Re: [MOPO] FA: 273 bulk lots of all types and sizes containing 8,519 items in all close in 9 hours; incredible deals!

2012-07-16 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
I agree - it is getting very old.   If you feel Bruce or anyone else conducts business unfairly and you would like to warn the public at large then list your grievances (with proof).  Weeding out unscrupulous operators would be a public service.  However the constant sniping comes off as

Re: [MOPO] Article On Busted Collectibles Mention Movie Posters

2012-06-01 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
I read an article a few months basically saying the same thing.  Posters from the 70s or 80s aren't comamanding high dollar amounts (exceptions Star Wars, Lucky Stripes, Dirty Harry) but they are maintaining/increasing in value.    One of the things I think about now that I'm buying is - should

Re: [MOPO] The One That Got Away

2012-05-24 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
what I didn’t like was the bunches of posters in the closets, never being displayed, basically being collected without a sense of purpose in life I feel exactly the same way.  Posters should be seen not hidden away in some Ark of the Covenant government warehouse.  There are so many films out

Re: [MOPO] I re-watched Die Hard the other day (for the first time since 1988)

2012-05-23 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
I couldn't agree more Bruce.  A movie is so much more compelling with a great villan...   Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II Henry Fonda in Once Upon A Time In The West Heath Ledger in Dark Knight Klaus Kinski in The Great Silence   ...if the villan isn't strictly a one dimensional character but

Re: [MOPO] I re-watched Die Hard the other day (for the first time since 1988)

2012-05-23 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
was an entertaining picture to something truly heartbreaking. I'd also add Rutger Hauer's performance in The Hitcher to the great villans list. From: Phillip W. Ayling mro...@earthlink.net To: MICHAEL ARCHIBALD kap...@rogers.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday

Re: [MOPO] SPRING 2012 MINI/MAJOR auction is now live we have our best (and easiest to obtain) bonuses ever

2012-04-24 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
Hi, I was looking at Part I of Bruce's Spring Auction and noticed an unfolded 1/2 sheet for Rebel Without a Cause. http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detailAuction_uid1=2548602 In the description field it says... Note that part of the tagline just above the title has been

Re: [MOPO] If you were thinking about selling a poster...

2012-03-07 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
Hi Sean, I picked up the Dark Passage title card and had a very nice conversation on the phone with Pete last night. When I paid the invoice there were 2 charges for shipping - which I assumed was shipping plus a handling/processing fee.  After I paid - within 10 minutes - Pete called to say

Re: [MOPO] Alamo Drafthouse practices.....tsk, tsk, tsk.

2012-01-02 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
Back in the late 80s when I was discovering films...I would skip off from university in the afternoon to go to the movies in downtown Toronto.  I prefered to watch  Monday-Friday 1-4pm because the theatres were generally empty.  When I watched Bruce McDonald's Dance Me Outside no one else was

Re: [MOPO] OT: Movie crowds dip to 16-year low as apathy lingers

2011-12-29 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
Hollywood does still make a few good films each year...Drive We Need to Talk About Kevin were IMO pretty decent; however when I think of my favorite films over the past several years the majority are foreign... I Saw The Devil Sin Nombre The Secret In Their Eyes The Man From Nowhere ...and

Re: [MOPO] WAR HORSE

2011-12-29 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
I agree - Melancholia is definitely worth watchingperformances, pacing, it's almost 2 short films in one which tie together really well. From: Paolo Zelati paolo.zel...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:49:40

Re: [MOPO] Window Card restoration question

2011-12-28 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
of window cards is that they can come with a record of their history. Makes no sense to destroy that, since that's a big part of the appeal for collecting. Though in an ideal world it'll be nicely printed, and not bad marker scrawl. On 28 Dec 2011, at 00:33, MICHAEL ARCHIBALD wrote: Hi,   I

[MOPO] Window Card restoration question

2011-12-27 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
Hi,   I recently framed a Wild Bunch window card.  As I was sliding the card into the frame I noticed (for the first time) that the top blank area was painted.  I only discovered this because I was framing the card in front of the window and the paint was not transparent in the sunlight.   I

[MOPO] WTB: Passage to Marseille TC

2011-12-17 Thread MICHAEL ARCHIBALD
Looking to buy a TC from the original 1944 release of Passage to Marseille in C7 or better condition. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing