Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent
The sad thing is a film like The Artist, which has done poor business in the U.S. despite winning the Oscar last month for Best Picture - is not considered a flop because it had a modest production budget. (BTW, if you haven't seen that film yet, hold your dollars; the film is being released on DVD next month.) But John Carter, despite its merits, is headed toward becoming one of the biggest box office flops in Disney's history. Some say the film, which cost a whopping $250 million to make, may even lose this weekend's Friday through Sunday box office in the U.S. to The Lorax. CinemaScore, the market research firm, says John Carter's demographic is running at 65 percent male, indicating the picture turns off women. The business projections for John Carter are so dire - that there's talk Disney may lose $100 million to $165 million on the picture. Audiences have no clue about much of this negative chatter of course, but some analysts say Disney made a huge marketing mistake with the film's title, which only resonates with Burroughs fans and to comic-book fanboys - by dumping its original working title, which was a more intriguing and mysterious, John Carter on Mars - and not just John Carter. Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-fi-ct-disney-carter-20120310,0,2000583.story Entertainment Weekly: http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/03/10/box-office-john-carter/ Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:14:38 -0800 From: ariricha...@yahoo.com.au Subject: Re: John Carter: excellent To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Very happy to hear these comments, as a long time Edgar Rice Burroughs fan.Always thought the Barsoom adventures would be fantastic on the big screen.Ari --- On Sun, 11/3/12, Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net wrote: From: Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Received: Sunday, 11 March, 2012, 3:14 AM Caught it last night myself and can echo your sentiments. Best movie I have seen in a while. From: kainb...@aol.com kainb...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, March 10, 2012 7:17:47 PM Subject: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent What an amazing science fiction movie...maybe one of the best for some time...highly recommended. Philipp Sent via BlackBerry by ATT Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent
I agree that Disney made a mistake on the marketing campaign...it had also the title Warlord of Mars...the film is truly great but the title does not say much...in Russia it is number one and looks promising overseas..Disney didn't do any blitz at comic con or similar events for a big event film like that...word of mouth is heating up because its a true entertaining film...but Disney took a big risk on something new with one of the biggest directors of Pixar...films have become too expensive...at least science fiction films...and no stars in this film...the verdict on box office is still out there...let's wait and see...its crazy how important marketing and selling a film is Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.com Sender: MoPo List mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:39:17 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Reply-To: David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent The sad thing is a film like The Artist, which has done poor business in the U.S. despite winning the Oscar last month for Best Picture - is not considered a flop because it had a modest production budget. (BTW, if you haven't seen that film yet, hold your dollars; the film is being released on DVD next month.) But John Carter, despite its merits, is headed toward becoming one of the biggest box office flops in Disney's history. Some say the film, which cost a whopping $250 million to make, may even lose this weekend's Friday through Sunday box office in the U.S. to The Lorax. CinemaScore, the market research firm, says John Carter's demographic is running at 65 percent male, indicating the picture turns off women. The business projections for John Carter are so dire - that there's talk Disney may lose $100 million to $165 million on the picture. Audiences have no clue about much of this negative chatter of course, but some analysts say Disney made a huge marketing mistake with the film's title, which only resonates with Burroughs fans and to comic-book fanboys - by dumping its original working title, which was a more intriguing and mysterious, John Carter on Mars - and not just John Carter. Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-fi-ct-disney-carter-20120310,0,2000583.story Entertainment Weekly: http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/03/10/box-office-john-carter/ Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:14:38 -0800 From: ariricha...@yahoo.com.au Subject: Re: John Carter: excellent To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Very happy to hear these comments, as a long time Edgar Rice Burroughs fan.Always thought the Barsoom adventures would be fantastic on the big screen.Ari --- On Sun, 11/3/12, Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net wrote: From: Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Received: Sunday, 11 March, 2012, 3:14 AM Caught it last night myself and can echo your sentiments. Best movie I have seen in a while. From: kainb...@aol.com kainb...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, March 10, 2012 7:17:47 PM Subject: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent What an amazing science fiction movie...maybe one of the best for some time...highly recommended. Philipp Sent via BlackBerry by ATT Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent
How was the 3D or maybe you didn't see the 3D version? From: Ari Richards ariricha...@yahoo.com.au To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent Very happy to hear these comments, as a long time Edgar Rice Burroughs fan. Always thought the Barsoom adventures would be fantastic on the big screen. Ari --- On Sun, 11/3/12, Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net wrote: From: Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Received: Sunday, 11 March, 2012, 3:14 AM Caught it last night myself and can echo your sentiments. Best movie I have seen in a while. From: kainb...@aol.com kainb...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, March 10, 2012 7:17:47 PM Subject: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent What an amazing science fiction movie...maybe one of the best for some time...highly recommended. Philipp Sent via BlackBerry by ATT Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent
True, John Carter is meaningless except to ERB fanboys, but Disney has had terrible luck with any movie with Mars in the title. Both last year's Mars Needs Moms and, from years ago, Misson to Mars were major flops. So Disney may be shying away from the whole Mars thing. And if they weren't before, they sure will now. Dave - Original Message - From: David Kusumoto To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 3:39 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent The sad thing is a film like The Artist, which has done poor business in the U.S. despite winning the Oscar last month for Best Picture - is not considered a flop because it had a modest production budget. (BTW, if you haven't seen that film yet, hold your dollars; the film is being released on DVD next month.) But John Carter, despite its merits, is headed toward becoming one of the biggest box office flops in Disney's history. Some say the film, which cost a whopping $250 million to make, may even lose this weekend's Friday through Sunday box office in the U.S. to The Lorax. CinemaScore, the market research firm, says John Carter's demographic is running at 65 percent male, indicating the picture turns off women. The business projections for John Carter are so dire - that there's talk Disney may lose $100 million to $165 million on the picture. Audiences have no clue about much of this negative chatter of course, but some analysts say Disney made a huge marketing mistake with the film's title, which only resonates with Burroughs fans and to comic-book fanboys - by dumping its original working title, which was a more intriguing and mysterious, John Carter on Mars - and not just John Carter. Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-fi-ct-disney-carter-20120310,0,2000583.story Entertainment Weekly: http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/03/10/box-office-john-carter/ -- Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:14:38 -0800 From: ariricha...@yahoo.com.au Subject: Re: John Carter: excellent To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Very happy to hear these comments, as a long time Edgar Rice Burroughs fan. Always thought the Barsoom adventures would be fantastic on the big screen. Ari --- On Sun, 11/3/12, Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net wrote: From: Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Received: Sunday, 11 March, 2012, 3:14 AM Caught it last night myself and can echo your sentiments. Best movie I have seen in a while. -- From: kainb...@aol.com kainb...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, March 10, 2012 7:17:47 PM Subject: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent What an amazing science fiction movie...maybe one of the best for some time...highly recommended. Philipp Sent via BlackBerry by ATT __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6955 (20120310) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.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: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] Part 7-Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy-of my 2012 Major Photo Auction-ends tonight! House on Haunted Hill, Horror of Dracula, etc.
Folks-Ending tonight-the final leg (Part 7-Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy) of my 2012 Major Photo Auction. 10% of the stills have no bids yet, so this is a chance to acquire some great photos @ a bargain! Enjoy the luxury of bidding in a shill-free, fairly run auction! Featured items include: House on Haunted Hill (look for a killer production shot!), The Man from Planet X (several, inc some with the alien), King Kong, Day The World Ended, Horror of Dracula (several great ones!),The Hound of the Baskervilles (Hammer), The Ghost Mrs. Muir, Attack of the Crab Monsters, plus much more! They all end tonight @ 7:00 PM EST, so check out Ebay user ID FANG1959 or go to www.fang1959.com Good luck thanks for looking-Glenn Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] OT: Personal Little Milestone
We reached a personal little milestone today when we took our barely 2 year old son to the movie theatre. He sat quietly throughout the whole movie while munching on popcorn and zipping his drink. It's funny how he reacted to the surround sound by actually looking at the direction the sound/voice came from. He was also admiring the lobby standees, so we are crossing our fingers he will eventually catch the poster collecting fever. Ron Alexandra MotionPictureArt.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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] WTB: Bruce Lee Big Boss 1sht U.S.
