Re: [MOPO] [OT] Highlights of New York Broadway shows on what TV channel

2011-11-25 Thread Roland Lataille
Sorry for the off topic question but a few days ago I watched highlights from broadway shows in New York. I don't remember the channel or title of the show but it showed highlights of Spider-Man, The Book of Mormon, Rock of Ages and Stomp. Did anyone see it and know what channel it was on?

Re: [MOPO] Damn Thats A Lot Of Money For A Comic Book

2011-12-02 Thread Roland Lataille
When I collected comic books back in 80's  I think you could buy a mint copy of Action Comics #1 for like $25,000 From: dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, December 1,

Re: [MOPO] ENCORE presents some Jerry Lewis film in high def

2011-12-18 Thread Roland Lataille
I hope some day they will release some of the 1950s 3D films like Money From Home on Blu-ray 3D. From: Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] ENCORE presents some Jerry

Re: [MOPO] REQUEST FROM KIRBY AT WWW.MOVIEART.NET

2012-01-06 Thread Roland Lataille
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Re: [MOPO] Happy Birthday

2012-02-25 Thread Roland Lataille
Happy Birthday! Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to:

Re: [MOPO] what happened in Hawaii

2012-02-29 Thread Roland Lataille
All of these reality shows are scripted. Some people think they are real. None of them are.  From: steve84 stev...@flash.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] what happened in Hawaii Seems

Re: [MOPO] Man Sues over cost of Movie Snacks

2012-03-07 Thread Roland Lataille
We don't even go to the movies anymore. The only reason we would go was to see a 3D movie which we couldn't at home at that time. Now I have a 55 inch 3D TV - (I got it for free, worked in retail and was one the top salesman) so, no reason for that anymore. In fact, the cost of a 3D Blu-ray

Re: [MOPO] LASER DISCS

2012-03-10 Thread Roland Lataille
I use to have them. The picture quality and sound is better than VHS tapes but not as good as DVD or Blu-ray. If the titles are not out on DVD or Blu-ray there might be some demand. Check eBay for prices. From: Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.net To:

Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent

2012-03-11 Thread Roland Lataille
How was the 3D or maybe you didn't see the 3D version? From: Ari Richards ariricha...@yahoo.com.au To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] John Carter: excellent Very happy to hear these comments, as a long

Re: [MOPO] RAINTREE COUNTY (1956) 21310 THREE PHOTOGRAPHS - Movie Art

2012-03-12 Thread Roland Lataille
Can't believe this movie is still not available on DVD or Blu-ray. First movie filmed in MGM Camera 65 (2.76:1 aspect ratio), Ben-Hur the second. From: Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 1:21 PM

Re: [MOPO] Check out Raintree County DVD (1957) Starring Elizabeth Taylor; Agnes Moorehe

2012-03-12 Thread Roland Lataille
I think that's a copy of the VHS tape or TCM broadcast. From: Tom A. Pennock tapenn...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 1:49 PM Subject: [MOPO] Check out Raintree County DVD (1957) Starring Elizabeth Taylor; Agnes Moorehe

Re: [MOPO] Check out Raintree County DVD (1957) Starring Elizabeth Taylor; Agnes Moorehe

2012-03-12 Thread Roland Lataille
It also says the aspect ratio is 1.33:1 so, you missing half of the original 2.76:1 image. From: Tom A. Pennock tapenn...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 1:49 PM Subject: [MOPO] Check out Raintree County DVD (1957)

Re: [MOPO] Check out Raintree County DVD (1957) Starring Elizabeth Taylor; Agnes Moorehe

2012-03-12 Thread Roland Lataille
:54 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Check out Raintree County DVD (1957) Starring Elizabeth Taylor; Agnes Moorehe Roland--   TCM broadcast was widescreen as was the laserdisc, which I used to own.  Joe B From: Roland Lataille roland.latai...@sbcglobal.net To: MoPo-L

Re: [MOPO] LASER DISCS

2012-03-12 Thread Roland Lataille
I rented the Blu-ray of the Phantom and it had three versions of the movie.   I have on SVHS a copy of the 202 minute laser disc Alamo. Some of the scenes are just extended, the birthday scene I don't think is needed. From: Bill Brent bbr...@pipeline.com To:

