Twilight Time Discussion Thread - Page 1388 - Blu-ray Forum

belcherman · 01-18-2018, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Reddington

My favourite Allen performance is actually Play It Again, Sam, which he wrote but is directed by Herbert Ross. No BD release, but the DVD is readily available and look great.

+1 for Play it Again, Sam. It's not my favorite of his but it's in my top 5. Another one in that top five is Radio Days, which he narrates but doesn't appear in. Allen was a stand-up comedian before he got into movies and his comic timing, along with some great editing, carry the movie along.

oildude · 01-20-2018, 06:57 AM

Here are the Twilight Time release announcements for April 2018, courtesy of the Home Theater Forum. As always, out of respect for HTF's exclusive announcement window, I will not be updating the first post of this thread until TT makes an official announcement on their FB later today.

MODEL SHOP (1969) BLU-RAY - April 17th

AUTO FOCUS (2002) BLU-RAY - April 17th

NO DOWN PAYMENT (1957) BLU-RAY - April 17th (Brand New 4K Transfer)

BLUE DENIM (1959) BLU-RAY - April 17th (Brand New 4K Transfer)

movieben1138 · 01-20-2018, 07:03 AM

I can add AUTO FOCUS to my trade pile. I don't know a thing about the other three, but that's why I love Twilight Time. I've discovered some obscure gems thanks to them!

-Ben

Aclea · 01-20-2018, 07:45 AM

Model Shop was Jacques Demy's US-set sequel to Lola with Anouk Aimee. In Agnes Varda's documentary The World of Jacques Demy there's a long section on the film and interview with the actor who was originally cast as the male lead before Columbia insisted on Gary Lockwood because they were absolutely adamant there was no way Harrison Ford would ever be a star... and then dumped the picture on the drive-in double-bill circuit anyway.

It's an intriguing lineup. I'll admit, I had to look up Blue Denim and No Down Payment. Obviously April is troubled relationships month at TT.

dkelly26666 · 01-20-2018, 08:49 AM

Awesome! I was just thinking about "Auto Focus" the other day. I remember when it played a theater near me back in late 2002, my wife and I went, and we were the only ones in the screening, on its opening Friday night. It left theaters very quickly. I always felt that this was an under-appreciated title, that is ripe for rediscovery. Didn't think it would see a blu anytime soon. Well worth seeing.

Namuhana · 01-20-2018, 12:03 PM

Count me in for Model Shop! I love me some Demy.

Brad1963 · 01-20-2018, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oildude

Here are the Twilight Time release announcements for April 2018, courtesy of the Home Theater Forum. As always, out of respect for HTF's exclusive announcement window, I will not be updating the first post of this thread until TT makes an official announcement on their FB later today.

MODEL SHOP (1969) BLU-RAY - April 17th

AUTO FOCUS (2002) BLU-RAY - April 17th

NO DOWN PAYMENT (1957) BLU-RAY - April 17th (Brand New 4K Transfer)

BLUE DENIM (1959) BLU-RAY - April 17th (Brand New 4K Transfer)

I'm happy to see No Down Payment in the mix.

benbess · 01-20-2018, 12:36 PM

I recommend these sale titles for various reasons....

Audrey Rose is a very 70s suspense film that features a strong performance by one of our best actors, Anthony Hopkins. Robert Wise directs, and Marsha Mason and the child actor also very good.

Carla's Song stars Robert Carlyle, whom some of us know today as Mr. Gold on Once Upon a Time. A sometimes tragic love story in a war torn land. Features an audio commentary by the director.

Mindwarp to me is one of those sci fi horror movies that is so bad that it's good. Bloody beyond belief, it's a shocker that's worth the trip for those with a strong stomach and a taste for the twisted. It is strangely funny, imho, in a cringe-worthy way.

The Secret of Santa Vittoria is a charming and dramatic World War II movie by the great Stanley Kramer. Score by Ernest Gold. Strong performances by Anthony Quinn and others.

Depending on your tastes, I think these movies are well worth it at the amazing sale price of $7.

javi92 · 01-20-2018, 01:18 PM

Never seen BLUE DENIM. Can anyone vouch for it?

lilboyblu · 01-20-2018, 02:10 PM

Just checked the spoiler filled trailer for Blue Denim, and will definitely be picking that up. The Joan Crawford narration looks to be on the set of The Best of Everything (which I loved), so I’ll take that as my sign. Always have a soft spot for those 1950’s melodramas.

