Re: [MOPO] OT: DONT TOUCH MY JUNK
You don't have to worry about me. It would be last thing on my mind. JW From: Michael B dialmbb...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, November 18, 2010 2:22:05 PM Subject: [MOPO] OT: DONT TOUCH MY JUNK DONT TOUCH MY JUNK 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.
Re: [MOPO] NO QUESTIONS ALLOWED
The electronic equivalent of talk to the hand. John W From: Michael B dialmbb...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, November 16, 2010 10:56:55 AM Subject: [MOPO] NO QUESTIONS ALLOWED I was looking at a book on ebay. the person is using a stock photo, so i decided to ask a question about the condition, and this is what pops up (on both of my ebay accounts): We're sorry we couldn't find an answer for you. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of messages this seller receives, they are unable to respond to your specific question right now. We suggest reviewing the itemagain to see if your answer is in the seller's listing. HOWEVER- The seller jas a feedback of about 70, and only 4 other items listed. WOW michael 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.
Re: [MOPO] What are the eBay Morons doing now???
I just heard that Ebay is going to change the way their auction page looks to be more like how the Amazon page appears. I'm glad I don't own any Ebay stock. John W From: Phillip W. Ayling mro...@earthlink.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, October 31, 2010 12:23:56 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What are the eBay Morons doing now??? As of today Meg Whitman has spent 141 million dollars of personal (sic eBay) money on her campaign. Maybe if 10 million of that had been spent on Customer Service, she would still find herself more money than anyone should possibly need and possibly lots of friends too. - Original Message - From: Bruce Hershenson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 6:04AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] What are the eBayMorons doing now??? I believe it is indeed because you did not mark it Paid inyour My eBay. They pretend this is to help you, but actually it servesthem a double nefarious purpose. One is to get you to only take PayPal,because then all the items are automatically marked paid. The other is to getthe customer mad, so that if he has not yet left feedback he may well leavebad feedback, which lowers your ratings as a seller, and lessens the amount ofdiscounts volume sellers get. It is kind of like the teacher who tellsthe class that if 75% of them get As or Bs they will get a day off school, andthen when the scores come in it is always 74% or lower, because of course itis the teacher who gives the grades, and they can stack the deck to insurethey get the results they want. It still astounds me that eBay cantreat its sellers (who provide them with their income) in such a contemptuousway. At least the sellers can be comforted to know that Meg Whitman threw awaywell over 100 million dollars on her likely losing political campaign (morethan any governor campaign ever), and that money came straight from thepockets of eBay sellers! Bruce On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:31 AM, Helmut Hamm texasmu...@web.de wrote: I haven't auctioned anything on eBay for a long time, but I still occasionally sell something from my eBay store. Several weeks ago I sold a poster, the buyer paid for it, I shipped it, he was happy with it and that should have been the end of that. Now, yesterday EBAY opens an 'unpaid item case' against my buyer, what the hell is the matter with them? The case was opened by EBAY, I had nothing to do with it. To close it down again, I had to mark the item as 'paid'. I cannot believe that they now start pestering my buyers with this nonsense. What is this? Do they want me to fall in line in and give them all the 'extra' information they want? I should note, that the buyer had paid by wire transfer, NOT through Paypal, so there was no 'payment received' information in Big Brother eBay's files. Below is a copy of the eBay message. I deleted all personal information, but the message is indeed from eBay. Has this happened to anybody else yet? Helmut Von: eBaye...@ebay.com Datum: 30.Oktober 2010 19:38:54 MESZ An: m...@filmposter.net Betreff: Unpaid item caseopen for Antwort an: e...@ebay.com - eBaysent this message to Helmut Hamm (filmposter.net). Your registered name is included toshow this message originated from eBay. Learn more at http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/name-userid-emails.html - - Anunpaid item case has beenopened - Hi filmposter.net, Weopened an unpaid item case for XXX and we notified the buyer. If their payment isn't received within 4 days, you'll get a finalvalue fee credit and the buyer will get an unpaid item recorded ontheir account and can't leave feedback for this item. Sale date:Sep-28-1001:58:09 PDT Buyer: Case opened: Saturday, Oct30, 2010 10:38:52 PDT 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 andthe other 28 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 WestPlains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12to 1 when we take lunch) our site ourauctions Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at
Re: [MOPO] Longtime Cinevent Dealer Passes Away...
That's sad news. My wife bought our daughter Heather (big Bogart fan) several of Van's items in this year's show. John W From: Scott Burns sbu...@columbus.rr.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, October 12, 2010 9:48:17 PM Subject: [MOPO] Longtime Cinevent Dealer Passes Away... If you ever attended Cinevent in Columbus and surveyed the dealer’s room, then you probably stopped by the tables of Charles Van Fossan, “Van” to those who knew him. His specialty was what he called “Hollywood cut-outs,” 3D wooden display items any movie fan would love. I’m sorry to report that Van lost his 10 year battle with cancer this morning. Many years ago, Van was in the Columbus movie theatre business, although I must admit I don’t know a lot about that time in his life. Perhaps others on the list know more about his past. There are probably many of you who met Van at Cinevent, and perhaps bought a fridge magnet, or a 3D lobby card, or a standee from him. Looking around my room right now I can see numerous items I purchased from him and a few custom ones he made just for me. Cinevent just won’t be the same without him. Scott MoPo List Owner 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.
Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing
Dima, Here is the definition of libelous: libelous - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. Only in our sue happy cockeyed society do we always think about suing someone. So no, I didn't think the resto people would sue you over you statements. And sure, you didn't name one company or person, you lumped them all in one big pile as being deceitful and hacks. Since there are a number of companies/ people that do linen backing as members on MOPO, it is interesting that none of them have objected to your statements. John W From: Dima Ballin bendingcae...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, October 6, 2010 7:12:47 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing John, Unfortunately, people and companies who do linen backing have been selling collectors a bill of goods for decades. Many of them learn their craft in a day or so, then set up shop and start cranking away. What a libelous statement this is. This is a slap in the face of every competent company that does linen backing. I have many 1 sheets that are linen backed, some over 10 years old that look as good as the day I received them back after being backed. Incorrect. There is nothing libelous about that statement. It would only be libelous if I had named a specific person/company by name, AND if I made false statements about that company which I could not back up in court with documented proof. Your use of libelous is inaccurate. Furthermore, I speak from personal knowledge. I've seen, several times, how a typical wet linen backing process is accomplished by these competent companies. It's very simple really. I could do it too, given the right equipment. No real paper knowledge necessary. Why bother going through years of training and apprenticeship that real paper conservators have to go through. Why bother with all that? Why bother learning how cloth and paper interact together, or how and why paper acidifies over time, or how it produces off-gassing, etc? Not necessary. Just learn how to mount posters on wet canvas and crank them out. Finally, 10 years is a short amount of time. If your posters are kept in a fairly stable environment, you probably won't see any changes in them, unless air bubbles form between the paper and canvas, which I've seen happen after just several months. The kind of degradation I am talking about takes place over at least several decades or more. The real question is, why do you want to back them at all. Is it to just be able to display them flat? If so, why not just press them flat between a piece of museum rag and Plexiglas? Why bother mounting them at all? If the answer is to preserve them for future generations well beyond your lifetime, then linen backing is one of the most destructive things you could do to them. Again, don't take my word for it. Talk to any professional paper conservator. SW From: Customer Service empireposte...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, October 5, 2010 12:45:50 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing Todd is quite correct. Linen and paper are two totally different materials. When you glue one to the other, over time, the stronger material will win out and ruin the weaker material. But rolling up posters on linen is only one part of the problem. The other part is that paper and canvas react differently to natural temperature and humidity changes. They expand and contract at different ratios. And since canvas is much stronger than paper, after some years, the paper will begin to crack and peel under the constant tension. The other source of tension is the fact that during the linen mounting process, the canvas is stretched tight on a frame and then allowed to dry. This builds tension right into the mounted piece. Even if it were then kept in perfectly stable atmospheric conditions, the original tension that was created by the stretching will eventually do the same thing to the paper. It takes years, but it does happen. S On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Todd A. Spoor sp...@earthlink.net wrote: I would have to agree with Neil, hard stock posters do NOT perform as well over time when linen backed. My collection of over 300 30x40's and 40x60's have very few linen backed pieces some of which are pealing off from the linen from having been rolled too tightly over the years. I don't know if this is from certain restorers or across the board. Todd Spoor Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® From: rixpost...@aol.com Sender: MoPo List mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:40:00 EDT To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU ReplyTo: rixpost...@aol.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing Hi, Neil, I've always heard that one sheet-type stock posters
Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing
him one of my more expensive posters. I asked him to remove it from the canvas and mount it on Japanese paper only, the way it should have been done in the first place, and to remove all signs of airbrushing restoration. No problem, he said. Three weeks later, I went back to pick up my expensive, newly mounted poster. When I saw it, my jaw dropped and my face turned red. The poster looked twice as bad as before. Parts of it were obviously separated and glued back on, as if it were a jigsaw puzzle. What's going on? I exclaimed. What happened to my poster? Well... the conservator started, it was more difficult than I thought to dismount the poster because the starch glue that was used was apparently much thicker and stronger than I had ever seen before. Besides, don't you know about the '10% rule? This is how I learned about the '10% rule.' In all professional conservation, whenever you try to reverse any previous conservation/restoration process, you have to be prepared to loose as much as 10% of your original artifact. I confirmed this with others, to make sure it wasn't just this one guy who made it up. Sorry to write such a long essay, but the subject of linen-backing really gets up my nose. Even though I don't collect any more, I hate to see a whole generation of well meaning collectors permanently ruin vintage posters which can never be replaced. Once they're gone that's it. And if there is anything I can do to prevent it, I will. SW On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:13 AM, John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com wrote: Dima, Here is the definition of libelous: libelous - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. Only in our sue happy cockeyed society do we always think about suing someone. So no, I didn't think the resto people would sue you over you statements. And sure, you didn't name one company or person, you lumped them all in one big pile as being deceitful and hacks. Since there are a number of companies/ people that do linen backing as members on MOPO, it is interesting that none of them have objected to your statements. John W 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: SIGNOFFMOPO-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.
Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing
I could live with a little tape in the borders, as it is in your poster, Rich. The question is, would you be just as happy with your Dracula poster if the tape ran down John Carradine's face? So when are we going to see this poster in your Wednesday auction? Great poster! I want one! John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, October 7, 2010 6:34:40 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing Linenbacking is something that is a poorly used tool in my opinion restoration is not the same as linenbacking, though they are usually done in combination #1 linenbacking to eliminate folds to me is a fool's game. #2 restoration to eliminate minor defects is a fool's game #3 inenbacking restoration for purely cosmetic issues is a fool's game why people do these things is their business, but I rarely buy a linenbacked poster and as Dario knows, I almost never send a poster out for this service. in the last 5 years I have had resto done to exactly 2 posters one was a Lady From Shanghai wc that I sold in my auctions 3-4 years ago. It was severely water damaged, stained and the paper layers were splitting etc. The item was in dire need of restoration or it would continue to deteriorate until it was dust the other was a 1952R Kong 1sh that I've had for 25 years. It had been framed behind glass and as we know, glass transfers heat, so over the years, the poster had become brittle and therefore necessitated linenbacking so it to would not crumble to dust (Dario did both posters) I have posters displayed all over the place here. My House of Dracula 1sh has a piece at the top center that has peeled back was taped back improperly. about 1 inch by 1/4 inch http://www.comic-art.com/temp/collection_1sh_0067detail.jpg poster is otherwise pretty nice http://www.comic-art.com/temp/collection_1sh_0067.jpg It is proudly framed right next to the desk that I am sitting at this very moment. I could care less about these MINOR DEFECTS I do have some posters that I will send out as they need help. 1931 Thelma Todd poster has a large snipe pasted over the title.. I mean one huge snipe across from left to right Sleeping Beauty 1sh - the eyes have been cut out of SB and the rabbit Looney Tunes 1sh - Bug's ears have been cut out 1904 poster I just got from Bruce.. it's in 3 pieces these are what restoration is for. Doug Taylor has a great collection as we all know he regularly backed every poster he got because he wanted to. By his own admission, He has been rethinking that work. linen restoration in movie posters is an over-used process sometimes it is unavoidable - how else could you display a 6 sheet or a 24 sheet? But in general.. I think it is not a good thing Rich 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.
Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing
Unfortunately, people and companies who do linen backing have been selling collectors a bill of goods for decades. Many of them learn their craft in a day or so, then set up shop and start cranking away. What a libelous statement this is. This is a slap in the face of every competent company that does linen backing. I have many 1 sheets that are linen backed, some over 10 years old that look as good as the day I received them back after being backed. As far as the Library of Congress, and what they do to preserve their paper items, I'm sure they have $1000's to put into their paper objects. Most of us do not have unlimited funds to restore our posters. Linen backing is, at this time, the only solution most of us have to restore a tattered one sheet. Certainly a way around having to linen back is to not buy posters that need work. If you can afford to do so. I agree most half sheets and inserts should not be linen backed. It doesn't last if it is not done well. John W From: Customer Service empireposte...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, October 5, 2010 12:45:50 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing Todd is quite correct. Linen and paper are two totally different materials. When you glue one to the other, over time, the stronger material will win out and ruin the weaker material. But rolling up posters on linen is only one part of the problem. The other part is that paper and canvas react differently to natural temperature and humidity changes. They expand and contract at different ratios. And since canvas is much stronger than paper, after some years, the paper will begin to crack and peel under the constant tension. The other source of tension is the fact that during the linen mounting process, the canvas is stretched tight on a frame and then allowed to dry. This builds tension right into the mounted piece. Even if it were then kept in perfectly stable atmospheric conditions, the original tension that was created by the stretching will eventually do the same thing to the paper. It takes years, but it does happen. S On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Todd A. Spoor sp...@earthlink.net wrote: I would have to agree with Neil, hard stock posters do NOT perform as well over time when linen backed. My collection of over 300 30x40's and 40x60's have very few linen backed pieces some of which are pealing off from the linen from having been rolled too tightly over the years. I don't know if this is from certain restorers or across the board. Todd Spoor Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® From: rixpost...@aol.com Sender: MoPo List mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:40:00 EDT To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU ReplyTo: rixpost...@aol.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen-backing versus Paper-backing Hi, Neil, I've always heard that one sheet-type stock posters (1-Sheets, 3-Sheets, 6-Sheets, Foreign 1-Sheets, etc) are best to be linen-backed, while heavier stock posters (1/2 Sheets, Insets, 30x40's, 40x60's) and lobby cards are best to have paper-backed. At times, when I see that a 1/2 sheet, insert or 30x40 has been linen-backed, it's kind of disturbing to me because I don't think the seller will reach the piece's full potential in its sale. I think more collectors/dealers who've been around awhile feel the same way. But, who knows, maybe my ideas are wrong in some dealers' eyes by today's standards... Rick In a message dated 10/5/2010 8:28:16 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, neiljawor...@yahoo.co.uk writes: hallo MOPOville I have a 90cm x 125cm german film poster from 1930 that needs backing. It's relatively solid, considering its age, but tending to brittle/split/crack along the folds and won't survive without mounting. What is the current thinking about linen versus paper for something like this? Does it matter that it's a european poster? I've seen a couple of references to paper-backing being preferable to linen recently, but am aware that this might not be correct. Does the size of this poster suggest that linen is the best way forward, even if it's going to be displayed immediately upon mounting? also, as there will be some fold-line and other restoration work, would a linen mount provide a better base? So many questions! Anyone have a view on this? Thanks in advance. Cheers Neil 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
Re: [MOPO] Marx bros car sells for 3.4 million
Ah, Zeppo, the boring Marx brother. JW From: Richard Evans evan...@blueyonder.co.uk To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 2:24:43 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Marx bros car sells for 3.4 million It may look glamorous to outsiders, but life as a Hollywood mogul can get a little monotonous. Hence, it comes as little surprise when we hear of celebrities making all manner of crazy wagers. The most memorable is arguably the one that took place in 1932 between Zeppo Marx and agent Phil Berg. Marx bet that his 1927 Mercedes-Benz S Boattail Speedster could leave Berg's Duesenberg in the dust, and the two put $10,000 on the table - a dizzying amount of cash at the time. Off they went to the dry lakes outside north Hollywood, along with more than a thousand spectators, to settle the bet. Berg's Duesey took the honors and the cash. On 16 Aug 2010, at 08:00, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: At 10:19 PM 8/15/2010, David Lieberman wrote: just watched this famous car sell for 3.4 million at pebble beach, used to be owned by the Marx bros was in a few of their movies. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4669115l=80976bc6efid=742985535 dammit if I wasn't the underbidder again 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.
Re: [MOPO] Bob Hope
I bet he's golfing with Crosby in that big golf course in the sky. John W From: Joseph Bonelli joebom...@yahoo.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, August 9, 2010 2:25:09 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bob Hope If Hope didn't die he is now 107 years old. And still golfing!! Joe B in NOLA --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.net wrote: From: Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] Bob Hope To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 10:36 AM Did he die? k. On Aug 9, 2010, at 2:49 AM, rodxmorgan wrote: BW---He's a Star; In Color---He Ain't. road to hong kong---14---g16 road to bali---7---100200---g2/us688.JPG CATALOG: VIEW 145 LISTS 5,000 JPGS: ## http://posterazzi.blogspot.com/ http://picasaweb.google.com/posterazzi http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=posterazzip=v ## BTW: RIP subject was roses---20---com1 hud---18---4075---g6/us41.JPG singles sets of 8 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.
Re: [MOPO] Lawrence, BEFORE AFTER - Why restorers remain vital to our hobby.
Impressive. I wonder if some type starch was used to make the card stiff at the fold line? JW From: David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, July 24, 2010 6:53:42 AM Subject: [MOPO] Lawrence, BEFORE AFTER - Why restorers remain vital to our hobby. ** Several weeks ago, I posted images on MoPo of a squashed Lawrence of Arabia Oscars window card that a seller sent un-protected in a Priority Mail triangle box. Shortly after that post, a MoPo member reached out to me, armed with confidence and loads of sage advice... ** The person who reached out to me on MoPo was Carol Tincup of Orange, CA (714.289.8630). Carol has been working with paper for more than 30 years. I had never used her services before and I only chose to do so because after she saw images of my squashed Lawrence Oscars poster, she e-mailed me, offering non-invasive solutions I could try on my own. As a result of this outreach, I picked up the phone and said no way am I going to do this by myself - and I asked her to work on the poster above -- and then asked her about a second, way more valuable Lawrence roadshow camel-style WC (below) that I had just received that had been permanently dry mounted onto foam core (NOT spray mounted, which would have been an easier job); Carol was supremely-confident she could pry off the dry mount in pieces without tearing, curling or wrinkling the poster or scorching its colors - strengthening and minimizing the fold line with what an extremely thin application of some type of gluey substance on the back - before heat pressing the poster flat -- all without airbrushing and without linen- or paper-backing! Until I spoke to her, I had NO intention of letting anyone TOUCH the poster. I was intent on leaving the poster as is. But her confidence was reassuring. The before picture below has a yellowish cast because it was taken indoors under tungsten light. The after picture was taken outdoors, under natural light on the floor of my covered patio. Note the visible fold line in the before picture. ** Note that Carol's work was labor intensive but minimally invasive, more like a remove-and-repair-and-clean job than a full restoration. On the camel poster, note the back. The fold line is still there, nothing is hidden. But this poster is no longer weak along the fold line; the poster has the weight and feel of sturdy card stock from 1962 - without paper backing of any kind. The fold line on the front is now FLAT. It disappears and re-appears amid the colors when you put your eyes within 2-3 inches of the poster, but at a normal viewing distance, it's gone. Carol achieved the same results with my formerly squashed Oscars poster. I am not kidding, you now have to LOOK HARD for the fold lines on both posters. I cannot even feel them when I run my fingers over them. ** My point is the craftsmanship of restorers has wonderfully evolved from the dipped in paint days of the 70s, 80s and 90s. While unrestored paper is always preferred, so long as the world's best museums continue to preserve paper that might otherwise turn to dust and lost forever -- there will always be a need for restoration / preservation craftsmen. I used to be flatly told that removing dry mount from a poster was impossible. (It might still be very risky for something like a one-sheet, I don't know.) But this was the first time I have ever OK'd the removal of a poster that I believed was permanently dry-mounted to foam core. I was extremely nervous about it. Now that it's over, I'm obviously happy with the results and with the quality of Carol's work -- and naturally, I wanted to share them with the group. -d. 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.
Re: [MOPO] More about restoration
Speaking of only being interested in . JW From: rixpost...@aol.com rixpost...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, July 19, 2010 10:06:07 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] More about restoration DeepdiscountDVD.com? Am I missing something? Rick In a message dated 7/19/2010 6:58:14 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, glenndam...@earthlink.net writes: Regarding the comments made about restoration-yes, most people do want their posters to look nice, and I guess nothing is wrong with trumping them up a bit. Unfortunately, though, in 2010, many of the pieces in this hobby are transient, and change hands incredibly frequently. The whole idea in the grand scheme of things is to get the maximum $$$ out of everything. I wonder how many people who sold a restored lobby card told the buyer that most of the colors were bleached all out and then skillfully painted back in? Remember, most of these people are in it for the . They rush online to check out the offerings of many auctioneers, but seldom rush to check out DeepdiscountDVD.com to check out a 25 percent off DVD sale. 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.
