[MOPO] IFC
Greg, The IFC on demand channel is also showing Glenn Taranto's Stolen. If you haven't seen it, take another sick day tomorrow and check it out. I recommend! Speaking of Stolen, I just saw a commercial for it on the Comcast on Demand service. (And no, I have not seen the sickening new Dutch film.) cheers, Roger On May 12, 2010, at 9:34 AM, Greg wrote: I dunno. It depends on how well the whole thing is done. It sounds pretty goofy on paper, and the comic book might well be a good read, but Criswell predicts a cluster f**k if this thing actually makes it to film. I hope I'm wrong. However, I read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies last year, the Jane Austen send-up with ultra-violent zombie mayhem after reading rave reviews, and...I just didn't get it at all. Maybe the author's new book, Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter will be better. Speaking of one-joke films...anybody else on this list seen The Human Centipede, the new Dutch horror film that just came out? I took a sick day on Monday and discovered that the IFC channel has an HD On-Demand service that shows independent films currently in theaters. I had heard about this film, and decided to watch it. Suffice to say I didn't feel any better after viewing this well- done but incredibly sick movie. Knowing that the concept behind the film is 100% medically feasible didn't make me feel any better either. (Cool one sheet, though. Hey, how's THAT for sliding into home on-topic, guys!?!) Greg Douglass 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] Need help: Ghost Ship NSS #
Zero percent chance. My brother has a masters degree in math, so I feel I'm qualified to answer this question. -rk On Dec 21, 2009, at 4:52 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: Here's my question. I have sold several one-sheets, lobby cards, an insert, and a half-sheet. ALL the one sheets had the 49 NSS, and ALL the other sizes had the 43 NSS. If there had been a 49 re- release, what are the odds of that happening, and what are the odds that no one has ever seen even one item from the supposed 49 re- release OTHER THAN the one-sheets with the typo? Bruce On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Dave Rosen hah...@sympatico.ca wrote: Thanks, Phil. Yeah, I seem to remember something like that as well. And here is what I just found online: The Ghost Ship has acquired the almost legendary status of being a lost Lewton film. The initial idea for the film was born out of necessity: Actor Richard Dix still owed the studio one more picture, and there was a large ship set standing on the lot from an earlier film that still had a bit more cinematic mileage left in it. However, after the film opened, two writers who had left an unsolicited manuscript with Lewton prior to production filed a lawsuit against the producer, accusing him of pirating their idea. As was standard procedure at RKO, their script had been returned to the writers, unread. (In fact, The Ghost Ship was based on a story by Leo Mittler, who had worked with Lewton on The Amorous Ghost earlier that spring.) The studio wanted to settle the matter out of court, so the film could go into general release. Lewton, however, refused, feeling such a move could be considered an admission of guilt on his part. To everyone’s surprise at RKO, the judge ruled against Lewton, and while the two writers were only awarded half the amount they had asked for, the judge ordered the film be pulled from release. This is from: http://www.horror-wood.com/lewton.htm No explanation as to how it is the film was eventually released in 1949, but it may explain the delay between '43 and '49. I'll see if I can find out more. Dave - Original Message - From: Phil Edwards To: Dave Rosen Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 3:13 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Need help: Ghost Ship NSS # Dave, Do not forget that THE GHOST SHIP was delayed release by a few years as Warners took out a court order claiming similarities with THE SEA WOLF. I think you will find the date issue is not just a typo. This was all covered in the original thread and at length. Phil - Original Message - From: Dave Rosen To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Need help: Ghost Ship NSS # Thanks, Grey and Peter. A typo, that explains it. Much appreciated. Dave - Original Message - From: P Molitor To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Need help: Ghost Ship NSS # Hi Dave, I remember that thread, think it was in the old MPT days. General opinion was 'twere a typo on the poster. That idiot Tibor was probably at the printing press that day. I think all the confusion came about due to restored posters being given the original 43 instead of the correct (but wrong) 49 in the NSS #. --Peter --- On Sat, 12/19/09, Dave Rosen hah...@sympatico.ca wrote: From: Dave Rosen hah...@sympatico.ca Subject: [MOPO] Need help: Ghost Ship NSS # To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 2:41 PM Hi, all: I have a Ghost Ship 1-sheet and am trying to make sense of the NSS number. I'm sure some of you know what I'm talking about: The film is listed as having been released in 1943 (there is also a 1943 copyright notation on the poster) but the NSS # on my 1-sheet is 49/398. I seem to recall this being discussed on one of the forums a couple of years back but can't remember what the final explanation was. It's not a re-release. Was the film held back for six years by RKO? Thanks for any help, Dave 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
Re: [MOPO] real Woodstock posters ??
This is an alternate style Woodstock poster. There are several of these in my attic: http://www.psychedelicbus.org/temp/woodstock_attic.jpg -rk On Nov 30, 2009, at 12:57 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: Bruce excellent response. thank you!! to answer your question how would they do it?.. that's simple! the production company only needs to send a set of color separations to each distributor that requests them for exact replication. Although the text indicates You can have similar posters made locally which means you can create any style you want to print yourselves, though the suggestion is to use that or similar art Rich At 12:43 PM 11/30/2009, Carteron, Bruce - 1551 wrote: We do. On page 6 of the original pressbook under “Wild Posting” it states (under a photo of the poster): “The striking poster shown in the display above has contributed much to the successful run of ‘Woodstock.’ You can have similar posters made locally to heighten interest in your engagement. They are almost like teasers, and placed in strategic locations in your area, they will be one more element in your tantalizing campaign. So don’t wait until your playdate is imminent; get the posters ready and up now for great box office.” “THE FRONT COVER OF THIS PRESSBOOK CAN BE USED AS ART WORK FOR YOUR POSTER.” So not quite sure how they did it, but materials were supplied to local printers to make their own “Woodstock” posters. Bruce Carteron Consignment Director, Vintage Movie Poster Auctions HERITAGE AUCTION GALLERIES 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th floor Dallas, Texas 75219-3941 Phone: 214-409-1551/ 800-872-6467 Ext 1551 Direct fax: 214-443-8479 Email to: bru...@ha.com Join www.HA.com today. Totally free, with many benefits. Over 375,000 members! http://movieposters.ha.com From: MoPo List [ mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Halegua Comic Art Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 2:30 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] real Woodstock posters ?? Doesn't anyone have a pressbook on this movie 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.
[MOPO] House of Terror
Mopoers, I can not tell if this woman is expressing joy or terror: http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf? _function=detailAuction_uid1=1634625 Maybe, Rich H. can weigh in with an opinion. BTW, this is one of 999 folded one-sheets (from all years and genres) that Bruce Hershenson is auctioning beginning tonight. -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: 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] Roger Corman
The great Roger Corman received an honorary Oscar this weekend. http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/11/15/the-governors-awards-on-the- scene/ -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: 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] UK Quad... Karloff/Price
It's a double feature poster, so isn't that only 500,000 pounds per movie? -rk On Oct 30, 2009, at 10:08 AM, Helmut Hamm wrote: Needless to say that the price is completely ridiculous, but since eBay allows you to list a few items for free every month, it may have cost him nothing, and if the idea was to draw attention to his auctions, it apparently worked: He's now discussed on Mopo, for whatever that's worth... ;-) Helmut Am 30.10.2009 um 14:37 schrieb John Waldman: Another one of Ebay's crack baby sellers. Some people must have a lot of time on their hands to list something that will never sell at the listed price. John W From: Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 2:27:00 AM Subject: [MOPO] UK Quad... Karloff/Price priced at a cool £1,000,000.00-- for a FRANKENSTEIN 1970/HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL double bill? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vincent-Price-HOUSE-ON-HAUNTED-HiLL-Quad- POSTER- Karloff_W0QQitemZ370281400296QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_DVD_Film_TV_Film_M emorabilia_LE?hash=item56367dc7e8 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] Poster for Zaat (1975)
You'll find some good info about Zaat in this American Cinematographer article if you don't fall asleep: http://zaatmovie.com/Article1.htm -rk On Oct 30, 2009, at 5:34 PM, John Waldman wrote: I've got Zaat set to record tonight, so I'll see just how bad it is. And speak of the devil, I bought a Zaat one sheet from Rich a year or so ago. John W From: channinglylethomson channinglylethom...@worldnet.att.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 6:58:12 PM Subject: [MOPO] Poster for Zaat (1975) This really terrible horror movie from the 70s is showing on TCM tonight. Does anyone have a poster image for it? Thanks, Channing 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] Happy Birthday Bruce!
Bruce, Many happy returns! Wishing you a tickety-boo birthday! -Roger On Oct 28, 2009, at 12:48 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: Happy Birthday Bruce may you live as long as Dracula 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] NY Times - Hollywood Memorabilia Show in Burbank
Dargis concludes the article with: However enjoyable and gratifying their exchanges with the fans, these were actors at work. As they smiled for us, signed our photographs, shared their memories, they were also giving us a performance. And like all performances, they were as manufactured as they were absolutely real. This observation is a load of codswallop intended to give the article an air of importance. Sincerely, rk On Oct 23, 2009, at 2:33 PM, David Kusumoto wrote: New York Times film critic Manhola Dargis writes about her surreal and fascinating experiences two weeks ago visiting the Hollywood Show in Burbank. From a purely PR point of view, despite her comments, I don't think the article will adversely impact attendance at future shows... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/movies/25darg.html?8muemc=mu or http://bit.ly/3NRl3l 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] 1931 Dracula Lobby Card
Tell him he needs to sand off the back of the card. -rk On Oct 21, 2009, at 4:11 PM, David Lieberman wrote: We get lots of emails every day.some are worth sharing! We just received this one: Hello, I'm writing to you in the hope that you may be able to answer a question about lobby card authentication for me. I found your contact information through some ebay listings. I hope it's okay that I'm writing with an unrelated question. About five years ago a friend gave me a lobby card from the 1931 Dracula movie that he claimed was original. I've recently considered selling this but I'm suspicious that it might be a reproduction and not actually an original. My only clue to work with is the kodak stamp on the back of the card's paper. The embossed stamp mark suggests to me that it's probably a fake or reproduction. Is this an indication that my card is fake, or do you believe it might not rule out the possibility that it is, in fact, an original? Thank you for your time and any information you can give me. David Lieberman CineMasterpieces.com | 15721 N. Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 105 -- Scottsdale, Az 85260 Vintage Original Movie Posters | 602 309 0500 | Office/Gallery Open By Appt. Only. Our Facebook Page 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] Hey Glenn!
It's Wheeler and Woolsey night on TCM! -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: 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] MINTY WHITES
I am one of the proud owners of the fake Fistful of Dollars lobby cards. I bought them ~20 years ago when some company advertised them in MCW. I knew they looked funny when I received them, but I didn't have enough experience at the time to know they were fake. They are very poorly done reproductions. They are on a strange glossy paper that is unlike any other lobby cards I've seen. Does anyone remember who sold these? (Or maybe it was several companies.) I'd like my refund now. -rk On Oct 13, 2009, at 1:33 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: From my e-mail club message #445: __ I want to show a side-by-side comparison of one of the earliest and most notorious fakes in our hobby, the lobby card set from A Fistful of Dollars. I call this A Fistful of Comparisons. Go to http:// www.emovieposter.com/club/staticpages/fistfulofrepros/ fistful_of_comparisons.htm to see some really first rate side-by- side scans of both an original card and a fake, plus detailed descriptions in words, prepared by our incomparable Phillip Wages! In addition, we also have some tantalizing written evidence that seems to show that there is a good chance that the original card we show was not only the actual card that was used to make the reproduction, but also creates the real possibility that the fakes were created by Professor Powers (if you are not aware of who this is, go to http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/mymovieposters/ aboutme.htm, either before or after you view the above page (and please know that, even though Professor Powers has all kinds of scholarly information about himself, no one in the hobby has ever seen or heard of him, and many in the hobby think that Professor Powers was created by the people who also created the minty white fakes, and that one of them in fact wore a disguise to pose as Professor Powers! __ ___ I want to add that Tom is correct of course that there WERE many true warehouse finds, and I have no doubt he made many of them way back when. But THE MINTY WHITE INSERTS AND LOBBY CARDS IN NO WAY RESULTED FROM A WAREHOUSE FIND! They are printed on an entirely different sort of paper, and they are reproduced from originals, with lower quality printing. They were printed sometime in the last ten years by a couple of unscrupulous individuals, and then traded in large quantities to several dealers with large inventories of real warehouse finds of crappy titles, so the result is that there are five or six individuals who now have large inventories of crap, interspersed with minty white repros of good titles, and they are hoping time will blur the distinction between the two! I also know that these were likely printed over several years time, with several bootleg printings of each, and that the quality of them varies from God-awful to really high quality, but they still always have the problem of being on a different paper stock that is somewhat glossy on the back, and the fuzziness to the printing. Hey if you want to believe in these, be my guest! If you think it is just a matter of time before these are widely accepted, then you should stock up on them now while they are still affordable. You should take a trip to the city where these originated, and I have no doubt that if you give them advance notice, those guys can have as many ready for you as you want to buy! Bruce On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Tom Martin dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com wrote: Court Of MOPO I ask for summery Judgement in favor Of Tom and that the minty white case be dismissed forever on no one having any bonifide proof other then hearsay. we ask that Court rule in favor of Tom and that David be ordered to buy him a veegie sandwich, and send his son one bootleg - hairy belt star wars poster style a that Zeev and Phil and Jr Richards,, each send Tom a coupon for a Cup of starbucks brew. and that any others that disagreed be held in contempt of court. for purpituity and beyond. David Lieberman wrote: is there any other dealer (other than the bad guys that have been selling them on ebay for the past several years and other than Tom)..that thinks these things are real?? anyone on mopo? anyone on nsfge? anyone on mpf?? I'd raly like to hear from someone reputable that thinks they are real. Seriously..if you are a dealer or long time collector that believes these minty whites are real..please speak up now. I have no doubt that there were warehouse finds from nss with tens of thousands of inserts of hundreds (if not thousands) of titles that were bought for penniesI also have no doubt that several POPULAR TITLES were illegally reprinted after hours by unscrupulous employees several years
Re: [MOPO] QUO VADIS (1951) on Blu-Ray
Freeman, If I ever write another movie script, I'm going to bring you to Hollywood with me to help pitch it. You can make any film sound good! -Roger On Oct 10, 2009, at 4:18 PM, flixs...@aol.com wrote: Kirby, While Quo Vadis? ( whoa! Kirby misspelled ) may indeed be quite dazzling on Blue-Ray, nothing NOTHING, could make GIGI tolerable. A film centering around two dotty aunts grooming their inflated lips munchkin of a niece to be a prostitute while some inebriated old French guy sings Roman Polanski's theme song (Thank Heaven for little girls.) and a rich musically impaired cad who is forever leaving his hat behind in scene after scene all of a sudden is smitten by obnoxious munchkin's (intact) freshness? Okay maybe the parlors look really, really red... freeman In a message dated 10/10/2009 4:02:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ki...@movieart.net writes: Watched this disc last night. Blu-Ray will be a revelation for non- wide screen movies as well as the widescreen films. This film, which was standard aspect ratio, is spectacularly sharp and colorful. The subject matter may not be to everyone's liking, but I'm ready for more old films in Blu-Ray. I also recently watched GIGI in Blu-Ray and I can recommend it. Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.net Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: 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] Linen Backing on Bruce Hershenson offering
I will only bid on this poster if a restorer agrees, in advance, to give Judy pigtails and change the title to The Wizard of Oz. I can't afford an actual Oz poster. Sincerely, rk On Oct 9, 2009, at 5:52 PM, Dario Casadei wrote: Mopoters, First, No laughing matter about the Star is Born poster. http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf? _function=detailAuction_uid1=1587544 Again, Bruce makes headlines being first in the world to auctioning of a Botox injected poster. End of the day, these are great auctions, an opportunity to pick sumpsing up for cheap and give it a face lift. Naturally For fun, I scrutinized the auction to see if any of my work was up for sale. Even the titles that I have worked on in the past, I cross referenced with my restoration picture archive and not a single poster in this auction has gone through my hands. Having said that, I am sure that one day some of my very few lesser turn outs will be auctioned off. No matter how hard I try, I fail miserably to! The good news is, there's no one else but me to blame. The sun is setting, getting ready for pizza and a few good movies tonight. All is well. dario. Bruce Hershenson wrote: You may be surprised to hear this, but this is a 5 YEAR accumulation of consignments from around 100 different consignors! They are ones where I received them with others with better quality restoration, and I held these back because I didn't think it was fair for them to be tucked in with better quality ones (as so many of the ethically challenged auctions do, glossing over their many defects, and describing them as fine on linen, with some restoration). In each case, I e-mailed the consignor, and told them that I could either return the poster to them, or hold it for a special lesser linen auction I would do once I had enough of these. To a man, all of the consignors said That's fine, and that is where these posters came from. Maybe in five more years I will accumulate enough like this for a second such auction! As to WHO did the restoration, I imagine just about EVERY restorer who ever worked on posters are represented here. I would bet that some fair number came from restorers that advertise linenbacking for 10 one-sheets for $300, and then after they have them backed they tell the owner that it only includes minimal restoration, and THESE are often the results. In many cases, the posters can simply be removed from the existing linen, and be properly backed and restored, just as they should have been in the first place. Of course, the many, many restorers on this list should strongly consider bidding on some of these, as they can surely restore some of them and make easy money! Bruce On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 5:37 PM, channinglylethomson channinglylethom...@worldnet.att.net wrote: Bruce -- I was curious, were these one-sheets all linen-backed by the same person? Can you tell us who did the linen-backing, or is that confidential to the consignor? Thanks, Channing Thomson 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] The Greates Movie Poster Collection 12 Framed Posters
That poster listing is not as nutty as the Oscar caliber screenplay starting at $65,000. http://cgi.ebay.com/OSCAR-CALIBER-SCREENPLAY-FOR-ACTRESS-30S- ACTOR-40S_W0QQitemZ150378509568QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0? hash=item230341f500#ht_500wt_1113 -rk On Oct 9, 2009, at 8:00 PM, Phillip W. Ayling wrote: From EBAY http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-GREATEST-MOVIE-POSTER-COLLECTION-12-FRAMED- POSTERS_W0QQitemZ110444033438QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0? hash=item19b6fa359e Besides the shady sellers all of us have encountered, there are the wide -eyed innocents who in the midst of their garage sale offerings on EBAY actually believe that the poster Grandma had hanging for many years of The Wizard of OZ or Gone with the Wind is the real deal. They know nothing about repros, Portal Publications or even appropriate sizes for the faux one sheets or window cards that they are offering. The above posting however is truly all time. It is a Buy it Now for $10,000 or Best Offer saying: THE GREATEST MOVIE POSTER COLLECTION 12 FRAMED POSTERS BEST MOVIES EVER 1-OF-A-KIND AUTHENTICATED ORIGINALS!! Would love to know who did the authenticating. 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] Attack of the 50ft Woman - DID POSTERFIX RESTORE AN S2 PRINT?
