Re: [MOPO] Song of the South
I'm glad you got to watch this. The comic relief offered by Birmingham and Tommy are great fun to me. The Charlie Chan character has many, many children. The sons all seem to want to either help or outperform their father...they obviously have a great deal to learn. The Chan children are also used to juxtapose the old traditional ways to the new. For example, they call their father Pop. Watch a few more...they may grow on you! TG - Original Message - From: Roger Kim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tawana Gormley [EMAIL PROTECTED]; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 12:42 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Song of the South To help answer Tawana's question as to whether Charlie Chan films are offensive to Asians, I just rented the Scarlet Clue starring Sidney Toler. This is my first Charlie Chan film, so my opinion at this point is based on the one film. I see nothing offensive about the Charlie Chan character, but there's something distasteful about his bumbling sidekicks: his son Tommy and his black assistant Birmingham. These two characters are buffoons, not unlike the Dead End Kids, but I think it's offensive in this case, because all the white actors in this film are pretty much playing it straight. There isn't a single black character in this film who's meant to be taken seriously. Do any of the Charlie Chan films have a black character who is not ridiculous? Despite the questionable stereotypes, I realize that this film is 60 years old, and I think people should continue to watch it and enjoy it. -rk From: Tawana Gormley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Tawana Gormley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:16:13 -0400 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Song of the South Thanks, Roger. I agree with you about the release of that movie. It's nice to know how you feel about the Mr. Wong character. If you get a chance to view the Charlie Chan series (my favorite is Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan) please let me know what you think! TGormley - Original Message - From: Roger Kim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Song of the South If I'm not mistaken, Song of the South takes place in post-slavery America. While it would still be controversial, I think Disney could re-release it in one of those limited-edition DVD tins with a forward by Leonard Maltin, reminding us that the film was made 60 years ago. I think it would be wrong to leave that film sitting in the vaults forever. As for the question on whether Charlie Chan is offensive to Asians, I'm afraid I haven't seen those films. I have, however, seen Karloff's Mr. Wong films, and those don't offend me at all. -rk From: David Kusumoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: David Kusumoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 02:55:18 -0700 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Song of the South ** One last thing -- I believe Walt Disney's Song of the South, a late 1940s fanciful distillation of live-action and animation based on the tales of Uncle Remus -- will NEVER be released in mass market form. The film that brought us the song, Zip-De-Dee-Do-Dah -- was last available on VHS overseas in the 1990s. No more. Ask yourself whether today's black community would accept the notion -- as presented as filmed entertainment -- that slavery was all fun and games and some plantations had a wise old slave somwhere imparting wisdom to kids. Despite the positive wisdom and goodness represented by Uncle Remus, some believe it's better to regard Song of the South as an historical document of attitudes, and not entertainment to be sold for profit today. ** I'd like to see it released and I can safely say I would regard it entertaining without falling for the things others would perhaps rightly find offensive about it today. Even in Gone With the Wind, people still rail about its depiction of slaves, and of course, Butterfly McQueen was quoted as hating the role. I think intelligent people can accept the film on its terms based on the attitudes of America or Hollywood in 1939. You just couldn't make a film like this or release Song of the South today without pissing somebody off. -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. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at
Re: [MOPO] THE ILLUSIONIST
Hi All Did anybody see The Illusionist, starring Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti? We saw it and liked it a lot. I was curious what other MOPOers thought of this movie? Zeev - Original Message - From: Kirby McDaniel To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Scorcese's "The Departed" DEPARTED has a rating on metacritic.com of 88. That makes it the leader of the pack of movies in wide release at this time. At 80 is LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. At 75 is PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION. At 73 is a tie between A SCANNER DARKLY and CARS. 88 is good enough for me. I'll see it. To show you how much the critics like so-called "limited release" films over commercial movies, there are seven films above the 80 rating of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE: They are, in order the re-release of ARMY OF SHADOWS, the new Stephen Frears film THE QUEEN (can't wait to see that), MUTUAL APPRECIATION, HALF NELSON, LASSIE, 49 UP and OLD JOY. Incidentally, I have an Italian 79x55 for ARMY OF SHADOWS if anyone is interested. KIRBY On Oct 7, 2006, at 5:58 PM, David Kusumoto wrote: Hi Susan: ** As I've told others who've privately written me since last night -- please, don't take my comments as a hearty recommendation to see Scorcese's "The Departed." If you go, bring lowered expectations. This is not "Goodfellas" nor is it as beautifully stylized as Scorcese's better films. Because after a jet rocket opening, about 30 minutes in I started to feel cheated, feeling the film was overrated. It started to bog down and became confusing. I was finally able, around the 60-minute mark, to sort things out and better understand what was going on. ** And by the end of the picture, I felt fine. The closing shotisn't subtle and feels contrived. Such contrivances are missing from most of Scorcese's better pictures -- and their absence may explain why he's not a household name among mainstream audiences who don't understand what the fuss about Scorcese is all about. So if you've followed his career, you may walk out disappointed from "The Departed." However, this last shot gives commercial audiences something Scorcese has historically been incapable of giving -- and that's "closure." Not happy ending "closure," but Scorcese's "idea" of what comes close to it. ** I feel this is a "B+" movie for Scorcese. It's really gory, almost over-the-top violent with racist and anti-gay and anti-religion comments sprinkled throughout. This is what I meant by forgetting what a Scorcese picture like this is like when you see it on a big screen vs. on home video. Many people will be put off by Scorcese's return to his violent roots. But "The Departed" proves he still has the ability to shock and pull no punches by showing violence for what it is -- dirty, ugly,un-sanitized.I don't care that Scorcese can only do this kind of picture. He's good at it and should stick to what he does best. A good Scorcese film lacks vulnerable emotion, that is, you don't cry for anyone. A good Scorcese picture runs on three emotions: raw anger, getting ahead and getting even. I don't want Scorcese to do melodramas or historical pictures filled with romance. ** I believe "The Departed" has enough going for it that it may become the first out-of-the-box commercial hit for Scorcese. He has never, the best I recall, directed a film that has opened #1 at the box office. He has a shot here. The intriguing question then might be: Can Scorcese handle commercial success? You get the feeling nearly everyone in this cast was underpaid just to be directed by him. I just hope "The Departed" puts an end to Scorcese's "experiments" of the last decade which nearly buried him. I'm thinking now of "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator," two films with mega-budgets and overblown praise. "The Departed" looks like it cost pennies to make but is better than both of those films combined. ** I think Scorcese owes the extension of his career to Leonardo DiCaprio, who stuck by him and kept mainstream audiences interested. After "Casino," he felt done to me. He got the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. People then started rooting for him to get an Oscar for sentimental reasons, instead of merit. "The Departed" gives Scorcese his most recognizable mainstream cast in ages. And I find it incredible that this film marks the first time that Jack Nicholson, our man from "Easy Rider" to the present day, has worked w/the director from New York. ** (BTW, the anti-New York bias continues in Hollywood. The last New York-based director to win an Oscar was Woody Allen, for "Annie Hall" in 1977. New York
[MOPO] Frankenstein 1951
Rich, I was watching that auction also.A redflag went off in my headabout artydeco who bid multiple times in not so large increments.But with a user ID of evilbidr, that just sounds like someonewho is ahorror collector. Given that, Claude is of the philosophy, all other distractions aside, if there is a piece on Ebay he wants, he bids what he is willing to pay and if what he bids isn't enough, he doesn't agonizeor become suspicious of activity before or after his bid.He is of the mind that "posters are like buses, eventually another one comes along." Now if seller were to come to Claude and say,"I have failed to collect from the high bidder", orthe rarer and equally unbelievable, "I actually have two examples of this poster" as next in line would you be willing to purchase, then I wouldhave to think, knowing Claude, would tell him to take a flying leap.But Claude doesn't need me to speak for him I am just assuming based on his street smart savvy. Both the above scenarios has happened to me, but with tin toys and not posters. Both times I declined which was painful but it forced sellers to relist. One item sold relistedthree weeks laterfor about the same, the other which was relistedabout 5 days laterI purchasedfor several hundred dollars cheaper. freeman fisher8601 west knoll drive #7west hollywood, ca90069 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.