Re: [MOPO] MoPo subscibers
When I think of MOPO, I think sellers/dealers. And if there are only 25 members that post, it's because it's that 25 sellers/dealers that like to talk to each other. And by talking I mean discussion/answers to posts. Not comments, like I agree, Thanks for the good article, etc. It's like going to a party, and you're the only one in a suit and tie. And someone says who invited that guy?. JW From: Phil Edwards p...@cinemarts.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 2:07:03 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] MoPo subscibers I know 4 people who read MOPO but would never post. And I mean never. If you extrapolate something the same for all of us who do post, that's pretty much the membership. If you deduct all the FS and FA posts, including the ones that don't have FS/FA but really are more like FU I don't need no rules, then the number of real posts is far, far less. If you deduct all the follow-on posts that say, 'I agree with Bruce, Kirby, Rich, et al as a response and without adding any other comment to the discussion at hand, then the number of real posts that are about something, then you lose even more. This has been a post about nothing, related to something. Phil E. - Original Message - From: Bruce Hershenson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] MoPo subscibers John Whenever this comes up Scot states that there are actually 500 members, but that the number noted when we send e-mails is much lower, for some reason I am sure he can easily explain. Still, whether it be 300 or 500, your point is quite valid. I wonder what the answer is? Bruce On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 4:44 AM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia johnr...@moviemem.com wrote: An earlier post mentioned that MoPo has approx 300 subscribers. That seems to me to be an extraordinarily small number considering that MoPo has been around for so many years. I think that MoPo is a wonderful source of information and discussion for collectors of movie posters and I would have thought that it would attract more participants. Despite all of the doom and gloom, the fact is that there are a huge number of collectors of movie memorabilia worldwide. Is there a reason why the subscribers list seems to remain fairly static and remain so relatively small? Website: www.moviemem.com JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia 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.
Re: [MOPO] Absenteeism
Comic books??? I don't need no stinking comic books!!! JW From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, July 4, 2010 4:59:10 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Absenteeism comic books Jim 1000+ boxes of them and some other stuff At 01:08 PM 7/4/2010, jim episale wrote: Any photo lots? Check out our shop video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-n2AznLA8o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCP7PaO-2tkfeature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fojAZcbvL7Efeature=related jim episale Unshredded Nostalgia 323 South main St. Route 9 Barnegat, N.J. 08005 800-872-9990 609-660-2626 http://www.unshreddednostalgia.com Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Halegua Comic Art Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 3:50 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Absenteeism where has Richie been?? man-o-man. I've been bidding on then moving truckloads of comic books and stuff from someone's bankrupt warehouse to my warehouse and let me tell you.. it wasn't as much fun as it sounds. the temperature has been 100+ all week and I drank more than 1/2 a case of water everyday. I only just finished last night and I even brought back some stuff that MoPolian society is interested in meanwhile, I can't believe how active it's been here and you can be sure I will be commenting on the CGC thread after I can maybe read all of those posts. anyway.. I'm glad I'm done with moving this stuff and can take a rest.. before I start reading the posts Rich 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.
Re: [MOPO] Is there something wrong with this hobby?
I have a number of automatic searches on Ebay. They go to my email when something I want comes up for auction. It saves me a ton of time. When I sell on Ebay, I put the lowest amount I will take for the item as the opening bid. If it doesn't sell, so be it. John W From: jboh...@aol.com jboh...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, July 2, 2010 11:05:40 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Is there something wrong with this hobby? Auctions any auction is a game of chance...if you didn't want to sell it low then you should have put a reserve on it. A card of that calibre would have sold easily at a fair/event for $150-200 however there are people canny enough to be on ebay and get a bargain and there are idiots on ebay who gloss over such items. But an auction is a game of chance and when you have a low reserve you have no outcome but what it has sold for. Unless you do what other dealers do and if it is going to low you have a bidder you know bump the price up and if you or your buddy wins it you just pay the listing fees. -Original Message- From: Zeev Drach lobb...@rogers.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 14:35 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Is there something wrong with this hobby? Channing, Yes, $11.50 for that card is a real bummer. Yes, of course it’s worth a lot more, and you would have also gotten a lot more for it, had it not been on eBay. I would have paid a lot more for it, but I simply don’t have the time to look daily through the endless mounds of ebay auctions. I think that is true for a lot of people. I go through some of Bruce’s and Rich’s auctions, just out of habit, and because I know them. That’s about it. Maybe a couple of other dealers as well, from time to time. But the obsessive habit of sitting day in and day out and watching for bargains on ebay is long behind me. Who’s got the time for it? A few years ago it was still a novelty, but nobody can keep up with the sheer avalanche of posters and lobby cards heaped upon us daily via ebay and other on line auctions. In other words, what I’m saying is there is so much stuff on ebay that people simply are tuning off. Zeev From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of channinglylethomson Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 12:53 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Is there something wrong with this hobby? Is there something wrong with this hobby? I ask this for the following reason. Today, I had an auction closing on EBAY for an original 1941 lobby card -- a beautiful linen-paper portrait card of Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire in a tuxedo from YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER that I've had for years. I started this auction low because I was conducting a sort of test. I wanted to see if a card like this would reach its real value at auction on EBAY or not. Well, unfortunately, the lobby card sold for a closing amount of $11.50. 15 years ago this card would have sold for between $125. and $200. You probably could have made a phone call and sold it for that. Now it sells for $11.50. I posted the auction announcement on various sites including two separate ones on MOPO. It ended up selling to a man in NYC for $11.50. Now as you may imagine, I was disturbed that it sold for so little. In the future, I will probably only start one of these low opening bid, Bruce Hershenson-style auctions if the piece is something like a lobby card or poster for a major 1950s science fiction film or a classic movie or obviously collectible poster or card. I think a lobby card like this one is still of value despite changing tastes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think there are still people who know who Rita Hayworth is and who Fred Astaire is and admire their work and their films. However, since no one in MOPO found this worth bidding on, even if they could have gotten the card for as little as $12.50, maybe I'm all wrong. Thoughts please? Channing Thomson P.S. One other consideration -- I live in a major American city (San Francisco) where I routinely see elderly Chinese people digging through trash cans all over downtown trying to find cans or plastic bottles for recycling. Sometimes they carry big plastic bags of these balanced on bamboo polls over their shoulders. These are men and women who are often as old as 70 or 80. You really can't go more than a block without seeing them digging through the trash. Nobody seems to think there's anything wrong with this here but it disturbs me and makes me think we may actually be in a depression rather than just one the typical recessions. The economy definitely BLOWS! 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
Re: [MOPO] FW: Movie poster magic discovered by workmen in the depths of London's Underground
Nice article about Jim Gresham as well. There's a picture of Freddie Poe on the cover of the new MCW looking all clean cut with short hair. Almost didn't recognize Dr. V. John W From: Richard Evans evan...@blueyonder.co.uk To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 3:15:54 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FW: Movie poster magic discovered by workmen in the depths of London's Underground Bunch of Universal horror posters discovered in New Zealand: Details here: www.mcwonline.com/pdf/705drv.pdf Though having said that, I recall Bruce telling of a good find he shared with other dealers... On 15 Jun 2010, at 20:10, kainb...@aol.com wrote: NZ Universal ?? Pls explain. Thx Sent via BlackBerry by ATT From: Richard Evans evan...@blueyonder.co.uk Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:04:23 +0100 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] FW: Movie poster magic discovered by workmen in the depths of London's Underground Would it be the NZ Universal one? On 15 Jun 2010, at 19:56, kainb...@aol.com wrote: Thanks for sharing this article...incredible find...which is the greatest find ever??? Philipp Sent via BlackBerry by ATT From: Patrick Cutts david.cut...@ntlworld.com Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:14:28 +0100 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] FW: Movie poster magic discovered by workmen in the depths of London's Underground From: Patrick Cutts [mailto:david.cut...@ntlworld.com] Sent: 15 June 2010 18:11 To: 'lists...@listserv.american.edu' Subject: Movie poster magic discovered by workmen in the depths of London's Underground Just spotted this interesting article on a whole bunch of Movie Posters and other ads from the 1950’s which have been discovered in an old underground station. I wonder if Tony has been round yet as his Gallery is in Notting Hill!! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1286535/Notting-Hill-posters-1950s-artwork-Tube-station.html Take Care, Patrick Nottinghamshire, England p.s Good to hear that Adrian is on the mend after his bout with cancer, hope that your recovery continues. 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.
Re: [MOPO] FW: Movie poster magic discovered by workmen in the depths of London's Underground
Don't get me wrong, I think this type of discovery is very cool, and I like reading about finds like this. But are these posters really all that rare? I just saw a Too Many Crooks poster for sale somewhere. Not a BQ, maybe German. JW From: Patrick Cutts david.cut...@ntlworld.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 1:14:28 PM Subject: [MOPO] FW: Movie poster magic discovered by workmen in the depths of London's Underground From:Patrick Cutts [mailto:david.cut...@ntlworld.com] Sent: 15 June 2010 18:11 To: 'lists...@listserv.american.edu' Subject: Movie poster magic discovered by workmen in the depths of London's Underground Just spotted this interesting article on a whole bunch of Movie Posters and other ads from the 1950’s which have been discovered in an old underground station. I wonder if Tony has been round yet as his Gallery is in Notting Hill!! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1286535/Notting-Hill-posters-1950s-artwork-Tube-station.html Take Care, Patrick Nottinghamshire, England p.s Good to hear that Adrian is on the mend after his bout with cancer, hope that your recovery continues. 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.
Re: [MOPO] Ebay feedback issue
Nathalie, I've had sellers email and ask for feedback, which I usually do eventually anyway. But sometimes I'll have these same sellers not leave feedback for me. Which I figure is laziness on their part. And they got what they wanted. What was the game by the way? John W From: Steven Yafet sya...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 10:41:13 PM Subject: [MOPO] Ebay feedback issue Recently, I bought a vintage TV tie-in board game. I don't collect them, but I'd been looking for this one. Anyway, it was unused and (over)priced acccordingly with a Buy it Now. Since it's very hard to find, I bought it and gave positive feedback after receiving it. Here's what I can't figure out. The seller never gave me any feedback. I paid right away and left him a nice note so why didn't he bother to do the same? Nathalie 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.
Re: [MOPO] Ebay feedback issue
Will Ebay remove the negative feedback if you asked them to? Since it was obviously left by mistake. I'm about to sell some items myself on Ebay again, so this recent talk of how Ebay treats sellers has my interest. JW From: Captain Bijou captainbi...@comcast.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 3:53:26 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay feedback issue How about this I just had an E-bay customer (with over 600+ feedback) who purchased a lobby card, received it within a few days, wrote Perfect! in the comments area, but left negative feedback. I believe he -- or she -- simply clicked the wrong button -- although E-Bay does warn you that you are about to leave negative feedback before you do so -- but the customer has not responded to my inquiries about the incongruity of his feedback and comment. In those distant early E-Bay days, at least the seller had the option of leaving negative feedback as well. Now we are all subject to the capricious whims of the buyer Earl Blair CAPTAIN BIJOU www.captainbijou.com Original Message - From: Claude Litton To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay feedback issue I have had that happen many times. Yet, if I email the seller and after giving the seller feedback, politely tell the seller I would appreciate feedback in return I always succeed in receiving it. Claude In a message dated 6/15/2010 3:11:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sya...@gmail.com writes: Thank you Rich, Richard and Jeff, I did look into his feedback left section. He sells a lot of things and doesn't leave very much feedback. I paid the same day I bought the game on May 7th and left positive feedback on May 28th because it took a while to get it in the mail. Yes, there was some lag time, but how could I leave any feedback until I saw the auction item? Anyway, thanks again for your thoughts. Nathalie On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com wrote: one word: stupid At 07:41 PM 6/14/2010, Steven Yafet wrote: Recently, I bought a vintage TV tie-in board game. I don't collect them, but I'd been looking for this one. Anyway, it was unused and (over)priced acccordingly with a Buy it Now. Since it's very hard to find, I bought it and gave positive feedback after receiving it. Here's what I can't figure out. The seller never gave me any feedback. I paid right away and left him a nice note so why didn't he bother to do the same? Nathalie 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. 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.
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I have the Swimming Pool DVD, but I haven't gotten around to watching it. Since it's getting a thumbs up here, I'll have to work it into my movie watching rotation. John From: Phil Edwards p...@cinemarts.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, June 11, 2010 12:43:31 AM Subject: [MOPO] SWIMMING POOL is worth seeing, and not just for Charlotte's outstanding nudidity! - Original Message - From: steve olson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 1:57 PM Subject: [MOPO] Point Blank has some great posters for a newer noir also. As for Rampling, she looks great naked at the end of 2003 movie Swimming Pool at age 57. From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Evans Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 1:09 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Talking of recent, the 1 sht for The Last Seduction is a good one for a fine neo-noir. On 10 Jun 2010, at 20:58, John Waldman wrote: Rich, Actually, I was speaking of the one sheet for Farewell, My Lovely from 1975. With Robert Mitchum, and one of my favorite actresses, Charlotte Rampling. I like the image on the poster of Mitchum looking out the window smoking, looking rumpled and tough. Granted, a newer poster, but non the less, a noiresque movie and poster. A very affordable poster I might add. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com; mop...@listserv.american.edu Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 3:10:37 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] John means Murder My Sweet, which happens to be my #1 poster collection (I collect Raymond Chandler) however, while I love the movie and the poster is right in front of my desk when I'm working so I see it everyday, it is far from a great Noir 1sheet and I could think of many others which are better. However, in keeping with MMS, the 3sheet on the title with a nightgown clad Claire Trevor with a smoking gun in her hand is tops!! and the half sheets are better noir posters than the 1sh other mentions: the Third Man 1s Brute Force half sheet with Lancaster over prison I Walk Alone halves DOA - the halves Gun Crazy (why isn't it on your list Steve) Captive City Kill or Be Killed after I get into my collection, I'll be able to list many others as I am very heavy with Noir At 12:00 PM 6/10/2010, John Waldman wrote: This Gun For Hire Farewell, My Lovely John From: Richard Evans evan...@blueyonder.co.uk To: mop...@listserv.american.edu Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 2:48:28 PM Subject: [MOPO] A few favourites: The Big Sleep French Grande The Lost Weekend French Grande (Bat Style) In A Lonely Place Argentinean 1 Sht Gun Crazy 3 sht And of course, Out of Past 1 sht On 10 Jun 2010, at 07:49, steve olson wrote: Hello, I don’t post much but after reading Dark City (thanks to whomever suggested the book) I wanted an opinion of what noir posters MOPO’ers thought best evoked the spirit of noir’s. No, not necessarily the most beautiful (e.g. This Gun For Hire 1sh) nor the best images of the stars (e.g. Gilda) but the posters that capture the fatalism, grim streets, desperation, duplicity, temptation, and broken hopes which inhabit Dark City. Now to start the abused and discarded, deflated, never quite reaching the top of the hill before rolling into oblivion noir ball rolling- 1. Cry of the City (20th Century Fox, 1948). Half sheet or insert- best image of noir photographic style? 2. The killing. half sheet- luridly colored corpses make for the meanest of noir posters 3. Stranger on the Third Floor (RKO, 1940). One Sheet- 1st noir also has the 1st great noir poster 4. D.O.A. 3 sheet (1 sheet and half are also great, w/ the half having a toe tag around his body) 5. Nightmare alley. insert- meaner Powers face than the 1 sheet. 6. Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Paramount, 1948). One sheet- with all the eyes 7. The Big Combo (Allied Artists, 1955). Half Sheet – fatalism, femme fatale, dark streets 8. Mystery Street (MGM, 1950). One Sheet- great noir art for an inexpensive poster 9. Kiss of death. 1 sheet- at least one great poster is in black and white 10. Raw Deal (Eagle Lion, 1948). One sheet- very raw 11. I Walk Alone (Paramount, 1948). One sheet- vivid 12. T-Men. One sheet- kitchen sink of noir posters 13. Killer’s Kiss. 1sheet- cold as you would expect from Kubrick and an ax (Here’s Johnny!!) 14. The Devil Thumbs a Ride (RKO, 1947). 1 sheet- is Lawrence Tierney Ben Affleck’s evil noir alter-ego? I stuck to USA posters since noir’s are mostly an American phenomenon. Otherwise the Italians(The Enforcer 2 folio, High Sierra (R-1949). 2 Folio, Knock on Any Door (Columbia, 1949)2 – Folio) might have had a few well deserved entries.. I also didn’t include tc/lc’s but would love feedback as to some of the best
Re: [MOPO] Is it my imagination or are many movie poster forum members REALLY...
I've been to NYC twice, once when I was in college in the late 70's. And again in the mid 80's for my niece's wedding. The 70's trip was with friends that had introduced me to poster collecting, and the trip was made to go to the many poster shops in NY. We arrived in the city around 2 am, and parked the car (not easy). As we walked toward the friend's apartment we would be staying at, we were greeted by a group of hookers. We kept walkingwithout the hookers. Hello New York. I came across the strangest people I had ever met in my life on this trip. On one very memorable trip to a poster shop we had to be buzzed into the door after giving someone's name to gain entry. My friend referred to the owner as The Dragon Lady. She matched the name. I had a blast on this trip, and I definitely caught the poster collecting bug at this time. The 80's trip was different, I had my wife and two small daughters along, and it seemed like I was in protection mode the whole time. My family and I were exiting the Empire State building (I think) as my wife was going through the rotating door, with my toddler daughter in her arms no less, the woman in back of her, also in the rotating door, got mad about how slow my wife was going, so she pushed the door so hard that it hit my wife's tennis shoe, and ripped off the sole. And for good measures gave Sherri a good push as she went by. I saw all of this, but my oldest daughter and I were behind another person still in the building trying to get out. So all I could do by the time I got out was yell $#@*. Then buy my wife new shoes. During this same trip on the way to a poster shop, I had a guy walk next to me and my family singing a nice little song about how he would be in my pockets stealing my money. I showed him the roll of nickels that I was carrying in my fist, and he stopped singing, and went back to his hole in the ground. I've never been back since. I'm glad the city has been cleaned up, because it has so much to offer. Maybe one day I'll go back. John W From: kainb...@aol.com kainb...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, June 11, 2010 9:31:29 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Is it my imagination or are many movie poster forum members REALLY... I spent a week in manhattan and things have changed a lot over here. People are so friendly and polite...incredible changenew yorkers really changed since 9/11...almost as friendly compared to LA Philipp. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT From: Roland Lataille roland.latai...@sbcglobal.net Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 04:52:54 -0700 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Is it my imagination or are many movie poster forum members REALLY... Where do you live? Here in Connecticut, people are usually not that friendly if they don't know you but, I always hear a thank you if I open a door and leave it open for them. From: Tom A. Pennock tapenn...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, June 6, 2010 8:15:35 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Is it my imagination or are many movie poster forum members REALLY... Not too long ago I was at the Post Office and I took the door to hold the door for a woman. She looked at me puzzled as to what my motive was or what I was going to do. Then she realized I just wanted to open the door for a lady and had some manners. Really sad when you can't even hold a door open for someone without your motives coming into question. --Tom Pennock In a message dated 6/6/2010 8:05:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sya...@gmail.com writes: Me too. Civility seems to have eroded everywhere. Many times I pick up multiple packages from my post office box and I can count on less than three fingers how often people coming in will hold the door. Nathalie On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com wrote: At 01:56 PM 6/6/2010, Franc wrote: I think a general lack of civility is everywhere, not just in on-line forums. FRANC I couldn't agree more with this the reality is that when you have certain tv stations, radio hosts and other leaders spilling vitriol on a daily basis it permeates throughout. One major over-riding factor however is this: people have come to believe that everything they think is right IS while thinkng everything other people think about IS NOT. It's an inability to look objectively ate things and understand there is give and take, what's good for the goose is what's good for the gander and regardless of whether you agree with your opposites or not, you're supposed to treat people with mutual respect as well as respect the beliefs of your opposites. it isn't confined to America, but admittedly our nation is a hotspot for such behavior Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to
Re: [MOPO] FA:HEAT WAVE Orig 1954 HAMMER PROD. FILM NOIR BAD GIRL US 3-SHEET INCREDIBLE ART
Cool poster. Also interesting for the print error on the lower part of three sheet, as far as the guy at the bottom with two mouths. John From: rixpost...@aol.com rixpost...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, June 11, 2010 1:55:03 PM Subject: [MOPO] FA:HEAT WAVE Orig 1954 HAMMER PROD. FILM NOIR BAD GIRL US 3-SHEET INCREDIBLE ART Thought someone might have interest. Original material (especially a US 3-Sheet--the best piece on the title) seldom appears... http://shop.ebay.com/rixposterz/m.html?_nkw=_armrs=1_from=_ipg=50 HEAT WAVE Orig '54 US 3-Sheet HAMMER FILM NOIR BAD GIRL 0 Bids Buy It Now $24.99 $150.00 Time left:6d 8h 5m 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.
Re: [MOPO] RECONCILIATIONS (((((eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay!
Maybe I don't understand the concept here but Lauren Bacall is not in Casablanca. John W From: Glenn Taranto exit...@gte.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 12:24:33 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] RECONCILIATIONS (eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay! Ouch - 'nough said! GT - Original Message - From: Glenn Taranto To: dialmbb...@aol.com ; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] RECONCILIATIONS (eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay! Bogart and Bacall in Casablanca - 'mough said... Gt - Original Message - From: Michael B To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:12 AM Subject: [MOPO] RECONCILIATIONS (eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay! SO, who says there is no reconciliation after a divorce? reminds me of bette davis in THE LETTER saying, I STILL LOVE THE MAN I KILLED. SO. let's try this: WHAT ARE THE BEST RECONCILIATIONS IN FILMS ??? michael In a message dated 6/10/2010 12:03:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, brucehershen...@gmail.com writes: While there's a mad exodus of sellers LEAVING eBay, I thought I would try my first auctions there in more than two years, just to see what things are like over there! I put one on each of my selling accounts: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=380241466545 ...and http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=310225769781Bruce 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.
Re: [MOPO] RECONCILIATIONS (((((eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay!
Easy enough to understand. When you think of Bogart and a woman co-star, you think Bacall. John W From: Glenn Taranto exit...@gte.net To: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 2:02:55 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] RECONCILIATIONS (eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay! Wow! What a mistake that was!!! Of course I meant Bergman! GT - Original Message - From: John Waldman To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] RECONCILIATIONS (eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay! Maybe I don't understand the concept here but Lauren Bacall is not in Casablanca. John W From: Glenn Taranto exit...@gte.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 12:24:33 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] RECONCILIATIONS (eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay! Ouch - 'nough said! GT - Original Message - From: Glenn Taranto To: dialmbb...@aol.com ; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] RECONCILIATIONS (eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay! Bogart and Bacall in Casablanca - 'mough said... Gt - Original Message - From: Michael B To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:12 AM Subject: [MOPO] RECONCILIATIONS (eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay! SO, who says there is no reconciliation after a divorce? reminds me of bette davis in THE LETTER saying, I STILL LOVE THE MAN I KILLED. SO. let's try this: WHAT ARE THE BEST RECONCILIATIONS IN FILMS ??? michael In a message dated 6/10/2010 12:03:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, brucehershen...@gmail.com writes: While there's a mad exodus of sellers LEAVING eBay, I thought I would try my first auctions there in more than two years, just to see what things are like over there! I put one on each of my selling accounts: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=380241466545 ...and http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=310225769781Bruce 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. 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.
