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Movie Posters => Show Us Your Collection! => Topic started by: Dr Bill on December 10, 2016, 02:52:16 AM
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So it begins. And what better way than two of my favorite things - Winona and Dracula. A 12 card German set of Brom Stoker's Dracula.
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Awesome first post and super nice cards. Congratulations! That WAS a good movie. Gary Oldman is amazing. The only drawback was Keanu Reeves (fingernails on a chalkboard describes his performance to me. He was just AWFUL,..and was the ONLY ONE who was bad.) Thank you for sharing.
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Well, I can ignore Keanu if I can watch Winona in that see-through nightie. I've had a thing for her ever since Edward Scissorhands. Then she shows up in Dracula, Alien Resurrection, Star Trek - well I think it was just meant to be...
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Great set of cards, Dr. Bill.
A fine film on all levels (except for Keanu, I agree) and your cards look minty.
Well done.
cheers
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Thanks. They do look mint for the most part, even better in person than the posted images. As an added bonus, I'm meeting some great sellers.
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Here's the US 11x14 Herzog Nosferatu 8 set, minty fresh. My all-time favorite vampire movie, an exciting find.
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I really enjoyed looking at those cards in detail, thank you for sharing.
They really reminded me how excellent the art direction/production/photography is in those two films. So atmospheric and beautifully put together.
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Thanks guys. This Nosferatu film is really haunting - the cinematography, the creepy music, and the best Dracula since the 1932 Dreyer version. Couldn't believe what I found when I first saw it - and it's good quality res in 11x14 size. My favorite set to date.
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Bravo on the Nosferatu cards. Ooooo... I have the DVD, but like so many others, i have NOT watched it yet. It looks like I'll need to and soon.
Now what will you be posting NEXT!?! Ha!
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Obsessed and you don't have a set of these yet? or do you...
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Bravo on the Nosferatu cards. Ooooo... I have the DVD, but like so many others, i have NOT watched it yet. It looks like I'll need to and soon.
Now what will you be posting NEXT!?! Ha!
Mickey Rourke and Kim "the body" Basinger in an 8-card US set of 9 1/2 Weeks
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Obsessed and you don't have a set of these yet? or do you...
http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/16617582.html
Well, not exactly. In my newby ebullience, the first cards I bought were four of the US set, mint, offered at a great price. Now finding the remaining four in mint condition hasn't been easy without buying an entire new full set. Lesson learned.
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Unfortunately, the quality of this set isn't the best.
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Well, not exactly. In my newby ebullience, the first cards I bought were four of the US set, mint, offered at a great price. Now finding the remaining four in mint condition hasn't been easy without buying an entire new full set. Lesson learned.
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Unfortunately, the quality of this set isn't the best.
It's one of my favorite sets! I decided to get the French set which are a little bigger but I love them.
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Yep - love the images and the film - I wish someone had made a set with more scenes. I'll look for the French set - I had no idea they made a larger size. Must have...
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A few odds and ends - just because I liked them...
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Ah... you got a few winners there. Bravo!
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Well, I don't really know if they're winners - I just liked them at first sight. It probably has a lot to do with my penchant for women of the '50s with big hair and big hearts. And Fellini.
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Some really nice cards there, Dr. Bill.
Keep 'em coming.
cheers
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I share your penchant thumbsup.gif
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Immortal Beloved - Spanish 12-card set with Gary Oldman and Isabella Rossellini.
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Some really nice cards there, Dr. Bill.
Keep 'em coming.
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Thanks - most are still in the mail. The Immortal Beloved set just arrived. We'll be traveling for two weeks to visit relatives, but I should have a big pile when I get back. Can't wait...
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I share your penchant thumbsup.gif
Heh - heh...my pre-adolescence. Debra Paget doing the snake dance, Sophia Loren in a wet shirt, Marilyn straddling the subway grate, then later, Mary Tyler Moore in those tight capri pants. Oh my...
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Great thread and cards here, Dr Bill. I have a feeling this is gonna be one fun and illuminating thread! clap clap
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Bravo, Dr. Bill. Gasp....me thinks you are addicted. Welcome to our little 12 step program...that no one ever completes. At least lobby cards are smaller and easier to store. Anxious to see what is next. Cheers!
