Re: [MOPO] RIP Donald Sutherland

[Ron Magid]

Hey Kirby!It did! I agree it’s not Fellini’s best but I’ve seen it several times since (thanks to LA’s once thriving revival theater circuit) and it includes some of his greatest imagery  - and Sutherland is amazing given he apparently got zero direction from the maestro. (And the Nino Rota score is arguably his masterpiece.)I didn’t realize the negative was stolen- I wonder if that’s why the original English language version (far superior to the Italian if only to hear as well as see Sutherland’s portrayal) has become much harder to see (if anyone’s interested, there used to be an excellent print on YouTube.)Sent from my iPhoneOn Jun 20, 2024, at 1:05 PM, Kirby McDaniel  wrote:Ron, and mopolistas,And did FELLINI CASANOVA turn you into a randy young thing?  I always thought that Fellini's choice of Sutherland for that role was very unusual to say the least.  Not my favorite Fellini movie to be sure, but the Nino Rota score was sublime.There are so many good Sutherland performances, it's hard to pick one.We were lucky to see CASANOVA theatrically.  I thought we might not see it at all when the negatives were stolen from Technicolor in Rome.Kirbymovieart.comOn Jun 20, 2024, at 2:20 PM, Ron Magid <00ad508bad52-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:A very sad day!Among my favorite actors of all time – I first became aware of Donald Sutherland when he starred in Fellini’s Casanova, which played in English for one week at the Avco Center theater in Westwood, and had a profound impact on my budding childhood sexuality (I think I was 13 at the time.Sutherland then followed up with what is in my opinion, the best remake of all time Phil Kaufman‘s invasion of the body snatchers, which manages to function as both a remake and a sequel!So many other great performances followed– got to see him live at the Mark Taper Forum some years back and he was of course superb even though the play was not.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jun 20, 2024, at 11:33 AM, Bruce Hershenson  wrote:RIP Donald Sutherland :(He was a superb Canadian actor from the 1960s to the present. While he gave wonderful performances in a number of movies, his main criteria for deciding to take a role seemed to be how much he was paid, because he appeared in lots of movies not worthy of his talents.Some of his movies include: JFK, MASH (as Hawkeye Pierce), Ordinary People, Dirty Dozen, Animal House, Don't Look Now, 1900, Cold Mountain, Kelly's Heroes, and The Hunger Games series (as President Snow). In 2015's "Forsaken", he played the father of his real life son, Kiefer Sutherland, who is also a wonderful actor, and in many ways has followed in his father's footsteps.See https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/movies/donald-sutherland-dead.htmlVirus-free.www.avg.com

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Re: [MOPO] RIP Donald Sutherland

[Ron Magid]

A very sad day!Among my favorite actors of all time – I first became aware of Donald Sutherland when he starred in Fellini’s Casanova, which played in English for one week at the Avco Center theater in Westwood, and had a profound impact on my budding childhood sexuality (I think I was 13 at the time.Sutherland then followed up with what is in my opinion, the best remake of all time Phil Kaufman‘s invasion of the body snatchers, which manages to function as both a remake and a sequel!So many other great performances followed– got to see him live at the Mark Taper Forum some years back and he was of course superb even though the play was not.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jun 20, 2024, at 11:33 AM, Bruce Hershenson  wrote:RIP Donald Sutherland :(He was a superb Canadian actor from the 1960s to the present. While he gave wonderful performances in a number of movies, his main criteria for deciding to take a role seemed to be how much he was paid, because he appeared in lots of movies not worthy of his talents.Some of his movies include: JFK, MASH (as Hawkeye Pierce), Ordinary People, Dirty Dozen, Animal House, Don't Look Now, 1900, Cold Mountain, Kelly's Heroes, and The Hunger Games series (as President Snow). In 2015's "Forsaken", he played the father of his real life son, Kiefer Sutherland, who is also a wonderful actor, and in many ways has followed in his father's footsteps.See https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/movies/donald-sutherland-dead.htmlVirus-free.www.avg.com


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Re: [MOPO] 29 Years!

[Ron Magid]

 I don't post often but I read daily!
Such a great group...
Many thanks for all the insights and wisdom,
Ron
On Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 03:32:01 PM PST, Greg Douglass 
 wrote:  
 
 I was one happy camper the day I discovered MOPO and realized I could 
correspond with like-minded people (Poster Dorks) on a regular basis. I've seen 
nuclear flame wars, I've made friends, I've LOST friends, I've seen people get 
sick, seen people die, I've witnessed 10,000 ads, spent too much money as a 
result, been part of a spin-off group (remember Style B?), and I've stuck with 
it all through thick and thin. Many thanks to our fearless leader, Scott Burns. 
As the maxi-pad said to the fart, "You are the wind beneath my wings."Happy 
#29, y'all!Greg DouglassCoos Bay, OR  Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 7:09 
AM
From: "Scott Burns" 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: [MOPO] 29 Years!
Fellow MoPo’ers:

 

Time is moving way too fast….MoPo marks its 29th birthday today. That’s amazing 
longevity for an Internet group.

 

February 24, 1995 was the day of the first official MoPo post via the American 
University listserv.

 

As is my custom, here’s my annual recognition of those 11 first-day MoPo 
members: Mahtab Moayeri, Michael Danese, Rob Ellis, Donna Tschetter, Goh Kai 
Shen, Evan Zweifel, George Nichol, Jeff Static (using AOL name Static555), 
Cindy Nemeth-Johannes, Adam Ehrlich, and myself. Michael, Rob and Evan are 
still with the group.