Rich, I think this is the video you want: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6n4UPQ8nK8feature=channel_page You can't see much, though. -rk On Oct 4, 2009, at 2:30 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art Movie Posters wrote: during the past 2 weeks while all of us were examining the Dracula poster that has uncovered as a fraud, Sean brought up something from the not too distant past about another poster that was discussed on this board The Attack of the 50ft Woman one sheet that was restored by PosterFix last year (or was it early this year?) When there was a debate over how PosterFix restored a one sheet on that title I cannot find a copy of that video on YouTube, so if someone can locate a copy of the video, please let me know But the discussion at the time was how the poster that PosterFix was restoring was missing an element on the poster Again it was Sean's sharp eye that noticed that the smoke emanating from the car in the 50 foot woman's hand was missing This mystery may have been solved Attack of the 50ft Woman is among the other posters that S2 Art produced at one time and that Art.com still offeres unfortunately S2 does not have an image online which may indicate they no longer have copies of this litho for sale and also unfortunately, Art.com's image of the one sheet size is a low-res image and difficult to examine http://www.art.com/products/p12791867-sa-i1920552/attack-of-the- fifty-foot-woman-the.htm? sorig=catsorigid=0dimvals=0ui=ac4354366ab24c71837b5b2ac08a74fe however it does certainly look as if the smoke is missing from the image at the above link on Art.com's site so the question is DID POSTERFIX RESTORE AN S2 PRINT? Or an Art.com print? Who sent this poster in for restoration and where is the poster now?? 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: 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] Dracula - Update
Why does Poster Mountain say: Aesthetically it might be improved by proper re-conservation and The canvas backing has a couple of weak spots at the horizontal fold lines, so care should be exercised when handling this poster? Shouldn't this Dracula poster be thrown in the trash? -rk On Sep 30, 2009, at 4:26 PM, Sean Linkenback wrote: Pretty sad - even in his report he slams the competition restorers more than he takes blame for messing this authentication up. Wonder when the auction for John Davis' ife will start? - Original Message - From: Richard Evans To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Dracula - Update Poster Mountain updated, can't access all of it... Dracula 1931 status: fake **REPRODUCTION** Entirely different type of fake poster, which, due to the dissimilarities to all of the other fakes we have uncovered, this one fooled us until we ... This reproduction poster has been linen backed and restored by an unknown restorer with great attention paid restoratively to make this poster appear authentic. The ... 2009-09-30 16:22:45 On 27 Sep 2009, at 15:09, Diane Jeffrey wrote: In the continuing effort to get to the truth about this poster - I noticed, the other day, when I was able to look at a photo of the Profiles poster, and zoom in to the lower , right corner, I saw that the text, Morgan Litho Co. was there. We did not add that text to the poster in my shop. If the poster at Profiles, is indeed the same poster, that was added by someone else, after it left my studio. We only put a number there, at the clients request, as I have already said, I suspected was incorrect. Again, this maybe relevant or not. Diane Studio C 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.
[MOPO] Bambi (OT)
I went to look up whether Frankenstein (1931) is truly the greatest horror film of all time. I'm not sure of the answer, but I did discover that Bambi is one of the top 25 horror films. It says so in Time magazine. http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/ 0,28804,1676793_1676808_1676840,00.html -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: 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] Typos
Speaking of typos, this LC says: Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan and the Leopard Woman http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/large_size.php?lot=7r756 His name is Burroughs, not Burrough. Nice card, though. -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: 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] Typos
Bruce, I am honored and deeply touched that I could play a small part in this week's emovieposter.com publicity campaign. As a practical joke and/or biting postmodern commentary on the current state of poster collecting, I suggest that you pull the Tarzan lobby card from this week's auction, have a restorer fix the misplaced apostrophe, then re-list the card in next week's auctions. Sincerely, Roger On Sep 29, 2009, at 7:58 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: For a second there, when I saw the URL of the auction you linked to, I thought you meant that WE had made one of our ultra-rare typos, and my blood froze. After all, the 872 title cards and scene cards are one of the very best offerings of lobby cards we have ever had (and around half are both high grade AND completely unrestored), and I was saddened to think they had been marred by a silly typo. It wasn't until I clicked on the auction itself (rather than use your link, I instead went to the entire auction gallery at http:// www.emovieposter.com/agallery/13.html and I found the item, and lo and behold, it was the printer who made the error! Please be more careful how you point out such errors in the future. My heart can only take so much excitement! Bruce Hershenson (and the 22 other members of the eMoviePoster.com team) P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) website: http://www.emovieposter.come-mail: m...@emovieposter.com our auctions: http://auctions.emovieposter.com On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Roger Kim roger...@iname.com wrote: Speaking of typos, this LC says: Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan and the Leopard Woman http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/large_size.php?lot=7r756 His name is Burroughs, not Burrough. Nice card, though. -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: 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] CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON 1-SHEET
Thought I should mention that S2 Recreations does make a 27x41 Creature from the Black Lagoon poster. -rk On Sep 26, 2009, at 10:25 AM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: sadly it's on Linen do we know if it's real or not?? I'm not a fan of linenbacked posters for my collection. due to the current scandal, it's possible I may never buy another linenbacked poster again At 05:42 AM 9/26/2009, rixpost...@aol.com wrote: Whaddya think this will go for on eBay? http://cgi.ebay.com/1954-Creature-From-The-Black- Lagoon-One-Sheet- Poster_W0QQitemZ320427703278QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0? hash=item4a9afabbee_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 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] MOPO - ot The Karate Kid in real life
Mostly off topic: It's true that I called Tom Martin. I actually wanted to call Rich Halegua, but he keeps warning me not to call him, 'cuz he's in a bad mood. So, I called Tom instead. I went to Value Village today and looked for that Cinerama LP in the 99 cent record bin. It was not there. I wanted to make a quick $849 bucks, but it was not to be. If anyone can explain to me why that record is so valuable, I'd love to hear about it. Now, for the three of you who are still reading this, here is today's MoPo Quick Questionnaire: Which actor was most aggrieved by his/her omission from a lobby card set? My vote is for William Warfield (Ol' Man River), who did not appear in the Show Boat LC set. Runner up goes to Deke Richards, who was not in the Eegah! LC set. -Roger On Sep 27, 2009, at 8:51 PM, Tom Martin wrote: So... as you know Roger Kim called ma out of the Blue on phone and so did Amos the amish woodworker also for some reason Ive spoke to Indaisn from India, Asians of all types. Korean ,japanese, taiwan, China, and More... Also I have had orders from Spain, Italy , germany , Portugal. France and Britian and for some peculier thing.. ive been getting College professors in Physics and also people into Harmonics and invention, and special visual effects... why I dont have a clus as I cant even spell.. But somehow people are saying that I am on some track... maybe I have a order Im doing For Japan... my customer is a very strick Japan customer that has told me be like Toyota NOT GM so Ive been cussing his name over and over as its been very hard to make stuff to his liking as the demands are stringent... then I thought. suffering and this goal is like ' Karate Kid Wax on - wax OFF and Its a process that will improve my skills and make me better like in training... so then I felt blessed to have a teacher from Japan to teach me to improve even more,,, heck selling to Japan is a feat alone same with all the quality craftsmenn so its a honor to be taught by asians and japan so hes my teacher as all my customers are... I learn, I improve and aspire to quality and good things. I even had a hiarcut from a Korean woman the other day..:) .. all nationalities are cool to me I think all cultures are interesting so peace to everyone in all countrys and lands 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] 3D - irrelevant
Mopoers, I wasn't going to post this, but Tom Martin said that some of my posts are actually worthwhile. (This probably isn't one of them.) I wanted to point out that the French Splendor in the Grass poster looks even better when wearing 3D glasses: http://www.psychedelicbus.org/temp/ french_1p_splendor_in_the_grass_v2.jpg Thanks to Bruce, whose image I borrowed. -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: 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: T. Lords signed poster
Mopoers, With all the controversies going on here, it feels like we've been shortchanged in the ad department. I'll try to do my part. Please go to this auction and bid on my Spanish Cry-Baby poster signed by Traci Lords. I need some money to pay for overpriced pumpkin-flavored dog biscuits. If I don't raise enough money, my poor doggies may have to eat shoe leather next month. http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf? _function=detailAuction_uid1=1550762 Thanks, 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: 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] MOPO - some kodak moments and opinions on people
Tom, I'm coming with you on the Amish field trip! I like cherry pie! -rk On Sep 20, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Tom Martin wrote: hello mopolopians - Ive been in deep concentration and reflection .. Like I went to Dagohbah 1st ..I have been on a creative urge flow.. as I became so feared of going broke.. I started making stuff Its funny how fear can motivate the creative juices... so Ive made like 4 Zoetropes and like 3 Movie Cameras that ere reproductions of 35 hand cranks Ive sold one to Portugal and one to a new York theatre recently and the Zoetropes have sold to a wide variety of people... Like a Prof at Dartmouth College.. They seem to appeal to Phisics Proffessore and Visual artists and cinema Buffs. The other day I received a call for a 16mm project and then some poster all needed to be 1989 vintage.. As I was looking I opened a Box of Posters and here where TWO signed Drew Struzan Posters of episode one Star wars I forgot I had.. Plus episode one original mexican/ spanis and also some other episode one and some german reprints of the trilogy and the medallion posters.. When my son and I went to Denver at the Star wars celebration back in I think 96-97? I was admireing Drews work he did on TV Guide and said I love this Guys work when someone behind me started to laugh and Giggle. I turned around... It was Drew Struzan !!! so we talked and then I bought four posters and he signed them in silver paint pen I remeber selling the two but didnt remember saving the others... anyway it was a fun surprise... and I think my son wants one ... So one may be for sale.. I have many things we had signed Like a Ghostbuster 2 one sheet that the entire cast signed to Hollywood dream fcatory ® as my friend Peter had a part in the film, we had sold him a ecto one ambulance that he used in NYC as a prop car and rebted then moved to La and rented it for kids birthdays then sold to Kenner for 30K and it was shipped to south america to be used for promotions... To think its started in Toledo?? everyone siged the poster but Sigorney weaver. I have some posters signed by Forrey ackerman and some other stuff... also about all the bickering on linenbackers and dealers and auction houses Life is short Ive made mistakes and goofed up so has about everyone ive known as life throws some real curves at times... so It would be cool to see everyone talk about the others kindly for a week or so... Ill start I think Freeman Fisher and Claude litton and Rich Halguage are very Funny... so is Heim and andrea and Toochis is a Mystery to me... whoever she is. jeff Potaker is a funny person.. Roger Kim is Robotic and yest sensitive... JR and PJ angel are good guys... Lineback leiberman , and all the others make some great posts as does Rix and other the cast of character on Mopo Times are tough... yet Ive seen a new outlook appearing from people as the economy is touching all. we can start on Mopo by helping our group and all wish the best for Heritage and all the dealers on here so I wish all of you and familys well. AMISH phone call.. yes I received a call from a amish man. I met a family of amish that was shopping in a goodwill store... and I approached them and they were kind... I said I would like to use Amish to make wood items for me... they were SWISS? German Amish and I said wowow! I lover German swiss craftsman... well they took my card... and like a month later I get a call from AMOS... he said we wanted to thank you for the compliments.. I said your people had a calm a sense of honesty and integrity I dont see any more and it made me feel calm like I was in the midst of honest people withhout any deceptive agenda... well he said that it .. I have 5 kids and i want to take care of my family... I said Great... then he said come nvists us and my mom will bake yoou a cherry Pie see they dont use electric.. they use horses to run a transmission that runs belts to operate the woodworking gear. Anyways I will go visit the amish this month and see how they live and work... But they seem like very cool people and i know they make great woodworking and other items For me the fact that they are slowing down to a simple life is a very very soothing experiance. All the cuurent fast pace is what has made the economy and society Nuts because 90% of what has happened was based on deception in advertising, in healthcare, in Banking, in Cars and products... If we return to careing about the entire planet of people Not just the higher bracket... we will heal nations and people and the economy/// IMHO The world as I see is telling us to get it together and I think we all sense it. so lets start here and hop that heritage and the restorers and all persons on list can find peace and some balance in the world we live in Tom
Re: [MOPO] Lennon is laughing in his tomb OT
Dave, Are you sure it wasn't disco that came along and ended the epic vinyl creations? If that's what happened, then thank God for disco!!! (To keep this poster related, I'd like to say that I don't own any Saturday Night Fever one sheets or any other disco-related posters.) -rk On Sep 18, 2009, at 6:03 AM, Dave Rosen wrote: Two short points: a) Kirby is right. And, b) Sergeant Pepper is the most vastly over-rated album in pop music history. Not only that, but it damaged rock for years by introducing the so- called concept album which caused legions of otherwise humdrum rock musicians to suddenly think of themselves as great composers capable of churning out over-produced, hyper-ventilating epic vinyl creations from Tommy to Thick as a Brick to The Wall. Thank god punk came along and put an end to it. Ahem. Rant over. Dave p.s. Btw, I'm not a Beatles-basher, I just think they peaked with Rubber Soul and Revolver. - Original Message - From: Kirby McDaniel To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 12:04 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Lennon is laughing in his tomb OT Since this is reasonably far off topic, I intend only to respond to this once. This story is covered in Bruce Spizer's book THE BEATLES, a good if encyclopedic read about the Fab Four and recently in Philip Norman's wonderful biography of John entitled appropriately enough JOHN LENNON. Norman states that Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds was the title of a painting done by a very young Julian Lennon at school and he further states that Paul McCartney corroborated the story. So I don't think the painting story was a hoax as such. Peter Brown in his very tell-all book THE LOVE YOU MAKE writes Certainly John's dreamlike Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and it's tangerine trees and marmalade skies were inspired by an acid trip, but it was only an accident that the title of the song was an anagram for LSD. Lucy was little Julian's school chum, and Lucy in the sky with diamonds was a phrase Julian used to describe a drawing of her he made in school one day. Likewise the hole Paul was fixing in I'm Fixing a Hole was not in the arm of heroin addict, nor was John's Henry the Horse in the surrealistic circus of For the Benefit of Mr. Kite a code word for heroin. John took the name from a poster for a Victorian circus he had purchased in an antique shop. I have never read in any of the books I have read about The Beatles that this Julian-painting story was deliberately hatched to whitewash the song's rather obvious LSD connection. The psychedelic era was an era of fantastic synchronicities and coincidence. The Beatles story is one of the most fabulous and fantastic in all of show business and all three of these books are entertaining. The cost of making Sergeant Pepper's? In an earlier biography of John Lennon, LENNON by Ray Coleman, the author puts the cost at 25,000 pounds. Certainly not hay by 1967 standards. Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.net On Sep 17, 2009, at 7:26 PM, James Richard wrote: This is off topic, but it floors me to see people still believing and repeating this hoax over 40 years later, so... let's see, Julian Lennon was born April 8, 1963... Studio files say the song Lucy in The Sky with Diamonds was recorded at Abbey Road on March 1, 1967... With it's complex arrangement (for the time), it's reasonable to presume John wrote the song at least a couple of months before it was finally recorded, so let's say he wrote the song on January 1, 1967. When Julian was only 3 years and 10 months old. Now, how many of us remember and can attest to what we did or said when we were 3 years and 10 months old? But everyone buys the idea Julian somehow remembers this incident so well that he backs up John's flummery about the song being inspired by a picture drawn at Julian's nursery school? I don't suppose it is more likely that Julian grew up being told the story so often that the story became his memory? Look, the BBC immediately banned the Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds from the British airwaves as soon as it was released because of its obvious promotion of LSD use. The Sgt. Pepper album was the most publicized and anticipated album in music history at that point (and the most expensive to produce). Literally hundreds of millions of dollars were at stake. And the now the BBC is banning a song from the album the day after it is released? There is a global controversy threatening to explode about the song and in fact about the entire album, which no one every disputed was clearly psychedelic in nature? And this coming less than a year after the furor in America when Beatle songs had been banned from some radio stations, some Beatle concerts canceled and Beatle records were burned in protest over the wisecrack John had made about the Beatles were more popular than Jesus now?
