No but those Italians sure like to put their stamps on posters!
What's that about?
Patrick
On Nov 30, 2008, at 1:27 PM, lobby card invasion wrote:
if there's nothing to collect past say, 2010, in the way of one
sheets, what direction does the hobby go?
DOWN!!
Just like stamps. See any interesing stamp from a far-away country
lately? Ha ha
Zeev
----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Taranto
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Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Could this replace collecting actual movie
posters?
I think some of this goes back to the discussion on silent half
sheets going on last week.
Certain stars and titles will always be collectible. Things that
are hot will find it's cooling temperature amid a small but devoted
fallowing.
The average 80 - 90 year old movie posters in mint condition is
still affordable. Same for lobby cards.
For example, how many people on this list still get excited over
Wallace Reid or Viola Dana material? It would be interesting to
hear from dealers what silent star is still highly sought after.
I'm not talking about Chaney or Chaplin but people who were huge
stars in the teens and twenties and are not icons today.
Either way, if there's nothing to collect past say, 2010, in the
way of one sheets, what direction does the hobby go?
Glenn T.
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Michael Tupy
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Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Could this replace collecting actual movie
posters?
Zeev,
Both points taken, it might or might not hurt the hobby. As for
me, I was after 1 Sheets like Glenn. LC's were a find after I was
collecting 1Sheets so I don't think it's a
black and white issue. The advent of digital displays may dilute
the new collectors but the scarcity may make posters and LC's more
valuable. Who knows for sure
what's on the horizon? I'll still collect and I've turned on
others who see my posters and LC's so maybe it will be through word
of mouth and if the prices eventually go
up due to supply and demand, perhaps collecting will benefit as
other artwork has.
Hope all had a great T-Giving!
Patrick
On Nov 30, 2008, at 9:52 AM, lobby card invasion wrote:
Glenn,
I wouldn't be surprised if digital "posters" replace the paper
ones, but if they do, where would new collectors get the idea to
collect moovie paper?
As for LCs vs OS, its highly personal a choice, and I don't want
to get into this discussion. Suffice it to say that in movie
memorabilia shows, LCs outnumber larger posters, if for no other
reason than ease of transport and display.
But back to my original point, I think that the elimination of
lobby cards from the advertizing repertoire, have hurt the hobby
in two ways: First, you can't expect new collectors to enter the
hobby, and collect something thay don't know exists. And second,
young people who like the young stars, simply can't get them on
lobby cards. Try and collect John Torturro, Coen Brothers, or
Tarantino on LCs...
Collecting posters requires the space that most young people do
not have!
Zeev
----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Taranto
To: lobby card invasion ; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Could this replace collecting actual movie
posters?
Zeev -
Around Los Angeles there have been these huge screen billboards
where the picture changes every few seconds. The public HATES
them. And I believe there is a moratorium on them. That would
signify the end of larger size posters for sure. However, I can
definitely see their use in movie theatres for one sheets. It may
be just a matter of time before someone says no more paper use
this instead.
My question to you, were lobby cards really a jumping off point
for collectors? I was young enough to collect lobby cards but all
I ever wanted were the one sheets I saw. Lobby cards never
entered into my collecting vision until much, much later. When I
saw interesting title cards from the 1930's.
Glenn T.
----- Original Message -----
From: lobby card invasion
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Could this replace collecting actual movie
posters?
If they stop producing posters, I think collecting will definitely
be affected.
I think one of the reasons that there are few new collectors
coming into this hobby, is that Lobby Cards have stopped being
produced(with some exceptions) and displayed in theaters, since 1985.
Young people simply don't know of the existance of Lobby Cards.
With digital posters, the same fate may await OS posters.
Zeev
----- Original Message -----
From: Gerri Farrell
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Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:10 AM
Subject: [MOPO] Could this replace collecting actual movie posters?
I don't think that this gizmo will replace movie poster
collecting. It will replace actual movie posters. Once these
"frames" are in every theater lobby will there still be a need to
print and distribute those expensive movie posters? It's not far
away.
Ken
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