Re: [MOPO] WSJ: Article references Heritage, movie collector Stephen Fishler
Sean, I did miss the one line in the article that said Fisher remembered the name of the seller as Eric Kechejian, who was also remembered as a contractor who worked on the Davis Crippenhome around the same time. But in that case, my question remains: What mystery? Either this Kechejian person sold them with Davis Crippen's knowledge and permission or he stole them. Since we have Kechejian's name it should be possible for someone to find out. My point was the "mystery" is being touted about because it make a good a PR hook, not that I personally know exactly what happened, anymore than you do. I'm flattered you keep track of my writings as carefully as you do. Perhaps if you contributed more to this list thansnipes or carps, I could keep track of your contributions with the same loving attention? No, I didn't think so... -- JR - Original Message - From: Sean Linkenback To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 18:18 Subject: Re: [MOPO] WSJ: Article references Heritage, movie collector Stephen Fishler JR, Once again did you read the complete article before you fired off your hastily written response? (reminds me of your recent valuable vs. available flub or any of your other ill-timed conclusions.) Do you realize how large a collection 12,000+ comics is? While it is doubtful they were stored in comic boxes, that would be over 40 long-comic boxes full of comics weighing nearly 2,000 lbs and if you stacked them to 1 meter in height, it would still be 4 meters long and another meter in depth. You dont think someone could carefully remove a few comics a day from this accumulation (one of many such accumulations stored in the basement) without someone realizing it? If you had a pile of 12,000 folded posters I feel confident that I could slowly remove a bunch without you ever realizing it especially if it was a collection that you stopped adding to 25 years ago and didnt routinely run an inventory of (and why should you, it was safely stacked up in the basement). It wasnt a sudden loss of 1,000 comics, it was small stacks taken and sold for nearly a year much more difficult to detect. The fact that one of the pre-eminent dealers in the hobby gave the name of who he purchased comics from, and the name just then happens to be the name of someone who did work on the house at the time of the books disappearance doesnt strike you as odd? Especially when this same person now denies any knowledge of the comics themselves? I wonder if the IRS might have an interest in the amount of money Fishler was paying the contractor and whether or not it was reported on his taxes? From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JRSent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 5:08 PMTo: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDUSubject: Re: [MOPO] WSJ: Article references Heritage, movie collector Stephen Fishler I don't see what the "mystery" is... the original owner of the comics, Davis Crippen, didn't die until 2005. While it's possible that someone was able to get into hishouse and remove several thousand comics with his knowing it, it's not really likely -- Davis would have only been about 60 at the time and still active and in command of his faculties. It's hard to believe an obsessive collector like this wouldn't have noticed thousands of comics suddenly going missing from his life-long collection. It seems much more likely that Davis himself started selling some of them to raise money, probably to pay medical bills, and simply didn't tell his family about it. He apparently got a younger man to act as his agentIt's obvious that the heir, Tom, didn't care much or pay much attention to his Father's collection until after he was dead and so there was no particular reason for his father to tell him when he started selling off some of his ownproperty. It didn't becomehis son's or window'spropertyuntil Davis Crippen died. I think this "mystery" is being trumped up to build interest in the forthcoming auctions. -- JR 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
Re: [MOPO] King Kong gets an extended cut
koose, Even though Ipersonally rated Jackson's KONG to be a 7 out of 10 when it hit the theaters(on IMDb some 62,252 votes put it as 7.8 out of 10), I don't see how it can be considered a bust. Heck, IMDb places it at #36 on the list of all time top money makers world-wide. Box Office Mojo reports its production budget at $207 million and the world-wide box-office take (not counting DVD sales) at $549,216,896 -- http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kingkong05.htm ... heck, even if they spent another $100 million on promotion, everyone involved did much better than just "break even" (except perhaps by Hollywood accounting standards). If you figure in the DVD money, I thinkthey probably did very well,maybe getting 3 bucks back for every 1 they spent. Only in today's Hollywood, where if you don't make back at least 5 bucks for everydollar spent can a movie that brings in over half a billion dollars at the box officebe