Twilight Time has given us an exclusive early look at these July Announcements. Enjoy!
If you see these titles posted elsewhere within 8 HOURS without credit being given to HTF, rest assured it came from us first!
Note: Moving forward we are going to announce our schedule ONE month at a time instead of two.
BEHOLD A PALE HORSE (1964) BLU-RAY — July 16
THE CHAIRMAN (1969) BLU-RAY — July 16
THE PRESIDENT’S LADY (1953) BLU-RAY — July 16
TEN NORTH FREDERICK (1958) BLU-RAY — July 16
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Definitely in for The President's Lady which I believe will be making its home video debut and hopefully include Alfred Newman's wonderful underscore as an isolated track. My DVDs of Behold A Pale Horse, The Chairman and 10 North Frederick will do me nicely methinks though I might upgrade 10 North Frederick if the reviews indicate a superior transfer.
Well another 4 titles I want. Especially The President’s Lady. Keep up the good work Twilight.
Two Gregory Pecks in one month! All four titles are interesting but The President's Lady is the stand-out because I don't think it's been released on DVD. Anyone puzzled by Suzy Parker's career in films should watch 10 North Frederick. She's really good. (So is my German DVD. I'm not sure I'll upgrade.)
These four film titles are interesting. I'm kind of surprise about "The President's Lady" as I've been waiting on that one for many years. It's been years since I last watched "The Chairman" and "10 North Frederick". I've never seen "Ride a Pale Horse" as it's one of many film titles that I always meant to watch, but always falls through the cracks of my film viewings. A solid lineup!
Not only don't I have any of these on any home video format, I've never SEEN any of them (though, of course, I've heard of all of them)! For someone who prides himself on a long and wide life of cinematic experiences, this is kind of embarrassing. I'll have to rectify it with these four releases.
A strong line up- Behold A Pale Horse is an excellent film which I look forward to picking up.
You're not alone in that boat. It's been so long that I watched a couple of those titles that I can barely remember them.
All 4 titles for me! 10 North Frederick has never released on DVD in the US. Looking forward to the Cinemascope Blu Ray!
I haven't seen any of them either, nor have I even heard of any of them lol – top that ! 😛
The President's Lady sounds the most intriguing and I can stream it which I will – and if I enjoy it Ill add it to my TT collection
I do like Gregory Peck and have a lot of his films, I might have to check these out but there's no chance in hell I'm blind buying movies for 30.00 🙂
Considering Varese Sarabande released a CD of Newman’s score many years ago (now long out-of-print), I’d be shocked if they don’t have an isolated score on The President’s Lady.
For a movie I really really want, $30 is a bargain. Hell, for blu rays of Dramma Della Gelosia, Lucy Gallant, Pepe, A Man Could Get Killed, The High And The Mighty, Where Were You When The Lights Out, Raintree County, You Can't Run Away From It, Curucu Beast Of The Amazon, The Tattered Dress, Le Diable Par La Queue, Gentlemen Marry Brunettes etc. I'd cough up between $50 to $75. 🙂
But I definitely get your point about blind buying.
I was thinking that one of 20th century fox’s old cinema classics series of DVDs would be released by twilight time soon. The chairman is it! I was hoping for the Magus or Deadfall but I’ll take this one!
It is interesting how we value physical media. Back when videotapes first became available, I remember they were priced for rental stores and not for consumer purchase ($100 or more is what I recall), and if you told me back then you could get an even superior product for around $30, I would have been ecstatic!
Excuse me, I need to yell at some kids to get off my lawn!
It's because our expectations and circumstances has changed since those early days of home video. Through so many different home video formats we as consumers were bound to change because of those experiences and seeing how much money we've spent on obsolete equipment and video formats. Furthermore, as you get older, you get tighter with your money as retirement/fixed income and health issues look you straight in the eye every single day.
So true…every single word. I have become very selective in my purchases. Of these 4 fine films I'll probably purchase only one…Behold A Pale Horse…for its cast, director and composer.
Based on a book by one half of the Archers and with Gregory Peck in the leading role, Behold also features the work of Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn and Maurice Jarre, together combatting withdrawal symptoms from Lawrence no doubt.
But the main reason I’ll be buying it is that I can’t bypass anything from Fred Zinnemann. This isn’t for me among his greatest works, but enjoyable just the same. Much as I love Gregory Peck, he seemed out of place as a Spanish Civil War hero.