[MOPO] MoPo Quik Poll
Today's MoPo Quik Poll: Assuming you have finished polishing your escutcheons and have time to watch a movie, which would you rather see (basing your decision solely on the following poster art): A) Mind Warp http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/large_size.php?lot=7e281 B) Galaxy of Terror http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/posters/db/poster.asp?pid=31861 (These are two different titles/posters for the same film.) -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: 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] Subject: Re: [MOPO] wow---CASABLANCA half for JUST 325.00
I clicked on Report Item and sent in a complaint. I don't expect ebay to do anything about one complaint, but if 50 of us send a complaint, maybe they'll investigate. It only takes a minute to fill out the form. -rk On Sep 12, 2009, at 1:00 PM, rixpost...@aol.com wrote: I've emailed the guy selling the Portal Repro Casablancain fact I initially emailed him BEFORE it was even brought up on MoPo-- telling him it was a REPRO not an original poster. I explained to him that I'd been dealing and collecting movie posters for almost 30 years, etc, etc. He TOTALLY IGNORED my advice to revise his description--remember, this was BEFORE there were any bids--when he COULD revise it. I emailed him today with a stern warning that if he doesn't stop the auction IMMEDIATELY and explain the situation to the duped bidders, a contingent of a dozen or more movie poster collectors and dealers will inform eBay that he has knowingly committed a fraudulent act by selling a worthless piece of garbage as an original poster. I know some other MoPoers will take action in this regard. Hey, I just don't want to see some poor, unsuspecting buyer spend his hard-earned money on a $5 repro (being trimmed, it probably wouldn't even bring in five bucks!) I'll let you know if he responds. Rick 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] Fw: The Omnipresent Leader - They want us to pledge to be a servant to our president?
Greg, I never received the original Omnipresent Leader message, so I wasn't sure what you and Phil were talking about. Then I looked in my email Trash folder and found it. Apparently, all mail from the Malamuds automatically goes into my trash. Unfortunately, I got curious and read a little bit of the article. Arghghghgh!!! -rk On Sep 6, 2009, at 8:18 AM, Greg wrote: Note to the Malamuds: I believe I speak for the group when I say that we are all incredibly sick of political e-mails, and it doesn't matter which side of the political spectrum they involve. Pro-Obama, anti-Obama, who cares, you're not going to change anyone's minds. Please give us a respite from this blah-blah-blah here in our geeky little refuge. Sending this stuff out to is like trying to teach a pig to dance; it's ultimately frustrating for you and it's annoying to the pig. Well, the pig is massively annoyed, and it's still early here on the west coast. Thanks for starting my day with a tsunami of stupidity. Greg Douglass Lance and Rebecca Malamud wrote: --- On Sun, 9/6/09, Harry Gendler gendl...@ix.netcom.com wrote: From: Harry Gendler gendl...@ix.netcom.com Subject: The Omnipresent Leader - They want us to pledge to be a servant to our president? To: Harry Gendler gendl...@ix.netcom.com Date: Sunday, September 6, 2009, 5:33 AM National Review September 05, 2009 The Omnipresent Leader - They want us to “pledge to be a servant to our president”? By Mark Steyn http://article.nationalreview.com/? q=NWRiZTdhYTA4MmFkYWJkYjliZDA5OWFiMTU0YmU5YTg= On Friday, I had the rare honor of appearing in the pages of the New York Times, apropos President Obama’s plans to beam himself into every schoolhouse in the land in the peculiar belief that Generation iPod will find this an enthralling technical novelty. As Times reporters James C. McKinley Jr. and Sam Dillon wrote: “Mark Steyn, a Canadian author and political commentator, speaking on the Rush Limbaugh show on Wednesday, accused Mr. Obama of trying to create a cult of personality, comparing him to Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader.” Oh, dear! “A Canadian author”: Talk about damning with faint credentialization. I don’t know what’s crueler, the “Canadian” or the indefinite article. As to the rest of it, well, that’s one way of putting it. Here’s what I said on Wednesday re dear old Saddam and Kim: “Obviously we’re not talking about the cult of personality on the Saddam Hussein/Kim Jong-Il scale.” Close enough for Times work. But, if the Times wants to play this game, bring it on. The Omnipresent Leader has traditionally been a characteristic feature of Third World basket-case dumps: The conflation of the man and the state is explicit, and ubiquitous. In 2003, motoring around western Iraq a few weeks after the regime’s fall, when the schoolhouses were hastily taking down the huge portraits of Saddam that had hung on every classroom wall, I visited an elementary-school principal with a huge stack of suddenly empty picture frames piled up on his desk, and nothing to put in them. The education system’s standard first-grade reader featured a couple of kids called Hassan and Amal — a kind of Iraqi Dick and Jane — proudly holding up their portraits of the great man and explaining the benefits of an Iraqi education: “O come, Hassan,” says Amal. “Let us chant for the homeland and use our pens to write, ‘Our beloved Saddam.’” “I come, Amal,” says Hassan. “I come in a hurry to chant, ‘O, Saddam, our courageous president, we are all soldiers defending the borders for you, carrying weapons and marching to success.’” Pathetic, right? On Friday, August 28, the principal of Eagle Bay Elementary School in Farmington, Utah — in the name of “education” — showed her young charges the “Obama Pledge” video released at the time of the inauguration, in which Ashton Kutcher and various other bigtime celebrities, two or three of whom you might even recognize, “pledge to be a servant to our president and to all mankind because together we can, together we are, and together we will be the change that we seek.” Altogether now! Let us chant for mankind and use our pens to write, “O beloved Obama, our courageous president, we are all servants defending the hope for you and marching to change.” And, unlike Saddam’s Iraq, we don’t have the mitigating condition of being a one-man psycho state invented by the British Colonial Office after lunch on a wet afternoon in 1922. Any self-respecting schoolkid, enjoined by his principal to be a “servant” to the head of state, would reply, “Get lost, creep.” And, if they still taught history in American schools, he’d add, “Oh, and by the way, that question was settled in 1776.” To accompany President Obama’s classroom speech this week, the White House and America’s “educators” drafted some accompanying study materials. Children would be invited to write letters to themselves saying
Re: [MOPO] Attack of the Bride of the She-Haggard Woman Monster
Nathalie, I'm sorry you had to go through that, but if the worst dirt the political machine could find on you was the fact that you collect classic horror movie posters...It just seems bizarre. I would like to think that in my city, voters don't care if elected officials own classic horror posters. (Now, if they collect Coffin Joe, we might start to worry.) -rk On Sep 6, 2009, at 5:13 PM, Jeff Potokar wrote: i have to ask... as this sounds like the Villager mentality from Frankenstein... why (or how) could someone writing of your hobby of collecting movie posters ever be construed (or read by others) as dangerous? now if we were living back in 1630 and you were living in Salem, MA and casting a spell, that's a different story. On Sep 6, 2009, at 5:08 PM, Steven Yafet wrote: Sorry to inflict this on everyone. I wouldn't have mentioned it at all, but I had to set the record straight after Ari's post. Very briefly. I am on my local board of ed. My husband ran for the board as well. The very powerful and corrupt county political machine googled my name and came up with several of my MOPO posts. They sent out the mailer I wrote about. The front cover was our house and the back cover had me photo shopped on a Mummy one sheet.The inside talked about my (the implication was dangerous) hobby of collecting horror movie posters. It was more than ugly and we had to file a police report to protect ourselves from people banging on our windows and front door and driving by and honking at all hours. That's what it had to do with movie posters. Nathalie On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 7:56 PM, rixpost...@aol.com wrote: What kind of surreal garbage is this? Hey, most of us are out of this crazy loop. Where do movie posters enter into this insanity? 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] QUIZ: What Actor/actress appeared in the Most Universal Frankensteins??
I believe the answer is Mara Corday. -rk On Sep 5, 2009, at 2:56 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art Movie Posters wrote: Is anyone else going to chime in with answers to this question or should I just reveal the answers??? What Actor/actress appeared in the Most Universal Films with Frankenstein?? 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] Bruce the transparent,,,
Being a devout Trekkie, I prefer that we sing Row Row Row Your Boat. -rk On Aug 23, 2009, at 6:38 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: How about we all hold hands and sing Kumbaya? On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Andy Neal andyan...@hotmail.com wrote: Now I'm depressed! Nothing wrong with a bit of self promotion, Doesn't bother me. Is he supposed to get permission from a committee about whether it would sound too like he's blowing his own trumpet or not? The guy's running a business at the end of the day (One he loves, one we all love) I think the only transparent thing here is JEALOUSY? Can we all have a group hug please? I'm feeling a bit emotional. ;-) At 05:13 PM 8/23/2009, rixpost...@aol.com wrote: I've probably said this before, but it seems awfully coincidental that the person who's finding the most egregious problems with eBay just happens to have his own movie poster auction site. Every single email he offers to us all complaining about the horrors of eBay is automatically an advertisement for his own superior way of doing things. I wasn't going to comment on this, but it's been occurring so often that I felt driven to do so. This will undoubtedly land me in the MoPo doghouse, but it is truly my belief that Bruce is the P.T. Barnum of movie posters. Every single email, though very often very brilliantly disguised---is an advertisement for his auction site. Hey, eBay deserves to be put down and criticized---it just seems a bit quizzical that the guy doing it the most has a vested interest in driving as many folks away from it as he can. Just a thought that others might be thinking. Hey, maybe I'm the lone voice in the wilderness. AlrightI'm hunkered down in my foxhole waiting for the first missile to be launched. Rick Ryan rixposterz 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. 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] Virginia Davis RIP
Disney's silent star Virginia Davis died on Saturday. I had the pleasure of speaking to her a few times. She was a very nice woman. http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_13145499 -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: 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] QUESTION: What's The #1 Poster You Wish You Could Own But Know You Never Will
I would like any of the Disney Alice comedies with Virginia Davis. -rk On Aug 9, 2009, at 11:57 AM, rixpost...@aol.com wrote: Thought I'd steer this back to the realm of poster reality. I had my fill of priests as an altar boy, generally I don't trust lawyers and I've been married so many years that I'd rather discuss posters (they've always been a nice escape in the past). The knee-jerk reaction to this question is obviously Metropolis or Frankenstein---something from the top of the list of posters that realized the highest price in auction. Of course I'm talking about the cost of the desired poster being prohibitively high--but also its scarcity on the market. I think my dream poster would be an original Public Enemy US one sheet. I know I'll never have one. Hey, I don't even know if one exists (I've actually heard a rumor over the years about a certain long time collector who has one in his collection...but that's just a rumor). I realize that a Public Enemy one sheet would be worth over 50 grand, but I'm not really talking about the money here. I'm talking about the passion for the piece. I'm sure every collector has that one poster that they've always wanted, but know unless they win the lottery AND they're lucky enough to stumble upon it...alas, it will never be theirs. Does anyone else out there have a poster like my Public Enemy one sheet? 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] Star Trek V question
Dear Mopoers, I think Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is the best Star Trek movie, with the possible exception of Star Trek III. If anyone else agrees, please identify yourself. I think the ending was weak, but I don't think it deserved to win all those Razzies. -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: 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] Useless factoid: mispronounced famous names!
Similarly, sort of... When I was a college radio DJ in the 80's, I played records by the band Seona Dancing, which featured lead singer Ricky Gervais, who is now an actor/comedian. I assumed that Seona rhymed with Leona, but years later I heard that the band was pronounced Shawna Dancing. I'm not sure how anyone was supposed to know that. -RK On Jul 26, 2009, at 7:49 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: I always naturally assumed that Dana Wynter's first name was pronounced like Dana Andrew's first name, but I was watching old re- runs of What's My Line and To Tell the Truth, and in both she was called by name several times, and it was pronounced Donna each time. Are there other celebrities any of you can think of where most people generally mispronounce their name? And is Cuba Gooding Jrs first name pronounced like the country or Koo-bah? And will he ever make another good movie? 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: 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] 1500 - 1500 - 1500 - 1500 - 1500 -1500
Cool beans! -Roger On Jul 22, 2009, at 6:18 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: Holey schmoley !! MoviePosterBid.com just got it's 1500th member signup!! 1500!! that's 1500 people who wanna buy posters 1500 people just like you .. and me!!! 1500!! 1500!! 1500!! 1500!! 1500!! 1500!! 1500!! 1500!! 1500!! 1500!! 1500!! 1500!! did you hear what I said??? fifteen hundred members.. wheee 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: Surprise rooftop concert attracts thousands in NYC.
Joe, Are you sure about that? My favorite artists are languishing in obscurity. -rk On Jul 16, 2009, at 8:43 PM, Joseph Bonelli wrote: Amen, David! Real talent will always attract real attention from real crowds. And no one has to pick up a phone to vote for Sir Paul (he IS,Sir, isn't he??) Joe B in NOLA --- On Thu, 7/16/09, David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.com wrote: From: David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.com Subject: [MOPO] OT: Surprise rooftop concert attracts thousands in NYC. To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009, 10:19 PM ** Just finished watching an astounding web-only video of a true legend -- former Beatle Paul McCartney performing a seven-song, 35- minute set late yesterday afternoon/evening on top of the marquee of the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC, attracting thousands on the streets near Broadway and 52nd. ** Two songs NOT in the streaming video below (Get Back and Sing the Changes) -- were integrated into the Letterman show itself, where he was last night's solo guest. What's striking about the video: 1) the crowd reaction, filled with a mix of young and old, many watching from the windows of nearby high-rises and, 2) at age 67, Sir Paul still has a vigorous ability to churn out lesser tunes from his legendary songbook in a way that's entertainingly RAW, away from the antiseptic effects of a recording studio. Full circle with the Beatles in 1964 at the Ed Sullivan Theater -- and back to the same theater in 2009; I think it's pretty amazing. http://www.cbs.com/late_show/video/mccartney.php 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] recipie for stress reduction + Tom Martin
Rick, Good post. Tom Martin is a brilliant philosopher disguised as a confused memorabilia dealer. Only certain people can see the enlightened being. To most people, he is either invisible or he appears as a wacky clapboard salesman. If anyone wants to criticize Tom, it is actually OK. Adversity only makes him stronger. Strong wind creates strong trees. I wish I knew what he looked like. I imagine he looks like a long- haired Peter Fonda, but that's probably completely wrong. -rk On Jul 2, 2009, at 12:32 PM, rixpost...@aol.com wrote: I think Tom Martin is an Enlightened human being...possibly a Bodihsattva. On some days, I find more wisdom and knowledge in his writings (or, ramblings if you prefer) than in all other posts on MoPo combined. Who knows---possibly The Buddha is among us disguised as a movie poster collector named Tom. You may think I'm joking, but stranger things have happened on this planet. Keep posting, Tom. Maybe wherever you are is actually something to strive for, not to ridicule. It's raining cats and dogs -- Come to PawNation, a place where pets rule! 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] Palin Resigns - OT
Glenn, I don't believe you. Why would CNN still be showing Michael Jackson? -rk On Jul 3, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Glenn Taranto wrote: I know how everyone feels about politics on this board but I thought this was big enough just to report... GT 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] mopo - Jacksson
Most people see the world through rose colored glasses. Tom Martin sees the world through tomato colored glasses. -Roger On Jul 1, 2009, at 8:28 PM, Tom Martin wrote: well I think the armor we made back in 83 was used by Jackson and is on display in the Grammy museum I was watchin CNN and they showed it We made Legg gauntlets ( scaled leg armor ) and the ones they had looked like ours however modified The story behind the armor - I was at a auction and bought a semi load of white Footbal shoulder pad parts,, I called Lucasfilm to sell it to be used as Stormtrooper armor... they had just shelved the Star wars franchise. So I called Doud white makeup effects... he bought some for a gilm called metalsorm... Peter mosen of starlog Bought some to make a ceylon centurion and also a Rock group called THOR also Clyde Calwell a artist of Dungeon and dragons fame used it for packageing..\ Basically we took the pieces and plated them in Chrome... sold through Morris costumes in Charlotte NC. We also made some spiked leather and accessorys and advertised in back of Starlog sold as Warrior fantasy Armor. actually used a local Female impersonator in the photos because he was the only one that would dress that wild in 1983 Funny eh?? Now is the norm.. go figure So it appears Michael Jackson did use our armor or at least parts.. we also had contacted WB about making Mad max jackets as we had the exact parts However they wanted 50K upfront so we never did them The idea was to have Miller and Gibson sign them and do a collectable piece. O when I bid on the shoulder pad parts... the auctioner thought I was a nut as no one wanted the Lot... so when I offered 2.00 for a 48 foot truck full... he pointed and said SOLD!!! It cost several 100 to move Our 1st order we sold 12,000.00 not bad ROI eh? We sold it until like 86 when i thought my son would wonder what the heck his parents did . well when he was older he said what?? you gave it away.. and cried... and said I couldd have made Robocop costume of that !! 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] Squirrel (OT?)