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Bravo, Dr. Bill. Gasp....me thinks you are addicted. Welcome to our little 12 step program...that no one ever completes. At least lobby cards are smaller and easier to store. Anxious to see what is next. Cheers!
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
Mirrors on the ceiling
The pink champagne on ice
And she said, 'we are all just prisoners here, of our own device
And in the master's chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
'Relax' said the night man
'We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave!
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Brigitte Bardot - A Woman Like Satan - 11 x 14 US set.
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Nice set. I actually had to check my website to see if I own it. Lucky for you, I do, otherwise I would have hunt you down. So you know, the movie changed names (I guess Satan is not a commercial title) and there is a different set of 8 cards titled The Female. I won't post it here because it's not my thread, but you can see it on my website.
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Actually, I'd be shocked to find I'd stumbled across something BB you didn't have. Strange about the name change - is your set a US set? I'll have a look...
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Trust me, there is a lot about Bardot I don't have. But I'm in no rush.
And yes, it is a US set. The name change on foreign films is actually more frequent than you think. They would sometimes translate a title from its original one only to realize it didn't play in the US and make up something new. I've seen it many times.
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Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak - 8 x 12 four-card German set, (thanks to "slidemen" for a great set in mint condition)
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Trust me, there is a lot about Bardot I don't have. But I'm in no rush.
And yes, it is a US set. The name change on foreign films is actually more frequent than you think. They would sometimes translate a title from its original one only to realize it didn't play in the US and make up something new. I've seen it many times.
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You mean "Satan" didn't play well in the US? Well, I'm astonished!
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More Del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth - 8 x 12 five-card German set. Thanks to Stefan at "slidemen"!
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Love those Pan's Labyrinth cards, Dr. Bill.
Were there only 5 cards to this set, or are there more?
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It was listed as a complete set, and after searching I wasn't able to find any more info. It's a beautiful film, and the 7.1 audio is tastefully done. I was really happy to find the set.
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Dr. Bill. Nice adds, especially the PAN'S LABYRINTH. How did i miss so much? Jinkies. I have my update notification switched ON. Groovy. Great work---keep it up.
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Thanks - new cards are really staring to pile up now that my pre-Christmas orders are coming in. Must stop buying for a while - I'm forgetting what I've bought!
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Phantom of the Opera - a jumbo sized ten-card 10 x 16.5 French set - Emmy, Emmy, Emmy!
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Luc Besson's Angel-A, 8 1/4" x 10 7/8" French 12-card set
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Alex Proyas' Dark City, w/ Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly, & William Hurt - 9 1/2" x 13" Spanish 12-card set.
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Congrats on the acquisitions as well as posting the great pix to APF, Dr Bill. Well done!! thumbsup.gif
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Thanks, Jeff!
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Kate Beckinsale in Underworld Evolution - 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" German 12-card set.
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Cool cards, Dr.Bill!
Dark City and Underworld: Evolution are favorites of mine.
I haven't seen Besson's Angel-A yet, but have read many good things.
Thanks for posting these great images!
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Thanks, brude - glad you enjoyed them. I saw Blood Wars today. Kate kicks ass the only way Kate can. But Lara Pulver was also evil hotness as the villain. Remembered her from True Blood and Sherlock. Kate still looks amazing.
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Must have more Kate... Van Helsing, 11" x 14" US 8-card set, Kate Beckinsale & Hugh Jackman
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All very nice, but this is my favorite card of the set.
Well done, Dr. Bill.
cheers
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Now how did I know you'd pick that one?
It's my favorite too.
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She is a goddess.
cheers
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http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/14.html
Lobby Card Auction - may interest
Enter lobby card heaven and blow the budget
Cheers
Damo
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I already blew the budget this week on eBay - but I see lots of stuff there I want. This could get ugly...
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I already blew the budget this week on eBay - but I see lots of stuff there I want. This could get ugly...
But i'm thinking it's gonna be a GOOD kind of ugly, with all kinds of great, new adds to the collection. :D
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Right - maybe you could help me convince Mrs. Bill...
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A few clean title cards I picked up - The Barefoot Contessa and Bhowani Junction (Ava Gardner, Humphry Bogart, and Stewart Granger) 11" x 14" US cards
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I've been looking for a complete set of this one for a while - got lucky. Journey to the Lost City, staring the heartthrob of my adolescence, Debra Paget. Her uncensored snake dance is - well - you have to see it.