Re: [MOPO] Check out Raintree County DVD (1957) Starring Elizabeth Taylor; Agnes Moorehe

2012-03-12 Thread Roland Lataille
The last I heard from Warner Brothers is that they would like to restore Raintree County  for a Blu-ray release but, too much money to do it and don't know when they would. Could be many years from now. If they asked the folks that are restoring digitally the 3-strip Cinerama travelouges -

Re: [MOPO] Sunset Blvd lobby card #2 - Swimming Pool!

2012-03-15 Thread Roland Lataille
I thought it was multiple dead people in the morgue talking. That would be funny. Of course my memory is probably wrong. From: Neil Jaworski neiljawor...@yahoo.co.uk To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO]

Re: [MOPO] OT: Disney expects $120 million operating loss due to 'John Carter.'

2012-03-20 Thread Roland Lataille
I don't think you would have enjoyed Ben-Hur. It was a digital not 70mm presentation. From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 4:32 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: Disney expects

Re: [MOPO] OT: Disney expects $120 million operating loss due to 'John Carter.'

2012-03-20 Thread Roland Lataille
. K. On Mar 20, 2012, at 9:57 AM, Roland Lataille wrote: I don't think you would have enjoyed Ben-Hur. It was a digital not 70mm presentation. From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, March

Re: [MOPO] OT: Disney expects $120 million operating loss due to 'John Carter.'

2012-03-20 Thread Roland Lataille
Walt was a heavy smoker. Died of cancer 12/15/66, he was 65. I just watched a great documentary on him last night on CNBC. His brother Roy was going to retire at that time too. But the family convinced him to oversee the construction of Walt Disney World which opened in October 1971. He did

Re: [MOPO] SPEAKING OF FIELDS

2012-04-16 Thread Roland Lataille
This one - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreenNR=1v=Bhb0Xy26eys ? From: David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] SPEAKING OF FIELDS Not interested unless it

Re: [MOPO] removing tape from a movie poster

2012-04-24 Thread Roland Lataille
I bought a Battle of the Bulge Cinerama roadshow poster on eBay - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=310395408007ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:1120   Are there any places in Connecticut  that can remove the tape covering the CINERAMA text on the  poster? About what would be the cost

Re: [MOPO] Alamo to screen classic, restored movies | Austin Movie Blog

2012-05-04 Thread Roland Lataille
The Alamo is the name of a movie theatre in Austin. They are not screening the Alamo movie. From: Bill Brent bbr...@pipeline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, May 4, 2012 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Alamo to screen classic, restored movies |

Re: [MOPO] On the other side of the coin.....

2009-07-13 Thread Roland Lataille
Zulu. Get the UK Blu-Ray version it's region free. 4,000 Zulu's against 140 British soldiers. This was after the Zulu's massacred 1,500 troops. True story. Roland --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Joseph Bonelli joebom...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Joseph Bonelli joebom...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] On

Re: [MOPO] FAVORITE FILM THAT YOU HAVE TO DEFEND

2009-07-13 Thread Roland Lataille
The first time I smoked pot back in 68, a friend of mine said you will not feel anything the first time. He was wrong. We went to see Planet of the Apes, and I remember I couldn't understand why the men were not talking and the apes were.  --- On Mon, 7/13/09, jbirddouglass

Re: [MOPO] On the other side of the coin.....

2009-07-13 Thread Roland Lataille
2001 played at some Cinerama theatres for over a year. Very popular film. --- On Sun, 7/12/09, James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com wrote: From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] On the other side of the coin. To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Sunday, July

Re: [MOPO] FAVORITE FILM THAT YOU HAVE TO DEFEND

2009-07-13 Thread Roland Lataille
I really enjoyed it at the movie theatre but, it looses something watching it at home. --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Joseph Mitch joseph_mi...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Joseph Mitch joseph_mi...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] FAVORITE FILM THAT YOU HAVE TO DEFEND To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date:

Re: [MOPO] FAVORITE FILM THAT YOU HAVE TO DEFEND

2009-07-14 Thread Roland Lataille
If I'm flipping channels and I see Starship Troopers on, I always love to watch it. Great fun! Another fun film to watch is Ice Pirates. I love the scene where one of the robots is shitting bolts and screws before he has to fight a lot bigger robot. --- On Tue, 7/14/09, CK MacLeod

Re: [MOPO] Are these real CINERAMA wcs?