somehow considered a "bust". People have got awfully greedy recently. I'm not about to be suckered into popping for no 3-disc set, but I'll definitely Netflix this extended edition when it comes out. I'd love for the added material to be good enough to allow me to bump my rating up to at least 8 out of 10 if not higher. That was certainly the case withJackson's LORD OF THE RINGS films... the extended DVD versions are definitelysuperior to the theatrical releases. -- JR - Original Message - From: David Kusumoto To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 22:59 Subject: [MOPO] "King Kong" gets an extended cut Sure enough, this might be old news to most, but it was news to me. At the San Diego Comic-Con last month, Peter Jackson talked about yet another "extended cut" he plans to put out on DVD later this year of his box-office bust, "King Kong." (A bust only because it "broke even" worldwide). Well at Amazon.com, it showed up. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H30B2C There will be 13 minutes added to an already LONG-a** film, plus on extra discs will will be sixteen deleted scenes totalling 40 minutes. A three disc set. Ridiculous. Peter Jackson's next project is the "small, intimate" adapation of Alice Sebold's 2002 monstrous USA best seller (4 million copies), "The Lovely Bones," which was narrated by a murdered teenage girl who watches how "life goes on" with her friends and family and a killer who's never caught. I've read the book and my fear is Jackson will turn a "little" story set in American suburbia -- that could probably be made for $15 million tops (the budget for this year's "United 93," which more than doubled its return) -- into an $70 million CGI fest filled with ghosts. -koose. 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.
Re: [MOPO] King Kong gets an extended cut
Funny how some films polarise opinion... and blind it. EYES WIDE SHUT did the same thing. Loveed, hated it. Not a lot in between. KING KONG was not a bust. It made a fortune, and it won the Oscars for which it was nominated. No, not successful at all. But for some reason, people either hated it or loved it.. or liked it, but those who hated it did what they usually do. They disparaged everything about it and it's director. After LOTR, anything Jackson did was going to be a victim of tall poppy syndrome. And a lot of people hated KONG long before they saw it. They were always going to hate, no matter what it was like. Heck, don't you go RE-MAKING a classic, ya hear? Spielberg copped the same thing over WAR OF THE WORLDS, except that wasn't as MUCH of a classic as KONG, so he only got half the bucket tipped on him and also made a thoroughly modern and disturbing version of Wells' book, and like Wells (if not George Pal) utilised the SF genre for social comment. Jackson planned KING KONG long before LOTR, but Disney came out with MIGHTY JOE YOUNG and put big gorilla pictures on the nose. Jackson put KONG on the backburner and then Jackson had to fight (initially) to get LOTR made as he wanted it to - as a trilogy - He proved he knew what he was doing. And that let him make KONG the way he wanted. Like LOTR (each chapter) Jackons' version suffered a fatal flaw. The amount of mylar film coud not fit on a single platter at a multiplex, and he was under the usual pressure to deliver a shorter film so more sessions (even staggered over multiple print bookings) could be run to make the candy bar receipts flourish. Film is an art/entertainment medium that is dictated by the size of platter on the projectors... and how many times a day exhibitors can get people past that candy bar and buy that 2000% marked-up crap. I suspect Jackon's new film will hark back to something like HEAVENLY CREATURES, which remains the forgotten Peter Jackson film. And that's full of SPFX, except unless you know where to look, or for the obvious fantasy scenes, they serve the plot and characters. People who have a big success are always headed for a fall. Why do you think James Cameron hasn't directed since TITANIC? How do you follow one of the biggest films ever - a film that generated huge repeat business - and is now thought as uncool by all those who loved it then, saw it 2-3-4 times It's called GWTW-itis. I guess the thing that I find disappointing is the way people can be so openly contemptuous of the talent and success of others in the film making arena. I'm sure there are a few silent MOPO members who actually work in film making in some capacity, and actually know how hard the whole process is. As for $207 million budget if you don't know how studio accounting practices work Phil JR wrote: koose, Even though I personally rated Jackson's KONG to be a 7 out of 10 when it hit the theaters (on IMDb some 62,252 votes put it as 7.8 out of 10), I don't see how it can be considered a bust. Heck, IMDb places it at #36 on the list of all time top money makers world-wide. Box Office Mojo reports its production budget at $207 million and the world-wide box-office take (not counting DVD sales) at $549,216,896 -- http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kingkong05.htm ... heck, even if they spent another $100 million on promotion, everyone involved did much better than just break even (except perhaps by Hollywood accounting standards). If you figure in the DVD money, I think they probably did very well, maybe getting 3 bucks back for every 1 they spent. Only in today's Hollywood, where if you don't make back at least 5 bucks for every dollar spent can a movie that brings in over half a billion dollars at the box office be somehow considered a bust. People have got awfully greedy recently. I'm not about to be suckered into popping for no 3-disc set, but I'll definitely Netflix this extended edition when it comes out. I'd love for the added material to be good enough to allow me to bump my rating up to at least 8 out of 10 if not higher. That was certainly the case with Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS films... the extended DVD versions are definitely superior to the theatrical releases. -- JR - Original Message - *From:* David Kusumoto mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU *Sent:* Saturday, August 05, 2006 22:59 *Subject:* [MOPO] King Kong gets an extended cut *Sure enough, this might be old news to most, but it was news to me. At the San Diego Comic-Con last month, Peter Jackson talked about yet another extended cut he plans to put out on DVD later this year of his box-office bust, King Kong. (A bust only because it broke even worldwide). * *Well at Amazon.com, it showed up. **http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H30B2C* *There will be 13 minutes added to an already
Re: [MOPO] King Kong gets an extended cut
Just ridiculousmost over rated director in history of cinemaKing Kong was simple trashthe action was the only good thing...and the movie poster banner and the one sheetand the hype 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.
Re: [MOPO] WSJ: Article references Heritage, movie collector Stephen Fishler
JR, I dont really keep track, but comments that are so far off-base tend to stick out in your mind, especially as they seem to happen so often in your case. Really at this point I would recommend that you get checked for some form of dyslexia, or perhaps you just have some form of attention deficit disorder that causes you to not read what is written or simply not take the time to comprehend it. Read on in the article and you will see that not only do we have Kechejians name, but that he has denied ever being involved or knowing of the comics. Certainly a stark contrast to the fact that a dealer has receipts and/or canceled checks of paying him for them. Best always, Sean From: JR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 2:52 AM To: Sean Linkenback; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] WSJ: Article references Heritage, movie collector Stephen Fishler Sean, I did miss the one line in the article that said Fisher remembered the name of the seller as Eric Kechejian, who was also remembered as a contractor who worked on the Davis Crippenhome around the same time. But in that case, my question remains: What mystery? Either this Kechejian person sold them with Davis Crippen's knowledge and permission or he stole them. Since we have Kechejian's name it should be possible for someone to find out. My point was the mystery is being touted about because it make a good a PR hook, not that I personally know exactly what happened, anymore than you do. I'm flattered you keep track of my writings as carefully as you do. Perhaps if you contributed more to this list thansnipes or carps, I could keep track of your contributions with the same loving attention? No, I didn't think so... -- JR 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.
[MOPO] Off Subject Grosses Estimated For Weekend
Never underestimate Nascar Nation. They are everywhere and even more frightening is they vote. Helluva gross BOX OFFICE MOJOWEEKEND ESTIMATESPREPARED FOR: [EMAIL PROTECTED]-Week #31: August 4-6, 2006Rank. Movie Title (Distributor) / Theater Counts / Theater Change Weekend Gross | % change | Theater Average | Total Gross | Week #1. Talladega Nights (Sony) / 3,803 $47,000,000 | - | $12,358 | $47,000,000 | New2. Barnyard (Paramount) / 3,311 $16,040,000 | - | $4,844 | $16,040,000 | New3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Buena Vista) / 3,436 / -398 $11,011,000 | -46.6% | $3,204 | $379,709,000 | 54. Miami Vice (Universal) / 3,026 / +5 $9,683,000 | -62.4% | $3,199 | $45,740,000 | 25. The Descent (Lions Gate) / 2,095 $8,800,000 | - | $4,200 | $8,800,000 | New6. John Tucker Must Die (Fox) / 2,566 / +6 $6,050,000 | -57.6% | $2,357 | $28,623,000 | 27. Monster House (Sony) / 3,029 / -524 $6,000,000 | -48.6% | $1,980 | $56,952,000 | 38. The Ant Bully (Warner Bros.) / 3,050 / 0 $3,900,000 | -53.8% | $1,278 | $18,161,000 | 29. You, Me and Dupree (Universal) / 2,266 / -554 $3,603,000 | -49.3% | $1,590 | $66,782,000 | 410. The Night Listener (Miramax) / 1,367 $3,600,000 | - | $2,633 | $3,600,000 | New freeman fisher8601 west knoll drive #7west hollywood, ca90069 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.
