Remember it fondly. Mr Winner's films do not wear well at all. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] emovieposter's The Mechanic Styles A & B
When it first came out, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and I am scared to see it again for fear of major let-down. But Neil, couldn't it have gone the other way round? Maybe he started with 100 ways to kill, and someone at the studio (for fear of a lawsuit) lowered the total to a suit-proof 12? Bruce On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 8:02 AM, Phil Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: I love stuff like this, too. Advertising is fascinating to study, especially the exploitational kind. THE MECHANIC was such a great story, never been done right. Michael Winner stories are legendary in the British film industry. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Neil Jaworski To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 10:48 PM Subject: [MOPO] emovieposter's The Mechanic Styles A & B I was just looking through some of bruce's latest auctions and saw that he was offering the style A & B one sheets for The Mechanic which, when considered together, offer an amusing insight into the 1970s United Artists publicity department. The style A gravely intones: "He has more than a dozen ways to kill and they all work" http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/large_size.php?lot=2s465 But by the time they had finalised the design for the style B, someone at UA had decided a "more than a dozen" was woefully inadequate and had also taken issue with the general lack of underlining and absence of apostrophes! http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/large_size.php?lot=2s466 well it amused me anyway. 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. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 25 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site our auctions 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.