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Debra Paget!
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Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, and Barbara Hershey in Portrait of a Lady, 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" 10-card Spanish set.
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"10" with Bo Derek, Dudley Moore, and Julie Andrews, 11" x 14" 8-card set.
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Cool World, with Kim Basinger and Brad Pitt, 9 1/2" x 13" Spanish 10-card set.
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I see a theme: Hot ladies!
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I'll run with the theme for a while, but I have some Caligula and Histoire d'O sets I probably shouldn't post. I have a pile of sci-fi stuff I'll start on next. Photographing them, running the images through Lightroom and upping them to Flicker takes a while.
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Bewitched, with Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell, 8 1/4" x 11 1/2" German 4-card set.
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So many nice new card sets, Dr. Bill.
Impressive!
Now, don't be a prude.
Share those Caligula and Histoire d'O cards.
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Very nice lobby cards, Bill. It's cool to see a lot of the great shots from the movies.
Looking forward to seeing more photos of your amazing collection.
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Thanks guys. It's much appreciated by this noobie collector. Although I've been collecting for about 6 weeks now, the card count is over 700, so I've become addicted and may soon need an intervention. :o
brude: I've contacted Jeff about posting nekid ladies, and he seems to be OK with it - but I don't want to offend people here, or especially get banned six weeks after I've joined! I'm still thinking about it - they're large sets, from France and Germany.
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Just put a NSFW warning at the top of the page and filler at the top, so if they are likely to be offended, they'll at least be warned. Take a look at Steve's (50s) brilliant posters in porn thread http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,11637.0.html as an example. Always a delight seeing your stuff. CHEERS!
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brude: I've contacted Jeff about posting nekid ladies, and he seems to be OK with it - but I don't want to offend people here, or especially get banned six weeks after I've joined! I'm still thinking about it - they're large sets, from France and Germany.
I like large sets
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I like large sets
Steve, might those be the extra jumbo LC that only come in sets of 2? ;D whistle.gif
And what a nice ever-growing card collection, Dr Bill. And your photography of the cards is mighty fine, too, being evenly lit and in total focus. Nice job!! clap clap
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Just put a NSFW warning at the top of the page and filler at the top, so if they are likely to be offended, they'll at least be warned. Take a look at Steve's (50s) brilliant posters in porn thread http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,11637.0.html as an example. Always a delight seeing your stuff. CHEERS!
I'll consider doing that on another well-marked thread. And I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I know who some of the subjects in Steve's thread are. ;D
Thanks for stopping by, and for the kind words.
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I like large sets
In particular, German large sets or French large sets? I like them both - well-displayed in mint condition...
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And what a nice ever-growing card collection, Dr Bill. And your photography of the cards is mighty fine, too, being evenly lit and in total focus. Nice job!! clap clap
Thanks, Jeff. I put a lot of effort into getting the images just right - good to know it's appreciated!
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http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/14.html
Lobby Card Auction - may interest
Enter lobby card heaven and blow the budget
Cheers
Damo
Didn't blow the budget (too badly), and didn't get everything I wanted, but I got most of it. Thanks again for the heads-up.
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So many nice new card sets, Dr. Bill.
Impressive!
Now, don't be a prude.
Share those Caligula and Histoire d'O cards.
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Sorry, but Flickr has started closing accounts for nudity content, so until I can find a host, no Caligula or O. Their TOS also forbids uploading copyrighted material, so all my images might disappear as well. Seems to be random enforcement, so no telling what will happen.
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Nicole Kidman in To Die For - 11 1/2" x 14" Spanish 10-card set.
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Tarzan the Ape Man - Bo Derek, Miles O'Keeffe, and Richard Harris, 9" x 11 1/2" French 6-card set.
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Tarzan the Ape Man - Bo Derek, Miles O'Keeffe, and Richard Harris, 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" Spanish 12-card set.
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Nice once again, Dr. Bill.
I see shades of "10" in that last Tarzan card with Bo Derek crawling on the beach and looking mighty fine. :D
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Thanks, Jeff. I doubt she'll ever be seen as anything other than "10", in real life or the movies. John Derek definitely had a "type" in mind when he chose his women - Linda Evans, Ursula Andress, and finally Bo - all perfect bodies. If only they could act.