Hi all, I am looking for a 1 sheet U.S. for Bruce Lee's film Big Boss. Please let me know if you have one for sale, price and condition. Thank you very much. Lumi Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] FA: Heritage has Godzilla, Jaws, You Only Live Twice, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Dawn of Dead, 2001, Bohemian Girl, Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde, Peeping Tom, more
Heritage has 585 lots of some of the Best of vintage movie posters closing tonight, March 11th, at 10pm CT! www.ha.com/161211http://www.ha.com/161211 Featuring a great selection of affordable posters, lobby cards, photos, press books, and related Memorabilia! Heritage has offered over 150,000 lots (all searchable with images, descriptions and prices in our free permanent auction archive)http://movieposters.ha.com/common/search_results.php?N=54+790+231+showHall=1ic=Center-Archives-althome1-102009 of some of the very rarest and most desirable in the hobby. Serving over 600,000 collectors, including 40,000 Movie Poster bidder-members, HA.com is the place to go to buy and sell your vintage movie posters! Great Highlights this week include: Godzilla (Trans World, 1956). MP Graded One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53264 Jaws (Universal, 1975). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53332 You Only Live Twice (United Artists, 1967). One Sheet Style A http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53580 Madam Satan (MGM, 1930). CGC Graded Lobby Card http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53376 Yankee Doodle Dandy (Warner Brothers, 1942). Six Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53576 Dawn of the Dead (United Film Distribution, 1978). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53156 Easy Rider (Columbia, 1969). One Sheet Style A http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53203 The Bohemian Girl (MGM, 1936). Lobby Cards (2) http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53078 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Paramount, 1931). Uncut Pressbook http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53192 Peeping Tom (Anglo Amalgamated, 1960). British Quad http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53430 Double Indemnity (Paramount, 1944). Lobby Card http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53185 Destroy All Monsters (Toho, 1968). Japanese B2 http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53171 From Russia with Love (United Artists, 1964). One Sheet Style A http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53243 Back to the Future (Universal, 1985). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53040 The African Queen (Romulus, R-1950s). British One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53011 Cry of the City (20th Century Fox, 1948). Lobby Card Set of 8 http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53151 The Lodger (20th Century Fox, 1944). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53364 The Searchers (Warner Brothers, 1956). Japanese B2 http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53470 The Goonies (Warner Brothers, 1985). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53270 The Bride Came C.O.D. (Warner Brothers, 1941). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53088 A Night in Casablanca (United Artists, 1946). Half Sheet Style B http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53412 The Green Hornet (20th Century Fox, 1974). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53278 2001: A Space Odyssey (MGM, 1968). Special Poster http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53004 The Jungle Book (Buena Vista, 1967). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53344 Indestructible Man (Allied Artists, 1956). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53316 Exodus (United Artists, 1960). Six Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53213 Raging Bull (United Artists, 1980) Advance One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53447 It Came from Outer Space (Universal International, 1953). Title Lobby Card 3-D Style http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53329 The New Frontier (Republic, 1935). Lobby Cards (3) http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53410 http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53411 World War I Propaganda (1917). James Montgomery Flagg Poster http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53574 The Girl in 419 (Paramount, 1933). Keybook Photos (119) in Original Keybook Binder http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53253 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Paramount, 1962). Italian 2 - Foglio http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53382 Alien (20th Century Fox, 1979). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53018 From Hand to Mouth (Pathé, R-1920s). Title Lobby Card http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53242 Gimme Shelter (20th Century Fox, 1970). One Sheet http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161211lotNo=53251 Pinocchio (RKO, R-1954). One Sheet
