HI, Ralph, from Joe. Oh I never meant to suggest that the "classic" movie thing was going to be the biggest thing in the dvd business. Just that it is a healthy sign that these studios are realizing the potential for the classic film and realizing that potential by restorations and elaborately-produced dvd packages.
I realize that the most lavish dvd releases are for pictures like VAN HELSING. Look at the several extra-laden releases of CUTTHROAT ISLAND. I wonder when we'll see a documentary on one of these entitled, "How to Make a Truly Execreble Movie." Seems like the bigger the critical dud the more elaborate the dvd release. (But if that's true, where's that "Special Edition" of THE ALAMO -- last year's most undeservedly tromped-upon film in my estimation. I want to see what was on the cutting room floor!!!) I'm just glad to see the extent to which the classic film is being served and that the success of these releases prompt more. Everyone who loves classic films, particularly on dvd, should stay abreast of the latest by reading Barrie Maxwell's bi-monthly column on the website THE DIGITAL BITS-- a site that really keeps one informed about developments in the world of dvd. Here's a direct link to Maxwell's columns: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/barriemaxwell/index.html I also urge readers who aren't familiar with THE DIGITAL BITS to go to the homepage and check out the bevy of columns and information from latter-day experts who care. I've found it to be a most informative resource for finding out when and what's coming out on dvd. All my best to all members and lovers of classic and "pop" films and their posters!! Joe Bonelli > > From: Ralph Plumb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/04/22 Fri PM 12:20:20 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hollywood Forever! > > If you think Hollywood is catering to the classic movie crowd, just > check out the coming releases on DVD on a site such as DeepDiscountDVD > and see what percentage of classics to trash is being released. > Ralph > On Apr 22, 2005, at 11:26 AM, Saul H. Chapman PhD wrote: > > > That leaves us 84% of the population as potential classic film and > > movie > > poster fans/collectors. Not too shabby. > > > > Saul > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Saul H. Chapman PhD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 10:09 AM > > Subject: Re: Re: [MOPO] Hollywood Forever! > > > > > >> Hi, Saul. > >> I certainly accept what you say. I guess that means that Hollywood is > >> catering their current wares to that lowest 16%. Sad. > >> My comment was to point out that young viewers can be "lured" to > >> classic > >> film (and, hopefully, to "classic" posters, if they are inclined to be > >> interested) by simply showing them to those who are above that 16% > >> and who > >> don't get bored with anything that doesn't have an explosion every ten > >> seconds. > >>> Hope you are well. > >> Best, > >> Joe > >> > >>> From: "Saul H. Chapman PhD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Date: 2005/04/22 Fri AM 10:18:15 EDT > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hollywood Forever! > >>> > >>> "Let's remember that "average" intelligence points out that half the > >>> population is below that average." > >>> > >>> Actually, Joe, that statement is incorrect. Approximately 16% of > >>> persons > >>> in > >>> the population fall below the average range -- not 50%. If we accept > >>> that > >>> IQ is distributed as in the normal curve. And data support that. > >>> What > >>> this > >>> has to do with posters is anyone's guess. > >>> > >>> Saul > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Joe Bonelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 8:35 AM > >>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hollywood Forever! > >>> > >>> > >>> > <" What I love about the screening series is that so many > >>> >> young people are watching classic movies and > >>> >> thoroughly enjoying them. > >>> >> Toochis"> > >>> > > >>> > Hi from Joe B. > >>> > This doesn't surprise me at all. It is such a fallacy that "young > >>> > people" > >>> > are interested in nothing but flashy junk-food loaded with sexy > >>> > comments > >>> > and poot jokes. Let's remember that "average" intelligence points > >>> out > >>> > that half the population is below that average. > >>> > Intelligent young people can't help but be bored by the constant > >>> drivel > >>> > that is fostered upon them. When we were kids in the fifties we > >>> loved > >>> > to > >>> > go to the B-movie palaces and enjoyed them immensely (some of us > >>> still > >>> > DO > >>> > enjoy the guilty pleasures from our youth). But the B-list films > >>> have > >>> > become the high-tech, expensively-produced norm from Hollywood. > >>> > (Exceptions like the LOTR films are often from outside California > >>> and > >>> > even > >>> > the US altogether!) The morons who created "focus groups" and the > >>> > like > >>> > have seen to it that a huge percentage of our "entertainment" is > >>> > "focused" > >>> > on that below-the-average crowd. > >>> > Thank God that Warners, and to a lesser extent, Fox have realized > >>> the > >>> > potential in classic films and are now spending preservation bucks > >>> and > >>> > promoting these classics on dvd strenuosuly. The result: a recent > >>> > week's > >>> > number one purchase on DVD Planet (formerly Ken Crane's Laserdisc) > >>> was > >>> > the > >>> > Warners Gangster Collection. Several others including Fox's Laura > >>> were > >>> > in > >>> > the top