Tag: Twilight Time

Still a Sexy Beast

October 13, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Still a Sexy Beast

Review of Twilight Time’s sparkling Blu-ray edition of Sexy Beast – still an engrossing study of bullying after 13 years – plus the label’s latest announcement of titles for 2014.

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New Twilight Time Titles + Review Links

August 18, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
New Twilight Time Titles + Review Links

Snipped from Twilight Time’s recent release tally is the entire DVD & Blu-ray roster from 2011 thru the fall of 2013 with review links at KQEK.com and the mobile site.

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At Long Last Love to debut via Twilight Time + spring & early summer releases

February 1, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
At Long Last Love to debut via Twilight Time + spring & early summer releases

Bogdanovich’s At Long Last Love, Walter Hill’s Hard Times + The Driver, and George Stevens’ The Only Game in Town and more coming this spring & summer from Twilight Time.

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Picnic (1955), The Roots of Heaven (1958), and Twilight Time’s Julie Kirgo

February 27, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Picnic (1955), The Roots of Heaven (1958), and Twilight Time’s Julie Kirgo

In Part 2 of my profile of home video label Twilight Time, I interview TT’s resident film historian Julie Kirgo, and discuss the virtues of special features content on DVDs and Blu-rays (and their sudden paucity of late). Also reviewed: TT’s sparkling Blu-rays of Picnic (1955) and John Huston’s awesome, awesome The Roots of Heaven (1958), AND a tally of upcoming Twilight Time releases thru June.

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Mysterious Island (1961), Twilight Time’s Nick Redman, and readjusting the concept of MODs

February 6, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Mysterious Island (1961), Twilight Time’s Nick Redman, and readjusting the concept of MODs

Just uploaded is a lengthy interview with Twilight Time co-founder Nick Redman, and related reviews of Twilight Time’s swanky Blu-ray of Ray Harryhausen’s Mysterious Island (1961), plus a review of Bernard Herrmann’s original soundtrack recording. Also packed into the Editor’s Blog – a lengthy editorial on the illusion of value that’s being sold with existing MOD programs.

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Sundry News & Soundtrack Reviews

November 29, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Sundry News & Soundtrack Reviews

Just uploaded: 3 videogame soundtrack reviews: Greg Edmonson’s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (La-La Land), Steve Jablonsky’s Gears of War 3 and Cris Velasco & Sascha Dikiciyan ‘s Warhammer 40,000: Spacemarine (both from Sumthng Else), but there’s also additonal editorial blather on Twilight Time’s Mysterious Island Blu-ray, upcoming TT and La-La Land releases, and the late, naughty, Ken Russell dies at 84.

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Blockbuster Canada – A Cautionary Tale of Greed, Indolence, & Stupidity

September 2, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Blockbuster Canada – A Cautionary Tale of Greed, Indolence, & Stupidity

Editor’s Blog on the demise of Blockbuster Canada and the potential fall-out, the continuing importance of indie video labels during home video’s transition to niche distribution, and Twilight Time signs a deal with Sony, with the original Fright Night and Mysterious Island coming to DVD and Blu.

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