Re: [MOPO] Happy Birthday Elvis Presley

2006-01-05 Thread Tom A. Pennock
Dear Dot:    You are right. It is NOT January the 6th but January the 8th. Thank you for this correction. But I do assume that his age of 70 is still correct then?    Many Thank's!   --Tom Pennock     Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

[MOPO] Happy Birthday Elvis Presley

2006-01-05 Thread Tom A. Pennock
IToday is Elvis' birthday. I find this amazing. If he had lived and not died in 1977 he would have been 70 year's old today. Can you imagine a 70 year old Elvis? This has nothing to do with movie posters but I find this to be amazing. So...Happy 70th Elvis even though you left the building on

[MOPO] fa: LOLITA, DIRTY HARRY, TAXI DRIVER, PLANET OF THE APES+MORE CineMasterpieces

2006-01-05 Thread David Lieberman
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[MOPO] GREAT COLLECTION OF HORROR AND SCI-FI COMING UP FOR SALE

2006-01-05 Thread MaryAnn and Larry Springer
Hi Members, I just visited a friend who is going to post a great collection of horror and science fiction titles on his website. I looked at every piece which includes inserts, 22x28s, lobbies, 3 sheets, a few one sheets, a 40x60, a banner, British Quads along with French, Italian and Belgium

Re: [MOPO] Fw: reply

2006-01-05 Thread Freedom Lover
This is amazing. I had no idea these scams would make into our little hobby. Walter's response was perfect. Hope this idiot goes away. Andrea - Original Message - From: "Walter Reuben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 9:08 PM Subject: [MOPO] Fw: reply this

Re: [MOPO] FRAUD FOLLOWUP

2006-01-05 Thread William Weiland
Phil Edwards Cinema Arts wrote: If he wants it and he's not a crook, then he can - send you an international money order for the correct mount or wire the money to your bank account. Do not wire the money to your bank account. He should have no knowledge of your account info. A western union

Re: [MOPO] FRAUD FOLLOWUP

2006-01-05 Thread Cindy Nemeth-Johannes
As I've said several times, I've gotten eBay to pay attention by sending a registered letter to the head of North American sales. They fix things quickly and let the other party know that they'd better play straight. Best, Cindy Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

[MOPO] Fw: reply

2006-01-05 Thread Walter Reuben
this guy won't let up: hello, well.it's painful,am not issued a cahier check from you india.my client has a friend of mine who will issued out confirm vertify american cashier check or money order for you,ok.all is well.so get back to me if you are willing to selling the item for my client,ok.a

Re: [MOPO] FRAUD FOLLOWUP

2006-01-05 Thread Phil Edwards Cinema Arts
Hi Walter - Forward all this guy's hoopla scam to Safe Harbor at eBay and mark it as "potentially fraudulent activity". You could do worse than c.c. Interpol and the FBI. You're right, eBay couldn't care less about actually doing anything about it but you need to go through the motions. They ha

Re: [MOPO] Bidpay

2006-01-05 Thread Natalie Elliott
Just the other day I got a PP payment from some guy. $10, and that's it. That was the price of the item he won from me. No postage. He was obviously planning on having it delivered by my new Psychic Delivery Service. Of course I returned his payment and sent him an invoice, to which he hasn't paid

[MOPO] FRAUD FOLLOWUP

2006-01-05 Thread Walter Reuben
this guy has unspeakable gall. - Original Message - From: "salas kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Walter Reuben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Walter Reuben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 5:25 PM Subject: reply hello, ok,but i believe you can transact together,am reputab

Re: [MOPO] Bidpay

2006-01-05 Thread Offaleater
I just used a site called- www.moneybookers.com/ you can upload $$ from your bank account and send like paypal direct to the seller account. The seller i used it for is in China, so should be available to most countries. No fee to put $$ into your buyer account, and spend when you need, the comm

Re: [MOPO] TARANTINO

2006-01-05 Thread dsonesheets
Well, I don't chime in often, but here's a good indicator of the general internet film community - WOW!  Look who's #9.  Maybe there are other people that actually like and consider Pulp to be a classic.  Oh, and it's got more votes than the #1 film by almost 10,000 votes. 1.9.1 The Godfather (19

Re: [MOPO] Bidpay

2006-01-05 Thread Natalie Elliott
For a long time, Bidpay was one of the only options a lot of international bidders had. Paypal wasn't international. I graduated to writechecks.com for a while, (their fees were lower than Bidpay's), but about that time PP went international and all was sweet after that (and writechecks is long gon

Re: [MOPO] TARANTINO

2006-01-05 Thread Susan Heim
Thank you Craig. - Original Message - From: Craig Miller To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] TARANTINO At 02:47 PM 1/5/06 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:>And, I guarantee you, decades from now

