[MOPO] EBAY DOES IT AGAIN!
I see Kirby asked for my opinion of the latest eBay change. I just wrote about this in my latest e-mail club message. For any MoPo members not in my e-mail club, here are my thoughts on eBay's latest mis-adventure: EBAY DOES IT AGAIN! eBay is constantly tinkering with their site (you know the old expression, If it ain't broke, don't fix it?; eBay's motto seems to be, If it ain't broke we will tinker with it until we finally break it!). What is their latest misadventure? They have taken all eBay auctions and made them semi-private! Their stated purpose is to stop all of the fake second chance offers that are made all the time, and they SAY that they are limiting this move to just items over $200 (because that is where the most fraud is), but I don't believe them for a second! If that were true, they would not have made the view seller's other items page not show the high bidders' IDs, only a weird Bidder One, Bidder Two, etc., because any scammer can still see all the bids on any sub-$200 item (and those that are still under $200, but will end up over). Only honest bidders are hassled by this latest development, because they can no longer see the list of high bidder IDs (the! y have to click on items one by one to see the high bidder, and they can't even do that if the item is over $200). What do I think is really going on? I think eBay has finally realized that a huge amount of sales take place off site and that many people only LIST items on eBay, but then contact the bidders (or prospective buyers contact them) and then a deal is made off eBay. I think eBay wants to stop this, and is using the scammer defense as an excuse to soon make ALL auctions private. I think that eventually buyers and sellers will not see very much about each other until AFTER the deal is completed (much as things currently are for sellers on Amazon). What does this mean for sellers on eBay, and for me personally? I think it will likely have little effect on my sales, since all of my sales were completely private for a couple of years (and before that, all my major sales were private as well). It was only a few months ago that I returned to all public sales, and there was little difference in them then, and I would think therefore this latest change will mostly be a non-event for me personally, especially since most of my items stay under $200 for almost the entire time they are for auction (and since all start at 99 cents, you can see the bids of those that end up over $200 while they are still under $200). For instance, this week just FOUR of my items are currently over $200 as of right now. The only likely change I can see is that those people who used to place early bids on items as a form of smart advertising for themselves (they know hundreds of buyers click on MY items, and if their user ID is on MY ! items, some of those bidders might wonder who those sellers are and check out THEIR items for sale, and doing this is FREE to them!) may well now do far less of this kind of early bidding. But otherwise I think my items will be largely unaffected (especially since most of my items are under $200 for most of the time, and therefore you still CAN see the bidders; you just have to do more work to view them). But what about OTHER eBay sellers? I fear that this latest blunder on eBay's part will have a chilling effect on the selling of all over-$200 items on eBay. There has been a steady reduction in such items over the past couple of years, and I fear this latest move will likely accelerate that process. And I think that is the last thing eBay needs, for eBay is fast becoming a gigantic yard sale, mostly over-flowing with unwanted material, and a lesser and lesser number of true rarities (my auctions excepted!). I also am afraid that once eBay does what I believe they will do and expand this to ALL items, that it will be the nail in the coffin of most smaller eBay sellers. Many bidders were already afraid to bid with sellers they don't know even when the auctions were public. How will they feel if all the auctions are private? I may well make the next poll be about this latest eBay change. I wanted to first give them a week to see if they withdraw it (if there is a lot of public outcry against it). If it appears this latest move is very unpopular with MY buyers (or that it will have an adverse effect on my results) then I will accelerate my plans to sell through a venue other tha eBay! Stay tuned to these club messages for the latest developments! 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
[MOPO] FA: 509 oversized posters (including Italian, French more) end 1/16 on eBay