I've been waiting for something really important to happen in the world so that CNN would stop showing Michael Jackson, at least temporarily. It has apparently happened. Here is more info on the squirrel story: Police: Woman stashes squirrel in cleavage WARREN, OH: Police interviewing a woman about a murder suspect got quite a surprise when a squirrel popped out of her cleavage. The woman, who was wearing a tank top, gently pushed him back in and continued the 10 minute interview. No, I was not prepared to see a woodland creature in the interview room, said Det. Wayne Mackey of the Warren Police Department. I just kept right on talking to her, listening to her. I really didn't acknowledge at all. I really didn't know what to say. http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=31622z=3 -rk On Jul 2, 2009, at 2:03 AM, Tom Martin wrote: yeah well my day started with CNN showing a woman with a squirrell hiden in her boobs 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] TMZ: Billy Mays silenced: RIP ---- what The ????
The brilliant Tom Martin actually has 10 more cards than the rest of us. That's why he is so difficult for us to understand. -rk On Jun 28, 2009, at 11:57 AM, jeff po wrote: it appears that someone slipped off his medications prior to sending this posting?? better double up on the demerol and oxycontins. good grief. it sounds like this player is about 10 cards shy of a full deck. lol. --- On Sun, 6/28/09, Tom Martin dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com wrote: From: Tom Martin dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] TMZ: Billy Mays silenced: RIP what The To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 11:03 PM wait a cotton pickin minute I thought this was a sick joke. But I googled it and whalla its all over I think perhaps there is a revoltion to get rid of 50 year olds that sold stuff... In this case will more Oxy clean sell because he croaked? should oxy vcleen run more ads or pull them watch and see. this is just all very stupid if you ask me, being a 52 year old myself I m counting the minutes! man. what a world... Kenwick Cook wrote: http://www.tmz.com/ What will Oxy=Clean do now? My kid even does impressions of him. Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. 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] OT OKAY HOW MUCH TIME IS APPROPRIATE?
I was just about to praise Fox News, since they were actually covering world events, but they just switched to covering Michael. So, never mind. -rk On Jun 27, 2009, at 5:25 AM, Joseph Bonelli wrote: Hi, Franc, et.al., from Joe B in NOLA I arrived at work at WWNO, the New Orleans National Public Radio affiliate, thirty minutes ago. The first story following the news headlines was another interview about MJ and his debts and who gets his royalties. It goes on, Indy!! It goes on! Joe --- On Sat, 6/27/09, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT OKAY HOW MUCH TIME IS APPROPRIATE? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 6:22 AM In so far as Michael Jackson's CDs are sold out at all the major chains and Amazon does a huge business in CDs, I say it's good salesmanship. But I expect this of Amazon whose sole purpose is to make money. I expect the news organizations to be better than this. News broadcasters have a public license to report the news and that means all the news, not just the sensational news or the news that gets ratings. FRANC Hi everyone, Well, it's not just ebay. If you check out the home page of Amazon, there is a box on the top right hand corner of the website just below their banner that pays tribute to Michael Jackson with these words : Michael Jackson , 1958-2009 Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50. One of the world's most recognizable entertainers, Jackson is best known for Thriller. His incalculable musical legacy lives on. Then amazon places a link following the paragraph, saying Discover the great works of Michael Jackson which links to a page with all of Jackson's work on sale at amazon. So the question is this is it a true tribute, or is it exploitation ? daniel 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] OT OKAY HOW MUCH TIME IS APPROPRIATE?
I'd much rather watch coverage of Iran or Korea, but CNN insists on giving me hours of continuous Michael Jackson coverage. I wish I got the international CNN broadcast. The American version is getting very hard to watch. They're constantly showing me what various idiots have posted or twittered, as if this would be interesting to me. -rk On Jun 26, 2009, at 5:34 PM, Joseph Bonelli wrote: Hi from Joe B in NOLA (Joe H on the radio). Glenn, you're in The Biz. You know that it will not cease until everyones' ratings go down. And maybe not even then. Joe --- On Fri, 6/26/09, Glenn Taranto exit...@gte.net wrote: From: Glenn Taranto exit...@gte.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT OKAY HOW MUCH TIME IS APPROPRIATE? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 7:00 PM Franc - I agree. Especially when you consider North Korea wants to nuke us by the 4th of July not to mention the protests in Iran. I'm not sure what's appropriate anymore. Is decorum a thing of the past? Glenn - Original Message - From: Franc To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 4:49 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT OKAY HOW MUCH TIME IS APPROPRIATE? I've just got finished trying to watch CNN for news coverage and then the local and the national news coverage on NBC. Tonight all the broadcast stations and many of the cable stations have tributes to Michael Jackson and I'm more than sure this will carryforth through next week. So my question is also How much time is appropriate?. But I'm asking a different question than the one pondered about Jackson memorabilia hocked by a Mexican lobby card salesman. Why must the media be so lazy? Every station and cablecasters is feeding on the the frenzy of this story, as if there's nothing else happening in the world. I'm sorry Michael Jackson died so suddenly too but the coverage is now beginning to be exploitation. Does anyone else on MOPO feel this way or am I just turning into a grumpy old man? FRANC 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] MICHAEL JACKSON
Here is a brief Deke Richards interview about Michael: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25693065-23109,00.html -rk On Jun 25, 2009, at 4:34 PM, rixpost...@aol.com wrote: I remember being at a movie poster show in a Hollywood hotel (not the Roosevelt) about 25 years ago (long before the Courts Shows started)---and suddenly there where whispers among the crowd that Michael Jackson was there. After a few minutes, he walked by me, wearing a fedora pulled down over his face and his trademark surgical mask. Surprisingly, no one appeared to bother him at all (although there was no hiding the fact that he was Michael Jackson). He seemed to be a truly troubled spirit, but arguably the greatest performer in all of our lifetimes. I've never been a huge fan of his, but I'd give him the nod over Elvis. Just think of all the millions of fans around the world who are deeply affected by this tremendous loss. I don't think any other entertainer will ever fill the void---as strange at times as it may have been. Sure, he had flaws--gigantic at times--- but his talent and musical vision will always be remembered with respect and fondness, I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but one of our fellow movie poster dealers/collectors, Deke Richards, co-wrote probably a dozen Jackson 5 songs, including some monster hits (A.B.C. is just one that comes to mind). He knew Michael before all the changes began---to his face and otherwise... Rick Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. 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] Alien Fake Lobby Card Set Revealed
I'm guessing that Fake card number 8 is not a Photoshop job. Jeff says he acquired the card in 1982/1983, yet Photoshop was released around 1990. Secondly, almost all Photoshop users would have done a much better job of extending the photo. The left side of the cad is very odd in that the light panel joggles down but the table edge joggles up. I don't know if it's fake or not. I just don't think it was done on Photoshop. -rk On Jun 16, 2009, at 4:44 AM, Walton, Jeffrey wrote: Sean I’m curious on how exactly you came to this conclusion based on the two set comparison? Reason I’m questioning is that my Alien lobby card set was the second or third acquirement into my collection. It was given to me by a friend who managed a theater. He had about 10 sets he saved but I only took the Alien set since this was in my genre and it was the first “R” rated film that I saw –ahh the memories. Most of the cards are very clean with the exception of two that have multiple pin holes – he said he only used to hang the best cards of a set. My set was acquired around 1982/83. My #8 card is how you described “FAKE” And only this one stands out as being different. I highly doubt that this is a repro set, given the source and the timeframe…and that it is only one card that differs. But if one card is different in my set I’m sure there are sets out there that differ as well by one or two cards. Though I do not classify myself as an expert, I have been collecting for more than 20 years. From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Sean Linkenback Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:48 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Alien Fake Lobby Card Set Revealed I recently had a chance to do a nice side-by-side comparison of a real Alien (1979) Lobby Card set and a fake Alien lobby card set. Hopefully this guide will help anyone looking for a set to stay away from the repros and be able to spot them even in a small eBay photo (there are at least five different sellers on eBay right now offering the fake sets). Every single one of the cards in the fake set is quite darker than the original set, and every single one of the cards in the fake set has also had some of the photo details trimmed off on the left/ right sides when compared to the originals. On a few of the cards, the images have been enlarged to fit the cards, but on a few some photoshopping was done and one has quite a comical affect. All of the cards have differences from the originals, but I am going to focus on 5 easy tells to help you out. Lobby Card #7 - Crew Portrait I start with this one, as it is one of the easiest ways to spot a fake. Basically if Harry Dean Stanton has an extra right arm floating next to him, you have a fake card. (there are also some photoshop effects on the right side). The last few centimeters of the image on the left side of the card were duplicated to extend the image to the borders, and in doing so they made a duplicate image of part of Harry Dean Stanton's arm/jacket (and then darkened it so it is harder to tell). Card #7 Real Card #7 Fake Card #7 Side-by-Side Lobby Card #8 - in the Ship The easy tell on this card is the light board behind Sigourney Weaver's head. If you have a card where the light extends all the way to the border, you have a fake. On the original the light ends just before the border, while on the fake the edge has once again been photoshopped to extend the cropped image to the border. Card #8 Real Card #8 Fake Card #8 Side-by-Side Card #1 - on the planet surface This card is just a cropped image, so there is missing artwork on the left and right borders. On the right side not as much as the alien machinery can be seen, while on the left the easiest tell is the small white triangular piece coming into the middle of the card on the arm of the spacesuit. On the original it is much longer than on the fake. Card #1 Real Card #1 Fake Card #1 Side-by-Side Card #4 - Alien Gunner Once again slightly trimmed art and some photoshop effects. When looking at the alien wall design on the right edge of the card, on the original not only is there slightly more image, but the edge design tends to slant slightly up at an angle, while on the fake cards it just extends straight for the last few centimeters. Card #4 Real Card #4 Fake Card #4 Side-by-Side (right edge) Card #5 - Walking thee planet surface Another case of trimmed artwork that is photoshopped to bring it to the edge. The mountain on the right edge of the card behind Tom Skerritt should extend at an upward slope to the edge of the card. One the fake card the last few centimeters of the image have been extended along the right edge, causing an unnatural appearing pattern on the edge (right after the spacesuit ends) and causing the mountain behind him to sort of flatten out at the
[MOPO] OT: Pie in the Sky Productions
I would like to join Tom's world. First of all, I have a boring, intellectual film idea that I'd like to produce for the Sci-Fi channel. I can't wait to get my 42% back. Secondly, I photographed a baby crow last month: http://www.psychedelicbus.org/temp/SML_CROW_KIM3414_V3.jpg I actually have to provide bowls of water for the crows in my yard. In exchange, they leave my dogs alone and they do not dive-bomb me. -rk On Jun 13, 2009, at 11:37 AM, Tom Martin wrote: well now that You dont need ebay or own all the posters why not invest in My ' Pie in the Sky productions so we can see how much fun you will have laughing with me in my world of insanity.. Its fun and takes the pressure off you Claude and you get to be part of my cuckoo bird club.. a brief life experiance- a day ago I bought a coffee , and a sandwich and oatmeal raisin cookie at Tim Hortons ( 2.99) my treat of the day at the Miracle mile shopping center In Toledo well in the parking lot are a Flock of seagulls.. and I get great calm of eating in my car in the lot and feeding the gulls with bits of my COOKIE well I had a mouthfull of sandwich and me and the Birds were have a good ole time when a LARGE meanaceing GREY super Pickup comes bareeling at me at like 50 mph I was a sitting duck... then this Guy ( aoff duty cop) rollsd the window down and says we dont want You Fedding the BIRDS ! I reply with mouth FulL why canf I fee the furds ??? ( mouth wsas full ..) He looks at me angry because we dont want the Birds here I said Sir Ive been coming here since the 60s and these Birds always have been here... matter of fact over there was a Popcorn trailer Run by a man with MS that I would buy treats from// he said some peopel bring Loaves of Bread... I said well Guilty Ive been saveing a Loaf of all my ends in the frig... POINT of all this? Get out feed the Birds and be radical by planting seeds of positive to allow others to dream enjoy life enjoy people and dont follow the herd. this is a Public service message of the Dreamer as a wise old Hollywood guy Toled me Living is a Business too- Lloyd Berman - Hollywood ca RIP Lloyds camera exchange Claude Litton wrote: Kirby I don't love ebay any longer and look at it once or twice a week. I used to look at it twice each day (am and pm). It has become a waste of time. If you check my purchases you will see no purchases. I have bought a few items in the last 12 months. I used to buy a few items each week. I also am not a seller and am not wasting time placing posters on ebay, answering emails, etc. I also don't need the money. Claude In a message dated 6/13/2009 10:15:05 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ki...@movieart.net writes: Hey, Claude! If you love ebay so much, put them on ebay! Kirby On Jun 13, 2009, at 6:43 AM, Claude Litton wrote: ebay item 170343979647 This auction is not an auction but a complaint. The consistent ridiculous prices have made a mockery of ebay's poster auctions. My question to MOPO is simple. Which is your favorite seller that consistently posts ridiculous prices? Maybe Bruce should use this as his question of the week. I rarely post any longer because most topics do not interest me. I am a collector of 30's through 50's posters and have pretty much all of the ones that were on my want list. Through the years I have obtained a large number of duplicate Charlie Chan posters. If anyone is interested in obtaining a Chan, please email me. However, please be realistic and don't think you are going to get a Toler Chan from before 1940 for $100 and you know who you are. Claude Litton 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. A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! 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
Re: [MOPO] Need help on our next poll - Best U.S. poster artist
I was going to say Tom Chantrell, but he might be mainly a British poster artist. -rk On Jun 8, 2009, at 10:59 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: Our next poll will be best U.S. poster artist (on their overall body of work, NOT best single poster) Here are some that come to mind: Reynold Brown Jack Davis Richard Amsel Saul Bass Bob Peak Drew Struzan John alvin Frank Frazetta John Solie I discount people like Vargas or Norman Rockwell, because they only did a very few posters, and I am going for those who did a lot. Who else would be good for this poll? 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: 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] American Idol
Mopoers, I do not watch American Idol, however I was blessed to see Sanjaya perform a few times when he was a member of the Total Experience Gospel Choir. I almost complimented him on his performance once, but I didn't. That's too bad, because I would have been able to brag that I had a conversation with Sanjaya. Everyone would have been jealous. -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: 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] Cinevent--No Haggle Zone?
Scott, I interpreted Bruce's note to be sarcastic. I think it was his way of saying that he thinks anyone should feel free to haggle (or make an attempt to haggle) whenever they want to at these shows. Of course, that's just my interpretation. Maybe he means something else entirely. -rk On May 31, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Scott Burns wrote: Well, forgive me for being completely out-of-touch with the lifestyles of the rich and famous I didn't realize it was poor form to try to get a better deal. I also didn't know there was a dollar threshold that makes haggling acceptable. From what other dealers have told me they DO build wiggle room into all prices--even on the less pricey items--knowing people like to bargain. I'm certainly out of my league with you guys. (read high rollers) ...and we wonder why we can't get younger (read that, less financially solvent) people interested in our hobby... Sheesh, Franc you certainly have a knack for always saying just the right thing. I wanna party with you. Scott MoPo List Owner From: MoPo List On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:12 PM I feel the same way, except my number is $10,000. I can't imagine someone haggling over $100, but that's just me. Bruce From: MoPo ListOn Behalf Of Franc Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 8:28 AM I don't haggle unless I'm spending at least $100 at someone's table. I just think it's poor form. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Burns Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 8:36 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent--No Haggle Zone? I must have just been unlucky that the dealers having what I wanted to buy wouldn't haggle. I thought it odd since it had NEVER happened before. As Rich pointed out, he would have haggled...but alas, no items caught my eye on his table. Maybe next year Rich! Personally I don't think it's out-of-line to offer 20 bucks for something marked $25. One would assume that dealers build in a bit of wiggle room since bargaining seems commonplace, if not expected. Scott From: MoPo List On Behalf Of Franc Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent--No Haggle Zone? Dealers must have known that I was upset by te smelly rooms, so they treated me kindly allowed me to haggle. I didn;t notice any difference this year in connection with the pricing and the bargaining. Volume is the key. I personally get pissed off when someone wants to buy one $25 item and offers me $20 or even $23. FRANC 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] Cinevent--No Haggle Zone?