[MOPO] FA CLOSING SOON!! CryWolfOS,Monroe,CaryGrant,50s 3-Sheets Westerns + MORE
Hi, Everyone, I've got over 40 Auctions CLOSING SOON---WITHIN 5 to 6 HOURS, including many GREAT US 3-Sheets from the 50's including WESTERNS + MORE, an Orig 1949 CRY WOLF US FILM NOIR 1-Sheet starring ERROL FLYNN + BARBARA STANWYCK, a BRIGHT ROAD US 1-Sheet starring DOROTHY DANDRIDGE + HARRY BELAFONTE, MARILYN MONROE + CARY GRANT, CLASSIC RAY HARRYHAUSEN + MUCH MORE. Please take a look when you have the chance. Thanks to all, Rick _http://www.ebay.com/sch/rixposterz/m.html?_nkw=_armrs=1_from=_ipg=50_ (http://www.ebay.com/sch/rixposterz/m.html?_nkw=_armrs=1_from=_ipg=50) Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] ebay
One my last auctions on ebay(thankfully): http://www.ebay.com/sch/majesticposters/m.html?item=190650911874 http://www.ebay.com/sch/majesticposters/m.html?item=190650911874viewitem=; sspagename=ADME%3AX%3ADED%3AUS%3A1123_trksid=p4340.l2562 viewitem=sspagename=ADME%3AX%3ADED%3AUS%3A1123_trksid=p4340.l2562 9.99 no reserve. A lot of decent material. A few quads, but mostly one sheets and some nice 3 sheets such as Cool and the Crazy, 20K leagues, The Thing r54, A night to remember and more. Thanks-Peter Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent
That's an excellent point, Dave. I hadn't thought of that. Meanwhile, the NY Times delivered its verdict today. Despite better returns expected from the overseas market, John Carter is going to be one of the biggest financial disasters in film history. The AP also grimly noted that most of Carter's fans are men OVER 25, which is terrible news from a business standpoint for a film the NY Times now says cost $350 million to make AND to market. How can you make a profit from that? You need younger patrons who are more avid movie goers than older people, who tend to stay home. This afternoon's article further infers that while Disney is today adopting a point no fingers stance, director Andrew Stanton was given a blank check based on his past performance with Finding Nemo and WALL-E. Disney apparently so feared angering a box office golden boy like Stanton - that the result was a Mike Cimino-like Heaven's Gate fiasco (which occurred after UA gave Cimino a blank check after his prior success with the The Deer Hunter in 1978-79). While Hollywood has always cared about overseas box office, production chiefs still craft their films foremost with U.S. audiences in mind. This is a country, after all, of 300 million. This explains the American-centric drive of U.S.-financed pictures that puzzle sophisticated audiences in the U.K., for example, e.g., the casting of William Holden in Bridge Over the River Kwai, the singular U.S. perspective of the D-Day landing in Saving Private Ryan, the casting of Steve McQueen and James Garner in The Great Escape, etc. Even today, a U.S. film that does poorly here but makes up its investment overseas is considered a blemish to its prestige in the industry, e.g., Costner's Waterworld, last year's Cowboys and Aliens and 1963's Cleopatra - the latter which nearly destroyed Fox. (Incredibly, the #1 overseas market for U.S. films is not in Europe - but in Asia, specifically Japan.) In the end, for all the clamor for better made pictures, the Hollywood model is still geared towards making money by targeting young people, resulting in an overall poorer quality product unless you purposely chase mature audiences (as in temperament, and not necessarily age) - such as independent films which can still make money because of low production budgets. It's why Woody Allen is still making films despite a mostly mediocre output since 1989. One thing for sure - despite the quality of John Carter, Disney's and director Stanton's original plans to make two sequels of this film in the years ahead are dead. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/business/media/ishtar-lands-on-mars.html?_r=1pagewanted=all Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:55:41 -0400 From: posteropo...