Re: [MOPO] Frankenstein 1951
Freeman.. I understand all of that.. As a matter of fact, if some shill bid me up.. and I was still happy.. Like Claude I could care less. But my question did not focus on whether or not Claude could get a fair price to buy the poster.. it is entirely focused on what seems to me to be serious shilling. Even though there are 2 bidders who went up to 7500 or so.. I have a hard time believing that any of the other bidders are real.. and that the seller wanted to get more for the poster. by the way, don't you realize that artydeco is the name used for R2D2 in the Star Wars spoof, Hardware Wars?? Rich= At 12:48 PM 10/9/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich, I was watching that auction also. A red flag went off in my head about artydeco who bid multiple times in not so large increments. But with a user ID of evilbidr, that just sounds like someone who is a horror collector. Given that, Claude is of the philosophy, all other distractions aside, if there is a piece on Ebay he wants, he bids what he is willing to pay and if what he bids isn't enough, he doesn't agonize or become suspicious of activity before or after his bid. He is of the mind that posters are like buses, eventually another one comes along. Now if seller were to come to Claude and say, I have failed to collect from the high bidder, or the rarer and equally unbelievable, I actually have two examples of this poster as next in line would you be willing to purchase, then I would have to think, knowing Claude, would tell him to take a flying leap. But Claude doesn't need me to speak for him I am just assuming based on his street smart savvy. Both the above scenarios has happened to me, but with tin toys and not posters. Both times I declined which was painful but it forced sellers to relist. One item sold relisted three weeks later for about the same, the other which was relisted about 5 days later I purchased for several hundred dollars cheaper. freeman fisher 8601 west knoll drive #7 west hollywood, ca 90069 freeman fisher 8601 west knoll drive #7 west hollywood, ca 90069 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] Frankenstein 1951
Now if seller were to come to Claude and say, I have failed to collect from the high bidder, or the rarer and equally unbelievable, I actually have two examples of this poster as next in line would you be willing to purchase, then I would have to think, knowing Claude, would tell him to take a flying leap. Not necessarily. He could offer to pay one bid increment above the bid of the second underbidder, 'zaq12', who definitely appears to be legit. Certainly he wouldn't pay his maximum bid, which was unmasked at the end by a possible shill bidder. And while the 'I have another copy' line is pretty unlikely, 'The high bidder failed to pay' certainly isn't that uncommon or unbelievable on ebay, especially with low feedback bidders. Randy 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. ---BeginMessage--- Rich, I was watching that auction also.A redflag went off in my headabout artydeco who bid multiple times in not so large increments.But with a user ID of evilbidr, that just sounds like someonewho is ahorror collector. Given that, Claude is of the philosophy, all other distractions aside, if there is a piece on Ebay he wants, he bids what he is willing to pay and if what he bids isn't enough, he doesn't agonizeor become suspicious of activity before or after his bid.He is of the mind that "posters are like buses, eventually another one comes along." Now if seller were to come to Claude and say,"I have failed to collect from the high bidder", orthe rarer and equally unbelievable, "I actually have two examples of this poster" as next in line would you be willing to purchase, then I wouldhave to think, knowing Claude, would tell him to take a flying leap.But Claude doesn't need me to speak for him I am just assuming based on his street smart savvy. Both the above scenarios has happened to me, but with tin toys and not posters. Both times I declined which was painful but it forced sellers to relist. One item sold relistedthree weeks laterfor about the same, the other which was relistedabout 5 days laterI purchasedfor several hundred dollars cheaper. freeman fisher8601 west knoll drive #7west hollywood, ca90069 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. 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. ---End Message---
[MOPO] FA PRICES SLASHED! Vintage40'sNoir,MacumbaLove,SolidGoldCadillac ALL BARGAINS!
Hi, Everyone, If you have an extra minute, please check out my auctions closing within 5 TO 6 HOURS, all at GREATLY REDUCED opening bids with No Reserves! Here's the link to all auctions plus a partial list: Thanks to everyone, Rick http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZrixposterzQQhtZ-1 MACUMBA LOVE (Vintage Horror,VOODOO,1960) 5 Orig US LC's NM REDUCED! EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE (Stanwyck, Film Noir,1950) 2 Orig US Lobby Cards REDUCED!! 711 OCEAN DRIVE (Vintage Film Noir, 1950) Orig Poster LOOK! REDUCED!! I'LL TAKE ROMANCE (Grace Moore,Melvyn Douglas,1937) Orig US LC REDUCED! LOOK! SOLID GOLD CADILLAC (Judy Holliday, 1956) Orig US Insert REDUCED!! DANGEROUS PROFESSION (George Raft, Film Noir, 1949) 2 Orig US LC's REDUCED! TIP ON A DEAD JOCKEY (Rob't Taylor, Dorothy McGuire,1957) Orig US 1/2Sht REDUCED CHARLEY VARRICK (Matthau, Don Siegel, 1973) Orig British OS BEST STYLE REDUCED Plus there are more auctions closing SOON as well. PLEASE take a look! 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] Frankenstein 1951