Bruce, You were far too easy on that comics buyer. After he grumbled and offered to pay $175, you should have said, Sorry, I don't like people calling me unfair. The price is now back up to $220. -rk On May 31, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: You got it Roger! I judge people by the content of their character, not by the size of their wallet or the color of their skin. I have a funny haggling story. 24 year ago, I ran an ad in MCW for some primo lobby cards (those of you who knew me then knew I was a lobby card specialist at the time, and wouldn't consider ANY poster!). The ad came out to those who paid a zillion dollars to have it Fedexed to them, which meant I didn't have mine yet, because I was a lowly First Class subscriber. A super famous dealer, who is still active and will remain nameless, called me up and asked about a great lobby card I had listed. He said, Will you take $250 for it?. I was amazed because it was listed for $750! I said, What price are you looking at? and he said $325, and I realized that Brian had made a mistake typesetting, and transposed the price of that card and the one above it, which should have been $325, but was listed for $750. I told the dealer what had happened, and that the price was actually $750. He immediately said, Well, will you take $600 for it?, and I said yes, because I didn't want to have to go through the story with lots more callers. But I also said, If you were willing to pay $600, then why did you offer $250, when you thought you could have bought it for $325 (the listed price)? and he replied, Everybody haggles! Another story, this one from my comic book days, back in 1972, when I co-hosted the first EC Comic book convention, a four day extravaganza that all the artists and Bill Gaines attended. I had a bunch of ECs I had decided I no longer wanted, and a collector came over to my table and pulled out all the best ones, and my prices came to $220, and he said, What's the best you can do? I didn't want to have to stay by the table the whole show, so I said, I will make you a really great deal, and you can have them for $150. He said, How about $140?. Now I KNEW $150 was a really great deal, and it annoyed me he counter-offered, and I said I have changed my mind, I won't sell them for $150 any more.! He said, OK, I'll pay it, and I said, No that was a one-time offer, and you COULD have taken it, but you didn't, so now the price is $175. He said, That's unfair and I said, OK, forget the whole thing, and I will keep them and he grumbled and said, I'll pay the $175 and I said I was just trying to teach him a lesson and I accepted the $150. I wonder what he did the next time he was presented with a really good deal? Of course, I was 19 then, and pretty crazy, and I would never do that today! Bruce On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Roger Kim roger...@iname.com wrote: Scott, I interpreted Bruce's note to be sarcastic. I think it was his way of saying that he thinks anyone should feel free to haggle (or make an attempt to haggle) whenever they want to at these shows. Of course, that's just my interpretation. Maybe he means something else entirely. -rk On May 31, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Scott Burns wrote: Well, forgive me for being completely out-of-touch with the lifestyles of the rich and famous I didn't realize it was poor form to try to get a better deal. I also didn't know there was a dollar threshold that makes haggling acceptable. From what other dealers have told me they DO build wiggle room into all prices--even on the less pricey items-- knowing people like to bargain. I'm certainly out of my league with you guys. (read high rollers) ...and we wonder why we can't get younger (read that, less financially solvent) people interested in our hobby... Sheesh, Franc you certainly have a knack for always saying just the right thing. I wanna party with you. Scott MoPo List Owner From: MoPo List On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:12 PM I feel the same way, except my number is $10,000. I can't imagine someone haggling over $100, but that's just me. Bruce From: MoPo ListOn Behalf Of Franc Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 8:28 AM I don't haggle unless I'm spending at least $100 at someone's table. I just think it's poor form. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Burns Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 8:36 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent--No Haggle Zone? I must have just been unlucky that the dealers having what I wanted to buy wouldn't haggle. I thought it odd since it had NEVER happened before. As Rich pointed out, he would have haggled...but alas, no items caught my eye on his table. Maybe next year Rich! Personally I don't think it's out-of-line to offer 20 bucks for something
Re: [MOPO] FS: SPEED CRAZY 1sh on Linen.. Expertly backed
I hope that chick is not supposed to by Yvonne Lime. -rk On May 31, 2009, at 12:47 PM, Glenn Taranto wrote: What the hell? That chick looks like a guy in drag! Glenn T. - Original Message - From: Richard Halegua Comic Art To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:23 PM Subject: [MOPO] FS: SPEED CRAZY 1sh on Linen.. Expertly backed I have a Speed Crazy 1 sheet for straight sale On linen, it has been expertly backed has only very minor restorations This poster is one of the best for auto racing fans and has some of the most sought after sports cars pictured.. here is a pic http://www.comic-art.com/auctions/speed_crazy.jpg $575 shipped in the USA $595 elsewhere 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.
[MOPO] The MoPo Challenge
Mopoers, If you would like to guess which city (or at least country) this is, please email me privately. http://www.psychedelicbus.org/temp/KIM3190_FILM_SMALL.jpg Thanks, Roger 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] Stylized re-release posters (BQ)
Thanks, Paul! Great example. The illustration is not faithful to the original, but it has a weird charm. -roger On Apr 30, 2009, at 12:44 PM, Paul Gerrard wrote: Not common as far as I know Roger, but here's another example:- Before - http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx? intObjectID=5182647 After - http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php? Sale_No=695Lot_No=85027 But why go to this trouble you may ask? The answer is ... I don't know. Perhaps something to do with not having access to the original plates, but avoiding the expense of designing a new poster completely from scratch? Whatever the case, the artist did a far better job on your Dragnet than the Vertigo! Paul www.movieposterstudio.com In a message dated 30/04/2009 02:54:53 GMT Daylight Time, roger...@iname.com writes: Mopoers, Bruce's auction appears to have a first British release Dragnet quad. This version uses a combination of photos and illustration and is more colorful than the other version, which I own. (I'm assuming my version is a re-release poster, but I'm not certain.) The re-release poster is a little odd in that the photos have been replaced by what appear to be stylized pen and ink illustrated versions of the photos. I'm quite certain that these illustrations were not simply created by turning up the contrast on the photo or using some other automated method. It appears that an artist was actually hired to re-create the photographic images. The re-release poster is also less colorful and some of the images have been omitted. I actually prefer the re-release poster. I know that a lot of re-release posters are similar to the original except with fewer colors, but is it common to replace photographs with illustrations based on the original photographs? Photo version: http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf? _function=detailAuction_uid1=1394482 Illustrated version: http://www.psychedelicbus.org/temp/dragnet_1068.jpg 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] Stylized re-release posters (BQ)
Mopoers, Bruce's auction appears to have a first British release Dragnet quad. This version uses a combination of photos and illustration and is more colorful than the other version, which I own. (I'm assuming my version is a re-release poster, but I'm not certain.) The re-release poster is a little odd in that the photos have been replaced by what appear to be stylized pen and ink illustrated versions of the photos. I'm quite certain that these illustrations were not simply created by turning up the contrast on the photo or using some other automated method. It appears that an artist was actually hired to re-create the photographic images. The re-release poster is also less colorful and some of the images have been omitted. I actually prefer the re-release poster. I know that a lot of re-release posters are similar to the original except with fewer colors, but is it common to replace photographs with illustrations based on the original photographs? Photo version: http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf? _function=detailAuction_uid1=1394482 Illustrated version: http://www.psychedelicbus.org/temp/dragnet_1068.jpg -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: 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] Where is O.J.?
I read the results of Bruce H's best athlete-turned-actor poll, and I was surprised that there were no votes for O.J. I would have voted for him had I remembered to vote. I think O.J. had good stage presence, and the poll was asking for the best actor, not the least creepy. Judging by the comments left by other members, Herman Brix, Esther Williams, and Woody Strode are probably better actors, but I'm not familiar with them. I do think that the top two vote-getters (Schwarzenegger and Weissmuller) would have made better extras than leading men. -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: 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] Where is O.J.?
Bruce excluded people like Chuck Connors from the poll, because he didn't have much fame in his athletic career. -rk On Apr 26, 2009, at 2:43 PM, Dave Rosen wrote: Didn't see that poll. Was Chuck Connors mentioned? Not the best actor, by far, but he managed to take a little talent and stretch it a long way... Dave - Original Message - From: Roger Kim roger...@iname.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 5:36 PM Subject: [MOPO] Where is O.J.? I read the results of Bruce H's best athlete-turned-actor poll, and I was surprised that there were no votes for O.J. I would have voted for him had I remembered to vote. I think O.J. had good stage presence, and the poll was asking for the best actor, not the least creepy. Judging by the comments left by other members, Herman Brix, Esther Williams, and Woody Strode are probably better actors, but I'm not familiar with them. I do think that the top two vote-getters (Schwarzenegger and Weissmuller) would have made better extras than leading men. -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: 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] Bride of Frankenstein photo in color.
Yaaawn. I don't really care if the seller calls it hand tinted. When he uses the expression hand-tinted using Photoshop, it's obvious to anyone who cares exactly what that means. In other news, I used the word tallywhacker in conversation today. I was eating lunch with some blokes from the office, and one of them asked if I was getting a tattoo when I go on vacation. I told him that I was indeed getting a tattoo on my tallywhacker. He knew the word, so it must not be as obscure as I thought. And speaking of cold fusion, 60 Minutes just did a piece on the subject, and I would consider the tone of their story to be cautiously optimistic. -rk http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=300308858431 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] Somewhat OT: Phil Spector Verdict Lana Clarkson
I agree with Koose, but I could never have written that myself, since I'm not very eloquent. Greg, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. -roger On Apr 14, 2009, at 5:23 PM, David Kusumoto wrote: No Greg -- I never speak for all, but I myself believe that these are the kind of personal stories that flesh out the experiences, attitudes and character traits of fellow MoPo members -- that are often hidden -- or misleading -- behind the bare text of e-mails. I've always found your background fascinating, especially because until recently I had no idea that one of our members wrote many of the songs my wife and I cherished as fans of the Steve Miller Band. Yeah, there are subject boundaries made of harder metal than others -- we know what they are and try to proceed cautiously/ delicately and sensitively when we post. But your story as posted below is a personal experience as it relates to the entertainment industry and hence still has great fascination/interest to people like me. I was cheered about the verdict before your post (and frustrated that Spector's trial(s) seemed to go on and on) -- but I'm even more cheered to know that there was someone (you) -- on these boards who had a personal stake in the outcome. Best, -d. Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:42:12 -0700 From: jbirddougl...@cox.net Subject: Somewhat OT: Phil Spector Verdict Lana Clarkson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I was immensely cheered today to see that Phil Spector was finally rightfully convicted for the murder of Lana Clarkson. Lana was a beautiful, vibrant woman, and a former girlfriend of mine during my rock star days. I met her in her home town of Cloverdale, in Northern California, where we became good friends. After she moved to Hollywood to make her fortune, we dated for awhile. We drifted apart, I married, and I was at the Courts show at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn several years ago. My wife and I were walking around looking at posters to buy when this six-foot tall Amazon came up and started squeezing the breath out of me. It was Lana, in her full Barbarian Queen outfit. My wife gave me a What th...? look. I very, very quickly introduced them, and we sat down with Ms.Clarkson to catch up. . While she was very aware of her approaching fortieth birthday, saying it was an unhappy milestone for someone whose looks were her career, but she was upbeat and busy reinventing herself. She was embarrassed about being at the Courts show; I told her to stop being ridiculous, and told her about playing crappy disco music upon occasion to make a buck. Lana was certainly not the suicidal type, and if she did off herself, she wouldn't have shot herself in the mouth. She was too aware of her beauty to leave a corpse with a gaping gunshot wound to the mouth. (I saw the police photos; Lana would have been appalled.) We stayed in touch, mostly via e-mail, and she was busy putting together a one woman show when the emails abruptly ceased. I found out a few days later that she had been shot and killed by Spector. (I knew Spector had shot /someone, /but it was several days before I knew it was Lana.)I have been waiting for this moment ever since. Spector AND O.J in jail? I almost have faith in the American justice system again. I apologize for my venting, but I DID mention movie posters in the post, so hopefully Scott will let me off with a slap on the wrist. Greg Douglass 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] Billy Bob likes Famous Monsters and Forry
Can we count Bill Shatner? He's more of a rapper than a singer, but I like some of his songs. He did a nice song called Together on his last CD. -rk On Apr 9, 2009, at 11:05 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: Thanks Greg (and Tom). All I need is enough choices to make this a poll. Anyone else think of an actor who successfully became a musician? Bruce On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:36 AM, jbirddouglass jbirddougl...@cox.net wrote: The first one who comes to mind, Bruce is Jack Black, of all people. His band, Tenacious D., is basically a duo consisting of Black and his guitar-playing partner Kyle Gass. Their CDs are well- written, well-played, quite funny, and sold extremely well.. I teach guitar, and my students love learning the tunes, a sure sign a of a winner. Jack was and is very successful musically on his own terms, and I have nothing but respect for the guy. They might be a novelty act, but the music absolutely stands on its own. Then there was David Soul...remember Starsky and Hutch?...who had a huge single with Don't Give Up on Us, Baby, back in the early Seventies, but that was a fluke, like Shelly Fabares (Johnny Angel) in the Sixties. Steven Segal is a surprisingly good guitarist, but his songs blow, and, besides, he's not a real actor. Oddly enough, Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix's drummer (probably the best rock drummer ever) was a successful child actor in the UK before he was seduced by all those marvelous noises coming out of the radio and ended up changing careers, thank God. By the way, I was thrilled to find out this morning that Twilight Robert Pattinson stated that Music is my backup plan! If his CD sucks as bad as that movie, I wouldn't be at all surprised. Screw Twilight. Watch Let the Right One In if you want to see a truly great vampire flick. I'll put my thinking cap on, Bruce. Greg Douglass Bruce Hershenson wrote: Greg You seem the right person to ask. What celebrity who started as an actor and then switched to music was the very BEST, and had the most success (if you get what I mean)? I am blanking out on this, but I imagine there are quite a few. It seems there are a ton the other way around (singers who went on to decent acting careers). Or am I just wrong, and there aren't any? Bruce On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:37 AM, jbirddouglass jbirddougl...@cox.net mailto:jbirddougl...@cox.net wrote: I was actually recommended to Billy Bob by a mutual friend for a slot as guitarist in Billy Bob's band. In retrospect, I'm glad it didn't happen. (I heard his CD...m-hmmm). Not great. I think it would have been one of those decent-paying-but-life-sucking gigs. I'm glad the final call never came through in this case. Didn't Keanu Reeves have some crappy band as well? Dog Star? And let's not forget Juliette (Lewis) and the Licks. (Although they at least had one killer tune, surprisingly enough.) Greg Douglass Dave Rosen wrote: Well, it's cool that he was a Famous Monsters fan but, gad, what a sulky baby! Another movie star playing at being a working musician (like Russell Crowe, Bruce Willis, etc and of course, most notoriously, Joaquin Phoenix). These guys would NEVER be able to front a band and their bands would NEVER get this kind of pr if it wasn't for their movie careers. Dave www.posteropolis.com http://www.posteropolis.com/ - Original Message - From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com mailto:sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 5:09 AM Subject: [MOPO] Billy Bob likes Famous Monsters and Forry http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/09/ billy.bob.thornton.interview/index.html Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com http://www.filmfan.com/ ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu mailto: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 http://www.filmfan.com/ ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu mailto:lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L
Re: [MOPO] Billy Bob likes Famous Monsters and Forry
Plus, Bobby Sherman and Marlon Brando were friends. Marlon supposedly went to Bobby's recording studio and played congas on some just-for- fun recordings. I like Cried Like a Baby. -rk On Apr 9, 2009, at 9:16 AM, CK MacLeod wrote: The great Bobby Sherman had singing gigs before he ever got paid acting gigs, but it wasn't until he got his break on the TV show HERE COME THE BRIDES (1968 - 70) that his recording career took off... Over to Wiki: In 1969, his first gold single, Little Woman, became popular, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (#2 in Canada) and spending nine weeks in the top 20, effectively cementing his status as a performer popular with teenage girls. His other hits were Julie (Do Ya Love Me) (US #5) (Can #3), Easy Come, Easy Go (US #9) (Can #6), Jennifer (US #60) (Can #32), La La La (US #9) (Can #7), and The Drum (US #29) (Can #7) (written by Alan O'Day). Some of these songs were produced by Jackie Mills, a Hollywood record producer, who also produced the Brady Bunch Kids. In Canada Hey Mister Sun reached #19, Cried Like A Baby reached #10, and Waiting At The Bus Stop reached #31. Colin CK MacLeod Collectibles at ckmac.com Kymar's on eBay -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu]on Behalf Of jbirddouglass Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 08:37 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Billy Bob likes Famous Monsters and Forry The first one who comes to mind, Bruce is Jack Black, of all people. His band, Tenacious D., is basically a duo consisting of Black and his guitar-playing partner Kyle Gass. Their CDs are well-written, well-played, quite funny, and sold extremely well.. I teach guitar, and my students love learning the tunes, a sure sign a of a winner. Jack was and is very successful musically on his own terms, and I have nothing but respect for the guy. They might be a novelty act, but the music absolutely stands on its own. Then there was David Soul...remember Starsky and Hutch?...who had a huge single with Don't Give Up on Us, Baby, back in the early Seventies, but that was a fluke, like Shelly Fabares (Johnny Angel) in the Sixties. Steven Segal is a surprisingly good guitarist, but his songs blow, and, besides, he's not a real actor. Oddly enough, Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix's drummer (probably the best rock drummer ever) was a successful child actor in the UK before he was seduced by all those marvelous noises coming out of the radio and ended up changing careers, thank God. By the way, I was thrilled to find out this morning that Twilight Robert Pattinson stated that Music is my backup plan! If his CD sucks as bad as that movie, I wouldn't be at all surprised. Screw Twilight. Watch Let the Right One In if you want to see a truly great vampire flick. I'll put my thinking cap on, Bruce. Greg Douglass Bruce Hershenson wrote: Greg You seem the right person to ask. What celebrity who started as an actor and then switched to music was the very BEST, and had the most success (if you get what I mean)? I am blanking out on this, but I imagine there are quite a few. It seems there are a ton the other way around (singers who went on to decent acting careers). Or am I just wrong, and there aren't any? Bruce On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:37 AM, jbirddouglass jbirddougl...@cox.net mailto:jbirddougl...@cox.net wrote: I was actually recommended to Billy Bob by a mutual friend for a slot as guitarist in Billy Bob's band. In retrospect, I'm glad it didn't happen. (I heard his CD...m-hmmm). Not great. I think it would have been one of those decent-paying-but-life-sucking gigs. I'm glad the final call never came through in this case. Didn't Keanu Reeves have some crappy band as well? Dog Star? And let's not forget Juliette (Lewis) and the Licks. (Although they at least had one killer tune, surprisingly enough.) Greg Douglass Dave Rosen wrote: Well, it's cool that he was a Famous Monsters fan but, gad, what a sulky baby! Another movie star playing at being a working musician (like Russell Crowe, Bruce Willis, etc and of course, most notoriously, Joaquin Phoenix). These guys would NEVER be able to front a band and their bands would NEVER get this kind of pr if it wasn't for their movie careers. Dave www.posteropolis.com http://www.posteropolis.com/ - Original Message - From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com mailto:sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 5:09 AM Subject: [MOPO] Billy Bob likes Famous Monsters and Forry http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/09/ billy.bob.thornton.interview/ind ex.html Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at
Re: [MOPO] OT: BUT WAIT.. THE DAY WASN'T OVER !!!!