twenty-five in sales. > >>> > In my experience as a "classical" DJ, I've discovered many > >>> non-nerdish > >>> > kids who really respond to great music from Beethoven and Wagner to > >>> > Bernstein and John Adams--- IF they get to hear it. and are > >>> reminded > >>> > that > >>> > they don't HAVE to "like" it-- just give it a try. Any time I got > >>> > calls > >>> > from young people about the music I always answered their question > >>> to > >>> > the > >>> > best of my ability and--- more important, I always asked THEM > >>> about the > >>> > music they liked.....what pieces and composers. I could steer them > >>> > toward, perhaps, a "different" Beethoven symphony or > >>> Rimsky-Korsakov > >>> > orchestral piece. Or even from a symphony to a Broadway show (can > >>> you > >>> > say > >>> > "Kismet?") Anything to get them exploring on their own. > >>> > The same works, as Toochis' note about the screenings at the > >>> Hollywood > >>> > Cemetary, with movies. I've begun showing some older films to a > >>> young > >>> > friend to avoid the "letterbox" controversy. I refuse to watch > >>> pan & > >>> > scan > >>> > versions of wide-screen films with him and every "old" movie I've > >>> shown > >>> > him from The Yearling (he didn't get it in school...) to The Night > >>> of > >>> > the > >>> > Hunter (and he DEFINITELY didn't get THAT in school-- hits too > >>> close to > >>> > home in the South) has inspired him to want to see more. He > >>> doesn't > >>> > care > >>> > about the directors or even the actors that much. He just says, > >>> "Wow, > >>> > I > >>> > like YOUR movies!" > >>> > So it's the product that does the selling. You just have to be > >>> careful > >>> > to > >>> > pick it properly. > >>> > Great reminder, Toochis. I want to come and see a Movie at the > >>> Crypt ! > >>> > Joe B. > >>> >> > >>> >> From: Toochis Morin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> >> Date: 2005/04/22 Fri AM 12:11:15 EDT > >>> >> To: [email protected] > >>> >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hollywood Forever! > >>> >> > >>> >> What I love about the screening series is that so many > >>> >> young people are watching classic movies and > >>> >> thoroughly enjoying them. > >>> >> Toochis > >>> >> > >>> >> PS - You're great on the Roadshow, Rudy! > >>> >> --- Rudy Franchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> > Yes and their promo tag line reads (no kidding): > >>> >> > Watch Movies Under The > >>> >> > Stars And Over Them......rudy franchi > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > They also have terrific screenings at night! They > >>> >> > > show the film against a wall and everyone sits > >>> >> > under > >>> >> > > the stars with a picnic. It's terrific fun! > >>> >> > > Double Indemnity, Lady Eve, The Big Clock, were > >>> >> > some > >>> >> > > of the films shown. > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > Toochis > >>> >> > > --- Susan Heim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > >> Yes, the tours are called Graveline Tours and > >>> >> > they > >>> >> > >> not only hit the cemeteries, they show you places > >>> >> > >> where the good scandals happened or suicides or > >>> >> > >> other nefarious incidences. Best to take that > >>> >> > trip > >>> >> > >> with a pitcher of Zombies!! > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> Sue > >>> >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> >> > >> From: Tom > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> Martin<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> To: Susan Heim<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> >> > >> Cc: > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:39 PM > >>> >> > >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hollywood Forever! > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> whoops thanks Sue.. great knowledge Heim..! yes > >>> >> > i > >>> >> > >> heard Mels stone said that... > >>> >> > >> or was it Thats not all?? > >>> >> > >> Very cool.... > >>> >> > >> I think they have tours to thos places dont > >>> >> > they? > >>> >> > >> make note : "never have a guy from Toledo,Ohio > >>> >> > >> give directions or historical locations In > >>> >> > >> Hollywood". > >>> >> > >> best, Tom > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> Susan Heim wrote: > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> Actually it's not Forest Lawn. Forest Lawn is > >>> >> > >> over by Warner Brothers and one in Glendale. > >>> >> > Danny > >>> >> > >> is speaking of Hollywood Memorial Park located on > >>> >> > >> Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood. As a matter of > >>> >> > >> fact, Mel Blanc's headstone reads "that's all > >>> >> > >> folks", which left me rolling with laughter. The > >>> >> > >> place is huge is the headstones are so close > >>> >> > >> together, but the really cool places are the > >>> >> > >> masoleums. A few years back, a couple of friends > >>> >> > of > >>> >> > >> mine and myself were in one of the huge masoleums > >>> >> > >> they have walking along the aisle reading off one > >>> >> > >> famous name after another. We get to Clifton > >>> >> > Webbs's > >>> >> > >> and my friend (who is a huge Clifton Webb fan) > >>> >> > goes > >>> >> > >> over and touches the face plate and the whole > >>> >> > piece > >>> >> > >> of marble sealing the unit moved abruptly, > >>> >> > sounding > >>> >> > >> like a bomb went off in this 3 story high echoing > >>> >> > >> masoleum. The three of us nearly jumped out of > >>> >> > our > >>> >> > >> skins and