 

Our subscriber numbers aren’t what they once were, but I’ll take quality over 
quantity any day. 😊

 

Thanks again to American University for keeping the listserv up and running and 
thanks to all of you for being here.

 

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Re: [MOPO] Norman Jewison died

[Ron Magid]

 Sad to hear even if he was nearly 100.
One of my favorite directors, and like Robert Wise, comfortable and excellent 
in every genre. 
He will be mourned...
Ron
On Monday, January 22, 2024 at 05:19:17 PM PST, Christopher Quarles 
 wrote:  
 
 
https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/norman-jewison-dead-moonstruck-in-the-heat-of-the-night-1235882301/amp/

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[MOPO] Movie/TV Title Artwork help

[Ron Magid]

Howdy MoPoListas!
Here’s an unusual quiz for you:
A friend obtained a bunch of original artwork and signage used under the 
opening titles of various film and tv shows.
He asked me to post these background art pieces to see if anyone recognizes 
what film or tv series they were used in?
Any help - even your best educated guesses - would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for looking,
Ron 



Newer 137 - Copy.jpgNewer 141 - Copy.jpgNewer 164 - Copy.jpgNewer 167.jpgNewer 
174.jpgNewer 190.jpgNewer 198.jpgNewer 200.jpgNewer 201.jpgNewer 202.jpgNewer 
217.jpgNewer 224.jpgNewer 251.jpgNewer 270.jpgNewer 297.jpgNewer 307.jpgNewer 
336.jpgNewer 348.jpgNewer 350.jpgNewer 387.jpg1930s -1940s maybe WB or 
Fox.jpg1940s.jpgBrick wall.jpg


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Re: [MOPO] Sight & Sound’s top 100 Greatest Films of All Time 2022

[Ron Magid]

Ignoring horror, Sci fi, fantasy and other genres has been largely the norm 
since at least the publication of the first major treatise on cinema, Arthur 
Knight’s The Liveliest Art. Knight was heavyweight critic at the then very 
influential Playboy magazine.

Even Fredric March’s Oscar winning performance in Rouben Mamoulian’s 1932 
masterpiece Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was omitted from Knight’s tome. 

While niche publications like Famous Monsters and Castle of Frankenstein and 
eventual critical volumes like Denis Gifford’s coffee table Horror Movies and 
William K Everson’s several studies helped the cause, it wasn’t until The 
Exorcist that a genre film was recognized as being worthy of Academy 
consideration (and it lost to The Sting, still foremost among the Oscar’s 
myriad  black eyes.)

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> On Dec 3, 2022, at 10:16 AM, S Yafet  wrote:
> 
> 
> Alternate reality list!  Ugh!  No classic horror movies, at all.  Just to 
> mention one out of many dud choices.  Watched or tried to watch A Journey to 
> Italy years ago.  I love Ingrid Bergman but this thing put me to sleep.  
> You are right, Bruce. 
> Nathalie 
> 
>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2022, 8:38 AM Bruce Hershenson  
>> wrote:
>> I am likely one of the only people here who saw all of the almost 4 HOURS of 
>> “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxel” in a theater. and it the 
>> ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes!
>> 
>> How the 1,500 people who made this dreadful pretentious list did so, 
>> apparently with a straight face, is beyond me. Oh wait, there are very few 
>> comedies on the list, indicating these people completely lack a sense of 
>> humor.
>> 
>> The order of the movies is flat-out ridiculous. But I am more bothered by 
>> the films and directors left off, than the ones included. And they were 
>> "bumped" off to make room for recent movies, movies by women, and movies by 
>> minorities. Shouldn't a "greatest" list completely ignore those factors?
>> 
>> Just admit it is a list that is designed to get people to see many great 
>> overlooked movies, and I am fine with it. But a list of the "100 Greatest 
>> Films of All Time"? Not remotely close on ANY level.
>> 
>> Sight & Sound’s top 100 Greatest Films of All Time 2022
>> 1. “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxel” (Chantal Akerman, 
>> 1975)
>> 2. “Vertigo” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
>> 3. “Citizen Kane” (Orson Welles, 1941)
>> 4. “Tokyo Story” (Ozu Yasujiro, 1953)
>> 5. “In the Mood for Love, Wong Kar-wai, 2001)
>> 6. “2001: A Space Odyssey” (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
>> 7. “Beau travail” (Claire Denis, 1998)
>> 8. “Mulholland Dr.” (David Lynch, 2001)
>> 9. “Man with a Movie Camera” (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
>> 10. “Singin’ in the Rain” (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1951)
>> 11. “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
>> 12. “The Godfather” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
>> 13. “La Règle du Jeu” (Jean Renoir, 1939)
>> 14. “Cléo from 5 to 7” (Agnès Varda, 1962)
>> 15. “The Searchers” (John Ford, 1956)
>> 16. “Meshes of the Afternoon” (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943)
>> 17. “Close-Up” (Abbas Kiarostami, 1989)
>> 18. “Persona” (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
>> 19. “Apocalypse Now” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
>> 20. “Seven Samurai” (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
>> 21. (TIE) “The Passion of Joan of Arc” (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1927)
>> 21. (TIE) “Late Spring” (Ozu Yasujiro, 1949)
>> 23. “Playtime” (Jacques Tati, 1967)
>> 24. “Do the Right Thing” (Spike Lee, 1989)
>> 25. (TIE) “Au Hasard Balthazar” (Robert Bresson, 1966)
>> 25. (TIE) The Night of the Hunter” (Charles Laughton, 1955)
>> 27. “Shoah” (Claude Lanzmann, 1985)
>> 28. “Daisies” (Věra Chytilová, 1966)
>> 29. “Taxi Driver” (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
>> 30. “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (Céline Sciamma, 2019)
>> 31. (TIE) “Mirror” (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975)
>> 31. (TIE) “8½” (Federico Fellini, 1963)
>> 31. (TIE) “Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
>> 34. “L’Atalante” (Jean Vigo, 1934)
>> 35. “Pather Panchali” (Satyajit Ray, 1955)
>> 36. (TIE) “City Lights” (Charlie Chaplin, 1931)
>> 36. (TIE) “M” (Fritz Lang, 1931)
>> 38. (TIE) “À bout de souffle” (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
>> 38. (TIE) “Some Like It Hot” (Billy Wilder, 1959)
>> 38. (TIE) “Rear Window” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
>> 41. (TIE) “Bicycle Thieves” (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
>> 41. (TIE) “Rashomon” (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
>> 43. (TIE) “Stalker” (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)
>> 43. (TIE) “Killer of Sheep” (Charles Burnett, 1977)
>> 45. (TIE) “North by Northwest” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
>> 45. (TIE) “The Battle of Algiers” (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966)
>> 45. (TIE) “Barry Lyndon” (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
>> 48. (TIE) “Wanda” (Barbara Loden, 1970)
>> 48. (TIE) “Ordet” (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1955)
>> 50. (TIE) “The 400 Blows” (François Truffaut, 1959)
>> 50. (TIE) “The Piano” (Jane Campion, 1992)
>> 52. (TIE) “News from Home” (Chantal Akerman, 1976)
>> 52. (TIE) “Fear Eats the Soul” (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974)
>> 54. (TIE) “The Apartment” (Billy Wilder, 1960)
>> 54. 