Randall is totally correct.. the true bid is one bid over zaq12 who we know is a real bidder.. Probably the owner was looking to get over 10K and possibly as much as 15K should he ever sign up to MPB.. I will watch him closely to be sure the same shenanigans do not take place. Rich= At 01:14 PM 10/9/2006, Randall Petersen wrote: Now if seller were to come to Claude and say, I have failed to collect from the high bidder, or the rarer and equally unbelievable, I actually have two examples of this poster as next in line would you be willing to purchase, then I would have to think, knowing Claude, would tell him to take a flying leap. Not necessarily. He could offer to pay one bid increment above the bid of the second underbidder, 'zaq12', who definitely appears to be legit. Certainly he wouldn't pay his maximum bid, which was unmasked at the end by a possible shill bidder. And while the 'I have another copy' line is pretty unlikely, 'The high bidder failed to pay' certainly isn't that uncommon or unbelievable on ebay, especially with low feedback bidders. Randy 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. From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject:[MOPO] Frankenstein 1951 Date:Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:51:17 + Content-Type: Multipart/alternative; boundary=NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_24147_1160424885_1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Rich, I was watching that auction also. A red flag went off in my head about artydeco who bid multiple times in not so large increments. But with a user ID of evilbidr, that just sounds like someone who is a horror collector. Given that, Claude is of the philosophy, all other distractions aside, if there is a piece on Ebay he wants, he bids what he is willing to pay and if what he bids isn't enough, he doesn't agonize or become suspicious of activity before or after his bid. He is of the mind that posters are like buses, eventually another one comes along. Now if seller were to come to Claude and say, I have failed to collect from the high bidder, or the rarer and equally unbelievable, I actually have two examples of this poster as next in line would you be willing to purchase, then I would have to think, knowing Claude, would tell him to take a flying leap. But Claude doesn't need me to speak for him I am just assuming based on his street smart savvy. Both the above scenarios has happened to me, but with tin toys and not posters. Both times I declined which was painful but it forced sellers to relist. One item sold relisted three weeks later for about the same, the other which was relisted about 5 days later I purchased for several hundred dollars cheaper. freeman fisher 8601 west knoll drive #7 west hollywood, ca 90069 freeman fisher 8601 west knoll drive #7 west hollywood, ca 90069 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. At 01:16 PM 10/9/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with everything you say after $7500 What I don't quite understand isn't that anything past $7500 isn't that a really great price for the onesheet? Would someone really sabotage his sale for a couple of hundred dollars after $9000 was hit? And I wasn't aware of the name source for artydeco. I am familiar with Hardware Wars but I think I lasted maybe two minutes watching it. Pretty funny actually. I am blowing off selling at the Courts show this weekend. It takes so much effort for the results realized. Or at least the last show most especially. My Sunday was $26.Suckorama freeman fisher 8601 west knoll drive #7 west hollywood, ca 90069 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] Heritage November Auction
Wow, Phillip. I'm after the same DANTE'S INFERNO. I just don't have the funds now so I'm out of the running. Great luck with your search.Toochis[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are so correct.I cannot miss it.back to my place I love...Dallas...miss it...but love LA...by the way met Harrison Ford last Friday...toughbut I was able to talk to himand he did like my accent.lets go back...pieces that are so rare that make movie poster collectors faint and dizzy...I am still after my Dante's Inferno one sheet style A...(I am trying to pull a "Bruce" or now "Kirby"..: but for collectors in my message).(need to do this more ofternha ha ha).anyhowthis is life I guessthis will be the auction to beI will book my flight tomorrowI cannot wait to meet you Randymaybe I can meet other MOPOsPhilippVisit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe 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] Frankenstein 1951