[MOPO] FA CLOSING! BruceLeeChinesePoster,Rollerball,Connery's1st(1952RARE)CarmenMiranda
Hi, Everyone, I have about 40 Auctions closing within 6 TO 7 HOURS, including LOTS of classic Posters and Lobby Cards from the 50's--almost all US Release! Please take a look if you have an extra minute! Link to all auctions and partial list is below: Thanks, Rick http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZrixposterzQQhtZ-1 BRUCE LEE Orig 1972 Chinese Country-Of-Origin Poster Only at $33.00! HELL IS FOR HEROES (McQueen, Darin, 1962) Orig US 1/2 Sheet I LOVE MELVIN (Debbie Reynolds Musical,1953) Orig US 1/2 Sht FOOTBALL GRAPHICS! NO ROAD BACK (Film Noir, Sean Connery's 1st Film,1952) Orig Poster ULTRA RARE! THE JOKER'S WILD ( Frank Sinatra,1955) Orig US OS BEST SINATRA PORTRAIT! LOOK! KISS ME KATE (MGM Musical Classic,1953) 4 Orig US Lobby Cards! REDUCED! ZACHARIAH (Rock Roll, Marijuana Western,1971) Orig Poster INCREDIBLE ART! NM! X Y ZEE (Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, 1972) Orig US 1/2 Sht (Hard To Find!) HEAVEN CAN WAIT (Warren Beatty,1978) Orig US 1/2 Sht GREAT ART! NM! THE DESERT SONG (Dennis Morgan,1944) 4 OrigVINTAGE US Lobby Cards REDUCED! Plus, there's a great original poster on ROLLERBALL (Best Art!), an INCREDIBLE CARMEN MIRANDA poster (Best Portrait!) plus too much more to mention! BARGAINS GALORE! Thanks to all for looking, Rick http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZrixposterzQQhtZ-1 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.
Re: [MOPO] F/s ebay - Dreamfactory STUFF For sale
hello Folks. have a few items up on ebay plan to list more in next few days and weeks. allkinds of stuff. Posters books, magazines, cinema gear, TOYS, comics, Mad magazines from 1st volume, Old sunday comic from 30s and 40s ART and im starting some new ideas. some limited creations of Cinema art that I will offer Plus some Art inspired by my last 30 years of living Im not really a artiste perse.. Plus I am not a great Speller and some people may even wonder if Im a madman.. But I gotto thinkin ( watch out) well I went to a posh art gallery and asked how they get in.. well the galleryowner explained its Juried by other artists... so I said well they probably wouldnt want me as Im not really a artist.. Im just sorta NUTs and need to make payments on a new car and a Ritzt apartment... well she looked at me like I said the secret word and said all artists are NUTs.. and I said yeah and Musicians Too... and filmmakers and we started laughing... and I said so im Like In like Flynn eh??? so thata when i decised well Ill try to make som ART why? because I dont want to get a real Job... Ill be 50 soon... and I might as well get paid to be crazy... If Im not... well then I fail at it... If Im a certified banana then hopefully somebody will buy my insanity on a stick... hey if Mel Gibson gets a second chance why shouldnt I also.. enough said... I gots to create some art.. Think about it... unlike posters Nobodywill ever gripe about condition because Im the creator! ifi decide to pour paint over a Poster and tear it to shreads... well I call the shots.. and consider this... Van Gogh cut is fricken ear off... so maybe Ill punch my self in the nose and bleed on my art or somthing... and just maybe Ill coak soon and some writer can cash in on my stupid tales.. and obbsessed LIFE... alaways something.. and as for the Jews and the arabs and the white people of earth... Im mad at them all.. because if You ask me Mel Gibson getting Drunk and rantaing well so do people on MOPO and everywhere and they say hurtful stuff.. shit they allowed nazis to have ralleys in Toledo... thats alot worse then telling a cop that jews are starting wars!! what if