>>> In CHINATOWN John Huston said (paraphrased) that whores and politicians, if they live long enough, all become respectable.>>>>
This may well apply to poster dealers as well. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Kirby McDaniel To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:08 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Video Posters AHA! Several years ago I predicted this, and many laughed. This year I sold the first CBS FOX VIDEO poster for CASABLANCA for $200. In the eighties these posters, which were called POP (point of promotion) stuff by the industry, were around for the picking. A National Forest of it has been thrown away. I have some copies of the Struzan Cary Grant poster done for Nostalgia Merchant and it is the best (art) image of Cary Grant on any poster. I have the very first DISNEY HOME VIDEO posters. I used to have tons of this stuff around, but kept only the best because my assistants fussed so much at me. Why wasn't I more brilliant? In CHINATOWN John Huston said (paraphrased) that whores and politicians, if they live long enough, all become respectable. Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.net On Apr 15, 2008, at 8:51 AM, Phil Edwards wrote: There are some video posters that are starting to garner some more serious interest. Many of the titles that fell under the UK Video Nasties debacle are start to pick up some steam, and there are some alternate artworks for video posters that are also becoming increasingly sought. The Australian video release for Coppola's DRACULA had some mouth watering point of sale (POS, the other meaning) produced. As a part time collector of things vampiric on certain films, I was glad a set of these outside display posters came my way a few years ago. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cocaine The theaters (or the exchanges) would often have the backs of lobby cards overprinted with a colorful border design with an 8" x 10" rectangle in the center, and then the stills would be either stapled or taped to the back of the card, sometimes with the "four cut method" Helmut describes (and when this was done, the still was tucked into each of the four cuts, and then a piece of tape was often put on each corner of the back of the still, which was the FRONT of the lobby card). I have sold hundreds of lobby cards altered in this way. It just shows that lobby cards for films that had "made the circuit" were considered complete trash, much like old newspapers, and that also explains why next to no one saved them, and why they are rare today. When someone makes a "limited edition" item, with 300 of that item selling for $100 each, after 20 years there are usually 295 -300 still in collectors hands. But when you make something EVERYONE considers both disposable and worthless, then after 20 years there are usually next-to-none in collectors hands. That is why video posters have potential to be one of the great collectibles. I have never seen ONE person who thinks they will ever be worth anything! Bruce On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 5:33 AM, Phil Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Not that uncommon practice in Australia in years gone by, either, though more usually it was a paste-over on the back of the card, giving the 8x10 an 11x14 backdrop. Phil 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.