CURRENT EBAY ITEMS: We have 509 oversized posters (including Italian, French, Russian, Japanese, and some unusual U.S. posters, MORE!) on eBay., and they close TUESDAY 01/16. Read more about these great items below, or go see them right now (with large thumbnails and direct links to these great auctions on eBay for easy bidding) in our Current Auction Image Gallery! What is included in this weeks items? There really are many great titles including The Bicycle Thief set of 12 Italian photobustas, You Only Live Twice subway poster, The Champion (1949) Japanese two-panel, Magnificent Seven Italian one-panel, On Her Majesty's Secret Service French two-panel, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth door panel, Blood and Black Lace Italian two-panel, Lady Frankenstein Italian two-panel, Scarface French one-panel (completely different image than the U.S. poster), Paradise Hawaiian Style French one-panel, Alien subway poster, Paris Does Strange Things French one-panel, Kill Bill Volume 1 French one-panel, Enter the Dragon large Italian photobusta, Blowup R70s Italian two-panel, and much, MUCH, more! OF SPECIAL NOTE ARE SOME ITALIAN ONE- AND TWO-PANELS WITH GREAT BALLISTER ART! REMEMBER TOO, THAT THIS WEEK INCLUDES MANY RARE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN POSTERS (fully 40% of the posters are country of origin, which many collectors prize, because they are the poster created for the release of the movie in the country in which the movie was filmed). Note too, that we feel certain that many of the posters will have images completely unfamiliar to you, because most often the French and Italian poster designers created all different (and often superior!) images from that of the U.S. campaign. Even if you have no interest in purchasing these posters, you are certain to enjoy looking through our gallery of images, for many of these posters, even those for very obscure movies, have REALLY wonderful images! This auction contains a LOT of really cool items, and unlike many other auctions, there is no For Millionaires Only sign at the entrance, and NO reserves, NO outrageous buyers premiums, NO excessive shipping, and NO fuzzy or misleading images! Note that as of Sunday morning (with just a couple of days to go!), there are still 143 of these 509 items that are still at their starting price of just 99 cents each, 201 are still under $3, 262 are still under $10, and 364 are under $20! And most of the 145 items that are over $20 each are are WAY under their regular prices (the ones you could find anywhere else)! Remember that a high percentage of these posters are large French and Italian one- and two panel posters. At the current low, low prices of many of them, you could buy one or more for a few dollars each, and then simply tack it on the wall as is, and have a great piece of wall art that cost you so little that you don't have to frame it and don't have to worry about! it picking up some smudges or stains! Of course it is likely that most of the current prices will not last to the end of the auction, but as of right now, there truly are LOTS of incredible deals, and YOU can't get those great deals if you don't bid, so be sure to check out these 509 oversized posters sometime before they end TUESDAY, January 16th, 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). 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.
[MOPO] FA: Thunderball and Great Sci-Fi One Sheets! -Ends Tonight!
Our latest http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/auction/catalog.php?SaleNo=57012type=impa57012-tem011107 Sunday Internet Movie Poster Auction featuring 279 lots closes tonight, January 14th at 10pm CT. htt http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/ p://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/ To view all 279 lots click here: http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/search_results.php?Ne=190 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/search_results.php?Ne=190N=54+205 N=54+205 New auctions with hundreds of new items every week. Thunderball- Original One Sheet http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012Lot_No=25241type=impa57012-tem011107 Lot_No=25241 Dragstrip Girl - Original One Sheet http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012Lot_No=25072type=impa57012-tem011107 Lot_No=25072 First Spaceship on Venus- One Sheet http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012Lot_No=25083 Lot_No=25083 2001: A Space Odyssey- French Petite http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012Lot_No=25002 Lot_No=25002 Anchors Aweigh - Beautiful Portrait Card http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012Lot_No=25010 Lot_No=25010 Angry Red Planet- One Sheet http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012Lot_No=25013 Lot_No=25013 Beginning of the End - One Sheet http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012Lot_No=25025 Lot_No=25025 Brain Eaters- Original One Sheet http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012Lot_No=25035 Lot_No=25035 City That Never Sleeps - One Sheet http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012Lot_No=25051 Lot_No=25051 Creature with Atom Brain- One Sheet http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012 http://movieposters.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=57012Lot_No=25058 Lot_No=25058 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] Fwd: [MOPO] EBAY DOES IT AGAIN!