Re: [MOPO] FA: Big News! eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay!
Tom, You really do make me laugh out loud. John W From: Tom Martin dreamfact...@hollywooddreamfactory.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 1:00:50 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: Big News! eMoviePoster.com has returned to eBay! BRUCE - this is truly a Kodak moment Im not sure if I should popo a Cork or read this as the final sign that the world is about to go capute why on earth would the kindg of leaving ebay come back and try it again?? this baffles my reasus monley brain beyond words. Now I will have to go run incircles in the park and rethink my entire mindset of the universe because you have done the unpredictable... next thing I iknow is you will decide to do vegas in your leisure suit as a Frank Sinatra impersonator or better yet as Dean Martin Please stop these turbulant episodes that caus ripple effects in the poster industry. its just plain - Loopy Study my articulate way where I fine tune my steps and creat a ballet motion of excellence as I egentley slide on baban peels and land on my ass in a upright position yes watch me and see how we do things DOWNTOWN. why I imagine,, I will be - 60k by end of the 2012 and be ready for the big one.. TOP THAT Mr. Chipmunk ! what else.. ?? I underatdn Doris Buffet wants to give all her money away so... tell her to send greenbacks to the posterboy TOM who has chaos management down to a science... YOU may return to regular sheduled programs Now:) Bruce Hershenson wrote: While there's a mad exodus of sellers LEAVING eBay, I thought I would try my first auctions there in more than two years, just to see what things are like over there! I put one on each of my selling accounts: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=380241466545 ...and http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=310225769781Bruce 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.
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This Gun For Hire Farewell, My Lovely John From: Richard Evans evan...@blueyonder.co.uk To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 2:48:28 PM Subject: [MOPO] A few favourites: The Big Sleep French Grande The Lost Weekend French Grande (Bat Style) In A Lonely Place Argentinean 1 Sht Gun Crazy 3 sht And of course, Out of Past 1 sht On 10 Jun 2010, at 07:49, steve olson wrote: Hello, I don’t post much but after reading Dark City (thanks to whomever suggested the book) I wanted an opinion of what noir posters MOPO’ers thought best evoked the spirit of noir’s. No, not necessarily the most beautiful (e.g. This Gun For Hire 1sh) nor the best images of the stars (e.g. Gilda) but the posters that capture the fatalism, grim streets, desperation, duplicity, temptation, and broken hopes which inhabit Dark City. Now to start the abused and discarded, deflated, never quite reaching the top of the hill before rolling into oblivion noir ball rolling- 1. Cry of the City (20th Century Fox, 1948). Half sheet or insert- best image of noir photographic style? 2. The killing. half sheet- luridly colored corpses make for the meanest of noir posters 3. Stranger on the Third Floor (RKO, 1940). One Sheet- 1st noir also has the 1st great noir poster 4. D.O.A. 3 sheet (1 sheet and half are also great, w/ the half having a toe tag around his body) 5. Nightmare alley. insert- meaner Powers face than the 1 sheet. 6. Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Paramount, 1948). One sheet- with all the eyes 7. The Big Combo (Allied Artists, 1955). Half Sheet – fatalism, femme fatale, dark streets 8. Mystery Street (MGM, 1950). One Sheet- great noir art for an inexpensive poster 9. Kiss of death. 1 sheet- at least one great poster is in black and white 10. Raw Deal (Eagle Lion, 1948). One sheet- very raw 11. I Walk Alone (Paramount, 1948). One sheet- vivid 12. T-Men. One sheet- kitchen sink of noir posters 13. Killer’s Kiss. 1sheet- cold as you would expect from Kubrick and an ax (Here’s Johnny!!) 14. The Devil Thumbs a Ride (RKO, 1947). 1 sheet- is Lawrence Tierney Ben Affleck’s evil noir alter-ego? I stuck to USA posters since noir’s are mostly an American phenomenon. Otherwise the Italians(The Enforcer 2 folio, High Sierra (R-1949). 2 Folio, Knock on Any Door (Columbia, 1949) 2 – Folio) might have had a few well deserved entries. I also didn’t include tc/lc’s but would love feedback as to some of the best. Two of my favorite are the lc of Night of the Hunter w/ Mitchum close-up (love/ hate) and lc of The 3rd Man with Harry Lime (Welles) looking like the trapped rat he was. All opinions will be treated civilly except the ones I don’t agree with. Steve Olson 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.
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Rich, Actually, I was speaking of the one sheet for Farewell, My Lovely from 1975. With Robert Mitchum, and one of my favorite actresses, Charlotte Rampling. I like the image on the poster of Mitchum looking out the window smoking, looking rumpled and tough. Granted, a newer poster, but non the less, a noiresque movie and poster. A very affordable poster I might add. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 3:10:37 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] John means Murder My Sweet, which happens to be my #1 poster collection (I collect Raymond Chandler) however, while I love the movie and the poster is right in front of my desk when I'm working so I see it everyday, it is far from a great Noir 1sheet and I could think of many others which are better. However, in keeping with MMS, the 3sheet on the title with a nightgown clad Claire Trevor with a smoking gun in her hand is tops!! and the half sheets are better noir posters than the 1sh other mentions: the Third Man 1s Brute Force half sheet with Lancaster over prison I Walk Alone halves DOA - the halves Gun Crazy (why isn't it on your list Steve) Captive City Kill or Be Killed after I get into my collection, I'll be able to list many others as I am very heavy with Noir At 12:00 PM 6/10/2010, John Waldman wrote: This Gun For Hire Farewell, My Lovely John From: Richard Evans evan...@blueyonder.co.uk To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 2:48:28 PM Subject: [MOPO] A few favourites: The Big Sleep French Grande The Lost Weekend French Grande (Bat Style) In A Lonely Place Argentinean 1 Sht Gun Crazy 3 sht And of course, Out of Past 1 sht On 10 Jun 2010, at 07:49, steve olson wrote: Hello, I don’t post much but after reading Dark City (thanks to whomever suggested the book) I wanted an opinion of what noir posters MOPO’ers thought best evoked the spirit of noir’s. No, not necessarily the most beautiful (e.g. This Gun For Hire 1sh) nor the best images of the stars (e.g. Gilda) but the posters that capture the fatalism, grim streets, desperation, duplicity, temptation, and broken hopes which inhabit Dark City. Now to start the abused and discarded, deflated, never quite reaching the top of the hill before rolling into oblivion noir ball rolling- 1. Cry of the City (20th Century Fox, 1948). Half sheet or insert- best image of noir photographic style? 2. The killing. half sheet- luridly colored corpses make for the meanest of noir posters 3. Stranger on the Third Floor (RKO, 1940). One Sheet- 1st noir also has the 1st great noir poster 4. D.O.A. 3 sheet (1 sheet and half are also great, w/ the half having a toe tag around his body) 5. Nightmare alley. insert- meaner Powers face than the 1 sheet. 6. Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Paramount, 1948). One sheet- with all the eyes 7. The Big Combo (Allied Artists, 1955). Half Sheet – fatalism, femme fatale, dark streets 8. Mystery Street (MGM, 1950). One Sheet- great noir art for an inexpensive poster 9. Kiss of death. 1 sheet- at least one great poster is in black and white 10. Raw Deal (Eagle Lion, 1948). One sheet- very raw 11. I Walk Alone (Paramount, 1948). One sheet- vivid 12. T-Men. One sheet- kitchen sink of noir posters 13. Killer’s Kiss. 1sheet- cold as you would expect from Kubrick and an ax (Here’s Johnny!!) 14. The Devil Thumbs a Ride (RKO, 1947). 1 sheet- is Lawrence Tierney Ben Affleck’s evil noir alter-ego? I stuck to USA posters since noir’s are mostly an American phenomenon. Otherwise the Italians(The Enforcer 2 folio, High Sierra (R-1949). 2 Folio, Knock on Any Door (Columbia, 1949) 2 – Folio) might have had a few well deserved entries.. I also didn’t include tc/lc’s but would love feedback as to some of the best. Two of my favorite are the lc of Night of the Hunter w/ Mitchum close-up (love/ hate) and lc of The 3rd Man with Harry Lime (Welles) looking like the trapped rat he was. All opinions will be treated civilly except the ones I don’t agree with. Steve Olson 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
Re: [MOPO] Cinevent news review...
It seems like the show was lightly attended this year by both buyers and sellers. I was only at the show for a few hours because I really didn't have much money to spend. Mainly because I had put most of my funds towards a poster that I wanted in the auction. I bought a couple of items off the dealer floor, one of them from Rich. I did see a Chinatown one sheet that was hanging behind a dealer table that I wanted, but once again it was another case of the seller's table being covered up the three times I came by to try to buy the poster. Bruce Hershenson stated in his weekly news letter that the show needed an update. And I agree with that. I have no interest in silent movies, as far as watching them. There are a ton of newer movies that it would be cool to see on the big screen. Also, I know I'm not a big buyer or a well known seller, but when I register for the show the people that check my wife and I in act like they could care less we're there. I don't expect a 20 gun salute, but a smile and thanks for attending or something would be nice. I have to admit I'm getting to the point where I hate to dig through stacks of posters and LCS. When I was younger, I loved doing it. Now I find it boring. More and more, even with the fact I live in Columbus, I question whether it's worth my time to go to the show each year. If it wasn't for seeing some of the sellers I know, I think the answer would be no. John W From: jboh...@aol.com jboh...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 4:18:38 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent news review... For me Columbus was a state of closure and the begining of a future. I have made friends at Cinevent who have become part of my family. I had Cancer and couldn't attend Cinevent for the past two years. At one point I thought I'd never see these guys again. So for me Cinevent this year was something of an emotional time. As for the report on the show, there were less dealers (some having sadly passed away or some who just couldn't attend), and I feel that the choice of items has lessened since I was last there. There is also a cahnge in the habits of collectors and dealers. Many more stills were being bought and sold rather than posters. Cinevent for me was never about the collectors it was always a traders show and there seemed to be less trading going on this year, but it was so good to be amongst friends that are treasured. -Original Message- From: Diane Jeffrey dianejeff...@roadrunner.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 2:06 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent news review... The last time I was at Cinevent was in maybe 2004, and I had a table upstairs. I was there this year, the good part of Friday, and I have to say that it seemed smaller and not as many people attending. There seemed to be the same amount of posters in the auction though. I really enjoyed meeting Rich, Sean, Peter, Zeev and spent some time with Jim Gresham. I saw some old clients/friends, so it was great for me! Diane Studio C - Original Message - From: Dave Rosen To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent news review... Thanks, Franc, it's nice to get a first-hand report on an event that is often touted as THE movie poster event of the year. How about the rest of you? What, Franc was the only Mopoer in Columbus? Rich? Sean? Nothing to report? Anyone attend the auction? Any surprises? Fakes in the foyer? Fistfights in the dealers' room? Strippers in the penthouse? What? Hello Dave - Original Message - From: Franc To: 'Dave Rosen' ; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 9:20 AM Subject: RE: [MOPO] Cinevent news review... I went to Cinevent this year and as always it was great seeing those dealers that I only get to connect with once a year. I don't sell at Cinevent. I only sell on-line but I was touched to meet two wonderful women whom I have been selling lobby cards to for years but have never met who went out of there way to hunt me down on the dealers' floor in order to introduce themselves. I thought the selling mood among dealers was much improved over last year. I also think some dealers have hiked their prices up to the point that it only makes sense for me to buy from them if it is something I plan to keep in my permanent collection and not resell. Most of the dealers wer willing to negotiate as always and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed myself this year because I did not stay at that Ramada Hotel, which I have already commented on in the past. I had a terrific dinner at Mitchell's Ocean Club in Eaton and visited the Columbus Zoo which is spectacular. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Dave Rosen Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 7:54 AM To:
Re: [MOPO] Cinevent news review...
I would rather buy it from you anyway, Rich. John From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 2:04:04 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent news review... John is right.. He'll be able to find a Chinatown poster in my next 1 sheet auction which starts next week if anyone is interested : - ) At 10:37 AM 6/9/2010, John Waldman wrote: Zeev, You're right, I'm not the collector I used to be. I now spend 100 times what I did in the past. And I have a lot more options as far as where I can buy a Chinatown poster. I don't have to buy that poster from a Cinevent dealer, or go to any other show to find that poster for that matter. John W From: Zeev Drach lobb...@rogers.com To: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 12:55:39 PM Subject: RE: [MOPO] Cinevent news review... John, I read your post carefully, and I have a question for you: Is it possible that you are simply not the collector you used to be? I mean, is it possible that in the past you’d do everything to track that dealer down, buy that Chinatown OS you really want, and go home a happy man? Whereas today you’d just as soon complain that things are too difficult? Just a thought. Zeev From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of John Waldman Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 12:06 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent news review... It seems like the show was lightly attended this year by both buyers and sellers. I was only at the show for a few hours because I really didn't have much money to spend. Mainly because I had put most of my funds towards a poster that I wanted in the auction. I bought a couple of items off the dealer floor, one of them from Rich. I did see a Chinatown one sheet that was hanging behind a dealer table that I wanted, but once again it was another case of the seller's table being covered up the three times I came by to try to buy the poster. Bruce Hershenson stated in his weekly news letter that the show needed an update. And I agree with that. I have no interest in silent movies, as far as watching them. There are a ton of newer movies that it would be cool to see on the big screen. Also, I know I'm not a big buyer or a well known seller, but when I register for the show the people that check my wife and I in act like they could care less we're there. I don't expect a 20 gun salute, but a smile and thanks for attending or something would be nice. I have to admit I'm getting to the point where I hate to dig through stacks of posters and LCS. When I was younger, I loved doing it. Now I find it boring. More and more, even with the fact I live in Columbus, I question whether it's worth my time to go to the show each year. If it wasn't for seeing some of the sellers I know, I think the answer would be no. John W From: jboh...@aol.com jboh...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 4:18:38 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent news review... For me Columbus was a state of closure and the begining of a future. I have made friends at Cinevent who have become part of my family. I had Cancer and couldn't attend Cinevent for the past two years. At one point I thought I'd never see these guys again. So for me Cinevent this year was something of an emotional time. As for the report on the show, there were less dealers (some having sadly passed away or some who just couldn't attend), and I feel that the choice of items has lessened since I was last there. There is also a cahnge in the habits of collectors and dealers. Many more stills were being bought and sold rather than posters. Cinevent for me was never about the collectors it was always a traders show and there seemed to be less trading going on this year, but it was so good to be amongst friends that are treasured. -Original Message- From: Diane Jeffrey dianejeff...@roadrunner.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 2:06 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent news review... The last time I was at Cinevent was in maybe 2004, and I had a table upstairs. I was there this year, the good part of Friday, and I have to say that it seemed smaller and not as many people attending. There seemed to be the same amount of posters in the auction though. I really enjoyed meeting Rich, Sean, Peter, Zeev and spent some time with Jim Gresham. I saw some old clients/friends, so it was great for me! Diane Studio C - Original Message - From: Dave Rosen To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinevent news review... Thanks, Franc, it's nice to get a first-hand report on an event that is often touted as THE movie poster event
Re: [MOPO] Lawrence of Arabia Oscars WC arrives in s*** condition.
I guess we all have our shipping horror stories. I received another 1 sheet in a Christmas wrapping paper tube. Hope that's not becoming a common practice. Window cards do tend to be packed very poorly because of their size, and they are easily damaged when packed cheaply. Sometimes an Ebay seller surprises me how well they pack WC's, but most times they are packed as cheap as possible. (The professional poster sellers on Ebay are not a problem as far as packing goes.) The worst packed I've ever seen was the 1/2 sheet I received in a small envelope. The poster had been folded to 1/8's to get it in the envelope. A 50 year old poster totally destroyed. John W From: Phil Edwards p...@cinemarts.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 11:34:36 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Lawrence of Arabia Oscars WC arrives in s*** condition. I have a stack of unused window cards. No great titles - probably all in the $10-$35 range. Certainly no LAWRENCE's but a few thing that colelctots might like. Of course unless they are very thin, and many w/cs are not, the only safe way to ship a w/c is flat, because they are almost impossible to roll tight enough without using a very wide diameter tube to avoid paper crinkle. And if you are using a gorilla tube, then that's about the same weight as boards that size and suitable strength.. which means that postage on such an item seems ludicrous - esp. if it's to the other side of the world. And so the eBay shipping cost nazis come out of their cells. Now with something like LAWRENCE here, or indeed any title that someone REALLY wants to arrive in pristine shape, even say a NIGHT THEY RAIDED MINSKY'S or similar value title, and are willing to pay the extra, and tell the seller etc etc, and this turns up, then it's time to see red. It's enough to give you the shits, as my mother used to say. Phil - Original Message - From: flixs...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Lawrence of Arabia Oscars WC arrives in s*** condition. DAVID, YOU ARE JUST GETTING TOO PICKY FOR YOUR BRITCHES! IT WAS STILL AN ORIGINAL RE-RELEASE! YEESH, SOME PEOPLE..actually now it kind of looks like a Kandinsky, all squished circles and squares freeman In a message dated 6/7/2010 4:38:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, davidmkusum...@hotmail.com writes: Lawrence of Arabia Oscars WC arrives in s*** condition. OK, MoPo'ers, take a look: Despite excruciating shipping instructions to the seller of an unfolded Lawrence of Arabia window card -- for which I paid an even $50.00 out-the-door for -- this is what arrived today: The seller goes by kandinsky55 at eBay. Her original eBay posting is here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=110525153464 You already know what I'm thinking and how frustrated/angry I am -- I paid $50 for this, hardly a rare item -- but it was in super shape, no flaws. I'm now looking for an UNFOLDED replacement for this -- and of course -- I'm also still looking for the ROADSHOW STYLE, the latter for which I'll pay $900-$1K in super condition. -d. 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.
Re: [MOPO] Is it my imagination or are many movie poster forum members REALLY testy as of late?
Holding a door for a woman is just a thing of the past now. I always do it when I see a lady in back of me, but I don't think I get a the what are you up? look. I think it's just a look of surprise that I'm doing such a thing in this day and age. You should see the looks I get when I open the car door for my wife. It's the least I can do for a woman that puts up with all my poster buying, and old car buying too for that matter. The fact that Rich and I do open doors for women is evidence of how old we are. The times they are a changing. And not so much for the best. John W From: Steven Yafet sya...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, June 6, 2010 8:04:53 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Is it my imagination or are many movie poster forum members REALLY testy as of late? Me too. Civility seems to have eroded everywhere. Many times I pick up multiple packages from my post office box and I can count on less than three fingers how often people coming in will hold the door. Nathalie On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com wrote: At 01:56 PM 6/6/2010, Franc wrote: I think a general lack of civility is everywhere, not just in on-line forums. FRANC I couldn't agree more with this the reality is that when you have certain tv stations, radio hosts and other leaders spilling vitriol on a daily basis it permeates throughout. One major over-riding factor however is this: people have come to believe that everything they think is right IS while thinkng everything other people think about IS NOT. It's an inability to look objectively ate things and understand there is give and take, what's good for the goose is what's good for the gander and regardless of whether you agree with your opposites or not, you're supposed to treat people with mutual respect as well as respect the beliefs of your opposites. it isn't confined to America, but admittedly our nation is a hotspot for such behavior 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.
