Agree about the accuracy. Zeev
-----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: June 13, 2013 9:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bulk] Re: [MOPO] ICONIC BILLBOARD Hi Zeev, That may be, but then let's just talk about accurate and true artistic renditions of actors' faces (and not meaning retouched or tinted photo images). For realism, the Belgian artists certainly have gotten the accuracy down, without question, IMO. Jeff On Jun 13, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Zeev Drach wrote: > Sorry Jeff, I somewhat disagree with your assessment of the Belgian > posters. > They are usually superbly drawn/painted, but my knock against them is > that no matter the title or subject matter, the all come across as > oh-so- happy with their rosy cheeks that it makes me want to scream. > > Zeev > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Jeff Potokar > Sent: June 13, 2013 1:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] ICONIC BILLBOARD > > I think Belgian poster artists, in MANY cases, have gotten the image > and feel of actors, spot on, in numerous examples. > > Poster after poster from the 1940s and '50s have just stunning images > created of Monroe, Bergman, A Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant and so > many others, IMO. > > They can be both beautiful and extremely close in presentation, > emotion and energy. > > Jeff > > > > > > > > On Jun 13, 2013, at 6:43 AM, Kirby McDaniel wrote: > >> Marilyn's posters - across here entire filmography - often to do not >> look like Marilyn. Very few of the illustrations get it really >> right. >> Most of them are Marilyn-like. This is often the case with film >> posters. The image of Veronica Lake on THIS GUN FOR HIRE does not >> look like Veronica Lake. Some Blonde is pictured. >> >> So here's a question for the list - excepting photographs - which >> illustrations on film posters really get the image of a star - >> doesn't matter which one - REALLY right? >> >> I point to the Roger Souble portrait of Veronica Lake. There is art >> that really captures the look and the essence of the star's appeal. >> >> K. >> >> >> >> Kirby McDaniel >> MovieArt Original Film Posters >> P.O. Box 4419 >> Austin TX 78765-4419 >> 512 479 6680 www.movieart.com >> mobile 512 589 5112 >> >> On Jun 13, 2013, at 7:30 AM, Zeev Drach <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Gorgeous poster but is it just me or does Marilyn not quite look >>> like Marilyn on all posters on this title. >>> >>> Zeev >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> Kirby McDaniel >>> Sent: June 13, 2013 12:56 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [MOPO] ICONIC BILLBOARD >>> >>> http://www.movieart.com/niagara-1953-385/ >>> >>> Kirby McDaniel >>> MovieArt Original Film Posters >>> P.O. 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