>wow thanks Rudy! they seemed very special and that makes sense as we
had some Nice theatres here also ther was a Fox in Detroit and we had
theParamount here and also the valentine and a few others. thanks for
zeroing me in..
Fox seemed to do some very cool stuff.
best, Tom
>
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo-f/s cleopatra -4x5 transparencies need info
>Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:45:16 -0400
>
>>These negs were used to make blowups which were out sized lobby
>>displays for first run theaters in major cities. The photo images
>>were the 60s version of what had been airbrushed lobby art. I worked
>>at Fox during this period and we usually had the large lobby
>displays
>>printed in Italy, but everything was different with Cleopatra since
>>the company had 35 million dollars and the entire future of the
>>company riding on it. Luckily it broke even and Fox got bailed out
>by
>>Sound of Music....just as Dr. Dolittle and Star ran the company to
>>the edge of bankruptcy and a throwaway comedy named M.A.S.H. saved
>>our butts. rudy
>>
>>
>>On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:45 AM,
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Hello Folks - I plan to list a collection of 4 x 5 color
>>> transparencies
>>>
>>> that werer from The Cleopatra movie with Elizabeth Taylor on Ebay.
>>>
>>> Problem is I never have seen anything like it and not sure what
>they
>>> were used for
>>>
>>> The envelope was from Toledo Engraving so I assume they made a
>pale
>>> or perhaps
>>>
>>> printed a book or did large blowups as the 4x5 transparencies
>would
>>> make
>>>
>>> Huge blowups.. has anyone heard of these before? The shots are
>very
>>> cool and some
>>>
>>> are of the large scence in the film/ I plan to lay them on a white
>>> acrylic
>>> board to back-light under the board and shoot so people can see
>the
>>> images..
>>>
>>> any info would be appreciated so I can describe better. thanks,
>Tom
>>>
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