Re: [MOPO] Todd
I agree, Todd is what I refer to as one of the good guys in the hobby. I've bought several posters from Todd, and I've always been happy with the out come. Luckily he's not the only good guy in the business. In fact, a lot of those sellers are right here on this list. John W From: kainb...@aol.com kainb...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 7:31:31 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Todd I have known Todd for many years and he is top notch..also provided me referrals of posters I have been searching for...he is one of the few people that truly loves film posters for a very long time..similar to me...like his honesty and no bs ever...we need more people like Todd in our hobby. Philipp Sent via BlackBerry by ATT From: David Kusumoto davidmkusum...@hotmail.com Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 19:01:50 -0700 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Todd My own dealings with Todd over the years have always been first rate. I purchased a couple of posters from him last year on behalf of a client; long story short, one was not wanted by my biz client; several months later, I returned it. Despite the elapsed time (way more than 60 days, beyond reasonable) he refunded me, NO QUESTIONS ASKED, just like he says. Incredibly superb customer service. - d. Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 19:58:27 -0400 From: universalhor...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: 3rd Party Grading Comes to Posters To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Same here. Todd was extremely helpful in helping me discover a fake Universal monster half sheet that I had purchased, well before the whole story went public and I was able to recover my money. Thank you Todd Danny Carlson On May 30, 2010, at 7:47 PM, Phil Edwards wrote: Well, I'll second that. More than once over the years that I have known him after I joined MOPO, Todd has been happy to answer a question for me simply to share knowledge where there's nothing in it for him and, what's more, has been gentleman enough not to even want to know why it is what I want to know. Phil Edwards - Original Message - From: Steven Yafet To: mop...@listserv.american.edu Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] 3rd Party Grading Comes to Posters A few months ago, Todd (Feiertag) examined four of my lobby cards. Although I was more than willing to pay him for his time, he said that he was happy to help. Not only did he ease my mind, but he also explained everything as he went along and showed me why he was convinced that my cards were authentic. Although this is the first time that I have physically brought items to Todd for inspection, he has looked at numerous auctions that I forwarded for his opinion and told me why each one was or was not a good deal. His expertise and knowledge are astounding. I wanted to thank him publicly on MOPO for helping me so often. Nathalie On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Todd Feiertag toddfeier...@msn.com wrote: Virtually everyone in the hobby was fooled... Jim, I WASN'T FOOLED!! And there were a lot of other knowledgeable collectors who weren't fooled either. Again, you don't know what you're talking about. If John was so concerned and wanted to help the industry so much, he shouldn't have charged $175. plus, to authenticate each item. I guess you also think Carol Tincup was another person who was trying to help the industry when she charged you $350. an item. Jim, there were many collectors who sent me posters and lobby cards to authenticate. Do you know how much I charged them?? $00.00, ZERO, NADDA, NOTHING. Now, you tell me, who's really trying to help the industry or help out collectors, John and Carol?? Yet, you still support the creator of this entire mess. I know you're referring to Jaime but the creator of this mess was your good buddy Kerry and Kerry alone. Charges against Jaime were dropped by the court as there was no evidence to bring a case against him. Again, I'll give you this analogy... If I own a gun shop and sell someone a gun and they go out and kill 10 people, is the gun shop owner liable?? NO. Is the gun manufacturer liable?? NO. Guess who's liable?? The guy who decided to break the law and kill 10 people, that's who's responsible, not the gun shop owner and not the gun manufacturer. How come you didn't bring a lawsuit against Anthony in New York?? After all, Anthony is the one who actually did the printing. I haven't seen you mention anything about him?? If Jaime is responsible, Anthony should also be just as responsible. Jim, as much as you'd like the gun shop owner to be responsible for the deaths of those 10 people, he's not the one. Differences aside...I feel real bad for you Jim, since your loss in this situation is by far the biggest and far worse than anybody elses and honestly, I hope that you eventually get
Re: [MOPO] I\'m going to Columbus for the first time in years
I had a dealer once leave for the auction as I was standing there looking at his items. He asked me to step back so he could cover up his table. Needless to say, I think this is unprofessional. I'm certainly not saying that dealers shouldn't go to the auction, I'm just saying someone should be stationed at the table to help customers. As far as the auction it self, I usually bid on a couple of posters on line, just so I don't have to sit through 100s of items I don't have an interest in. What I've noticed about this years auction is that there are no huge posters this time around. Some of those posters last year covered a whole wall. Large paper like that is interesting to look at, I'm not sure who would want it. As with past years, there's two or three items I'll bid on. The few times I've run into Morris when I picked up my wins, he has been very friendly, and thank me for bidding in his auction. Which is nice considering he doesn't know me from Adam. By the way, does anyone know the French (I think anyway) seller that sets up on the same floor that the auction takes place? It seems like the guy that is always in the room manning the tables, doesn't speak English, or know what the price is on anything. And the seller that that knows the prices is never there. Why bother setting up? John W From: buy movie posters buymoviepost...@gmail.com To: jhnwald...@yahoo.com Sent: Thu, May 27, 2010 12:24:22 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] I\'m going to Columbus for the first time in years not sure what you mean by leaving the floor. this certainly wasn't the case last year or any of the years i've been. most of the dealers i've worked with go out to dinner around 6 PM or 7then come back and sell until the shows close around 10. over the last couple of years the general consensus amongst dealers including myself is that the cinevent auctions have been downright embarrassing. so much so you'd be hard pressed to give me anything for free. regards, andrew -- buymoviepost...@gmail.com One thing I don't understand about the Cinevent show is how many dealers leave the dealer floor to go to the auction. And I mean closed up shop, gone. Sheets over the goods, gone. Not coming back all day, gone. See you after the auction, gone. I would think Saturday would be your best day to sell stuff. That's the day I'm there anyway. The few times I went on a Sunday morning to the show, some of the sellers were saying, boy did my sales suck this year. It's no wonder, you didn't have anyone manning your table the best day of the show! If you're going to the auction, bring a friend, a wife, a kid, to watch the tableAlso, I wonder why no one in the poster restoration buz has a booth promoting their services. Posters could be bought at the show, or brought to the show (as Diane at Studio C suggested), and the restoration cost could be quoted on the spot, handed right over to the resto personnel to take back to their shop. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, May 25, 2010 7:42:33 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] I'm going to Columbus for the first time in yearsHey.. definitely stop by my tables in the main room. If you walk in the main door.. walk the 30 feet to the opposite wall, turn right and I'm the last 2 tablesI look forward to meeting you Claude!!best Rich At 04:28 PM 5/25/2010, Claude Litton wrote:I will be there Friday and Saturday. This is my first trip to Columbus. Look forward to meeting many of you. Claude Litton In a message dated 5/21/2010 8:24:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, brucehershen...@gmail.com writes:I'm going to Columbus for the first time in years (I will be there Friday and Saturday). I will look for my friends there. Sometimes when I have gone there it feels like I have entered a time machine, where everyone is in the sane place they were 25 years ago, when I first attended. I wonder if it will be like that this year? BruceVisit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.eduIn the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe 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
Re: [MOPO] I'm going to Columbus for the first time in years
One thing I don't understand about the Cinevent show is how many dealers leave the dealer floor to go to the auction. And I mean closed up shop, gone. Sheets over the goods, gone. Not coming back all day, gone. See you after the auction, gone. I would think Saturday would be your best day to sell stuff. That's the day I'm there anyway. The few times I went on a Sunday morning to the show, some of the sellers were saying, boy did my sales suck this year. It's no wonder, you didn't have anyone manning your table the best day of the show! If you're going to the auction, bring a friend, a wife, a kid, to watch the table Also, I wonder why no one in the poster restoration buz has a booth promoting their services. Posters could be bought at the show, or brought to the show (as Diane at Studio C suggested), and the restoration cost could be quoted on the spot, handed right over to the resto personnel to take back to their shop. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, May 25, 2010 7:42:33 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] I'm going to Columbus for the first time in years Hey.. definitely stop by my tables in the main room. If you walk in the main door.. walk the 30 feet to the opposite wall, turn right and I'm the last 2 tables I look forward to meeting you Claude!! best Rich At 04:28 PM 5/25/2010, Claude Litton wrote: I will be there Friday and Saturday. This is my first trip to Columbus. Look forward to meeting many of you. Claude Litton In a message dated 5/21/2010 8:24:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, brucehershen...@gmail.com writes: I'm going to Columbus for the first time in years (I will be there Friday and Saturday). I will look for my friends there. Sometimes when I have gone there it feels like I have entered a time machine, where everyone is in the sane place they were 25 years ago, when I first attended. I wonder if it will be like that this year? Bruce 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.
Re: [MOPO] Heavens to Murgatroyd! 95 of our Sunday offerings of bulk lots, glass slides, movie mags, exhibitor mags, German programs bulk lots are still at $3 each or less with just 7 hours to go!
What the hell is a Murgatroyd? John W From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, May 23, 2010 8:01:06 AM Subject: [MOPO] Heavens to Murgatroyd! 95 of our Sunday offerings of bulk lots, glass slides, movie mags, exhibitor mags, German programs bulk lots are still at $3 each or less with just 7 hours to go! Three times every week out we auction hundreds of items that sell for low, low prices. Ourcurrent Sunday items (247 glass slides, movie magazines, exhibitor magazines, German programs, scripts and bulk lots closing TODAY, May 16th, includes lots of excellent items still at low, low prices! Many of the poster and other bulk lots are still under $1 per item! If YOU have never discovered the great values offered by these uncommon movie collectibles, it is not too late to start! Many of them sell for FAR less than posters or lobby cards from the same titles (AND WE HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF GREAT POSTER, LOBBY CARD, AND MAGAZINE BULK LOTS THIS SUNDAY!), and some of them are from titles you virtually NEVER see at all! There are LOTS of wonderful items in these auctions you will likely not see any time soon, so you should surely check them out, even if solely to window shop! Isn't it time YOU discovered the eMoviePoster.com difference? How great are the current values? Well, these are ending in just 8 hours, and they include 28 that don't even have an opening bid, 63 that are still at $1 each or have no bid, 95 at $3 each or under, and 110 at $5 each or under! And there are lots of fun items in these bottom 110 items including bulk lots and 1920 Photoplays with incredible covers by Rolf Armstrong, most of which are $4 to $6 each, which seems pretty insane to me!! Of course, once you get OVER just $5 (and remember that you can never ever get an item for less than $15 from our competitors with their INSANE $14 buyers premiums!), you start hitting lots and lots of better titles, but an awful lot of those are currently at VERY reasonable prices, far under what some of them have sold for in the past, including: 3h159 CLEOPATRA glass slide '17 different image of Theda Bara as Queen of the Nile on her throne! 3h001 LOT OF 235 FOLDED ONE-SHEETS lot '65 - '85 Empire Strikes Back R81, Pennies From Heaven + ! 3h002 LOT OF 231 FOLDED ONE-SHEETS lot '57 - '96 The Mechanic, Poltergeist, Private Benjamin + more! 3h030 LOT OF 48 UNFOLDED INSERTS lot '67 - '85 Jeremiah Johnson, Empire of the Ants, Caveman + more! 3h018 LOT OF 44 WINDOW CARDS lot '63 - '69 Outdoorsman, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Firecreek + more! 3h003 LOT OF 118 FOLDED ONE-SHEETS lot '60s - '90s Rooster Cogburn, High Rolling in a Hot Corvette! 3h017 LOT OF 74 TRIMMED WINDOW CARDS lot '56 - '70 On Her Majesty's Secret Service + many more! 3h193 POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL glass slide '17 Mary Pickford as a sheltered 11 year-old girl! 3h016 LOT OF 24 FOLDED INSERTS lot '49 - '78 Island Women, Station Six Sahara, Dear Brigitte + more! 3h005 LOT OF 52 FOLDED ONE-SHEETS lot '48 - '91 Halloween II, Hannie Caulder, Risky Business + more! 3h004 LOT OF 59 FOLDED ONE-SHEETS lot '65 - '96 King Kong, Flashdance, Theatre of Blood + more! 3h200 WILLIAM S. HART glass slide '20s fantastic portrait of the tough cowboy star! 3h188 OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS glass slide '28 sexy flapper Joan Crawford dances w/Johnny Mack Brown! 3h006 LOT OF 47 FOLDED ONE-SHEETS lot '66 - '90 Swamp Thing, Tarzan the Ape Man, Julia + more! 3h182 MOTHER'S JOY glass slide '23 wacky art of Stan Laurel in child's outfit holding toy! 3h143 LLOYD'S OF LONDON final draft script August 7, 1936, screenplay by Ernest Pascal 3h079 PHOTOPLAY magazine October 1920 art of Mary Pickford with kittens by Rolf Armstrong! 3h024 LOT OF 16 WHITE CHRISTMAS ITEMS lot '54 promo cards ad mats! 3h031 LOT OF 10 UNFOLDED INSERTS lot '45 - '66 Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, None But the Brave+more 3h167 HAROLD LLOYD glass slide '20s great portrait with Bebe Daniels Snub Pollard! 3h037 LOT OF 34 UNFOLDED ONE-SHEETS lot '90 - '01 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Batman Forever + ! 3h008 LOT OF 42 FOLDED ARGENTINEAN POSTERS lot '56 - '67 Sodom Gomorrah, Reach for the Sky + more! 3h009 LOT OF 62 LOBBY CARDS lot '54 - '89 Bus Riley's Back in Town, Busy Body, Roadie, Fatso + more! 3h127 CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN first continuity draft script September 20, 1949, by Lamar Trotti 3h163 EXILE glass slide '17 Madame Olga Petrova, directed by Maurice Tourneur! 3h184 MYSTERY OF THE DOUBLE CROSS glass slide '17 Molly King, the feature serial of perils love! 3h176 KNIGHT OF THE TRAILS glass slide '15 William S Hart in a story of a man's regeneration! 3h177 LA BOHEME glass slide '26 pretty Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, directed by King Vidor! 3h157 BIRTH OF A NATION glass slide R22 D.W. Griffith classic post-Civil War tale of Ku Klux Klan! 3h093 SCREEN PLAY magazine July 1931 wonderful art of pretty Marlene Dietrich by
Re: [MOPO] I\'m going to Columbus for the first time in years
Since I live in Columbus, I can attest there is nothing sane in that part of town. Keep your cars locked, and your alarms on. John W From: peter contarino pcontar...@triad.rr.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, May 21, 2010 11:04:30 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] I\'m going to Columbus for the first time in years I think that is our “sane place”! -peter From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 10:58 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] I\'m going to Columbus for the first time in years I saw that after it was too late. But if it had been Freudian, shouldn't it have been insane? Bruce On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 9:28 AM, peter contarino pcontar...@triad.rr.com wrote: “where everyone is in the sane place they were 25 years ago”. Freudian slip Bruce! See you at Columbus. -Peter Peter Contarino 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.
Re: [MOPO] they don't make movies like they used to?
Most of these were just plain reaching (the 24 I looked at anyway). When do people find the time to do this silly stuff? And is the F word necessary to get a point across? John W From: Andy Neal andyan...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, May 20, 2010 3:40:39 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] they don't make movies like they used to? Here's some more examples. Humanity at it's worst ey! The 50 Most Racist Movies... http://best.complex.com/lists/The-50-Most-Racist-Movies/the-love-guru (you may need yo copy and paste the above link into your browser as the iPhone doesn't allow linking, technological evolution at it's best) Andy On 2010-05-20 08:18:50 +0100 Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com wrote: All the time I hear people say that they don't make movies like they used to, and while I agree that often is a bad thing, it is also sometimes a really *GREAT* thing that they don't make them like they used to, as illustrated by the following super offensive ad I found in my extensive archive of movie advertising:(*WAR**NING*: It is both extremely racist, especially in the small text below the image, and it will surely lower your opinion of Hal Roach)*http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/Pickaninny.jpg *Bruce* * 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.
Re: [MOPO] Is it possible to frame a poster without linenbacking?
I find it interesting how many collectors state that they don't like linen backing. But I've noticed that most high cost posters in auctions are backed. So why is that, if most buyers don't want the backing? You see it all the time in the descriptions of these auctions poster was in excellent condition before backing. One thing that has to be considered with older posters, they are printed on paper that is high in acid content. Eventually the poster will become brittle and yellow. I've had a few posters backed just because they were literary falling apart because of this very reason. Personally I only linen back the posters that need work. I couldn't afford to have all the posters in my collection back even if I wanted to. I certainly wouldn't let the fact that a poster is backed keep me from buying it. As far as framing a one sheet, I wouldn't think there would be any problem doing that un-backed. You're just going to see the fold lines in the poster. Now framing an un-backed three sheet would be more difficult. Especially if its in three pieces. But I'm sure a professional framer could handle it with no problem. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, May 19, 2010 2:13:07 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Is it possible to frame a poster without linenbacking? At 05:06 AM 5/19/2010, you wrote: I have a poster that I want to frasme but I really hate linen-backing. It just rubs me the wrong way. Is there a way to frame without backing? Gary you can frame any one sheet poster without backing. I do not care for linen myself, but I have many posters framed also, even 3 sheets can be framed without linen if done correctly one way is to use stamp hinges which can be easily removed another is to hide thumb tacks under the frame lip Rich 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.
Re: [MOPO] Frank Frazetta gone
Frazetta has always been one of my favorite artists, along with James Bama. It amazed me how small those Frazetta cover paintings really were. Frazetta was the best at what he did and will be missed. It's no wonder he wasn't know more for his movie poster work, there's some real lousy movies in there. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, May 10, 2010 2:10:42 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Frank Frazetta gone it's sad that his family has to be in the middle of a scandal in Frank's end days. I have no doubt that his son's asscapades hastened his death. I've sold several Frazetta paintings and numerous illustrations. The quality of them was unmatched by others of his time. he was one o fthe top illustrators of the 20th century and in the last 3rd of the century there can be no doubt that he influenced more artists than Norman Rockwell did in the first 3rd (although I will admit, more of the artists Rockwell influenced - like Frank himself - are better artists than the ones Frank influenced except for guys like Dave Stevens and Mark Schulz) Frank is gone, but his legend lives on! Rich 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.
Re: [MOPO] Displaying linen backed posters in vintage frames
Wow! That is a great frame! Nice poster too. John W From: Evan Zweifel evanzwei...@comcast.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, May 1, 2010 5:34:04 PM Subject: [MOPO] Displaying linen backed posters in vintage frames Some time ago, I was looking for the purchaser of the vintage frame catalog on eBay. Alas no luck. If someone on this list bought this, please contact me. On a related topic -- I wanted to share a picture of the frame I built, modelled after one of the frames pictured in the catalog. The eBay pictures were a little blury, but I did my best. The inner frame is hinged and allows easy changing of posters. Also, its big enough to display linen backed 1-sheets. http://home.comcast.net/~evanzweifel/pwpimages/DSC_0027.JPG I thought it was pretty cool, and it looks great on the wall! Evan 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.
Re: [MOPO] How many people does it take to auction 2,000 posters every week?
Bruce, Thank everyone for me that packs the posters. They do a great job. And Angie is alway nice and helpful. John W From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, April 23, 2010 8:22:11 PM Subject: [MOPO] How many people does it take to auction 2,000 posters every week? http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/eandresen/employees/all_combined_and_cropped_copy.jpg 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.
Re: [MOPO] the cheapest poster you own AND TRULY ENJOY?
For me it's Three Bad Sisters. The image on the one sheet is pure bad girl material. Paid $15 for mine. http://www.emovieposter.com/imagearchive/poster/307660.html John W From: pj Angel angelfilmpost...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, April 25, 2010 12:47:37 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] the cheapest poster you own AND TRULY ENJOY? For me, it is the Amsel-drawn images to The Big Sleep (1978). All sizes use the same image. Of all the sizes the HS has been my favorite. http://www.emovieposter.com/imagearchive/poster/73193.html Certainly not-so-rare. And the insert, as far as I know, is not a Minty-White victim. Not sure if they are undervalued, though. The 2006 Bruce auction above with $23.49 for a rolled HS seems like a fair price, even four years later in today's market. Okay, maybe a touch undervalued. pjA On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com wrote: For me, it is likely Girl In Trouble half-sheet, which blows away the one-sheet. I found an image online at http://img24.imageshack.us/i/girlintrouble1963poster.jpg/ Besides being a cool image, it is really rare, and yet it likely would not sell for $10 in my auctions. Bruce On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Michael B dialmbb...@aol.com wrote: many topics talk about the expensive posters. this morning, i just hung a 900+ insert and removed MR. SKEFFINGTON from its place.. BUT, BUT BUT---on that same wall, i have a 15.00 beauty: THE LONG DARK HALL. I bought the os on ebay two years ago for 9.99, and the insert a few months later for 14.99. an obscure great, interesting film. kinda like a less sophisticated film of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. last week i watched the EDGE OF DOOM. Then, i looked on bruce's site to see the image. I was surprised to see how cheap this poster was: under 10.00 OS poster in fact, bruce last sold it for 2.00. had i seen the movie before that time, i might have gone to 8. lol. not a pretty poster...but i am sure the insert or half might be better, although i have not seen any images of it. QUESTION: WHAT IS THE CHEAPEST POSTER THAT YOU OWN AND ENJOY, that is truly undervalued in the marketplace? I WOULD LIKE TO FIND THE FOLLOWING CHEAPIES, WHICH TRULY ARE CHEAP: THE LONG DARK HALL – 1951, rex harrison (half only) TOMORROW THE WORLD (insert or half) (i paid about 40 for the OS this year--bruce) TOMORROW IS FOREVER (half only) (i paid 14.99 for the insert 5 years ago) SHADOW ON THE WALL (half only) (i paid 18or20 for the insert with shipping this year from a MOPO dealer friend) THE UNKNOWN MAN (half only) (i paid 9.99 for the insert this year) EDGE OF DOOM ---need to see image maybe the dealers should list a few cheap posters on MOPO since ebay fees might be a killer for these lesser titles. michael 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.
Re: [MOPO] FA: The ultimate fixer-upper!
Susan has restored some of the best posters in my collection. She's a talented lady. John W From: Joseph Bonelli joebom...@yahoo.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, April 18, 2010 11:19:19 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: The ultimate fixer-upper! Absolutely!! Toochis beat me to the punch. Susan Olson's work is nothing short of brilliant!! Joe B in NOLA --- On Sun, 4/18/10, Toochis Morin fly...@pacbell.net wrote: From: Toochis Morin fly...@pacbell.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: The ultimate fixer-upper! To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 12:05 AM I like to add Susan Olson. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 17, 2010, at 10:22 AM, Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com wrote: John Davis at Poster Mountain, Diane Jeffrey @ Studio C or Sylvia Locken would all do a GREAT job restoring this beauty! Jeff On Apr 17, 2010, at 5:32 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detailAuction_uid1=1766580 What a great poster! I wish Igor Edelman was still alive, because he surely could have recreated the missing area as good as anyone. I hope the buyer finds someone with similar talents. Bruce 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. 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.
Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight
It's one thing to think an auction has a shill bidder, it's another thing to post your thoughts on MOPO. You are after all only guessing that this auction had a shill bidder. Which I doubt by the way. If this auction had a shill bidder, he was a crappy at it because he won. John W From: Douglas Ball deb...@columbus.rr.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 6:35:39 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I've bid on email auctions now for the last 11 years almost daily. Also every time a new bidder to the system may bid this way until they get the hang of things, but one thing they almost never do is drive an item up that high, one small amount at a time... a lack of trust. Once they are relaxed with the auctions and the sellers they will then start to set reserves for themselves. This bidder (if a true bidder), only objective was to drive the price of this poster up hoping that I would go even higher. I would be very surprised if they make a payment for that poster. I doubt that anyone will ever know... Doug - Original Message - From: Zeev Drach To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I don’t think a shill bidder would be so obvious as to bid 27 times at $2 increments. Zeev From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Douglas Ball Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:24 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I just got done with and auction on Mopobid tonight that is and will leave a sour taste and just might make me think twice in bidding on another auction in the near future on Rich's auctions. Tonight I bid on Robinson Crusoe on Mars 40x60. At 8:18 tonight a buyer with the ID of samiam101 (0) feedback with approx. 2mins left in the auction. I came in again at 8:27 almost missing the auction. I was high at 105.01. From that bid until 9:05, that bidder bid 27 bids @ $2.00 per bid w/ 3 or 2m left in the extended auction until the bidder finally won it for $161.10. Now I'M like just about anyone else who takes loosing with winning, but in this case I believe it was not a bidder who never bid on any auctions in the past, but a shill bidder. Since you can not view auctions that have ended on Rich's site unless you bid or follow, I'm just curious how many others had an experience tonight with samiam 101 with (0) feedback! Doug 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.
Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight
I've been keeping my eye on the western skyline, wondering when the mushroom cloud would develop in that direction, say over Vegas. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 2:13:41 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight DOUGLAS WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? MAYBE YOU MISSED THE 1700 MEMBERS POST A FEW WEEKS BACK. WE GET NEW MEMBERS EVERYDAY AND WE GOT 8 NEW MEMBERS YESTERDAY WHO CLEARLY JOINED JUST TO BID ON THE OVERSIZED POSTERS MAYBE YOU THINK I SHOULD START OUT MY BIDDERS WITH A FEEDBACK RATING OF 100 OR MAYBE I SHOULD MAKE IT 500, SO THAT THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'VE BEEN WINNING STUFF FOR A LONG TIME I GUESS HUH?? WHAT WAS YOUR FEEDBACK THE FIRST TIME YOU BID? WAS IT 100 OR 500 OR WAS IT A BIG FAT ZERO JUST LIKE THE FEEDBACK SCORE OF SAMIAM EVEN FURTHER, MPB HAS MANY MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR YEARS - SOME SINCE 2004 - AND STILL HAVE A 0 RATING BECAUSE THEY HAVE BOUGHT NOTHING IN ALL THOSE YEARS. ONE GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE BUYER WHO WON THE FERRIS BUELLER POSTER IN JANUARY. REGISTERED IN 2004.. WON HIS FIRST POSTER IN 2010 YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR SPREADING UNFOUNDED COMMENTS LIKE THIS BULLSHIT AND YES YOUR COMMENT IS TOTAL BULLSHIT BECAUSE IT IS ENTIRELY WITHOUT MERIT. YOUR COMMENT IS 10,000% BULLSHIT THERE IS NO SHILL BIDDING GOING ON, ON MOVIEPOSTERBID.COM AND YOUR FOUNDATION (OR BASIS) FOR CLAIMING THERE IS IS SO WITHOUT MERIT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU COULD EMBARRASS YOURSELF WITH SUCH COMMENTS IN THIS PUBLIC FORUM RICH At 03:35 AM 4/15/2010, Douglas Ball wrote: I've bid on email auctions now for the last 11 years almost daily. Also every time a new bidder to the system may bid this way until they get the hang of things, but one thing they almost never do is drive an item up that high, one small amount at a time... a lack of trust. Once they are relaxed with the auctions and the sellers they will then start to set reserves for themselves. This bidder (if a true bidder), only objective was to drive the price of this poster up hoping that I would go even higher. I would be very surprised if they make a payment for that poster. I doubt that anyone will ever know... Doug - Original Message - From: Zeev Drach To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I don’t think a shill bidder would be so obvious as to bid 27 times at $2 increments. Zeev From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Douglas Ball Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:24 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] My expirence with Rich tonight I just got done with and auction on Mopobid tonight that is and will leave a sour taste and just might make me think twice in bidding on another auction in the near future on Rich's auctions. Tonight I bid on Robinson Crusoe on Mars 40x60. At 8:18 tonight a buyer with the ID of samiam101 (0) feedback with approx. 2mins left in the auction. I came in again at 8:27 almost missing the auction. I was high at 105.01. From that bid until 9:05, that bidder bid 27 bids @ $2.00 per bid w/ 3 or 2m left in the extended auction until the bidder finally won it for $161.10. Now I'M like just about anyone else who takes loosing with winning, but in this case I believe it was not a bidder who never bid on any auctions in the past, but a shill bidder. Since you can not view auctions that have ended on Rich's site unless you bid or follow, I'm just curious how many others had an experience tonight with samiam 101 with (0) feedback! Doug 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
Re: [MOPO] Interesting anti-eBay posts from a collector
Yeah, I just received a rolled one sheet in a Christmas wrapping paper tube from an Ebay seller. Hell, USPS can destroy a good shipping tube, let alone a paper thin one. At first I was looking at the tube thinking, that is the largest toilet paper tube I have ever seen. Then I identified it for what it was. And yes, the poster arrived damaged. John From: Steven Yafet sya...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 9:57:59 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Interesting anti-eBay posts from a collector Thank you for the advice. This seller was not new to me and their items have always arrived in good condition before this. I just emailed the seller, letting them know that I was not happy. The problem here was that the cardboard already had creases in it. The seller didn't use good cardboard and the photos suffered because of that. Nathalie On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Brude brude2...@yahoo.com wrote: I can feel your pain. And to reduce these painful events, I always ask sellers that are new to me to package carefully, mark DO NOT BEND, sleeve the posters in a tube, etc, etc. I ask very nicely and then, I always follow up that request with a I will leave feedback upon receipt to remind them that there are good and bad consequences... Try it. It seems to work most of the time. Ted --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Steven Yafet sya...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Yafet sya...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Interesting anti-eBay posts from a collector To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 8:54 PM I understand the anger here because I am so tired of some sellers - not the majority at all but they stand out - mailing vintage items with no protection or bad protection. For example, I bought two very nice stills last week. When I got them, they had been mailed with cardboard that had bends in both pieces. As a result, the stills have bends right down the middle which they did not have before. I have never left negative feedback but what is a good buyer supposed to do in a case like this? Naturally, the stills took on the shape of the cardboard. There have been other horror stories, too. I get so frustrated. Nathalie On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com wrote: Noticed this new member posted the following at MPF: I just joined this forum and I have to get something off my chest. I've been an Ebay member for over ten years and have been collecting movie posters since 2003 off and on. Why is getting an item in one piece or getting an item exactly as described so freakin' hard? I don't understand it at all. One of my pet peeves about movie posters is receiving them rolled inside out. Do you know how hard it is to unroll an inside out poster? Where's the common sense of it all? and then I received a package today from Ebay seller backlotbooks, $220 total. When the package arrived there wasn't even a cap on one end of the tube, just a clear piece of tape over a plastic bag. When I took out the bag, sure enough, there were the rolled posters with no protection, just bouncing around inside the tube like a pinball. I took them out and there was of course edge cracking from the shipment. Then the jerk sent me a wrong version of one of the posters. I ordered the Advance Ghostbusters with only the ghost, but he sent the advance with the words below the ghost. Not to mention the fact that it was in trash condition and the one I bought was excellent. The other 4 posters in the tube seemed decent aside from light edge cracking from the transit. I told the seller unless he offered me a sweetheart refund offer, I was leaving negative feedback on all purchases. I've had it up to here with these sellers. I think I'm going to start leaving negative feedback if ANYTHING goes wrong on the part of the seller and prompt and equal compensation isn't offered. ARGHH! THIS is what you eBay sellers are up against. I feel really sorry for you. It is like running full-speed through a minefield. The question is not IF you will be blown up, but when. Bruce 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
Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Munchkin Coroner
My sister inlaw knew Mr. Raabe. She said he was a sweet guy, and full of stories. He has a book out about his OZ experiences called Memories of a Munchkin: An Illustrated Walk Down the Yellow Brick Road. Worth a read I'm sure. From: Kenwick Cook kenwick...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, April 11, 2010 3:38:11 PM Subject: [MOPO] R.I.P. Munchkin Coroner ... and he's not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead. http://www.popeater.com/2010/04/10/meinhardt-raabe-dead/ 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.
Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Munchkin Coroner
Here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/Memories-Munchkin-Illustrated-Yellow-Brick/dp/0823091937/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1271079119sr=1-1#noop John From: Neil Jaworski neiljawor...@yahoo.co.uk To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU; John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com Sent: Mon, April 12, 2010 9:44:03 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Munchkin Coroner is this book available in large print? --- On Mon, 12/4/10, John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com wrote: From: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] R.I.P. Munchkin Coroner To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Monday, 12 April, 2010, 14:41 My sister inlaw knew Mr. Raabe. She said he was a sweet guy, and full of stories. He has a book out about his OZ experiences called Memories of a Munchkin: An Illustrated Walk Down the Yellow Brick Road. Worth a read I'm sure. From: Kenwick Cook kenwick...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, April 11, 2010 3:38:11 PM Subject: [MOPO] R.I.P. Munchkin Coroner ... and he's not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead. http://www.popeater.com/2010/04/10/meinhardt-raabe-dead/ 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.
Re: [MOPO] WTB: Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan with Bob Peak art?
I believe that is the international style. John W From: Posteritati m...@posteritati.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, April 8, 2010 3:32:20 PM Subject: [MOPO] WTB: Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan with Bob Peak art? MOPO, Is anyone aware of a one sheet that use this artwork by Bob Peak? Thanks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:002-the_wrath_of_khan_poster_art.png Best, Stan Posteritati 239 Centre Street New York, NY 10013 212-226-2207/ Fax: 212-226-2102 http://www.posteritati.com/ 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.
Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook
Someone just posted a question on MOPO just lately asking if anyone was going to Cinevent. But no one answered the question. Was that not poster related ether? I'm going by the way. I enjoy looking at the auction stuff more then anything else I think. It's as close as I'll ever get to some of that higher priced material. John W From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 4:34:36 AM Subject: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook The same for me. It seems more like Twitter around here lately than MOPO. -- JR (The Poster Curmudgeon) Todd Feiertag wrote: Zeev, What would you rather talk about on MoPo? Movie posters??? G_d forbid!!! It's unfortunate I guess, but I end up deleting probably 99% of the posts these days. Todd Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 10:41:00 -0400 From: lobb...@rogers.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I must say that I am really surprised that such a superfluous and shameless commercial venture, as Clash of the Titans 3D is, receives such great attention and coverage on MOPO. I’m tired from pressing the DELETE key. Zeev From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Auras Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 10:06 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Well, I caught it last night. As the film goes, I was entertained and isn't that what movies are all about. I caught the 3d version and think I'd enjoy it a little better in 2d just because the 3d is minimal impact and the 3d glasses start weighing heavy on the bridge of my nose about 1/2 way into the film. Will I buy the DVD when it releases.. ? Probably if it has the new and 1981 editions on a special edition set otherwise it was good for a single watch. Rick www.ilovefilms.com From:Walton, Jeffrey jeffrey.wal...@fisglobal.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 8:53:40 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D I think it is coming out on DVD this weekend J From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Roland Lataille Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 6:08 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Even though the critics hated it, Clash of the Titans was #1 at the boxoffice for the weekend. Lets see how fast it drops this weekend. http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2704p=.htm From:James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, April 5, 2010 4:48:11 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Yep, It was the industry's rush to cheaply capitalize on the last 3D market that killed it -- they put out all kinds of really bad films that took little or no advantage of the 3D effect and then advertised them as the Ultimate 3D Experience. Theater goers get burned on a couple of those and the fad dies out. I'm hoping the film distribution business (and the theater ownership business) is in such precarious shape right now that they will pressure the rest of the industry to come up with real quality 3D content. If most of the new 3D films released are worth it, this will keep the public coming into the theaters for another 10 years or so until quality home 3D technology becomes affordable to the low-budget consumer. If not, we're going to start seeing cineplexes closing in droves, since most newly-released films are now available on disc or online in 60 days of less from release now, there's precious little reason for most people to schlep down to the theater anymore. The last film I bothered to go to a first-run theater in the past two years was to see AVATAR -- and only because it was 3D. And I used to go to the theater at least once a week 6 years ago. -- JR Bruce Hershenson wrote: I saw Clash of the Titans last night because my eldest son wanted to, and the movie itself blows (no big surprise there) but the 3D also blows. I could have been wearing some X-Ray Specs for all the difference the supposed 3D made. I took off the glasses on and off (I was really bored) and there was next to no difference watching with them or without them. 3-D should have many images that come off the screen and at the viewer, and this movie had zero such scenes. They better quit this conversion crap in a hurry, or 3D won't last as long as it did in 1953 and 1954. Bruce 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
Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook
I always end up winning a poster or two in this auction. Last year it was a The Hour Before the Dawn one sheet, and a Charles Starrett poster I've been looking for. I get the auction catalog about a week before the auction, but I'm in Columbus, OH, and I think the folks putting the auction together are in Toledo. John W From: peter contarino pcontar...@triad.rr.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 11:23:49 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook Most likely will be an auction. If true to form, it will be posted on the internet a day before the auction is held and you will receive your auction catalogs upon returning home from the event. The upside is there will likely be nothing worth looking at if the past several are any indication. Peter Contarino -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Evan Zweifel Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:17 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook Is there a poster auction this year? If so, where and when will it be? Evan - Original Message - From: JIM GRESHAM jimgres...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 9:09:42 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook I'll be there. Jim Gresham 18501 Henry Ct. Ray, Mi 48096 586 677-7669 Go to www.childrenofthenightbook.com Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 07:50:30 -0700 From: jhnwald...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Someone just posted a question on MOPO just lately asking if anyone was going to Cinevent. But no one answered the question. Was that not poster related ether? I'm going by the way. I enjoy looking at the auction stuff more then anything else I think. It's as close as I'll ever get to some of that higher priced material. John W From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 4:34:36 AM Subject: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook The same for me. It seems more like Twitter around here lately than MOPO. -- JR (The Poster Curmudgeon) Todd Feiertag wrote: Zeev, What would you rather talk about on MoPo? Movie posters??? G_d forbid!!! It's unfortunate I guess, but I end up deleting probably 99% of the posts these days. Todd Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 10:41:00 -0400 From: lobb...@rogers.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I must say that I am really surprised that such a superfluous and shameless commercial venture, as Clash of the Titans 3D is, receives such great attention and coverage on MOPO. I’m tired from pressing the DELETE key. Zeev From: MoPo List [ mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU ] On Behalf Of Richard Auras Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 10:06 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Well, I caught it last night. As the film goes, I was entertained and isn't that what movies are all about. I caught the 3d version and think I'd enjoy it a little better in 2d just because the 3d is minimal impact and the 3d glasses start weighing heavy on the bridge of my nose about 1/2 way into the film. Will I buy the DVD when it releases.. ? Probably if it has the new and 1981 editions on a special edition set otherwise it was good for a single watch. Rick www.ilovefilms.com From: Walton, Jeffrey jeffrey.wal...@fisglobal.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 8:53:40 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D I think it is coming out on DVD this weekend J From: MoPo List [ mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU ] On Behalf Of Roland Lataille Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 6:08 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Even though the critics hated it, Clash of the Titans was #1 at the boxoffice for the weekend. Lets see how fast it drops this weekend. http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2704p=.htm From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, April 5, 2010 4:48:11 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Yep, It was the industry's rush to cheaply capitalize on the last 3D market that killed it -- they put out all kinds of really bad films that took little or no advantage of the 3D effect and then advertised them as the Ultimate 3D Experience. Theater goers get burned on a couple of those and the fad dies out. I'm hoping the film distribution business (and the theater ownership business) is in such precarious shape right now that they will pressure the rest of the industry to come up with real quality 3D content. If most of the new 3D films released are worth it,
Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook
Zeev, It could have been Cinefest in that post now that you mention it. If so, my bad. I miss seeing a lot of the dealers at the show because I go on Saturday, when most of them are in the auction. I bid in the auction on line so that I don't have to sit through 300 lots that I don't have any interest in. But if I see you at your table, I'll swing by. Rich is one of the few sellers I catch at their table. And because of that he always gets some of my hard earned money (and I also think he has fair prices). John W From: Zeev Drach lobb...@rogers.com To: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 2:40:22 PM Subject: RE: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook John, I believe someone asked(Mar. 13th) about Cinefest, which took place already, at the end of March in Syracuse NY. If a question about Cinevent was recently posted then I must have missed it. At any rate, I will be at Cinevent, at my usual spot. Come by and say Hello. Zeev From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of John Waldman Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:51 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook Someone just posted a question on MOPO just lately asking if anyone was going to Cinevent. But no one answered the question. Was that not poster related ether? I'm going by the way. I enjoy looking at the auction stuff more then anything else I think. It's as close as I'll ever get to some of that higher priced material. John W From:James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 4:34:36 AM Subject: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook The same for me. It seems more like Twitter around here lately than MOPO. -- JR (The Poster Curmudgeon) Todd Feiertag wrote: Zeev, What would you rather talk about on MoPo? Movie posters??? G_d forbid!!! It's unfortunate I guess, but I end up deleting probably 99% of the posts these days. Todd Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 10:41:00 -0400 From: lobb...@rogers.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I must say that I am really surprised that such a superfluous and shameless commercial venture, as Clash of the Titans 3D is, receives such great attention and coverage on MOPO. I’m tired from pressing the DELETE key. Zeev From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Auras Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 10:06 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Well, I caught it last night. As the film goes, I was entertained and isn't that what movies are all about. I caught the 3d version and think I'd enjoy it a little better in 2d just because the 3d is minimal impact and the 3d glasses start weighing heavy on the bridge of my nose about 1/2 way into the film. Will I buy the DVD when it releases.. ? Probably if it has the new and 1981 editions on a special edition set otherwise it was good for a single watch. Rick www.ilovefilms.com From:Walton, Jeffrey jeffrey.wal...@fisglobal.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 8:53:40 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D I think it is coming out on DVD this weekend J From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Roland Lataille Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 6:08 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Even though the critics hated it, Clash of the Titans was #1 at the boxoffice for the weekend. Lets see how fast it drops this weekend. http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2704p=.htm From:James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, April 5, 2010 4:48:11 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Yep, It was the industry's rush to cheaply capitalize on the last 3D market that killed it -- they put out all kinds of really bad films that took little or no advantage of the 3D effect and then advertised them as the Ultimate 3D Experience. Theater goers get burned on a couple of those and the fad dies out. I'm hoping the film distribution business (and the theater ownership business) is in such precarious shape right now that they will pressure the rest of the industry to come up with real quality 3D content. If most of the new 3D films released are worth it, this will keep the public coming into the theaters for another 10 years or so until quality home 3D technology becomes affordable to the low-budget consumer. If not, we're going to start seeing cineplexes closing in droves, since most newly-released films are now available
Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook
'm sure my good friend Rich will give me a healthy discount on what I buy from him in the next Cinevent for all this good press I'm giving him! John From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 3:06:17 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook woo-hoo At 12:04 PM 4/7/2010, John Waldman wrote: Zeev, It could have been Cinefest in that post now that you mention it. If so, my bad. I miss seeing a lot of the dealers at the show because I go on Saturday, when most of them are in the auction. I bid in the auction on line so that I don't have to sit through 300 lots that I don't have any interest in. But if I see you at your table, I'll swing by. Rich is one of the few sellers I catch at their table. And because of that he always gets some of my hard earned money (and I also think he has fair prices). John W From: Zeev Drach lobb...@rogers.com To: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 2:40:22 PM Subject: RE: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook John, I believe someone asked(Mar. 13th) about Cinefest, which took place already, at the end of March in Syracuse NY. If a question about Cinevent was recently posted then I must have missed it. At any rate, I will be at Cinevent, at my usual spot. Come by and say Hello. Zeev From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of John Waldman Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:51 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook Someone just posted a question on MOPO just lately asking if anyone was going to Cinevent. But no one answered the question. Was that not poster related ether? I'm going by the way. I enjoy looking at the auction stuff more then anything else I think. It's as close as I'll ever get to some of that higher priced material. John W From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, April 7, 2010 4:34:36 AM Subject: [MOPO] Twitter MyMopo in MyFacebook The same for me. It seems more like Twitter around here lately than MOPO. -- JR (The Poster Curmudgeon) Todd Feiertag wrote: Zeev, What would you rather talk about on MoPo? Movie posters??? G_d forbid!!! It's unfortunate I guess, but I end up deleting probably 99% of the posts these days. Todd Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 10:41:00 -0400 From: lobb...@rogers.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I must say that I am really surprised that such a superfluous and shameless commercial venture, as Clash of the Titans 3D is, receives such great attention and coverage on MOPO. I’m tired from pressing the DELETE key. Zeev From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Auras Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 10:06 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Well, I caught it last night. As the film goes, I was entertained and isn't that what movies are all about. I caught the 3d version and think I'd enjoy it a little better in 2d just because the 3d is minimal impact and the 3d glasses start weighing heavy on the bridge of my nose about 1/2 way into the film. Will I buy the DVD when it releases.. ? Probably if it has the new and 1981 editions on a special edition set otherwise it was good for a single watch. Rick www.ilovefilms.com From: Walton, Jeffrey jeffrey.wal...@fisglobal.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 8:53:40 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D I think it is coming out on DVD this weekend J From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Roland Lataille Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 6:08 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Even though the critics hated it, Clash of the Titans was #1 at the boxoffice for the weekend. Lets see how fast it drops this weekend. http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2704p=.htm From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, April 5, 2010 4:48:11 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Clash of the Titans in supposed 3D Yep, It was the industry's rush to cheaply capitalize on the last 3D market that killed it -- they put out all kinds of really bad films that took little or no advantage of the 3D effect and then advertised them as the Ultimate 3D Experience. Theater goers get burned on a couple of those and the fad dies out. I'm hoping the film distribution business (and the theater ownership business) is in such precarious shape right now that they will pressure the rest of the industry to come up with real quality 3D content. If most
Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others
My mother had me watch the English Patient with her. I agree, one of the most boring movies ever made. John From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 10:09:00 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others I only saw about half of that film. The other half I slept through. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Doug Taylor Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:44 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others Couldn’t agree more on English Patient. Regards DBT Profile From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of James Richard Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:41 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others Rich, And let's not forget THE ENGLISH PATIENT winning best picture... That's when I stopped paying much attention to the Oscars. -- JR Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: the answer is simple the awards are not entirely accomplishment based. They are frequently an emotional response by the members of the Academy who are unable to compartmentalize their emotions from their intellect, and so you get results that are not necessarily in line with truly award-caliber films. Rich 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.
Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others
I have to admit, romantic movies are not my thing. My mom really liked the movie. And it was nice to do something with her for a couple of hours that she enjoyed. John From: Holiday Russell hollyr...@mac.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 12:20:02 PM Subject: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others One of the most romantic and poignant that I've seen Holiday Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com Date: March 17, 2010 12:01:54 PM EDT To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others Reply-To: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com My mother had me watch the English Patient with her. I agree, one of the most boring movies ever made. John From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 10:09:00 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others I only saw about half of that film. The other half I slept through. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Doug Taylor Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:44 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others Couldn’t agree more on English Patient. Regards DBT Profile From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of James Richard Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:41 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Best Picture Oscars and others Rich, And let's not forget THE ENGLISH PATIENT winning best picture... That's when I stopped paying much attention to the Oscars. -- JR Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: the answer is simple the awards are not entirely accomplishment based. They are frequently an emotional response by the members of the Academy who are unable to compartmentalize their emotions from their intellect, and so you get results that are not necessarily in line with truly award-caliber films. Rich 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. 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.
[MOPO] So much for new posters being worth only 5 bucks.
These Avatar posters are going up in value. In fact they have doubled in cost in the last few weeks. Now what these posters will be worth next year, is another matter. John W http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260565935438ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT 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.
Re: [MOPO] So much for new posters being worth only 5 bucks.
But then again, those two movies have poor posters. In my opinion. Not sure why Avatar is included with films that won best picture. John From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 4:16:22 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] So much for new posters being worth only 5 bucks. To each his own. I consider both to be among the worst written Academy-award winning films ever but that's really not the point. The posters are worth nothing today. FRANC -Original Message- From: Richard Halegua Comic Art [mailto:sa...@comic-art.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:03 PM To: Franc; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] So much for new posters being worth only 5 bucks. Franc DWW and Crash are both fantastic films.. and I watch them every so often.. almost put Crash back in the dvd last night, but I opted for King Kong (1933) At 12:56 PM 3/16/2010, Franc wrote: If Avatar is still a landmark film in 5 years, you may be right. If Avatar goes the way of Dances With Wolves, Crash and Shakespeare In Love, films one wouldn't watch again on a bet, the Avatar poster won't be worth a dollar in 5 years. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of James Richard Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:55 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] So much for new posters being worth only 5 bucks. This is the point in time -- as the interest in the movie has just peaked and it has won its awards -- that the general public is most interested in picking up a poster for the film and hanging it on the wall. So, naturally, prices are at their peak as well. Just as naturally, the studio printing division is cranking out as many as they can to meet the peak demand. Over the next year the peak of interest will fade as new summer blockbusters and must have posters come out. Not to mention the fact that by then everyone and their 3rd Uncle will have at least one AVATAR poster on their wall and they will become old hat. At that point, prices start to fall. If past interest/pricing cycles of blockbuster films is any indicator, most AVATAR posters will be selling for $10 bucks or so in a year or two. Of course, 5 years from now, when they have stopped printing most versions of the AVATAR movie posters and most of those now on walls have been taken down and either thrown away or stuffed in a closet, then pricing will start to rise as interest among real collectors slowly grows. This is a landmark film, after all, and 10 to 20 years from now it will have value. Because of the huge numbers printed, probably not as much long-term value as many other landmark films of the past, but they will be worth something. -- JR John Waldman wrote: These Avatar posters are going up in value. In fact they have doubled in cost in the last few weeks. Now what these posters will be worth next year, is another matter. John W http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260565935438ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT 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. 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.
Re: [MOPO] Where is everybody?--- Not on the Oscars!!
Hi Nathalie, One of my daughters, Heather, loves old movies. She's a big Bogart fan. I think she has an old soul. John From: Steven Yafet sya...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 9:07:43 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Where is everybody?--- Not on the Oscars!! Bingo, John! Funny - when I talk to young people, many of them actually watch TCM and are interested in classic films. I can certainly say that the ones I talk to are very aware of classic horror. Nathalie On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:52 PM, John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, I guess we better dump our old posters from the 30-70's era and start buying Twilight and G I Joe posters so we'll have something to interest a new generation of collectors. John From: Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 4:18:58 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Where is everybody?--- Not on the Oscars!! Joe, et al If the movie business was reliant on people your age and my age to pay the bills, it would fold overnight. That's why the Academy decided -- after a terrible year last year - to emphasize younger performers. The unspoken truth here, too, is that other than cineastes like the folk that inhabit this list, even the older audience are interested in the new blood. It's only us that wants to see Lauren Bacall trotted out there or Jack Nicholson sit on the front row and grin. Sure that's fun. But the Academy has a vested interest in keeping things vital. We need to guard against sounding like those older folk in the 1970s who decried the Oscars because the classic stars of the 1930s and 40s were not such a big deal anymore. K. On Mar 10, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Joseph Bonelli wrote: Nathalie, didn't you notice??? EVERYTHING from The Past was totally excised from this Oscar show. The young people don't want to see it! They'll change the channel! Joe --- On Wed, 3/10/10, Steven Yafet sya...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Yafet sya...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Where is everybody? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 2:30 AM Still reeling from the horror movie homage so charmlessly introduced by those two twilight duds. Obviously more appropriate people were not available ;) If you blinked, you missed the one or two seconds of classic horror. What was this supposed to accomplish? Nathalie On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Doug Taylor douglasbtay...@hotmail.com wrote: Am I missing something? There seems to have been virtually no MOPO traffic the last few days…not even the normal running dialogue trashing the Oscar presentation. Whatup? DBT Profile 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. 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
Re: [MOPO] FA: 834 rolled 27 x 40 one-sheets, closing in 13 hours, an unbel
I buy a few new posters. And the new posters are what I put up in my office because the lighting is so destructive. Plus, some of the new paper I like, so what the heck.I think some of the newer posters may one day sell for $100 or so, but not the $1000s the old stuff fetches. The posters I have up in my office right now are Ironman and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. When I first started putting up these posters, people were surprised that you could buy them. But as far as I can tell, no one here is in the market to buy them. John From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 3:45:49 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: 834 rolled 27 x 40 one-sheets, closing in 13 hours, an unbel once again, Claude gives an astute response At 12:28 PM 3/11/2010, Claude Litton wrote: This thinking is what caused all the monetary problems. People didn't buy houses to live in. They bought them to live in free by selling them at a huge profit. Home equity loans were rampant. Derivatives on real estate arrived on the theory that real estate would only rise and do so forever. Anyone who bought a poster should have bought it to enjoy it. Hang it on the wall and look at it and when you tire of it, replace it. You got your use out of it so sell it for whatever it will bring and buy another. You don't need to spend 5 or 6 figures on a poster. You can enjoy a $25 poster just as much as a $5000 poster. If you bought what you liked and made a profit - great. If not, big deal. If you only bought to make a profit and you bought many posters from the 80's and 90's then you didn't do enough research on what to buy. CJL In a message dated 3/11/2010 3:15:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, filmfantast...@msn.com writes: There are really just a handful of titles from the last 30 years that will ever see any value. It's all about supply and demand and the problem with current posters is that there is just too much supply of them. 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. Sue Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:02:17 -0800 From: jpotok...@ca.rr.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: 834 rolled 27 x 40 one-sheets, closing in 13 hours, an unbelievable 563 that are still $5 each or under! To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Ditto. Jeff On Mar 11, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Doug Taylor wrote: Agreed Regards DBT Profile From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Zeev Drach Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:19 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: 834 rolled 27 x 40 one-sheets, closing in 13 hours, an unbelievable 563 that are still $5 each or under! This is really depressing. Anybody who bought posters of movies he liked, in the past 30 years or so, can look at the current auction from Bruce and realize that most of them are worthless or close to it, and most likely will remain so. Collectors who have no “inside connections” have, most likely, paid much more for those posters than they sell for today. I would like to see others comment. Zeev From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:19 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] FA: 834 rolled 27 x 40 one-sheets, closing in 13 hours, an unbelievable 563 that are still $5 each or under! Thursday night's 834 rolled 27 x 40 one-sheets (our largest selection ever!), closing tonight, on the 11th of March, starting
Re: [MOPO] Just in time for the anniversary... 1700 members!!
I'm sorry, Rich, but that is terrible news. How in the hell am I going to buy cheap G I Joe posters on MPB if there is more competition! John W From: Andy Neal andyan...@hotmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 4:10:28 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Just in time for the anniversary... 1700 members!! Well done Richard! Nice achievement - I always recommend MPF members to MPB. I've just checked my weekly stats, MPF is getting 3 new members a day on average, collectors are out there for sure! Keep up the good work fella! Andy » www.movieposterforum.com Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:57:09 -0800 From: sa...@comic-art.com Subject: [MOPO] Just in time for the anniversary... 1700 members!! To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU wow.. we just reached 1700 members at MoviePosterBid.com what a great ride it has become (it was all work before). these last 100 members have signed up faster than ever before at a rate of 1...@day.. Makes me wonder how fast the next 100 will sign up?? 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.
Re: [MOPO] FA: 834 rolled 27 x 40 one-sheets, closing in 13 hours,an unbelievable 563 that are still $5 each or under!
$5 poster on Ebay, plus $8-15 shipping = to much. John W From: Franc fdav...@verizon.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 4:40:27 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: 834 rolled 27 x 40 one-sheets, closing in 13 hours,an unbelievable 563 that are still $5 each or under! At $5 a piece on Fleabay, they'd still be overpriced. However if you find one from a title you like for some reason, it's worth buying and if it's one of those quirky films that only you like, it's priceless. FRANC -Original Message- From: Bruce Hershenson [mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:22 PM To: Franc Cc: MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: 834 rolled 27 x 40 one-sheets, closing in 13 hours,an unbelievable 563 that are still $5 each or under! But they ARE cheaper than giftwrap, and are printed on better paper! Why NOT buy 15 of them, get 17 bonus books you can sell on Fleabay for $5 each, and then have the coolest holiday wrapping this December? Bruce On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Franc fdav...@verizon.net wrote: I suppose if one wants these posters for decorative purposes they are of value but in monetary terms they are worthless and not even worthy of Fleabay which some on this board love to knock. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Halegua Comic Art Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:17 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: 834 rolled 27 x 40 one-sheets, closing in 13 hours, an unbelievable 563 that are still $5 each or under! At 10:18 AM 3/11/2010, Zeev Drach wrote: This is really depressing. Anybody who bought posters of movies he liked, in the past 30 years or so, can look at the current auction from Bruce and realize that most of them are worthless or close to it, and most likely will remain so. Collectors who have no inside connections have, most likely, paid much more for those posters than they sell for today. I would like to see others comment. Zeev Zeev in the current issue of MCW, they reprint a 1/2 page sale ad from 1985 I've been examining it and this is what I see: 10% of the list is material that has gone way up in value. Cool Hand Luke, In a Lonely Place etc the other 90% has gone no-where and alot of it has even gone down so it isn't limited to contemporary posters. I think it's the internet effect.. always available from many dealers and collectors and garage salers all the time, ad nauseum Rich 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.
Re: [MOPO] Where is everybody?--- Not on the Oscars!!
Well, I guess we better dump our old posters from the 30-70's era and start buying Twilight and G I Joe posters so we'll have something to interest a new generation of collectors. John From: Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 4:18:58 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Where is everybody?--- Not on the Oscars!! Joe, et al If the movie business was reliant on people your age and my age to pay the bills, it would fold overnight. That's why the Academy decided -- after a terrible year last year - to emphasize younger performers. The unspoken truth here, too, is that other than cineastes like the folk that inhabit this list, even the older audience are interested in the new blood. It's only us that wants to see Lauren Bacall trotted out there or Jack Nicholson sit on the front row and grin. Sure that's fun. But the Academy has a vested interest in keeping things vital. We need to guard against sounding like those older folk in the 1970s who decried the Oscars because the classic stars of the 1930s and 40s were not such a big deal anymore. K. On Mar 10, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Joseph Bonelli wrote: Nathalie, didn't you notice??? EVERYTHING from The Past was totally excised from this Oscar show. The young people don't want to see it! They'll change the channel! Joe --- On Wed, 3/10/10, Steven Yafet sya...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Yafet sya...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Where is everybody? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 2:30 AM Still reeling from the horror movie homage so charmlessly introduced by those two twilight duds. Obviously more appropriate people were not available ;) If you blinked, you missed the one or two seconds of classic horror. What was this supposed to accomplish? Nathalie On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Doug Taylor douglasbtay...@hotmail.com wrote: Am I missing something? There seems to have been virtually no MOPO traffic the last few days…not even the normal running dialogue trashing the Oscar presentation. Whatup? DBT Profile 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. 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.
Re: [MOPO] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ryan O'Neal 'Disappointed' That Farrah Fawcett Was Excluded
Farrah Fawcett did a lot of TV work, but she also did her share of movie work as well. Such as Extremities. She was very well known and should have been been mentioned. One thing for sure, she was in a hell of a lot more movies then Michael Jackson. John W From: rixpost...@aol.com rixpost...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 7:20:41 PM Subject: [MOPO] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ryan O'Neal 'Disappointed' That Farrah Fawcett Was Excluded Hey, Give me a break. I was never a fan of Farrah Fawcett's. But still, I think she should have been mentioned. Sure, Ryan O'Neal's a true a-hole, but that's another issue altogether. If they don't have an extra 10 or 15 seconds to pay tribute to her..and Bea Arthur..and Dan O'Banion...and whoever else was overlooked...something's definitely wrong. At the time, back in the 70's, I thought the whole Farrah phenomenon was pablum for the masses. I still do. But she still should be honored for her work. I'd feel the same way if, God forbid, Pauly Shore were to meet an untimely end. I think his body of work stinks like rotten fish, but he would still deserve a 10 or 15 second mention at the Oscars. Rick 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.
Re: [MOPO] Okay-- here goes: Oscars-- no surprises and no excitement!
It flat out pissed me off that Lauren Bacall received her award at that small awards thing the Oscars does before the real show. Lauren Bacall is a true star and deserved better. And so did Roger Corman for that matter. And I'm with you Joe, I thought Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin stunk. There must have been a line of stars after the show that wanted to give Martin a sock in the eye for his unfunny remarks. John From: Joseph Bonelli joebom...@yahoo.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, March 8, 2010 1:43:10 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Okay-- here goes: Oscars-- no surprises and no excitement! Did the dance moves have *anything at all* to do with the movies? Hell, no! And they were DULL, too!! Another question! Did the Oscar PROGRAM have anything to do with movies?? This may have been not only the most predictable Oscar awards in years, it also may have been the dullest Oscar show in history!! Let's keep those real stars hidden. Only Lauren Bacall-- and we don't even get to hear her speak--- or whistle! Almost NO A-list stars in evidence at all, let alone any of the still-living legends. No honoring of the techhie peons in public! Young people don't care about that! They will change the channel. Well, if this show was designed to bring back younger viewers, I guarantee you they were grabbing remotes within five minutes of the program's start!!! As soon as Neil Patrick Harris' spectatular surprise of an opening number finished (oh, God, the show''s gonna be GOOD!) and Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin began to follow a stupifyingly-unfunny script (oh, God, no it's NOT!!) Boring, boring, boring! (I'm overusing that adjective, but I simply refuse to write, It suxs!) --- Oh, wait!! The Oscar Show producer was FROM the Disney Channel wasn't he?? Uncle Walt would turn in his grave He stood for Entertainment!! Did y'all notice the number of real stars who were present in the briefly-seen clips from the techhie awards??--- Nicholson, Spielberg and more? Didn't see them ot the Kodak last night!! Smart move on their part. Looks like we missed the real show and just got the Cable-approved Awarding With the Stars (mis-named, of course!) version. Of course, there may have been a few real stars hidden behind the front, separate section where nominees were squeezed in like sardines. But we didn't need to see that! That was out of easy tv-camera range!! And no one wants to see those old guys anyway! And that set!!! Take a gorgeous proscenium theatre and transform it into a TV show studio. Slick and tacky! They could have just presented Jimmy Kimmel's silly after-show right in there... just wheeled in his desk and his trailer-park supporting cast and there you go! At least the Obits were presented in a decent, tasteful way. Perhaps James Taylor could be persuaded to do it again--- every year!-- at least as long as he's alive. Misguided!! Altogether. (It was still better than Ellen's turn! Even Letterman's horrible night was better than Ellen and the Vacuum!) Okay, Oscar-people!! Back to 5 Best Pic nominees (some of the 10 were barely mentioned!) and making Oscar a gamourous MOVIE night-- with real STARS-- again!! (That is, if they aren't all in the grave by next March.) Joe B in NOLA PS-- To give the younger set of stars their due, they all showed professionalism and respect in their not-too-exciting appearances. And young people should all be furious at the lack of respect shown THEM by supposedly-Pandering Producers who claimed this mish-mash was FOR them.! Hey, Oscar! Next year, just concentrate on attracting the world-wide audience of MOVIE lovers who want to see some Hollywood Glamour, Excitement and (yes!) Taste! Joe --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Colin Hunter chun...@umaryland.edu wrote: From: Colin Hunter chun...@umaryland.edu Subject: Re: [MOPO] Where is everybody? To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 11:38 AM We're all still in stupefied shock over the bizarre dancing which accompanied the soundtrack nominations. Did the dance moves have *anything at all* to do with the movies? Colin Hunter Am I missing something? There seems to have been virtually no MOPO traffic the last few days…not even the normal running dialogue trashing the Oscar presentation. 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. Whatup? DBT 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
Re: [MOPO] Okay-- here goes: Oscars-- no surprises and no excitement!
Yeah, Jack was strangely missing. Perhaps he's actually making a movie and couldn't make the show. I always wondered how he could see what was going on at the Oscars with those dark-dark sun glasses on. John From: rixpost...@aol.com rixpost...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, March 8, 2010 2:28:03 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Okay-- here goes: Oscars-- no surprises and no excitement! I don't know if anyone has posed this question, but WHERE WAS JACK NICHOLSON? 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.
Re: [MOPO] Okay-- here goes: Oscars-- no surprises and no excitement!
Maybe Farrah is considered more of a TV star. But I know which poster you are talking about, Rich. Back in the '70's I had that full length poster of Rachel Welch standing on a beach (I think). When my dad saw that poster he blow his top and told me to take it down. Not sure what the big deal was. John From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, March 8, 2010 3:19:56 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Okay-- here goes: Oscars-- no surprises and no excitement! oh that's brutal how could they forget the pinup girl of the 70s?? At 12:13 PM 3/8/2010, chris quarles wrote: And Farrah Fawcett was missing from the memorial segment From: John Waldman jhnwald...@yahoo.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, March 8, 2010 3:09:23 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Okay-- here goes: Oscars-- no surprises and no excitement! Yeah, Jack was strangely missing. Perhaps he's actually making a movie and couldn't make the show. I always wondered how he could see what was going on at the Oscars with those dark-dark sun glasses on. John From: rixpost...@aol.com rixpost...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, March 8, 2010 2:28:03 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Okay-- here goes: Oscars-- no surprises and no excitement! I don't know if anyone has posed this question, but WHERE WAS JACK NICHOLSON? 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. 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.
Re: [MOPO] 15 Years!
Congrats on 15 years, Scott. MOPO has always been an excellent source of info, and interesting conversation. Thanks for a great forum. John W From: Scott Burns [concealed] s...@columbus.rr.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, February 24, 2010 1:52:14 PM Subject: [MOPO] 15 Years! The Victorian House of movie poster discussion groups (as Rich H. described MoPo earlier this week) is 15 years old today! The first MoPo message was distributed via the American University listserv on February 24, 1995. There had been a brief period prior to that when the first MoPo members simply copied their posts to each of the 11 members. Adam Ehrlich was a student at AU at the time and was able to secure a spot on their listserv and an automated MoPo began! I'm thankful we're still able to use AU's listserv all these years later. We may not have all the modern bells and whistles like some of the younger discussion groups, but what we have still works...old school it may be. I credit all of you, our loyal members, for that! Thank you for being here and sticking with it. As I do every year, I want to recognize MoPo's first members...those people here at the very beginning: Mahtab Moayeri, Michael Danese, Rob Ellis, Donna Tschetter, Goh Kai Shen, Evan Zweifel, George Nichol, Cynthia Nemeth-Johannes, Adam Ehrlich, Static555 (thanks to the AOL e-mail system Mr.Static's true identity is forever lost) AND myself. Michael, Rob, and Evan are still MoPo members. I find it interesting that when there's conflict between those other poster forums, the debate often takes place on MoPo...case in point the interesting discussion between MPF and APF that occurred earlier this week. Perhaps I should take this as a compliment...after all MoPo is known for fairness, free speech and (most of the time) civility. The respect MoPo has achieved as the granddaddy of movie poster discussion groups is because of each and every one of YOU! Thanks for another great year. Scott MoPo List Owner 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.
Re: [MOPO] AW: [SPAM?]: Re: [MOPO] When ebay bidder lists were still visible...
Yeah, you almost won the poster for small money. Which if you had, would have been another story. John W From: Wolfgang Jahn m...@fantompaper.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 4:20:58 PM Subject: [MOPO] AW: [SPAM?]: Re: [MOPO] When ebay bidder lists were still visible... I just meant to post that there was no bid in between me (the winner), the 2nd bidder, and then $80 as the 3rd bidder, so the 2nd bidder drove my bid up $800. These things happen, but I’m still happy to have won that poster, Heritage sold it twice for $1300 (where I was the underbidder once) Such outstanding adult posters are only worth higher amounts for a few people I guess, me and the underbidder being two of them. Wolfgang Von:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] Im Auftrag von Michael B Gesendet: Dienstag, 23. Februar 2010 20:07 An: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Betreff: [SPAM?]: Re: [MOPO] When ebay bidder lists were still visible... yikes. percentage-wise, this might hold the record. wow. you still want it? michael (i didnt understand your post at first..so other members look at the link and the bid history) -Original Message- From: Wolfgang Jahn m...@fantompaper.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 1:46 pm Subject: [MOPO] When ebay bidder lists were still visible... …you could have a chat with someone who cost you $800 on a poster, now I can’t ;-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190373442615 (The Acid Eaters 1sh) Cheers, Wolfgang 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.
Re: [MOPO] another Portal LOL
I'm sure the sellers that find these portals think they have found the mother load. This seller had an interesting way of spelling opportunity oppurnity. Anyone that buys this poster for $599, will have an oppurnity. Definitely not a opportunity. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 3:20:40 AM Subject: [MOPO] another Portal LOL http://cgi.ebay.com/Look-King-Kong-is-at-Ebay-An-Original-1933-Fay-Ray_W0QQitemZ170447847819QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27af7bc18b I love it where he says this is not a reproduction 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.
