Yeah Tom. You know I love you but sometimes reading the posts I feel like the
guy in King Tuts tomb looking at the writing on the wall with pad in hand
trying to figure out what it being said.
Rick
From: Tom Martin <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 6, 2018 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] mope/ot-the movie industry state of affairs
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On 2018-07-06 03:09, filip de volder wrote:
> i read it all and now my eyeballs hurt
>
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> SUBJECT: [MOPO] mope/ot-the movie industry state of affairs
>
> wiw...it dawned on me over the weekend..how so much has changed inthe
> 41
> years ive been doing this..how movies are distributed,,theway we
> watch
> them.the waywe access them.
> wheni started in77 star wars was just pening..anmdold films you had
> to
> watch onTV..the lateshow or at film fests intheaters..midnight
> mvies..withstogges retors....forign art house films..and colleges..
> they were on 16mm mostlyas the interets was soslow...
> I used to get films for free fromthepublic libraray and watch them in
>
> my office as a booking agent indown town Toledo..thats how i
> discovered
> a 1972 film called Hollywood The dream factory..Dick Cafett did the
> narraaton anditwas about the1970 MGM auction of movie memorabilia..
> I was hooked...i still havea 16mmprintofthat film....itwas siomberas
> so
> much history was disposed of ina few days..
> I had tehacutioncatalogs at one timealongwith the 20th century
> foxcatalogs,andotherstudios...O had a complete sui of AMor from
> Benhur
> thatwas screen worn witha helment,sword,breatplate..theywere made in
> Italy...anditwas sold back to Hollywood....so its ina big collectioon
> ..
>
> consider thew was no internet...wheni started..we
> sentpaperlists...andthe technology to even do typeseting was a lineo
> type andthen waxed...orhand written..vcrs didntcomeout till 1984 m
> 1st
> was abut500.00 and then beta came...then teh videodisc
> liekcriterions...then dvd..and tehn blue ray..and now its
> almostallstreamingand no dvds no videostres..no rental or hardware..
> myson says they donteven sellVHS anymore...the TVs are all led
> ,OrHD...4
> k...andeven3 d...
>
> the audio has become onpat witha a digital theater...
> I still likeanalog howeverdigital ispractical...
>
> still..I sell old technology...i haveold projectors andtheyare fun to
>
> watch d news reels or shortsas theyare mechanical......some old movie
>
> guys lketarentino andPaul allen agree and havesave70 mm film with
> filmslikehateful 8...andcinerama..ther was a guy name John Harvey
> fromDayton the new neon theater who saved the 70 mm..and Boston
> lightand
> sound revameped theold projectors..it even got Kodak to redo super
> 8mm
> film for artists wgo love film....
> so its been a great journey...i staill havea tascam midi studio with
> 8trackanalog..i plan o pull outand record musicc...Jack white
> ofthewhite
> stripes builta vibylpressing plant in detroit..so guys are into Vivyl
>
> records again...andpeople evenlikeold polaroid cameras...I haveem..if
>
> you need emmm..so ina way the fact the world has gone backwatds...has
>
> beenok for meas i haveabout the same stuffi had in 77 lol...I still
> usea
> floppy disc camera mavica,,i haveike 8 ofthem still havesomeofmy 35mm
>
> cameras likea Pentax superme.and olympus om1 and a few canons
> andnikon..theywere all good camers...we juswent digital...andim ona
> Imac
> from 2006
>
> I still.have stuff as far bak as 1699s...and books ..that are notas
> popular as theywere but I still buy them as i remberhow fun it is to
> lookat a book and learn...so much has been lost in just the last18
> years
> ive been flounderingaround tryingto healandget back ntrack,,
>
> Its funny...as in a waythepopculture that by theway was coined inBG
> ohio
> as they wee the 1st to start saving it as a seriousstudy...along
> withpulps and detective books,comics, Movie posters andall the stuff
> we
> saveinthe genres..
> consider wheni stared i could buy actuall magazine coverart by
> themasters likeJCleyandecker fora few hundred bucks..did i ??nope..i
> did
> savea few sat eveningposts as i like him...but back inthe80s the
> stuffwas cheap and therwas warehouse fold stuffall over
> theplace,,,toys..andyouname it as i foundmany many
> finds..beforetheinternet...
>
> we used to just trade with each otheras one dealer would find sayold
> tintoys..and anotherold billgram concert postersand so we wouldtrade
> amounst each other toexpand the inventory..there is still fins as
> manypeple boughtand horderd thestuff..then they getold..die..andit
> gets
> recycled..so much pepel dontcare anymore as yong people dont like
> thesame stuffas babby boomers..yet...there are always exceptiona...
>
> so I thought ia way its comefullcircle..as thepeople that like it
> stilllke it justmany aredown sizingtomake life more managable..andas
> far
> as new stuff i think peple are more selective...
>
> I havea few left ofa great boo from 1986 by dave bowerscalled
> nickelodeons andthier music..ifyouwant to start at thebegging
> ofmovies
> before movie posters where evenused..this is it..itsfromtheperiod
> ofaround 1913.loaded withpic..i have new unopend 1st editions ive
> seen
> offerd for over100..00 ill sell you for 40.00postpaid...and giveyou
> soem
> extras lije movie tickets and promice if you donthave i.itwill be one
>
> of the most treasured books ever in your collection asits one
> ofmine..i
> liked itso much back inthe90s i bought his remainder 400 copies..i
> have
> softboaud andill do the hadboound 1st with a DJ for 55.00 so act
> sooon
> they arealmostall gone..then you will have to buy on amazonand pay
> 100s
> david reprinted the book in 9-s as demand was so high..but these are
> the original...we even supllied movie mags fromthe teens as
> reference..andi bought thse nack too...so i have them ifyou like old
> movie magazines loaded with info..
>
> yes itwill be funny to see whats ahead..as this world is funny..but
> eentertainment has really morphed..andthekids have become
> sofastatprocessing data...yet they long forsimple storys and want to
> be
> treated withlove and kindness..andhave peaceand simple living..i can
> dig
> it and soI think they want friends and family and conversation and to
> be
> treated honestly///so i hpe i can help hem do that..as theartificial
> stuff has lost itsappeal andthere is nothing that beats friendship
> ofall
> things..kind was a longlesson for me..but its beautiful when people
> shaeand help each other...it feels better then theopposite...haea
> great
> week folks..I have needed sometimeto reset my thoughts...but its been
>
> all good..and i thank you all..Gd bless.
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