Re: [MOPO] Strange Idea

2010-02-19 Thread MotionPictureArt.com
I already thought the aspect ratio had something to do with it when David Lieberman mentioned you would need a bigger TV. On the other hand, you are not required to show the actual full size image. I tested it on my father-in-law's 42 inch and it looked pretty great, so I imagine 46 inches or

Re: [MOPO] Inglorious Basterds

2010-02-19 Thread James Richard
It was also just pointed out to me that he misspelled inglorious as well. I thought it looked off, but was focusing on B-word. I thought maybe I was missing out on the latest urban hipster spelling of the word or something, but I guess it's just a rather pitiful marketing ploy. Seems that if

Re: [MOPO] More evidence eBay is headed for the final flush as it circles the bowl

2010-02-19 Thread Toochis Morin
Also let's not forget those who are getting corporate welfare. They not only know how to play the system but take even larger amounts of money. Meg's ads are making me nauseous. Toochis From: Susan Heim filmfantast...@msn.com To:

[MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Tom Martin
wowo Martin scorses had some giant posters framed in his Office... I couldnt see the titles but they looked like old stone litho titles and where Huge.. 2 or Like 3 sheet 6 sheets he seemed to have lots of posters I heard he collected 16mm films also. his ne film looks like its shot

Re: [MOPO] Inglorious Basterds

2010-02-19 Thread Zeev Drach
JR, you must have missed it, but he also misspelled Inglorious. Look again. Zeev From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of James Richard Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 2:05 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Inglorious Basterds Can

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Andy Neal
He's a big fan of The Red Shoes and Spellbound, Could it have been them? Shutter Island does look good yes, can't wait to see it - The Cinematography is by Robert Richardson, he also did Inglourious Basterds, The Aviator, Kill Bill, Nixon, Casino, Natural Born Killers, Platoon and a few others

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Bruce Hershenson
I thought the preview for Shutter Island looked dreadful. I hope the movie is better than it came off. I would like to see Scorsese take on some more challenges, and go in new directions, as he did in The King of Comedyhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085794/, After Hours

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Paul Gerrard
Seem to remember an interview where he had Italian 4-foglios of Dolce Vita and l'Avventura and a Spellbound US 3-sheet in his office area. Possibly also an A Bout De Souffle French Grande and Spanish Red Shoes, but memory's a bit hazy on those last two. Items from his collection are

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Andy Neal
Paul, That is a slendid idea. I might suggest it to his secretary and archivist if you don't mind me stealing your suggestion? Andy Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:55:32 -0500 From: speedys...@aol.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Andy Neal
*splendid From: andyan...@hotmail.com To: mopo-l@listserv.american.edu Subject: RE: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:59:59 + Paul, That is a slendid idea. I might suggest it to his secretary and archivist if you don't mind me stealing your

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Paul Gerrard
Wouldn't mind at all, tho it was only meant as a humorous aside, and I fear he may have a few more pressing projects up his sleeve. I'm still waiting in anticipation for his documentary on British film that he's been working on with Ms Schoonmaker for xx years now. With that, directing

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Andy Neal
lol you never know he might go for it, us poster fans deserve more :-) Yes, it's a wonder how he has time for all these movies and other direcotrs for that matter. I'm looking forward to Sinatra, now that should be good! Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:26:11 -0500 From: speedys...@aol.com

[MOPO] FS: PORTAL AND CELESTIAL ARTS COLLECTION

2010-02-19 Thread Alan Adler
Howdy - If anyone is interested - It looks like I have a pretty full set of both Portal and Celestial Arts poster reproductions - Plus some pretty cool cowboy reproduction posters - Plus a number of the old black and white personality posters - Came from old Doug Wright stock - Let me know

[MOPO] FA-- WANT LIST

2010-02-19 Thread Michael B
SPIRAL STAIRCASE (half style A only) THE THIRD MAN (insert) A PLACE IN THE SUN (half style A only) SORRY WRONG NUMBER (insert or half style B) THE WOMAN IN WHITE – 1948 (half style A only) THE LONG DARK HALL – 1951, rex harrison (half only) TOMORROW THE WORLD (insert or half) HITLER’S CHILDREN

