Hello everyone...
I have found the discussions of the last few weeks to be most
entertaining and enlightening.
The lively response to postings on BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and "Your First
Poster" show the power of the movies (and their ancillary materials) to
open us up to topics which we wouldn't ordinarily consider. All of us
grow in the process and Scott deserves a big hand for his sensitivity
and tact in creating a forum for us to express ourselves freely. In a
way, he is our teacher and we his sometime unruly students. As a
fraternity of sorts, our communications only bring us closer together.
If we were all lists of poster wants and auctions, it wouldn't be as
much fun.
Still, there must be rules, or we would dissolve into chaos. In my
opinion, Scott gives us just enough structure to be creative.
By the way, I have been slow to communicate My First Poster, which
was....... THE BANK DICK (1940), a 1949 Reissue One Sheet, purchased in
1949 from NSS-Boston, for 50
cents.
As the operator of a basement movie theatre in my family's house, I
needed it for a display to advertise my offering, a Castle Films 16mm
silent digest of THE BANK DICK, entitled (I believe) THE GREAT CHASE
(or maybe it was HURRY HURRY). Anyway, the poster no longer exits, as
I cut out the W.C. Fields caricature to incorporate into a hand painted
display, inspired by the elaborate marquee and lobby constructions
created by sho-card artists for the Boston first-run theatres.
It wasn't until the 60s Pop Art movement that I started collecting
movie posters for the sake of collecting and displaying them. At the
time, I thought I would serve out my retirement by going to paper
collectibles shows to gradually sell off my stuff. Given the price of
gas these days, I'm delighted to handle it all online.
Best to all,
Mike
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