Surely one way to get around this problem is to ask the seller, (via eBay`s Ask Seller a Question) if they are prepared to give you their personal e-mail addresss, and them yours, before the auction ends. Then, if an item doesn`t sell, you can contact the seller privately, and see if a deal can be made. One then only has to do a database of reputable sellers, (with their personal e-mails) who sell good poster/lobby card paper, and this eBay problem is solved. Sellers can be contacted in the future, either to see if the item can be pulled before the auction ends, or to be contacted afterwards, to make a deal. I can`t see eBay getting around this too soon. Best Andy _www.premierepostergallery.com_ (http://www.premierepostergallery.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. ---BeginMessage--- I see Kirby asked for my opinion of the latest eBay change. I just wrote about this in my latest e-mail club message. For any MoPo members not in my e-mail club, here are my thoughts on eBay's latest mis-adventure: EBAY DOES IT AGAIN! eBay is constantly tinkering with their site (you know the old expression, If it ain't broke, don't fix it?; eBay's motto seems to be, If it ain't broke we will tinker with it until we finally break it!). What is their latest misadventure? They have taken all eBay auctions and made them semi-private! Their stated purpose is to stop all of the fake second chance offers that are made all the time, and they SAY that they are limiting this move to just items over $200 (because that is where the most fraud is), but I don't believe them for a second! If that were true, they would not have made the view seller's other items page not show the high bidders' IDs, only a weird Bidder One, Bidder Two, etc., because any scammer can still see all the bids on any sub-$200 item (and those that are still under $200, but will end up over). Only honest bidders are hassled by this latest development, because they can no longer see the list of high bidder IDs (the! y have to click on items one by one to see the high bidder, and they can't even do that if the item is over $200). What do I think is really going on? I think eBay has finally realized that a huge amount of sales take place off site and that many people only LIST items on eBay, but then contact the bidders (or prospective buyers contact them) and then a deal is made off eBay. I think eBay wants to stop this, and is using the scammer defense as an excuse to soon make ALL auctions private. I think that eventually buyers and sellers will not see very much about each other until AFTER the deal is completed (much as things currently are for sellers on Amazon). What does this mean for sellers on eBay, and for me personally? I think it will likely have little effect on my sales, since all of my sales were completely private for a couple of years (and before that, all my major sales were private as well). It was only a few months ago that I returned to all public sales, and there was little difference in them then, and I would think therefore this latest change will mostly be a non-event for me personally, especially since most of my items stay under $200 for almost the entire time they are for auction (and since all start at 99 cents, you can see the bids of those that end up over $200 while they are still under $200). For instance, this week just FOUR of my items are currently over $200 as of right now. The only likely change I can see is that those people who used to place early bids on items as a form of smart advertising for themselves (they know hundreds of buyers click on MY items, and if their user ID is on MY ! items, some of those bidders might wonder who those sellers are and check out THEIR items for sale, and doing this is FREE to them!) may well now do far less of this kind of early bidding. But otherwise I think my items will be largely unaffected (especially since most of my items are under $200 for most of the time, and therefore you still CAN see the bidders; you just have to do more work to view them). But what about OTHER eBay sellers? I fear that this latest blunder on eBay's part will have a chilling effect on the selling of all over-$200 items on eBay. There has been a steady reduction in such items over the past couple of years, and I fear this latest move will likely accelerate that process. And I think that is the last thing eBay needs, for eBay is fast becoming a gigantic yard sale, mostly over-flowing with unwanted
Re: [MOPO] EBAY DOES IT AGAIN!
