type private industry home video founded 2011 founder brian jamieson nick redman products dvds and blu rays owner red jam llc . website twilight time twilight time is a company specializing in releasing limited edition classic films on dvd and blu ray . all titles were sold online exclusively through screen archives entertainment . on july 1 2015 twilight time launched their own web site . contents 1 history 2 release details 3 controversy 4 reissues 5 list of releases 6 see also 7 references 8 further reading 9 external links history edit twilight time began in 2011 as the brainchild of brian jamieson and nick redman both veterans of the motion picture and music industry . both founded the company as a way to release vintage films for the classic dvd collector . initially twilight time licensed 20 films from 20th century fox s catalog to release on dvd and when possible in high definition on blu ray . the goal was to release films of varying genres that had never been released on home video in the united states . 1 twilight time s initial focus was on films of the 1950s and 1960s in what redman called the cinemascope period those gorgeous widescreen entertainments that had it all beauty glamour drama . but he added we will also be selectively tackling the earlier years the 1930s and 40s and sampling every genre presenting hopefully something for everyone . 2 ultimately according to jamieson twilight time will be serving both the collectible drive of film enthusiasts and in a larger sense the cause of cinema literacy . 2 their first title the kremlin letter was scheduled to be release on january 25 2011 but for unknown reasons the release was pushed back by two months . on september 1 2011 twilight time announced a deal with their second film studio sony pictures to license and release titles from the columbia pictures library beginning in november 2011 . the first titles to be released under this partnership included ray harryhausen s 1961 science fiction fantasy classic mysterious island followed by the original fright night the horror comedy cult favorite written and directed by tom holland . 3 twilight time will only be releasing columbia pictures on blu ray if a previous sony dvd version is already available . while initially limiting their releases to one title per month twilight time later announced that beginning in november 2011 they would begin releasing two titles per month . 4 towards the end of 2013 releases began to see an output of three titles per month . in an interview with nixpix nick redman confirmed that twilight time s monthly output would continue to increase stating 2014 is already shaping into a significant commitment of 50 to 60 titles 5 which means an average of four to five titles per month . twilight time announced two new studio deals in 2013 . nick redman confirmed a deal with mgm in september 2013 . 5 the deal includes all the united artists catalog mgm titles from 1986 to the present and all of the titles released through cannon polygram and orion . 5 as well twilight time announced its first international deal in october 2013 with protagonist pictures . 6 the deal gave twilight time the us distribution rights to movies from the film4 library including films from directors ken loach neil jordan and paul greengrass . 6 on july 1 2015 twilight time began direct to consumer sales when they announced they would begin offering their titles through their own website as an alternative to their existing sales through screen archives entertainment . release details edit due to the declining home video market for older and little known films most major film studios have opted to stop releasing those titles via conventional retail methods . instead studios like warner bros. universal studios sony pictures and mgm have gone the manufacture on demand mod route releasing these titles on dvd r often without any kind of restoration or remastering or any kind of extras . unlike mod all twilight time titles are fully pressed dvds and or blu rays from a restored transfer . 7 all titles are limited editions with only 3 000 units of each format created and will not be repressed once they are sold out . as these releases are geared toward the music aficionado all releases will feature an isolated music score . as well all releases will include an 8 page booklet on the movie featuring original essays movie stills and poster art. 1 other extras will be made available whenever possible . controversy edit in september 2012 twilight time released a collectors edition blu ray disc of night of the living dead 1990 . it was supervised by original cinematographer frank prinzi who tinted many of the scenes darker blue . though director tom savini praised the reissue fans complained . 8 others also noticed that some of the sound effects had been removed such as the camera snapshot sound that should play over the end credits between photograph transitions . 9 twilight time promised to alert customers if future editions of their discs differed from the original . 8 reissues edit in june 2014 twilight time officially announced they were re licensing some of their sold out titles to be re released 10 a departure from their initial stance that all titles would be strictly limited to 3 000 units . though they had said they had previously considered re licensing some of their titles this was the first confirmation they had done so . twilight time will not be re releasing all their sold out titles only the ones they feel they can improve upon . 11 the reissues are planned to be completely new editions to stand out from the original releases ; for instance having new bonus features or new high definition restorations . 12 the first four reissues are to be released in 2015 . it is confirmed that three of the first four reissues are christine 13 fright night 13 and journey to the center of the earth . 14 list of releases edit list of twilight time releases see also edit the criterion collection blue underground severin films scream factory shout factory synapse films warner archive collection film score monthly var se sarabande la la land records intrada records references edit a b twilight time label will appeal to 50s 60s film buffs a b twilight time s facebook info page classic columbia blu rays from twilight time twilight time release schedule a b c conversations with nick redman a b first lumiere classic films market hits mark coming soon new twilight time dvd s announcement a b barton steve 2012 10 07 . editorial night of the living dead 1990 blu ray gives fans the blues . dread central . retrieved 2016 02 21 . blu ray review night of the living dead 1990 twilight time indicates they will re license some sold out titles . breaking not reissuing every sold out title all of the reissues will have extra features a b fright night and christine are ours jttcote is one of the releases further reading edit hasan mark r. twilight time s nick redman . kqek . march 2012 . hasan mark r. twilight time s julie kirgo . kqek . march 2012 . external links edit official website v t e region 1 home video lines studios disney walt disney treasures the classics masterpiece collection gold classic collection platinum editions diamond editions fox cinema archives cinema classics collection film noir marquee musicals studio classics lionsgate vestron video collector s series mgm limited edition collection midnite movies mgm kids soul cinema miramax collector s series new line infinifilm platinum series sony choice collection martini movies superbit twc dragon dynasty universal universal backlot series universal cinema classics warner bros. hanna barbera classics collection warner archive collection twisted terror collection licensees criterion laserdisc dvd and blu ray eclipse kino kino lorber studio classics olive films dvd and blu ray oscilloscope dvd and blu ray shout factory scream factory shout select roger corman s cult classics twilight time dvd 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