I just got Bo's Bolero lobby set, but still don't have a safe place to host the nudes, so on to other things...
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So true.
And Linda Evans and Bo Derek almost could be sisters, based on their similar look. sm1
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Bill,
Apologies if you've covered this elsewhere on the forum, but how many pieces, or sets do you have in your LC collection, and how do you store them? I'm always interested in how folks keep their collections.
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Hi Chris,
I've only been collecting a few months, so my collection is tiny compared to many here. At last count I had about 90 lobby sets. These range from small 4-card sets to much larger ones like the the 25-card Barry Lyndon set. Most are 8-card. No idea how many individual cards I have now. After finding this site I ordered a supply of 100 11x14 polypropylene sleeves and archival foam board backs from Bags Unlimited. Each set goes into its own bag after inserting the precut the foam board. To date these are stored in a plastic storage tub like the ones found at Walmart or Target. My first one is full, so I need to get a second one soon, as well as more sleeves and backs.
I've been a cautious collector mostly, buying relatively inexpensive sets that go with my favorite films, many from France, Spain, and England. The more vintage high-dollar stuff will come later after I gain some experience. Keeping track of my collection has become an issue, so I need to database it somehow so I know what I have. I use Collectorz software to track about 1,000 of my blu-rays and DVDs, so I need something like it for LCs. I started collecting LCs mostly because I don't have a lot of storage space left. I've been a collector of vintage cameras for years and have more of them than I can display at any one time. Besides, my wife thinks collector = packrat...
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Thanks for the info., Bill.
Sounds like you're on the right path as far as storing goes. I don't collect many LCs, but the ones I do are stored in similar fashion.
As far as the database goes, I've found the easiest, and most customizable option is a detailed spreadsheet. I use Google Drive and Google Sheets to store all of my poster photos and my database, respectively. I've attached an image of a portion of my database sheet and the headers I use that I can sort by if I need to. Hopefully it is of some help or at least gives you a few ideas.
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Thanks, Chris. I'll probably use a spreadsheet like yours when I get the time to put one together and enter all the data. I've been spoiled by Collectorz which reads the barcode on the case and downloads cover pics and all other information about the film. It even syncs with my phone so I can check my inventory when I'm out shopping. I wonder if there's an online database for posters like IMDB for movies?
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Kate Beckinsale in Underworld, 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" 8-card German set.
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With about 90 sets collected and added to your collection, DB, I would say you are off to a rip roaring start. Roughly a LC set a day. Touche'! :D
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Thanks, Jeff. I'm really enjoying it. This site gets most of the credit. I am humbled when I look through the poster threads though - some of them are just gorgeous. Maybe I'll stick my toe into poster waters eventually. I have a lot to learn. An original mint Forbidden Planet poster of any size would be better than sex. For a while.
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The Fabulous Baker Boys, with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jeff & Beau Bridges - 11" x 14" 8-card set.
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Great to see the collection growing Dr. Bill - keep them coming - nice really nice cards there
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Thanks for looking, Damo. I have lots more to post. Nice to know they're enjoyed.
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Brand new set tonight - Modesty Blaise, starring the wicked sexy Monica Vitti - 11" x 14" 8-card set.
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Nice! I think I tried to bid on that one. Can't remember now. Probably bid on too many items at the same time.
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My first eMoviePoster auction - I had lots on my watch list, but they were bunched together, so timing was everything. I finally narrowed it down to a few I really wanted and got all but one. I battled someone for a Star Trek V set till it went over what I've seen it go for on ebay and had to let it go. I won some very nice sets at very good prices, so I'm happy. This was a tough set to photograph - the pics don't do it justice.
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Yeah, I think I won 10-15 items from that sale. I raised the price of Breakfast Club from $100 to $250 ($250, really???) I didn't really want it, certainly not at that price, but that guy, Galaxy2001, was pissing me off... ;D
Btw, you can get pictures from Bruce.
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I've been part of many cut-throat vintage camera auctions on ebay for years - I've become fairly resistant to the emotional need to win if it's something I know a lot about. I've learned there will always be another one if I'm patient. I learned my lesson years ago when I won because I was determined to win at any price, then would find a Buy It Now a week later, in better condition, for 1/3 the price. A few of those Doh! moments, and the lesson eventually stuck. Most of the time...