Rich, Hopefully, this is all just a bad dream. You should be waking up any moment now... -rk On Apr 3, 2009, at 11:06 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: and the day wasn't over for me yet folks I leave the warehouse and head home. I stop at the supermarket to get some stuff and when I get to my parking lot... some jacka$$ is parked in my spot so it's 9:45 , I park right behind the huge extended cab truck and I head to the guard building to get the rover to come over get the vehicle towed (rover= guard on a bicycle) well it took 15 minutes.. in 43 degree weather and windy .. for 2 of the rovers to return to the gate we walk over towards the lot there she is.. the idiot who is parked in my space, bitchin that someone is blocking her in the guard reads her the riot act, I move my car so she can get out and I'll be damned if this 5'2 chic can't drive this truck she can't back out because she can't see behind her! the guard tells her she can back up, so she backs up and she hits my neighbor's car.. and then tries to leave! naturally I know whose car it is, the guard and I come get her and file reports and all that crap and now finally, at 11pm.. I can start cooking my dinner what a fun day.. more fun than having a horse kick you I guess but not as much fun as a piano falling on your head though 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] I need some really quick ideas on most memorable movie moms!
Another late entry... Katherine Warren as the suffocating mother of Ensign Keith in the Caine Mutiny. -rk On Apr 3, 2009, at 7:42 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: I want to do this week's poll on moms, but I can't remember very many funny moms, so I thought to simply make it on most memorable movie moms Obviously, there is Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest (who will likely run away with the poll). Can I have some other quick suggestions (this needs to be finished ASAP). Thanks to all who reply. 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: 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] Fwd: The MOPO Challenge
Mopoers, That line came from the recent movie 21. The line is an obvious reference to the Geico insurance company, and it is an egregious example of product placement. I was watching the movie on TV a few months ago, and the offensive line was spoken just a few minutes after the opening credits rolled. I immediately turned off the TV. Cheers, rk Begin forwarded message: From: Roger Kim roger...@iname.com Date: April 1, 2009 6:27:20 PM PDT To: MoPo-L MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: The MOPO Challenge Mopoers, Who can answer this question without cheating and surfing the internet? Which movie included the following line: Well, look at the bright side. I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance. Good luck. Roger 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] The MOPO Challenge
Mopoers, Who can answer this question without cheating and surfing the internet? Which movie included the following line: Well, look at the bright side. I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance. Good luck. Roger 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] MOST RECOGNIZBALE LINE IN A FILM
Speaking of Broken Blossoms, that film has the classic line: What makes you so good to me, Chinky? -rk On Mar 31, 2009, at 8:38 AM, jbirddouglass wrote: Jeff, I have one word for you sarcasm Re-read the post with that word in mind. I'm sure Roger has watched Broken Blossoms over 100 times. Greg Douglass Jeff Potokar wrote: roger, are you serious when you ask and say this? (crummy old films?); if you are referring to silents, there were many great and amazing films that were produced before the advent of sound, as we all know. jeff On Mar 30, 2009, at 7:30 PM, Roger Kim wrote: (Who even watches those crummy old films where people don't talk?) 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] MOST RECOGNIZBALE LINE IN A FILM
I can't remember if anyone mentioned I coulda been a contender. I think there are at least 5 people who would watch On the Waterfront in a dust storm. -rk On Mar 30, 2009, at 6:45 PM, Franc wrote: Maybe the rules should have been more specific such as Most recognizable lines from films more than five people in the world have seen as opposed to Most recognizable lines from films I've seen over and over in spite of the fact that most people wouldn't be caught seeing them in a dust storm. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 9:34 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOST RECOGNIZBALE LINE IN A FILM if lines have to be submitted along with the film's title in parentheses, i dont think that qualifies as most recognizable, do they? sometime during the submissions, i think people's most favorite lines began to appear. jeff On Mar 30, 2009, at 6:26 PM, Dave Rosen wrote: I doubt we could all agree on a single line as most recognizable. The most interesting thing about it was what some people think is recognizable, let alone what some consider a line, given the whole excerpts of diaolgue amongst some of the contributions...:-) Dave www.posteropolis.com - Original Message - From: Michael B To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOST RECOGNIZBALE LINE IN A FILM was there a clear winner? or should we wait, because tomorrow is always another day. (did i really say that?) michael Need a job? Find employment help in your area. 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. 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] MOST RECOGNIZBALE LINE IN A FILM
Michael, You should rent On the Waterfront. It holds up extremely well today. True, it doesn't have color, but at least it has sound. (Who even watches those crummy old films where people don't talk?) But seriously, it's a great film, and you should watch it even though there is that fuss regarding director Elia Kazan. Furthermore, if you do crossword puzzles, you need to know the first name of director Kazan, because that comes up once in a while. Sincerely, rk On Mar 30, 2009, at 7:11 PM, dialmbb...@aol.com wrote: please dont laugh.but i never saw WATERFRONT. BUT THAT IS TRULY A RECOGNIZABLE LINE. michael -Original Message- From: Roger Kim roger...@iname.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:07 pm Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOST RECOGNIZBALE LINE IN A FILM I can't remember if anyone mentioned I coulda been a contender. I think there are at least 5 people who would watch On the Waterfront in a dust storm. -rk On Mar 30, 2009, at 6:45 PM, Franc wrote: Maybe the rules should have been more specific such as Most recognizable lines from films more than five people in the world have seen as opposed to Most recognizable lines from films I've seen over and over in spite of the fact that most people wouldn't be caught seeing them in a dust storm. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 9:34 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOST RECOGNIZBALE LINE IN A FILM if lines have to be submitted along with the film's title in parentheses, i dont think that qualifies as most recognizable, do they? sometime during the submissions, i think people's most favorite lines began to appear. jeff On Mar 30, 2009, at 6:26 PM, Dave Rosen wrote: I doubt we could all agree on a single line as most recognizable. The most interesting thing about it was what some people think is recognizable, let alone what some consider a line, given the whole excerpts of diaolgue amongst some of the contributions...:-) Dave www.posteropolis.com - Original Message - From: Michael B To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOST RECOGNIZBALE LINE IN A FILM was there a clear winner? or should we wait, because tomorrow is always another day. (did i really say that?) michael Need a job? Find employment help in your area. 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. 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. Need a job? Find employment help in your area. 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: David Huddleston
Mopoers, Do not be alarmed. Actor David Huddleston is not dead. I was just curious if there's such thing as a David Huddleston collector. Are there any David Huddleston fans? Has anyone at least heard of him? Just curious. I was thinking of him, because I just saw a few minutes of Capricorn One on TCM. My favorite Huddleston performance was in an episode of the Waltons called The Literary Man. -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: 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] FA: Did you ever see this cool Rope 1958 re-release one-sheet with Hitchcock pictured?
Great image of Hitchcock with hand over his throat. Is Hitchcock the only director who appeared regularly on his advertising materials? I can't think of any others. -rk On Mar 22, 2009, at 4:52 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: One of the coolest Hitchcock one-sheets is NOT first release! Take a look at http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf? _function=detailAuction_uid1=1352022 In 1958, MGM acquired the distribution rights for this Alfred Hitchcock classic from Warner Bros. (I am not certain if it included distribution rights within the U.S., or only outside the U.S.). They printed a really cool all new posters and a title card that have a giant image of Alfred Hitchcock looming above Jimmy Stewart (and they also used the image for the Argentinean release). The posters were Litho in U.S.A., but are undated, and some dealers have mistakenly sold these posters as original release international posters, but they are definitely from the 1958 MGM re- release. In the 1960s, Universal acquired the rights to this movie, and they re-released it in 1964 and 1965. 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: 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] Glenn Taranto
Mopoers, This is a commercial for Bruce's email club. If you read the latest edition, you will see Glenn Taranto's profile, and you will learn the answer to the great mystery of why Glenn collects Wheeler and Woolsey material. ...Wait, I still don't quite get it. -Roger 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] OFF THE TOPIC GREAT PUZZLE
Is this a school bus? The puzzle didn't say. Also, which day of the week is this all happening on? A Sunday? Because I don't believe in school on Sunday!! Those could be DEVIL CATS!!! Sincerely, Roger On Mar 17, 2009, at 4:04 PM, Michael B wrote: THIS IS NOT A TRICK QUESTION. IT IS A REAL MATH PROBLEM. SEND YOUR ANSWER TO ME PRIVATELY, so that you don't spoil the game for others. There are 7 girls on a bus Each girl has 7 backpacks. In each backpack, there are 7 big cats. For every big cat, there are 7 little cats. There is no bus driver. Question: HOW MANY LEGS are on the bus ? this is NOT a trick question. just do the math. send the answer privately to me have fun on OFF TOPIC question. michael Job Hunting? Start with the companies that posted job openings this week. 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: Speaking of Stephen Fishler...
I'm one of the lucky Mopoers who has the photo of Koose on my hard drive!!! -Roger On Mar 17, 2009, at 12:37 AM, David Kusumoto wrote: ... For ex., I took the photo of myself down easily from my web- hosted site. Go to the archive or your in-box -- and you won't find it unless someone is nutty enough to save it to their hard drive. 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: Speaking of Stephen Fishler...
Tallywh*cker! I learned a new word today! -Roger On Mar 17, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: At 05:58 PM 3/17/2009, you wrote: I'm one of the lucky Mopoers who has the photo of Koose on my hard drive!!! say what?? did you say you tatooed your tallywhacker with David's pic?? you degenerate 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: 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] Speaking of Kubrick
I also like the classical music in Barry Lyndon. It perfectly enhances the mood throughout the movie. Speaking of glorious cinematography, I recall reading that they had to develop special wide-aperture lenses for that movie in order to shoot the candlelight scenes without movie lights. I think Barry Lyndon was the last Kubrick film that mesmerized me. -Roger On Mar 15, 2009, at 4:40 PM, David Kusumoto wrote: Coincidentally, I watched Barry Lyndon last week as a Netflix rental, curious about whether my positive impressions of the film still held up. They did. It's mesmerizing to me and I'd forgotten that one of the big reasons why (besides its glorious cinematography) -- is because it's narrated and easy to follow. The pace of the picture, I don't even think about it -- because as they say -- any movie that's good never feels bloated. It isn't great acting, but it isn't bad either. Whatever happened to the gorgeous Marisa Berenson, by the way? Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:30:02 -0700 From: roger...@iname.com Subject: Speaking of Kubrick To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I was just reading Bruce's latest club email, and I was appalled to learn that Barry Lyndon was voted Kubrick's worst film. That is a great movie!!! What is the world coming to??!!! -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: 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] Attention STAR WARS Collectors: FREE Star Wars Style A 77/21-0 bootleg
Bruce, Please put me down on the list as number 18. I too have a linenbacked Star Wars poster that would be great for your mini-major auction. -Roger On Mar 13, 2009, at 6:06 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: That explains something that happened yesterday, that I thought was a very odd coincidence. I received 17 e-mails from MoPo members, telling me they could supply me with a linenbacked Star Wars poster for my upcoming mini-major auction at the end of the month, if I didn't have one already! Bruce On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:07 PM, David Lieberman dli...@aol.com wrote: I figured this would get under at least one or two peoples skin. So be it. We have received 17 requests for one in less than 2 hours. this FREE offer is only open to mopo and movie poster forum members..so if you think a collector who belongs to these forums who wants one would turn around and try and pass it off as original (getting it linen backed), you aren't paying the serious collectors in this hobby much of a compliment. againthey are clearly marked as fakes with several stamps on the back THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER. I could (but I won't) from memory name 4 other good dealers who have sold these in the past (correctly described). So Lucasfilm didn't know that the fan club was buying and selling bootlegs - in other words the official fan club was not getting their endless stocks of one sheets (and later REVENGE OF THE JEDI one sheets) through Lucasfilm channels? yes Did J. Seymour have a connection with Lucasfilm? I can't say for certain, but I would think he had no connection to Lucasfilm.but anything is possible. How were these posters dsitributed wholesale internationaly through major comics distributors? I don't know. David Lieberman CineMasterpieces.com | 15721 N. Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 105 -- Scottsdale, Az 85260 Vintage Original Movie Posters | 602 309 0500 | Office/Gallery Open By Appt. Only. A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! 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.
[MOPO] Fruit
Um, I think it should be bear fruit. According to www.merriam-webster.com, definitions of bear (verb) include: 2 a: to give birth to b: to produce as yield c (1): to permit growth of (2): contain -rk On Mar 11, 2009, at 9:03 AM, Andrea Kanter wrote: ... everyone who can afford to make investments now, should. Even small ones will bare fruit. (I used 'bare' properly!!!)... 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] I have an incomplete 6-sheet on Let's Make Love with Marilyn Monroe
Is the movie called Let's Make Love with Marilyn Monroe? Or is it just called Let's Make Love? I'm not familiar with that movie. -rk On Mar 11, 2009, at 8:06 PM, channinglylethomson wrote: Doesn't anyone have any pieces from that one? Channing Thomson 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] I need help with a movie title....
I knew that one also. I would like to be formally acknowledged as the runner-up. By the way, that movie was on TCM about a week ago. -rk On Mar 8, 2009, at 8:14 PM, Richard Del Belso wrote: It Happens Every spring. Richard Del Belso Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 20:01:42 -0700 From: ilovefi...@flash.net Subject: [MOPO] I need help with a movie title To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I am trying to remember the title of a film. It was black white and was about a science teacher who joins a baseball team as a pitcher. He uses a formula on the ball which makes the ball stay away from the bat so he always strikes them out. Anyone know the film I am talking about. Title please.. Thanks. Rick www.ilovefilms.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] What song do you think was the greatest to ever appear in a movie musical?
This is an impossible question to answer, but at the moment I'll vote for: Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) (Hair) Honorable mention: The Heather on the Hill (Brigadoon) Younger than Springtime (South Pacific) Gethsemane (Jesus Christ Superstar) Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Showboat 1951) Ol' Man River (Showboat 1951) Almost worth an honorable mention: Jaan Pehechaan Ho (Gumnaam -- also used in the film Ghost World) If you've been trying to find a copy of Gumnaam, I can tell you that it's one of the worst films I've ever fast-forwarded through. -roger On Feb 13, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: I thought the MoPo members might enjoy seeing the poll from my latest e-mail club message (it goes to over 5,000 movie paper collectors). You can post your vote here (of course for it to count in the official poll, you have to be a member of my e-mail club). You can join at http://www.emovieposter.com/mail/clubsignup.php Here's the poll question: What song do you personally think was the greatest to ever appear in a musical movie? We previously have asked club members about their favorite movie score (as opposed to soundtrack) and favorite song from a non- musical. This week, we thought it only fair to ask about your favorite song that IS from a musical. IMPORTANT! This is kind of tricky! We are looking for a single song that was either written for a specific movie musical, or was written earlier, but has become SO identified with one movie musical it was used in that everybody connects that song to that movie! We are arbitrarily eliminating songs that are from movies that are primarily dramas, but which have a bunch of songs added to it (like almost all Barbra Streisand movies, which is certainly nothing against Barbra, just that we are trying to stick to actual musicals, where the drama element is sort of secondary to the musical content) so please don't vote for any NON-musicals, or drama movies with musical content, as outlined above (and we realize this is completely arbitrary and unfair, and you are welcome to argue with us in the comments field, but please don't vote for these types of songs)! In this poll more than any other we have ever run, there are truly thousands of songs that COULD be chosen, and our below list is just intended to jog your memory, and is no way comprehensive (even WITHIN a specific movie, where we have picked one or two songs, but there might be five others you might consider voting for JUST FROM THAT MOVIE), so we fully expect there to be lots of other votes, and that is great! Finally know that we are absolutely NOT asking which of the following movies you liked the best, but which SONG you liked the best from one of these musical movies or from any other! Here are the list of choices: And I'm Telling You (Dreamgirls) Aquarius (Hair) Baby, It's Cold Outside (Neptune's Daughter) Baby Mine (Dumbo) The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book) Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast) Blame Canada (South Park: Bigger, Longer Uncut) Bless Yore Beautiful Hide (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers) Buttons and Bows (The Paleface) Cabaret (Cabaret) Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King) Cheek to Cheek (Top Hat) Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins) Circle of Life (The Lion King) Do-Re-Mi (The Sound of Music) Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) (A Star Is Born) Get Happy (Summer Stock) Gigi (Gigi) Good Morning (Singin' In the Rain) Hakuna Matata (The Lion King) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Meet Me in St. Louis) Hello Dolly (Hello Dolly) I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady) I Don't Know How to Love Him (Jesus Christ Superstar) I Feel Pretty (West Side Story) I Got Rhythm (An American in Paris) I Remember It Well (Gigi) I Whistle A Happy Tune (The King and I) If I Loved You (Carousel) It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair) Jailhouse Rock (Jailhouse Rock) Lady Marmalade (Moulin Rouge) The Last Time I Saw Paris (Lady Be Good) Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (Shall We Dance) Luck Be A Lady (Guys and Dolls) The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born) My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music) Oklahoma! (Oklahoma!) Ol' Man River (Show Boat) On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (The Harvey Girls) On the Good Ship Lollipop (Bright Eyes) People (Funny Girl) Pinball Wizard (The Who's Tommy) Save the People (Godspell) Singin' In the Rain (Singin' In the Rain) Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific) Somewhere (West Side Story) Somewhere Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) The Sound of Music (The Sound of Music) Stormy Weather (Stormy Weather) The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow (Annie) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary Poppins) Swinging on a Star (Going My Way) Ten Cents a Dance (Love Me Or Leave Me) Thanks for the Memory (The Big Broadcast of 1938) They Can't Take That Away from Me (Shall We Dance) Tonight (West Side Story) The Trolley Song (Meet Me In St. Louis) True Love (High Society)
Re: [MOPO] What song do you think was the greatest to ever appear in a movie musical?
