Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[filmmusic]

I also haven't seen Under Fire and I'm tempted.
I like Nick Nolte, I love 70s and 80s Hackman films and I love Jerry Goldsmith, and the plot/genre of the film seems engaging enough.

But the thing with these sales is that you usually end up buying films you don't need in the end. I don't know...

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by JoeDeM

If you don't get it you'll regret not getting it at the lower price, these thing have a way of gnawing at you. I don't know about iffy, all I know is it looked better to me.

Well if he changes his mind he could always import the Australian release, price with shipping probably works out to about $20.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

Well if he changes his mind he could always import the Australian release, price with shipping probably works out to about $20.

Of course there are the European editions too.
So there are alternatives.

[tama]

Originally Posted by GenPion

Heaven and Earth and Sleepless in Seattle have strong PQ presentations. You are missing out if that's the main reason you are skipping the releases.

No they don't.

[MifuneFan]

For anyone that's watched it, does The Other have good replay value?

[deltatauhobbit]

Looks like I'll be getting a few titles:
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Fate is the Hunter
Man Hunt
Violent Saturday
Zulu

I'll file these under maybe:
Brannigan
Major Dundee
The Man From Laramie
The Mechanic

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

For anyone that's watched it, does The Other have good replay value?

I would watch it again, but I'm not sure if I'd buy it.

[erlinmeyer]

To Sir With Love and Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean have been in my cart...and guess they may stay there being not on sale

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

I also haven't seen Under Fire and I'm tempted.
I like Nick Nolte, I love 70s and 80s Hackman films and I love Jerry Goldsmith, and the plot/genre of the film seems engaging enough.

But the thing with these sales is that you usually end up buying films you don't need in the end. I don't know...

I'd very strongly recommend Under Fire: it's one of the few mainstream American `political' movies to emerge from the studio system, but along with Missing it's probably the best. On one level it grafts a traditional romantic triangle onto its story of American war correspondents in Nicaragua gradually finding themselves drawn to taking sides instead of taking pictures, but at least it's a convincingly grown-up relationship that allows Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman and a never better Joanna Cassidy to really shine. It's a shame that Cassidy never got more opportunities like this: a last-minute replacement for Julie Christie, she's extraordinarily good here. The film also boasts an impressive supporting cast, with a star-making turn from Ed Harris as an amiable but deadly mercenary a standout, although Jean-Louis Tritignant's deceptively unsubtle CIA man gives him a run for his money (not so much for his performance - his English was non-existent and it's obvious he's learned his lines phonetically - but because he has most of the film's best dialogue). Extremely well directed by Roger Spottiswoode with a promise he never really fulfilled, it's an impressive albeit slightly partisan portrait of a country decaying in the last stages of revolution and also boasts what is possibly Jerry Goldsmith's finest score (which is saying quite something). Impressive stuff.

It was always a shame that so little effort has went into the DVD, which offered no more than a trailer, but Twilight Time's Region-free limited edition Blu-ray goes a long way to rectifying that. Along with visibly improved picture quality there are two commentary tracks - one with director Roger Spottiswoode, editor Paul Seydor and photographer and technical advisor Matthew Naythons covering the production of the film, the other with Bruce Botnik, Kenny Hall and Jeff Bond discussing Jerry Goldsmith's score, which also features on its own isolated music and effects track (the original master tapes are missing, one reason there has never been an extended soundtrack album), brief interview with Joanna Cassidy, booklet and the film's excellent theatrical trailer. It's well worth picking up.

[docc]

Originally Posted by docc

My fingers crossed for the sale to include Funny Lady, Conrack, The Eddy Duchin Story

+ MAN HUNT

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by Aclea

I'd very strongly recommend Under Fire: it's one of the few mainstream American `political' movies to emerge from the studio system, but along with Missing it's probably the best. On one level it grafts a traditional romantic triangle onto its story of American war correspondents in Nicaragua gradually finding themselves drawn to taking sides instead of taking pictures, but at least it's a convincingly grown-up relationship that allows Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman and a never better Joanna Cassidy to really shine. It's a shame that Cassidy never got more opportunities like this: a last-minute replacement for Julie Christie, she's extraordinarily good here. The film also boasts an impressive supporting cast, with a star-making turn from Ed Harris as an amiable but deadly mercenary a standout, although Jean-Louis Tritignant's deceptively unsubtle CIA man gives him a run for his money (not so much for his performance - his English was non-existent and it's obvious he's learned his lines phonetically - but because he has most of the film's best dialogue). Extremely well directed by Roger Spottiswoode with a promise he never really fulfilled, it's an impressive albeit slightly partisan portrait of a country decaying in the last stages of revolution and also boasts what is possibly Jerry Goldsmith's finest score (which is saying quite something). Impressive stuff.

