Do we think it's likely the Ashby's will be released by MoC in the UK? The thought hadn't crossed my mind and I'm hesitant about ordering when it opens now that I'm considering this possibility.
So happy they went with that art for Bound for Glory. Looks beautiful.
Yeah, and it's a good fit for TT - I'm a big fan of them turning out these super-long awards bait epics, a la Nicholas and Alexandra and Judgment at Nuremberg.
I might be in for that and Julia, too (I have a weakness for very nice hats, which that movie has in full force).
The Happy Ending, in my opinion, is a late 1960s masterpiece that has been waiting for decades to be rediscovered. It features the very best performance I've seen from Jean Simmons & the best color cinematography Conrad Hall ever did (not faint praise). The editing is fantastic, too, and Richard Brooks' script and direction are brilliant. And perhaps the greatest thing about the film, for me, is Michel Legrand's score. Legrand simply outdid himself with the scoring - in addition to the famous song "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (heard in many different variations throughout the film), the main title sequence is genius - it's a walking-bass jazz track with 19 musical overlays ranging from a Cherbourg-style love theme to madcap cartoon music, culminating in an Old Hollywood-style musical crescendo. I love this film and I'm happy it will no longer be so obscure.
Watched Alamo Bay last night, and though the film itself is a little too on-the-nose in places, the disc itself is really top stuff. The isolated Cooder score on its own is worth the price.
Gaddis wrote:Watched Alamo Bay last night, and though the film itself is a little too on-the-nose in places, the disc itself is really top stuff. The isolated Cooder score on its own is worth the price.
The DP, Curtis Clark, completely redid the color timing prior to the 4k DCP and Blu Ray being made. Is it a case of revisionism that actually worked in its favor?
Gaddis wrote:Watched Alamo Bay last night, and though the film itself is a little too on-the-nose in places, the disc itself is really top stuff. The isolated Cooder score on its own is worth the price.
The DP, Curtis Clark, completely redid the color timing prior to the 4k DCP and Blu Ray being made. Is it a case of revisionism that actually worked in its favor?
I used to work with Curtis in the nineties when he was resident in UK. The graders at Metrocolour labs used to have a sign up ''If you can work with Curtis Clark you can work with anyone" Takes his job seriously does our Curt.
January 12th - A limited special offer from TWILIGHT TIME this Wednesday, January 13th at 4 PM Eastern time - an autographed copy of THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS- signed by STEVE KLOVES! This will be available to those customers who spend a minimum of $119.80, before shipping, on other TWILIGHT TIME product. You must add the signed edition to your cart and check out successfully with an order confirmation number to qualify. There will be a page just like the other titles to be added to your cart located on the homepage within the TWILIGHT TIME new releases box. This is a first come first serve offer, with a limit of one per customer. YOU MUST HAVE THE QUALIFYING TWILIGHT TIME ITEMS WITHIN YOUR CURRENT ORDER, NO PREVIOUS ORDERS OR FUTURE ORDERS QUALIFY.
domino harvey wrote:Just noticed that Hawaii WILL feature the original roadshow version in SD on the Blu-ray!
On the other hand, I just saw a post on the Twilight Time Facebook page where someone commented that the subtitles for when the characters are speaking in Hawaiian are missing from the HD encode (supposedly the SD roadshow version has them). TT is blaming the studio, but if that's the case, I think TT should have chosen not to release the film until MGM was willing to correct it. Glad I didn't order the disc yet.
USED CARS - fewer than 150 remaining
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH - fewer than 200 units remaining (out of 5,000)
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - fewer than 300 remaining
EXPERIMENT IN TERROR - fewer than 300 remaining
THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO/THUNDERBIRD 6 - fewer than 350 remaining
IN LIKE FLINT - fewer than 400 remaining
THE BLUE LAGOON - fewer than 400 remaining
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG - fewer than 500 remaining
FIRST MEN IN THE MOON - fewer than 500 units remaining (out of 5,000)
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (reissue) - fewer than 1,000 units remaining
ZARDOZ - fewer than 1,200 units remaining (out of 5,000)
John Carpenter's VAMPIRES - fewer than 1,500 remaining (out of 5,000)
Some recent comments from TT at Blu-ray.com about various topics:
"[Y]ou have nothing to worry about with regard to PQ of either THE HAWAIIANS or the SHERIFF/GUNFIGHTER double bill. We agonized long and hard over the situation with HAWAII. As most of you know, we have passed on many MGM/UA titles that other labels have subsequently released without the qualms over quality we usually enforce. HAWAII is an important film, and we felt the transfer met basic criterion for blu-ray standards so we decided to proceed. The irony? It is selling really well - most hardcore fans of the film know there will be nothing for HAWAII beyond what we have issued."
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"We agree with you that the subject of reissues is a problematic area, which is why when we have fulfilled our commitments to MGM/UA this year, who essentially mandated that we put out again 4 of their titles, we will effectively discontinue "double-dipping"in the future.
Wth regard to THE BIG HEAT, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, and their new extras, when we first started licensing from Sony extras were precluded, but now, as our relationship with them has solidified, that position has softened and we took the opportunity to do something different. With JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH at Fox, we were offered a fantastic new 4k transfer.
The 4 MGM/UA reissues this year will all be essentially the same as the previous releases, so little need to "double-dip." We are aiming these toward the people that missed out first time around and have written to us asking for a second chance, and as stated earlier, that will be the end of the reissue program - in the 5 short years that TT has been in business, the home video world has changed exponentially. And, as a result, studios, and boutique labels will constantly have to realign with the new market forces, and be adaptable to any variant. It is our desire to keep on giving what home theater enthusiasts want, and in order to do that decisions have to be made that will always be unpopular with a segment of the community, but hopefully beneficial to the majority. If we don't, we'll have to pick up our chips and find another game."
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"...*yes* - one more Harryhausen in 2016!"
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"[Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)] is a possibility, but not in the short term as it is not blu-ray ready."
