EXCLUSIVE: Twilight Time July/August Titles (2 Viewers)

[PODER]

Does anyone know whats going on with Screen Archives Entertainment? Their website seems to have been frozen for several weeks now ...

 

[ROclockCK]

???

Working normally here. I just updated my cart.

 

[Danny Burk]

Remember that missing Fox title from the last round of announcements...the one awaiting studio confirmation? Well, it looks like TT just snuck it into their master list without any fanfare...

I've never seen Centennial Summer - it seems to have had a spotty history on home video - but the Kern music is appealing. Anyone familiar with this picture?

I saw it a few years ago at the Cinesation film convention in Ohio. It was a 16mm print, but IB Tech and such nice quality that it was sometimes hard to tell that it wasn't 35mm. It has a lot of charm, and seemed to owe more than a little to MEET ME IN ST LOUIS. I prefer the latter, although CENTENNIAL has a nice bonus in being one of Dorothy Gish's very few appearances in a sound film. It's sweet and sentimental; if you like that (which I do), you'll probably like the film. I plan to buy it.

 

[Twilight Time]

Thanks for revealing it, Danny---this title is one we had long sought to release since we started, but it was bound up with a bunch of legal issues as well as poor elements...however, within the last year it has undergone a terrific restoration, and now is comparable in hi-def quality to LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, and DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK -- we are very proud to be putting out this long lost gem!

 

[Matt Hough]

Wonderful, exciting announcement. I saw it about a million years ago on television (once) and never again, so my memory of it is very hazy. But I certainly can't wait to see it again after so long a time.

 

[Robin9]

Thanks for revealing it, Danny---this title is one we had long sought to release since we started, but it was bound up with a bunch of legal issues as well as poor elements...however, within the last year it has undergone a terrific restoration, and now is comparable in hi-def quality to LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, and DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK -- we are very proud to be putting out this long lost gem!

As I'm a big, big, big fan of both Linda Darnell and Jeanne Crain, I've wanted Centennial Summer for a long time. So I'm delighted and surprised at this announcement. I will definitely buy this disc.

 

[Aunt Peg]

Can't wait to get this one!

 

[Danny Burk]

Thanks for revealing it, Danny---this title is one we had long sought to release since we started, but it was bound up with a bunch of legal issues as well as poor elements...however, within the last year it has undergone a terrific restoration, and now is comparable in hi-def quality to LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, and DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK -- we are very proud to be putting out this long lost gem!

Nice to hear about the restoration! I look forward to picking up the blu and revisiting the film.

 

[AnthonyClarke]

I guess, TT, that this means the original Technicolor elements are lost and the restoration has had to be made from best existing parts.
Well, if it's as good as Leave Her to Heaven and Drums Along the Mohawk, then it'll still look really splendid.
Now, how about picking up rights for On Moonlight Bay and By the Light of the Silvery Moon.

 

[JoHud]

Remember that missing Fox title from the last round of announcements...the one awaiting studio confirmation? Well, it looks like TT just snuck it into their master list without any fanfare...

I've never seen Centennial Summer - it seems to have had a spotty history on home video - but the Kern music is appealing. Anyone familiar with this picture?

Now releases like this are the real fruits of Twilight Time efforts over the years. While most other titles would have likely been picked up by some other company down the line, real rarities like this that never got a fair shake on DVD are the sort of releases that go a long way in making me a serious fan of the company. Very splendid news.

 

[Rob_Ray]

CENTENNIAL SUMMER is indeed splendid news. This one was never on laserdisc or DVD and is long overdue!

 

[JohnMor]

I guess, TT, that this means the original Technicolor elements are lost and the restoration has had to be made from best existing parts.
Well, if it's as good as Leave Her to Heaven and Drums Along the Mohawk, then it'll still look really splendid.
Now, how about picking up rights for On Moonlight Bay and By the Light of the Silvery Moon.

Those are Warner Bros. titles, so it isn't going to happen.

 

[mark brown]

Why doesn't TT sneak in April Love as well? What is the status? It was announced three years ago!

 

[Twilight Time]

APRIL LOVE has undergone a recent much-needed restoration, and it is likely we'll put it back on the schedule for next year.

 

[lionel59]

Great news re CENTENNIAL SUMMER. At best I thought we'd eventually get an average-looking Fox Archives release. What a bonus to be able to add a TT Blu Ray of this title post-restoration.
Thanks for the good news re APRIL LOVE TT! Could you please also consider a Blu Ray release in CinemaScope of the recently restored version of THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE? No one but vision-impaired people were happy with the Pan-and-Scan FCA release of this musical. I would predict good sales of a remastered Blu Ray edition.This and APRIL LOVE were shown in 35mm in LA in the last 12 months and I am sure HD masters must have been produced when they were restored. Thanks for considering this suggestion....

 

[Thomas T]

APRIL LOVE has undergone a recent much-needed restoration, and it is likely we'll put it back on the schedule for next year.

If you can get Pat Boone and Shirley Jones to do a commentary, it would be fantastic!

 

[Twilight Time]

Well, we've worked with Shirley before so we're hopeful!

 

[David Weicker]

As long as people are asking...

Any chance on the Rita Hayworth / Fred Astaire Columbia films - You Were Never Lovelier and You'll Never Get Rich

 

[battlebeast]

I'm just tickled that TWILIGHT TIME is a member here and reads our comments! Thank you so much for that!

soooo... maybe... The Turning Point (1977)??

 

[Deleted member 372755]

Hi, what @ "The Adventures of Haji Baba" 1954 that was restored @ 2 or 3 years ago?
Read @ it being restored on Google.
Film Screenings & Events

[*] The Adventures of Hajji Baba1954. USA. Don Weis. 94 min.
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Introduced by Schawn Belston, Senior Vice President, Library and Technical Services, Fox Filmed Entertainment
Saturday, November 5, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
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