Also interested in the other three titles as well.
I never got into VHS (or Betamax). My first plunge into home video was the laser disc. But I distinctly remember going to dinner at a friend's house back in the day who had just bought a VHS player. He proudly whipped out his first purchase. A VHS tape of The Poseidon Adventure. His partner complained, "Can you believe he paid $100 for that!". Imagine paying $100 for a pan and scan Poseidon Adventure with a mediocre transfer and today, you can get The Poseidon Adventure in crisp hi definition in its original wide screen ratio for $10!
I'll definitely have to upgrade The Chairman, as it's a title I had been expecting to come out from TT for a while (last time I inquired about it about a year ago, they were waiting for a HD transfer).
Yes 30.00 blind buys isn't well advised, but for something I want, like Warlock, I already ordered it on TT's website 🙂
Even with Criterion I wouldn't spend over 20.00 for a blind buy – Im very cautious about spending money on movies that have a 50% shot on being on the shelf. I tend to stream if its available or rent from ClassicFlix dot com if they have the film in their library.
Also, speaking of VHS, because Im a HUGE Godzilla fan I went to tower records in the late 1980s and spend 40.00 for the VHS of The Terror of Mechagodzilla 😀 One of my first VHS tapes in my collection !
Though some seem to easily find the cash to watch new release films multiple times in premium format theaters. 😉
Though I suppose if you're using something like A-List it might lessen the blow.
First off, I never said I was getting tighter with my monies as I know one person that will say I still spend too much of my disposable income on movies.
Secondly, I am an A-Lister.
THE VICTORS and LORD JIM as well.
And the complete Roadshow version of MacKenna's Gold!
Would want the original Roadshow versions of both films as well as the Roadshow restored Barabbas.
I still have a few strings of hope for Pepe. The roadshow edition of course.
Just pointing out that the banner photo with Susan Hayward for this thread is not from The President's Lady but I'll Cry Tomorrow. 🙂
Twilight Time likes Shirley Jones so there's a chance.
Same here never seen any of these, but no doubt will pick these up.
A+ in our book, Mr. Crawford.:thumbs-up-smiley:
Presidents Lady is a really good film.
My only fear is the sound processing.
I just got the TT My Cousin Rachel.
I have two older transfers off cable and the sound is excellent.
Here, Fox has severely noise gated the track and it sounds terrioble and artificial. I would hate to see this Happen to Lady.
At this point I'd be very happy with the general release version, if Sony do their usual bang-up job…plus the usual Sony suspects: Lord Jim & Barabbas.
Ok, I seem to be missing something here, what does A-lister mean in this context?
A program at AMC Theaters where you get a certain amount of movie tickets – including premium showings – per month for a monthly subscription price.
Thanks, google does not always come to the rescue on matters like these. I think a movie flatrate would be something I'd like to use if I was living in a city where they also offer this for cinemas specializing in repertory screenings, that would be cool!
We got the answer of what the Gregory Peck films are that were in the TT newsletter a while back. I'm still hoping for The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit at some point. Nice line-up. Hopefully my financial woes will cease soon and I could start buying discs again. I'm way behind on Twilight Time and Criterion releases this year.
I wonder if Twilight Time did not find the transfers of The Magus and Deadfall acceptable. Both have been released in Europe.
For $19.95 per month, I can watch three movies a week without any restrictions like IMAX, Dolby Cinema and Dolby Atmos. About 12-13 movies per month for $19.95 only at AMC theaters.
That's a pretty sweet deal if you can watch that many movies a month plus you can watch all the special formats that usually have pretty hefty surcharges.
THE PRESIDENT’S LADY (1953) BLU-RAY — July 16
Will be mine.
Regards,
The President's Lady is a "was" on my 20 most wanted list now. Thank you, TT! Day one purchase for me. My top 20 include Barabbas, Pepe, Raintree County and Lord Jim, and good to hear other folks agree. I'd add Scaramouche, Ivanhoe, Prince of Players, Land of the Pharaohs and my dearly beloved Story of Ruth. Lady is a wonderful surprise!
I don't have a top 20 most wanted list. It's a top 120 list! All your top 20 are on my list too.
I think I'll change mine to a top 120, too. Perhaps a top 420 would be better with beloved peplums, westerns and rare noirs in abundance.