Hi all I am presently on avacation so I do not read the emails as much as at home.Zac12 is SteveFishler and a legit bid. Now here comes the shocker. I already own that poster in addition to the insert. I was of the opinion that it would sell for over $10,000 (I had predicted to myself around $12,000) and Ifeel it is worth it. How much more, only time will tell. I was toying with artydeco at the beginning because it was fun but I stopped well short of what I was willing to pay. I bid what I was willing to hold it for, for a future sale or trade. If the seller offered it to me now, I would only pay one increment over Zac12. That is all he deserves. If you email me please do not expect a quick reply. I am heading for Quebec City. Claude -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Frankenstein 1951 Randall is totally correct.. the true bid is one bid over zaq12 who we know is a real bidder.. Probably the owner was looking to get over 10K and possibly as much as 15K should he ever sign up to MPB.. I will watch him closely to be sure the same shenanigans do not take place. Rich= At 01:14 PM 10/9/2006, Randall Petersen wrote: Now if seller were to come to Claude and say, "I have failed to collect from the high bidder", or the rarer and equally unbelievable, "I actually have two examples of this poster" as next in line would you be willing to purchase, then I would have to think, knowing Claude, would tell him to take a flying leap. Not necessarily. He could offer to pay one bid increment above the bid of the second underbidder, 'zaq12', who definitely appears to be legit. Certainly he wouldn't pay his maximum bid, which was unmasked at the end by a possible shill bidder. And while the 'I have another copy' line is pretty unlikely, 'The high bidder failed to pay' certainly isn't that uncommon or unbelievable on ebay, especially with low feedback bidders. Randy 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. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Frankenstein 1951 Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:51:17 + Content-Type: Multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_24147_1160424885_1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Rich, I was watching that auction also. A red flag went off in my head about artydeco who bid multiple times in not so large increments. But with a user ID of evilbidr, that just sounds like someone who is a horror collector. Given that, Claude is of the philosophy, all other distractions aside, if there is a piece on Ebay he wants, he bids what he is willing to pay and if what he bids isn't enough, he doesn't agonize or become suspicious of activity before or after his bid. He is of the mind that "posters are like buses, eventually another one comes along." Now if seller were to come to Claude and say, "I have failed to collect from the high bidder", or the rarer and equally unbelievable, "I actually have two examples of this poster" as next in line would you be willing to purchase, then I would have to think, knowing Claude, would tell him to take a flying leap. But Claude doesn't need me to speak for him I am just assuming based on his street smart savvy. Both the above scenarios has happened to me, but with tin toys and not posters. Both times I declined which was painful but it forced sellers to relist. One item sold relisted three weeks later for about the same, the other which was relisted about 5 days later I purchased for several hundred dollars cheaper. freeman fisher 8601 west knoll drive #7 west hollywood, ca 90069 freeman fisher 8601 west knoll drive #7 west hollywood, ca 90069 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. At 01:16 PM 10/9/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with everything you say after $7500 What I don't quite understand isn't that anything past $7500 isn't that a really great price for the onesheet? Would someone really sabotage his sale for a couple of hundred dollars after
Re: [MOPO] Fw: [MOPO] Scorcese's The Departed
I'd walk funny to be in a role like that. Toochissusan olson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Boy would you ever walk funny! Think you could get used to having a dangling participle? talk about getting into role. susan - Original Message - From: Toochis Morin To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 3:42 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Scorcese's "The Departed" I loved this film. Leo was quite impressive and the rest of the cast. So nice to see Nicholson work with Scorcese. While Taxi Driver is one of my favorites, this film is no disappointment. As an actor, this Scorcese film makes me wish I were a dude.Toochissusan olson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No David I wont, but your review of this film, has sparked some interest,which says a lot for your writing, there havent been many that cause me to want to bust out of my paradigm.I like Scorsese's style and hard edge reality.My introduction to him was the "Last Waltz" ending with my recent viewing of Casino. (all within the last year)(and all of the other good ones in between), I have also come to appreciate Tarrentino who is not veryone's cup of tea andLike with Vincent Gallo's Buffalo 66, the cast was all there to support Gallo and this film which said a lot about both, andit turned out to be an exceptional film,However I learned a valuable lesson in Hero worship andthe long awaited arrival of "The Brown Bunny", where the only thing redeemable was the fact that Gallo stated he wished he had never made that dirge.As as an artist andlinen backer I can only empathise, I wish they would all turn out as I envision.susan - Original Message - From: David Kusumoto To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 5:58 PM Subject: RE: [MOPO] Scorcese's "The Departed" Hi Susan: ** As I've told others who've privately written me since last night -- please, don't take my comments as a hearty recommendation to see Scorcese's "The Departed." If you go, bring