2009-07-21 Thread Roland Lataille
for them, aren't you.  Come on now, arent' you? I would be if I were you. Kirby On Jul 21, 2009, at 8:16 AM, Roland Lataille wrote: That would be me. I have most of these Cinerama WC posters already so, I'm not going to pay $300+ for them. In fact, I bought these WC posters from one dealer

Re: [MOPO] QUESTION: What's The #1 Poster You Wish You Could Own But Know You Never Will

2009-08-10 Thread Roland Lataille
I have Cinerama movie posters for all of the films that were promoted as being In Cinerama except The Golden Head, La Fayette, The Black Tulip, Song of Norway and The Great Waltz. So, I don't know if I will ever find one. But, if I had to pick just one from that list, The Golden Head would have

Re: [MOPO] Cinerama --- and WOODSTOCK fans -- check it out

2009-08-28 Thread Roland Lataille
Yes, I have seen This Is Cinerama, How The West Was Won in 3-strip Cinerama and Woodstock but not the rare Holiday is Spain and the even rarer (only shown in the UK at one theatre in Cinerama) The Golden Head. --- On Fri, 8/28/09, Susan Heim filmfantast...@msn.com wrote: From: Susan Heim

Re: [MOPO] Cinerama --- and WOODSTOCK fans -- check it out

2009-08-28 Thread Roland Lataille
Is that the digital version where they removed the join lines and corrected the color so the three frames match? They did a DVD a Blu-ray in the smile box method and they look fantastic too. --- On Fri, 8/28/09, Richard Del Belso rdel...@msn.com wrote: From: Richard Del Belso rdel...@msn.com

[MOPO] 3-D 2001: a space odyssey for only $350?

2009-09-15 Thread Roland Lataille
OK. Which one of you guys contacted the seller to change this listing on a 2001: a space odyssey 3-D poster - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=270456201184ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT , to a Buy It Now? I was thinking of doing it myself as he only had it listed with a starting

Re: [MOPO] OT $840 for a movie soundtrack lp?

2009-09-27 Thread Roland Lataille
This is slightly off topic but, I haven't sold much on Ebay for a while and I saw that an LP titled The Musical Wonders of Cinerama sold for $550 see link below. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=180397403208ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT I had one that I won on Ebay for about $20

Re: [MOPO] Cinerama LP

2009-09-28 Thread Roland Lataille
The two buyers that had the highest bids are big Cinerama collectors. One bought about twenty of those Cinerama window cards that were sold on EBay for high prices in July. The other worked part time for Cinerama when he was in high school and now owns three companies that are into film and HDTV

Re: [MOPO] OT-DVD Who has a copy of Sands of The Kalahari in its full 2.35:1 aspect ratio?

2009-11-20 Thread Roland Lataille
I picked up a DVD of Sands of The Kalahari and the web site said it had an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 but its only 1.66:1 so you are still missing a lot of the side picture information. Anyone know if a 2.35:1 version exists on DVD? I know the studios have not released the film on DVD but maybe

Re: [MOPO] 15 2001: a space odyssey posters on EBAY for $10,625 sold on Heritage for $5,078 on 7/22/09

2009-11-26 Thread Roland Lataille
Why are these same posters that sold on Heritage for $5,078 on 7/22/09, are now on EBAY but the price has doubled to $10,625? http://cgi.ebay.com/2001-A-SPACE-ODYSSEY-1968-SPECIAL-SET-OF-15-POSTERS_W0QQitemZ230404422685QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item35a52c7c1d Visit the

