Actually Newsweek is now edited by Tina Brown. It's fairly lively. But thin. K. On Oct 18, 2012, at 9:23 AM, Sean Linkenback wrote:
> > I can remember back in the 90s when I would get Newsweek Fedex'd to me every > two weeks and couldn't wait to pour over the ads and find some gem that... > oh wait a minute...that was MCW. > Much better publication than Newsweek. > Thank you for the many years of service Brian and good luck in your future > endeavours. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Hershenson > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:12 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 > > On the heels of MCW ending comes the end of Newsweek, One by one they will > all go. Time is next, and then The New York Times (yes, The New York Times). > > http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/18/a-turn-of-the-page-for-newsweek.html > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Tom Martin > <dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com> wrote: > >so you started reading MCW when you where 5 years old Sue?? ok thats > possible....I guess. > > > > > >---- Original Message ---- > >From: filmfantast...@msn.com > >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > >Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 > >Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:11:59 +0000 > > > >> > >>So much of my own collection are items I bought from dealers I met > >through MCW. I was there at the beginning and for many years, as a > >collector, couldn't wait for the latest copy to get to me. It was a > >genuine thrill to open it up and see all the fun stuff for sale. > >Brian and family are great people and, later as a advertiser, they > >helped me immensely making sure every detail was covered. I wish them > >all the best of luck and extend enormous thanks for their > >contribution to our hobby. MCW was way more than a newspaper, it was > >a part of our history.. > >> > >>Sue Heim > >>www.hollywoodposterframes.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:08:29 -0400 > >>From: douglasbtay...@hotmail.com > >>Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 > >>To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>I attribute at least half of my Best Picture Collection, the most > >complete private collection of AA best picture OS’s in the world, to > >Brian and MCW. My NM Plum-style GWTW, my VF Mutiny on the Bounty, > >and many others were found in this great publication. > >> > >>Thank you Brian, very much. > >> > >>Regards > >> > >>DBT > >>Profile > >> > >>From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of > >Bruce Hershenson > >>Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 6:55 PM > >>To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > >>Subject: [MOPO] R.I.P. Movie Collector's World 1976-2012 > >> > >>I am so very sad to announce that "On Monday, October 15 two of the > >most highly respected film buff publications, Movie Collector’s World > >(MCW) and Classic Images (CI) announced that they had come to an > >agreement on the sale of MCW. Classic Images has agreed to buy Movie > >Collectors World, a Michigan based newspaper published by Brian > >Bukantis since 1985. The agreement was made on Friday, October 12. > >The two papers, serving movie buffs around the world, will be merged > >into one monthly publication. Under the terms of the agreement, > >currently active paid MCW subscribers will receive each monthly issue > >of CI, beginning with the December issue, for the length of their MCW > >subscription term." > >> > >>Those of you who only joined this hobby the past few years only know > >of MCW as a thin magazine, filled mostly with auction announcements > >and ads for the foremost dealers. > >> > >>But for those of us who have been in the hobby for decades, we > >remember so well those pre-Internet days when a large portion of the > >collectors and dealers subscribed to this then bulging publication, > >because it was THE number one way to buy and sell, and pretty much > >the most important day of the month was the one when MCW arrived! > >> > >>This really IS the "end of an era". I want to publicly thank Brian > >Bukantis for publishing it the past 27 years, and for doing a superb > >job throughout that time (of course, the ONLY thing he couldn't > >overcome was the Internet, which is rapidly putting EVERY newspaper > >and magazine out of business, and Brian should be quite proud that he > >was able to continue publishing as long as he did). He is a great > >guy, both personally and professionally, and he added immeasurably to > >our hobby. The ONLY silver lining to this is that Brian's life now > >won't be spent going from one urgent deadline to another! > >> > >>I will have more about this (and a farewell message from Brian) in > >my next weekly e-mail club message on Sunday! > >> > >>Bruce > >>-- > >>Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com > >team > >>P.O. Box 874 > >>West Plains, MO 65775 > >>Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when > >we take lunch) > >>our site > >>our auctions > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>Complete Buyer Protection - No time limit on our guarantees & NO > >buyer beware > >>Hershenson Help Hotline - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for > >urgent problems > >>Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer > >Reviews of our company - Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, which shows you in > >our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our > >auctions so very different from all others! > >> > >> > >> > >>Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > >>___________________________________________________________________ > >>How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >>Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > >>In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >>The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > >>Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > >>___________________________________________________________________ > >>How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >> > >>Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > >>In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >> > >>The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > >> > >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > >> > >___________________________________________________________________ > >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >> > >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >> > >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content > >. > >> > >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. Box 874 > West Plains, MO 65775 > Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take > lunch) > our site > our auctions > > > Complete Buyer Protection - No time limit on our guarantees & NO buyer beware > Hershenson Help Hotline - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent > problems > Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of > our company - Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, which shows you in our customers' own > words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from > all others! > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
