I am interested in all dealers and collectors feeling of the current venues for Poster sales and memorabilia as a whole...
On one hand,,, I see a need for local brick and Morter shops as it is a way of customeres to have a educational area to review items and speak with a dealer that can offer input in purchases.. However in the net area..a dealer can offer focused speedy service uninteruptted by tire kicker browwsers that waste time and dont spend and only use teh gallery as a source to see the poster and then Buy from a discount dealer,,, Or buy from a dealer online that sells a item without proper discloser of condition etc... I went to severalused book shops today and found that the new way seems to be a Hybrid of net sales and some retail gallery..However the internet seems to provide the best reach.. Only problem is oversaturation of same inventory of goods.. hense reducing profit margins to nill and many are not full time dealers and the ease of listing has made most contemp posters and reprint sales unproftable when you consider..packing , listing and shipping costs the only saveing grace would be to offer " Over theTop service" and hope that customer loyalty would make up and then build in healthy profit margins to sustain the quality to set the dealer apart. Tonight my son traveled to Cleveland to see the 'Land of the dead" Romereo film sent by satillite to the theatre and shown Digital.. the exhibitor Told me in 3 years this will be the Norm as Film will be obselete... Think of the control against bootleggers and shipping of prints... its all being embraced.. Ireceive a Trade called IN-Focus and it had Zemekis, Lucas. Rodriguez, Cameron and others all behind the new digital revolution... Ive also seen many new movie posters being exhibited on screens vs. paper posters,,,, they will be able to send the materials by cable and eliminate tubes , paper and weight... am I the only one seeing this great transistion??? also In my personal Poll I would say 8 out of ten people now will bypass public showings and wait for video release as they have state of the art Home theatres Free popcorn and can relax with the entire family for a film they can see over and over...... however big films seem to still get attention like a Raisers of the lost ark.... also I see a Big movement in underground films becomeing ever more important in the mix... any comments???? I want to hear from everyone on this and you all are the ones that should know. best, Tom Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: > lol.. the Ancient Olympics.. he and Carl Weathers duking it out from > their wheel chairs at the old actors nursing home.. lol > > At 06:41 PM 10/17/05, Walter Reuben wrote: > >Wasn't it also Sylvester Stallone who first uttered the immortal line: "A > >man's gotta do what a man's gotta do." UGH! > >And does this mean that, when Stallone turns 80, he is still going to be > >doing this??? > >Walter Reuben > > > >Walter Reuben, Inc. > > > >500 North Harper Avenue > > > >Los Angeles CA 90048 USA > > > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >(323) 651 3313 > > > >www.walterfilm.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Doug Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 4:57 PM > >Subject: Re: [MOPO] Stallone getting back in ring for sixth 'Rocky' > > > > > >>In the immortal words of Lurch: "Uuuuuuuhhhhhh" > >> > >>DBT > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >>Movielegends > >>Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 11:27 PM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: [MOPO] Stallone getting back in ring for sixth 'Rocky' > >> > >>Stallone getting back in ring for sixth 'Rocky' > >>By Borys KitMon Oct 17, 6:40 AM ET > >>Reuters > >> > >>Sylvester Stallone is signing on to reprise his role > >>as boxer Rocky Balboa in the sixth installment of the > >>long-running film series, which he wrote and will > >>direct. > >> > >>The film, titled "Rocky Balboa," will be co-produced > >>and co-financed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia > >>Pictures and Revolution Studios and will be > >>distributed by Columbia Pictures. > >> > >>Stallone has been trying to make a sixth movie for > >>years and has been reworking a script. The latest > >>version, which sources said is similar to the tone and > >>grit of the first two movies, persuaded the studios to > >>negotiate a deal. > >> > >>"In many ways, the screenplay really took me back to > >>the original 'Rocky,"' Revolution Studios founder Joe > >>Roth said in a statement. "As a past champion, Rocky > >>Balboa is once again a regular guy who has to find > >>himself and deal with real life. This film brings > >>Rocky's story full circle." > >> > >>In the new installment, Rocky, lonely and retired in > >>Philadelphia, comes out of retirement, intending to > >>fight a few low-profile local fights. He's approached > >>to fight a match with reigning heavyweight champ Mason > >>"The Line" Dixon, and soon his comeback ignites a > >>media firestorm. > >> > >>"'Rocky Balboa' is about everybody who feels they want > >>to participate in the race of life, rather than be a > >>bystander," Stallone said in a statement. "You're > >>never too old to climb a mountain, if that's your > >>desire." > >> > >>Shooting is scheduled to begin in December in Los > >>Angeles and Philadelphia. > >> > >>Stallone received Academy Award nominations for > >>starring in and writing "Rocky," and the 1976 MGM film > >>won an Oscar for best picture, best director (John G. > >>Avildsen) and best editing (Richard Halsey, Scott > >>Conrad). The movie grossed $117.3 million at the > >>domestic boxoffice, making Stallone a film star and > >>creating one of cinema's most famous characters. > >> > >>It also launched one of the most successful film > >>series of all time. 1979's "Rocky II" grossed $85 > >>million, and 1982's "Rocky III," which featured Mr. T, > >>grossed $120.2 million. "Rocky IV," with Dolph > >>Lundgren, made $125.4 million after its 1985 release. > >>By the decade's close, however, audiences seemed to > >>have tired of the character. "Rocky V," released in > >>1990, made only $40 million. > >> > >>"Rocky Balboa" is the first film to be green-lit by > >>MGM since it was acquired by Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - > >>news). > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>__________________________________ > >>Yahoo! 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