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  1. Richard--W

    Ockeghem's All Things DARK SHADOWS (w/Spoilers)

    Wish I'd known. I'd have finally bought it. This past year I've picked up a lot of Dark Shadows stuff. Each month a little more of this and that. Books, soundtracks, and all kinds of memorabilia. I've never collected movie and TV memorabilia before, except for buying DVD's, but Dark Shadows...
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    your Twilight Time / Columbia wishlist?

    It's not but I agree it should be. Nothing warm's the public's heart toward a company like a western:
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    your Twilight Time / Columbia wishlist?

    If you liked Frankenheimer's Seconds, you'll like The Brotherhood of the Bell, Jon. The two films have a lot in common. It's shot on 35mm film like a feature film and in color. It's literately written by novelist David Karp, artfully photographed in deep focus and wide angle, and directed by...
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    your Twilight Time / Columbia wishlist?

    Paul Wendkos' THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BELL (Columbia / CBS, 1970). A brilliant thriller, acutely paranoid, and the finest movie ever made for television. Wish I had a still or a poster or the admat from TV Guide. Glenn Ford and Paul Wendkos considered it the finest work they'd done. It is...
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    Conversations with Twilight Time's Nick Redman (UPDATED New Interview 9/8/13)

    Perhaps Twilight Time could investigate the possibility of releasing some forgotten concert films on blu-ray, like this one:
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Haunting -- in Blu-ray

    The audio has certainly improved. Bright and punchy. The old DVD had a muffled audio. I'm so pleased Warner Brothers finally upgraded The Haunting and released it on blu-ray, but I wish they had included a slip-cover, inserted a booklet with an essay written by someone who knows what's what...
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    3D World 3D Film Expo III @ Egyptian Theatre

    Did anyone make a list of the films shown at the 3-D Rarities screening? I lost my crib sheet somewhere between there and here.
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    Conversations with Twilight Time's Nick Redman (UPDATED New Interview 9/8/13)

    I haven't seen the Wild Side Video DVD. I'll hunt it up. The Intergroove blu-ray looks like sh it on a shingle. When the wood is blue and the leather holster is green and the sand on the street is white you know something is wrong even though the fleshtones are fleshy. It's actually worse than...
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    Conversations with Twilight Time's Nick Redman (UPDATED New Interview 9/8/13)

    I hadn't heard that Paramount made a hi-def transfer. I hope it's true. If anyone knows the facts, post it here.
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    Conversations with Twilight Time's Nick Redman (UPDATED New Interview 9/8/13)

    Twilight Time might want to investigate the possibility of releasing One-Eyed Jacks (1961), a much-admired western starring Marlon Brando and Karl Malden with both general audience appeal and a strong cult-following. Possibly TT has looked into this film already and knows about its ownership and...
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    THE HAUNTING [1963] OCT15.

    Warner Brother's new blu-ray of THE HAUNTING arrived today. The audio is significantly improved, brighter, punchier and more present. This is how the film should sound. The transfer is also improved. It has more detail and texture, and is more film-like than either the laser-disc or the DVD...
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    your Twilight Time / Columbia wishlist?

    Gunman's Walk has never had so much as a DVD release. A much-admired, hardboiled western about family conflict with a first-rate Van Heflin performance and direction by Phil Karlson (Walking Tall). Western buffs have been clamoring for this one.
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    Twilight Time Announces January/February 2014 Releases

    My sentiments exactly insofar as ZULU is concerned. I have the British blu but since this is a different transfer I'm buying it. The thought of not buying it never entered my head. An exceptional film on every level and very entertaining. If we must pick on Twilight Time let's pick on them for...
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    Twilight Time Announces January/February 2014 Releases

    Why do Bob Furmanek's posters always look newer and shinier than mine? Gentlemen, let's stop picking on Twilight Time over Man In the Dark. True there are some unfortunate process shots, but it is an immersive and effective stereoscopic film. It can be enjoyed for its depth alone. Plus it's a...
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    Olive Films Blu-ray Release and Discussion Thread

    Thank you, Stefan Andersson. That's good news. I hope Warner Brothers has plans to release the film after all the work they've put into it.
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    Your Twilight Time/MGM wishlist?

    I don't care to see CUBA again. Not one of Richard Lester's brighter efforts. I love Roberta Hunter's blues in REMEMBER MY NAME (1978). As I understand she died intestate, leaving her music rights unassigned, so the film and soundtrack can't be released. Things may have changed, however. It's...
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    Olive Films Blu-ray Release and Discussion Thread

    What kind of shape is THE LUSTY MEN (RKO, 1952) in? Haven't seen it in ages. Wouldn't it be nice if Olive Films could acquire a decent transfer for blu-ray release.
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    your Twilight Time / Columbia wishlist?

    The first serious and historical Robin Hood film written by playwright James Goldman, a bittersweet romance, reuniting Sean Connery with Robert Shaw, and with a John Barry score to die for:
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    Your Twilight Time/MGM wishlist?

    I'll buy it.
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    Adding to our Bottomless Criterion Speculation -- A David Lean Set For '14

    Where are THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS (1949), MADELEINE (1950), and BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER (1952) on your list ? Those are David Lean films, too, you know. He gave as much care and attention to those films as to the others you listed.
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    Twilight Time Announces January/February 2014 Releases

    What, no Peckinpah ?!
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Halloween 35th Anniversary -- in Blu-ray

    I've been trying not to complain. I was thinking that maybe Dean Cundey was making it up as he went along, what's correct and incorrect, until I read your observation, which strikes me as probably what happened. People should hold onto the 1999 DVD in any case because of supplements -- mainly...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Citizen Kane -- in Blu-ray

    The BBC used some footage from THE COMPLETE CITIZEN KANE in its more expansive biography of Welles' life and career, THE ORSON WELLES STORY which aired on the documentary program ARENA. It also aired in the USA on TNT, edited differently under the title ORSON WELLES: MEMORIES OF A LIFE IN FILM...
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    Coming Soon From Olive Films

    Thanks for the explanation, Mike. I see no reason why the transfers that air on TCM and Encore Westerns can't be pressed onto DVD, if that's all that is available. They're perfectly acceptable. Better to have the films in TV print condition than not have them.
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Bonnie and Clyde -- in Blu-Ray

    Anybody Else here, Jose. I don't remember a bluish effect but I do remember diffusion, slow motion, staggered frames and additional bass in the audio to create a feeling of disorientation in the scene were Bonnie visits her mother. There may have been filters or vaseline on the lens. Perhaps...
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    Twilight Time Announces January/February 2014 Releases

    I didn't get a chance to buy THE EGYPTIAN when it was available. I hope Twilight Time will do another limited pressing soon.
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    A few lines about ZULU (apologies to Mr Harris!)

    It's a good thing Lazenby got out of the franchise when he did. He carried OHMSS on his shoulders. Not only was it one of the best films of the year, it's a really well-made film. More importantly, it set an example the Bond series should have followed into the next decade. But the films that...
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    A few lines about ZULU (apologies to Mr Harris!)

    Now you're talking my language. OHMSS is exceptional and true blue authentic Bond. Lazenby is one of its strongest virtues. I'm tempted to use adjectives to praise the film. Scriptwriter Richard Maibaum and director Peter Hunt were part of the core group that originated the series, creatively...
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