If the change as Bruce suggests is to curb ebay-generated off-site deals, then that will never happen because ebay is a market and a market by definition is only a forum for offering and is always of limited time, goods or buyers. People seek opportunities and will pick or make a market based on enlightened fiscal self-interest and there will always be unethical substrata seeking to exploit that. Now and then someone sends me an ebay email or non-ebay email offering an item similar to that on which I have bid and which I delete. On the other hand, few efforts to protect a market by indirect action or by trying to corner it through controlling a significant component have been successful. Ebay should do a better job monitoring its email system and dealing with those people and it's not by hiding bidder id's because most solicitations are for stuff worth less than $200 and my id is still viewable on those auctions. If someone has been bidding as a shill to get the price to $200 and other bidders have taken note of their competitors before that, then a shill might be found out; it might be too risky for a seller not to have a shill come in until after $200. Of course that means watching auctions earlier or not bidding if the price has exceeded $200. However, before now I could check out the seller and other bidders whose feedback and info might give me a small indication of the propriety of the auction. Now I might NOT bid on big ticket auctions of a seller with any degree or certain types of negative feedback, but so too bad for that seller. If an item worth at least $200 is set to start at $200 or goes past $200 from a lower start, then the bidder is going to have to set his max and stay at it however the bidding progresses. There's no big difference in the new system than with a private auction, except now at least there's an idea of how many bidders there are and how each of their bids go, which is actually an inprovement from the anonymity of private auctions. Craig, Vancouver - Original Message - From: Bruce Hershenson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 9:49 AM Subject: [MOPO] EBAY DOES IT AGAIN! I see Kirby asked for my opinion of the latest eBay change. I just wrote about this in my latest e-mail club message. For any MoPo members not in my e-mail club, here are my thoughts on eBay's latest mis-adventure: EBAY DOES IT AGAIN! eBay is constantly tinkering with their site (you know the old expression, If it ain't broke, don't fix it?; eBay's motto seems to be, If it ain't broke we will tinker with it until we finally break it!). What is their latest misadventure? They have taken all eBay auctions and made them semi-private! Their stated purpose is to stop all of the fake second chance offers that are made all the time, and they SAY that they are limiting this move to just items over $200 (because that is where the most fraud is), but I don't believe them for a second! If that were true, they would not have made the view seller's other items page not show the high bidders' IDs, only a weird Bidder One, Bidder Two, etc., because any scammer can still see all the bids on any sub-$200 item (and those that are still under $200, but will end up over). Only honest bidders are hassled by this latest development, because they can no longer see the list of high bidder IDs (the! y have to click on items one by one to see the high bidder, and they can't even do that if the item is over $200). What do I think is really going on? I think eBay has finally realized that a huge amount of sales take place off site and that many people only LIST items on eBay, but then contact the bidders (or prospective buyers contact them) and then a deal is made off eBay. I think eBay wants to stop this, and is using the scammer defense as an excuse to soon make ALL auctions private. I think that eventually buyers and sellers will not see very much about each other until AFTER the deal is completed (much as things currently are for sellers on Amazon). What does this mean for sellers on eBay, and for me personally? I think it will likely have little effect on my sales, since all of my sales were completely private for a couple of years (and before that, all my major sales were private as well). It was only a few months ago that I returned to all public sales, and there was little difference in them then, and I would think therefore this latest change will mostly be a non-event for me personally, especially since most of my items stay under $200 for almost the entire time they are for auction (and since all start at 99 cents, you can see the bids of those that end up over $200 while they are still under $200). For instance, this week just FOUR of my items are currently over $200 as of right now. The only likely change I can see is that those people who used to place early bids on items as a form
[MOPO] Greatest Sports Movies
Dear Mopo, Watching the NFL football playoffs has inspired me to compile the list of the greatest sports movies of all time. In no particular order, here are the winners: National Velvet (horse racing) Bang the Drum Slowly (baseball) Lilo and Stitch (surfing) The Most Dangerous Game (hunting) Lagaan (cricket) Strangers on a Train (tennis) The Great Santini (basketball) The Rink (roller skating) 2001: A Space Odyssey (shadowboxing, jogging, wrestling) On the Waterfront (boxing) -rk 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] Greatest Sports Movies