Re: [MOPO] 15 2001: a space odyssey posters on EBAY for $10,625 sold on Heritage for $5,078 on 7/22/09

2009-11-26 Thread Roland Lataille
Well, if they make there living asking for double of what someone else paid for the same set, they need to find a new job. No one is going to pay that amount. From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Helmut Hamm Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 9:39 AM To:

Re: [MOPO] 15 2001: a space odyssey posters on EBAY for $10,625 sold on Heritage

2009-11-27 Thread Roland Lataille
The difference is that you start your auctions at 99 cents. This seller starts at $10,625 and as you say on your web site - Fact: Buyers tend to ignore auctions with high starting bids. I just checked EBAY and they sold for $12,500! You just never know who is on EBAY and what they are willing

Re: [MOPO] EXCELLENT ARTICLE ON REMAKE POSTERS

2009-12-08 Thread Roland Lataille
I don't know about the other posters but the House of Wax original poster is not from 1953 but a re-release from 1974. From: Rudy Franchi r...@nostalgia.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, December 7, 2009 8:49:46 PM Subject: [MOPO] EXCELLENT

Re: [MOPO] One of the First US Reviews of AVATAR by James Cameron

2009-12-11 Thread Roland Lataille
More reviews on this web site - http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/ From: channinglylethomson channinglylethom...@worldnet.att.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, December 11, 2009 12:34:34 PM Subject: [MOPO] One of the First US Reviews of AVATAR by

Re: [MOPO] A refund from a seller for over charging for shipping

2008-06-21 Thread Roland Lataille
I have never had a seller do this before. See below. Dear Roland Lataille, John Roux ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has issued you a full or partial refund for your payment. See Refund Details below for more information. Message from merchant: Mr. Lataille, I have refunded $1.63 you were

Re: [MOPO] Lobby cards

2008-06-28 Thread Roland Lataille
How about his guy? He has 3533 posters with the world VINTAGE in the title and they are all reprints.

Re: [MOPO] O.k....Where do you stand?

2008-07-13 Thread Roland Lataille
I just won a one sheet Cinerama roadshow Circus World poster from Heritage for $60 plus $11.70 for BP. I would say I paid $71.70 for it. I think I got a pretty good deal as I was willing to pay a lot more for it. You don't see this Cinerama roadshow poster on Ebay very often. Roland

Re: [MOPO] CINERAMA PERFORMANCE !!!!! sold out!

2008-08-16 Thread Roland Lataille
of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Well thats good news. The smilebox Blu-ray is coming out next month. Roland Lataille Cinerama web site: http://www.cineramahistory.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site

Re: [MOPO] CINERAMA PERFORMANCE !!!!! sold out!

2008-08-17 Thread Roland Lataille
of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. For an example of the smilebox process for the new How The West Was Won Blu-ray, see the Search For Paradise frame on this page - http://www.cineramaadventure.com/smilebox.htm Roland

Re: [MOPO] CINERAMA PERFORMANCE !!!!! sold out!

2008-08-17 Thread Roland Lataille
...HOW+THE+WEST+WAS+WONmovieType=ComingSoonpageInfo=Coming-SooncurrentCinemaId=1001 Roland Lataille Cinerama web site: http://www.cineramahistory.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

Re: [MOPO] CINERAMA PERFORMANCE !!!!! sold out!

2008-08-18 Thread Roland Lataille
of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Its not sold out. Click on the bottom of the screen with the 11:00am showtime. Looks like less than 300 seats sold. Roland Lataille Cinerama web site: http://www.cineramahistory.com

Re: [MOPO] Ralph Lee - anyone heard or know of him?

