[MOPO] SCOTT BURNS alter re: [mopo] hey, sport...

2010-08-07 Thread James Richard
Scott Burns needs to boot this guy off the MOPO list unless 'j...@cinepost' gets his auto-responder act together, like, right *now*. It's obvious this joe doesn't have a clue to running his email program or proper etiquette when joining a listserve like MOPO. It is *joe's* reponsiblity to put

Re: [MOPO] Hey, sport...

2010-08-07 Thread James Richard
Bruce, Huh? You just *today* sent us a post telling us how much you sold in total during the first two installments of your current auction! Rod didn't crow about an individual poster sale, he simply mentioned he had sold a batch of 1,000 cards for a $20,000 total. No different from what you

Re: [MOPO] The Worlds RAREST Movie Posters Book Is Fantastic!!!

2010-08-07 Thread James Richard
Rick, I like the British Quads as well (so do European collectors... don't know why they don't get more demand here in the colonies). Talk about posters that have different artwork from the U.S. version... and unlike other 'foreign' posters, they's all writ in plain English, too! -- JR

Re: [MOPO] The Worlds RAREST Movie Posters Book Is Fantastic!!!

2010-08-06 Thread James Richard
Rick, What, they don't like 30x40 British Quads? I know, I know Quads ain't vertical I can understand the big impact that a 40x60 brings to the wall space (yet still more manageable than a 3-sheet) generating collector enthusiasm, but I'm perplexed people would get all hot over

Re: [MOPO] Hey, sport...

2010-08-06 Thread James Richard
I don't quite get the objections being raised to Rod making this deal. No one complains when Bruce or Heritage announce that they just sold a poster for 3 or 4 times what it goes for on eBay. In fact they make such sales fairly regularly. Rod obviously had a customer with a request for lots of

Re: [MOPO] The Worlds RAREST Movie Posters Book Is Fantastic!!!

2010-08-05 Thread James Richard
Um... OK... the quality of Todd Spoor's book notwithstanding (I'm sure it is excellent and I agree the hobby needed a book on this subject)... let's not go overboard. While they were sometimes used as large lobby standees, the 40x60 card stock posters were created primarily for *outside*

Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] PUZZLE: flooding the market

2010-08-01 Thread James Richard
Nah, destroying any old art/collectible that has managed to survive into the current era is just flat out criminal. But there's no reason not to do as many on this list have suggested: Keep a couple for yourself and trickle out the rest very slowly into the market. This is so obvious you'd

Re: [MOPO] Maury Chaykin, talented character actor RIP at 61

2010-07-31 Thread James Richard
Absolutely. The Chaykin is only actor to perfectly capture Rex Stout's character with all of Wolfe's subtleties, excesses and contradictions. I can't recommend the NERO WOLFE video series highly enough. -- JR Paul Friedman wrote: He was a great Nero Wolf. Paul -Original Message-

Re: [MOPO] MoPo subscibers

2010-07-30 Thread James Richard
Kevin, Newer is not always better. In fact it is often worse. The fact that you would even make such a suggestion shows you clearly don't understand (or don't value) the convenience of having posts come directly into your personal inbox with no effort required on your part -- and being able

Re: [MOPO] OT: Something to note for Australian eBay sellers

2010-07-30 Thread James Richard
This is scheduled to start happening in the U.S. in just a little over a year (2012). There is a strong movement afoot in governments all over the world to stop letting all this online commerce continue to go on without the appropriate taxes being paid. The global recession has increased the

Re: [MOPO] KING KONG Danish poster 1948

2010-07-29 Thread James Richard
David, Thanks. How weird that you were able to get twice what Heritage could at open auction with a straight Buy-It-Now ploy on Ebay. I guess it shows there are some well-heeled buyers who still cruise Ebay but for some reason don't necessarily follow Heritage auctions. Everyone agrees movie

Re: [MOPO] Hitler... there was a painter! He could paint an entire apartment in ONE afternoon... TWO COATS!