lowered expectations. This is not "Goodfellas" nor is it as beautifully stylized as Scorcese's better films. Because after a jet rocket opening, about 30 minutes in I started to feel cheated, feeling the film was overrated. It started to bog down and became confusing. I was finally able, around the 60-minute mark, to sort things out and better understand what was going on. ** And by the end of the picture, I felt fine. The closing shotisn't subtle and feels contrived. Such contrivances are missing from most of Scorcese's better pictures -- and their absence may explain why he's not a household name among mainstream audiences who don't understand what the fuss about Scorcese is all about. So if you've followed his career, you may walk out disappointed from "The Departed." However, this last shot gives commercial audiences something Scorcese has historically been incapable of giving -- and that's "closure." Not happy ending "closure," but Scorcese's "idea" of what comes close to it. ** I feel this is a "B+" movie for Scorcese. It's really gory, almost over-the-top violent with racist and anti-gay and anti-religion comments sprinkled throughout. This is what I meant by forgetting what a Scorcese picture like this is like when you see it on a big screen vs. on home video. Many people will be put off by Scorcese's return to his violent roots. But "The Departed" proves he still has the ability to shock and pull no punches by showing violence for what it is -- dirty, ugly,un-sanitized.I don't care that Scorcese can only do this kind of picture. He's good at it and should stick to what he does best. A good Scorcese film lacks vulnerable emotion, that is, you don't cry for anyone. A good Scorcese picture runs on three emotions: raw anger, getting ahead and getting even. I don't want Scorcese to do melodramas or historical pictures filled with romance. ** I believe "The Departed" has enough going for it that it may become the first out-of-the-box commercial hit for Scorcese. He has never, the best I recall, directed a film that has opened #1 at the box office. He has a shot here. The intriguing question then might be: Can Scorcese handle commercial success? You get the feeling nearly everyone in this cast was underpaid just to be directed by him. I just hope "The Departed" puts an end to Scorcese's "experiments" of the last decade which nearly buried him. I'm thinking now of "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator," two films with mega-budgets and overblown praise. "The
[MOPO] frank51 The poster itself
just to change the focus a bit and mind you i collect realart i don't like their posters that have all these little tag lines...it walks ..it talks ..it thrills ..it chills ...etc might as well say it slices and dices its the vegematic(though i guess that works for the slasher movies)... Gothic horror titles, rare as they may be, with those kind of snipets on the poster..kill the poster for me 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] Need Your Help: Movie Poster Survey
Hey, all: Recently I enrolled in a small business program at a local community college. As part of the marketing component we're required to do a survey of a given market. So I decided to do a survey of poster buyers in order to get a better idea of why people buy and what they'd like to see (mainly in terms of service) from poster sellers. I'd like to post it here and encourage people to respondby e-mailing me the completed survey (just click Reply and type your answers into the form as it appears in your email window). Please do not post your answers on the forum. Then when everything is tabulated, I will make the results public, probably in a week or two. I'm hoping we can all learn something from it. I've tried to keep the questions as non-intrusive as possible but if there is anything you don't want to answer, please just skip on to the next question. (I realize the "How much did you spend on posters last year" question may be one not everyone would want to answer, understandably, but I thought I'd ask it anyway.) Some of you may see the survey more than once, since I'll be emailing it out as well. Please only complete it once. And, of course, any additional comments or suggestions would be welcome. Thanks, Dave _Dave RosenE-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vintage Poster Market Survey This is a survey to determine how and why collectors make their purchasing decisions - what they buy, why they buy it, where they get their information and how sellers may serve them better. There are 20 questions and it takes about five minutes to complete. You may either make an X next to the appropriate response or else number your answers with the appropriate letter(s) indicating your response. Answer as many as you can and if you find any that you cannot or do not wish to answer, just leave it blank and move on the next question. Only the statistical results will be made public once they are tabulated. Your answers, however, are completely confidential and will not be revealed. Please check the appropriate space: i. Gender: a. Maleb. Female ii. Age:a. under 18b. 18-24c. 25-40d. 41-55e. 56+ iii. Education: Have you attended or completed college or university?a. yesb. no iv. Location:What state, or if outside the US, what country do you reside in? 1. How long have you been buying posters?a. less than one yearb. 2-3 yearsc. 4-5 yearsd. 6-10 yearse. 