Isn't anyone going to vote for Edelweiss? (Sound of Music) -rk On Feb 14, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Susan Heim wrote: Every girl named Susan knows the pain of growing up having everyone and their brother sing that song to them. Great song from the movie and it was cute when I was five. From the list, there are too many songs to choose from. Somewhere and Ol' Man River are right up there for me. The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha, You'll Never Walk Alone from Carousel, Secret Love from Calamity Jane and Climb Every Mountain from Sound of Music are some others that are my favs that didn't make the list. I think those are signature songs from those films. What a great post Bruce. I loved reading everyone's favs. We don't talk much about musicals on the group. Overall, they are my favorite genre of film. Sue www.hollywoodposterframes.com Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:14:43 -0800 From: neiljawor...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: [MOPO] What song do you think was the greatest to ever appear in a movie musical? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU It's time to put you all out of your misery. The correct answer is If You Knew Susie by Eddie Cantor from the 1948 film of the same name. Altogether now! If you knew Susie like I know Susie, Oh, Oh, Oh what a girll! There's none so classy as this fair lassy, Oh, Oh, Oh my goodness what a chassis! Neil --- On Sat, 14/2/09, Roger Kim roger...@iname.com wrote: From: Roger Kim roger...@iname.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] What song do you think was the greatest to ever appear in a movie musical? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Saturday, 14 February, 2009, 5:07 PM This is an impossible question to answer, but at the moment I'll vote for: Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) (Hair) Honorable mention: The Heather on the Hill (Brigadoon) Younger than Springtime (South Pacific) Gethsemane (Jesus Christ Superstar) Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Showboat 1951) Ol' Man River (Showboat 1951) Almost worth an honorable mention: Jaan Pehechaan Ho (Gumnaam -- also used in the film Ghost World) If you've been trying to find a copy of Gumnaam, I can tell you that it's one of the worst films I've ever fast-forwarded through. -roger On Feb 13, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: I thought the MoPo members might enjoy seeing the poll from my latest e-mail club message (it goes to over 5,000 movie paper collectors). You can post your vote here (of course for it to count in the official poll, you have to be a member of my e-mail club). You can join at http://www.emovieposter.com/mail/clubsignup.php Here's the poll question: What song do you personally think was the greatest to ever appear in a musical movie? We previously have asked club members about their favorite movie score (as opposed to soundtrack) and favorite song from a non- musical. This week, we thought it only fair to ask about your favorite song that IS from a musical. IMPORTANT! This is kind of tricky! We are looking for a single song that was either written for a specific movie musical, or was written earlier, but has become SO identified with one movie musical it was used in that everybody connects that song to that movie! We are arbitrarily eliminating songs that are from movies that are primarily dramas, but which have a bunch of songs added to it (like almost all Barbra Streisand movies, which is certainly nothing against Barbra, just that we are trying to stick to actual musicals, where the drama element is sort of secondary to the musical content) so please don't vote for any NON-musicals, or drama movies with musical content, as outlined above (and we realize this is completely arbitrary and unfair, and you are welcome to argue with us in the comments field, but please don't vote for these types of songs)! In this poll more than any other we have ever run, there are truly thousands of songs that COULD be chosen, and our below list is just intended to jog your memory, and is no way comprehensive (even WITHIN a specific movie, where we have picked one or two songs, but there might be five others you might consider voting for JUST FROM THAT MOVIE), so we fully expect there to be lots of other votes, and that is great! Finally know that we are absolutely NOT asking which of the following movies you liked the best, but which SONG you liked the best from one of these musical movies or from any other! Here are the list of choices: And I'm Telling You (Dreamgirls) Aquarius (Hair) Baby, It's Cold Outside (Neptune's Daughter) Baby Mine (Dumbo) The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book) Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast) Blame Canada (South Park: Bigger, Longer Uncut) Bless Yore Beautiful Hide (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers) Buttons and Bows (The Paleface) Cabaret (Cabaret) Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King) Cheek to Cheek (Top Hat) Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins
Re: [MOPO] Hershenson related storage question
Michael, I would not keep my posters in the brown paper. If you don't have archival tubes, I would at least go to an art store and get a roll of acid free paper. In Seattle, you can buy it at Daniel Smith art supplies, but I imagine you can get these rolls anywhere. -rk On Feb 12, 2009, at 4:38 PM, Michael Greenwood wrote: Hello I just received a nice shipment from Bruce and I was wondering what the consensus was on storing posters in that heavy brown paper that Bruce and his people so expertly wrap in. If you've never bought from him, it's a thick, brown paper that seems, to me, to be the type of thing you find at art stores. Maybe Bruce can enlighten us. Anyway, back on track, will I be doing my delicate and pretty posters and harm by re-wrapping and storing these items in that paper and the very tubes they came in? Am I risking some dreaded acid-transference that will forever colour my once bright and loved possessions? Please let me know what you think and I will follow the rules. Take care, Michael Greenwood 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] post your best stupid questions
I think it's odd when people in the industry ask the question. Tony Perkins signed a Psycho lobby card for me, and he asked, Where did you get that? Wim Wenders signed a British Wings of Desire poster for me, and he asked the same question. This was before the rise of ebay, though, so maybe industry people no longer ask this question. -rk On Feb 6, 2009, at 2:58 PM, lobby card invasion wrote: Here's a question I'm ALWAYS being asked by people, not in the hobby, when they first see my collection, or merchandize I have for sale: Where did you get them? For some reason, It always surprises me and I find it difficult to answer. Zeev - Original Message - From: MotionPictureArt.com To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions I actually meant that the text is part of / in the image. This way the words are not part of the auction and you don't have a problem with searches. And you can give the image or animated gif certain colors or animations to draw extra attention to it. Ron - Original Message - From: Claude Litton To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions This will not work if someone searches video or dvd I suggest you write it as follows because then it will not show up under video or dvd searches. This is not a v-i-d-e-o This is not a d-v-d People who search video or dvd will not pick up the fact that you wrote a negative word in front of it. CJL In a message dated 2/6/2009 1:43:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, i...@motionpictureart.com writes: Maybe an image with the text THIS IS NOT A VIDEO. THIS IS NOT A DVD will do the trick. You may even make it a animated gif and give it a red blinking border or something like that. Ron - Original Message - From: Franc To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions Really good point but this should only happen if one is searching by description, as opposed to title only and I have no statistics on whether the totally unsophisticated search that way. Unfortunately I think some people just don't read. FRANC -Original Message- From: Bruce Hershenson [mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 10:37 AM To: Franc Cc: mop...@sol03.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions All of you should realize that by putting THIS IS NOT A VIDEO. THIS IS NOT A DVD in the description, you greatly increase the chance of this happening, because by have those words in the description means anyone searching for those items will find YOUR items in their search! Bruce On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: You're lucky. I get these ALL THE TIME even though my postings all say in big bold print: THIS IS NOT A VIDEO. THIS IS NOT A DVD. Usually the buyer completes and pays for the transaction and then sends an e-mail saying, I just ordered a video from you.This is to ensure additional work on my part, cancelling the transaction through Ebay so that I can get my commission fee back and reversing the PayPal payment. It also means I have to recreate the listing for my dbase which automatically deletes listings once a purchase is made. I love customers who don't read the listing. The second dumbest question that I get ALL THE TIME and love to death is from people who see I'm selling a lobby card from let's say The Bride Wore Boots who'll write to me and ask where they can find the DVD because they've been looking all over for it. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@sol03.american.edu] On Behalf Of Sean Linkenback Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:21 PM To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions I know I don't sell as many items as many of you all do, but I still have yet (knock on wood) to have a single person complain that they thought they were ordering a DVD, or ask a DVD question while the auction was running. From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@sol03.american.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Auras Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:08 PM To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions How about an ebay standard.. Is that Firefox One Sheet in DVD or VHS? Rick www.ilovefilms.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
Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions
That's interesting. I contacted Criterion to see if they wanted to use my White Dog posters for their DVD, and they seemed to be somewhat interested. They eventually stopped emailing me, and they released the DVD without my material. I don't know if they found another poster source or if they just released the DVD without a poster gallery. So, I can't even get DVD companies to take my posters when I go out of my way for them. -rk On Feb 6, 2009, at 12:18 PM, Robert D. Brooks wrote: OK, here's a completely different kind of 'stupid question' I've received on several occasions: (Studio Representative) I see you have a rare poster from one of our most famous, money-making classics that's only a couple decades old. We're in the process of producing a new DVD/Blu-Ray/Special- Edition/Some-other-way-to-separate-our-fans-from-their-money-ploy and have just noticed that our multi-billion dollar enterprise didn't bother to save even one of the posters from our classic film. Now, I know that we've done everything in our power to screw poster collectors in the past, but do you have one that you can pull out, take professional transparencies of, and send to us for the special features??? Cheers, Bob - Original Message - From: Roland Lataille To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions Maybe not a stupid question but, I once sold a Boxoffice movie theatre journal from 1955 on EBAY. I had put in the description 388 pages. We'll that was 388 numbered pages and the buyer was very upset that it did not have 388 actual pages. That would have been one big magazine! Roland Cinerama web site: http://cineramahistory.com/ --- On Fri, 2/6/09, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 9:54 AM You're lucky. I get these ALL THE TIME even though my postings all say in big bold print: THIS IS NOT A VIDEO. THIS IS NOT A DVD. Usually the buyer completes and pays for the transaction and then sends an e-mail saying, I just ordered a video from you.This is to ensure additional work on my part, cancelling the transaction through Ebay so that I can get my commission fee back and reversing the PayPal payment. It also means I have to recreate the listing for my dbase which automatically deletes listings once a purchase is made. I love customers who don't read the listing. The second dumbest question that I get ALL THE TIME and love to death is from people who see I'm selling a lobby card from let's say The Bride Wore Boots who'll write to me and ask where they can find the DVD because they've been looking all over for it. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@sol03.american.edu] On Behalf Of Sean Linkenback Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:21 PM To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions I know I don’t sell as many items as many of you all do, but I still have yet (knock on wood) to have a single person complain that they thought they were ordering a DVD, or ask a DVD question while the auction was running. From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@sol03.american.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Auras Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:08 PM To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] post your best stupid questions How about an ebay standard.. Is that Firefox One Sheet in DVD or VHS? Rick www.ilovefilms.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. 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
Re: [MOPO] those testimonials for tloceposters
I think Bruce should charge 100% commission for any poster that sell for $9 or less, since that is his estimated cost of selling a poster. Anyone who consigns a poster that sells for less than $3 should be required to buy him lunch. I think I owe him a free lunch. -rk On Feb 5, 2009, at 7:19 PM, Sean Linkenback wrote: Very interesting. And it definitely fits the notion that there are tons of bargains to be had even at Bruce’s site. I think it’s amazing that despite Bruce’s begging for people to stop sending him very inexpensive items (and having a consignment rate to actively discourage it) still a full 30% of what he sold in 2008 was for under $10. Based on the numbers given, I wouldn’t be surprised to see that 50% of all his items actually sold for less than $20. He’s already told us that he loses money (or at best breaks even) on sub-$20 items, and some quick math from the numbers in his ad show that for taking up 30% of the work, those less than $10 posters only bring in 3.6% of his revenues. My hat is really off to him and his staff for all the hard work they do to ensure prices remain so affordable for so many. From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@sol03.american.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:00 AM To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] those testimonials for tloceposters It seems that my latest Movie Collector's ad fits in this discussion. Note that the ad was created before the first MoPo Loce/ Professor Powers post appeared! See the ad at https://www.emovieposter.com/unused/ 20090130_februarymcw_ad.jpg 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: 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] CLASSIC TEASER
Is this Shane one-sheet a good poster? Or was Paramount's art department on strike that week? -rk On Jan 22, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: what about this one Kirby http://www.comic-art.com/temp/shane.jpg At 09:58 AM 1/22/2009, McDaniel Kirby wrote: Ever seen this? Still one of the best advance one sheets from a classic film. We had this several years ago and sold it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/movieart-austin/3217615053/ Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.net Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: 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] wow-wow-wow ANOTHER EBAY IMPROVEMENT
My entry is actually a PayPal improvement, so I don't know whether I'm eligible for the free books and Smoke Signals poster The last half dozen times I've used PayPal, it did not give me the annoying message that said: Why are you paying via credit card? Do you not realize that credit cards are the cause of America's financial meltdown? All intelligent PayPal customers use automatic bank withdrawal. Please reconsider your choice. -rk On Jan 21, 2009, at 1:38 PM, Michael B wrote: unless i am doing something wrong, the new MY EBAY page has made Saved Category Searches more complicated. CONTEST: State ANY, ANY, ANY ebay improvemenT over the past 5 years. Feel free to state, Hidden Bidders, Feedback, Increased Fees, etc.. the winner will be chosen from the MOPOer votes. I dont know if there will be a prize, but i am sure bruce may want to give a set of books to someone coming up with an improvement. michael Get instant access to the latest most popular FREE games while you browse with the Games Toolbar - Download Now! 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] LC scenes not in the movie
Let me break up the levity for a moment to discuss a poster-related issue... Quite a while ago, I think someone was asking about lobby cards that show scenes that are not in the movie. One good example is this Fistful of Dynamite card: http://cgi.ebay.com/FISTFUL-OF-DYNAMITE-72-Sergio-Leone-Lobby- Card-7_W0QQitemZ290224667853QQcmdZViewItem This scene is believed to have been filmed, but it apparently did not end up in any of the various release versions. In the deleted scene, Juan, who is upset at the destruction of his caravan, forces Sean to march through the desert without water (similar to a scene in the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly). Sean finally finds a pool of water, but one of Juan's sons pees in the water before Sean can drink. The lobby card shows Sean trying to drink the water. -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: 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] Prisoner star Patrick McGoohan dies at 80
How depressing! I recommend The Three Lives of Thomasina for anyone looking for a good film about a cat. -rk On Jan 14, 2009, at 11:02 AM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28657018/ 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] Fwd: your site and prices (response from Posterbob)
Sue H., I think you should offer to sell one of your Lady the Tramp posters to Poster Bob for $5000. He'd be making a $46,000 profit, so I'm sure he'd jump at the deal. By the way, I have the one and only Dragnet British quad in existence. I know this for a fact, because I've never seen another copy. I'll start the bidding here on Mopo at $10,000. Keep in mind that this is probably the best loved Jack Webb movie (and the only one I can think of), thus making it priceless. -rk On Jan 12, 2009, at 7:14 PM, Jeff Potokar wrote: hey Mopoers... i wrote Poster Bob about the $51,000 price tag for that undersized LADY AND THE TRAMP poster he is trying to sell... i just received this reply. somehow... a poster from the opening of Disney World in FL would not strike me as either rare or priceless. anyhow... here is the response: best. jeff Begin forwarded message: From: Robert Bodnoff sa...@posterbobs.com Date: January 12, 2009 7:09:14 PM PST To: Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com Subject: Re: your site and prices Reply-To: sa...@posterbobs.com This Poster was bought at Disney World in Florida the first year that they opened. We have been unable to find another one still in existence. That makes this a ONE and ONLY,of probably the most loved of Disney Movies, which really makes it priceless. Posterbobs --- On Mon, 1/12/09, Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com wrote: From: Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com Subject: your site and prices To: sa...@posterbobs.com Received: Monday, January 12, 2009, 3:23 PM hi there, i tripped across your site..interesting mix of film posters... hada question about the LADY AND THE TRAMP poster you are selling for 51K? this isnt a theatrical size one sheet--its too small... and was curious what places it in that pricing range? many rare, stone litho posters from the 20's and 30's dont even go that high. thanks much. jeff potokar 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] Fwd: your site and prices (response from Posterbob)
I wonder if this Poster Bob website is part of some insurance scam. A poster collector's garage will catch on fire, damaging his Lady and the Tramp poster. Then, he'll say to his insurance company, That poster was worth 51 large! It says so on the Poster Bob website! I think I'll write this into the plot of the next episode of Poster Dragnet (airing every Sunday night on the Movie Poster Channel). -rk On Jan 12, 2009, at 8:25 PM, Phil Edwards wrote: This is a disease known outside of the US as Brooklynbridgeitus. Phil - Original Message - From: Jeff Potokar To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:14 PM Subject: [MOPO] Fwd: your site and prices (response from Posterbob) hey Mopoers... i wrote Poster Bob about the $51,000 price tag for that undersized LADY AND THE TRAMP poster he is trying to sell... i just received this reply. somehow... a poster from the opening of Disney World in FL would not strike me as either rare or priceless. anyhow... here is the response: best. jeff Begin forwarded message: From: Robert Bodnoff sa...@posterbobs.com Date: January 12, 2009 7:09:14 PM PST To: Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com Subject: Re: your site and prices Reply-To: sa...@posterbobs.com This Poster was bought at Disney World in Florida the first year that they opened. We have been unable to find another one still in existence. That makes this a ONE and ONLY,of probably the most loved of Disney Movies, which really makes it priceless. Posterbobs 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] Ebay listings WOW other peeves
I think sellers use the cut and paste method, because it helps some buyers with their searches. I often put the word radio in my poster searches, and other buyers might be searching for some obscure actor. These search terms could show up in the wikipedia description. -rk On Jan 10, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Jeff Potokar wrote: i agree, lumi... there is nothing worse than finding one line about the poster and its condition, and then, literally, an 8x10 cut and paste from wikipedia about the actors, plot, director, related films, etc. this, to me, is diversionary, to a degree... why bother with all this information, or at least to that degree. it can be maddening...lol. jeff On Jan 10, 2009, at 10:00 AM, luminita hascalovitz wrote: I find it annoying when instead of spending a bit of time on a proper condition report, the seller wastes a lot of time on giving the plot of the movie. Lumi Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:17:40 -0600 From: brucehershen...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay listings WOW other peeves To: mop...@sol03.american.edu I hate when they say that the poster looks worse in their digital image than it does in person. How come they never say it looks BETTER in their digital image than it does in person? For that matter I can't count the number of times that an eBay image of something I purchased just happened to obscure or leave out some important part of the poster (like their scanner can't fit the entire image, so they leave out the tattered bottom border, etc). Bruce On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: I find 'WOW' to be a waste of three keystrokes. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@sol03.american.edu] On Behalf Of Claude Litton Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 9:04 AM To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay listings WOW other peeves Most listings that come to mind are reasonably clear and for someone like myself who searches daily, they allow me to peruse quickly for what I am seeking. Naturally we all have pet peeves such as the lobby cards, Mexican cards, those unusually long listing from panzeterex (that I avoid like the plaque) etc. that are listed in the originals categories. I have always found those sellers who use the term WOW in their description to catch your eye for what is normally a mediocre offering. My question to sellers is-Do you believe this is effective or actually a term actually saying This listing is not worthwhile but I hope this catches your eye to look at it? What is your pet peeve about ebay listings? CJL In a message dated 1/9/2009 2:54:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, fdav...@verizon.net writes: Regarding item#4. You clearly can always find the time to be nasty. -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@sol03.american.edu] On Behalf Of CK MacLeod Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 11:18 AM To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay changes its listing categories What are you talking about? 1. It all is the same as ever as of a few minutes ago. 2. If they do change, all of your listings may be collapsed into one larger category without your having to change anything. 3. If they do change, you can easily and straightforwardly mass edit item categories in TurboLister, if that's your preference (as I believe I've noted here before, FileExchange is much faster and easier for simple revisions - category listings would be a snap). Depending on your computer, you may want to break 3000 listings into groups of a few hundred or so - but import/export shouldn't be necessary. Even if you decide to participate in the eBay item specifics, you can multiple item edit those, too. 4. Maybe you really don't have anything better to do with your time. -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@sol03.american.edu]on Behalf Of Franc Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 08:01 AM To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay changes its listing categories For all the dealers on the board I'm posting this alert that Ebay apparently has changed some of its category listings. Formerly lobby card listings needed to be broken out by decades. Now all lobby cards are going to be posted under one category which to me makes no sense since posters will continue to be broken out by decades. While this sounds like no big deal, for those of you who keep a dbase in Ebay's Turbo lister, it is a big deal because it will mean having to change all the listings that are stored. I have 3000+ listings stored. I will have to export them to a spread changes and make the change externally and then reimport them to Turbo as if I have nothing better to do with my time. Do any of these jokers at Ebay ever consider any of the ramifications of their constant cosmetic changes? FRANC Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com
Re: [MOPO] How many copies of movie posters made?