2008-08-23 Thread Roland Lataille
, a card with hearts dated 2/14/84 from Wynn. On the inside page of the book someone wrote Ralph, John, Mike Pasternak Me August 7, 1962. Just curious. Roland Lataille Cinerama web site: http://www.cineramahistory.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

Re: [MOPO] HOW THE WEST WAS WON -- New DVD in Blu Ray and High Def

2008-09-11 Thread Roland Lataille
This is Cinerama and How The West Was Won, the first and last movies filmed in 3-strip Cinerama were the highest grossing films in the year they were each released. This is quite amazing when there were only four Cinerama theatres in the world in 1952 and 85 in 1962. I'm amazed at the time

Re: [MOPO] HOW THE WEST WAS WON -- New DVD in Blu Ray and High Def

2008-09-11 Thread Roland Lataille
Hi Richard, Yes, The Wonderful World of The Brothers Grimm was filmed in 3-strip Cinerama. In fact, all of the scenes in the film were filmed in 3-strip whereas How The West Was Won had some of them filmed in Ultra Panavision. For a complete list of 3-strip and 70mm Cinerama, go to my web site

Re: [MOPO] How many copies of movie posters made?

2009-01-01 Thread Roland Lataille
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

Re: [MOPO] How many copies of movie posters made?

2009-01-01 Thread Roland Lataille
: RE: [MOPO] How many copies of movie posters made? To: 'Roland Lataille' roland.latai...@sbcglobal.net, mop...@sol03.american.edu Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 10:38 AM Message I think the answer to this question will depend upon the movie in question. Clearly a lot more movie posters

Re: [MOPO] buying a DVD RECORDER

2009-01-07 Thread Roland Lataille
Why would you be looking for a  Blu-ray recorder for TCM? TCM is not in HD so, you would be getting the same picture quality with a regular DVD recorder. --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Michael B dialmbb...@aol.com wrote: From: Michael B dialmbb...@aol.com Subject: [MOPO] buying a DVD RECORDER To:

Re: [MOPO] wow-wow-wow ANOTHER EBAY IMPROVEMENT

2009-01-21 Thread Roland Lataille
The free pictures shown on listings. I forget what they use to call them when you had to pay for them. --- On Wed, 1/21/09, Michael B dialmbb...@aol.com wrote: From: Michael B dialmbb...@aol.com Subject: [MOPO] wow-wow-wow ANOTHER EBAY IMPROVEMENT To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Date: Wednesday,

Re: [MOPO] wow-wow-wow ANOTHER EBAY IMPROVEMENT

2009-01-24 Thread Roland Lataille
Yes, I like that too. --- On Wed, 1/21/09, Roger Kim roger...@iname.com wrote: From: Roger Kim roger...@iname.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] wow-wow-wow ANOTHER EBAY IMPROVEMENT To: mop...@sol03.american.edu Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 9:26 PM My entry is actually a PayPal improvement, so I

Re: [MOPO] Merry Christmas----- FAVORITE HOLIDAY MOVIE

2009-12-23 Thread Roland Lataille
Meet John Doe, Edward Scissorhands and Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol - (not a movie but I like to watch it around Xmas). From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, December 23, 2009 8:13:33 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [MOPO] 3D TELEVISION

2010-01-20 Thread Roland Lataille
I could be wrong but, I think 3-D TV's and Blu-Ray 3D will be very popular. Just look at the movies that have and will be coming out in 3-D. They have been very successful. Avatar might be the highest grossing film ever (I know, the ticket prices are the highest they have ever been). I just saw

Re: [MOPO] fleaBay Hikes FVF Rates on over $25 to 9%

2010-01-27 Thread Roland Lataille
I have to agree with Franc too. For many dealers, most of the items they list do not sell (asking prices are too high) so, they will be paying less fees for the majority of their items. From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent:

Re: [MOPO] What goes around comes around?

2010-01-27 Thread Roland Lataille
Does that mean we do not have to see their copies of movie posters anymore on Ebay? Yeah! From: Andy Neal andyan...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 3:16:23 PM Subject: [MOPO] What goes around comes around? 1-0 to

Re: [MOPO] What goes around comes around?

2010-01-27 Thread Roland Lataille
I didn't realize they have over 65,000 items on Ebay. From: Tom A. Pennock tapenn...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 3:24:48 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What goes around comes around? Hi Andy: Thank's so much for posting this.

Re: [MOPO] Want to feel REALLY old?