2010-07-29 Thread James Richard
lady with nothing else to do remark. You are just not informed. Brude (Ted) --- On *Thu, 7/29/10, James Richard /jrl...@mediabearonline.com/* wrote: From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Hitler... there was a painter! He could paint an entire apartment

Re: [MOPO] Todd Spoor Inv Man set

2010-07-26 Thread James Richard
So would the rest of us... at least the missing card -- if it *is* missing. Is it possible they only put out a 7-card set? -- JR James Gresham wrote: Hey Todd, I do still need to figure out the complete set. so, if you do have the images I would love to see them! Jim -- Jim Gresham 18501

Re: [MOPO] As Far As I Know..THE ULTIMATE ONE THAT GOT AWAY....

2010-07-26 Thread James Richard
Hmmm... seems Rick and Ron are kind of tied for the top horror story so far. At least we can put some kind of dollar value on Rick's missed treasure... but, on the other hand, who knows how many super-great posters were among the thousands in the cellar of the burnt-out theater that Ron missed

Re: [MOPO] Tales Of Lost Treasure - You Got One?

2010-07-25 Thread James Richard
Michael, A sad tale, but all too familiar. I'm sure something similar happened to many of us, particularly when we were younger and out stuff was subject to the whims of parents. I moved around a lot in my late teens and twenties and once stupidly left a trunk of my stuff at a friends house

Re: [MOPO] Tales Of Lost Treasure - You Got One?

2010-07-25 Thread James Richard
! Pov May the holes in your collection be filled. --- On *Sun, 7/25/10, James Richard /jrl...@mediabearonline.com/* wrote: From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Tales Of Lost Treasure - You Got One? To: Michael Spampinato poverty...@pacbell.net Cc: MoPo-L

Re: [MOPO] Slabbing Question

2010-07-24 Thread James Richard
CGC seems to be saying something like We vill make up our own definitions und you *vill* like it! Their use of the word Vintage as a definition is not in accordance with that word's use in either the English language or in any collecting, antique, hobby or related industry. The word vintage

Re: [MOPO] Expanding hobby?

2010-07-22 Thread James Richard
Dave, Get the most out of right now and never fail to enjoy as much of it as you can, because you are currently living through what will inevitably become your own good old days that you will be moaning about decades from now. Trust me on this... :) -- JR Dave Rosen wrote: You're right,

Re: [MOPO] Invisible Man Lobby Card Set-Anyone know what card is missing?

2010-07-22 Thread James Richard
If there is a way to put online photos of the 7 cards together so that I (and others) could see them as a group, that might trigger a memory of the missing scene. Worth a shot. --- JR Richard Evans wrote: Not me sorry, but I do find this fascinating. Can I ask, what it was that they

[MOPO] Expanding hobby?

2010-07-20 Thread James Richard
Peter, I would tend to agree with your feeling that poster collecting is not expanding, logic seems to indicate it, but on the other hand you see some stuff that can't be otherwise explained. An example would be original posters for the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings films. The prices

Re: [MOPO] The Scandal-plus cut, pressed washed, starched dried....

2010-07-19 Thread James Richard
David, OK, looked at from that perspective what you said makes a kind of sense. Except I have a hard time seeing it that way. A professionally-restored poster that appears to be in C9 condition actually becomes a C9 to virtually everyone as a practical matter. We all know that a really good

Re: [MOPO] OT: Tweet Less, Kiss More

2010-07-19 Thread James Richard
My sentiments exactly. Not that it matters as far as the wireless generation is concerned. Obviously. Every day I feel more and more like the Edward G. Robinson character in SOYLENT GREEN... -- JR Bruce Hershenson wrote: What do you guys this of this NY Times Op Ed column? Tweet Less, Kiss

Re: [MOPO] The Scandal-plus cut, pressed washed, starched dried....

2010-07-18 Thread James Richard
David, Your example logic is faulty: An unrestored poster in C7 condition is essentially the same as the restored poster in C7 condition. If a C7 were fully restored on linen by a pro it would be considered at least a C9 or C10 (although some claim a poster that has been restored can never

Re: [MOPO] New tax law: 1099s for vendors....