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I agree with you, but sometimes it's fun. Pissing off the other guy (or hoping I did) made me happy. And if I had won it, oh well, i will probably be worth that 100 years from now.
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Yeah, that's something I have to be cautious about - buying posters/LCs for an investment isn't a good idea when you're a green as I am. I just love films, and this is a fun way to extend my enjoyment of them. I already have a stressful job - this has to be fun. I'm a visual person, and just love high quality images on some the cards. I really need a Cinema Paradiso lobby set though...
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buying posters/LCs for an investment isn't a good idea when you're a green as I am.
Buying posters for an investment is never a good idea, no matter how good you are at it. Collect because you like it, not because you think it's going to be worth something one day, because chances are it won't. I invest on a lot of things, posters are just for fun and because I love movies.
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I really need a Cinema Paradiso lobby set though...
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Had a quick look around on your behalf on my saved links. Popping a quick search into emp's archives seems to turn up more results for Malena than Paradiso.
This set does seem to be a rare breed.
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I agree with you, but sometimes it's fun. Pissing off the other guy (or hoping I did) made me happy. And if I had won it, oh well, i will probably be worth that 100 years from now.
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Not sure you did. Galaxy2001 was bidding lots of stuff up to insane levels. I picked up 6 sets myself from that auction
Grease 20 Anniversary
Risky Business (fills to complete set)
Something Wild
Flashdance
LA Story
Hot Car Girl
But I lost a few to Galaxy2001. The guy seemed to be everywhere and didn't seem to care about price.
$320 for "Just One of the Guys"
$315 for "Clue"
$188 for "Caddyshack"
Really??
But... None of these would get up there if there wasn't some other guy hanging in there. All these auctions had somebody pumping up the price. And I note you were the guy on Caddyshack at the end.
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I know... $320 for "Just One of the Guys" laugh1 laugh1 laugh1
I was the guy on 12 Angry Men also and a bunch of others. 12 Angry Men, I really wanted, especially because it didn't have pin holes, if I recall correctly. I hate PHs on lobbies. But then I got busy trying to get something else and it slipped through. But like Dr. Bill said, they all come back at some point.
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Had a quick look around on your behalf on my saved links. Popping a quick search into emp's archives seems to turn up more results for Malena than Paradiso.
This set does seem to be a rare breed.
Good luck
Thanks. I have the German Malena set, and I've found a Legend of 1900 set as well, but nothing else by Tornatore.
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This was a tough set to photograph - the pics don't do it justice.
As Thierry said, we will email you the large unwatermarked images of all you buy. Saves you much time (and if you like unenhanced images, they will likely be better than what you could do). Just let us know.
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Not sure you did. Galaxy2001 was bidding lots of stuff up to insane levels. I picked up 6 sets myself from that auction
Grease 20 Anniversary
Risky Business (fills to complete set)
Something Wild
Flashdance
LA Story
Hot Car Girl
But I lost a few to Galaxy2001. The guy seemed to be everywhere and didn't seem to care about price.
$320 for "Just One of the Guys"
$315 for "Clue"
$188 for "Caddyshack"
Really??
But... None of these would get up there if there wasn't some other guy hanging in there. All these auctions had somebody pumping up the price. And I note you were the guy on Caddyshack at the end.
If people want to "bid people up", I can't stop that. But what I CAN stop is people trying to "make the guy pay through the nose" and then they get stuck with the item when the other guy doesn't bid again, and then they try to back out of honoring their bid.
Every week or two I get a "I bid by mistake" email from someone, and if it is obvious they were doing the above, I tell them they must honor their bid or they can't bid anymore. And I stick to it. On eBay, they can just abandon that bidder ID and immediately open a new one. I want only real bidders who honor EVERY bid they make.
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If people want to "bid people up", I can't stop that. But what I CAN stop is people trying to "make the guy pay through the nose" and then they get stuck with the item when the other guy doesn't bid again, and then they try to back out of honoring their bid.
Every week or two I get a "I bid by mistake" email from someone, and if it is obvious they were doing the above, I tell them they must honor their bid or they can't bid anymore. And I stick to it. On eBay, they can just abandon that bidder ID and immediately open a new one. I want only real bidders who honor EVERY bid they make.