It was always a shame that so little effort has went into the DVD, which offered no more than a trailer, but Twilight Time's Region-free limited edition Blu-ray goes a long way to rectifying that. Along with visibly improved picture quality there are two commentary tracks - one with director Roger Spottiswoode, editor Paul Seydor and photographer and technical advisor Matthew Naythons covering the production of the film, the other with Bruce Botnik, Kenny Hall and Jeff Bond discussing Jerry Goldsmith's score, which also features on its own isolated music and effects track (the original master tapes are missing, one reason there has never been an extended soundtrack album), brief interview with Joanna Cassidy, booklet and the film's excellent theatrical trailer. It's well worth picking up.

Thanks for your elaborate report.
Maybe I'll do in the end..

[tama]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

I'd disagree.

Sleepless is one of my all time favorites and the release is substantially better than the US alternatives/DVD so I'd say it's worth the upgrade especially for $20. The imports have a similar/identical presentation, but aren't significantly cheaper than the TT release.

Heaven and Earth is somewhat problematic film, but it's still substantially improved over the domestic alternatives. The audio is excellent, the extras are brief but very good. Stone's commentary itself make it a nice release.

My disagreement is strictly with the PQ of these films. H&E being very problematic. Considering this is a sell I would recommend those who want this films buy now.

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

I'd disagree.

Sleepless is one of my all time favorites and the release is substantially better than the US alternatives/DVD so I'd say it's worth the upgrade especially for $20. The imports have a similar/identical presentation, but aren't significantly cheaper than the TT release.

Heaven and Earth is somewhat problematic film, but it's still substantially improved over the domestic alternatives. The audio is excellent, the extras are brief but very good. Stone's commentary itself make it a nice release.

I agree, I've been very pleased with the PQ, could it be better? sure if they did a new scan, but that not going to happen considering the poor sales.

[StingingVelvet]

Alright, I thought people had said on here Sleepless was basically the DVD in 1080p. I'll have to read some reviews of it. Still not sure it's a $20 movie though, for me. It's a movie where a stream or DVD would be fine.

[Dex Robinson]

Hmmm...

The problem for me is that there are three titles going up for pre-order order tomorrow that I desperately want.

I looked at the list of sale titles and saw several that I need to grab. But I'm not Bill Gates so I'm going to have to make some hard choices.

[ChromeJob]

Well, darn. I just spent $65 dollars there, if I'd known there was a sale.... Where's the list of sale items? Oh, nevermind, it's in the FB post. Derp. (Click the annoying "read more" link.)

And one that I bought was...

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

For anyone that's watched it, does The Other have good replay value?

As someone who grew up enjoying its rare network broadcasts, and had the so-so DVD, I can say ... if you like The Haunting, The Innocents, Don't Look Now, or other mysterious brooding and disturbing horror movies, you might enjoy it. I think there's an extended discussion on the review thread at AVS forum.

The TT release is nice, the isolated music score has cues that were cut from the final film.

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by ParaOK

From TT's Facebook:

TWILIGHT TIME turns 4 this week! Help us celebrate by participating in the very popular birthday promotion, which this year will commence on Wednesday, March 25th at 4 pm EST, and continue through 4 pm EST on Friday, April 3rd. Please check back in with us tomorrow at the usual time, 4pm EST, for the title list and pricing details. You asked for it to be bigger and better this year, and TT delivers with a wide variety of releases old and new — if you were looking to plug those gaps in your collection — this 4th birthday celebration is just the time and place.

Maybe it will be time for me to finally pick up Pal Joey which I skipped during last year's sale. It's the only Rita Hayworth film on Blu-ray that I do not own.

[ChromeJob]

YEP, they put The Other in Group 2 a week after I bought it. Perhaps they can give me a credit to use against another purchase...

[StingingVelvet]

Okay help me decide which $20 title to add on to Zardoz tomorrow... The Mechanic or Sleepless in Seattle? I own the latter on DVD. I mostly collect sci-fi classics and 70's/80's action movies, though I have a love for Sleepless and have watched it a bunch of times. Yet I think The Mechanic meshes more with what I am trying to collect.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by docc

+ MAN HUNT

Great movie .