2010-07-11 Thread James Richard
I love this sort of law... like, say I'm running a business and I buy from my local Wall-Mart more than $600 per year worth of office/computer supplies and equipment. So now I have to issue a 1099 form to Wal-Mart? I guess they will exempt big corporations from this provision, because, as we

Re: [MOPO] (somewhat) OT slabbing recap

2010-07-07 Thread James Richard
Bruce, You are right that widespread slabbing of desirable movie paper would attract more investor types and so, yes, it could happen here. But let's be honest: It already has happened here, even without slabbing. The incredible run up in the prices over the past 10 years of many of the most

Re: [MOPO] Just when I thought the suits at eBay couldn't get any more stupid! This is their lamest move yet

2010-07-04 Thread James Richard
This is ploy to get everyone to pay everything with PayPal. Since Ebuggers owns PayPal (and the link the PAY NOT button on your what I won on ebay page to PayPal IF you pay with PayPal the payment is automatically filed. The seller does not have to do it. Otherwise, you may get hassled. An

Re: [MOPO] Is there something wrong with this hobby?

2010-07-03 Thread James Richard
Channing, There is a serious recession on and it is affecting collectible prices across the board. I am picking up collectibles in all fields on Ebay for 20% to 30% of what they were routinely going for 5 years ago. Those who deny the severity of this recession are simply in, well, denial.

Re: [MOPO] CGC Slabbed Lobby cards

2010-07-02 Thread James Richard
Peter, Well said, well-organized and you covered it. I understand that Grey is under pressure to do something about preventing any possible future repeat of the Haggard Affair, but handing our hobby over to CGC is just not the way to do it. A more sensible approach would have been

[MOPO] Slab me, Seymour!

2010-07-01 Thread James Richard
If this is Heritage's solution to the recent problems with high-quality fake lobby cards, I am not impressed. The Captain has nailed what many others have been only circling around with this topic: Once something has been slabbed, you *cannot* open it without invalidating the certificate. So,

Re: [MOPO] Slabbed Lobby Cards at Heritage

2010-07-01 Thread James Richard
Grey, I hear some say, Oh, I can't touch it so I wouldn't want it! Do you not have a pair of scissors? Cut the card out of the slab and frame it with the saved grading label put on the back of the frame! You know what you have bought!! If you go to sell it, either the potential buyer or

Re: [MOPO] Another Portal on the Horizon--THIEF OF BAGDAD

2010-07-01 Thread James Richard
I just Bought It Now for the heck of it. I've never seen the Portal version, maybe it will be better quality than the repro that Moviegoods and others routinely sell for $20. I note that the seller really didn't claim it was an original just that it was a vintage poster. This has become a

Re: [MOPO] Does anybody really want this Mexican shi**t?

2010-06-27 Thread James Richard
Rick, Aw, c'mon... some of the Mexican paper is really quite spectacular -- a fair amount of it has striking, unique imagery you don't find anywhere else. Ever take a look at the Mexican lobby cards for the original release of the 1953 WAR OF THE WORLDS? Far better than the bland U.S. set.

[MOPO] My OT: animated map of the oil disaster

2010-06-16 Thread James Richard
This is a real life mega-disaster in our own backyard folks, not politics or chit-chat. Everyone needs to go to this URL and play the oil-spill map animation. Several times. First watch what happens along the coast. Then watch closely what happens in the *middle* of the Gulf, particularly in

[MOPO] The death of civility

2010-06-08 Thread James Richard
Tom, I've experienced the same. And worse, most of the time the person you hold the door open for does not even say thank you (or say anything for that matter). When I'm in the line at the store checkout, if I've got a lot of items in my cart and someone comes up behind me holding just one

[MOPO] Auction irrationality

2010-06-08 Thread James Richard
This seems to be the nature of the perverse beast that is Ebay. I've been buying a lot of old plastic model kits lately on Ebay (a new nostalgia binge for me) and I noticed something very much like what you describe: 1) There are a bunch of brick-and-mortar hobby shops that now sell online

Re: [MOPO] Todd is Great

2010-05-31 Thread James Richard
Now I've never met Todd... I only know him from this list. But he's great. He's fantastic. He's the greatest thing since white bread... ...oops, I hope Todd's not black (as I said, I never met him). If you are black, Todd, no offense meant by the white bread thing... But, hey, if I did

Re: [MOPO] FW: [MOPO] Pressbook DATABASE online?

