Ditto!
Sent from my iPad On Aug 26, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Posteritati <[email protected]> wrote: > rich, > > beg to differ but altman's deconstruction of marlowe is simply brilliant and > considered so by many influential film critics. in my opinion book > adaptations should not necessarily heed closely to the original. > > fyi,i am also a big marlowe fan and have read & loved his books. > > regards, > sam > > Posteritati > 239 Centre Street > New York, NY 10013 > 212-226-2207/ Fax: 212-226-2102 > http://www.posteritati.com/ > > > > > On Aug 26, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art wrote: > >> quick answer. Released with the original Amsel style A& B. >> film did poorly (because as a Raymond Chandler adaptation, the film sucks. >> more below) >> film was pulled & a new comedic ad campaign was designed with MAD artist >> Jack Davis. >> the film apparently didn't last a couple weeks in it's first release and it >> didn't get wide release either, so distribution of posters was minimal. >> it is interesting to note I have never been able to find a Pressbook with >> the original posters and Walt Reuben says there isn't one, although the >> pressbook for the re-issued campaign is very common. The international >> design is not in the pressbook. >> It is also interesting to note that all four styles do exist as 1sh, insert, >> hs & possibly 30x40. I have never seen 3sheets for the Amsel designs, >> although I do have the Davis & not too long ago got the International from >> Bruce's auctions. It is unusual for a film of this time period to have 4 >> different posters in those sizes mentioned. >> >> >> why Long Goodbye SUCKS >> >> this is really something that gets down to the basic content of the book and >> how Altman decided to translate it. >> >> #1 all Marlowe books are "first-person" stories. All scenes written contain >> Marlowe and what is described is what he sees. >> >> #2 Altman's movie making philosophy is diametrically opposed to such a >> structure. Altman's films are ensemble pieces where each character is >> equally as important as all others and even the starring actors are >> secondary concepts. Any single character standing out is anathema to >> Altman's style >> >> #3 Altman literally destroyed the Marlowe myth as a White Knight. He changed >> Marlowe from an intelligent chess player, college grad (Marlowe broke his >> nose as a football player in college), a former investigator in the District >> Attorney's office and the anti- misogynist into a bumbling detective who >> couldn't find his own shoes under his bed and then finally at the end of the >> film, a murderer who happily dances down the road after killing Terry Lennox >> in cold blood. >> >> the film should have been made as a standard vehicle without any attribution >> to Chandler. As a Marlowe movie, it's even worse than the Brasher Doubloon >> which also partially destroyed the Marlowe myth, but wasn't as pretentious >> as Altman's interpretation of Chandler's work. >> >> 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.