10 North Frederick is a 20th Century Fox Cinemascope Picture so I’ll be getting that. And I worked on The Chairman and haven’t seen a decent print of it in decades! A fun movie to work on and rather a good one. J Lee Thompson was an amazing Director. The script girl told me one day how he’d been talking about a problem he foresaw on a particular shot. Took her a couple of hours before she realised he was talking about his next movie and was already working out his shots, halfway through shooting The Chairman. Lovely man Lee.
wouldn’t it be nice to get some really great restorations of Steve Reeve peplums like Last Days of Pompeii, Giant of Marathon, Romulus and Remus, Hercules Unchained, Etc. And get our Fox Cinemascope peplums like Esther and the King, The Story of Ruth, and any others they can find.
I love presidents Lady. I only wich they made the film a few months later than they did.
It then would have been in cinemascope, color and stereophonic sound !!
BEHOLD A PALE HORSE DRAMA 811956022899
Cast: Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Mildred Dunnock, Raymond Pellegrin, Paolo Stoppa
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Writer: J.P. Miller
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Special Features: Original Theatrical Trailer
LANGUAGE: English VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1
AUDIO: English 1.0 DTS-HD MA SUBTITLES: English SDH
1964 / B&W 121 MINUTES NOT RATED
THE CHAIRMAN ACTION THRILLER 811956022905
Cast: Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill, Alan Dobie, Conrad Yama, Ric Young, Burt Kwuok, Keye Luke
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Writer: Ben Maddow
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Special Features: Isolated Music Track (with some effects) / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Eddy Friedfeld and Lee Pfeiffer / The Chairman Mini-Film / Two Alternate Scenes from International Version / Original Theatrical Trailer
LANGUAGE: English VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 2.35:1
AUDIO: English 2.0 DTS-HD MA / English 1.0 DTS-HD MA SUBTITLES: English SDH
1969 / Color 98 MINUTES RATED PG
THE PRESIDENT’S LADY DRAMA 811956022912
Cast: Susan Hayward, Charlton Heston, John McIntire, Fay Bainter, Whitfield Connor, Carl Betz, Charles Dingle
Director: Henry Levin
Writer: John Patrick
Composer: Alfred Newman
Special Features: Isolated Music Track / Vintage The President’s Lady Radio Show / Original Theatrical Trailer
LANGUAGE: English VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 1.33:1
AUDIO: English 1.0 DTS-HD MA SUBTITLES: English SDH
1953 / B&W 98 MINUTES NOT RATED
TEN NORTH FREDERICK DRAMA 811956022929
Cast: Gary Cooper, Diane Varsi, Suzy Parker, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Tom Tully, Ray Stricklyn, Stuart Whitman
Director: Philip Dunne
Writer: Philip Dunne
Composer: Leigh Harline
Special Features: Isolated Music Track
LANGUAGE: English VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 2.35:1
AUDIO: English 2.0 DTS-HD MA SUBTITLES: English SDH
1958 / B&W 102 MINUTES NOT RATED
Both Ivanhoe and Land of the Pharaohs have had superb HD transmissions on BBC TV in the UK. Love both. Ivanhoe has the shit of Elizabeth Taylor at a window that made everyone gasp, so beautiful did she look.
How many more times are we going to have to beg for Raintree County to get the Blu Ray restoration it deserves?
Too bad it's not 4.0 or 5.1. Hopefully the 2.0 is stereo surround.
:laugh:
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Just received word from Twilight Time…
The President's Lady is being pushed back to August.
Also, in case you are not aware…
TwilightTimeMovies is having a massive sale. 25% and more off all in-stock titles including those from ClassicFlix.
Obviously it should have read SHOT of Elizabeth Taylor.
Can’t change it though for some reason.
WHEW! I noticed that President's Lady was all of a sudden missing from the pre-order list at ScreenArchives. Scared the (what ptb said) right out of me! So glad it's coming in August.
You can ask the moderators to change it for you.
Done!
Thank you!
I watched The Chairman tonight. It had a little too much talk and a little less action than it should, but they wisely didn't make it a lengthy movie and there were some gripping moments. With some craftier plotting, it could have been an edge-of-your-seat thriller.
The Twilight Time disc looks very good apart from some softness in long shots and has nice, deep black levels and just a bit of dust speckling. Sound is strong and clear.