And I will just add to this discussion: for my personal collection, I am looking for half sheets for the film. The style which is signed by Amsel is, in effect, style A (although it does not say so) the unsigned style with the bright orange cat is style B. If any Mopo member has either of these two half sheets, I am currently looking for both. Walter
On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Chris Quarles <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > 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.