[MOPO] PROBABLE FRAUD

2006-01-05 Thread Walter Reuben
This afternoon, a previously unknown ebay buyer did BUY IT NOW on two items I had just listed, a THIS ISLAND EARTH one sheet for $1,745 and a LADY EVE lobby card for $745.  NOTHING about this transaction looks right to me. I am OK with the fact that he has zero feedback.  Everybody has to st

Re: [MOPO] TARANTINO

2006-01-05 Thread Craig Miller
At 02:47 PM 1/5/06 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >And, I guarantee you, decades from now when we look back on the greatest >films ever made, Pulp Fiction will be right up there with Citizen Kane and >Casablanca. Decades from now, I'll be collecting on that guarantee. Pulp Fiction may be Taranti

[MOPO] Posteritati 2006 Winter Sale

2006-01-05 Thread Posteritati
Title: Posteritati 2006 Winter Sale Happy 2006 friends & customers! We're pleased to announce the Posteritati 2006 Winter Sale, the first ever and likely only sale on every single poster in Posteritati's collection of nearly 14,000!  Customers will be able to take 15% off any single poster, or 2

Re: [MOPO] TARANTINO

2006-01-05 Thread bob
OK, with all the Tarantino bashing going on, I have to pipe up... Sure, he make have taken bits and pieces liberally from other sources. But, literally, every piece of entertainment, literature, etc... is stolen (to some degree) from some earlier work. No author was ever born an author - they l

[MOPO] FA CLOSING! EasterParade,DrPhibes,Raquel,GreatVintage40's/50'sUS1/2ShtsOneSheets

2006-01-05 Thread Rixposterz
Hi,   I have at least 30 Auctions closing within 5 TO 7 HOURS, (please scross down to view all auctions).  Included are:DUEL IN THE SUN Orig 1947 US OS $14.99, NO HIGHWAY IN THE SKY Orig 1951 US OS $14.99, BUTCH CASSIDY 1/2 Sht, NAKED MAJA (Ava Gardner) Style B US 1/2 Sht, STORM CENTER (Bette Dav

Re: [MOPO] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Meaning?

2006-01-05 Thread Tom Martin
Ok I see what everyone needs is a Good douse of real home town reasoning from the well healed and balanced down to earth voice of reason... someone... non opiniated,, diverse,, and accomplished,, well when you find them or it let me know.. thanks... deluded and delapidated and deliriouly Yours

Re: [MOPO] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Meaning?

2006-01-05 Thread Shelly Whitworth-King
Ahoy me hearties! Come off it, if we can't discuss these topics HERE, then why bother with it all? I've been reading through all the posts over the last week keenly and athough, I heartily disagree with some things, I'm still interested to read on. Admittedly, a few horse-like guffaws have esc

[MOPO] PayPal Alternative

2006-01-05 Thread Movie Poster Bid
There is an online payment service started in 2002 that seems like it may be a very good alternative to PayPal, with lower fees... it is international, but I don't know if it is available to all countries -- but it is definitely something *everyone* should take a look at. It is not a good thing for

Re: [MOPO] Bidpay

2006-01-05 Thread Andrija Beker
Hello,   I am very sad because BidPay stopped with their service. Why? It was ONLY way for me to accept payments through Credit Card. Also, this was safe and fast way of payment for buyers. I always sent item as soon as I get confirmation that transfer was approved by that service. This sistem wo

Re: [MOPO] WAY OFF TOPIC: AUSTIN IN PANDEMONIUM!

2006-01-05 Thread JR
As a expatriate Californian, I have to say that I am totally mortified that a team like USC couldn't hold on to an 11-point lead for a couple of lousy minutes. Sheesh... Darn. That was my last post for the day... now I won't be able to respond to the Ang Lee flames. :) -- JR - Original Mess

Re: [MOPO] WAY OFF TOPIC: AUSTIN IN PANDEMONIUM!

2006-01-05 Thread Joe Bonelli
<"But what about the reaction of the gay contingent..."> I heard they were whooping it up at the Malamute Saloon!! Joe B PS-- Congrats to the Longhorns!! (Love it!) Joe > > From: chris quarles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/01/05 Thu AM 07:20:00 EST > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subjec

[MOPO] Wanted

2006-01-05 Thread Posteritati
Hi, We are looking for: I ROBOT vinyl banner that features "Sonny", the NS-5 robot reference images of the original AFRICAN QUEEN pressbook Thanx! -- Regards, Stanley Oh Posteritati 239 Centre Street New York, NY 10013 212-226-2207/ Fax: 212-226-2102 http://www.posteritati.com Visi

[MOPO] wanted: CARS advance one sheet 2006

2006-01-05 Thread David Lieberman
Title: AOL Email multiple copies needed. Please let me know.   thanks,   David LiebermanCineMasterpieces.com602 309 0500 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com __

Re: [MOPO] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Meaning?