Re: [MOPO] Revised/appended, discard previous: AVATAR
I think because of Avatar, this will be an interesting year to watch the Oscars. And it will be very interesting to see if Kathryn Bigelow will win for best director. Which will be a historical event. On a side note, the posters for Avatar are going for very good money. In fact, I've never seen posters for a new movie go for so much. The lenticuler is selling in the $500 range. Regular D/S one sheets are in the $30-100 range. My guess on what is driving these high prices are non-poster collectors bidding them up. John W From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 5:42:31 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Revised/appended, discard previous: AVATAR David, I agreed with your take, except I don't accept that a lifetime of film history should be casually dismissed just because some teens and twenty something newbies don't yet have that same kind of history. It's called experience and experience is valuable, despite what the new kids on the block think. The problem with AVATAR's plot is not that it was the old calvary vs. injuns story line by way of DANCES WITH WOLVES (or even LITTLE BIG MAN, if you really want to show your age), but that Cameron made no attempt to add any original twists to that old plot (which both DANCES and BIG MAN did). On the other hand, Cameron chose to add plenty of new and original twists to TITANIC, which is what made it so great. Offhand, I can think of a dozen ways he could have tweaked the overly-predictable plot of AVATAR to add a lot of originality and not do any more work or spend any additional money. He just didn't bother. I mean, everything else about AVATAR is so great, why couldn't he have insisted on a better script? It's not just the tired old calvary vs. indians story arc... it's that the stupid (bumbling) corporate guy in charge of the whole project who was straight out of a Disney film, as was the George Custer-like Ultimately Evil head of security dude. But, having vented about the lost opportunity to make *every* aspect of AVATAR great, I did acknowledge in my original review that AVATAR really isn't about the plot. It's about the wild ride... the fully realized 3-dimensional trip to an fantastic alien planet that we get to take for the price of a theater ticket. I'll stand by that (which shows that I still get it, despite being old and out of date). Heck, the plot could have been about blue aliens rubbing two bricks together and it still would have been a fantastic cinematic event. But Best Picture of the Year? Nah... not to me, burdened as I am with my out of date 55 years of film watching experience. The unnecessarily trite plot and characters -- which someone of Cameron's ability and clout could have easily avoided -- removes AVATAR from the same class as TITANIC, which *did* deserve best picture. While it's a great ride, AVATAR is not the Best Picture of the Year. It's the biggest commercial success, yes, but that's not the same thing. But of course, it will get the Oscar. Any movie that broke TITANIC's all-time box-office score would get Best Picture by default. Hollywood is, after all, all about the money. -- JR David Kusumoto wrote: ** It's been a while I've written anything of length to MoPo; write it off to being too swamped to get into the fights and what-nots during the past 5-6 months. ** Meanwhile, you're right, Doug -- Avatar's story line has been done 1,000 times before, and that's my only objection to it. Avatar's script resembled Dances With Wolves Meets the Blue Man Group -- with the standard theme of money-grubbing corporations raping the natural resources of a planet populated by blue aliens -- whose every utterance is noble and forcefully profound, e.g., like lines given to every Native American character in Disney's Pocahontas. ** Anyway, I was put in my place by a former colleague and mother of two kids who agreed with me -- but who told me -- (and she was right) -- you know, you and your historical film references makes you old and out of date -- it makes everything you see today sound irrelevant with a been there and done that feeling. Well, that's not true for everything. Zillions of people are paying $15 to see 'Avatar' without your historical references; they don't care about Dances with Wolves or Pocahontas. Even if they did, those pictures were made 15-20 years ago, before today's movie goers were born; they were made in ways that seem obsolete or less engaging to kids today. This doesn't mean old films are less important. It just means they're not important to young people YET. Someday they'll like them. Like we did. Geezuz, we weren't all born in 1920. Young people buy WAY more tickets than old people. Remember how you used to go to every opening night? You don't anymore because you hate long lines. You're not supporting the industry and you're well past the
Re: [MOPO] AVATAR
I thought Avatar had many original plot points. And some familiar ones mixed in there too. And that's how real life is as well. Here's a question; is Avatarentertaining? Did the movie take you out of that theater seat and put you in a different place? It was, and it did, for me. And for the record, I thought Stephen Lang was a damn good bad guy. John W From: Kenwick Cook kenwick...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 1:43:27 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] AVATAR agreed.. I'm trying to remember another script's plot where you go into a little chamber, so you can transmorph into a giant fairy in another world, so you can stick the end of your long-braided hair into another animal's mane, so you can become one with it, so you can fly through floating islands. True, we not only see some familiar plots, but we see MANY MANY familiar plots all grouped into one, making one big interesting plot that's not overwhelming but highly entertaining in state-of-the-art 3-D. Storyline aside, it's quite the technical wonder for its visual advancements. 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.
Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE
I like If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. To answer the original question, I will buy a piece in need of restoration because I can't afford a pristine poster on a high dollar title. And sometimes I just live with the defects and don't bother restoring the poster. John W From: Claude Litton twoni...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 9:41:32 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE the moral of this is from law school - Never ask a question if you do not know the answer Elementary! My Dear Watson. Sherlock Holmes In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:20:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes: 1. when you buy with the intention to restore OR NOT to restore, the amount you bid is affected. 2. if you buy without intending to restore, condition plays a more important factor. 3. people buying from a smaller poster image on ebay that would not be inclined to restore might not bid, whereas someone who restores doesn't care. the post was to get a perspective of the thought process of buyers. to some, condition doesn't matter. some only buy VG cond or better. i have sold posters on ebay where the buyer has told me in advance that he will restore...but when he received the poster, the condition was better than he thought and framed it as is. (this happened to me recently and i just got an email from the buyer to this effect---with a non-ebay transactionso when we were negotiating the price, he factored in the linen process cost.) the converse scenario i am sure is, also, likely on ebay with smaller images. of course..some will never bid on a poor cond etc etc In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:05:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, twoni...@aol.com writes: What is the point of this question? Aren't the answers obvious! Kindly inform us of the motive behind this question. CJL In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:00:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes: how many buyers buy a poster knowing in advance that they will RESTORE/LINEN? i suppose dealers restorers have this in mind. michael 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.
Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE
I see no reason to start a email pissing match. I have better things to do. And over a post (Michael B's) that I thought was a question to just get a line of dialog going, and maybe get some insight. As far as Rick goes, I'm sure he's capable of taking care of himself. To be honest, I'm not sure what you are talking about. I don't read all the MOPO posts, so I must have missed something. For what it's worth, from what I know of Rick(professionally), he's a good guy. Just like most of the people on this site. John W From: twoni...@aol.com twoni...@aol.com To: jhnwald...@yahoo.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 12:53:28 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE It was meant to be humorous. On the other hand how about addressing those so openly critical of Rick Ryan. He was doing a great service to collectors and unfortunately it turned sour and not through any fault of his. Why don't you tell every negative critic to not say anything at all? I don't see you chiming in on every stupid or negative comment made on mopo and there are a lot of them. In any case, since you didn't have anything nice to say about my comment why didn't you practice what you preach? In a message dated 2/10/2010 12:11:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jhnwald...@yahoo.com writes: I like If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. To answer the original question, I will buy a piece in need of restoration because I can't afford a pristine poster on a high dollar title. And sometimes I just live with the defects and don't bother restoring the poster. John W From: Claude Litton twoni...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 9:41:32 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] buying TO RESTORE the moral of this is from law school - Never ask a question if you do not know the answer Elementary! My Dear Watson. Sherlock Holmes In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:20:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes: 1. when you buy with the intention to restore OR NOT to restore, the amount you bid is affected. 2. if you buy without intending to restore, condition plays a more important factor. 3. people buying from a smaller poster image on ebay that would not be inclined to restore might not bid, whereas someone who restores doesn't care. the post was to get a perspective of the thought process of buyers. to some, condition doesn't matter. some only buy VG cond or better. i have sold posters on ebay where the buyer has told me in advance that he will restore...but when he received the poster, the condition was better than he thought and framed it as is. (this happened to me recently and i just got an email from the buyer to this effect---with a non-ebay transactionso when we were negotiating the price, he factored in the linen process cost.) the converse scenario i am sure is, also, likely on ebay with smaller images. of course..some will never bid on a poor cond etc etc In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:05:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, twoni...@aol.com writes: What is the point of this question? Aren't the answers obvious! Kindly inform us of the motive behind this question. CJL In a message dated 2/10/2010 9:00:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes: how many buyers buy a poster knowing in advance that they will RESTORE/LINEN? i suppose dealers restorers have this in mind. michael 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
Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet posters?
Just out of curiosity, I looked back at the posts to see what the problem was with Rick. And I hadn't read the posts about the Beatle posters because I didn't want, or buy one of the posters. And as has been stated by other MOPO'ers, how could Rick be responsible for the shipping methods for another seller? The only logical answer is, he isn't. Any other answer is laughable. I get posters in those lousy tri-boxes every now and again. And thin tubes are just as bad, by the way. Usually these poor containers come from antique shops and the like. Some of them, I think anyway, don't know how bad they are. And some sellers go for cheap and really don't care if a 50 year old poster arrives in one piece or not. It's interesting the older posters, pre 1960's, will take the mashing much better then the newer paper. John W From: Kevin Conway treasur...@earthlink.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 2:41:06 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet posters? I have to defend Rick here. I mean it is easy in hindsight to say Rick should have instructed them on how to ship. But Really, when you think about that, it is kind of crazy. Why would you think Rick should have any say in the seller’s professionalism? Rick was just passing on a HOT TIP. If it were me , I would have assumed these sellers had enough brain cells to use a shipping tube other then the cheesy Postal tubes that my 3 year old daughter can crush with her hands. And she only weighs 38 lbs. I for one appreciate Rick letting us know about this “deal of a lifetime”. I mean seriously, How often has anyone seen AUTHENTIC vintage posters like this surface on the market. Heck some dealers on this list are already selling their HELP Tri Folded sheets for $1200 on eBay. So, other then the damaged, these posters are amazing! -Original Message- From: rixpost...@aol.com Sent: Feb 10, 2010 7:48 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles HELP Tri-Folded One Sheet posters? J.R. Hey, I've had tri-folded one sheets shipped to me rolled in a sturdy tube before. When mine arrived, I took them out of the tube and they laid flat. Christ, I already apologized to the group for the situation. This is the LAST TIME I'm ever going to point ANYONE in the direction of ANYTHING. I'm sorry, but I work a full time job, sell on eBay and I'm a songwriter. Obviously, I SHOULD HAVE warned the lady about the SHITTY TUBES she was using. I didn't...and I APOLOGIZED FOR IT, I ADMITTED I MADE A MISTAKE!!! I put my friggin' reputation on the line in terms of the one sheets AS I RECEIVED THEM. I don't appreciate you stirring up this BULLSHIT. I was TRYING TO DO THE OTHER MEMBERS A FAVOR and it obviously BACKFIRED!! Rick 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. Kevin Conway Conway's Vintage Treasures www.CVTreasures.com 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.
Re: [MOPO] A serious question about optimum marketing to the MoPo list
Bruce, It's your Sunday auction I forget about. So more reminders for that auction would be helpful. Remembering the other two auction days are no problem for me. I'm locked and loaded for those two auctions you could say. John W--- AKA 6gunn From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 7:17:59 PM Subject: [MOPO] A serious question about optimum marketing to the MoPo list I would like to get feedback from those members of MoPo who actually bid in my auctions, not those who do not bid. When I had one set of auctions per week, I would send a FA e-mail the morning after they started, and then another the morning they were closing ( two total per week). When I had two sets of auctions per week, I would send a FA e-mail the morning after both had started, and then another one the morning the first set was closing, and another one the morning the second set was closing (three total per week). Now that I have three sets of auctions per week, I send a FA e-mail the morning after all three have started, and then another one the morning the first set is closing, and another one the morning the second set is closing, and another one on the morning the third set is closing (four total per week). My question to bidders is, am I sending too many reminder e-mails or not enough? I see other sellers send daily updates (sometimes more than one a day) and I wonder if I am missing a valuable marketing opportunity. Or, would I be alienating some of you by e-mailing so often. So should I up the number of FA e-mails I send from 4 per week, or lower the number, or leave it the same. I promise to abide by the popular opinion of actual bidders! Bruce 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.
Re: [MOPO] Sales Results Posted to MPB
As a buyer of movie paper, I would have no problem buying more on MPB if more dealers started selling on the site. The sellers just need to post a heads up here on MOPO that they have auctions on MPB, just like they do for their Ebay auctions. John W From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, January 29, 2010 4:16:13 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sales Results Posted to MPB I just want to say how great I think it is that Rich has built up MoviePosterBid.com into a place where posters of all value levels can be sold for a good price, but where the commissions/consignment/sellers/buyer's fees don't eat everyone alive. Besides the mess that Ebay has become, where else can the owners of posters that will sell for $15 to $40 consign and sell them and not have most of the sale price going into someone's pocket other than their own? I mean, Bruce comes right out and says on his site that to consign to him at all Your items need to have a realistic retail value of at least $50 per item. MoviePosterBid.com has become a true and viable alternative to selling posters on the junk site Ebay has become, which is exactly what I intended when I originally created it and why I was glad when Rich decided he wanted to take it over and run with it. No need for people to continue to bitch about Ebay, just sell your stuff on MPB! -- JR Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: We've been getting lots of requests for sales results lately, so we're putting up weekly results links on our weekly news page http://www.movieposterbid.com/events.html yesterday's results have been posted 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.
[MOPO] Polish posters
I've been looking over Bruce Hershenson's auction tonight, and the Polish posters he is offering are wild. Polish poster artists must take a high dose of LSD before they start painting. And apparently in Poland they don't have the same hang ups about nudity that we do in the States. John W 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.
Re: [MOPO] fleaBay auction: Witch Casts Spells to win at casinos
How many spells did you buy? JW From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, December 28, 2009 3:36:10 PM Subject: [MOPO] fleaBay auction: Witch Casts Spells to win at casinos http://cgi.ebay.com/WIN-CASINO-MONEY-WEALTH-LUCK-SPELL-CASTING-by-WITCH_W0QQitemZ250518664239QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a5413742f I thought you had to be selling something real.. what do I know 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.
Re: [MOPO] fleaBay auction: Witch Casts Spells to win at casinos
Well, if his head shrinks to the size of a walnut or his willy falls off, he'll know who to blame. JW From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, December 28, 2009 3:58:31 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] fleaBay auction: Witch Casts Spells to win at casinos I bought a bunch to gift to Sean At 12:57 PM 12/28/2009, John Waldman wrote: How many spells did you buy? JW From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Mon, December 28, 2009 3:36:10 PM Subject: [MOPO] fleaBay auction: Witch Casts Spells to win at casinos http://cgi.ebay.com/WIN-CASINO-MONEY-WEALTH-LUCK-SPELL-CASTING-by-WITCH_W0QQitemZ250518664239QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a5413742f I thought you had to be selling something real.. what do I know 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.
[MOPO] WTB Short LIST
A few of the items I'm looking for right now. *Three Stooges material 1946-1955. I'll consider Curly material, but more then likely out of my price range. *Orgy Of the Dead material *The House Of Terror (1928) CH.9 Set LCS Also looking for some of the one sheets on this title. Please email price, condition, and a picture if you have one. Thanks, John W 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.
Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] New Poster Forum/Group
Someone has to have the big bucks to buy those high priced posters! John W From: James Richard jrl...@mediabearonline.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sun, December 20, 2009 3:56:10 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] New Poster Forum/Group Ohhh... good... another member of the bar on board. So now we can have even more epic ONE MILLION BC style battles between Titans of Irrestible Logic clashing with Immoveable Objections, whilst the rest of us cower behind the paper mache boulders in the foreground of the big MOPO screen. OK, I kid... welcome aboard Holiday, if you are in fact on board... but what is this deal with lawyers and collecting movie posters anyway? -- JR Holiday Russell wrote: Wow, did you not read my post? I am the owner. I gave my full name and a link to my collection. I don't give a rats ass if you visit or not. We are not a store and I'm not selling you anything. You ARE a naysayer and you're one of those haughty-type mopo'ers that thinks your above all others. I'm an attorney with 20 years of experience, a collector of many things over my life, and I am highly intelligent. So intelligent that I can spot blowhard like you a mile away. Please, do not visit us because we need not your type, Claude. Just in case you missed it last time: My name is Holiday Russell. Yes, that is my real name. If you care to check the Florida Bar's website to confim that you can. I don't care one way or another. I have one of the finest collections of advertising and Japanese posters in the World. The next time you care to rant, don't assume that were all dumbasses. Now, go take a pill, have a glass of wine or smoke a joint - just chill the frak out dude. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Claude Litton twoni...@aol.com Date: December 19, 2009 10:07:06 AM EST To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] New Poster Forum/Group Reply-To: twoni...@aol.com Why give me a load of nonsense? The first page is written by Jaegermister. what is his real name. Why can't you answer my question here on MoPo? I asked a simple question which was Who are the serious collectors running it? All I get from you is sarcasm, and a direction to go to the site. If a new store opens and they want my business then they should supply me with proper information. This includes where it is, what it sells, who runs it, etc. All you are doing is telling me to go there blindly and ask questions. Why should I do that? You want members, don't you? Then give people information. Is my question so difficult to answer that you have to run in circles around it? Why don't you answer my question instead of giving me prose and a misdirected reply with the insinuation that I am another naysayer. I am far from stupid and don't put up with your misguided thinking. I am a straightforward individual who obviously asked you a very difficult question to answer. Claude Litton In a message dated 12/18/2009 11:52:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, hollyr...@mac.com writes: Love that tone Claude - there's a saying that the greatest hinderence to growth is contempt prior to investigation. Rather than be just another naysayer, why not have a look, post a question, and see if you get an answer? Holiday Russell Admin Allposterforum.com My collection: Http://www.mypostercollection.com Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Claude Litton twoni...@aol.com Date: December 18, 2009 10:15:10 PM EST To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] New Poster Forum/Group Reply-To: twoni...@aol.com Who are the serious collectors running it? The best part of this forum is that people use real names. I do not take part in any of the others for this reason. Claude In a message dated 12/18/2009 7:20:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, p...@cinemarts.com writes: Not sure if anyone has mentioned it here yet. A new poster forum/group has started in the last few days, run by a couple of serious collectors. http://www.allposterforum.com I for one welcome it, the more the merrier, and any forum/group that is interested in spreading real info and giving a voice to the world of movie posters is certainly welcome. Thus far it's an ad-free zone, probably one of the most important issues to ensure there isn't a conflict of interests. All Poster Forum also covers other than movie posters, such as music, theatre, advertising, et al and I know there are many members of MOPO who both collect and deal in these areas, so it also helps fill a bit of a gap in these areas. Phil Edwards 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
Re: [MOPO] Frank Frazetta museum robbed by Frank Frazetta Jr
The guy looks a bit like Ron Jeremy. John W From: Kirby McDaniel ki...@movieart.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, December 10, 2009 11:15:59 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Frank Frazetta museum robbed by Frank Frazetta Jr Anybody looks like a real winner in their mug shot! K. On Dec 10, 2009, at 9:43 PM, Jay Pea wrote: Amazing how the thievery of comic book/fantasy art seems to be a situation that happens every so often. This guy also looks like a real winner, too. --- On Thu, 12/10/09, Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] Frank Frazetta museum robbed by Frank Frazetta Jr To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 4:04 PM Apparently after Ellie died a few months ago (and Frank is ailing) there was a major falling out among the kids on the inheritance front, with the others siding against Frank Jr.. I'm betting no charges are pressed. Bruce On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com wrote: yep.. looks like Frank Jr attempted to steal every painting in the museum, but was caught red-handed http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_13969556 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. 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.
Re: [MOPO] Gene Barry 1919-2009
Just watch Mr. Barry in the obscure The 27th Day. One of those actors that had a great voice.RIP John W From: Scott Burns sbu...@columbus.rr.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, December 10, 2009 9:27:12 PM Subject: [MOPO] Gene Barry 1919-2009 Actor Gene Barry, star of War of the Worlds (1953), Bat Masterson (1958-1961) and Burke's Law (1963-1966) has died in Woodland Hills, California. His final screen credit was a cameo at the end of the 2005 remake of War of the Worlds. For the last 5 years he has suffered with Alzheimer's disease. Here's a link to the obit: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-gene-barry11-2009dec11,0,6406555.story?track=rss Scott MoPo List Owner We know now that we can't beat their machines. We've got to beat *them.* --Dr. Clayton Forrester (Gene Barry)War of the Worlds (1953) 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.