2010-01-29 Thread Roland Lataille
I don't know how old you guys are but, I remember going to the movies as a child, by myself walking a few miles, and it was 35 cents to see a double feature with short subjects and/or cartoons. They were continuous performances so you didn't have to leave after the movies were over, you could

Re: [MOPO] Want to feel REALLY old?

2010-01-29 Thread Roland Lataille
Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, January 29, 2010 6:44:55 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Want to feel REALLY old? we're old enough, but Bruce is like 5000 years older.. he's ancient At 03:30 PM 1/29/2010, Roland Lataille wrote: I don't know how old you guys are but, I

Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE

2010-02-10 Thread Roland Lataille
It's snowing here in Connecticut. Over a foot expected. Shouldn't that be Singin' in the Rain? :) From: Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 1:13:26 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE I'm

Re: [MOPO] OT slot machines

2010-02-11 Thread Roland Lataille
The most I have ever won on a slot machine was $75. I was playing a poker machine and I got a royal flush. I put in one quarter. If I had put in five quarters and got a royal flush, I would have won $50,000. This was a long time ago. I think it was with wife number one.

Re: [MOPO] a tough tv trivia

2010-02-11 Thread Roland Lataille
Youtube has a lot of great episodes. Brings back memories. From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 9:00:39 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] a tough tv trivia Message That WAS way too easy, if you're old enough to

Re: [MOPO] Who is Ralph Lee?

2010-02-11 Thread Roland Lataille
Anyone know who this actor is? I bought a movie program for The Wonderful World of The Brothers Grimm. This program is easy to find but it included a ticket flyer which are kind of rare. Anyhow, inside are studio pictures of this guy Ralph Lee. Also are pictures of Ralph Lee in a kitchen with

Re: [MOPO] Interesting Story in Chicago Tribune

2010-02-15 Thread Roland Lataille
I guess I'll have to pay $75 to get mine listed - http://cineramahistory.com/ From: Steven Hill shil...@sbcglobal.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 1:58:51 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Interesting Story in Chicago Tribune That

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] superman action comics #1 sells for one million dollars

2010-02-22 Thread Roland Lataille
I use to collect comics. At that time I remember having this book that gave you the value of every comic ever made. I could be wrong but I think you could buy that comic for $25,000 in mint or near mint condition. Bruce use to collect and sell comics so he would know. Maybe in the 1980's it was

Re: [MOPO] superman action comics #1 sells for one million dollars

2010-02-22 Thread Roland Lataille
Don't they sell new comic books and other items in these protective cases now? You buy it but you can't look at it. From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia johnr...@moviemem.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 6:15:41 PM

Re: [MOPO] superman action comics #1 sells for one million dollars

2010-02-22 Thread Roland Lataille
At 03:26 PM 2/22/2010, Roland Lataille wrote: Don't they sell new comic books and other items in these protective cases now? You buy it but you can't look at it. From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia johnr...@moviemem.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 6:15:41

Re: [MOPO] AW: [SPAM?]: Re: [MOPO] When ebay bidder lists were still visible...

2010-02-23 Thread Roland Lataille
Yeah, that's happened to me a number of times where it looks like you are going to get something for a very low price and then someone puts in a high bid just under your high bid at the last second. Of course it also worked in my favor where two people put in ultra high bids for a item like

Re: [MOPO] WTB A Clockwork Orange pressbook - maybe

2010-03-02 Thread Roland Lataille
This link - http://www.geocities.com/kubrickmovies/aco/pressbook.html had pictures of the Warner Hollywood theatre when it was showing A Clockwork Orange. The link does not work anymore as geocities.com does not exist anymore. The owner of the link said it came from the pressbook for the film.

[MOPO] Fw: [MOPO] Beautiful!