he said the aliens are coming to eat us all!!! would they have reported that! Plus I may be simple But hasnt this whole hate the jews , Muslim thing been going on since Like BC I mean... at what point on Planet earth has anyone of any race had peace??? maybe I missed a chapter... so I sayIts crazy as all people of all races have hate in there hearts except the peaceful ones and they ever want to speak upas they are peaceful.. anyone enoug ranting/// and Im not defending mel as that was stupid... but the guy is a emotional actor and will surely be under a microscope for awhile.. for those that think that each race and religion and people shares in the responcibility lets hope someday that we will all see we are all one family and have wasted years and countless lives On absurd misunderstanding. . so far as a meber of this planet, I am ashamed at our leaders, religous and political that would look at human life as Ive seen in children and mothers as a expendable cost of war. But again they have done it with the egyptians, jews, and the damn USA poisined Blankets to Kill naitive american Indians! what the hell was that about my countryy tis o thee sweet land of Liberty? excuse me... thats was a bad move.. and to the asians,, and greeks and all other nations.. any country or people should have peace and be treated with dignity and the war makers should go in a field away from other and annilate themselves without harming innocent people. OK... Ots that damn simple... and Im not sure whos God is who But Im sure allah and jesus and GOD are all getting pretty pissed at the whole damn planet right now.. If I where them I would trow in the towel and stop this madness before it gets much worse! thanks YOU and best to all people of Planet earth that Give a damn about anything . dreamfactory is the seller ID Hope everyonehas a good balance of summer. best, Tom 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.
[MOPO] FA:Cool Hand Luke, Dr. No, Thunderball- End Tonight!
Ending tonight, August 6, 2006 at 10 PM CT, are 437 One Sheets from the 1960s and 1970s. All with NO RESERVE.www.HA.com/movieposters Almost half of the items have no bid at all on them! There will assuredly be some great bargains! To view all 437 lots click here: http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/search_items.php?Sale_No=56081optGlobalSearch= Included in this great group are such titles as: Cool Hand Luke http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=56081Lot_No=26079 Thunderball http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=56081Lot_No=26385type= Viva Las Vegas http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=56081Lot_No=26406 Dr. No http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=56081Lot_No=26105type= The Terror http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=56081Lot_No=26374 Comedy of Terrors http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=56081Lot_No=26077 Angels From Hell http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=56081Lot_No=26013 Beach Party http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=56081Lot_No=26027 Blow Up http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=56081Lot_No=26042 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.
[MOPO] FA: international posters
Hi all, I put some posters for auction on ebay, ending in 2 days. To view the 130+ posters at reduced prices: (some shop items can be first) http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZel.topoQQhtZ-1 Titles include Horror, Arthouse, Classics etc. Italian, German, US, Polish, Czech, French, British posters... Best regards, Wolfgang Jahn www.kinoart.net 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.