Re: [MOPO] THREE SHEETS
Saw a 24 sheet hanging in a comic book-collectable shop in Florida. Pretty cool. John W From: Michael B dialmbb...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, December 3, 2009 2:46:57 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] THREE SHEETS OF COURSE 3 SHEETS ARE IMPRESSIVE. BUT IMAGE WALKING INTO SOMEONE'S HOUSE AND SEEING A FRAMED 6 SHEET OR EVEN BIGGER??? yikes how do people frame those? i know some people hang three sheets without frame, but the black border adds to much prominence to the poster. when i first starting collecting, i would buy a one sheet, hate it until it was ramed. just a simple frame. but it adds so much. mbb -Original Message- From: Susan Heim filmfantast...@msn.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2009 2:15 pm Subject: Re: [MOPO] THREE SHEETS Thank you Toochis. Yes, I do frame 3 sheets for wholesale cost to other collectors. A full archival museum frame for a 3 sheet is $299 at my shop. We do about 3-5 of them a week. As a movie poster collector myself, it is always fun to see what other's collect and boy do they look great when they are ready to hang on the wall. Any southern California customers can contact me directly. I have customers who come from Arizona, Nevada, and northern California to pick up their frames. I even had one customer who drove out from Florida for vacation and took home all his frames for 40x60's and 41x81's. I appreciate the confidence. The problem is the frame is too large to ship assembled, so what I do now is send the customer the custom cut frame and assembly hardware. Then they call me and I help them locate the UV filtered plexiglass and acid free Artcare backing, in their own hometown. to complete the frame. You can save hundred's of dollars doing it yourself and it is really very easy to assemble. So, feel free to call me with any questions. I am actually shipping out two oversize frames today. Thanks. Sue www.hollywoodposterframes.com (800) 463-2994 Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:35:01 -0800 From: fly...@pacbell.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] THREE SHEETS To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU I'm so lucky to be driving distance from Sue Heim so I don't worry about framing 3-sheets. I have also had some great linenbacking from Sylvia and Susan Olson. I'm thrilled I can now find deals on 3-sheets. However, I've not found bargains on the ones I want. Toochis From: Dave Rosen hah...@sympatico.ca To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thu, December 3, 2009 8:35:01 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] THREE SHEETS Outside of Heritage and emovieposter most 3-sheets are not linenbacked. The vast majority are unbacked. Meaning if they are going to be displayed they must be backed, restoration or not. That adds to their ultimate cost. Second, they're very expensive to frame. Third, you need a lot of wallspace to display them, specifically high ceilings. Thus, unless they're rare and/or for very highly sought-after titles, they're not as desirable as smaller formats, especially 1-sheets. And with things being financially tighter for most collectors right now, I think they'd rather hold out for the 1-sheet than purchase a 3-sheet they might not even be able to enjoy. Dave - Original Message - From: Michael B To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:15 AM Subject: [MOPO] THREE SHEETS it seems to me that three sheets are getting less interest and not increasing in value at the same speed as one sheets, inserts or half sheets. sometimes, they are decreasing in value based upon the price searches of Heritage and Emovieposter. agree? could it be due to the fact that most three sheets are on linen and collectors are shying away from restoration? could it be that approx. 9 inserts can be displayed on the same wall space? in fact, it seems that the most three sheets being sold are at the Heritage Signature Auctionsbut often selling at less than the same title one sheet (and even selling less than the same three sheet 5 years ago). michael 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 ___
Re: [MOPO] another MoviePosterBid mini-milestone.... 1600 members!!
Rich, Your hard work is paying off. Congrats. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art Movie Posters sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 7:30:09 PM Subject: [MOPO] another MoviePosterBid mini-milestone 1600 members!! We just signed up our 1600th member at MoviePosterBid.com Another small milestone for us, this 100 members signed up at a faster rate than the last 100 members did, who also signed up faster than the previous 100 etc. I expect we should hit the 2000 members mark sometime in 2010 thanks to everyone who has signed up from MoPo and elsewhere Rich 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.
Re: [MOPO] What did you lose at Heritage This Week??
I did win a poster in the live auction, and one in the internet auction. But once again I lost out on that '60 Dracula one sheet! Some how I miss the poster when it came up for bid, and my pre-bid was out bid. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art Movie Posters sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 9:31:47 PM Subject: [MOPO] What did you lose at Heritage This Week?? I know what I lost folks.. what did you lose?? I did win 2 items in the internet only session at the end, but the Crown Jewel I was bidding on in session 4 I sadly was only the underbidder. I even went past my budget, but I have a feeling that I would not have been able to win because the winning bidder never took a second to think about out-bidding me and I'm talking about a serious item.. not some $5000 cheapie I won't tell you what it was yet.. tell me what you lost out first Rich 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.
Re: [MOPO] OFF TOPIC WANTED - METAL TOY FIGURES / SOLDIERS / KNIGHTS / WILD WEST / ETC.
Isn't it amazing what we are willing to pay for our childhood toys? John W From: rodxmorgan rodxmor...@yahoo.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Tue, November 10, 2009 9:36:25 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] OFF TOPIC WANTED - METAL TOY FIGURES / SOLDIERS / KNIGHTS / WILD WEST / ETC. 100 pcs---1950s Sci-Fi Plastic Figures 5 different figures Appx 3” tall Silver colored figures in Space Suits with Gear. Marked on back: BEST U.S.A. http://picasaweb.google.com/posterazzi/50sSCIFI?authkey=Gv1sRgCMelpZ2-hYfxnQE $100 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.
Re: [MOPO] LINEN- BACKING OR PAPER-BACKING
Dario, I have inserts/half sheets on linen and paper. Some of these posters on linen are just a mess. And my guess is these were backed by someone who didn't know what they were doing. One of these poorly back posters is a Belle Starr insert that is coming off the linen, and is so fragile I rarely touch it. What I noticed with this poster is it's separating from the the linen at the fold lines, and there is no way this poster could be rolled on linen or paper. It just way to stiff and fragile. I wouldn't think a paper backing would hold this poster together, especially at the separating fold lines. Is the paper used to back inserts and half sheets the same paper used to back 1 sheets? If so I don't think it would have enough body to keep this old poster together. The older inserts and half sheets of the 30's- 40's seem to be on thicker stock than say a insert form the 60's, which I would think would make them harder to back with linen. So Dario, what can be done with a poster like my Belle Star? John W From: Dario Casadei m...@vintagemovieart.ca To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, November 7, 2009 1:42:31 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] LINEN- BACKING OR PAPER-BACKING We Talked about this many times before and it is all cool to do so again and again. I think it is a personal choice, I can offer both choices. I personally prefer to Linen back thicker stock. Again personal choice. ( I Linen back all my personal stuff ) For me paper backing is to flimsy and linen backing is pretty much paper backing with one more layer of protection. Paper backed items must be shipped flat. imagine a flat parcel with a 1/2 sheet, enough surface to have a heave parcel crack it or bend it in transit. Mean time if done right on Linen, you can roll up and send in a tube. Anyways just my own silly thoughts. Best, dario. PS: If all is going well with in the next month or so, I will be presenting a new way of backing. Something I have been working quietly on for the last year or so. The timing could not be better with the Universal scandal at hand. rixpost...@aol.com wrote: Hi, Sue, If that's the case, why do so many restorers STILL linenback card-stock posters? My guess would be that it's an easier process than paper-backing (which has a different learning curve than linenbacking, perhaps). It's amazing to me that after all these years, it still occurs with such regularity. 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.
Re: [MOPO] UK Quad... Karloff/Price
OK, so who on this list bought something from this seller? A seller who apparently has such imaginative selling tactics? Come on, don't be shy. Step right up. Who bought something from this carny poster seller? Personally, I don't find sellers that put insanely high prices on posters artful sellers. I think they are ether uninformed on movie poster values, or shysters. And I don't buy posters from shysters. This isn't my first rodeo. And I didn't look at the guy's other stuff. Why waste my time? You want to get my attention? Start your auctions at .99. John W From: Dave Rosen hah...@sympatico.ca To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 1:44:40 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] UK Quad... Karloff/Price You got it, Helmut. That's just what I was going to say, but it seemed too obvious. Guess his strategy worked: the listing has been posted on Mopo (including on Mopo's website), thus more people will look at it, then look at his other listings, then potentially make a purchase of something else he has up. Cost to him: zip. Not a strategy I use myself but there's nothing crack baby about it. Dave - Original Message - From: Helmut Hamm To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] UK Quad... Karloff/Price Needless to say that the price is completely ridiculous, but since eBay allows you to list a few items for free every month, it may have cost him nothing, and if the idea was to draw attention to his auctions, it apparently worked: He's now discussed on Mopo, for whatever that's worth... ;-) Helmut Am 30.10.2009 um 14:37 schrieb John Waldman: Another one of Ebay's crack baby sellers. Some people must have a lot of time on their hands to list something that will never sell at the listed price. John W From: Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com To: mop...@listserv.american.edu Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 2:27:00 AM Subject: [MOPO] UK Quad... Karloff/Price priced at a cool £1,000,000.00-- for a FRANKENSTEIN 1970/HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL double bill? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vincent-Price-HOUSE-ON-HAUNTED-HiLL-Quad-POSTER-Karloff_W0QQitemZ370281400296QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_DVD_Film_TV_Film_Memorabilia_LE?hash=item56367dc7e8 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.
Re: [MOPO] Poster for Zaat (1975)
I've got Zaat set to record tonight, so I'll see just how bad it is. And speak of the devil, I bought a Zaat one sheet from Rich a year or so ago. John W From: channinglylethomson channinglylethom...@worldnet.att.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 6:58:12 PM Subject: [MOPO] Poster for Zaat (1975) This really terrible horror movie from the 70s is showing on TCM tonight. Does anyone have a poster image for it? Thanks, Channing 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.
Re: [MOPO] 1931 Dracula Lobby Card
I wonder if the guy's lobby card is 8 x 10? John W From: David Lieberman dli...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wed, October 21, 2009 7:11:32 PM Subject: [MOPO] 1931 Dracula Lobby Card We get lots of emails every day.some are worth sharing! We just received this one: Hello, I'm writing to you in the hope that you may be able to answer a question about lobby card authentication for me. I found your contact information through some ebay listings. I hope it's okay that I'm writing with an unrelated question. About five years ago a friend gave me a lobby card from the 1931 Dracula movie that he claimed was original. I've recently considered selling this but I'm suspicious that it might be a reproduction and not actually an original. My only clue to work with is the kodak stamp on the back of the card's paper. The embossed stamp mark suggests to me that it's probably a fake or reproduction. Is this an indication that my card is fake, or do you believe it might not rule out the possibility that it is, in fact, an original? Thank you for your time and any information you can give me. David LiebermanCineMasterpieces.com | 15721 N. Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 105 -- Scottsdale, Az 85260 Vintage Original Movie Posters|602 309 0500| Office/Gallery Open By Appt. Only. Our Facebook Page 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.
[MOPO] WTB*** Two Thousand Maniacs one sheet
Email price and condition. Thanks, JW 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.
Re: [MOPO] Unbelievably Customer-Friendly Poster Business
Now that's customer service! Great information as well. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 3:13:23 PM Subject: [MOPO] Unbelievably Customer-Friendly Poster Business today I got an email that I couldn't believe from Bruce it seems they sold some Blue Brothers French posters that weren't up to snuff and researched every buyer - including myself - for years back. I bought one in 2005 and they want to refund my moolah. kudos Bruce. That is incredible customer service Rich.. Bruce's letter below: This is Bruce. We recently sold a French one-panel poster that had the distributor logo Cine Poster at the bottom, and after we sold the poster, we were notified by a leading French expert that this was a commercial poster, and not a theater poster. Apparently, this company has been making commercial versions of regular French theater posters for approximately 30 years. Unlike U.S. commercial posters, which are usually a different size and have some other differences from theatrical posters, these French commercial posters appear to be exactly the same as the French theatrical posters, with the sole exception of the Cine Poster logo. So we cancelled that sale. But then it occurred to us that we may well have unknowingly sold other Cine Poster commercial posters in the past, so we spent a GREAT deal of time researching EVERY French poster we EVER sold, and we had to look at every single image, to see if the logo was on it, and we were able to determine that over the past 9 years we sold 42 of these (40 of them were one-panels, and two of them were the medium size French posters). You purchased 1 of those 42 posters from us. The poster you won is (we give the date, the auction number, the title, and the closing price): 6/28/2005 7525607578 BLUES BROTHERS $16.50 Since it did not sell for very much money, we want to offer you one of two options: 1) You can return it to us for a full refund, including shipping. 2) You can keep the poster, and we will give you a partial refund (just think what you would have paid for the poster had you known that it was a commercial poster, and if we agree you are being fair, we will refund you the difference). Remember that the poster looks identical to the theatrical poster (except for the distributor logo Cine Poster at the bottom), and that it was made when the movie was first released (unless we identified as a re-release, and then it was made when the movie was re-released at that time). Of course, we are very sorry this occurred. It was something we did not know, and we are rather surprised that no one e-mailed over the past nine years to give us this information (we will now do all we can to spread this information throughout the hobby). As always, we do now have any time limit on correcting mistakes we made (in this case, we are correcting mistakes that go back as far as 9 years!), and our goal is to always make sure our customers are happy, and to correct every mistake we make in such a way that we turn an unhappy experience into a happy one! Please let us know which of the above two options you would prefer. Thanks very much, and please accept my sincere apology for making this unknowing error. 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.
Re: [MOPO] fraudulent seller alert regarding realart
Parktheater is the same seller that informed me that the '60's Dracula 1 sheet I won on Ebay from him had been destroyed in a car wreck. And that I would have to wait for a refund until the insurance money came in. He was using a different Ebay name then and took Paypal, so I filed with Paypal and got my money back. Notice that the Dracula 1 sht is on his list for sale. What a jerk. John W From: Sean Linkenback slinkenb...@comcast.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2009 2:15:24 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] fraudulent seller alert regarding realart While Jack used to be a fairly reliable (if slow) seller of material, this is the 5th or 6th complaint I’ve heard about him over the past year. Most every one involves the ordering of material which then goes mysteriously missing after the money has been sent, and refunds have been very slow to make their way back to the purchaser. Let’s hope he turns this back around quickly. From:MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of allen day Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 11:29 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] fraudulent seller alert regarding realart Howdy y'all, Back in June, I attempted to purchase a 1sh from a seller on everbodys' fav website (bayster) ... and the (non)transaction became an exercise / refresher course in dealing with buttheads. The seller used an online pymt service: moneybookers, which has a policy of irreversible transactions, (yeah, right ... it took about 30 days, but my $$$ is back with daddy) In case any realart material is offered from someone that you are not familiar, info provided of a particular ratfink betard: Seller ebster name: parktheater Seller supposed name: Jack Linendoll out of Grayslake , Il Additional available material that was offered (part of original message copied below): Don't know if you are interested, butI also have the following Realart paper for sale: Realart Posters Lobbies The Mummy-1951 Karloff lobby-SOLD The Mummy’s Curse-linen backed insert-R51-Exc-$750 obo; Bride of Frankenstein-one sheet on linen-R50-Exc-$1100; House of Dracula-linen backed one sheet-R50-Exc-$1200; House of Frankenstein-linen backed one sheet,R50- Exc $1200; Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman-linen backed one sheet-R49-Exc-$1500; The Wolf Man-linen backed one sheet-R51-Exc$1500; Frankenstein-folded one sheet, green style –R60s-NM-$900; Dracula-r60 folded one sheet red style- NM- $1400; AC Meet Frankenstein lobby with Lugosi Strange-R56-Exc-$700; AC Meet Frankenstein lobby with Chaney/Wolfman LouR56-Exc-$350; Night Monster-Lugosi folded half sheet R48-VG-$100 respectfully submitted, ad 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.
Re: [MOPO] FA: How WHERE you auction can make a BIG difference!
I had this poster on my emovieposter watch list, and I was amazed at how much that poster sold for. There was a couple of bidders that really wanted that poster. I guess you just have to have the right audience in attendance at your auction. John W From: Jeff Potokar jpotok...@ca.rr.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 2:11:56 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: How WHERE you auction can make a BIG difference! Or, on the flip side.-- someone spent 486.00 for a 20 dollar poster... this buyer will be crying the blues, if he learns that, a month earlier, he could have gotten the same item, in the same condition, for 2 ten dollar bills. OUCH! it all depends on how one looks at the scenario. Jeff On Aug 13, 2009, at 8:22 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: I feel I am putting forth incredible advertising for eBay! After all, someone got a $486 poster for $20 last week, so that guy is super happy and LOVES eBay. I can see their new ads: Come to eBay where we will hide the items so thoroughly that you can find items for a fraction of their regular price! Bruce On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 5:12 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia johnr...@moviemem.com wrote: The consignor obviously made a very good decision in sending that poster to you. I have been selling quite a lot through eBay lately but you have to be prepared to take the risk of getting low prices for decent posters in their auctions. The fact that you and others have taken so many buyers away from eBay is an indication of the impact of the negative policies that they introduced. Regards John Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=accountgo=register Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com All About Australian posters: http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia - Original Message - From: Bruce Hershenson To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 4:33 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: How WHERE you auction can make a BIG difference! It's had another significant bump in the bid price: http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detailAuction_uid1=1499931 Must be that damed time-extended bidding causing the jump in price! Bruce On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 5:45 AM, Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com wrote: Of course I sometimes get far more than eBay sellers (as in the case cited above), both because I reach more interested collectors, and because of the trust factor. I believe it is fair to say I get a substantially higher amount overall for 100 posters than an eBay seller would for the very same posters. Absolutely, any buyer with the time to search eBay regularly should do so, especially if they can handle the possible frustration of poorly packed or over-graded posters. Then again, I don't always sell for more. I sometimes have some real bargains! Bruce On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 5:32 AM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia johnr...@moviemem.com wrote: I thought the same thing. Bruce, you are actually making a good argument for buyers to do a search on eBay before buying elsewhere. It certainly is a Catch 22. Regards John Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=accountgo=register Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com All About Australian posters: http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA PO Box 92 Palm Beach Qld 4221 Australia - Original Message - From: Richard Evans To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] FA: How WHERE you auction can make a BIG difference! Not sure how you can promote the advantages for sellers of emovieposter over ebayjima without it highlighting the opposite for buyers.Hmmm, appears to be an advertising Catch 22. Rich On 13 Aug 2009, at 01:22, Bruce Hershenson wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350227396540 (closed) vs http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detailAuction_uid1=1499931 (24 hours to go) Sometimes WHERE you auction (and how many interested buyers you reach) can mean as much as WHAT you are auctioning. eBay brags of its millions of bidders, and other auctions brag of their hundreds of thousands of bidders, but what difference does that make when the vast majority of those people will never ever buy a vintage poster? I will stack up OUR 31,000+ actual buyers (each of which is someone who actually purchased vintage movie paper from us) against
Re: [MOPO] MPB problems again.. can you see the site??
Rich, I can't get on ether. John W From: Richard Halegua Comic Art sa...@comic-art.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2009 3:19:00 PM Subject: [MOPO] MPB problems again.. can you see the site?? http://www.movieposterbid.com/ who can and who cannot see MoviePosterBid please email me back Rich 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.
Re: [MOPO] The serial you never saw....
That was great. My wife and I have been watching the Captain America serial this week in fact. You actually have the same build as the actor that played the part in the original serial. That was one of the best student films I've ever seen. Excellent job. John W From: Captain Bijou captainbi...@comcast.net To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:21:38 AM Subject: [MOPO] The serial you never saw Forty years ago, I was a drama student at the University of Houston (--Randy Quaid was a classmate of mine and we even appeared in a training film together for the Houston Police Department--), an avid comic book collector and a fan of the old movie serials...just like we used to see at our local bijous on Saturday mornings. I was also an aspiring filmmaker. I made 8mm and Super 8mm short ama-films for years. Sadly, most of those films have been lost through years. However, I did manage to hold on to my final film, Captain America, which featured friends and fellow students at the U of H in a heartfelt homage to the old movie serials. On weekends and evenings -- whenever I could get a cast and enough rolls of black and white film together -- we'd travel to such exotic locals as the Houston Ship Channel, the air conditioning plant at the University of Houston or Todd Shipyards in Galveston to shoot our serial. Unlike today, when broadcast quality movies can be created on one's laptop, we had only an inexpensive camera, a guillotine splicer -- to make tape splices that would not generally show up when projected -- and equal amounts of enthusiasm and imagination. Primitive the result was, to be sure. Years later, I added a musical track from a portable cassette player and narration which I improvised on the spot. Given the time and inclination, since the technology is already on my computer, I could now tighten up the edits, add dialogue and sound effects and re-score the music. One day maybe, I will... Naturally, I was Captain Americaafter all, I owned the suit and tights!! For a time, I aspired to be a stuntman and even knew some of the best in the business: Yakima Canutt, David Sharpe, Jock Mahoney and Tom Steele. To make the fights seem realistic, I had only to call upon my experiences growing up on the Houston's northside. I had, as they say, plenty of opportunities to perfect my technique!! Anyway, here it is for you to enjoy. If nothing else, it's proof positive that we were all younger and innocent once upon a time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4tHIyvs82Y Earl Blair CAPTAIN BIJOU www.captainbijou.com 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.
Re: [MOPO] Need help on our next poll - Best U.S. poster artist
What about Boris Vallejo? John W From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, June 8, 2009 1:59:55 PM Subject: [MOPO] Need help on our next poll - Best U.S. poster artist Our next poll will be best U.S. poster artist (on their overall body of work, NOT best single poster) Here are some that come to mind: Reynold Brown Jack Davis Richard Amsel Saul Bass Bob Peak Drew Struzan John alvin Frank Frazetta John Solie I discount people like Vargas or Norman Rockwell, because they only did a very few posters, and I am going for those who did a lot. Who else would be good for this poll? Bruce 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.
Re: [MOPO] Our very first Alamo Drafthouse poster!; What is YOUR opinion of these posters?
Looks like the same poster art that was used for the DS 27 x 40 to me. Also used for the DVD cover. Note the art of David Carradine on the upper left of the poster. John Waldman From: Bruce Hershenson brucehershen...@gmail.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2009 8:24:55 AM Subject: [MOPO] Our very first Alamo Drafthouse poster!; What is YOUR opinion of these posters? After auctioning around 400,000 items, we finally are auctioning our very first Alamo Drafthouse poster! For those of you who don't know, the Alamo Drafthouse is a restaurant/theater located in Austin, Texas. They create their own posters for showings of movies. The posters are produced in limited numbers and are known for their different, really cool artwork. The one we are currently auctioning is from Hell Ride, the 2008 Larry Bishop motorcycle biker gang action adventure thriller (executive produced by Quentin Tarantino) starring Larry Bishop, Michael Madsen, Eric Balefour, Vinnie Jones, Leonor Varela, David Carradine, and Dennis Hopper. It features Tyler Stout art. The item can be viewed at http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detailAuction_uid1=1433530 It will be interesting to see what it sells for. These ARE from actual showings of the movie, so it seems they absolutely ARE movie posters, but some might argue with that! What is YOUR opinion of these posters? Bruce 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.
Re: [MOPO] Cinevent--No Haggle Zone?
Cinevent is a poster show, not a sliver tea set show. I say ask for the discount. You don't know if you don't ask. If a lobby card is say $12.00, and that's all I'm buying, I give the seller 12 bucks. If I'm buying 4 cards and they're $50, I ask if there is a discount. Call me cheap, but that's how I roll. John W 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.