2010-05-24 Thread James Richard
Todd,Grey and others: It's a shame the Lincoln Center Library has not made those archives available online. Unless one lives in the NYC area, it's not much use, even though tens of thousands of pressbooks is impressive. I'm willing to bet there is a system for automatically digitizing

[MOPO] Pressbook DATABASE online?

2010-05-23 Thread James Richard
Bruce, I've often wondered why there isn't a photo database of pressbooks. Naturally, of particular interest would be the 1 or 2 pages of the pressbook where all the variations of the poster for the film were shown. In fact, I'd be willing to create one and set it up so individuals could

Re: [MOPO] A Remembrance...

2010-05-07 Thread James Richard
Rick, There's also a lesson for sellers (and owners): If you come across a previously unknown treasure trove of valuable rare material, don't go shouting it to the world and trying to sell it all on the market at one time (thus depressing prices). Dribble it out one item at a time, slowly,

Re: [MOPO] LAMP Censors Kerry Haggard Deposition?

2010-05-03 Thread James Richard
I'm writing from my backstage seat to express confusion and bewilderment: Ed... Sue... what gives? You've always been very supportive of the public forum and made tons of info available to the public... you were instrumental in following the legal twists and turns of these interlocking cases

Re: [MOPO] Film Collectors vs Poster Collectors

2010-04-28 Thread James Richard
Glenn, The NSS no longer exists and since the only posters that were identified as belonging to anyone were those printed by the NSS (which plainly stated in the bottom margin that the poster must be returned to the NSS), I would say there is no longer any recourse for any company to claim

[MOPO] The Long Goodbye

2010-04-28 Thread James Richard
Since most everyone else on MoPo seems to be content for it to read like a movie theme park version of Twitter these days, I'm going to exit stage left... Anyone who needs to can email me direct. I'll check back via the archives from time to time to see if things get any more interesting in

Re: [MOPO] Movie Posters Re-Imagined With the Stars Originally Cast

2010-04-26 Thread James Richard
An interesting exercise, I thought. Since I'm goofing off this afternoon I will take them from the top: THE MATRIX starring Will Smith instead of Keanu Reeves -- would have worked just as well. Despite its cult status and the fact that I loved the film, the role of Nero was that of a

Re: [MOPO] Image Of The New Metropolis Poster

2010-04-26 Thread James Richard
I think we've already seen that, without the Maria robotrix in the image, that this is overpriced. -- JR Andy Neal wrote: Tres Bien! Andy Neal www.movieposterforum.com On 2010-04-26 07:40:02 +0100 flixs...@aol.com wrote:

Re: [MOPO] MEANEST VILLAINS

2010-04-26 Thread James Richard
The worst villain: Twitter, for infesting other places like MoPo with the attitude that the uber-short post is king, and resulting in at least 24 less-than-140-character posts hitting MoPo in only 1 hour! Including this one... oops, did that take me over 140 characters? Runner up for worst

[MOPO] Memory of MoPo Guidelines gone by

2010-04-22 Thread James Richard
I will reiterate my opinion of several weeks ago. I think Scott's guidelines for what is and is not acceptable for posting on MOPO -- as they existed in the MoPo FAQ posted at www.filmfan.com at the beginning of this year -- were excellent. The level of enforcement of those guidelines from

Re: [MOPO] eBay shill bidder gets done by the bill

2010-04-22 Thread James Richard
Phil, Nice to see someone finally get nabbed and fined for shill bidding on his own stuff -- but I wonder, is the law (and specific fine) the article references strictly something that applies in the U.K.? I don't recall seeing any such law (and specific fine) in the U.S. eBay rules. -- JR