[MOPO] Looking for 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) ads from Spain

[Ron Magid]

Hi all, 
I'm looking for the Filmax Spanish pressbook but would settle for local 
newspaper clippings...
Please lmk... 
Ron

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Re: [MOPO] Frankie 1951rr 30x40, 90 watchers on eBay, "comes alive" in last 15 seconds.....

[Ron Magid]

Interestingly, I acquired a near identical 30x40 from Jerry Fiore in the early 
1980s, but with one major distinction:
In place of the BoF Karloff portrait art, there was a huge b/w c/u photo of the 
1931 Monster. 
I got lots of 50s Realart 30 x 40s from Jerry and they all had photographic art 
as part of the design, I believe tipped on vs. printed along with the body of 
the posters, which were silkscreened.
I can't be certain if the '31 Karloff Frank image was pasted on or not as Jerry 
had the poster laminated onto a wooden board. 
Sold many years ago via Profiles in History IIRC...
Cheers,
Ron

  From: James Gresham 
 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
 Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:05 PM
 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Frankie 1951rr 30x40, 90 watchers on eBay, "comes alive" 
in last 15 seconds.
   
Well, I will admit, I did get the poster that started this discussion: 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ R1951-FRANKENSTEIN-Boris- 
Karloff-ORIGINAL-MOVIE-POSTER- 30x40-1-Sheet-Rolled-/ 122904356780

On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 3:45 PM, MoviePoster Collectors 
 wrote:

Good researchin' guys.
And I suppose there is a teeny weeny - maybe even smaller than DT's hands - 
chance that somebody in this chain got it.
Not me, BUT BUT got this rollin' in, after Poster Mountain fiddled with it:
http://moviepostercollectors. guide/Storage/BoF-rr.jpg

On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 10:48 AM, Jeff Potokar  wrote:

Hi Kirby,

I did a 2nd quick follow up, mentioning that same thing (the '47RR being Uni 
and not Realart), but that post has yet to appear on MOPO. Seems a lag from my 
email server to the listserv or something.

Jeff




 Kirby McDaniel  wrote:
> Interesting!  Thanks, Jeff.  But… this is Universal re-release, not Realart.
>
> Kirby McDaniel
> MovieArt Austin
>
> > On Jan 25, 2018, at 9:28 AM, Jeff Potokar  wrote:
> >
> > emp offered the pressbook the last time in 2016 for auction.
> >
> > The combo 3 sheet (and one sheet) can be seen here:
> >
> > http://www.emovieposter.com/ga llery/inc/archive_image.php?id =12660434 
> > 
> >
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >  James Gresham  > > wrote:
> >> Greg that combo poster you refer to exists.  When I was researching images
> >> for the new book, *What Music They Make, *I came across a picture of it.
> >> Unfortunately,  someone was standing in front of it, covering a large
> >> portion.  I may still have that image somewhere.  I believe it may have
> >> been an R-47 3 sheet, but am not sure.  I wanted it for the book, but could
> >> never locate a clean picture.  Jim Gresham
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 10:52 PM, MoviePoster Collectors <
> >> moviepostercollect...@gmail.co m> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I checked with Jeff Potokar, a member here and admin. of
> >>> allposterforum.com, and he wrote back that the 1951 Realart press book
> >>> showed that it re-released both Frankenstein and Dracula in 1951, but not
> >>> as a double bill. Each movie had its own 3 sheet, OS, HS and insert.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 4:02 PM, Greg Douglass <
> >>> gregdouglassgui...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
>  ...and worth every penny. Not many of these puppies around, methinks.
>  By the way; about 20 years ago...shortly after Ebay began...I saw and was
>  bidding on a combo three-sheet of the Realart DRACULA+FRANKENSTEIN bill.
>  There was no picture...this is back when you had to take the photo, go to
>  the drug store, wait until 6 PM, bring the picture home, scan it, and 
>  crop
>  it as best you could...but it was described as "somewhat faded". I was
>  bidding on my primitive cell phone. It was at $750 when I put in a bid 
>  for
>  $801 at the last second. My wallet evidently spoke with my cell phone and
>  the phone picked that precise moment to take a monumental crap on me. I
>  often wonder:
>  Was it the real deal? Did one of you guys grab it for $750? I always
>  thought of it as either "the one that got away" or a monumental scam (the
>  seller had decent feedback).
>  Anybody?
>  Greg Douglass
> 
>  On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 8:22 AM, MoviePoster Collectors <
>  moviepostercollect...@gmail.co m> wrote:
> 
> > $1600 to $5650
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/R1951 -FRANKENSTEIN-Boris-Karloff-OR
> > IGINAL-MOVIE-POSTER-30x40-1-Sh eet-Rolled-/122904356780
> >
> > Most-watched US MP for 10 days:
> >
> > https://www.collectorsweekly.c om/posters-and-prints/movie/au
> > ctions?sort=mostWatched?sort=m ostWatched
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Re: [MOPO] Eric Caidin RIP

[Ron Magid]

Oh No!
So very sad to hear this.
One of the truly great guys in this hobby - I have been doing business with EC 
since he opened the store on Las Palmas decades ago. I made him a Leatherface 
mask when I was a kid that he used to wear most weekends... Even though I was 
teenaged back then, he never treated me like a kid.
Some great memories - following the very first midnight screening of ESB at the 
Egyptian, EC opened the store (then across the street) and gave free posters 
etc to everyone. I ran into him with Jack Hill in SF (just happened to be up 
there on vacation and happened to luck into some real culture) when they were 
premiering the restored Spider Baby at a local theatre...
Saw him not too long ago at the "new" store on Hollywood, which I understand is 
closed or closing awaiting another relocation to Burbank, which I guess won't 
be happening now?
You just think some people will be there forever...
RIP Eric.
- Ron

  From: Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art 
 To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
 Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 1:10 PM
 Subject: [MOPO] Eric Cadin RIP
   
saw on Facebook that Eric has a massive heart attack

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Re: [MOPO] auction prices

[Ron Magid]

Your examples of what happens when someone lists such supposedly high-dollar, 
high-desirability posters as Forbidden Planet and CFTBL at modest opening bids 
confirm what I've always suspected, which is that these titles (and others like 
DTESS and Breakfast at Tiffanys), which appear at every auction, are 
essentially supported by dealers and would be worth quite a bit less if dealers 
stopped buying them. 
 
I believe there are way too many of these posters available (and have confirmed 
this anecdotally by asking the dealers I know if they can get me one quick) 
that if they ever hit the market en masse, their values would plummet. Supply 
would absolutely exceed demand. 
 
Problem is many dealers are hording these titles expecting them to rise 
further, but I think this is unlikely for the reasons I outlined above.
 
So if anyone wants to dump some cheap before the flood, drop me a line!
 
- Ron

From: "s...@platinumposters.com" 
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Sent: Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] auction prices



This would only be a problem for cars and houses if they regularly started 
selling for $1, but they don't.  And in fact the downward risk is so much less 
in those markets because there are so many dealers/flippers who will buy these 
items. If you were to auction your house for a $1 starting bid, there is pretty 
much 0% chance it will sell for $1 (assuming free and clear title), the only 
question would be whether or not a real home-buyer would bid to beat the price 
the flippers/investors will pay. and since those markets work on a much smaller 
margin than the average poster dealer wants to work on the downside risk is 
much less. 
  
Same thing for movie posters. The seller who lists his Forbidden Planet 
one-sheet for $1 is taking a 0% chance that it will sell for $1, the only 
chance they are taking is that an actual collector will be bidding on it as to 
outbid the price support the dealers put on the poster. If a given poster has a 
"value" of say $5000 and is actually in demand at that price, then there will 
always be at least one or two dealers who would pay at least $3000-3500 for 
that poster and the question is if any collectors will step in above that 
dealer support price. 
When I ran regular monthly auctions on ebay I learned this early on, and it is 
why I wasn't afraid to list things like a Creature From the Black Lagoon 
3-sheet for $1 (which was bought by a dealer and didn't reach what I had hoped) 
or a Forbidden Planet 3-sheet for $1 (which was purchased by a collector and I 
was much happier with the result). 
  
The things that do get damaged are the ones like Bruce pointed out, which are 
common low value items and didn't have much real value to begin with. 
  
  

On November 2, 2013 at 4:00 AM Sales  wrote: 
Thanks to those who weighed in on the topic of “do mainstream vintage posters 
lose market share due to an dying population “, I enjoyed reading the replies.
> 
>On another note, when poster auctions on ebay, emovieposter or Heritage start 
>at  1.00 , the titles all have value but the question as we have been 
>discussing is what is it ? If you were to sell or auction on a regular basis a 
>car , house or boat at the same low comparison % starting point, wouldn’t that 
>devalue the market that these items reside in ?  A strategy like this might 
>damage their respective   industries? Or does it encourage more buyers to 
>participate and push prices higher and get better prices for vendors? The hope 
>is there are more buyers participating that week to get it above the 1.00 
>mark? If there are not as many buyers that week then because of the lower 
>starting price the value of the item is not always true one might think ?
> 
>At the end of the day, should the poster industry be heading in the direction 
>of continuing to fight each other for the lowest starting price or is that 
>just healthy competition?
> 
>Regards
> 
>Ben
>www.allaboutmovies.com.au
>Movie Memorabilia  - Original Movie Posters and Lobby Cards
>Website: www.allaboutmovies.com.au
  
 
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Re: [MOPO] English Front of House Cards question

[Ron Magid]

In my experience, I know there were both color and b/w FOH sets on Planet of 
the Apes and I believe House of Usher. (There are probably many more examples 
MoPoer can provide.)
 
B/w sets always seemed to be much harder to find, not sure why.)
 


 From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 5:26 PM
Subject: [MOPO] English Front of House Cards question
  


  
Hi to you all 
I have quite a lot of English Front of House cards 
mainly from Htichcock and Tarzan films. Some are full colour but many others 
are 
black and white. I'm just curious as to whether the black and white cards were 
the only ones printed for titles like Psycho, Wrong Man, Strangers on a Train 
and some others or whether full colour cards would also have been 
printed. 
Regards 
John 

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Re: [MOPO] Deke Richards

[Ron Magid]

I had very similar and pleasant experiences with Deke - he was incredibly 
knowledgeable and enthusiastic and fair if tough, and would let me pore over 
his stock for hours on end in his smoke-filled back office. Cash was tight for 
me so we often traded and had a great time doing so. 
 
I can't remember the reason, but once Deke was over on my side of the hill and 
took me by the mansion he once owned in the toney neighborhood off Hilgard 
across the street from UCLA. I got the feeling his music industry fortunes had 
waned, causing him to downsize to the modest residence in Valley Village, but 
if so, Deke never complained. 
 
As Lionel Atwill once put it, "He was a dear friend. He will be mourned."
 
A Dios, Deke,
 
Ron
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  In the late 80's and early 90's before Deke had moved to Washington, I used 
to go up to his house in The Valley here in the L.A. area and sell him posters 
I'd acquired. Had a lot of conversations with him not only about posters, but 
about his years in the music business as well. He was the last surviving member 
of The Corporation, a group of 4 or 5 Motown songwriters who wrote many of the 
Jackson 5's biggest hits along with "Love Child" for Diana Ross and many more. 
Later on, he became "The Cryptkeeper".  He was a really nice guy underneath his 
curmudgeonly exterior. Many times back then, my son---who was 7 or 8 at the 
time--would go with me up to his house. Through the years, whenever I spoke 
with Deke, he'd always ask how my son Jack was doing.  Just last year...I think 
in August...I bought a lot of posters from him. At the time, I knew he was 
sick, but not to what degree.  His nephew, Scott, was helping him with his 
poster business.  Will
 definitely miss him. Deke was an original...truly one of a kind.
   Rick
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Re: [MOPO] FIFTY ESSENTIAL GAY FILMS

[Ron Magid]

I hate these kinds of lists - way too subjective and narrow.
 
No Fassbinder? His films could have filled out the top 50 singlehanded (so to 
speak.)
 
How about Something for Everyone?
 
The Servant?
 
Compulsion and Rope?
 
- Ron

From: Toochis Morin 
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Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] FIFTY ESSENTIAL GAY FILMS


What about James Whale?

Or Charles Laughton and his NIGHT OF THE HUNTER?

Love those!

Toochis

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On Mar 17, 2013, at 7:36 AM, Michael Greenwood  wrote:


What are the rules?  50 feature length?  Mainstream?  I can't take the list 
seriously when it's missing "my kind" of filmmakers like Kuchar, McDowell, 
Milligan and even my homegrown hero LaBruce is missing!  These people!
>
>And if it is to be mainstream features, where is Reflections in a Golden Eye?  
>Possibly the greatest film of all time!!
>
>Lists, who really needs 'em, outside of websites hoping to generate hits via 
>the comments section?!
>
>Sincerely,
>M
>
>
>
>
>> 
>> Ok, all you wannabe-gays, here's your chance to get with the gay film 
>> sensibility.
>> 
>> Comments?
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.out.com/entertainment/movies/2011/02/09/50-essential-gay-films?page=0,0
>
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Re: [MOPO] TCM SCREENING OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

[Ron Magid]

I attended the Fathom showing of The Birds at the Arclight in Hollywood. 
 
Truly one of the worst experiences I've ever had at a major theatre - I think 
largely due to Fathom's use of a satellite to cheaply beam the movie to the 
theatre (as opposed to in-theatre digital presentation, which has 99.9% worked 
fine in my experience.)
 
I've seen The Birds projected on film before, and this was nothing like it.
 
It was comparable to watching a large screen TV with many of the same issues: 
breakup of image, a moire pattern that developed occasionally, skipping 
dialogue. 
 
Fathom showed a trailer for an upcoming screening of Lawrence of Arabia 
promising audiences would get to experience it on the big screen - what a joke.
 
Unless the disc is at the theatre, don't go - satellite technology is not ready 
for prime time (or at least Fathom's version of it.)
 
- Ron

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Subject: Re: [MOPO] TCM SCREENING OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD


Kirby,
 
Do you think the presentation was film or a digital beam-in??  Joe

From: Kirby McDaniel 
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Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:00 PM
Subject: [MOPO] TCM SCREENING OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

QUESTION for Mopolistas.  Did anyone of you happen to see the TCM theatrical 
presentation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (from Fathom Entertainment) at a theater 
tonight?

I attended a screening in Austin at Regal's Arbor Theater.  The transfer was 
exquisite, but the projection was too dark.  I have a feeling that this was the 
fault of the
exhibitor.  Did any of you go in your community?




Kirby McDaniel
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Re: [MOPO] Gilda dress

[Ron Magid]

My understanding is that dress was widely considered "wrong" (ie not the screen 
used one.)





