintage feel is captured brilliantly. All classics should be so lucky.

[Blu-Velvet]

I love the boxcover art and booklet cover art for both THE BIG HEAT and JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. The original poster art is fun, too, but the one for THE BIG HEAT especially has the cheesy, trashy b-movie explotiation flavor aimed at 1950s male viewers, whereas the new one oozes stylish film noir for all lovers of noir atmosphere. Love that coffee pot and steamy title, too! Gorgeous art design! And the JTTCOTE art exudes an air of mystery and adventure quite more intriguing than the original posters that were great examples of the classic "schmeer" approach packed with images from different parts of the story, a poster style often used for epics and family matinee movies, promising tons of action but not much else.

Those are two movies I'll be pre-ordering as soon as they're available, and will order BELL BOOK & CANDLE and DESIREE at the same time, to save postage.

[Seymour]

Well, I can live with The Big Heat, as it's not that bad. But if Twilight Time doesn't use the official poster for As Good as It Gets, then they might as well retire.