10 + years 2. Approximately how much did you spend on posters last year?a. $100-500b. $501-1000c. $1001-2000d. $2001+ 3. What is the main determining factor in making a purchase? a. price b. conditionc. rarityd. servicee. other 4. What is your primary reason for purchasing posters?a. collectingb. investingc. other (specify) 5. Do you mainly purchase: a. US postersb. non-US posters 6. If non-US, which country do you mainly purchase? a. UKb. Francec. Italyd. Germanye. Japanf. Spaing. Mexicoh. Other 7. If US, which format do you mainly purchase? a. lobby cardb. window cardc. insertd. half-sheete. one-sheetf. three-sheetg. other (specify) 8. Do you collect by: a. titleb. starc. directord. artist e. genref. other (specify) 9. If by genre, which one? a. horrorb. sci-fic. crime/noird. westerne. exploitationf. other (specify) 10. How many times a year do you make a poster purchase?a. 1-5b. 6-10c. 11-15d. 16-20e. 20+ 11. How many posters do you normally purchase in each transaction?a. 1-3b. 4-6c. 7-9d. 10+ 12. How much do you spend on average on a single poster?a. $1-$19b. $20-$39c. $40-$59d. $60-$79e. $80-$99f. $100+ 13. Where do you mainly shop for posters?a. eBay b. auction housec. poster websitesd. poster showse. other (specify) 14. Where do you mainly find information about posters?a. booksb. magazinesc. forums/chatroomsd. poster websitese. other (specify) 15. How do you normally pay for your purchases? a. credit cardb. PayPalc. personal checkd. money ordere. cash 16. If you purchase from a website, what is the most important feature?a. searchable databaseb. detailed descriptionsc. hi-res photosd. easy checkoute. other (specify) 17. What is most important to you: a. customer serviceb. trusted sourcec. secure packingd. fast shippinge. other (specify) 18. What is your main complaint about poster sellers? a. mis-describe itemb. poor communicationc. poor packagingd. slow service e. other (specify) 19. What product or service would you like to see a seller offer? __ __ __ 20. Do you have any pastimes other than collecting posters and, if so, what are they? __ Thank you. 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
[MOPO] FA: 250 original stills, UK FoH, Daybills etc
Hello Everyone, We currently have 250 original press and theatre stills, British FoH stills, US 8x10 colour stills and a smattering of daybills, press sheets and the like on eBay. In keeping with the Halloween season, the majority are horror related. Items are finishing over the next few days, with from 24 hours to 4 days left to run, and we are currently prepping our next lot of material. Thanks for taking a look. Regards, Phil Mila eBay ID: cinemarts http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ200QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsascsZ1QQsassZcinemartsQQsbrsrtZd 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: hundreds of lobby card lots under $5 each!
This is Bruce Hershenson. I have 988 lobby card lots (lots contain between 2 and 16 cards from the same title; also included is a great Alfred Hitchcock collection of mostly single cards and a Some Like It Hot set offered as individual cards!) on eBay closing TOMORROW, Tuesday night (10/10). Note that as of Monday evening (with just one day to go), there are still 140 of these 988 lobby card lots are still at their opening bid of 99 cents (including many complete sets of 8 cards!), around 380 are still under $5, around 515 are still under $10, and around 765 are under $20, and most of the 215 or so LOTS of lobby cards are still way under their official retail prices (the ones you could find anywhere else)! As of now, there truly are LOTS of incredible deals (and remember, many of these lots contain an ENTIRE set of 8 lobby cards, so some of these lots are still just PENNIES per card!). Be sure to check out these 988 lobby card lots sometime before they end Tuesday night, October 10th, starting at around 7 PM CST (either by going to http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/currentauctions.php or by using the link from my HOME page, http://www.emovieposter.com or by finding me by my eBay user ID, emovieposter.com). I HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE SHAKING MY HEAD, WONDERING WHY SOME OF THE CURRENT PRICES ARE SO LOW. And then it hit me! I don't have buyers premiums, and many of you are so used to them, that it makes you uncomfortable to buy from auctions that don't have them. And you may well be so used to paying a high shipping price for your auction wins that it makes you uncomfortable to pay the low amounts I charge. SO I MAKE THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL OFFER TO MOPO MEMBERS. Anyone who buys from these auctions and lets me know they are a member of MoPo can pay an additional buyers premium (over and above the amount they bid) of ONLY 17.5% (with a minimum buyers premium of JUST NINE DOLLARS per lot)! And as for shipping, again just for MoPo members, I will throw out my regular $5.50-$10 U.S. shipping (no matter how many lots you buy) and I will charge you JUST $8 for each and every lot you buy! So if my lack of a buyers premium or low, low shipping costs have been holding you back from bidding on these lobby card lots, know that this is no longer a problem. Thanks very much, and good luck on any items you bid on. Bruce 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] 1951 Frankenstein poster on eBay
