Twilight Time / Redwind

[What A Disgrace]

Hopefully Indicator is preparing their own edition of Gloria.

[domino harvey]

The Hot Rock def seems like a title Indicator would go for, at least

[Luke M]

If there is a market in the UK for TWO different fully-fledged BD releases, I don't see why there wouldn't be 3000 potential sales in the US. But it probably is a different "market" than for regular movies, in the way that it doesn't mean buyers are necessarily buying it because they like the movie.

Exactly. The Blu editions released by Kino and Twilight Time in the States are now basically the same (give or take a few extras/booklets) as the editions released by MoC and BFI in the UK. I don't recall anyone having a cow when the BFI released their edition, even though there was already a perfectly good one available, so I'm not getting the shock and awe this seems to be inspiring. Not that I'm the biggest fan of Twilight Time's model, but this is a situation where most people buying it will probably be collectors specifically doing so for the Photoplay restoration, which is said to be better than that used for the Kino/MoC editions. And I don't see anything wrong with that restoration being made available to the U.S. market.

But the sheer audacity of Twilight Time, whose entire mission is "we're releasing the things no one else would for so they'll have a BD when the home video market disappears in *checks calendar* 18 months" to release a movie with several perfectly good releases due to being PD already in its same, ridiculously unnecessary $35 format is basically a new level for them.

I mean, this release is frankly less questionable than some of their more populist releases like Steel Magnolias and As Good As It Gets on that front. Who else would release this restoration, outside of another boutique label? Would it make you any happier if Criterion or Cohen Films were releasing it?

Um, yes to every single title TT has released. (This fantastical scenario imagines Criterion having unlimited resources)

[pointless]

Take a Girl Like You (Jonathan Miller, 1970)

Release Date: June 19th, 2018.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 6th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Music Track
  Original Theatrical Trailers

Booklet art:

[pointless]

My Sister Eileen (Richard Quine, 1955)

Release Date: June 19th, 2018.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 6th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Music Track (with some dialogue and effects)
  Original Theatrical Trailer

Booklet art:

[Feego]

What's our quota on giant legs for the month?

[Lost Highway]

I finally got round to watching Miss Sadie Thompson in 3D. It looks fantastic. The film was pretty good too, despite having a reputation of being watered down. Hayworth, a little frayed around the edges which is just right for the part, is very good in what was a comeback role. I’ve read the short story a long time ago which was a lot more harsh but I’ve never seen the two previous adaptations.

[swo17]

My Sister Eileen (Richard Quine, 1955)

Release Date: June 19th, 2018.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 6th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Music Track (with some dialogue and effects)
  Original Theatrical Trailer

Way to make me not want to buy one of the greatest musicals ever made

[Gregory]

If I hadn't already seen the film, this cover art would appear to be something for Giantess magazine (for readers with a "special" interest in women who have grown as large as 75 feet high), straying from their normal subject matter to publish a report about people being plagued by a flea infestation.

[Ashirg]

It's based on original half sheet -



They could've gone with one sheet -

[swo17]

The Predator heat vision filter was the right choice for this film

[domino harvey]

What's our quota on giant legs for the month?

To be fair, all of the original art for the movie sux

[Gregory]

But since they seem to have reproduced the image with the aid of a cheap early-1990s color printer, details like the confetti become unrecognizable.

[movielocke]

But since they seem to have reproduced the image with the aid of a cheap early-1990s color printer, details like the confetti become unrecognizable.

More contrast, give me mooooooore contrast.

[whaleallright]

You guys are relentless! May I say that the Hilda Crane cover is rather nice?

[M Sanderson]

Has anyone seen the Wild Bill and Geronimo Blu rays - any word on the picture quality?

[pointless]

My Gal Sal (Irving Cummings, 1942)

Release Date: June 19th, 2018.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 6th at 4 pm EST.

Special Feature:

• Isolated Music Track

Booklet art:

[pointless]

Let's Make Love (George Cukor, 1960)

Release Date: June 19th, 2018.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, June 6th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Music Track
  Original Theatrical Trailer

Booklet art:

[What A Disgrace]

Thank goodness for Signal One.

[pointless]

John Carpenter's Christine to be Released on 4K Blu-ray by Sony

Didn't Sony also release this on Blu-ray a couple of years after TT lost the rights?

[AfterTheRain]

They certainly did; I have the Blu-ray in my collection as of right now.

[pointless]

20th Century Fox TT Sale

PRICE BRACKET 1: $22.95

• THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS
  THE INCIDENT
  THE SEVEN-UPS
  DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK
  NO DOWN PAYMENT
  BLUE DENIM

PRICE BRACKET 2: $19.95

• INFERNO 3D - LOW QUANTITY
  HELL AND HIGH WATER
  STATE FAIR
  THE LONG, HOT SUMMER
  BENEATH THE 12-MILE REEF
  CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE
  DOCTOR DOLITTLE
  FOREVER AMBER
  DRAGONWYCK
  MMY COUSIN RACHEL

PRICE BRACKET 3: $14.95

• HOUSE OF BAMBOO - LOW QUANTITY
  BLACK WIDOW
  BROKEN LANCE
  THE DETECTIVE
  FROM THE TERRACE
  WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS
  ANASTASIA - LOW QUANTITY
  JULIA - LOW QUANTITY
  GARDEN OF EVIL
  THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK
  THE GANG'S ALL HERE
  TONY ROME / LADY IN CEMENT
  HUSH... HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE - LOW QUANTITY
  THE BOSTON STRANGLER
  PRETTY POISON
  KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
  TWO FOR THE ROAD
  KISS OF DEATH - LOW QUANTITY
  PEYTON PLACE
  HOW TO STEAL A MILLION

PRICE BRACKET 4: $9.95

• FLAMING STAR
  THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
  STORMY WEATHER
  THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE
  THE YOUNG LIONS - LOW QUANTITY
  THE BEST OF EVERYTHING

PRICE BRACKET 5: $6.95

• RAPTURE - LOW QUANTITY
  THE ROOTS OF HEAVEN - LOW QUANTITY
  DESIREE - LOW QUANTITY
  BELOVED INFIDEL - LOW QUANTITY
  PONY SOLDIER
  ROYAL FLASH
  VIOLENT SATURDAY - LOW QUANTITY
  CHE!
  THE VANISHING
  APRIL LOVE

PRICE BRACKET 6: $6.95 DVDS

• VIOLENT SATURDAY
  WOMAN OBSESSED

[tenia]

Every time I see a TT sale, I'm refraining to buy some because every time I just give up and order a few of them, they end up getting better releases in the UK. I might cave in and upgrade my French BD of The Boston Strangler though.

[L.A.]

The next time when the prices are right I think I’ll snatch Blue Denim, The Incident and No Down Payment.

[M Sanderson]

Impressed by their presentation of Wild Bill. In particular during darker scenes, blacks are deep, shadow detail exactly as it should be - and range of colours very clear and precise. Of course, in some of the more washed out, blown out daylight scenes (in particular early, before the action moves to Deadwood), the Blu ray can’t show details that aren’t there. Overall this is very strong and healthy & I can forget about the mediocre quality of the one streaming on Netflix.

Only thing, it wasn’t very grainy. Does it look too sharp? Has there been a little degraining or artificial sharpening? That said, there’s some very good detai, details I’ve never seen before, during night scenes that I was extremely happy with.