[MOPO] King Kong, Peter Jackson and The Lovely Bones
Ooops, well I garbled that one. "King Kong" IS considered a box office bust (and I'll stand by that) -- only because it "struggled" to make back its $207 million in the U.S.A., where it barely broke even and where, despite its "down under" roots, it remains the "country of origin" or as they say in the film and book business, "country of first publication." In fairness, overseas box office and DVD sales have changed the economics of the film business, as in the case of Ridley Scott's box office bust, "Kingdom of Heaven," which still made money because it was better received in Europe. But in crazy Hollywood, the unfair stigma of a film performing "below expectations" sticks -- if your picture CANNOT break even in the U.S.A, a nation of nearly 300 million which continues to matter to the bean counters in Hollywood who plan budgets and what not. "Overseas" box-office continues to be viewed as a "safety net" that p.r. "spinners" invoke when a film financed in the U.S.A "underperforms" in the U.S.A. Jackson earned his right to make the picture he wanted, but I think he himself was a little embarrassed that his film took weeks and weeks to make money (which may explain why he's chosen to assume complete financial risk for his next project, see below). Secondly, I re-read my note and while I dismissed the film's length, people have forgotten that I praised "King Kong" and enjoyed it. Ifound it too long, but not enough to knock it out of the top 5 favorite films I saw last year. Yes, it was all action and people rightly carped about all the excess CGI, the apparent "padding" of scenes, but it was also quite amazing for me as a movie-goer -- to get all worked up over an ape. I was surprised how touching and tender it was amid all the spectacle. I got into "King Kong" film more than Jackson's LOTR films, the latter being steeped in classic Tolkien mythology that's a bit dense for novices like me -- but obviously not to film goers,many whose first introduction to Tolkien was through these films,who made ALL 3 stratopheric successes and Jackson a millionaire many timesover. I just think it took too long to get to the ape and frustrating to see a magnificent personality like Jack Black "strapped in." But those weresmall quibbles because I felt I got my $10 worth. During the winter, I remarked how disappointed I was that "King Kong" was not nominated for Best Picture, how I felt it was unduly snubbed by an Academy that picked five other films, most of which have zero replay value and will be forgotten within 5 years. Jackson IS a genius and you guys are right, this is the man, who before he successfully tackled and delivered his visionary "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, also brought us "Heavenly Creatures," a remarkable little film that introduced most of us to a then unknown Kate Winslet. Finally, about "The Lovely Bones," Jackson's next project. There is actually a welcoming feeling I have about Jackson being attached to this project, despite my fears he might "over do" it. So many best sellers I like are unable to "cross-over" to film in a big-time way without an established name. Before Jackson, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay was attached to it, she of "Morvern Caller" and "Ratcatcher," art films few people saw, and I worried "Bones" would get lost in the "Landmark Theaters" circuit, if it EVER made it across the Atlantic. But Peter Jackson is a world-wide name. And like George Lucas before him, "The Lovely Bones" will be 100% financed by Jackson himself. He's using his own money. "The Lovely Bones" is delicate material, yet controversial because it was dismissed as being too sentimental, too rough, too open-ended and w/o spirituality, despite its "ghostly" theme and a dead protagonist who speaks from a heaven that has no basis in theology. But it resonated in a way that defied belief, especially with young women, who helped (w/o Oprah's hands on it) publisher Little, Brown move more than 1 million copies in less than four weeks and almost two years before it finally appeared in paperback. It wasn't the "Da Vinci Code," but it was a sensation for first-time novelist Alice Sebold, who was better known to journalists for her 1999 memoir, "Lucky" -- about surviving an attempted murder and rape when she was a student at Syracuse University. Peter JacksonOh BTW, off the subject -- but have you guys seen Peter Jackson lately? My wife now thinks he's tremendously handsome. He no LONGER looks like a hobbit. He lost so much weight, changed his hair style, etc., that he now has what she describes as a "dashing" look to him (no kidding, this is what she says). -koose. 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.
[MOPO] Breakfast at Tiffany's OS help, please
I just bought a Breakfast at Tiffanys (with a full money back policy). Is anyone aware of any reissues or odd non-original situations with this title? The artwork is the normal, original OS but the NSS is different. Im asking because I have another copy of this poster and the NSS is 61/262. On this new poster that I just purchased the seller sent me an email stating the NSS number is 61-1596. Does this make sense? Is this something I should worry about? Would there be different NSS numbers on original issue Breakfast at Tiffanys one sheets? Thank you for your help. DBT 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.
Re: [MOPO] Breakfast at Tiffany's OS help, please
All, Just hoping to piggyback on this question: Does anyone know if there were original door panels (approx. 20x60) printed for BAT back in 1961?Steve Zammar On 8/6/06, Doug Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just bought a Breakfast at Tiffany's (with a full money back policy). Is anyone aware of any reissues or odd non-original situations with this title? The artwork is the normal, original OS but the NSS is different. I'm asking because I have another copy of this poster and the NSS is 61/262. On this new poster that I just purchased the seller sent me an email stating the NSS number is 61-1596. Does this make sense? Is this something I should worry about? Would there be different NSS numbers on original issue Breakfast at Tiffany's one sheets? Thank you for your help. DBT 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. -- Steve Zammar[EMAIL PROTECTED]www.dsonesheets.com303/478-3973 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.
