Re: [MOPO] NEED ADVICE and OPINIONs ON freee OSCAR needed

2006-03-04 Thread toons
Just FYI: It so happens an un-plated Oscar turned up on last week's edition of Antiques Roadshow, brought in by a woman whose dad worked for the Academy in the 50s. It had never been awarded to anyone, but was thought to be a rejected piece, due to some flaw in its manufacture. Since it had some pr

Re: [MOPO] Dennis Thomas R.I.P.

2006-03-04 Thread toons
In case MoPoers are interested, NSF has a special thread devoted to Dennis and members are posting images in his memory... http://p097.ezboard.com/fstylecfrm2 Bye, Dennis... Dave Rosen Posteropolis www.posteropolis.com > Very well put, Phil. > > I only knew him through NS4 and he always made

Re: [MOPO] What if this happened to your prized poster?

2006-03-02 Thread toons
Maybe the kid has a future as a performance artist, like that guy who goes around slashing and spray-painting famous works of art...   Dave Rosen Posteropolis www.posteropolis.com   Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com

Re: [MOPO] What if your kids think your hobby is stupid?

2006-02-26 Thread toons
My daughter is 20 years old and loves the posters I collect and sell, especially the exploitation stuff. I know this is atypical. She's an artist and writer, is studying film and art history and runs with an "alternative" crowd. But still, there is some appreciation for this out there among some yo

Re: [MOPO] MoPo's 11th Anniversary

2006-02-24 Thread toons
Congratulations, Scott! From one of your newer members... Dave Rosen Posteropolis www.posteropolis.com > I just wanted to mention that today, February 24, 2006, marks the 11th > anniversary of the first post being made via American University's > listserv--the birth of the MoPo List. > > We may

Re: [MOPO] Mopo re: Current status of bidpay?

2006-02-08 Thread toons
Here's the message you see when you go to www.bidpay.com:    "Effective December 31, 2005, BidPay.com, Inc. will be discontinuing operations. As a result, BidPay will no longer offer payment services to the online auction industry. We regret any inconvenience to our users and thank them for t

Re: [MOPO] Kinsey Institute Cinema Exhibit

2006-02-05 Thread toons
Hi, Brian: Thanks for posting. I think there are at least a few members here who would be very interested in this exhibit. I don't know if you are aware of it, but Christies had a major auction of movie paper that included many sexploitation pieces about two months ago. Do you plan on publis

Re: [MOPO] NO -- Religious Right & Controversy

2006-02-04 Thread toons
Duane: It was Thank You, Masked Man.   Dave Rosen Posteropolis www.posteropolis.com   - Original Message - From: Duane To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] NO -- Religious Right & Controversy

Re: [MOPO] NO -- Religious Right & Controversy

2006-02-04 Thread toons
Favorite gay cowboy movie? The Lusty Men.   Time for another poll, I think, and a movie one at that.What's your favourite gay cowboy movie? Who can (in spite of desperately wanting to) forget the immortal "The Legend of the Lone Ranger"?    --Peter Visit the MoP

Re: [MOPO] What was your very first poster?

2006-02-01 Thread toons
Hi, all. This is my first MoPo post. My very first poster dates me back to the 70s as well. It was a one-sheet for Ralph Bakshi's Heavy Traffic. I got it when I was a member of my college film society. I think it was an extra copy we got by accident, otherwise it would've been returned to the dist