Auto Focus doesn’t really seem to be of interest to me as I couldn’t care any less about Bob “Colonel Hogan” Crane’s personal life. However, being a Willem Dafoe co-starring film that’s directed by Paul Schrader, it’s probably much better than I’m giving it credit for. Will probably pick that one up too.

Edit: Blue Denim trailer

HitchcockLang · 01-20-2018, 02:25 PM

Ah, heck yeah for Model Shop, though I somehow thought Criterion had that as I know they have/had one or two other Demy films they left out of their box set for whatever reason.

AnthonyGG · 01-20-2018, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by lilboyblu

Just checked the spoiler filled trailer for Blue Denim, and will definitely be picking that up. The Joan Crawford narration looks to be on the set of The Best of Everything (which I loved), so I’ll take that as my sign. Always have a soft spot for those 1950’s melodramas.

Auto Focus doesn’t really seem to be of interest to me as I couldn’t care any less about Bob “Colonel Hogan” Crane’s personal life. However, being a Willem Dafoe co-starring film that’s directed by Paul Schrader, it’s probably much better than I’m giving it credit for. Will probably pick that one up too.

Edit: Blue Denim trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H6s...ature=youtu.be

Auto Focus is the one I will be picking up. If you're a Dafoe and Schrader fan, it's well worth having. I remember seeing it when it was playing in theaters in '02. There was a little bit of Oscar buzz surrounding it and I was fresh out of film school so I went to check it out. Well done, old school, low key bio-pic. Eventually there were no Oscar nods that I can recall but it's a film I've always kept in the back of my mind as one I'd pick up if ever it made it to blu. Here it is.

BagheeraMcGee · 01-20-2018, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AnthonyGG

Auto Focus is the one I will be picking up. If you're a Dafoe and Schrader fan, it's well worth having. I remember seeing it when it was playing in theaters in '02. There was a little bit of Oscar buzz surrounding it and I was fresh out of film school so I went to check it out. Well done, old school, low key bio-pic. Eventually there were no Oscar nods that I can recall but it's a film I've always kept in the back of my mind as one I'd pick up if ever it made it to blu. Here it is.

Great performances by Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe here. It's tough to say which film Dafoe was at his creepiest in, but this film is in the running, that's for sure.

belcherman · 01-20-2018, 02:46 PM

I’m very interested in No Down Payment. I love me some b&w CinemaScope. Joseph LaShelle (The Apartment) and Martin Ritt (Hud) ftw.

hammer99 · 01-20-2018, 03:10 PM

I like Hogan's Heroes so I blind-bought the Auto Focus DVD day 1. I didn't keep it very long though, mostly due to Greg Kinnear looking nothing like Bob Crane. I have the same issue with Will Smith as Muhammed Ali.

John_Drake · 01-20-2018, 03:12 PM

Yes for Body Shop and No Down Payment!

Harry Shapiro · 01-20-2018, 08:32 PM

Anybody know if the TT release of Auto Focus will be the R rated version, where the videos shown on the TV (most of them, anyway) are blurred out? The region 2 DVD releases do NOT include the blurring, and I've also seen it on cable without as well.

Bates_Motel · 01-20-2018, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by hammer99

I like Hogan's Heroes so I blind-bought the Auto Focus DVD day 1. I didn't keep it very long though, mostly due to Greg Kinnear looking nothing like Bob Crane. I have the same issue with Will Smith as Muhammed Ali.

Good thing an actor looking or not looking like the character they are playing doesn't really make a difference. If casting directors only cast look-alike instead of the best actors for the roles, there'd be some really terrible movies out there. Anthony Hopkins as Nixon, Fassbender as Steve Jobs, both deserved Oscar-Nominees, and both looked little like their respective characters.

oildude · 01-21-2018, 01:38 AM

Pre-order date: Wednesday, February 7th at 4 pm EST

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Special Features: Isolated Music & Effects Track / Original Theatrical Trailer

Brutalizer79 · 01-21-2018, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by benbess

Mindwarp to me is one of those sci fi horror movies that is so bad that it's good. Bloody beyond belief, it's a shocker that's worth the trip for those with a strong stomach and a taste for the twisted. It is strangely funny, imho, in a cringe-worthy way.

Sounds like my kind of movie, thanks for the recommendation. Will be checking this out!