2010-03-02 Thread Roland Lataille
Many years ago someone bought me a Toni Tennille record album called All of Me for a Christmas present. They thought it might be a cool album having Toni singing jazz. I put it on the turntable and was surprised how much I liked it. One of the tracks was Nature Boy. I think she did a great

Re: [MOPO] The history of 3-D from stereoscope to : The New Yorker

2010-03-08 Thread Roland Lataille
A good web site on 3-D for movies is http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/ . Looks like they will be converting old 2-D movies into 3-D and re-releasing them. The article on Alice in Wonderland says its cheaper and maybe better 3-D to film in 2-D with a 3-D assistant during the filming and then

Re: [MOPO] I saw Alice in Wonderland last night

2010-03-09 Thread Roland Lataille
Don't waste your money on Imax. No feature movies are filmed in Imax. You are just seeing a blown up version of a movie filmed in 35mm or digital. In fact if you saw Avatar (filmed with digital cameras) on a real large Imax screen (not the small fake Imax screen), it was window boxed with blank

Re: [MOPO] I saw Alice in Wonderland last night

2010-03-09 Thread Roland Lataille
A number of films will be converted to 3-D and re-released. http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2010/03/legend-3d-founder-barry-sandrew-phd.html From: Andy Neal andyan...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 9:02:03 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [MOPO] I saw Alice in Wonderland last night

2010-03-09 Thread Roland Lataille
Avatar was filmed in 3-D so it should look better than the 3-D in Alice in Wonderland. From: Andy Neal andyan...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 8:56:17 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] I saw Alice in Wonderland last night I'm a

Re: [MOPO] I saw Alice in Wonderland last night

2010-03-09 Thread Roland Lataille
That's because it was not filmed in 3-D but converted from 2-D to 3-D. From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 8:13:24 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] I saw Alice in Wonderland last night The regular

Re: [MOPO] FS: SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959) U.S. three sheet

2010-03-09 Thread Roland Lataille
My youngest daughter and I watched the Blu-ray Saturday night. We enjoyed it. I told her how Sleeping Beauty was promoted on The Wonderful World of Color TV program, took years to film it, cost six million dollars, played at large movie palaces in 70mm, etc. She was pretty impressed.

Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Fess Parker

2010-03-19 Thread Roland Lataille
I was Davy Crockett. I had a coonskin cap and a rifle. I have a picture somewhere with me wearing the cap and holding the rifle. From: rixpost...@aol.com rixpost...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, March 18, 2010 9:15:30 PM Subject: Re:

[MOPO] Fw: [MOPO] 2001: a space odyssey continuous release

2010-03-20 Thread Roland Lataille
Obviously depending on where you lived determined how long 2001 played continuously. In New York, it played at the Capitol Cinerama theatre for 24 weeks. At the Warner Hollywood Cinerama theatre it played for 80 weeks. The Golden Gate Cinerama theatre in San Francisco played 2001 for 73

Re: [MOPO] 2001: a space odyssey continuous release

2010-03-20 Thread Roland Lataille
not. From: Roland Lataille roland.latai...@sbcglobal.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, March 20, 2010 3:43:28 PM Subject: Fw: [MOPO] 2001: a space odyssey continuous release Obviously depending on where you lived determined how long 2001 played continuously

Re: [MOPO] R70 2001 US 1/2 SHEET Selling For $2390 at Heritage? AM I MISSING ...

2010-03-20 Thread Roland Lataille
Its whatever buyers are willing to pay. I think I told you guys of a record with Cinerama music on it that I sold on eBay for $840 a few months ago. The same record sold on eBay last week for $105 -

Re: [MOPO] 2001 a Space Odyssey Memories

2010-03-21 Thread Roland Lataille
2001 played for 31 weeks at the Windsor Cinerama theatre starting on April 10, 1968. The Trans Texas' Americana had it for 13 weeks starting on August 14, 1968. The 70mm prints for 2001 were the same whether they played at a Cinerama theatre or not. The only difference was at the end of the

Re: [MOPO] The wackiest Godzilla poster I have EVER seen!

