I will certainly second or third or fourth those same thoughts and
sentiments. I have had the opportunity to talk to Ed, and we spoke
for almost 2 hours on a wide variety of poster topics. he is more
than willing to explain and, yes, the hours put into LAMP, the cross
indexing and the cross-cross indexing and referencing are truly a
remarkable labor of love.
The most recent newsletter, publishing the list of known fakes and
keeping everyone up to date, is fantastic; i also wanted to extend a
public thank you!!
all the best.
Jeff
On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Susan Heim wrote:
You know, Ed and Sue do so much for this hobby that, for the most
part, goes unseen and is a thankless job, not to mention
unprofitable. (Hey a guys got to pay his rent). They are still
trying to recover from Katrina. These are two of the nicest people
you would ever want to meet and have such great senses of humor,
which always tells me alot about a person. I just wanted to
publicly join JR and the many others that have done so in thanking
them for all the countless hours and days of hard work on this
hobby's behalf. They aren't doing it to sell posters or increase
their revenue, but to provide all of us in this hobby with as
current and truthful information as possible. Thank you so much,
both of you, for all your hard work.
Sue
www.hollywoodposterframes.com
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:46:13 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] LAMP throws real light on forgeries
To: [email protected]
J.R.
Thanks for the kind words.
We have posted our latest newsletter which focuses on the Universal
horror fakes AS WELL AS other fakes and/or potential fakes. In
addition to the ongoing updates involving the Universal horror
fakes, we have prepared a different "Fake Movie Poster Report" that
addresses other fakes or potential fakes including information on
the S2 Art Group with a listing of the titles that S2 has released
so far; the "minty whites" with a listing of the titles provided to
us by Bruce Hershenson and David Lieberman as well as the excellent
comparison report prepared by Bruce; a listing of the Hammer quads
and the new lobby cards that pose a potential problem for
collectors confusing these with original issues; the Zanart lobby
cards that are being sold as originals, etc. We are marking these
titles in the Cinema Poster Archive as well.
We have two links on the home page. The "neon" boxed link is for
the update on the Universal Horror fakes and the associated
lawsuits. The Fake Movie Poster Report link is located on the
right under "General Info" titled FAKES and addresses the general
area of fakes on the market.
If anyone would like to contribute to these articles, please let us
know and we will be happy to credit the information appropriately.
Susan
LearnAboutMoviePosters.com
From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
James Richard
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 03:29
To: [email protected]
Subject: [MOPO] LAMP throws real light on forgeries
I just want to take a moment to compliment Sue and Ed of LAMP on
the *outstanding* job they are doing in cataloging the information
of the forgery issues(s) and staying on top of things and updating
the info on their site so often.
They have complied something as close to the "master list" of known
fakes that we have. Also, the info on some of the detection
techniques (such as the use of black light) is very helpful. As is
the note that the paper used in the high-end reproductions by
s2art.com does *not* glow under blacklight because unlike most
other modern papers, S2 uses specialty "old style" rag paper from
France (yet another reason why an S2 repro can be effectively used
as the base for creating a forgery). Thank you, American Film
Institute, for helping raise poster forgery to new heights...
But a genuine, non-ironic Thank You goes to Ed and Sue for all the
work they are doing on this issue.
-- JR
Steven F. Poole wrote:
Hi Susan-
Thanks for the link to the update (I had not seen it). Ed and
yourself (as well as Bruce H.) seem to be the only places where new
information is being given to the collecting community.
Thanks for your service in this.
Best,
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Poole
To: 'Steven F. Poole'
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:19 PM
Subject: RE: [MOPO] Status of the Universal Horror forgeries?
Hi Steven
This is Susan from LAMP (LearnAboutMoviePosters.com). Although
not much is being posted there are a lot of things happening in
this area. We are doing our best to keep up with the changes as
they happen. We have a report on LAMP which is updated as we
receive new information. You can get to it from the home page
(it's the button in neon). Here is the link. We have compiled a
list of the titles mentioned in the two lawsuits and titles
submitted to us from other sources such as other collectors, John
Davis at postermountain, etc. As we get new titles, we will keep
adding to the list. You will see the link to the list on the
report. This is by no means complete.
There is an active FBI investigation going on and we have been in
regular contact with Special Agent Michael P. Mullahy. However,
we will not post any information related directly to the
investigation unless Agent Mullahy asks us to. For example, he
asked that we post his contact information for anyone who believes
that they may have a fake poster from the parties named in the
lawsuits. This is where he is focusing at this time. His contact
information is in the report should you determine that you have a
fake poster from these parties. Obviously, Agent Mullahy does not
want any of the details of the investigation posted at this time.
We were also informed by one of the experts examining these fakes
that SOMETIMES you can tell if the poster is fake by passing a
black light over it. This is particularly true with the one
sheets. Newer paper (paper from the 1980's to present) will
usually give off a glow unless it is covered by paint. In the case
of these fakes, most of the posters were airbrushed over the entire
posters. However, there were some specific areas that were too
small to airbrush and this left a spot which glowed. You will
find more info on this an a picture in the report.
There were also new pleadings filed in the lawsuits this past
week. Ron Magid has filed an answer to the counterclaim filed by
Haggard in the Magid v. Haggard lawsuit. In the Gresham v.
Haggardlawsuit, Jamie Mendez has filed a motion to dismiss the
claims against him. Again, a summary of these pleadings can be
found on the report.
Because LAMP is an informational site, we will only post
information that we can confirm from either a reliable source or
from documentation, such as in the legal proceedings.
I believe that Bruce Hershenson is including reports in his
newsletters so you may want to check there as well.
Hope this answers some of your questions.
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