01-20-2018, 06:57 AM	#27742
oildude Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:With the Ale and Quail Club on a train to Palm Beach 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:4770 DVD collection:212 Blu-ray reviews: 37	April 2018 Twilight Time Release Schedule Here are the Twilight Time release announcements for April 2018, courtesy of the Home Theater Forum. As always, out of respect for HTF's exclusive announcement window, I will not be updating the first post of this thread until TT makes an official announcement on their FB later today. MODEL SHOP (1969) BLU-RAY - April 17th AUTO FOCUS (2002) BLU-RAY - April 17th NO DOWN PAYMENT (1957) BLU-RAY - April 17th (Brand New 4K Transfer) BLUE DENIM (1959) BLU-RAY - April 17th (Brand New 4K Transfer)

01-20-2018, 07:03 AM	#27743
movieben1138 Power Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Saint Louis, MO 4K collection:1142 Blu-ray collection:11701 DVD collection:2441 Trading Score:1004	I can add AUTO FOCUS to my trade pile. I don't know a thing about the other three, but that's why I love Twilight Time. I've discovered some obscure gems thanks to them! -Ben

01-20-2018, 07:45 AM	#27744
Aclea Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Model Shop was Jacques Demy's US-set sequel to Lola with Anouk Aimee. In Agnes Varda's documentary The World of Jacques Demy there's a long section on the film and interview with the actor who was originally cast as the male lead before Columbia insisted on Gary Lockwood because they were absolutely adamant there was no way Harrison Ford would ever be a star... and then dumped the picture on the drive-in double-bill circuit anyway. It's an intriguing lineup. I'll admit, I had to look up Blue Denim and No Down Payment. Obviously April is troubled relationships month at TT.

01-20-2018, 08:49 AM	#27745
dkelly26666 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2012	Awesome! I was just thinking about "Auto Focus" the other day. I remember when it played a theater near me back in late 2002, my wife and I went, and we were the only ones in the screening, on its opening Friday night. It left theaters very quickly. I always felt that this was an under-appreciated title, that is ripe for rediscovery. Didn't think it would see a blu anytime soon. Well worth seeing.

01-20-2018, 12:03 PM	#27746
Namuhana Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Cincinnati 4K collection:92 Blu-ray collection:1049 DVD collection:64 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:1	Count me in for Model Shop! I love me some Demy.

01-20-2018, 12:36 PM	#27748
benbess Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Louisville, KY Blu-ray reviews: 65	I recommend these sale titles for various reasons.... Audrey Rose is a very 70s suspense film that features a strong performance by one of our best actors, Anthony Hopkins. Robert Wise directs, and Marsha Mason and the child actor also very good. Carla's Song stars Robert Carlyle, whom some of us know today as Mr. Gold on Once Upon a Time. A sometimes tragic love story in a war torn land. Features an audio commentary by the director. Mindwarp to me is one of those sci fi horror movies that is so bad that it's good. Bloody beyond belief, it's a shocker that's worth the trip for those with a strong stomach and a taste for the twisted. It is strangely funny, imho, in a cringe-worthy way. The Secret of Santa Vittoria is a charming and dramatic World War II movie by the great Stanley Kramer. Score by Ernest Gold. Strong performances by Anthony Quinn and others. Depending on your tastes, I think these movies are well worth it at the amazing sale price of $7.

01-20-2018, 01:18 PM	#27749
javi92 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2013 4K collection:300 Blu-ray collection:4969 DVD collection:875	Never seen BLUE DENIM. Can anyone vouch for it?

01-20-2018, 02:25 PM	#27751
HitchcockLang Active Member Member since:Sep 2013 Blu-ray collection:727	Ah, heck yeah for Model Shop, though I somehow thought Criterion had that as I know they have/had one or two other Demy films they left out of their box set for whatever reason.

01-20-2018, 02:46 PM	#27754
belcherman Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2013 Location:Eastern CT 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1956 DVD collection:85 Digital collection:249 iTunes collection:2 Prime collection:1	I’m very interested in No Down Payment. I love me some b&w CinemaScope. Joseph LaShelle (The Apartment) and Martin Ritt (Hud) ftw.

01-20-2018, 03:10 PM	#27755
hammer99 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 4K collection:1362 Blu-ray collection:6996 DVD collection:2363	I like Hogan's Heroes so I blind-bought the Auto Focus DVD day 1. I didn't keep it very long though, mostly due to Greg Kinnear looking nothing like Bob Crane. I have the same issue with Will Smith as Muhammed Ali.

01-20-2018, 03:12 PM	#27756
John_Drake Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2013 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:3442 Trading Score:92	Yes for Body Shop and No Down Payment!

01-20-2018, 08:32 PM	#27757
Harry Shapiro Banned Member since:Apr 2017	Anybody know if the TT release of Auto Focus will be the R rated version, where the videos shown on the TV (most of them, anyway) are blurred out? The region 2 DVD releases do NOT include the blurring, and I've also seen it on cable without as well.

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