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread P Molitor
Scrosese also writes about the slendid basterd Saul Bass and his movie posters in this month's Architectural Digest.  Worth reading while your in your doctor's waiting room.   --Peter --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Tom Martin dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com wrote: From: Tom Martin

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Paul Gerrard
Shouldn't that be Bass-terd? Thanks for the tip - shall have to see whether Architectural Digest can be got somewhere in the UK. Paul _www.movieposterstudio.com_ (http://www.movieposterstudio.com) In a message dated 19/02/2010 16:40:55 GMT Standard Time, oldposte...@yahoo.com writes:

[MOPO] FA: Heritage has Wasp Woman, Hitchcock Wrong Man, Broadway Babies, Magnificent Seven, From Russia w/ Love, Oliver Twist

2010-02-19 Thread Smith, Grey - 1367
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[MOPO] WTB (I guess) Avatar final US OS

2010-02-19 Thread Doug Taylor
Would prefer the style with the date under the credits (instead of EXPERIENCE IT IN IMAX 3D), but will consider both. Only mint, no edgewear please. Please send style and pricing. Thank you DBT http://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasbtaylor Profile Visit the MoPo Mailing

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Tom Martin
I heard Martin was Inspired by The Magic BOx made for the queens jubbalee and had Richard attenborough and was about William Friese Greene who was thought to have made major contributions to inventing film also with Laprinze... I had a Copy of Magic box on 16mm .. It was a great film

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Tom Martin
I think if I could have a coffee with Scorsese, Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola Robert Zemekis, I think Roger Corman has mad a great contribution to film and also Ron Howard. best, Tom Andy Neal wrote: lol you never know he might go for it, us poster fans deserve more :-) Yes, it's a wonder how he

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Tom Martin
yes the content seemed alittle stressfull.. and Kind of Comedy is good and so was after hours the diner in that film is accross from the jaitts center in NYC and is cool so you are coreect However the art and craftsmanship in a Thriller seems apparent and seemed sculpted well for

[MOPO] WTB

2010-02-19 Thread Posteritati
MOPO, We're looking for the following: SINGIN IN THE RAIN original 1952 one sheet SABRINA original 1954 one sheet SABRINA German 23x33 (original 1957 not R1961) Thanks! Best, Stan Posteritati 239 Centre Street New York, NY 10013 212-226-2207/ Fax: 212-226-2102 http://www.posteritati.com/

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Andy Neal
Absolutely Tom, The nearest I got to meeting Scorsese was when I attended a red carpet world premiere of Casino in London. I used to work at a local cinema and a select few were invited. All very posh with dickie bows and evening wear. Eric Clapton brushed shoulders past me, felt way out of

[MOPO] Martin Scorsese

2010-02-19 Thread channinglylethomson
I was wondering if he ever buys posters on EBAY. Anyone know? Channing Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread James Richard
Peter, OK, now you're deliberately baiting me by misspelling bastard that way in a post that has nothing to do with the Taranteeno movie, right? -- JR P Molitor wrote: Scrosese also writes about the slendid basterd Saul Bass and his movie posters in this month's Architectural Digest. Worth

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Kevin Conway
Scorseses has made it obvious DiCaprio is his favorite little buddy. I mean DiCaprio to play Sinatra?? Are you serious?? That's Blasphemous to the Sinatra name ... -Original Message- From: Andy Neal Sent: Feb 19, 2010 9:02 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Kevin Conway
SInatra COULD have been one of his most memorable masterpieces, had he chosen someone moreWORHTY to play SInatra, like Nicholson, Hopkins, or even De Niro. BUT, DiCaprio?? Ughh! -Original Message- From: Andy Neal Sent: Feb 19, 2010 10:31 AM To:

