Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-27 Thread Richard C Evans
Does anyone have an image of the crazy cat version half sheet they could share? Only one that's still eluding me. On 27 Aug 2012, at 03:09, Posteritati wrote: > but Bouton was a sensational expose writer & wife-swapper if not a terribly > convincing actor. i also happen to love the interplay b

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Posteritati
but Bouton was a sensational expose writer & wife-swapper if not a terribly convincing actor. i also happen to love the interplay between elliot gould & his cat plus mark rydell is a hoot as the heavy. On Aug 26, 2012, at 4:09 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art wrote: I might also menti

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
I don't like the other flavor : - ) At 07:05 PM 8/26/2012, Posteritati wrote: Rich, that's they make all the flavors. you are entitled to you opinion! best, sam On Aug 26, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art wrote: Sam even as a deconstruction Altman's take falls down.

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Posteritati
Rich, that's they make all the flavors. you are entitled to you opinion! best, sam On Aug 26, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art wrote: Sam even as a deconstruction Altman's take falls down. If you remove all references to Marlowe and just make it a generic detective mov

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread walter reuben
And I will just add to this discussion: for my personal collection, I am looking for half sheets for the film. The style which is signed by Amsel is, in effect, style A (although it does not say so) the unsigned style with the bright orange cat is style B. If any Mopo member has either of these two

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Chris Quarles
Ditto! Sent from my iPad On Aug 26, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Posteritati wrote: > rich, > > beg to differ but altman's deconstruction of marlowe is simply brilliant and > considered so by many influential film critics. in my opinion book > adaptations should not necessarily heed closely to the ori

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Chris Quarles
Ditto! Sent from my iPad On Aug 26, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Posteritati wrote: > rich, > > beg to differ but altman's deconstruction of marlowe is simply brilliant and > considered so by many influential film critics. in my opinion book > adaptations should not necessarily heed closely to the orig

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Chris Quarles
. >>>> I own them all, because I love the art and the movie. >>>> I don't know why the completely different syles are out there, and have >>>> wondered the same thing. >>>> >>>> Chris Quarles >>>> From: Bruce Her

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Tom Martin
l Message >From: sa...@comic-art.com >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >Subject: Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign >for The Long Goodbye? >Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:09:57 -0700 > >>I might also mention that parts of the film are totally >>uninte

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Neil Jaworski
fied at what they did you your book" - They didn't do anything to my book, it's still there on the shelf.   Neil From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, 26 August 2012, 21:09 Subject: Re: [MOPO]

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Tom Martin
>Very well written Post Adrian ! very balanced viewpoint.Interesting. thanks for the share. best, Tom > > > Original Message >From: jboh...@aol.com >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >Subject: Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign >for The Long

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Simon Oram
on Marlowe though by Altman, who’d of thought he would of turned out like that? Simon From: Richard C Evans Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 8:33 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye? Thanks for the info

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Adrian Cowdry
nd an actor...I nominate Karl Urban. This Never Happend to the Other Fella... Adrian Cowdry jboh...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art To: MoPo-L Sent: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:41 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art
I might also mention that parts of the film are totally unintelligible and some very important issues are completely glossed over, like for instance why Nina Van Pallandt kills the woman and what the historical connection is between the victim and Sterling Hayden (who in my opinion is the singl

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art
Sam even as a deconstruction Altman's take falls down. If you remove all references to Marlowe and just make it a generic detective movie it falls on it's ass.. I have never considered it to be a film of much value and that goes even before I was a major Chandler nut. I saw the film before I

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Posteritati
rich, beg to differ but altman's deconstruction of marlowe is simply brilliant and considered so by many influential film critics. in my opinion book adaptations should not necessarily heed closely to the original. fyi,i am also a big marlowe fan and have read & loved his books. regards,

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Richard C Evans
Was eagerly awaiting, knew this was coming! On 26 Aug 2012, at 20:41, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art wrote: > quick answer. Released with the original Amsel style A& B. > film did poorly (because as a Raymond Chandler adaptation, the film sucks. > more below) > film was pulled & a new comed

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art
quick answer. Released with the original Amsel style A& B. film did poorly (because as a Raymond Chandler adaptation, the film sucks. more below) film was pulled & a new comedic ad campaign was designed with MAD artist Jack Davis. the film apparently didn't last a couple weeks in it's first rele

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Richard C Evans
later. >>> I own them all, because I love the art and the movie. >>> I don't know why the completely different syles are out there, and have >>> wondered the same thing. >>> >>> Chris Quarles >>> From: Bruce Hershenson >>> To: MoP

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Kirby McDaniel
and have >> wondered the same thing. >> >> Chris Quarles >> From: Bruce Hershenson >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 8:17 AM >> Subject: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The >> Long Good

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Matt Johnston
wondered the same thing. > > Chris Quarles > From: Bruce Hershenson > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 8:17 AM > Subject: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long > Goodbye? > > Does anyone know what went on

Re: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread chris quarles
ow why the completely different syles are out there, and have wondered the same thing. Chris Quarles > > From: Bruce Hershenson >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 8:17 AM >Subject: [MOPO] Anyone know what went on with t

[MOPO] Anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye?

2012-08-26 Thread Bruce Hershenson
Does anyone know what went on with the first campaign for The Long Goodbye? There are some real oddities to it! We all know *THIS *one-sheet, marked "Style C", with Jack Davis art (and it also exists as a 30x40): *http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/archive_image.php?id=8828673* Then there's