Zehn Stunden Zeit für Virgil Tibbs (OT: They Call Me Mister Tibbs!) (Wicked Vision's Black Cinema Collection #2) (Scanavo Fullsleeve) [Germany]

pygospa · November 29, 2020

Release date: Dec. 18th, 2020
Preorder date: Nov. 27th, 2020 (!!!)

Buy Link: Single release, Bundle, Subscription (see below for explanation)

Price: 24,99€, 50,00€ or 279,99€

Limitation: 1500 numbered copies

Format: Dual format (BD+DVD)

Booklet: 24-p by Thorsten Hanisch (German)

Together with SLAUGHTER as their #1 in their "Black Cinema Collection", Wicked Vision is also releasing their #2 title for the series: THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS! As they are released together, you can either get it separately, or in a bundle with their #1 title, and there is also a subscription offer to get all ten titles. I've explained it all in great detail in the other post, so please let me refer you to that post instead of having to repost it all here:

As with their first release, this will come in the same unified overall series design that features the original poster artwork on the front, and other than that is just kept in a black-and-white design. It will of course also come in a full-sleeve Scanavo package (aka Criterion case, or pH Indicator case), and it will come without an reversible cover but instead feature an black-and-white inner-print. We again get a dual format, i.e. the movie being delivered on both DVD and BD. And also there is a booklet, but this time it's written by Thorsten Hanisch. Of course, what's not included is the box, as that is exclusively for the first release.

As with the first release, we get the main feature with English and German dubbing, but only German subtitles. But the extras do also come with English subtitles. Again, we get a German audio cmmentary with PhD Gerd Naumann and Christopher Klaese, and we get the second part of the 10-part documentary "From Mr. Tibbs to John Shaft: New stars and perspectives", as well as the original trailer and a picture gallery.

THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS (1970) is actually the second movie of a trilogy, the first one being IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) which is actually not considered a Blaxxploitation movie, probably, because of the cast and crew being dominantly white, and the movie not being a low budget production, but actually the adaptation of a novel by John Ball; this also led to a nomination for 7 Oscars and an award in 5 of these categories and is today considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS, which came 3 years later, tried to build on that success, but as a low budget film, that was totally different in tonality and style, it could not fulfill the expectation at box offices. Still, today it is considered as one of the most important movies of the blaxxploitation movies, that is seen as an early model for the infamous SHAFT (1971) In the film by Gordon Douglas features Sidney Poitier as police detective Virgil Tibbs who is investigating the murder of a prostitute and falls into an labyrinth of deceits, and is torn between his duty and loyalty.

Here's the trailer. Enjoy:

pygospa · December 20, 2020

So... even though I feel like this interests no one, I'll add the pictures for 1 and 2, which arrived just today. Again it was very well packed, and the package was huge (Mediabook for scale and address coverup). I also ordered another movie that is briefly seen in one of the pictures by accident. If you are interested take a look here.

A few remarks:

The individual Editions are not numbreed, just the boxset is, so I've got boxset no 264.
The beer mats where part of the early pre-orderes (and the subscription orderers) and are limited to 100 pieces each.
All the other extras must be subscription extras, although I am not quite sure, if some of these are not subscription or bundle extras. This includes a poster for Slaughter, a postcard for Slaughter and a lobby card for Slaugther, as well as a postcard and a lobby card for Mister Tibbs. The lobby cards are individually numbered and personalized for the subscribers, so I've got subscription no. 13 (nice ). Also included are two stickers.
All sides of the rigid box look nice, three sides have spot gloss - the back with the fist and the collection title, as well as both sides. The sides have spot gloss as an invisible text, and this is really great. If you look from the front, you cannot see it, really nice.

All in all a really decent release. I'm loving it. And before the pictures, here 's a little spoiler alert: Wicked has released a list of all coming titles. As I won't do any further of these posts, as there seem to be no interest, I just post the list here. If there are titles that interest you, let me know, then I'll make a post for these selected titles, including all the extras and photos from the edition. But spending all the time if you are not interested feels like wasting time

Slaguther (this post)
10 Stunden Zeit für Tibbs / They Call Me Mister Tibbs
Strasse zum Jenseits / Accross 110th Street (Feb. 2021)
Foxy Brown (Feb. 2021)
Die Organisation / The Organization (March 2021)
Ghettobusters / I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (Apr. 2021)
Car Wash (May 2021)
Black Gunn (June 2021)
Coffy (Aug. 2021)
Black Ceasar (Aug. 2021)

Small remark on the photos: Because of the bad lightning this time of year, I tiried to make them a bit lighter, however this also makes them look kind of blueish/grayish. But its black and white and grey. Not blue. Sorry for that. I am not really good in photo editing, unfortunately 😐