Dear JR et. al.
No indeed!!! AMC (when they were American Movie Classics!) were not making it up about the rampant letterbox-itis in America. It's just unbelievable!!! Obviously citizens of the US (I don't know about Canada. Folks up there?? Weigh in.) cannot understand the concept of a rectan
Yes, it's true. I was really considering
going to the Silent Movie Theatre for the first time and I'm very disappointed
that this kind of censorship has succeeded. I've never seen the film but
from the clips I've seen there is no way that a reasonable person could take the
racism in the fi
Y'know, I always thought AMC was just making it up when they said during
their promos that "some viewers feel cheated when they view a film in
letterbox format because of the black bands at the top and bottom of the
screen..." But apparently they were telling the truth -- some people
actual
this is largely true except:
what happens is the rights to use the poster art may belong to a different
division of the distributing company and would therefore need separate
licensing and may not be worth the extra attorneys fees in addition to
payment to the owners
also, they owners may not have
if true.. another travesty.
I certainly do not condone the tenets of this film, however it is still a
classic & must be viewed within it's own context
it's a shame that generations in the future may never see the film if it is
shuttered in favor of pleasing any group of people.
Rich
We've had a bit of a mystery poster surface... it is a French poster for
"Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer", but that's about all we can seem to find
on it. Can anyone identify the date of the poster? It is at:
http://www.movieposterbid.com/itemdetl.asp?id=3949
-- JR
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was sent the following information about a cancelled LA showing of
Birth Of A Nation. Can anyone confirm that this is a true
story?
Thanks, Danny / Seattle
The owner of the
Silent Movie Theater in Hollywood canceled a plannedscreening of D. W.
Griffith's TheBirth of a
Nation after
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David
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Bruce
11 negatives out of 88,615 and now you have a "real worry" that you may get some more negatives. You can get over 800 negatives and still have 99 per cent positive.
Ebay is fantastic. Without it
As always, Freeman's sense of humour with his
descriptions of the Rudy cards has raised a smile Down Under. As I recall it was
over a fall-down-laughing description on one of his listings a couple of years
back that Freeman and I first "met". We've been having some wry chuckles ever
since th
It seems a bit odd for anyone who actually
has comprehensive permission to release the dvd to not have
contracted for the collorary rights like those for related packaging or to have
tried and failed to do so. I would wonder then why that seemingly obvious
element was not part of the packag
Hello Mopoer's.
Yes that's right, Rare! ... I've only seen one of these sell before
. a few years ago for more than double what I am asking of it.
Approx. 22x36 on linen no restoration showing some border
staining and a small piece of missing paper in the bottom border, there
is s
Freeman,
Thanks for sharing, really nice stuff
there...
Good luck with them.
Glenn T.
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HEY GUYS, FREEMAN HERE.
I wanted to offer 4 Lobby Cards until 6:00 PM
August 11 priced individually or all together that defy conventional
wisdom for any paper over 80 years old as they are absolutely stone mint.
These are from the original 1922 US release of Rudolph Valentino's BLOOD
(i hate colorixation, BUT)Why did nearly all black and white movies (noir, horror,
etc.) advertise with posters in bright, vivid colors? ..even lobby cards
gave the illusion of a color film.
(the stooges' posters were dull, howeveryet they fetch thousands!)
I"m going to be in Boston at the end of October and was wondering if anyone knew of any poster shops in town
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Carl
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Hi There,
I totally agree Bruce.
I have two nephews that I have brought up watching the classic universal
monster movies in Black and White, and they absolutely adore these
movies...Frankenstein is the best - is what I am told...
They've recently moved on to other older black and white movies li
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Just listed on MoviePosterBid a selection of
Noir Title Cards, a great US Insert on Jack the Ripper and some excellent
daybills including Chinatown all here
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RegardsJohn
JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEM
Hi from Joe B.
JR is absolutely right on this one. It's a frustrating situation.
It's true that the colorization-- no matter how clever or well done-- subverts the original. But-- Three Stooges shorts or Little Rascals shorts or Roy Rogers westerns are NOT "The Maltese Falcon," "Citizen Kane" or
I think
the trick is to start them young. My six year-old granddaughter and her friend
were enthralled with “King Kong” last weekend. It was her thirty something
parents who had trouble making the adjustment to the black and white world.
Bruce Owen
Brooklyn Posters
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I definately can relate with what JR said about bringing
in a younger crowd. My daughter is 10 and is a big fan of Audrey Hepburn,
Marilyn Monroe and the likes. We had a great marathon going where she was
pulling films such as Funny Face, 7 Year Itch, and Breakfast at Tiffanys.
She then c
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Ebay is not that bad. At all.
The buyer still flock to it.
Too much bashing on Ebay IMO.
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I am using MoviePosterBid for the vast majority of my auctions from now
on. eBay stinks period!
Kathy
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The legal argument on this was resolved long ago -- whomever "owns"
the film can colorize it if they want and there's nothing anyone can do to stop
them. Whether they should or not will be debated forever, but there's no
question that a colorized version of a black-and-white film is somethin
It Just May Get Worse - or - Better???
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Indeed - it certainly isn't too fragrant. I've no doubt many sellers give
blood, sweat and tears in building up an excellent feedback record over many
years and then have to suffer in these very cases.
My other half has recently encountered bidders who think that they can
decide after they have wo
When the buyer and seller come to an agreement, the negative feedback can be "hidden" and therefore not affect the total percentage or number. I guess the retaliartory commentors won't budge but there is a chance.
It's unfortunate there are many non-paying bidders. But there are as many non-P
I meant to send this comment to the MOPO list but by mistake sent it to the
person who posted it!
Sorry!
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Hi all,
We are looking for the following:
SHANE 1 SHEET
"Notebook on Cities and Clothes." - A 1989 WIm Wenders film
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Regards,
Sam Sarowitz
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239 Centre Street
New York, NY 10013
212-226-2207/ Fax: 212-226-2102
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I have one of greatest number of overall eBay feedbacks (88,615 and
growing), and last I checked there were only around 60 eBay sellers IN ANY
CATEGORY who had more feedbacks than me (and I would bet my 8 million
dollars in sales exceeds all but a handful of those 60 sellers).
I also have the best
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The DVD era is resurrecting the great colorization
debate of the 1980s, and at the heart of the matter
are Moe, Larry and Curly.
Sony's Columbia TriStar home-video unit is releasing
two Three Stooges DVDs that allow viewers to watch the
original black-and-whit
Hi MoPo'ers:
A couple of additions to the MoPo web site (http://www.filmfan.com) you
should know about...
FAY WRAY
I've added a salute to Fay Wray as part of the "MoPo Remembers" feature.
Check it out for a sample of memorabilia from Wray's films. Other stars
included in "MoPo Remembers" are Rona
Indiana and the Temple of Doom original one sheet "under" $20 bucks! Drums of Fu Manchu title card rare serial and Brides of Fu Manchu w/ C Lee in mint shape 6 cards chp!
thanks
Jack
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I've had a couple distributors come calling about using images of my posters
in their DVD's. I just sent them to Bruce (saying he probably already had
the images they wanted - and professionally photographed to boot)...
Bruce (or Nourmand, or a few others) would be the ones to ask. I have a
feeli
I was contacted by a distribution company today that is releasing two David
Lynch films on DVD for the foreign market. They enquired about using several
of the foreign posters on my website for either the cover, the insert or the
DVD extras.
This brought up the question of who owns the rights to a
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