Rudy,
Glad you liked the site.
I didn't know you were connected with the Bleeker St Cinema. When I wasn't
at the Fillmore, I was there for Chafed Elbows & Scorpio Rising, etc. Great
place along with the foreign stuff at the Greenwich & revivals uptown at the
Thalia.
Jerry
www.42ndstreetmemories.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rudy Franchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Movie Theaters
> Why oH Why did you post this site? I just spent the whole afternoon there.
> First I noticed they had some posts about The Bleecker Street Cinema,
which
> I used to run back in the early 60s, so I posted a brief history and some
> stories about the theater cat (Breathless) and Francois Truffaut's
frequent
> visits, etc. Then I noticed they had some brief posts on The York Theatre
on
> First Avenue, which was my local movie theater when I grew up on East 67th
> Street, so I had to post some memories about that. Before I knew it, it
was
> dark out and I had spent some time actually enjoying myself instead of
> butting my head against the Internet. Regards and thanks, rudy franchi
>
>
> > From: Toochis Morin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: Toochis Morin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 09:14:05 -0800
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Movie Theaters
> >
> > What a wonderful site, Jerry. I've been a supporter
> > of restoring the old movie theatres in Los Angeles.
> > It's a shame that some of these glorious movie palaces
> > are now swap meets.
> >
> > I've also been heartbroken over the drive-in. there
> > was a lovely one, THE FIESTA which we attended up to
> > three years ago. The neon sign and the decor in the
> > stands were amazing.
> >
> > It was torn down for a warehouse.
> > Toochis
> > --- 42nd Street Memories <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Great story, Joe. I have often wondered if I would
> >> EVER find a poster with a direct connection to my
> >> childhood theaters. And I lived in Manhattan! I
> >> thought the odds would be in my favor.
> >>
> >> Off topic but anyone interested in movie theaters
> >> should check out www.cinematreasures.com
> >>
> >> Jerry the K
> >> www.42ndstreetmemories.com
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Joseph H. Bonelli
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 8:30 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] MyMoviePosters Weekend Update
> >> November 28th 2004
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Dan,
> >> These posts are very interesting and informative.
> >> You wrote:
> >>
> >> <When I think of what an original movie poster is
> >> in my mind, it's
> >> probably one that you or I (or for that matter any
> >> of us who collect
> >> movie posters), might have stood staring at - in
> >> awe maybe -
> >> outside/inside of a cinema as a kid. When I think
> >> of what an original movie poster is in my mind, it's
> >> probably one that you or I (or for that matter any
> >> of us who collect
> >> movie posters), might have stood staring at - in
> >> awe maybe -
> >> outside/inside of a cinema as a kid. >
> >>
> >> One of my prize possessions is a half-sheet from a
> >> film called "Seven Cities of Gold"-- an early Fox
> >> CinemaScope release. It's a nice poster, but what
> >> makes it special to me is that on the back is
> >> written in pencil, "Joy Theater- Vicksburg,
> >> Mississippi." Which means that this particular
> >> poster was displayed there during the original run
> >> in 1954 or 1955 and that eleven or twelve-year-old
> >> Joe Bonelli stared at it-- the very poster that I
> >> own fifty years later.
> >> It's not framed but will be one day-- with the
> >> back visible.
> >> It always reminds me that I've loved the movies
> >> since I was five.
> >> Thanks and keep it up!
> >> Joe
> >>
> >> PS-- Please excuse the abrupt change in fonts, but
> >> computers do what they want!
> >> Joe
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> MyMoviePosters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> MyMoviePosters Weekend Update November 28th 2004
> >>
> >> New this week...
> >>
> >> I was really impressed by all the responses that
> >> were sent in on last week's question.There were some
> >> really great points made! Thank you all for your
> >> input.I was very pleased!
> >>
> >> Here are just some of the comments......
> >>
> >> For me, original has to be first print run for
> >> the first release of the movie. The only difference
> >> between
> >> a used and an unused original is in the rarity
> >> value of the unused poster, although the romance of
> >> having something which was actually displayed at
> >> the time is also a draw.
