tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post8770133388396343292..comments2024-03-20T15:28:13.030-05:00Comments on The Twilight Zone Vortex: Dead of Night (1945) JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14808904189056290207noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-19006347269974085922020-06-12T11:56:47.252-05:002020-06-12T11:56:47.252-05:00Update: Kino Lorber has released a new Blu-ray and...Update: Kino Lorber has released a new Blu-ray and DVD edition of Dead of Night, remastered and containing a commentary by film historian Tim Lucas and a documentary, "Remembering Dead of Night." Grab it while it lasts. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808904189056290207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-60461283284455817712016-06-20T13:56:38.177-05:002016-06-20T13:56:38.177-05:00Not exactly hard to get as there are several for s...Not exactly hard to get as there are several for sale online but always at a very high price. At the time of this writing the lowest priced listing on Amazon is $70. Keeping this classic film out-of-print in the U.S. is driving up the price of earlier editions. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808904189056290207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-47669730801852908452016-06-18T16:50:41.956-05:002016-06-18T16:50:41.956-05:00Some years ago I bought a 2 disc DVD collection fr...Some years ago I bought a 2 disc DVD collection from Anchor Bay which has "Dead of Night" and "Queen of Spades". Very good quality video. Really great stories. I didn't know these videos are hard to get now.pfon71361https://www.blogger.com/profile/15732795928691811199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-70842022453182951632016-06-14T20:38:52.517-05:002016-06-14T20:38:52.517-05:00Halliwell! Of course. I got my Leslies mixed up.Halliwell! Of course. I got my Leslies mixed up.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-40549495051518763172016-06-14T18:43:34.089-05:002016-06-14T18:43:34.089-05:00It's out of print now, and very expensive, whi...It's out of print now, and very expensive, which is unthinkable these days. I'm hoping that changes soon. It really is an excellent film and incredibly influential. I was astounded to find how much Serling and Beaumont, consciously or not, borrowed from it for the Zone. You know I searched and couldn't find where Bradbury first published his story until I remembered your series of articles, which also had the great info on the radio adaptation, so thank you for that, Jack. I know you and Peter know the mystery digests well. <br /><br />I've always found it odd which stories Bradbury chose for adaptation on Hitchcock's show. I would have loved to see "The October Game" or "The Small Assassin" but perhaps that was too strong of stuff for the mid to late '50s. EC Comics did some fantastic Bradbury adaptations, not all authorized, including both of those stories and my personal favorite, "There Was an Old Woman," illustrated by Graham Ingels. I'll look for them when you get to those issues on Bare Bones. <br /><br />If I'm not mistaken the Filmgoer's Companion was by that other Leslie, Leslie Halliwell. He also wrote a volume dedicated to the spooky stuff titled The Dead that Walk, and it's a pretty fun volume, though it's obvious he was a film fan and not a film historian and that horror and science fiction were not his preferred genres. <br /><br />Thanks for reading!<br /><br />JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808904189056290207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-36662557722182926972016-06-14T18:11:24.384-05:002016-06-14T18:11:24.384-05:00Great article! I have always liked this film. I wa...Great article! I have always liked this film. I was first turned on to it by the stills in Leslie Charteris's Filmgoer's Companion. I did not realize it was not available in the US.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.com