I bid on items I want and my strategy prevents me from paying more than I am willing to spend on an item. I always love it when at the end of an auction, some guy is bidding me up by $5 a crack repeatedly, extending the auction for multiple cycles. It just shows how some people just can't understand how your system works. I just place my best bid shortly before closing and then walk away. If I don't win it, I don't feel bad because the other guy obviously overpaid.
I must admit that I have once or twice bid by mistake. It is always because I didn't read the description carefully and am bidding too much on some lesser quality paper, or misread it was a re-release. I have never asked for a retraction. Instead, I honor my mistakes and simply hope someone else bids more. The system runs smooth and I build up a bit of goodwill among the sellers as a 'good' buyer.
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If people want to "bid people up", I can't stop that. But what I CAN stop is people trying to "make the guy pay through the nose" and then they get stuck with the item when the other guy doesn't bid again, and then they try to back out of honoring their bid.
What if I want to make the guy pay through the nose and still pay without complaining if I win? It has happened a few times and I won. I've lost more than I won, so it evens itself out in the end. And the one person that wins is you, Bruce.
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I know... $320 for "Just One of the Guys" laugh1 laugh1 laugh1
I saw that movie when I was a kid, and thought that girl is a badass. Maybe the other bidders had memories of the movie, also.
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I just happened to notice the title of this thread. Dr. Bill's Lobby Card Obsession. cool1
It's impressive how quickly you've acquired such a great collection. Well done.
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What if I want to make the guy pay through the nose and still pay without complaining if I win? It has happened a few times and I won. I've lost more than I won, so it evens itself out in the end. And the one person that wins is you, Bruce.
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You DO honor every bid you place, so you are completely free to bid as you please. You also never complain. 99% of the 41,000 buyers never complain either. It is that 1% though!
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I bid on items I want and my strategy prevents me from paying more than I am willing to spend on an item. I always love it when at the end of an auction, some guy is bidding me up by $5 a crack repeatedly, extending the auction for multiple cycles. It just shows how some people just can't understand how your system works. I just place my best bid shortly before closing and then walk away. If I don't win it, I don't feel bad because the other guy obviously overpaid.
I must admit that I have once or twice bid by mistake. It is always because I didn't read the description carefully and am bidding too much on some lesser quality paper, or misread it was a re-release. I have never asked for a retraction. Instead, I honor my mistakes and simply hope someone else bids more. The system runs smooth and I build up a bit of goodwill among the sellers as a 'good' buyer.
This is a perfect bidding strategy when the auction house plays fair. You can easily tell, by when you bid $100 and a bidder comes in who bids $90. Then you bid $142, and the bidder bids $138!
At those places you need a different strategy.
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Back to Dr. Bill's great lobby card collection...
Dr. Bill, your images are reminding me of a huge part of this hobby that I've been ignoring.
Love your collection!
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I just happened to notice the title of this thread. Dr. Bill's Lobby Card Obsession. cool1
It's impressive how quickly you've acquired such a great collection. Well done.
Thanks Neo. It's great fun. So many more movies to collect...
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Back to Dr. Bill's great lobby card collection...
Dr. Bill, your images are reminding me of a huge part of this hobby that I've been ignoring.
Love your collection!
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Thanks, Ted. I've been traveling all week, so now it's time for more lobbies. I think you'll like this next set...
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King Kong, starring Jesscia Lange and Jeff Bridges - 11" x 14" 8-card set.
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Henry & June, starring the delicious Maria de Medeiros as Anaďs Nin, Uma Thurman, and Fred Ward as Henry Miller. Two 23 1/2" x 33" perforated sheets containing 8 German cards per sheet.
Sheet 1
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Henry & June, Sheet 2
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Great shots there of Ms. Thurman, also. 8)
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Great shots there of Ms. Thurman, also. 8)
Yup, the cherry on top of this movie - but she'll always be Mia Wallace to me.
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That's a fine looking LC set for Kong, there, Dr Bill. thumbup
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You are picking some really great cards here. I love them.
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Thanks, guys - here's a new press kit, Sleepy Hollow, with Johnny Depp & Christina Ricci - 13 8" x 10" B&W photos.
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Press kits with stills..... I think you are gonna need a lot more storage tubs, Dr Bill! ;D
Nice images in the Sleepy Hollow kit, too, by the way.