From: Neil Jaworski 
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Sent: Sun, July 10, 2011 11:52:06 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Gilda dress


Hallo, good ol' Wikipedia comes to the rescue: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dress_of_Rita_Hayworth

In April 2009, the dress was to be sold at the auction house of Forrest J. 
Ackerman. In the description of the lot it was specified that the dress still 
had the label "property of Columbia Pictures" and "Rita Hayworth" sewn 
inside.[5] The initial price was estimated between $30,000 and $50,000, but the 
lot was withdrawn before it reached the auction.[6][5] Later, in September 
2009, 
the dress appeared mysteriously in an auction on eBay with a starting price of 
$30,000.[1]

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>From: walter reuben 
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] Gilda dress
>To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>Date: Sunday, 10 July, 2011, 17:38
>
>
>Dear Bruce
>Because of the kind of dress that it was, Rita literally had to be taped into 
>it 
>every day before shooting started.  It was that tight.  It is a virtual 
>certainty that it fell apart and was not saved.
>Unless a spare one was made, just in case, and not used.
>But it was such an expensive dress that I really doubt that.
>Walter
>
>
>On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Bruce Hershenson  
>wrote:
>
>With all the publicity about the amazing price for the Marilyn dress, I 
>wondered 
>if the whereabouts of the Gilda sheath dress are known (if it exists).
>>
>>I figured someone here would surely know!
>>
>>Bruce
>>
>>-- 
>>Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team
>>P.O. Box 874
>>West Plains, MO 65775
>>Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take 
>>lunch)
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Re: [MOPO] Art Market Booming while Poster Market is Sinking??

[Ron Magid]

But aren't posters luxury goods? 

By that calculation, shouldn't all luxury boats (yachts?) be rising?

Ron


 




From: Richard Halegua Comic Art 
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Sent: Tue, February 1, 2011 3:06:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Art Market Booming while Poster Market is Sinking??

At 02:59 PM 2/1/2011, Todd Feiertag wrote:

For 2010 Christie's had it's best year in it's 245 year history with over $5 
Billion in sales.
> 
>http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/christies_2010_global_art_sales 
> 
>At the same time I've never seen a worse year for movie posters with many good 
>ones going for pennies on the dollar.
>Interesting, isn't it?  Too much supply flooding the market and not enough 
>demand to absorb it all?
> 
>Todd
Todd, it's already widely reported that sales of Luxury Goods are at an all 
time 
high. The reason is of course because the super-wealthy are making greater 
amounts of money because all the companies they have invested in laid off 
millions of employees in 2008+2009 haven't hired these people back, and those 
they have hired back they've gotten at bargain rate salaries because of course 
everyone who isn't uber-wealthy is fearful of ever getting a job otherwise and 
will take whatever they can get. 



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[MOPO] North by Northwest question

[Ron Magid]

The storyboard shown was drawn by the great Mentor Huebner. 

Alas, he was one of the most prolific of all preproduction artists, and his 
drawings were virtually all done in the same style and scale. So without 
further 
information it may be that we will never know what film this art is for. (It 
doesn't look like NxNW to me.)

Happy holidays!

Ron

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[MOPO] As Far As I Know..THE ULTIMATE "ONE THAT GOT AWAY"....

[Ron Magid]

Hi All,

Coming to this conversation a little late. 

I think I was the first one shown this figure way back in 1987 or '88. 

It was Ken Kramer who found the figure advertised in The Recycler. It had been 
part of a traveling carnival and the head and hands had been repainted a lurid 
green.

Restoration was done by Dave Miller, who's a very accomplished makeup artist 
but 
- per Ken's instructions - was asked to essentially destroy much of Jack 
Pierce's work with new paint and resculpting. 


Ken was looking for $1 (may as well have been a million, I was a poor 
student at the time) and turned down my trade offer of a genuine ANH Darth 
Vader 
helmet and armor (which in today's market was actually the wrong choice for him 
but worked out well, at least $$$-wise, for me. 'Course I'd still rather have 
the Karloff figure...)

I was not at the Ackerman sale, but per Forry and others, most of the buttons 
disappeared off the costume while it was on display there. Who now will dare to 
admit to having a BoF coat button?

Per Ken, the piece ended up overseas somewhere and has not been seen since. 

Please add more to this Todd if you can.

Cheers,

Ron





From: Todd Feiertag 
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Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 4:51:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] As Far As I Know..THE ULTIMATE "ONE THAT GOT AWAY"

Yes Rich, this BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN piece was added to the Forry Ackerman 
auction.  

Will try to write more on this later tonight.
 
Todd
 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:34:39 -0700
From: sa...@comic-art.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] As Far As I Know..THE ULTIMATE "ONE THAT GOT AWAY"
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU

wasn't it at the Forry Ackerman sale Todd??

same sale that Arlen Ettinger (the boss & auctioneer) screwed me on a few bids

what a cheating auction house those folks are



At 04:21 PM 7/26/2010, Todd Feiertag wrote:

Rick,
> 
>It was Guernsey's and it was 1989.  I was there.  Will try to elaborate on 
>this 
>later tonight.
> 
>Best,
>Todd
> 
>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:49:13 -0400
>From: rixpost...@aol.com
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] As Far As I Know..THE ULTIMATE "ONE THAT GOT AWAY"
>To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>
>Hey, it might have been Guernsey's 1986.  I'm 99.9% sure it was Guernsey's. 
>Never saw their catalogue for the auction, but I remember reading about it is 
>some antique magazine.  I'm really surprised that apparently no MoPo members 
>remember that thing.
>   Rick
> 
> 
>In a message dated 7/26/2010 1:41:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
>poverty...@pacbell.net writes:
>
>Regarding that BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN prop, it MAY have been listed in one of 
>these two books I pulled from Cinemage's site. If anyone has copies of these 
>maybe they could see if its there.:
>
>
>Comprehensive Collections Of Film Posters & Lobby Cards, Illustration, 
>Cartoons 
>& Animation.
>
>Guernsey's. NY. 1987. Large paper. Large 112pg. auction catalog of mostly 
>movie 
>posters. Illus. in b&w only. Vg+.
>
>USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 | £UK 6.5 | JP¥ 872] Book number: 4070
>
>
>The Poster At Auction
>
>NY Guernsey's Nov. 1987.. fine-/1 tiny corn. crease to frnt. wrap. large 
>auction 
>catalog of 1700 vintage posters incld. war, circus,food,drink & movies. 100's 
>of 
>b&w repros. + 36 in color. Binding is wraps.
>
>USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 | £UK 13 | JP¥ 1744] Book number: 000558
>
>
>BTW - I recently looked up my lost PHANTOM OF THE OPERA underwater one-sheet 
>and 
>saw it went in Nov 2008 at Heritage for $135,000. Not too shabby.
>
>
>--- On Mon, 7/26/10, James Richard  wrote:
>
>
>
>From: James Richard 
>
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] As Far As I Know..THE ULTIMATE "ONE THAT GOT AWAY"
>
>To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>
>Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 3:33 AM
>
>
>Hmmm... seems Rick and Ron are kind of tied for the top horror story so far. 
>At 
>least we can put some kind of dollar value on Rick's missed treasure... but, 
>on 
>the other hand, who knows how many super-great posters were among the 
>"thousands" in the cellar of the burnt-out theater that Ron missed by only two 
>days?
>
>
>These stories are almost to painful to read... but still, I'd like to know 
>about 
>Phil's rolled up KING KONG insert... :)
>
>
>Call me a masochist.
>
>
>-- JR
>
>
>rixpost...@aol.com wrote: 
>
>  Out here in L.A, we have a Pennysaver-type publication called The 
>Recycler.,About 20, maybe 23 years ago, I'd buy it every Thursday as soon as 
>it 
>arrived at my local 7-11...(back then, prior to the internet and announcements 
>in movie theaters before the film starts stating things like "original 1932 
>movie poster on The Mummy sells for a staggering, record-breaking 
>$459,000!!"yeah, back then the majority of the American public wasn't 
>aware 
>of the value of movie posters---so, I'd occasionally stumble into a great 
>deal...quite a fe

Re: [MOPO] "Just Imagine" 1930

[Ron Magid]

I own the top 1/3 of a Just Imagine three sheet, which came from Forry 
Ackerman's collection. 

According to Forry, that element was the only poster he ever had on that title 
(though he may have had a lobby card as well?)

Ron



- Original Message 
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Subject: [MOPO] "Just Imagine" 1930

Anyone ever see a press book or one sheet for this film?

Louie

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Re: [MOPO] RIP David Carradine

[Ron Magid]

David Carradine guest starred in one of the weirdest days of my
professional life. I was writing for the shortlived and best-forgotten
Heroes magazine, whose editors had ordered me to drive out to Warner
Bros to interview Carradine on the set of Kung Fu: The Movie. This was
either 1985 or '86. I'd been writing professionally for just a few
months.

I think I was supposed to arrive at 9AM but rode in around 10 and found
the production on the Western backlot in complete chaos (way more so
than usual on movie sets). No one seemed to know where David was, so I
wandered the dirt roads of the faux Western town in search of Kwai
Chang Caine. I eventually found my interview sitting in the makeup
trailer, already in costume, just as his Eastern complexion was being
completed. As I switched on my tape recorder, he jumped out of the
makeup chair. "Follow me," he said, and I did - until my path was
blocked by the enormous belly of one of the TV movie's producers. I
tried to rejoin David but the producer stuck a giant beefy finger in my
face and threatened to toss me off the lot if I prevented his star from
getting to set on time. Forget that thus far I didn't have enough
usable interview material for my lead, let alone a full-blown story -
as far as he was concerned, it was all my fault his star was late.
(Later I learned they blamed the journalist or the craft services
people or anyone who they could yell out without fear that they'd hurt
the production by walking off the set. As angry as he was, this
producer would've blown David in Macy's window rather than have him
disappear for another hour with the crew standing around.)

I watched them shoot Carradine approaching a horse-drawn wagon some
five times - then there was a technical problem and David disappeared
through the crowd of extras. After another half hour of endlessly
wandering the same dusty streets in search,  I ducked through the alley
betwixt the saloon and the livery stable - and found him.. Carradine
was in mid-leap as the unit photographer's camera clicked away. "No,
you missed it," David said. He jumped into the air, and as his feet
flew toward the camera, he shouted, "Now!" A split second later, the
camera clicked. "No, man," Carradine said, shaking his head, "shoot
when I say, 'Now.'" He jumped. "Now!" ...click... click. Frustrated,
Carradine jumped again. Again. Again. Again and again and again. The
click was either too late or too early. Finally Carradine grew tired of
torturing the man with the camera and I followed him toward his
trailer, switching my tape recorder on. His daughter opened the trailer
door just as he was starting to answer my next question. Carradine
turned to me and asked, "Hey, you got a match?" I fumbled through my
pockets. "Nope." The trailer door slammed in my face. (Later, I would
bring matches, contraband, handi-wipes - anything that anyone might
possibly need - to keep my interviewees talking.)

