Re: [MOPO] MASTERPIECE: Bernard Herrmann

2008-05-17 Thread Richard Halegua Comic Art
Actually I always thought of the color as "burnt umber" which is an orange infused with red Orange is a much brighter color and red is a much darker color about Bernard Herrman.. I was lucky to score a double LP of Herrman's Hitchcock scores about 35-40 years ago and it is a great album. I'v

Re: [MOPO] MASTERPIECE: Bernard Herrmann

2008-05-17 Thread Richard Evans
Think this may down to what you class as a very reddish orange, or an orangey red! But there is variation in these, a decent example, strong printing, no fading, isn't insipid in my book. One sheet I used to have, (strong printing, no fading), that example I would describe as red, though not

Re: [MOPO] MASTERPIECE: Bernard Herrmann

2008-05-17 Thread Patrick Michael Tupy
Bruce, just received the CAGLIOSTRO (BLACK MAGIC) Argentinean 1 Sheet poster from you. Bruce, I cannot emphasize enough how much I appreciate your exceptional professionalism, packaging and shipping service. And the poster is FAR better in person than in the pics of the auction. Abso

Re: [MOPO] MASTERPIECE: Bernard Herrmann

2008-05-17 Thread Bruce Hershenson
Interesting bit of trivia on the posters for Vertigo. Most people might well think that virtually all the posters are basically "the same", but actually each one has a different silhouette image! You don't notice this until you look at the pressbook page, where it jumps out at you. I have had man

Re: [MOPO] MASTERPIECE: Bernard Herrmann

2008-05-17 Thread Richard Evans
One man's red could be another's orange I suppose, but I always thought Vertigo was red and black, one of the least bland colour combinations. I understand there was some variation in the red ink used to print these. But would have thought that orange, would either be a faded example, or a

Re: [MOPO] MASTERPIECE: Bernard Herrmann

2008-05-17 Thread simonoram
ay of just missed the trick however by not sending Scottie over the edge after Madeline Simon - Original Message - From: David Kusumoto To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:04 AM Subject: [MOPO] MASTERPIECE: Bernard Herrmann Great

[MOPO] MASTERPIECE: Bernard Herrmann

2008-05-17 Thread David Kusumoto
Great article today paying homage to film composer Bernard Herrmann and "Vertigo." It's written by arts and letters scholar Jack Sullivan, better known for his studies that conclude -- that the horror genre -- should be taken seriously as literature. I still consider the "Vertigo" one-sheet