2010-03-21 Thread Roland Lataille
This one is a little strange too. Seeing the CINERAMA logo on it would make you think that it is a CINERAMA film. http://cineramahistory.com/notcinerama.htm --- On Sun, 21/3/10, Greg Pflugfelder gm...@columbia.edu wrote: From: Greg Pflugfelder gm...@columbia.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] The

Re: [MOPO] The wackiest Godzilla poster I have EVER seen! -- CINERAMA

2010-03-21 Thread Roland Lataille
, Roland Lataille wrote: This one is a little strange too. Seeing the CINERAMA logo on it would make you think that it is a CINERAMA film. http://cineramahistory.com/notcinerama.htm --- On Sun, 21/3/10, Greg Pflugfelder gm...@columbia.edu wrote: From: Greg Pflugfelder gm...@columbia.edu

Re: [MOPO] Steve McQueen The Getaway British Quad

2010-03-25 Thread Roland Lataille
Watchers mean nothing. I watch items to see what they sell for or if anybody is stupid enough to buy overpriced items (not yours). I also see a number of watchers on items I'm selling and many times they get no bids (for 99 cents) even though a lot of people are watching them.

Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D

2010-04-04 Thread Roland Lataille
The 3-D was bad because it was not filmed in 3-D and they did a quick job of converting it to 3-D. From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, April 4, 2010 8:44:13 AM Subject: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in

Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D

2010-04-05 Thread Roland Lataille
Even though the critics hated it, Clash of the Titans was #1 at the boxoffice for the weekend. Lets see how fast it drops this weekend. http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2704p=.htm From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To:

Re: [MOPO] From Dick C.

2010-04-06 Thread Roland Lataille
Clash of the Titans was a quick and cheap conversion to 3-D, not filmed in 3-D. You get what you pay for. To get the very best in 3-D, you need 3-D glasses. There are a few TV's that try to do 3-D without glasses but, they are expensive, you have to sit directly in front center of the TV to

Re: [MOPO] D-Box...

2010-04-06 Thread Roland Lataille
Bring it on! Imax, 3-D, D-Box seats, yes! From: Richard Auras ilovefi...@flash.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 5:03:11 PM Subject: [MOPO] D-Box... Now on top of all the 3D craze is everyone else getting D-Box seats in their

Re: [MOPO] D-Box...

2010-04-06 Thread Roland Lataille
I have the movie Smell of Mystery on video and the cards to scratch off for the smells. From: Richard Del Belso rdel...@msn.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 5:18:01 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] D-Box... Who knows...maybe someone will

Re: [MOPO] FA: GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY! Prices so low you won't believe your ly...

2010-04-15 Thread Roland Lataille
Jeepers Creepers! From: Brude brude2...@yahoo.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 11:43:58 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY! Prices so low you won't believe your ly... Howzabout my favorite: Jeezum Crow! Ted ---

Re: [MOPO] What's up with moviegoods.com?

2010-04-17 Thread Roland Lataille
I remember moviegoods.com (I think it was them) was being sued by Disney for making copies of their movie posters and selling them on eBay last year. What came out of that? I see they are still selling there copies on eBay but they now have a new user id- popculturegraphics . Visit

Re: [MOPO] What's up with moviegoods.com?

2010-04-17 Thread Roland Lataille
Message - From: Roland Lataille To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: April 17, 2010 12:47 Subject: Re: [MOPO] What's up with moviegoods.com? I remember moviegoods.com (I think it was them) was being sued by Disney for making copies of their movie posters and selling them on eBay last

Re: [MOPO] OT Ferris Bueller Ferrari Does It Again

2010-04-24 Thread Roland Lataille
Not bad for an unreliable car. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/matthew_broderick_wouldnt_reco.html From: flixs...@aol.com flixs...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, April 24, 2010 1:04:15 AM Subject: [MOPO] OT Ferris Bueller

Re: [MOPO] MEANEST VILLAINS

2010-04-26 Thread Roland Lataille
Norma Desmond I remember you, you use to be big. I am big. Its the pictures that got small. From: Irvin Gelb irving...@dslextreme.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, April 26, 2010 4:53:07 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] MEANEST VILLAINS Baby Jane!?!

Re: [MOPO] TCM Festival

2010-04-27 Thread Roland Lataille
I heard they are showing a restored print of the 1954 A Star Is Born. Too bad the owner of the full roadshow prints does not want to lend them to Warner Brothers. He had problems with Warner before on other films he had. From: Toochis Morin fly...@pacbell.net

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