very curious! it would be interesting to know of any other post-1968 uses of the medallion. corporate identity being what it is, i'm surprised that this apparently mothballed version seems to have had more comebacks than frank sinatra. --- On Sun, 6/2/11, channinglylethomson <[email protected]> wrote:
From: channinglylethomson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] MGM medallion logo 1966-1968 To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 6 February, 2011, 17:33 I just did a bit of research and see that that "modernized Leo" logo also on the poster for NETWORK from 1976. The mystery continues. Channing On Feb 6, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Neil Jaworski wrote: > hi all > further to the conversation about the 1966-1968 mgm medalion logo that we had > in october, i just passed my framed Saul Bass "The Human Factor" 1sh and saw > the medallion logo features on it. on a a film made 12 years after the logo > had been phased out. i didn't believe that Bass had been involved in the > logo, but if it appears on one of his posters so randomly then perhaps he > was. either that, or it's a remarkable, coincidental blunder by someone at > the Bass studio. > http://pichaus.com/bass-t%25C3%25ADtulos-de-cr%25C3%25A9dito-@31e3e3cf7868c39c6c577390bc651bb7/ > cheers > neil > > --- On Wed, 13/10/10, Freeman Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Freeman Fisher <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] FS RARE STYLE B WHERE EAGLES DARE > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, 13 October, 2010, 5:12 > > Channing, > I just did some Google surfing to try and figure out anything about the > logo. I found an MGM historian's writing about the 5 lions that have been > used over the course of the studio's history. Regarding the short lived > logo, it appears it was only used 3 times including 2001: a space odyssey. > So now we know two of three MGM titles the logo was used for > > Enter “Leo”, whose reign began in 1957 and despite a very brief period > between 1966-68, is still our mascot to the present day. During those two > brief years the “medallion” or “stylized” logo was introduced, used on only > three films, the most well known is “2001: A Space Odyssey” in 1968. > > Cannot find anything regarding Saul Bass's involvement. > > > freeman > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 12, 2010, at 3:25 PM, channinglylethomson wrote: > >> I noticed the groovy 1968 MGM logo on the poster. This is also seen on >> several other posters and I believe on the credits for 2001. From what I >> seem to recall, this modernized version of Leo the Lion was designed by Saul >> Bass. Is that true or does someone on MOPO know? >> >> Thanks, Channing Thomson >> >> On Oct 11, 2010, at 8:57 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Hey Guys! >>> >>> I stumbled on an amazing one sheet for those collectors and dealers who are >>> big time fans of CLINT EASTWOOD (and who here isn't?) and very rare style B >>> versions. I have just listed on Ebay a really rare version of WHERE >>> EAGLES DARE STYLE B. And its an auction and the starting price is very >>> well priced for those that know about this particular one sheet. Click >>> link below. I have also listed 2 great sci-fi inserts, IT CAME FROM OUTER >>> SPACE and THE MYSTERIANS again all auctions, starting at reasonable prices >>> and in excellent condition. So check them out even just to see a rare >>> version of Eastwood's thrilling WWII epic from 1968. >>> >>> >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/EAGLES-DARE-68-EASTWOOD-BURTON-RARE-STYLE-B-1SH-/270648291447?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f03e53077 >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at >>> www.filmfan.com___________________________________________________________________How >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: >>> [email protected] the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >>> MOPO-LThe 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.