On a sort of related note, I remember when someone offered Fantasia 2000 Imax posters for around $50. This was before the movie opened in my city, and I thought that these would become hard to find, so I bought one. I incorrectly reasoned that few posters were made, since there are not many Imax theaters. It turns out that these posters are everywhere. Perhaps, they printed tons of them with the intent of selling to collectors. To make matters worse, I saw the film when it came to Seattle, and I thought it was horrible. -rk On Jan 1, 2009, at 7:00 AM, Roland Lataille wrote: I'm just wondering if any of you know this. If there were say 2,000 movie theatres in the world at the time of the printing a movie poster, how many copies would they make? I know each theatre would display multiple copies of each title. Also, since there were only a few hundred Cinerama movie theatres in the world at one time operating, would they produce a smaller amount of posters for the roadshow Cinerama theatres or was there a minimum that had to be printed? Thanks Roland Cinerama web site: http://cineramahistory.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] Smoke Signals
Rich, You should do special promotions with those 5000 Smoke Signals posters. Example: Everyone who wins at least one Star Wars poster gets a free Smoke Signals poster. Speaking of Smoke Signals, I think that's one of the few films where product placement slipped by me, and I didn't realize it until after the film. It should have been obvious to me. There's a scene where one of the characters goes on and on about Denny's grand slam breakfast. -rk On Jan 1, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: 5000.. well yes, and no for instance, when we bought the Miramax warehouse in NYC, among the things we got were over 20,000 Jackie Brown posters. Yes there were 7 diff styles, however that would mean that if they only did 5000 of each, that we got more than half of the print run. So I suggest that the numbers vary from film to film. the ones they think will be a hit they print higher numbers and the ones they are unsure of get lower print runs. some titles - like Smoke Signals - we got almost 5000 posters, which would make it the entire run Clearly some posters - Star Wars style A being the most notable - were reprinted several times to make up for the film's popularity and probably the 2nd, 3rd and 4th printings were printed in higher quantities than 1st printings I'll bet dimes to dollars that the first Star Trek film had a huge print run well over 10,000 keep in mind, getting 10,000 printed may only cost 10-20% more than getting 5000 Rich At 12:20 PM 1/1/2009, Robert D. Brooks wrote: I forget where, but years ago I saw some old order forms. I didn't pay much attention to them, but I seem to remember there being something like 5,000 one sheets ordered for an average title (60's, I think). Which sounds about right... It's probably not too much more nowadays either. If you remember The Matrix, they actually ran out of one sheets before the movie was finished its first run. I actually saw some second-run theatres that had to go out and buy reprints so they'd have something to display... Cheers, Bob - Original Message - From: Roger Kim To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] How many copies of movie posters made? On a sort of related note, I remember when someone offered Fantasia 2000 Imax posters for around $50. This was before the movie opened in my city, and I thought that these would become hard to find, so I bought one. I incorrectly reasoned that few posters were made, since there are not many Imax theaters. It turns out that these posters are everywhere. Perhaps, they printed tons of them with the intent of selling to collectors. To make matters worse, I saw the film when it came to Seattle, and I thought it was horrible. -rk On Jan 1, 2009, at 7:00 AM, Roland Lataille wrote: I'm just wondering if any of you know this. If there were say 2,000 movie theatres in the world at the time of the printing a movie poster, how many copies would they make? I know each theatre would display multiple copies of each title. Also, since there were only a few hundred Cinerama movie theatres in the world at one time operating, would they produce a smaller amount of posters for the roadshow Cinerama theatres or was there a minimum that had to be printed? Thanks Roland Cinerama web site: http://cineramahistory.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. 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
Re: [MOPO] Original DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal Repro?
I think the Portal design is actually pretty nice. But why does it say from a novel by Abraham Stoker? I've never heard anyone else call him Abraham. I see that someone else is selling 27X40 repros of this poster. The original Portal poster could be valuable some day. I might start hoarding them. -rk On Jan 1, 2009, at 7:56 PM, Phil Edwards wrote: oh, was this another one with the Portal Press details torn off while sojurning in the eternal grandfather's attic? Must be something that attracts rats to those two words. Phil - Original Message - From: Patrick Michael Tupy To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Original DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal Repro? Hey, John, I agree that AT LEAST she posted the comments. However, she sent me an email telling me how she was handling it and my response was to question why she would not simply cancel the auction and contact all bidders. Then go forward with her new intelligence and list the poster properly as a reproduction. Posting the comments was a start but anyone who had bid prior to her posting 'Notes' etc. might not bother scrolling down the page. It is my belief that she was finally contacted by Ebay since several of us reported the error in her listing and complained that she knew it was a reproduction but continued with the auction title ORIGINAL DRACULA MOVIE POSTER, when she knew is wasn't a 1931 original. I hate to sound so cynical but it certainly was convenient that the 'Portal Press' was torn precisely away from the bottom border but the 1931 still remained. Patrick On Jan 1, 2009, at 2:05 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia wrote: Well, with all due respect, I dont think I missed the point at all. I was just saying that at least she is, at least, dislaying the comments. You have the option of hiding the comments and it is certainly better in this case to show them than not display them. I also said that she would have been better off just ending the auction and she has now done that. She also added the following comment... Note: Please look at all the emails We posted.We thought it was real for the many years We owned it.It is a great looking poster and may be worth it to someone for the selling price for It's great look,real or not.If anybody that is bidding wants to stop their bid or get their money back if they do buy it and don't like it,fine.Thanks again,Sharon and Jon I think that she has taken the advice of others and done the right thing in ending the auction. Regards John Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=accountgo=register Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com All About Australian posters: http://search.reviews.ebay.com/ members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia - Original Message - From: twoni...@aol.com To: johnr...@moviemem.com ; mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 8:43 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Original DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal Repro? I think you missed her point here. She is displaying the comments so that the winner has all the information and is now obligated to pay her for the junk. In a message dated 12/31/2008 3:25:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, johnr...@moviemem.com writes: One thing she is doing is displaying all the Questions from other members for all to see. Those make it very clear that the poster is a Portal. She would be better off just ending the auction and listing it again with the correct description in the correct category. Regards John Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=accountgo=register Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com All About Australian posters: http://search.reviews.ebay.com/ members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia - Original Message - From: Richard Halegua Comic Art To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 7:16 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Original DRACULA Poster or worthless Portal Repro? for some reason, I don't think this approach is going to work also, seeing as she clearly is trying to defraud when she says things like: NOTE;There has been quite a few Emails regarding this posters origins.We found this Poster in a back room of a 20s era Movie Theater when We were in there searching for the theaters audio equiptment and speakers.We showed large,clear images so You can decide for Yourself.We also accidently used the auction template from the previous auction
Re: [MOPO] eBay seller Isaacmuzzy is a crook
I also think it's the same poster. Like Patrick says, if you look at the chin/neck area of the ebay photo, you see a strange line of discoloration that corresponds to the tear in Rich's photos. I think the seller may have conveniently cropped the photo just at the neck, since I suspect the tear was worse beneath the neck. The seller's photo of entire poster is so low res that it hides the defects. It's also possible that the seller photoshopped the chin/neck area, although I can't tell. I agree that the seller is a horrible packer and needs to give a full refund. -rk On Dec 30, 2008, at 2:10 PM, Richard Evans wrote: Comparing the pictures it looks very much like it is the same poster. Tears at top edge left, and bottom edge right correspond. Bottom vertical tear. The one running down the centre from the top whether masked in original pics, or it's extended since her pics were taken, dunno. Cheers, Rich On 30 Dec 2008, at 21:50, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: no Patrick it's a pic of a poster she previously sold for $600 - a stock image. she had no packing in the tube, it bounced back forth destroying the margins moreover, she doesn't see the diff between the pic provided item delivered.. total ignorance no communication, says sent a check,.,.,, yeah right.. don't you see where that is headed?? At 01:46 PM 12/30/2008, you wrote: yeah, Rich, looks like the tear through his face was there all along and he did something to mask it as the line is there in the closer face pic of the poster on Ebay. Great poster, sorry it's a bad experience. Patrick On Dec 30, 2008, at 1:39 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: hey folks I have to post this one.. looks like I have been screwed by an ebay seller who apparently used a stock image for a 1917 poster I won http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=310099293533 the poster I received was shredded on both sides due to rotten shipping and the tear which is shown as a few inches in the photo was a 23 inch jagged tear here are pics I took before I shipped it back http://www.movieposterbid.com/0heart/ item was returned to the seller 3 weeks ago as yet the seller has not refunded my money everyone should clearly avoid such a seller, especially as Paypal has refused to refund my money - $250. (I'll be on the phone with those a**holes shortly) The seller frequently has silent posters and I have to presume she is no more honest with those listings than she was with my win 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: 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.
[MOPO] Van Johnson 1916-2008
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/ 2008508130_vanjohnsonobit13.html 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: Keystone Kops, alive well in Las Vegas
Rich, I'm not familiar with this Detective Madison. He's obviously no Boston Blackie. -rk On Dec 1, 2008, at 7:30 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: hiya folks I have a very funny story for all of you today. You folks remember when my warehouse office were burglarized in September don't you?? Thieves (we're pretty sure we know who) broke in through the wall from a vacant unit next door, smashed through the office door stole what was my then new camera, my laptop, some misc stuff and 2 boxes of comics stuff that was on the front table all told, I filed a claim for my merch at $20,000+ to Collectibles Insurance Agency. My equipment was not covered Called the police and filed a report, the cops walked all around inside the building taking photos of busted doors the hole in my wall etc. They even sent a fingerprint technician (I called her Marg Helgenberger) to look for prints etc. The day of the burglary, they spent 3 1/2 hours taking pics, my report looking for prints etc. Then during the next two weeks, I compiled as close a list of missing stuff filed it with the police and even had photos of about 100 items about a week after the theft I got a phone call from the detective working my case - Detective Madison who assured me they were on the case. He asked about what was stolen and I told him comics etc and said I called all the stores, let them know about the theft emailed lists to them if possible. I explained that they would have to come up sooner or later I would hope to retrieve them. Detective Madison said well they're just comics. How would I know they were your comics unless you have the only copies of them? I explained that if he saw my pictures he would understand. He said well lets find them first I guess and that was that. I filed my insurance claim which was paid this November and then I spotted a guy on ebay selling my books. I alerted Detective Madison to the ebay seller right away again he gave me the How would I know they were your comics line. So I again explained, why don't you look at my pics and his and you will understand immediately. he gave me his email address, I sent him pics links to the guy's auctions and within 5 minutes he called back, explained that they sure looked like my books and he shot off a request to ebay for info on the seller. It took 3 weeks for ebay to respond and Detective Madison called me to let me know the dealer would come in wityh the books I should come pick them up later in the afternoon.. that was today. I get to the police station, and I go to his office and of the 400 books, he has 15 crappy issues worth $200 on the outside. Some of them were not even my text list, though I had pics of them - so I guess I didn't even make a full text list for the insurance company. Here is the following discussion: Richie: Where's the rest of the books? Detective Madison: this is all he has left. he says he sold the rest Richie: but Detective Madison, the 7 golden age comics he had on ebay aren't here and they were listed until Friday Detective Madison: This is all he has left. Richie: what about the rest? Detective Madison: I spoke to the property crimes department. Your insurance company called them. Did you file a claim? Richie: yes Detective Madison: did you get paid? Richie: yes I got replacement value Detective Madison: you know these people are innocent, they paid for them too Richie: where did they say they got them? Detective Madison: he says 2 old people walked in with them Richie: you know Detective Madison, they're selling you a crock Detective Madison: Mr Halegua, you sell your comic books, I'll do the police work $25,000 Reported Theft $200. Value Recovery NO Suspects Arrested Crime Solved Case Closed so I took this little stack and went home, because clearly Mack Sennett had started filming movies again, right here in Las Vegas and I had gone to the film set not a real police station. then when loading some stuff into my car at the house of a friend who is unfortunately on his deathbed, I didn't notice I had dropped my phone under the car until I started backing up heard C-R-U-N-C-H so tell me folks.. what's going on in your day??? PS. I should mention that the comic store that had or still has my comics is Action Comics in Henderson Nevada 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
Re: [MOPO] Could this replace collecting actual movie posters?
I must be confused, because I really only started collecting pulps about 4 months ago. I did have a few pulps that I bought many years ago, but I did not really pay much attention to pulps until recently. In August, a friend gave me a ticket to the local Science Fiction Museum, where they have many sci-fi pulps on display. Unfortunately, this caused me to start buying them, and I'm concerned that this could grow into a serious sickness. I should probably sue my friend for exposing me to these magazines, but I don't have a good lawyer. I tend to buy any title as long as the cover appeals to me, the condition is good, and it's not too expensive. I like many of the Fantastic Adventures covers. My favorite covers are the politically incorrect weird menace pulps, but I don't have any of them, since they usually go for at least $150 in nice condition. -rk On Nov 30, 2008, at 2:21 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: yes Bruce, BLB's are also part of the historical lexicon of collecting. As a matter of fact, BLB's and Pulps have the same problem: only comic book collectors have an interest in them due to the tie between the 3 hobbies. But pulps are in worse shape than BLBs by virtue of % of issues collected. There are something like 40,000 different pulp issues from 1895-1955 (not including most digest sized titles of the 1950s). Only about 2000 of them are collected today and titles like Argosy, Blue Book, Detective Fiction Weekly etc are hardly noticed except for those trying to acquire specific authors. Most pulp collecting is confined to Shadow, Doc Savage, Spider, Weird Tales, Black Mask, Terror Tales etc. Even 95% of all Sci-Fi titles are dogs and things like westerns are better used to keep your fireplace going at least in BLBs there are very many with characters from comics. But yes. all o fthese hobbies are on the way out. For younger collectors, the most popular things will be video games in the original boxes, and box art because like us, who collected comics posters etc because we had lots of fun with them as youngsters, their generation is all about video. 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.