Re: [MOPO] images

2010-04-21 Thread James Richard
Gary, There are already several realtime sales databases for movie posters available: For eBay Sales: http://www.icollectmovieposters.com/start-sold/ For all the sales Bruce has made through emovieposter.com: http://www.emovieposter.com/sales/priceguide.php?myfrom=menu For all the sales

Re: [MOPO] THE CECIL B. DEMILLE OF FILM LISTS

2010-04-20 Thread James Richard
Hmmm... and impressive total of personal ratings (although I wonder: How did he rate 9,200 movies when he says he has only seen 7,000 of them)? But his ratings amount to only one man's opinion of those films, whereas you can go to a place like IMdb.com and see a rating on just about any film

Re: [MOPO] Posting Etiquette

2010-04-16 Thread James Richard
Hi, Neil: There is a FAQ about this list and its etiquette maintained by the list owner, Scott Burns, at http://www.filmfan.com/ ... click on the link in the left-hand menu at that site -- where it says MoPo Mailing List FAQ. Section 1 of the FAQ contains all you need to know. -- JR Neil

Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight

2010-04-16 Thread James Richard
Doug, Man, pull your head out of the sand or wherever you've got it stashed and stop blithering. There was nothing whatsoever strange about the way the bidding went. It is called an *auction*, Doug, and this is what happens when two people want the same item and they each think if they just

Re: [MOPO] OT: The comic book bubble continues

2010-04-16 Thread James Richard
What happened to the recent real estate price bubble -- and happens to all bubbles of every type, from stocks to tulips -- is that a group of people convince themselves that prices are *always* going to go up because this time is different and there is only a very limited supply of X while

Re: [MOPO] Florida man sued for $15k over negative eBay remark

2010-04-12 Thread James Richard
It's entirely possible that the guy who filed the suit is, in fact, a used car salesman -- and that is why he took such umbrage! But no, seriously, the comment did not violate Ebay feedback rules. I don't have inclination to look it up, but I think there's a clause in the Ebay User's Agreement

Re: [MOPO] Question from Rudy Franchi re: Standees

2010-04-10 Thread James Richard
Rudy, Wow... someone is suing someone over the value of lobby standees? What a strange world... Anyway, while I love seeing standees in lobbies, every time I've been offered one I decided to take a pass simply because they take up so much floor space -- you have to have a pretty large house

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

2010-04-09 Thread James Richard
Well, for me, that's all the original CLASH was -- an enjoyable bit of fun -- I always regarded it was one of the lesser Schneer/Harryhausen collaborations anyway, just a notch above the boring GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD sequel. It seems a strange choice for a big-budget remake to me, but then

Re: [MOPO] The Stanford Theater in Palo Alto

2010-04-09 Thread James Richard
Sue, I loved your writeup on the old theater. It brought back one of my favorite recurring sense-memories that seem more real than the hear and now... of the times I walked out of the balcony at the grand old Fox Theater movie palace in Pomona, California (now also restored to its former

Re: [MOPO] The Stanford Theater in Palo Alto (amended)

2010-04-09 Thread James Richard
Hmmm... that link seems to take me to not to a site about the Stanford Theater, but simply a directory of movie-related links going by the name Standford Theater. However, a quick search turned up a couple of sites with to a nice selection of pictures of the inside and outside of the restored

[MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook

2010-04-07 Thread James Richard
*From:* James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU *Sent:* Mon, April 5, 2010 4:48:11 PM *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Yep, It was the industry's rush to cheaply capitalize on the last 3D market

Re: [MOPO] An excellent thought provoking article: Ten Signposts to Identify ...

