Was eagerly awaiting, knew this was coming!
On 26 Aug 2012, at 20:41, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art wrote:
> quick answer. Released with the original Amsel style A& B.
> film did poorly (because as a Raymond Chandler adaptation, the film sucks.
> more below)
> film was pulled & a new comedic ad campaign was designed with MAD artist Jack
> Davis.
> the film apparently didn't last a couple weeks in it's first release and it
> didn't get wide release either, so distribution of posters was minimal.
> it is interesting to note I have never been able to find a Pressbook with the
> original posters and Walt Reuben says there isn't one, although the pressbook
> for the re-issued campaign is very common. The international design is not in
> the pressbook.
> It is also interesting to note that all four styles do exist as 1sh, insert,
> hs & possibly 30x40. I have never seen 3sheets for the Amsel designs,
> although I do have the Davis & not too long ago got the International from
> Bruce's auctions. It is unusual for a film of this time period to have 4
> different posters in those sizes mentioned.
>
>
> why Long Goodbye SUCKS
>
> this is really something that gets down to the basic content of the book and
> how Altman decided to translate it.
>
> #1 all Marlowe books are "first-person" stories. All scenes written contain
> Marlowe and what is described is what he sees.
>
> #2 Altman's movie making philosophy is diametrically opposed to such a
> structure. Altman's films are ensemble pieces where each character is equally
> as important as all others and even the starring actors are secondary
> concepts. Any single character standing out is anathema to Altman's style
>
> #3 Altman literally destroyed the Marlowe myth as a White Knight. He changed
> Marlowe from an intelligent chess player, college grad (Marlowe broke his
> nose as a football player in college), a former investigator in the District
> Attorney's office and the anti- misogynist into a bumbling detective who
> couldn't find his own shoes under his bed and then finally at the end of the
> film, a murderer who happily dances down the road after killing Terry Lennox
> in cold blood.
>
> the film should have been made as a standard vehicle without any attribution
> to Chandler. As a Marlowe movie, it's even worse than the Brasher Doubloon
> which also partially destroyed the Marlowe myth, but wasn't as pretentious as
> Altman's interpretation of Chandler's work.
>
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