> >>
> >> Actually "Sent" out to a theatre, overseas,
> >> etc., by the Studio for the theatrical presentation
> >> of the film.
> >>
> >> When I think of what an original movie poster is
> >> in my mind, it's
> >> probably one that you or I (or for that matter
> >> any of us who collect
> >> movie posters), might have stood staring at - in
> >> awe maybe -
> >> outside/inside of a cinema as a kid. That's
> >> obviously not a technical
> >> definition of what is, or is not, original. just
> >> a nostalgic
> >> definition or something.
> >>
> >> But I guess original would be any poster that
> >> was printed for that
> >> first release. Or any subsequent poster printed
> >> specifically for a
> >> rerelease...??
> >>
> >> I think an original movie poster is any poster
> >> that was manufactured
> >> exclusively for the purpose of promoting a movie
> >> release.It doesn't matter
> >> if it was sent to movie theaters in my view for
> >> example, the studio-issued
> >> Empire Style A one sheet is a valid as an NSS
> >> one), or used or displayed.
> >> In terms of the original release only, I think
> >> that does not matter as long
> >> as the poster is clearly different or otherwise
> >> marked as being from a
> >> subsequent re-release. In other words, I
> >> consider the Empire R-81 and R-82
> >> to be originial movie posters, if that's what
> >> you are getting at.
> >>
> >> I am of the mind that it has to have been issued
> >> by the studio for the films theatrical release.
> >>
> >> I include re-releases in the "original"
> >> definition, but the poster has to have been printed
> >> with
> >> the intent to use it to promote the release of
> >> the film in theaters (either original release or
> >> re-release).
> >> it can't be a "special edition" printed up and
> >> sent to club members, or made specifically to be
> >> sold
> >> over-the-counter through various stores. it has
> >> to be the poster specifically printed to be sent to
> >> theaters and should be from the print run done
> >> for that purpose, not from a subsequent print run
> >> that was done to provide additional copies to
> >> dealers. that part is the hardest to identify and
> >> deal with,
> >> I know, and we'll probably never get it all
> >> down, but it's worthwhile to try.
> >>
> >> I feel that for a poster to be "original" it has
> >> to
> >> have been an authorized printing by the studio
> >> for use
> >> as promotional material ONLY(i.e.: sent to
> >> theatres,
> >> handed out at screenings, premeires, etc.)
> >> before/during the release of the film.
> >>
> >> At least it has to made for a theater.
> >> Re-releases are
> >> ok. The printer running off "extras" for
> >> dealers/friends are more questionable, but
> >> impossible
> >> to differentiate.
> >>
> >> I'd say for 100% accuracy, it had to be used at
> >> a theatre, pinholes and all.
> >>
> >> For 99% accuracy, it had to be intended for use
> >> at a theatre. Evidently there are finds in
> >> warehouses where posters were printed but never
> >> sent off for use. Great to own,
> >> but there's something not quite right about a
> >> poster which never saw the inside or outside
> >> of a cinema.
> >>
> >> In my opinion, an original movie poster is one
> >> that was made with the intent
> >> that it was only to be used for theatrical
> >> promotional use.This doesn't
> >> mean that the poster actually had to be used by
> >> the theater or even sent to
> >> the theater, but that it was made for that
> >> purpose.If someone happens to
> >> snag one off the printing press, it is still an
> >> original poster in my book.
> >>
> >> The issue of a re-release can also be answered
> >> by the above definition of an
> >> original. A re-release is still an original
> >> movie poster with the intent to
> >> be used by theaters.Of course, the poster should
> >> be designated as a
> >> re-release, but it is still an original film
> >> poster by my definition.
> >>
> >> Original posters were printed at the same time
> >> (same plates, same measurements, etc)
> >> as the posters that were sent to theaters, but
> >> the poster doesn't actually have to be theater-used
> >> ...it just helps when determining originality.
> >>
> >> I usually think of an original as 1 that was
> >> printed to be used as A movie poster in a theatre.
> >> This could include recalled posters, advanced,
> >> or
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