Twilight Time / Redwind

[MichaelB]

There won’t be any more Arrow box sets - they only spanned the UA/Orion years. The most likely label to release Husbands and Wives is Indicator, but although enquiries have been made with Sony they’ve proved fruitless so far.

[Ribs]

Ah, it's a bummer to hear that Sony in the UK is apparently not budging on a release as I hoped Indicator had these on their agenda. I'd been avoiding all TT releases because as soon as Indicator announced themselves it became clear to me that TT's entire business model was a gigantic fraud, but it does seem like this'll be the only way to get these handful of Allens excepting a weird circumstance. (Any chance it's planned for a bare bones Eureka Classics set, I guess?)

[dwk]

Another Twilight Time sale on MGM/UA titles. Get 'em before Olive/Shout/Kino re-release them :

TT's MGM/UA Blow-out sale starts today at 4 pm EST - http://www.screenarchives.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and https://www.twilighttimemovies.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - 81 titles included - see list below

PRICE BRACKET 1: $6.95

THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA
THE BELIEVERS
AUDREY ROSE
AMERICAN BUFFALO
MISSISSIPPI MERMAID

PRICE BRACKET 2: $9.95

SCORPIO
SOLOMON AND SHEBA
KINGS GO FORTH
THE HAPPY ENDING
THE GLORY GUYS
THE FANTASTICKS
LOVE AND DEATH
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT
SUMMER LOVERS
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY
BOUND FOR GLORY
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING
INSERTS
THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS
FROM NOON TILL THREE
EUREKA
STANLEY & IRIS
YEAR OF THE COMET

PRICE BRACKET 3: $14.95

STATE OF GRACE
AT CLOSE RANGE
STRANGE INVADERS
SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN
COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE
SHADOWS AND FOG
HAWAII
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF / SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL GUNFIGHTER
THE HAWAIIANS
EXODUS
THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT
CHATO'S LAND
CUTTER'S WAY
I COULD GO ON SINGING
ROLLERBALL
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
ROMEO IS BLEEDING
ZELIG
THE RUSSIA HOUSE
THEATRE OF BLOOD
BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA
EYE OF THE NEEDLE
REMO WILLIAMS
MURPHY'S LAW
THE TRAIN
RUNAWAY TRAIN
BOXCAR BERTHA
I WANT TO LIVE!
THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
STARDUST MEMORIES
COMES A HORSEMAN
CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER
THE QUIET AMERICAN
INTERIORS
BABY BOOM
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
ANOTHER WOMAN
THE FORTUNE COOKIE
8 HEADS IN A DUFFEL BAG

PRICE BRACKET 4: $19.95

WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN
THE MAN IN THE MOON
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX...
THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN
TOM SAWYER / HUCKLEBERRY FINN
KID GALAHAD
SEPTEMBER
LAWMAN
HOUR OF THE GUN
PLAY DIRTY
WILD BILL
BANANAS
SAYONARA
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
THE HOSPITAL
ALICE

[Costa]

I'd like to get Alexander the Great, but I don't know... such epic films require a 4k scan.
I wonder if there will be another release by someone else in the future.

[pointless]

Underworld U.S.A. (Samuel Fuller, 1961)

Release Date: March 20th, 2018.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, March 7th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Music Track
  Sam Fuller Storyteller
  Martin Scorsese on Underworld U.S.A.
  Original Theatrical Trailer

Booklet art:

[pointless]

The New Centurions (Richard Fleischer, 1972)

Release Date: March 20th, 2018.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, March 7th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Music Track
  Audio Commentary with Actor Scott Wilson and Film Historian Nick Redman
  Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lee Pfeiffer and Paul Scrabo
  Original Theatrical Trailer

Booklet art:

[What A Disgrace]

Well, The New Centurians actually has a few decent supplements.

As for Underworld U.S.A., I'll wait and see what Indicator has to say about that.

[pointless]

Don't Bother to Knock (Roy Ward Baker, 1952)

Release Date: March 20th, 2018.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, March 7th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Music Track
  Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
  Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
  Original Theatrical Trailer

Booklet art:

[dda1996a]

How good is Underworld U.S.A? Love Fuller for the most part

[Rayon Vert]

I think it's his best movie.

[dwk]

May releases (from HTF's announcement):
GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (1993)
NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE (1976) (Brand New 4K Transfer)
HILDA CRANE (1956) (New 2K Transfer)
THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) (The Kevin Brownlow / Photoplay Restoration; 2015)

[Big Ben]

Wow Birth of a Nation? I mean I know Restorations aren't public domain but the film certainly is and it has better releases than Twilight Time can give it. Seriously? BIRTH OF A NATION?

[jsteffe]

Wow Birth of a Nation? I mean I know Restorations aren't public domain but the film certainly is and it has better releases than Twilight Time can give it. Seriously? BIRTH OF A NATION?

But they're licensing the 2015 Brownlow restoration, which hasn't been released here yet. I'm glad that Twilight Time is at least making this available for the U.S. market.

[domino harvey]

I mean, it will almost certainly be around long enough to be ten bucks in a future liquidation sale at least!

[The Elegant Dandy Fop]

What’s the difference in terms of quality from the previous editions? And is the “photoplay” version is slightly different cut? The Masters of Cinema Blu-ray looks incredible and can’t imagine something looking better.

[Big Ben]

I mean, it will almost certainly be around long enough to be ten bucks in a future liquidation sale at least!

This is precisely my point. I doubt many people will be scrambling for a Twilight Time version of this film because it's something they'll rewatch regularly. It's important to film history sure but it's in no way a wholesome picture. If you're going to get an archival copy why would you do so with Twilight Time?

What’s the difference in terms of quality from the previous editions? And is the “photoplay” version is slightly different cut? The Masters of Cinema Blu-ray looks incredible and can’t imagine something looking better.

Here's a rundown.

[domino harvey]

I mean, Hilda Crane is a far less commercial choice for release, a movie that literally would never have come out on Blu-Ray from any other label in the world, so if I can support that I can support this

[Feego]

What’s the difference in terms of quality from the previous editions? And is the “photoplay” version is slightly different cut? The Masters of Cinema Blu-ray looks incredible and can’t imagine something looking better.

The Photoplay restoration was used for the BFI's Blu-ray edition. You can see caps-a-holic's comparison between that version at the MoC here.

[McCrutchy]

Wow Birth of a Nation? I mean I know Restorations aren't public domain but the film certainly is and it has better releases than Twilight Time can give it. Seriously? BIRTH OF A NATION?

But they're licensing the 2015 Brownlow restoration, which hasn't been released here yet. I'm glad that Twilight Time is at least making this available for the U.S. market.

At least we'll finally hear the incredible isolated score track in lossless audio for the first ti--HEY...WAIT A MINUTE!

[pointless]

The Seven-Ups (Philip D’Antoni, 1973)

Release Date: March 20th, 2018.
Pre-order date: Wednesday, March 7th at 4 pm EST.

Special Features:

• Isolated Music Track of the Don Ellis Film Score
  Isolated Music Track of the Unused Johnny Mandel Score
  Audio Commentary with Film Historian Richard Harland Smith
  Introduction by Director-Producer Philip D’Antoni
  The Seven-Ups Connection
  A Tony Lo Bianco Type
  Real to Reel
  Cut to the Chase
  Anatomy of a Chase: Behind the Scenes of the Filming of The Seven-Ups
  Randy Jurgensen’s Scrapbook
  Super 8 Version
  Lobby Cards, Stills and Media Gallery
  Original Theatrical Trailers
  Brand New 4K Transfer

Booklet art:

[tenia]

Sooooo I posted on TT's FB page that their New Centurions release was feeling quite light compared to the UK or FR releases, especially given its price point.
I was answered basically that "yes, but who cares, it's for the US customers."
Followed a fascinating discussion (that of course ended up being deleted) where I was accused of trolling and trying to shill for the competition (and maybe I was actually working for them) and why not leaving the US labels alone and keep on my local territories.
I just love talking to labels who don't realise it's actually very quick and factual to go on DVD Beaver, Amazon or blu-ray.com and compare release A vs Release B and see what you're getting for your money and what others are getting for theirs.

[FrauBlucher]

Nick Redman strikes again. His label can’t go under fast enough for me.

[Ribs]

He must be so excited to be so close to 2020 when the home video market collapses around him and he can finally flee the country under an assumed name with a briefcase full of money, the only one to have seen it coming

[FrauBlucher]

I think his original marker was 5 to 7 years from his first interview for his company and that was 2012. So, I think we’re past his initial prediction.

[tenia]

What I’m most tired with when discussing with some (too many, to be fair) labels is how quick they are to take the first exist door : I’m not in their market, I’m not in the industry, I don’t know crap, I’m just a troll, I’m not factual, it’s not important, nobody cares, I’m the only one complaining about this.

True, they can’t know who am I and how much time I can spend gathering information to be factual about what I’m discussing, but this has nothing to do with the remark. Having to justify this means I was just basically thrown an ad hominem sophism in order to avoid having to assess frontally the remark.

In this precise case, there’s no trolling or no need to justify who I am when saying it’s very easy to compare the 3 BD releases of The New Centurions and realise the TT one, despite its price point, will be the only one not to have the Cop Stories feature nor the Super 8 version.

And yet, instead, I was quickly dismissed as being a foreign troll.

But in 2018, this just looks like a 90s defense. In which world labels are living that even if they don’t massively import foreign releases, cinephile people wouldn’t at least look at what is done elsewhere and compare it to what they’ll be getting ?
My remark could have perfectly be emitted by a US customer being disappointed his release will be the only one not to have this feature, but instead of understanding that their releases are being compared whether they like it or not, TT chose to respond this contemptuous way.
They could instead have relied solely on why they didn’t or couldn’t licence these extras and instead included a new audio com’ instead, but they basically preferred to insult a potential customer instead.

And that’s sadly not the first time I’ve have labels reacting this way. I remember having a very heated argument with a label who was trying to explain to me how having the movie incorrectly encoded in 108050 instead of 1080p24 was actually OK (it’s not), that nobody cares (because sure, the general audience is the most knowledgeable mass when it comes to this), and that it was very difficult to have corrected anyway (it’s not).

I’ve met a few labels who understand how continuous improvement can be important, and how customers feedback need to be treated fairly, because the general audience isn’t knowledgeable so few knowledgeable feedbacks might be enough to point out a legitimate issue.

But here, it’s either lazy or cynical. Or both. I don’t know.
But if TT is tired being unfavourably compared to foreign releases, maybe they should realise the problem isn’t the people doing the comparisons...

He must be so excited to be so close to 2020 when the home video market collapses around him and he can finally flee the country under an assumed name with a briefcase full of money, the only one to have seen it coming

Seeing how the market is doing vs how TT is seemingly doing, I'm wondering how small this briefcase will be.