Re: [MOPO] Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Jeff Potokar
I guess Scorsese thought that DiCaprio was SO convincing as Howard Hughes, in THE AVIATOR, that playing Sinatra should be a shoe in. Not a good casting choice, at all. i no more bought him in that role, either. He is Scorsese's current flavor of the month (or last few years), by all

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
Kevin the 3 you mentioned are all to old to be Frank and Nicholson in particular would be Frank, he'd be Jack Hopkins accent wouldn't make him convincing and De Niro.. here he is as Frank: I've got you-u un-der my skin... .. hey.. you lookin at me?? you lookin at me?? There's nobody else

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Tom Martin
why Not Harry connick JR? i dont get it Kevin Conway wrote: SInatra COULD have been one of his most memorable masterpieces, had he chosen someone more WORHTY to play SInatra, like Nicholson, Hopkins, or even De Niro. BUT, DiCaprio?? Ughh! -Original Message- From: Andy

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Paul Gerrard
Yes Tom, a great movie for those interested in early motion picture pioneers and equipment - with your knowledge of cameras/kinetoscopes/zoetropes you'd probably be in a position to appreciate the details more than most. Made for the Festival of Britain rather than the Queen's Jubilee,

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Paul Gerrard
Yes I'd probably vote for Harry Connick Jr too. I've never seen the Rat Pack TV movie - what was Ray Liotta like in that? Paul _www.movieposterstudio.com_ (http://www.movieposterstudio.com) In a message dated 19/02/2010 21:57:52 GMT Standard Time, sa...@comic-art.com writes: Harry

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Andy
Big fan of hc jr, excellent choice, been to see him live, outstanding! On 2010-02-19 22:27:52 + Tom Martin dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com wrote: why Not Harry connick JR? i dont get it Kevin Conway wrote: SInatra COULD have been one of his

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Roland Lataille
If they want someone older than Harry Connick Jr, now don't laugh, how about Kevin Spacey? I thought he did a great job singing the Bobby Darin songs. I thought it was Bobby Darin singing. Speaking of Bobby Darin, I was at The Big E in West Springfield, MA and they had a guy singing Bobby

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Roland Lataille
Funny. I was looking up Beyond the Sea on IMDB and who did Paramount want to play Bobby Darin? Leonardo DiCaprio. From: Roland Lataille roland.latai...@sbcglobal.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, February 19, 2010 5:56:27 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO]

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
yeah but that's not because he would be convincing, it's because he would make box office that's one of the biggest issues with true artistic films today and why we see the same actors in all the big roles and also why we don't see many of the character actors anymore - they aren't needed for

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Phillip W. Ayling
Michael Buble' might also be an interesting choice. He is unknown as an actor, so it would be a break-out role for him. - Original Message - From: Andy andyan...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Andy
Suprised nobody has said Johnny Depp yet. That's who I'm betting on. DiCaprio has turned it down. On 2010-02-20 00:09:24 + Phillip W. Ayling mro...@earthlink.net wrote: Michael Buble' might also be an interesting choice. He is unknown as an actor, so it would

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Franc
Does Scorcese plan to use Sinatra tracks? If so, I doubt Harry Connick would agree to lip-sync Sinatra records. That wouldn't be a good career move for him. If I were picking someone by looks and temperment, I'd pick Antonio Sabato but I can't say he's an actor with a lot of depth. DiCaprio is

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread James Richard
Get serious guys, the actor who plays Sinatra in the film has to look like the *young* Frank Sinatra, not the guy who just died a few years back. They will need to start with young old blue eyes, hot and dynamic, then age him through the years as the film progresses. That requirement scratches

Re: [MOPO] DeCaprio

2010-02-19 Thread Rixposterz
I thought DeCaprio did outstanding work in The Departed---far superior to Matt Damon who received more kudos among critics when the film was released... Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Kevin Conway
Saw HC jr Sunday at Daytona 500, he sang National ANthem -Original Message- From: Andy andyan...@hotmail.com Sent: Feb 19, 2010 5:34 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news Big fan of hc jr, excellent choice, been to see him live,