@bell.net Subject: Re: John Carter: excellent To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU True, John Carter is meaningless except to ERB fanboys, but Disney has had terrible luck with any movie with Mars in the title. Both last year's Mars Needs Moms and, from years ago, Misson to Mars were major flops. So Disney may be shying away from the whole Mars thing. And if they weren't before, they sure will now. Dave - Original Message - From: David Kusumoto To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 3:39 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent The sad thing is a film like The Artist, which has done poor business in the U.S. despite winning the Oscar last month for Best Picture - is not considered a flop because it had a modest production budget. (BTW, if you haven't seen that film yet, hold your dollars; the film is being released on DVD next month.) But John Carter, despite its merits, is headed toward becoming one of the biggest box office flops in Disney's history. Some say the film, which cost a whopping $250 million to make, may even lose this weekend's Friday through Sunday box office in the U.S. to The Lorax. CinemaScore, the market research firm, says John Carter's demographic is running at 65 percent male, indicating the picture turns off women. The business projections for John Carter are so dire - that there's talk Disney may lose $100 million to $165 million on the picture. Audiences have no clue about much of this negative chatter of course, but some analysts say Disney made a huge marketing mistake with the film's title, which only resonates with Burroughs fans and to comic-book fanboys - by dumping its original working title, which was a more intriguing and mysterious, John Carter on Mars - and not just John Carter. Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-fi-ct-disney-carter-20120310,0,2000583.story Entertainment Weekly: http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/03/10/box-office-john-carter/ Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:14:38 -0800 From: ariricha...@yahoo.com.au Subject: Re: John Carter: excellent To:
[MOPO] FS: SUNSET BLVD, NIAGARA, WILD BUNCH, REVENGE OF THE CREATURE, MORE
Hey, MoPo: This month's Posteropolis website update features a tasty selection of Horror, Sci-Fi and All-Time Movie Classics! Check it out: a.. Beast From Haunted Cave b.. The Beast With Five Fingers c.. The Blue Dahlia d.. Citizen Kane e.. Cool Hand Luke f.. First Spaceship On Venus g.. The Graduate h.. In Harm's Way i.. Jaws j.. Little Caesar k.. Make Mine Music l.. The Mysterians m.. Niagara n.. Revenge of the Creature o.. The Seven Year Itch p.. Slap Shot q.. Sunset Boulevard r.. THX 1138 s.. Valley of the Dolls t.. The Vanishing Body u.. The Wild Bunch ...and more! Go to http://www.posteropolis.com/ and click on What's New to see them all! Thanks! Dave Rosen Posteropolis Vintage Movie Posters http://www.posteropolis.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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] OT: Personal Little Milestone
I understand the joy of that milestone. Some of my finest memories with my youngest daughter was our trips to the theatre to see movies. As she grew older I became more the driver to get her and her friends to see a movie or the bodyguard when she went with a boyfriend. Now I have a one year old granddaughter who I am watching grow way too fast and am anxiously waiting for her to be old enough to join me at the theatre. Enjoy those times while you can. From: MotionPictureArt.com i...@motionpictureart.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, March 11, 2012 10:04:58 AM Subject: [MOPO] OT: Personal Little Milestone We reached a personal little milestone today when we took our barely 2 year old son to the movie theatre. He sat quietly throughout the whole movie while munching on popcorn and zipping his drink. It's funny how he reacted to the surround sound by actually looking at the direction the sound/voice came from. He was also admiring the lobby standees, so we are crossing our fingers he will eventually catch the poster collecting fever. Ron Alexandra MotionPictureArt.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: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] OT: Personal Little Milestone
Yeah, our kid is now 8... it seemed like it took forever to get him to appreciate the theatrical experience. I remember the first movie he sat through in its entirety was Wallace Gromit and it almost brought a tear to my eye to see him finally groove on it... now, just about, all we go see are 3D movies and he really digs 'em. -Original Message- From: Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net To: MoPo-L MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, Mar 11, 2012 7:00 pm Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: Personal Little Milestone I understand the joy of that milestone. Some of my finest memories with my youngest daughter was our trips to the theatre to see movies. As she grew older I became more the driver to get her and her friends to see a movie or the bodyguard when she went with a boyfriend. Now I have a one year old granddaughter who I am watching grow way too fast and am anxiously waiting for her to be old enough to join me at the theatre. Enjoy those times while you can. From: MotionPictureArt.com i...