2010-04-06 Thread James Richard
It's nice people have such faith in the CGC, but for a million dollar book, a forger could spend $100,000 making his fake and still turn a huge profit. I'm willing to bet that if someone put $100,000 into creating an Action #1 forgery that it could be made to pass CGC muster. But forgetting

Re: [MOPO] An excellent thought provoking article: Ten Signposts to Identify Endangered Collecting Categories

2010-04-05 Thread James Richard
I don't know nuthin' 'bout makin' no fake comics, Miss Scarlett... but it sho wouldn't surprise me none to heah that for a $million dollars that some skilled forgers out there have tried their hands at creating a few extra copies of some choice titles (just for their own personal use, you

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

2010-04-05 Thread James Richard
Yep, It was the industry's rush to cheaply capitalize on the last 3D market that killed it -- they put out all kinds of really bad films that took little or no advantage of the 3D effect and then advertised them as the Ultimate 3D Experience. Theater goers get burned on a couple of those and

Re: [MOPO] Diane Jeffrey contributes featured content to our website

2010-04-02 Thread James Richard
Kirby (and Diane, of course), This is an outstanding article -- it should be mandatory reading for anyone who collects vintage movie posters. -- JR Kirby McDaniel wrote: Thanks, Diane, for your participation. Happy Easter to all from Kirby, Steve, and David at MovieArt.

Re: [MOPO] But Very Interesting! Cary Grant And LSD

2010-03-29 Thread James Richard
A fascinating article with a lot of stuff I'd never known before -- and completely ON topic, since it is about a movie star and the films he made. Heck, there are even quite a few nice pictures of movie posters in the piece. It's difficult for people to remember than in the 1950's and early

Re: [MOPO] Original Ray Harryhausen Movie Cards

2010-03-28 Thread James Richard
Did I miss a memo? How was Harryhausen involved in the 27TH DAY? -- JR rodxmorgan wrote: Original Ray Harryhausen Movie Cards The first number following each title represents the number of cards available. Email me with your selections, and I will respond with prices. clash of the

Re: [MOPO] AW: [MOPO] Displaying posters without glass / Tony Nourmand Gallery

2010-03-28 Thread James Richard
Naturally, diffuse sunlight will cause less fading than direct sunlight, but over time it will have a noticeable effect. Light-fading varies wildly between old posters: Some are incredibly sensitive to fading, others hold up better. The vibrant reds and oranges and yellow of old posters are

Re: [MOPO] Displaying posters without glass / Tony Nourmand Gallery

2010-03-26 Thread James Richard
I thought Sue would respond to the idea using glass in a poster frame, but I guess she's busy so I'll chime in for her. I do hope when people are talking about glass in this discussion that they are talking about UV-blocking plexiglass and NOT regular glass, right? Regular glass should never

Re: [MOPO] Time to Update the FAQ...and more

2010-03-24 Thread James Richard
-quiet listowner. Scott *From:* MoPo List *On Behalf Of *James Richard *Sent:* Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:25 PM *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] everybody back on topic, please! Andy, Yeah, it's nice

Re: [MOPO] everybody back on topic, please!

2010-03-23 Thread James Richard
Andy, Yeah, it's nice to be easy going about the on-topic rule -- the problem is it doesn't stop with the occasional off-topic message. First, the message will often stand a thread of off-topic replies. Worse, somebody on sees an off-topic thread thread going on and so decides, since they

[MOPO] everybody back on topic, please!

2010-03-22 Thread James Richard
I got called a grouch for mentioning a post was off-topic a few weeks back and so have kept my mouth shut about the ever-increasing number of off-topic posts flying around MOPO these days. Besides being off-topic, most aren't even vaguely interesting. However, they *are* clogging up my inbox

[MOPO] Bruce's Buyer Breakout

2010-03-21 Thread James Richard
Bruce, Your off the cuff estimation of the number of emovieposter buyers who are willing to spend x-amount on any single poster is fascinating. I hope one of these days you'll be able to use your database to formalize this analysis a bit. You sense that maybe only 10% of all buyers would

Re: [MOPO] Any bets on METROPOLIS?

2010-03-21 Thread James Richard
I gotta agree with Grey on this. By definition a re-release is a secondary release of the film that takes place *after* the film's initial run has been completed and it has not be generally available for viewing at the theaters for at least a few months (usually years). Since 2001 was in

Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others

2010-03-18 Thread James Richard
/in/douglasbtaylor *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] *On Behalf Of *James Richard *Sent:* Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:41 AM *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others Rich, And let's not forget

Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others

2010-03-18 Thread James Richard
. Regards DBT Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasbtaylor *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] *On Behalf Of *James Richard *Sent:* Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:41 AM *To:* MoPo-L

Re: [MOPO] STOLEN at the LAEMMLE Sunset 5 in Hollywood...