I actually did this about 3 months ago, but on a magic poster. It was over 10,000...and I hesitated...but I did it. If something comes along that I've been hoping for, I go for it. Too many times I haven't and I still kick myself for those misses. So this year, it's been my new rule to go from the gut. Andrea - Original Message - From: Richard Halegua Comic Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 3:16 PM Subject: [MOPO] 1951 Frankenstein poster on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=170034552451 the auction is closed.. at $9356.88 the underbidder was Claude Litton how many of the other bidders above $250 do you folks think are real the winning bidder has not won anything since 2003 what do you folks think?? Rich=== 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] Need Your Help: Movie Poster Survey
Hi Dave, This sounds interesting. I'd participate. Andrea - Original Message - From: Dave Rosen To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 5:24 PM Subject: [MOPO] Need Your Help: Movie Poster Survey Hey, all: Recently I enrolled in a small business program at a local community college. As part of the marketing component we're required to do a survey of a given market. So I decided to do a survey of poster buyers in order to get a better idea of why people buy and what they'd like to see (mainly in terms of service) from poster sellers. I'd like to post it here and encourage people to respondby e-mailing me the completed survey (just click Reply and type your answers into the form as it appears in your email window). Please do not post your answers on the forum. Then when everything is tabulated, I will make the results public, probably in a week or two. I'm hoping we can all learn something from it. I've tried to keep the questions as non-intrusive as possible but if there is anything you don't want to answer, please just skip on to the next question. (I realize the "How much did you spend on posters last year" question may be one not everyone would want to answer, understandably, but I thought I'd ask it anyway.) Some of you may see the survey more than once, since I'll be emailing it out as well. Please only complete it once. And, of course, any additional comments or suggestions would be welcome. Thanks, Dave _Dave RosenE-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vintage Poster Market Survey This is a survey to determine how and why collectors make their purchasing decisions - what they buy, why they buy it, where they get their information and how sellers may serve them better. There are 20 questions and it takes about five minutes to complete. You may either make an X next to the appropriate response or else number your answers with the appropriate letter(s) indicating your response. Answer as many as you can and if you find any that you cannot or do not wish to answer, just leave it blank and move on the next question. Only the statistical results will be made public once they are tabulated. Your answers, however, are completely confidential and will not be revealed. Please check the appropriate space: i. Gender: a. Maleb. Female ii. Age:a. under 18b. 18-24c. 25-40d. 41-55e. 56+ iii. Education: Have you attended or completed college or university?a. yesb. no iv. Location:What state, or if outside the US, what country do you reside in? 1. How long have you been buying posters?a. less than one yearb. 2-3 yearsc. 4-5 yearsd. 6-10 yearse. 10 + years 2. Approximately how much did you spend on posters last year?a. $100-500b. $501-1000c. $1001-2000d. $2001+ 3. What is the main determining factor in making a purchase? a. price b. conditionc. rarityd. servicee. other 4. What is your primary reason for purchasing posters?a. collectingb. investingc. other (specify) 5. Do you mainly purchase: a. US postersb. non-US posters 6. If non-US, which country do you mainly purchase? a. UKb. Francec. Italyd. Germanye. Japanf. Spaing. Mexicoh. Other 7. If US, which format do you mainly purchase? a. lobby cardb. window cardc. insertd. half-sheete. one-sheetf. three-sheetg. other (specify) 8. Do you collect by: a. titleb. starc. directord. artist e. genref. other (specify) 9. If by genre, which one? a. horrorb. sci-fic. crime/noird. westerne. exploitationf. other (specify) 10. How many times a year do you make a poster purchase?a. 1-5b. 6-10c. 11-15d. 16-20e. 20+ 11. How many posters do you normally purchase in each transaction?a. 1-3b. 4-6c. 7-9d. 10+ 12. How much do you spend on average on a single poster?a. $1-$19b. $20-$39c. $40-$59d. $60-$79e. $80-$99f. $100+ 13. Where do you mainly shop for posters?a. eBay b. auction housec. poster websitesd. poster showse. other (specify) 14. Where do you mainly find information about posters?a. booksb. magazinesc. forums/chatroomsd. poster websitese. other (specify) 15. How do you normally pay for your purchases? a. credit cardb. PayPalc. personal checkd. money ordere. cash 16. If you purchase from a website, what is the most important feature?a. searchable databaseb. detailed descriptionsc. hi-res photosd. easy checkoute. other (specify) 17. What is most important to you: a. customer serviceb. trusted sourcec. secure packingd. fast shippinge. other (specify) 18. What is your main complaint about poster sellers? a. mis-describe itemb. poor communicationc. poor
[MOPO] WTB I Married a Witch
1-sheet or smaller, no restoration susan 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.