the Natural DUH At 12:31 PM 1/14/2007, Roger Kim wrote: Dear Mopo, Watching the NFL football playoffs has inspired me to compile the list of the greatest sports movies of all time. In no particular order, here are the winners: National Velvet (horse racing) Bang the Drum Slowly (baseball) Lilo and Stitch (surfing) The Most Dangerous Game (hunting) Lagaan (cricket) Strangers on a Train (tennis) The Great Santini (basketball) The Rink (roller skating) 2001: A Space Odyssey (shadowboxing, jogging, wrestling) On the Waterfront (boxing) -rk 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] Greatest Sports Movies
Field of Dreams (Baseball!) Richard Halegua Comic Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the Natural DUH At 12:31 PM 1/14/2007, Roger Kim wrote: Dear Mopo, Watching the NFL football playoffs has inspired me to compile the list of the greatest sports movies of all time. In no particular order, here are the winners: National Velvet (horse racing) Bang the Drum Slowly (baseball) Lilo and Stitch (surfing) The Most Dangerous Game (hunting) Lagaan (cricket) Strangers on a Train (tennis) The Great Santini (basketball) The Rink (roller skating) 2001: A Space Odyssey (shadowboxing, jogging, wrestling) On the Waterfront (boxing) -rk Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] FA CLOSING! 40'sMGM Musicals,PlanetOfTheApes,Sleuth,TheWiz,50'sSci-Fi,RareDISNEY
Hi, Everyone, I have about 40 Auctions closing WITHIN 4 TO 6 HOURS---MANY Classic Titles---Here's the link to ALL Auctions and partial list: Please take a look! Thanks, Rick _http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZrixposterz_ (http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZrixposterz) ROBIN HOOD (Disney Animation,1973) Orig Title Card 5 LC's NM LOOK! LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING (Haver,McCrea,MGM Musical,1949) Orig US LOBBY SET! PASSION OF ANNA (Ingmar Bergman,1970) Orig US 1/2 Sht NM SCREAMING ULLMANN! LOOK! SPANISH GARDENER (Dirk Bogarde,1957) Orig British COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN 1/2 Sht NM BEAUTIFUL SWEETHEARTS (Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy) US 1/2 Sht NM 1939 Art GORGEOUS!!! BAMBI (Disney Animation) Vintage 1957 Poster BEAUTIFUL ART!!! SLEUTH (Michael Caine, Olivier,1972) Orig US 1/2 Sht NM RARE Chessboard Style! MAGIC BOY (Vintage Japanese Animation,1960) Orig US 1/2 Sheet LOOK!!! SATELLITE IN THE SKY (Sci-Fi/Space,1956) BEST 2 Orig US Lobby Cards!! LOOK!! PLANET OF THE APES (Heston,1968) Orig US Lobby Card NM REDUCED!!! CRAZY JOE (Peter Boyle, Crime, 1974) Orig US One Sheet BLOODY GANG MURDER!!! LOOK!!! THE WIZ (Classic Black Musical, 1978) Orig US One Sheet BEST STYLE!! LOOK!! BEAUTIFUL BUT DANGEROUS (Lollobrigida, 1957) 7 Orig US Lobby Cards!! NM!!! SEXY!! THE MAIN EVENT (Barbra Streisand, Ryan O;'Neal, Boxing, 1979) 7 Orig US Lobby Cards MINT!!! AND THESE ARE ONLY A FRACTION OF THE AUCTIONS I HAVE CLOSING SOON!!! Thanks again for looking! Rick _http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZrixposterz_ (http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZrixposterz) 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 : New Auction Listings Featuring 4D MAN
Hello MOPO, Even more exciting paper has recently been added on EBAY.There is truly something for everyone from lobby cards to large linenbacked items from the U.S. as well as many other countries. In addition, we have added 500 VHS listings, all starting at $0.99 with a multitude of collectables. Here are a few of the new paper items.. 400 BLOWS French Country of Origin R 47x63 Truffaut's http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=320070683629ssPageName=STRK:MESE:ITih=011 4D MAN 1959 22x28 LEE MERIWEATHER, Patty Duke http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=320070683672ssPageName=STRK:MESE:ITih=011 AMBUSH At CIMARRON PASS '58 1sht CLINT EASTWOOD http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=320071198957ssPageName=STRK:MESE:ITih=011 ABBOTT COSTELLO Meet The MUMMY 1955 Window Card http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=320071198932ssPageName=STRK:MESE:ITih=011 ABBOTT COSTELLO Meet CAPTAIN KIDD 1952 Pressbook http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=320071198877ssPageName=STRK:MESE:ITih=011 4D MAN Linenbacked 1959 1sht Robert Lansing http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=320070683666ssPageName=STRK:MESE:ITih=011 711 OCEAN DRIVE Linen '50 1sht Edmond O'Brien Film Noir http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=320070683719ssPageName=STRK:MESE:ITih=011 Rgds, RareMoviePoster 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] Greatest Sports Movies
