Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[dsman71]

I was thinking about State of Grace.. any comments on this one ?

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by dsman71

I was thinking about State of Grace.. any comments on this one ?

Great "Irish mob" movie. Sean Penn and Ed Harris are both superb, but Gary Oldman steals the film with one of the best performances in his career, and I really don't think I'm hyperbolizing when I say that.

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

I think I'll wait until it's closer to ending before I put in an order, just in case there's an autograph promo that can be doubled up on.

Originally Posted by baheidstu

I think I might do the same. I hate passing up on a Twilight Time sale, but there's so many titles coming out in the new few months that are must-haves for me and I want to make sure I have the budget for those.

June is a really packed month for me, release-wise but I will eventually be clearing out my SAE wishlist before the sale ends.

[Dirk Pitt]

Took advantage of the sale to get some older titles like:

Conrack
The Other
Major Dundee
Dogs of War
Fate is the hunter
Experiment in terror

Looks like I'm back to the blu cases.

[AKORIS]

went with....

SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN
THE DETECTIVE
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
THE BOUNTY


I'm pretty much caught up with most of my "must have" titles......

As with Criterion, by waiting for these semi-annual sales, I'm basically paying $20 for all the titles I want...

It's the A-grade horror-sci-fi titles that you usually have to pay the piper for...

[Blu Titan]

If you don't own The Big Heat do youself a favor and buy it now....5/5 for the movie and 5/5 for PQ . I would pair it up with Man Hunt.

[The Great Owl]

I just ordered Equus.

[Page14]

Placed an order for a few that have been on my wish list forever. And I'm pretty sure I'll be back for more before the sale is over.

The Blue Lagoon (I've been on the fence about this one since it came out. Thought I better grab it before it sells out and I have regrets)
Equus (The recent talk about this one [Jenny] nudged me to [Agutter] buy it)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (I like Jimmy Stewart ... and Maureen O'Hara too ... so why not)
Solomon and Sheba (mostly because I saw Gina Lollobrigida being interviewed at the TCM Film Festival a few weeks ago, and she mentioned this film)
The Wayward Bus (I've been curious about this one for years)

[Reddington]

Ordered Broadway Danny Rose, The Eddy Duchin Story, and Experiment in Terror.

Thanks SAE!

[drb124]

Picked up:

The Best of Everything
Bite the Bullet
Crimes and Misdemeanors
The Disappearance
Drums Along the Mohawk
The Hawaiians
Jane Eyre
Man in the Dark 3D
The Mechanic
The Sound and the Fury
Two Rode Together
Zulu

Considered but put off until later - Equus, Solomon and Sheba, Khartoum, Roots of Heaven, Alamo Bay, and Cover Girl among others.

[Doc Moonlight]

Originally Posted by Widescreenfilmguy

I collected laserdiscs for years and I don't recall "Rapture" ever being released, are you thinking of "The Rapture" with Mimi Rogers?

I was. I stand corrected.

[oildude]

Pre-orders begin Wednesday, June 29 @ 4 pm EST

Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Original Theatrical Trailer

[oildude]

Pre-orders begin Wednesday, June 29 @ 4 pm EST

Special Features: Isolated Score Track (with some dialogue and effects) / Audio Commentary with Film Historian Drew Casper / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Glenn Kenny, Ed Hulse, and Farran Smith Nehme / Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star / Alice Faye's Last Film: We Still Are! / Deleted Scene: The $64 Question / Original Theatrical Trailer

[oildude]

Pre-orders begin Wednesday, June 29 @ 4 pm EST

Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Original Theatrical Trailer

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by BagheeraMcGee

Great "Irish mob" movie. Sean Penn and Ed Harris are both superb, but Gary Oldman steals the film with one of the best performances in his career, and I really don't think I'm hyperbolizing when I say that.

Not just great Irish mob movie...IMO it is THE Irish mob movie (and I say that as a self-respecting mick )

And dude's right about Oldman, except I'd go one further and say that Oldman has never been more electric on screen. It's an absolutely towering and totally lived-in piece of screen acting that should have netted him an Oscar.

I can't say much about the presentation though. Like a lot of MGM transfers, it just looks like an HD upscale. Not very impressive, but if you don't own the film in any capacity then this is probably your best bet.

[spanky87]

Waiting for that Miss Sadie Thompson cover.

[easydreamer]

Originally Posted by oildude

Pre-orders begin Wednesday, June 29 @ 4 pm EST

Now I really have to double dip on this one! Great set of extras!

[tallguy58]

Under Fire is a great movie based on real events. Great performances all around.
Highly recommended.

[jshaide]

Picked up:

The Big Heat
Where the Sidewalk Ends
10 Rillington Place
Cowboy
La Bambola Di Satana

Really wish that the April stuff was discounted, though. Some definite pick ps that month for me.

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Not just great Irish mob movie...IMO it is THE Irish mob movie (and I say that as a self-respecting mick )

And dude's right about Oldman, except I'd go one further and say that Oldman has never been more electric on screen. It's an absolutely towering and totally lived-in piece of screen acting that should have netted him an Oscar.

I can't say much about the presentation though. Like a lot of MGM transfers, it just looks like an HD upscale. Not very impressive, but if you don't own the film in any capacity then this is probably your best bet.

I think it's a criminal act that Oldman wasn't even nominated for that performance. That year, Al Pacino was nominated for his hamming it up as Big Boy Caprice in "Dick Tracy"! Don't get me wrong, I love Pacino as much as the next guy, and he was funny in that movie, but that wasn't even a top-10 performance of his, and there's no one on this earth that is going to convince me that Pacino's performance in that film is superior to Oldman's work in "State of Grace".