[MOPO] Hilarious TIME essay: Mel, Movies the Whole Jewish Thing
I'm just laughing out loud at what is probably one of the funniest essays I've read all year. It will appear in the next issue of TIME, and it's written by Joel Stein. (But the online version is now up.) Stein's brilliant "really, you should blame us" satirical effort comes from the Mel Brooks school of thought. That is, when you're inclined to get indignant, the best offense is to unleash a barrage of disarming humor designed to reduce hysteria immediately. Heck, Jon Stewart does it all the time, every night on the Daily Show on Comedy Central. Even a social liberal/fiscal conservative like myself can't help but love these guys who know how to build bridges between arguing camps (sort of like our own Bob Brooks at MoPo) with their kick-a** sense of humor. Contact me for a text version if the link below doesn't work. http://tinyurl.com/o7wuw 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.
[MOPO] DISREGARD EARLIER MESSAGE: Breakfast at Tiffany's OS help, please
Ive found the answer. The seller quoted the wrong number on the poster. Thank you DBT From: Doug Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 8:02 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Breakfast at Tiffany's OS help, please I just bought a Breakfast at Tiffanys (with a full money back policy). Is anyone aware of any reissues or odd non-original situations with this title? The artwork is the normal, original OS but the NSS is different. Im asking because I have another copy of this poster and the NSS is 61/262. On this new poster that I just purchased the seller sent me an email stating the NSS number is 61-1596. Does this make sense? Is this something I should worry about? Would there be different NSS numbers on original issue Breakfast at Tiffanys one sheets? Thank you for your help. DBT 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.
Re: [MOPO] Hilarious TIME essay: Mel, Movies the Whole Jewish Thing
Uh, Mel Gibson did not "make" GALLIPOLI as Stein asserts. That would be Peter Weir. He was IN Gallipoli.He did make THE PATRIOT, however. And for that he should be made to jog around Jerusalemthirty times shouting in Aramaic all the while MEAN PEOPLE SUCK.K.On Aug 6, 2006, at 7:20 PM, David Kusumoto wrote:I'm just laughing out loud at what is probably one of the funniest essays I've read all year. It will appear in the next issue of TIME, and it's written by Joel Stein. (But the online version is now up.) Stein's brilliant "really, you should blame us" satirical effort comes from the Mel Brooks school of thought. That is, when you're inclined to get indignant, the best offense is to unleash a barrage of disarming humor designed to reduce hysteria immediately. Heck, Jon Stewart does it all the time, every night on the Daily Show on Comedy Central. Even a social liberal/fiscal conservative like myself can't help but love these guys who know how to build bridges between arguing camps (sort of like our own Bob Brooks at MoPo) with their kick-a** sense of humor. Contact me for a text version if the link below doesn't work.http://tinyurl.com/o7wuw 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.
Re: [MOPO] King Kong, Peter Jackson and The Lovely Bones
And here I was thinking he looks positively gaunt since he lost all that weight... He was the highlight of an otherwise DULL Oscar's a few years back, all gut and shirt hanging out. I was surprised he didn't turn up in his thongs, or jandals, he is a Kiwi after all. Natalie (in need of a good Aussie bloke) --- David Kusumoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter JacksonOh BTW, off the subject -- but have you guys seen Peter Jackson lately? My wife now thinks he's tremendously handsome. He no LONGER looks like a hobbit. He lost so much weight, changed his hair style, etc., that he now has what she describes as a dashing look to him (no kidding, this is what she says). -koose. Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com 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.