2006-01-05 Thread Erik
You nailed it perfectly, JR. Anyone who's a fan of martial arts films from the 70's would recognize pretty much every scene as "been there done that". Sure they looked great and were beautifully photgraphed, but was it worth all the hoopla? Give me 5 Deadly Venoms any day of the week. Cheers, E

[MOPO] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Meaning?

2006-01-05 Thread JR
Ang Lee always says something in his films? Like what? While I Ioved some of the visual imagery in CROUCHING TIGER, I failed to understand what all the hyper-praise for it was about. The plot was incredibly simplistic and full of logic holes. The whole impossibly gravity-defying flying-warrior thin

Re: [MOPO] ANG LEE

2006-01-05 Thread Erik
I've never said Ang Lee was *bad* director. Not at all. Just overrated, and I'll stand by that wholeheartedly. The two films he's most noted for here (aside from the recent Bareback Mountain) are Hulk and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Both overrated films (CT,HD much moreso) and my biggest comp

Re: [MOPO] Pack Rat gene

2006-01-05 Thread Tom A. Pennock
Good Topic Phil:    I think there might very well be a collecting "pack rat" gene that make's us collector's and other non collectors. I think about people they don't even have ONE movie poster. It's difficult for me to understand. Everyone has one favorite film of all. I collect films as wel

Re: [MOPO] ANG LEE

2006-01-05 Thread Craig Miller
Well, fine. Many of us said we disagreed: Tarantino *isn't* a great director. Interesting and talented but not great. The number of films isn't why he isn't great. It's that he's all flash (and big mouth). You keep pointing to The Hulk to prove Ang Lee isn't a great director. I'm not sure if

Re: [MOPO] WAY OFF TOPIC: AUSTIN IN PANDEMONIUM!

2006-01-05 Thread Toochis Morin
I was at the Texas party with the Gov. the night before the game. There were some USC fans there as well (including me). The spirit and confidence were high. I was born in Houston raised in NYC and went to USC Cinema School so either team winning made me happy. There's enough room for joy all r

Re: [MOPO] ANG LEE

2006-01-05 Thread Kirby McDaniel
I would agree with you about Tarantino, but not about Lee. I have not seen THE HULK although I probably will. I loved CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, however, I loved THE ICE STORM. There is a difference between evaluating a film and evaluating the direction of a film. In my opinion Lee is a ve

Re: [MOPO] Directors & Cowboys are instantly GAY

2006-01-05 Thread Kirby McDaniel
The epilogue at the end of CAPOTE, while technically correct, is at least a little misleading, I think.  While it serves beautifully the arc of Bennett Miller's film, it leaves an impression that Capote withered away after Perry Smith's execution.  Not so.  While he didnot write another NOVEL, he w

[MOPO] Pack Rat gene

2006-01-05 Thread Phillip Wages
Nathalie, I must confess, the only flack I've ever received over poster collecting was from my wife and that was more along the lines of "Can we afford that right now" which I'm sure we've all heard (though some of us hear it from husbands rather than wives! ;) I /have/ gotten those question

Re: [MOPO] Directors & Cowboys

2006-01-05 Thread AMAZCOLMAN
Capote, in my opinion, was much more of a gay film then you describe. Capote is most definitely infatuated with a murderer! That is the love story that I saw in Capote. But Capote's self importance combined with his insecurities and weakness to succumb to the demands of his publisher, and pr

[MOPO] Pay Pal's 'Cross Border' Fee

2006-01-05 Thread Dave Smith
Hi All, Does anybody know how long PayPal has been charging a "Cross Border" fee? I noticed I have been getting this charge on any monies received from payments outside the United States. Maybe it's been going on for a while and I just noticed it . . . or is it new?? Thanks! Sincerely, Dave S

Re: [MOPO] WAY OFF TOPIC: AUSTIN IN PANDEMONIUM!

2006-01-05 Thread chris quarles
Sure, Kirby. But what about the reaction of the gay contingent, i.e., fans of Brokeback Mountain? chris quarles --- Kirby McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TEXAS NO. 1 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS > The city is absolutely nuts tonight. First National > Championship in 35 years. I don't wa

Re: [MOPO] ANG LEE

2006-01-05 Thread Andy Neal
Ok, All the attention has gone on how many films and QT, that wasn't my point. My point is that Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Bernardo Bertolucci are all great Directors and have earnt the respect as "Great" directors Maybe Quentin Tarantino wasn't the best example, but

[MOPO] WAY OFF TOPIC: AUSTIN IN PANDEMONIUM!

2006-01-05 Thread Kirby McDaniel
TEXAS NO. 1 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS The city is absolutely nuts tonight. First National Championship in 35 years. I don't watch much football, but that was a game. What a performance by two great teams. K. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___