That's how it was all day long - Carradine would emerge from his smoke
filled trailer, I'd follow and get off a quick question, then he'd film
a shot and disappear before I could talk to him. (Meanwhile, the fat
producer was hounding me all the time to stay away.) I was desperate -
if I didn't get my interview, I'd never work for Heroes magazine ever
again. (Later, I discovered most of the time no one actually expects
you to come back with a celebrity interview - they were kinda like
suicide missions. That's why I ultimately specialized in writing about
visual effects, makeup effects, cinematography, editing; I'd write
about anything so long as there wasn't a movie star hanging around. I
recanted a bit when I began writing for Entertainment Weekly and the
late lamented Premiere; I found I actually enjoyed talking to actors -
but by then the stars, or at least their publicists, were chasing me.) 

As the sun set and the crew went off to dinner (night shooting would
follow), Carradine invited me into his trailer. I guess I passed the
test. I had endured an entire day of TV production. He asked if I
wanted a rum and Coke. I said I'd never had one. "You'll like it," he
said as he passed me the glass. For the next hour, he answered all my
questions. About returning to the role of Caine: "This is going to be
the most successful TV movie in history." (It wasn't.) About his Mata
Hari film, starring his daughter: "I'll film some every few years so we
can watch her grow up on film." And about his eccentric father, one of
my heroes, John Carradine: "He was just the best dad in the world."
(Later, I would cherish this experience.)

There was a loud knock at the door and when we emerged, it was that fat
producer again, giving me the dirtiest look yet. "Don't yell - I'm
outta here," I told him in a tone of voice that prominently raised the
middle finger. I turned to Carradine, who was walking down the dusty
road toward . "Nice to meet you, David," I called. 

His silhouette waved, then he shuffled into the fading light. Just for
that mome

Re: [MOPO] OT: The Forgotten Man from "GWTW" and "The Wizard of Oz"

[Ron Magid]

You think Fleming is forgotten - good luck finding anyone who knows the 
answer to this one:


Who directed Casablanca? (Hint: he also directed, speaking of 1939, 
Adventures of Robin Hood - codirected by another great no one remembers...)


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[MOPO] Fake "Second Chance Offer" update

[Ron Magid]

Hi y'all,

FYI - Got the following automated messages back from Ebay - they made me
feel sooo much better!

Cheers,

Ron

#1

Hello Ron,

Thank you for taking the time to report this email.

The message you received is fraudulent and is not from eBay's Second
Chance Offer program. In addition, the sender is attempting to sell an
item outside of the eBay site. To be a valid transaction, your User ID
needs to be listed as the buyer on the ended auction page. Items
purchased outside of the eBay site are not eligible for our protective
services, such as the Fraud Protection Program. This service is only
available for items listed, bought, and sold on eBay in compliance with
our guidelines and policies. For more information on this policy, please
visit the link below:

 http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/rfe-spam-non-ebay-sale.html

I have reviewed your report and have taken appropriate action in
accordance with our policies. Such action may include issuing a warning,
a temporary suspension, an indefinite suspension or terminating the
membership.

We strongly recommend that you ignore this email and all emails that ask
you to complete a transaction offsite. Please make sure that you are the
confirmed winning bidder on the auction before sending money to anyone.
In addition, make certain that you dealing with the actual seller and
not someone else. eBay only recognizes the seller and the winning bidder
that is on the auction page at the end of the auction as the rightful
participants.

In addition, we do not recommend the use of instant cash wire transfer
services such as Western Union and MoneyGram, and we ask that users
decline sending payment in cases where these are the only methods of
payment offered by the seller. Generally, if payment is sent using an
instant cash wire transfer service and the item is not delivered as
promised, no recourse is available for recovering funds. In most cases,
an escrow service should be used when purchasing high dollar value
items. More information on the benefits and risks of individual payment
methods can be found at:

 http://pages.ebay.com/help/pay/payment.html

eBay urges caution when purchasing high-priced items, especially if the
price seems too good to be true.

I appreciate you taking the time to send us this information so that we
were able to look into this.


Regards,

Charmie
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
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The World's Online Marketplace®


#2

Our records indicate that you were recently contacted by visualsei
through the eBay email system.

Sometimes eBay accounts are used to send solicitations for transactions
off of the eBay platform.  We would like to remind you that regardless
of the apparent feedback of the sender or any claims that they might
make, such an offer is not only against our policies, but is extremely
risky.  If you purchase an item off of our site, you will lose the
benefit of any buyer protections offered by eBay or PayPal and run the
risk of losing your money.

There are many tips on how to protect yourself when transacting on the
Internet on our Security Center:

 http://pages.ebay.com/securitycenter

Regards,
Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)

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[MOPO] Ebay Second Chance Buyer advisory

[Ron Magid]

Hi again all,

I'm normally a lurker but I wanted to warn everyone that I just got two
fake "Second Chance Buyer" offers, one from someone whose Ebay handle is
"tusit" and the other from "visualsei".

I forwarded the emails to Ebay but who knows if they'll do anything
about it.

Cheers,

Ron

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[MOPO] Advice needed on shipping movie car from N.Y. to L.A.

[Ron Magid]

Hi all,

I know this is a bit off topic, but it is about a movie prop...

Does anyone know of a cheap carrier to ship a prop car measuring 14'
long x 7' wide x 4' high, weight 1500 pounds, from NY 13856 to LA 90024?

Any assistance would be welcome!

Thanks,

Ron

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[MOPO] WRB: Lawrence of Arabia and Dial M For Murder British Quads

[Ron Magid]

Hi all,

I'm looking to buy original year of issue British quads on the following
titles:

Lawrence of Arabia (non-Academy Award/Oscar version only!)

Dial M For Murder

Thanks much!

Ron

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