2010-03-18 Thread James Richard
Glenn, I hope the film does well. I don't think you've mentioned... are you happy with the way your writing ended up being translated to film? -- JR Tom Martin wrote: good going Glenn!! Break a leg best , Tom Toochis Morin wrote: I'm so sorry I can't make it. I'm in NYC that day but I

[MOPO] Any bets on METROPOLIS?

2010-03-18 Thread James Richard
Is there a betting pool going on what the METROPOLIS poster will go for this weekend at Heritage? I'm thinking around $200,000 (since it is only an insert and doesn't actually have the image of the robot-Maria on it). http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7019Lot_No=85446

Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others

2010-03-17 Thread James Richard
Rich, And let's not forget THE ENGLISH PATIENT winning best picture... That's when I stopped paying much attention to the Oscars. -- JR Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: the answer is simple the awards are not entirely accomplishment based. They are frequently an emotional response by

Re: [MOPO] So much for new posters being worth only 5 bucks.

2010-03-17 Thread James Richard
a dollar in 5 years. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [ mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of James Richard Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:55 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] So much for new posters

Re: [MOPO] Odd Kong factoid

2010-03-17 Thread James Richard
Let's not forget that in the opening credits to the 1933 film, Kong himself is listed on screen as King Kong - The Eighth Wonder of the World and that is also how the character Carl Denham ballyhoos Kong's debut appearance in New York City in the film. Given that the phrase appeared at least

Re: [MOPO] Dracula Update

2010-03-16 Thread James Richard
Diane, It is so sad, and such an indictment of our broken legal system, that you have to hassle with this because you did the right thing and went public with what you knew about a crooked client's attempt to perpetrate fraud. What's next, burglars suing the owners of a home they were

Re: [MOPO] So much for new posters being worth only 5 bucks.

2010-03-16 Thread James Richard
This is the point in time -- as the interest in the movie has just peaked and it has won its awards -- that the general public is most interested in picking up a poster for the film and hanging it on the wall. So, naturally, prices are at their peak as well. Just as naturally, the studio

Re: [MOPO] ROLLED STYLE A STAR WARS 1-SHEETS SORRY, I PUT WRONG LINK

2010-03-14 Thread James Richard
I love how this seller goes on about how one of these posters went for $1200 bucks on Ebay 2 years ago and then puts a Buy It Now price of $700 on this one. A mixed message to say the least. -- JR rixpost...@aol.com wrote: Hi, Everyone, Sorry, I put the WRONG LINK. Here's the RIGHT

Re: [MOPO] 1700 MPB Members on the march

2010-03-13 Thread James Richard
Flamin' hilarious... -- JR Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List

Re: [MOPO] MOVIEPOSTERBID

2010-03-13 Thread James Richard
It took 2 years to get the first 400 registered members of MoviePosterBid. Bringing it up to 1700 in just 3 additional years is an impressive accomplishment. Rich is not only to be congratulated on that, but also on having a tenacity and drive which rivals that of Bruce H himself. -- JR

[MOPO] Fake 3D

2010-03-09 Thread James Richard
I can imagine there are daily meetings in Hollywood discussing which films to convert to fake 3D and re-release to make some quick bucks. Inevitably they will do a lot of this -- not that many films will benefit much from it and so it will probably be a fad that only last for a few years.

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

2010-03-09 Thread James Richard
Rich, Where did you hear that? It's true that AVATAR was originally conceived in 1994, but everything I've seen indicates that once the technology was proven that Cameron decided shoot the live action with the digital 3-D Fusion Camera System, developed by Cameron and Vince Pace. See the

Re: [MOPO] Fake 3D

2010-03-09 Thread James Richard
. Can't wait to one day stream the color 3D version! It may be a fad but this time it looks like the industry is more behind it. Especially for games. 3D TVs are here and of course will come down in price. MH On Mar 9, 2010, at 11:30 AM, James Richard wrote: I can imagine there are daily meetings

Re: [MOPO] Completely off topic: any of you think the government may be lying to us?