Re: [MOPO] King Kong, Peter Jackson and The Lovely Bones
Hi David,Thanks for your words on King Kong and Lovely Bones. I agree that King Kong should have been nominated.I look forward to seeing LOVELY BONES and want Peter Jackson's diet.ToochisDavid Kusumoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ooops, well I garbled that one. "King Kong" IS considered a box office bust (and I'll stand by that) -- only because it "struggled" to make back its $207 million in the U.S.A., where it barely broke even and where, despite its "down under" roots, it remains the "country of origin" or as they say in the film and book business, "country of first publication." In fairness, overseas box office and DVD sales have changed the economics of the film business, as in the case of Ridley Scott's box office bust, "Kingdom of Heaven," which still made money because it was better received in Europe. But in crazy Hollywood, the unfair stigma of a film performing "below expectations" sticks -- if your picture CANNOT break even in the U.S.A, a nation of nearly 300 million which continues to matter to the bean counters in Hollywood who plan budgets and what not. "Overseas" box-office continues to be viewed as a "safety net" that p.r. "spinners" invoke when a film financed in the U.S.A "underperforms" in the U.S.A. Jackson earned his right to make the picture he wanted, but I think he himself was a little embarrassed that his film took weeks and weeks to make money (which may explain why he's chosen to assume complete financial risk for his next project, see below). Secondly, I re-read my note and while I dismissed the film's length, people have forgotten that I praised "King Kong" and enjoyed it. Ifound it too long, but not enough to knock it out of the top 5 favorite films I saw last year. Yes, it was all action and people rightly carped about all the excess CGI, the apparent "padding" of scenes, but it was also quite amazing for me as a movie-goer -- to get all worked up over an ape. I was surprised how touching and tender it was amid all the spectacle. I got into "King Kong" film more than Jackson's LOTR films, the latter being steeped in classic Tolkien mythology that's a bit dense for novices like me -- but obviously not to film goers,many whose first introduction to Tolkien was through these films,who made ALL 3 stratopheric successes and Jackson a millionaire many timesover. I just think it took too long to get to the ape and frustrating to see a magnificent personality like Jack Black "strapped in." But those weresmall quibbles because I felt I got my $10 worth. During the winter, I remarked how disappointed I was that "King Kong" was not nominated for Best Picture, how I felt it was unduly snubbed by an Academy that picked five other films, most of which have zero replay value and will be forgotten within 5 years. Jackson IS a genius and you guys are right, this is the man, who before he successfully tackled and delivered his visionary "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, also brought us "Heavenly Creatures," a remarkable little film that introduced most of us to a then unknown Kate Winslet. Finally, about "The Lovely Bones," Jackson's next project. There is actually a welcoming feeling I have about Jackson being attached to this project, despite my fears he might "over do" it. So many best sellers I like are unable to "cross-over" to film in a big-time way without an established name. Before Jackson, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay was attached to it, she of "Morvern Caller" and "Ratcatcher," art films few people saw, and I worried "Bones" would get lost in the "Landmark Theaters" circuit, if it EVER made it across the Atlantic. But Peter Jackson is a world-wide name. And like George Lucas before him, "The Lovely Bones" will be 100% financed by Jackson himself. He's using his own money. "The Lovely Bones" is delicate material, yet controversial because it was dismissed as being too sentimental, too rough, too open-ended and w/o spirituality, despite its "ghostly" theme and a dead protagonist who speaks from a heaven that has no basis in theology. But it resonated in a way that defied belief, especially with young women, who helped (w/o Oprah's hands on it) publisher Little, Brown move more than 1 million copies in less than four weeks and almost two years before it finally appeared in paperback. It wasn't the "Da Vinci Code," but it was a sensation for first-time novelist Alice Sebold, who was better known to journalists for her 1999 memoir, "Lucky" -- about surviving an attempted murder and rape when she was a student at Syracuse University. Peter JacksonOh BTW, off the subject -- but have you guys seen Peter Jackson lately? My wife now thinks he's tremendously handsome. He no LONGER looks like a hobbit. He lost so much weight, changed his hair style, etc., that he now has what she describes as a "dashing" look to him (no kidding, this is what she says). -koose.Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___
[MOPO] FA: Jackie Robinson Story ends Tuesday
Jackie Robinson 3 sheet has 2 days left on eBay. Check out the rare image if you havent had a chance. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=180013959489rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AITrd=1 Cheers, Brek 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.