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Yeah, I had to order more sleeves and backs too - never thought my first 100 would be gone so soon. I do have a few more press kits coming from Sunday's auction, but that one was my first impulse press kit buy, from a guy called "spookydave". I'll slow down soon as my business travel picks up, but I still have loads to post.
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Sleepy Hollow, 8 1/4" x 11" 10-card French set.
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So it begins. And what better way than two of my favorite things - Winona and Dracula. A 12 card German set of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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Such a good looking LC set and this image is great, imho. Oldman's fluid and smooth "removal" of the blood from that straight razor is delectable. devil 2
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Yup - this is my second favorite vampire movie, next to the Herzog version. Oldman is beautifully creepy and Winona is even more delectable in her see-through nightie. Yum.
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Burlesque - 11" x 14" 8-card set.
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Nice, Dr Bill. whew.gif
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Agreed. I was looking at that set myself for my musical collection, but there were others I wanted more.
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Thanks, guys. When it involves musicals with beautiful scantily-dressed women, I'm in. ;D
This was an ultra-clean set with great resolution for a basement price. I almost passed it up myself, but just couldn't resist. Glad I caved...
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Your thread has quickly become one of my favorite reasons for visiting this forum.
Love those cards, Dr. Bill!
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Your thread has quickly become one of my favorite reasons for visiting this forum.
Love those cards, Dr. Bill!
Thanks, Ted. As I look at more and more posters here I've begun to wonder if the low-hanging fruit I post is really appropriate. It's stuff I like, but probably just "cheap BTDT paper" to many. No one has really made me feel that way - just my impression as I see all the exotic and expensive treasures on many threads. Admittedly I'm overly enthusiastic as a beginner, so every new set I get is an exciting addition to me. Just hope I don't look foolish by posting so many. Anyway, your encouragement means a lot. Thanks to you and all the others who have commented. Just tell me to stop when you've had enough.
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I recently bought a lot of Spanish and German sets because of your thread and I have more coming. I had forgotten that some of them are pretty cool.
My partner in crime, Holiday, was once collecting Japanese posters at a time when not too many people listed them on public forums. I personally didn't know anything about them. I now own more than a thousand of them, and I suspect a lot more people collect them because of his enthusiasm.
So to answer your question, keep 'em coming. It's good for the hobby and your love for them is infectious.
T
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I recently bought a lot of Spanish and German sets because of your thread and I have more coming. I had forgotten that some of them are pretty cool.
My partner in crime, Holiday, was once collecting Japanese posters at a time when not too many people listed them on public forums. I personally didn't know anything about them. I now own more than a thousand of them, and I suspect a lot more people collect them because of his enthusiasm.
So to answer your question, keep 'em coming. It's good for the hobby and your love for them is infectious.
T
Yeah, keep them coming. I am enjoying them greatly.
I recently picked up German cards for HAIR and French cards for RENT. If you want lobbies for anything beyond the early 90s, you need to explore the foreign markets, and accept that the sizes will be different.
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Thanks, everyone. As long as I'm making a worthwhile contribution I'll continue. Hopefully I'll get some new stuff up this weekend. Had a good auction last night - won a LC set of one of my favorite films I've been looking for from the start, and a few other unexpected finds.
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Thanks, everyone. As long as I'm making a worthwhile contribution I'll continue. Hopefully I'll get some new stuff up this weekend. Had a good auction last night - won a LC set of one of my favorite films I've been looking for from the start, and a few other unexpected finds.
Can't wait to see your goodies.
T
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Can't wait to see your goodies.
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Wellll - there's one you might especially like - when I looked in at the end of the auction we were bidding against each other. I had too much going on at the time to notice. You should have made one more bid - I was ready to fold.
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I don't remember what I was bidding on. I had 30 or so items in my watch list. I won 10 I think. I was on my phone, which makes it a little difficult with all the overbid notifications.
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I don't know how you ever keep up on your phone - it's challenging enough on my desktop tower. Anyway, glad you got some stuff you wanted. I only won four sets, the two I really wanted, and another two that were cheap and I couldn't resist. They're shipping with last weeks winnings, so I'll have lots to post when they get here.
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Brotherhood of the Wolf, one of my favorite movies - a beautiful French 8" x 16", 12-card set.
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Love the film myself, still looking for a reasonably price double crown.
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OK, here's an opportunity to educate this newbie - what's a "double crown"?