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Kevin Conway
Rich, WOuld depand on where Scorseses picks up and leaves off. Remember Frank was still performing at 80 +. I think he was 81 when he performed up here at Foxwoods. On another note, anyone ever see the Larry King interview with Frankin I think 1983?, It is quite amazing to see..especially

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Kevin Conway
Yeah, HC would have probably been the ideal choice , he was always considered the "modern SInatra" PLUS he had the VOICEno faking it there -Original Message- From: Tom Martin Sent: Feb 19, 2010 4:47 PM To: Kevin Conway

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Kevin Conway
Andy, When did you hear that? He supposedly begged Scorseses for that role and even rumored to have been studying SInatra for a couple years for that role. -Original Message- From: Andy andyan...@hotmail.com Sent: Feb 19, 2010 7:20 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re:

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Zeev Drach
Michael Buble' doesn’t have the right looks to play Sinatra. -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Phillip W. Ayling Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 6:25 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Zeev Drach
Ray Liotta was, surprisingly, outstanding! From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Gerrard Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 5:21 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news Yes I'd probably vote for

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Kevin Conway
Can't find anything about DiCaprio turning it down. This was published just yesterday: http://www.examiner.com/x-12788-Frank-Sinatra-Examiner~y2010m2d18-Its-official-DiCaprio-to-play-Sinatra-BUT-Frank-will-sing -Original Message- From: Andy andyan...@hotmail.com Sent: Feb 19, 2010 7:20

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
and just now I saw an ET type thing on Spanish TV that Dicaprio was going to be Frank (hey, El Bruto by Bunuel is on.. with subtitles too.. how can I miss that??) At 06:05 PM 2/19/2010, Kevin Conway wrote: Can't find anything about DiCaprio turning it down. This was published just yesterday:

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Jeff Potokar
And either does DiCaprio.. he looks nothing like him and has too round a face, as well. An Unknown with either an amazing voice or similar vocal quality or one who would do an amazing lip synch job, using master tracks (along with help from editorial), would be the way to go. On Feb

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Zeev Drach
Think of young Sinatra's angular facial features, his signature self confidence, his lanky physique. Anybody thinks Matt Dillon can pull it off? Zeev From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of James Richard Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 8:08 PM To:

Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news

2010-02-19 Thread Bruce Hershenson
Too bad Larry Parks isn't available. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Zeev Drach lobb...@rogers.com wrote: Think of young Sinatra’s angular facial features, his signature self confidence, his lanky physique. Anybody thinks Matt Dillon can pull it off? Zeev *From:* MoPo List

[MOPO] celebrating (finally) breaking 2,000 feedbacks!

2010-02-19 Thread Kenwick Cook
12 years, PLUS! Hope to keep it at 100%... too bad the 2,000th was from a vacuum cleaner hose instead of something cool. _http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2userid=frankenwick; ftab=AllFeedback_

Re: [MOPO] celebrating (finally) breaking 2,000 feedbacks!

2010-02-19 Thread Flixspix
Is it possible the CEO of Ebay purchased the hose to use on the rest of us? In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:56:01 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kenwick...@aol.com writes: 12 years, PLUS! Hope to keep it at 100%... too bad the 2,000th was from a vacuum cleaner hose instead of something

Re: [MOPO] celebrating (finally) breaking 2,000 feedbacks!

2010-02-19 Thread Kenwick Cook
Pun alert: whatever it was, it SUCKS Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a

Re: [MOPO] celebrating (finally) breaking 2,000 feedbacks!

2010-02-19 Thread Kenwick Cook
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Re: [MOPO] off-topic -- Harry Connick and the American Dream

2010-02-19 Thread Joseph Bonelli
Now, y'all   If the Saints can win the Super Bowl... well, Harry Connick is a tenacious New Orleans boy ...which means he might be able to pull off gettin' Martin to let him play Frankie yet!  After all, Harry's Daddy was the New Orleans District Attorney who beat Jim Garrison for that