then fell to the floor rolling in > >>> >> > >> laughter. Not a good time to have to go to the > >>> >> > >> bathroom.........!!! It's great to hit if you > >>> >> > are > >>> >> > >> visiting L.A. and want some interesting things to > >>> >> > >> do. Virginia Rappe, the girl in the Fatty > >>> >> > Arbuckle > >>> >> > >> scandal, is buried there with a small marker, as > >>> >> > >> well as Valentino, etc., etc, etc. There is also > >>> >> > >> Westwood Cemetary that is now nestled between > >>> >> > some > >>> >> > >> high rise office building off of Westwood Blvd. > >>> >> > It > >>> >> > >> use to occupy the whole corner, but the property > >>> >> > >> value was so high, the owners began to sell off > >>> >> > >> pieces and now you have to know how to get into > >>> >> > it > >>> >> > >> or you would never even know it's there. That is > >>> >> > the > >>> >> > >> final resting place of Marilyn Monroe and Natalie > >>> >> > >> Wood, among many others. Just some fun info. Sue > >>> >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> >> > >> From: Tom > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> Martin<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> >> > >> To: > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >>> >> > >> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:05 PM > >>> >> > >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hollywood Forever! > >>> >> > >> Forest lawn cemetary.. Mel blanc is there > >>> >> > >> too! > >>> >> > >> Danny Steward wrote: > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >>> Slightly off topic but this is where the > >>> >> > >> film trivia kicks in. > >>> >> > >>> > >>> >> > >>> Can anyone help me with film titles for > >>> >> > >> movies with scenes shot in and > >>> >> > >>> around the Hollywood Forever cemetery. > >>> >> > >> This is the new name of the > >>> >> > >>> revitalized cemetery that backs against the > >>> >> > >> Paramout Studios in Hollywood. > >>> >> > >>> It was a falling apart embarassment 15 years > >>> >> > >> ago and anyone could have > >>> >> > >>> filmed there, panning weeds shielding tombs > >>> >> > >> of the likes of Cecil B. DeMille > >>> >> > >>> and Tyrone Power. > >>> >> > >>> > >>> >> > >>> The cemetery has been there for a long time. > >>> >> > >> Valentino is buried there. > >>> >> > >>> Any film titles would be appreciated. > >>> >> > >>> > >>> >> > >>> Thanks! > >>> >> > >>> Danny Steward / Seattle / > >>> >> > >>> email: > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >>> > >>> >> > >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web > >>> >> > >> Site at www.filmfan.com<http://www.filmfan.com/> > >>> >> > >>> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > >>> ___________________________________________________________________ > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the > >>> >> > >> MoPo Mailing List > >>> >> > >>> > >>> >> > >>> Send a message addressed to: > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >>> In the BODY of your message > >>> >> > >> type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >>> >> > >>> > >>> >> > >>> The author of this message is solely > >>> >> > >> responsible for its content. > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web > >>> >> > Site > >>> >> > >> at www.filmfan.com<http://www.filmfan.com/> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > >>> ___________________________________________________________________ > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the > >>> >> > MoPo > >>> >> > >> Mailing List > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> Send a message addressed to: > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> In the BODY of your message > >>> >> > type: > >>> >> > >> SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> The author of this message is solely > >>> >> > >> responsible for its content. > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > >>> >> > >> www.filmfan.com > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > >>> ___________________________________________________________________ > >>> >> > >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > >>> >> > >> Mailing List > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> Send a message addressed to: > >>> >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> >> > >> In the BODY of your message type: > >>> >> > >> SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> The author of this message is solely > >>> >> > responsible > >>> >> > > >>> >> === message truncated === > >>> >> > >>> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > >>> >> > >>> ___________________________________________________________________ > >>> >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >>> >> > >>> >> Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >>> >> > >>> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its > >>> content. > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > >>> > > >>> ___________________________________________________________________ > >>> > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >>> > > >>> > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >>> > > >>> > The author of this message is solely responsible for its > >>> content. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > >>> > >>> ___________________________________________________________________ > >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >>> > >>> Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >>> > >>> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