2010-03-07 Thread James Richard
This idea that unemployment is a lagging indicator is the biggest (and longest-running) prevarication of all the myriad lies being pushed by the government with the cheer-leading assistance of the news media. Since consumers drive sales (at any level you care to name), if there are more and

Re: [MOPO] More E-Bay shennanigans....

2010-03-03 Thread James Richard
It's obvious Ms. Corday is now a senile old woman whom a blood-sucking lawyer has got his hooks into and he has convinced her she needs to continue paying him to keep doing this (and monitoring Ebay for violations) in order to protect her legacy (small and insignificant as it may be). It's

Re: [MOPO] More E-Bay shennanigans....

2010-03-03 Thread James Richard
Peter, No, of course she has no legal ground to stand on here -- when Mara Corday did the movies she signed releases with the studios giving them total ownership and control over her name and likeness in conjunction with making, distributing and publicizing these films. These posters and

Re: [MOPO] Meg Whitman's Ad for California EBAY

2010-03-01 Thread James Richard
I understand she is running on a platform of returning fiscal responsibility to the state. Hmmm... given what she's already spent on her campaign so far, I have to ask: What's wrong with this picture? -- JR channinglylethomson wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEtV4YxfXho This ad

[MOPO] NOT True colors but off-topic feud-spam

2010-02-22 Thread James Richard
Andy, I said this privately to you the other day, but you apparently ignored my advice. Now I'm saying it publicly: Why don't you knock it off? You had absolutely no business dragging your little MPF feud over here to MOPO and I, for one, don't want to hear about it. How about you keep your

Re: [MOPO] which forum to join....

2010-02-22 Thread James Richard
Yes, but YOU were the one who first brought the whole thing up. YOU opened the MPF can of worms here on MOPO and YOU should NOT have done that. You should have kept the MPF stuff on MPF. -- JR Andy wrote: You see this is half the problem sometimes, it's agreed to move on and stop talking

[MOPO] OT: The End of the World as We Know It

2010-02-22 Thread James Richard
Since this is off-topic week at MOPO, I thought I'd do my bit. So I am passing on this snippet of research information I came across today... we are clearly at the end of days: Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the

Re: [MOPO] BEWARE of THIS BUYER

2010-02-21 Thread James Richard
Rick, It's an unfortunate but inevitable aspect of doing business on Ebay... but, actually, it's truly amazing you managed to go a full 12 years without getting hit by several of these dumb newbie screw-ups. I got two within my first two years of selling on Ebay -- and I offered a

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

2010-02-20 Thread James Richard
Andy, While that's a good rule of thumb where independent and small websites are concerned, one is usually pretty safe (not always) going to the websites of the major newspapers and sites like those of the BBC and CNN (*not* Fox News). That's for current/breaking information. For past

Re: [MOPO] Inglorious Basterds

2010-02-19 Thread James Richard
www.movieart.net http://www.movieart.net mobile 512 589 5112 On Feb 19, 2010, at 1:04 AM, James Richard wrote: Can anyone explain to this old due, who obviously just doesn't get it these days, *why* Tarantino chose to misspell the word Bastards in his film's title? Or is he just doing his

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 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] SO, how would ebay or paypal buyer protection respond?

2010-02-18 Thread James Richard
Michael, No. Unless PayPal has changed its user agreement lately (and I've not heard that it has), they will get you a full refund in cash if you immediately log in to your PayPal account, click on Resolution Center and then click on Report a Problem -- and then on the form tell them that

Re: [MOPO] AVATAR Rare Poster

2010-02-18 Thread James Richard
Well, since I've already been accused of knocking AVATAR when I was actually one of the first to post a rave review about it -- as well as not having really thought about it when I wished aloud that its predictable script and cardboard villains had not been quite so predicate or quite so

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