@motionpictureart.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, March 11, 2012 10:04:58 AM Subject: [MOPO] OT: Personal Little Milestone We reached a personal little milestone today when we took our barely 2 year old son to the movie theatre. He sat quietly throughout the whole movie while munching on popcorn and zipping his drink. It's funny how he reacted to the surround sound by actually looking at the direction the sound/voice came from. He was also admiring the lobby standees, so we are crossing our fingers he will eventually catch the poster collecting fever. Ron Alexandra MotionPictureArt.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: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent
It's funny, because I was just going to ask if it was be kind to Woody Allen day, because I personally think his last really fine movie was in 1980! But I imagine that we can agree that his streak of ten straight incredible movies from 1969 to 1980 was something no one could live up to: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081554/ 1980 * Stardust Memories http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081554/* 1979 * Manhattan http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079522/* 1978 * Interiors http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077742/* 1977 * Annie Hall http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075686/* 1975 * Love and Death http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073312/* 1973 * Sleeper http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070707/* 1972 * Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068555/* 1971 * Bananas http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066808/* 1969 * Take the Money and Run http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065063/* On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Evan Zweifel evanzwei...@comcast.netwrote: Is it pick on Woody Allen day? Mostly mediocre output since 1989? Really? He's been nominated for 11 Oscars since 1990. Granted 8 of them were writing -- suggesting that he's doing something right. Evan - Original Message - From: David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:04:21 - (UTC) Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent That's an excellent point, Dave. I hadn't thought of that. Meanwhile, the NY Times delivered its verdict today. Despite better returns expected from the overseas market, John Carter is going to be one of the biggest financial disasters in film history. The AP also grimly noted that most of Carter's fans are men OVER 25, which is terrible news from a business standpoint for a film the NY Times now says cost $350 million to make AND to market. How can you make a profit from that? You need younger patrons who are more avid movie goers than older people, who tend to stay home. This afternoon's article further infers that while Disney is today adopting a point no fingers stance, director Andrew Stanton was given a blank check based on his past performance with Finding Nemo and WALL-E. Disney apparently so feared angering a box office golden boy like Stanton - that the result was a Mike Cimino-like Heaven's Gate fiasco (which occurred after UA gave Cimino a blank check after his prior success with the The Deer Hunter in 1978-79). While Hollywood has always cared about overseas box office, production chiefs still craft their films foremost with U.S. audiences in mind. This is a country, after all, of 300 million. This explains the American-centric drive of U.S.-financed pictures that puzzle sophisticated audiences in the U.K., for example, e.g., the casting of William Holden in Bridge Over the River Kwai, the singular U.S. perspective of the D-Day landing in Saving Private Ryan, the casting of Steve McQueen and James Garner in The Great Escape, etc. Even today, a U.S. film that does poorly here but makes up its investment overseas is considered a blemish to its prestige in the industry, e.g., Costner's Waterworld, last year's Cowboys and Aliens and 1963's Cleopatra - the latter which nearly destroyed Fox. (Incredibly, the #1 overseas market for U.S. films is not in Europe - but in Asia, specifically Japan.) In the end, for all the clamor for better made pictures, the Hollywood model i! s still geared towards making money by targeting young people, resulting in an overall poorer quality product unless you purposely chase mature audiences (as in temperament, and not necessarily age) - such as independent films which can still make money because of low production budgets. It's why Woody Allen is still making films despite a mostly mediocre output since 1989. One thing for sure - despite the quality of John Carter, Disney's and director Stanton's original plans to make two sequels of this film in the years ahead are dead. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/business/media/ishtar-lands-on-mars.html?_r=1pagewanted=all Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:55:41 -0400 From: posteropo...@bell.net Subject: Re: John Carter: excellent To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU True, John Carter is meaningless except to ERB fanboys, but Disney has had terrible luck with any movie with Mars in the title. Both last year's Mars Needs Moms and, from years ago, Misson to Mars were major flops. So Disney may be shying away from the whole Mars thing. And if they weren't before, they sure will now. Dave - Original Message - From: David Kusumoto To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 3:39 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent The sad thing is a film like The Artist, which has done poor business in the U.S. despite winning the Oscar last month for Best Picture - is not considered a flop because it had a modest
Re: [MOPO] OT: Personal Little Milestone
Our kids are all older now. When they were young, we took them to the movies frequently. Now that they are adults, they all love the movies. It reminds me of that Bible verse, Bring up your children in the proper way they should go, and when they are older, they will not depart from it. So, to all you guys with young children, take them to the movies! Jim On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:30 PM, Kenwick Cook kenwick...@aol.com wrote: Yeah, our kid is now 8... it seemed like it took forever to get him to appreciate the theatrical experience. I remember the first movie he sat through in its entirety was Wallace Gromit and it almost brought a tear to my eye to see him finally groove on it... now, just about, all we go see are 3D movies and he really digs 'em. -Original Message- From: Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net To: MoPo-L MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, Mar 11, 2012 7:00 pm Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: Personal Little Milestone I understand the joy of that milestone. Some of my finest memories with my youngest daughter was our trips to the theatre to see movies. As she grew older I became more the driver to get her and her friends to see a movie or the bodyguard when she went with a boyfriend. Now I have a one year old granddaughter who I am watching grow way too fast and am anxiously waiting for her to be old enough to join me at the theatre. Enjoy those times while you can. From: MotionPictureArt.com i...@motionpictureart.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, March 11, 2012 10:04:58 AM Subject: [MOPO] OT: Personal Little Milestone We reached a personal little milestone today when we took our barely 2 year old son to the movie theatre. He sat quietly throughout the whole movie while munching on popcorn and zipping his drink. It's funny how he reacted to the surround sound by actually looking at the direction the sound/voice came from. He was also admiring the lobby standees, so we are crossing our fingers he will eventually catch the poster collecting fever. Ron Alexandra MotionPictureArt.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: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. -- Jim Gresham 18501 Henry Ct Ray Mi 48096 586 677-7669 www.greshamsinc.com www.childrenofthenightbook.com www.theyreherealreadybook.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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] Looking for...YOU!
Even though we aren't quite two weeks in, I was checking over the stats for our site - www.MoviePosterExchange.com and saw that we have had over 21,000 page views since going live. I know that's nothing compared to what Heritage and Bruce are getting, but it's very encouraging for a new site. It's been great getting some attention from a lot of sources that usually don't give posters a second thought. We've also (thankfully) started having some sales with over $2,500 so far and most thankfully some people are giving us a shot by putting their posters on our site - we've added 150 listings since going live. But we need MORE! It's quite obvious that people are coming to the site and searching for stuff to buy, so we need more people to list stuff. Every week I see complaints on here from sellers that no one is looking at their stuff on eBay, their own websites or wherever. Well here is a venue that is attracting interest from within the collecting hobby and from without, and you can list on it for FREE! If you have been thinking about selling (or at least entertaining offers on) some of your posters, you owe it to yourself to give us a shot. Listing is very easy, so come on over and give it a shot. Thanks, Sean Linkenback Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