I was wondering if anyone was going to object to my inclusion of 2001 as a sports movie, but I'm pleased to say that there have been no complaints so far. -rk From: Richard Halegua Comic Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Richard Halegua Comic Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:07:46 -0800 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Greatest Sports Movies the Natural DUH At 12:31 PM 1/14/2007, Roger Kim wrote: Dear Mopo, Watching the NFL football playoffs has inspired me to compile the list of the greatest sports movies of all time. In no particular order, here are the winners: National Velvet (horse racing) Bang the Drum Slowly (baseball) Lilo and Stitch (surfing) The Most Dangerous Game (hunting) Lagaan (cricket) Strangers on a Train (tennis) The Great Santini (basketball) The Rink (roller skating) 2001: A Space Odyssey (shadowboxing, jogging, wrestling) On the Waterfront (boxing) -rk Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] GREATEST SPORTS MOVIES
Its always interesting to think back which sports related films rise to the top. Just in quantity it seems the most frequently used sports in films are without question Baseball and Boxing. Is it because one is easily adapted to following a group of characters to meld as one, and the other the triumph of an individual over adversity both easily followed by moviegoers? So its odd that the same story arcs can's be applied with similar success to say volleyball , and shot put. I guess its a question of how compelling. Baseball is a sport everyone plays at some point when young, whether at school, little league or family reunions so the immediacy of familiarity is instant with a moviegoer. But couldn't the same be said of volleyball or hockey? With respect to the individual, boxing is familiar and has the overriding risk of physical harm, but so does long distance running, powerlifting or downhill skiing. Boxing may edge out in overall number the rather subjective notion of greatness or classic status when compared to films about baseball even though I would think baseball is the sport most frequently used in film by almost double. And a lot of the truly great baseball films one is still following the rise of a single individual My Boxing List RAGING BULL (classic character rise and fall brilliant and visceral) THE CHAMP(King Vidor classic comeback with tragic results) HARDER THEY FALL (underrated drama of corruption in boxing) WHEN WE WERE KINGS (killer evaluation of the Ali-Foreman fight) ROCKY/CINDERELLA MAN (basically the same well executed crowd pleasers) CITY LIGHTS (comic genius set piece in a boxing ring yet to ever be equaled) My Baseball List FIELD OF DREAMS (baseball as metaphor for life and second chances) THE NATURAL (mythic treatment of good Vs evil beautifully executed) BULL DURHAM (comedy and sex never better folded into sports) LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (funny, melancholy and great period detail) 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.
Re: [MOPO] GREATEST SPORTS MOVIES
Field of Dreams is the male Sleepless in Seattle. I love the movie. The Harder they Fall was one of the most heartbreaking movies I've ever seen. City Lights is one of the all time great films. DBT _ From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:21 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] GREATEST SPORTS MOVIES Its always interesting to think back which sports related films rise to the top. Just in quantity it seems the most frequently used sports in films are without question Baseball and Boxing. Is it because one is easily adapted to following a group of characters to meld as one, and the other the triumph of an individual over adversity both easily followed by moviegoers? So its odd that the same story arcs can's be applied with similar success to say volleyball , and shot put. I guess its a question of how compelling. Baseball is a sport everyone plays at some point when young, whether at school, little league or family reunions so the immediacy of familiarity is instant with a moviegoer. But couldn't the same be said of volleyball or hockey? With respect to the individual, boxing is familiar and has the overriding risk of physical harm, but so does long distance running, powerlifting or downhill skiing. Boxing may edge out in overall number the rather subjective notion of greatness or classic status when compared to films about baseball even though I would think baseball is the sport most frequently used in film by almost double. And a lot of the truly great baseball films one is still following the rise of a single individual My Boxing List RAGING BULL (classic character rise and fall brilliant and visceral) THE CHAMP(King Vidor classic comeback with tragic results) HARDER THEY FALL (underrated drama of corruption in boxing) WHEN WE WERE KINGS (killer evaluation of the Ali-Foreman fight) ROCKY/CINDERELLA MAN (basically the same well executed crowd pleasers) CITY LIGHTS (comic genius set piece in a boxing ring yet to ever be equaled) My Baseball List FIELD OF DREAMS (baseball as metaphor for life and second chances) THE NATURAL (mythic treatment of good Vs evil beautifully executed) BULL DURHAM (comedy and sex never better folded into sports) LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (funny, melancholy and great period detail) 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.