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Otherwise known as a DC, it is half the size of a 30x40" UK quad, albeit it is presented in portrait style, as opposed to the UK quad's landscape style.
So, 20x30".
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Loving those Brotherhood of the Wolf lobbies, Dr. Bill.
Its also a favorite film of mine and I was very happy to find one of these UK quads to go with my American one sheet.
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I'm unfamiliar with the Double Crown image. Does anyone have a pic?
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Hey Ted, the DC image looks to be the same as yours. Here's it is. This one looks to be an advance:
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Thanks, Jeff.
Dr. Bill's post had me up late-night last night re-watching the film.
Now, I think I gotta locate me lobbies.
Thanks, Dr. Bill.
cheers
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Thanks for the education, guys. I should have have just Googled it (and did eventually), but figured those here have better information and always a bit of a story to go with it. The posters are gorgeous. Wish I had room to collect them too...
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Switching back to more vintage cards - The Female Animal with Hedy Lamarr - 11" x 14" 8-card US set.
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nice set.
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So what's the set I was bidding on?
T
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So what's the set I was bidding on?
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The Witches. Haven't seen the film, but something about that set just told me I had to have it. The rest was all about McCabe & Mrs. Miller. One of the most important films to me, and a set I've wanted from the start.
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nice set.
Thanks, Jay. Your posts with all those musical title cards were an inspiration to look more at vintage cards. I've been a bit obsessed with complete sets, but I have to start grabbing title cards that appeal to me before they're gone. I keep thinking about what a lost opportunity it was that I didn't start collecting back in the 50s. Seems we're the same age, so you know what I mean...
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Thanks, Jay. Your posts with all those musical title cards were an inspiration to look more at vintage cards. I've been a bit obsessed with complete sets, but I have to start grabbing title cards that appeal to me before they're gone. I keep thinking about what a lost opportunity it was that I didn't start collecting back in the 50s. Seems we're the same age, so you know what I mean...
You raise an interesting point and this question came to me:
How available (or not) were posters, LC, WC and the like to wannabe, every day collectors back in the 1950's? Was the material available at all? Or just what might have trickled out and was taken by theater employees?
And if the stuff was somewhat available, how would the "average Joe" be able to get it? Also going to local theaters and asking? Or buying from small shops that might have begun to appear on the scene, that also carried film books, etc? dontknow.gif
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Good question. As often as I went to the movies starting in the mid-to-late 50s, I don't actually recall seeing lobby cards displayed. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention as a kid, too eager to get in see the latest sci-fi or horror flick. Since the cards I have say they are to be returned to the NSS, I assume lots of them were. Were there fines if the theater owners kept them? And if they were returned, what became of them? Where were they returned to? Are there old forgotten warehouses full of them waiting to be discovered?
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Hopefully, Rich, Grey from HA, Dave L, Dale D, EMP (or others) might chime in here. I'd be curious to know the history of this hobby's roots and I'm sure many others would, too.
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I found some history of the NSS by Googling NSS and landed at learnaboutmovieposters.com. Turns out they made the plates for a while locally here in Cleveland. I wonder if it's worth some local detective work...
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LAMP is a well recognized and respected site. And Ed & Sue are wonderful. (http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/)
Dr Bill... are you in the CLEVE area?
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LAMP is a well recognized and respected site. And Ed & Sue are wonderful. (http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/)
Dr Bill... are you in the CLEVE area?
Kind of. I'm an R&D chemist for a large company with headquarters here. I'm working out my last year or two before retirement after a recent transfer. Temporary apartment here, permanent residence in Florida.
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Kind of. I'm an R&D chemist for a large company with headquarters here. I'm working out my last year or two before retirement after a recent transfer. Temporary apartment here, permanent residence in Florida.
Very nice. I grew up just east of CLE... about 13 mi east, and I still have family there. I was back there for the holidays, too.
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Good question. As often as I went to the movies starting in the mid-to-late 50s, I don't actually recall seeing lobby cards displayed. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention as a kid, too eager to get in see the latest sci-fi or horror flick. Since the cards I have say they are to be returned to the NSS, I assume lots of them were. Were there fines if the theater owners kept them? And if they were returned, what became of them? Where were they returned to? Are there old forgotten warehouses full of them waiting to be discovered?
Here is an article from 19 years ago that gives you some info:
http://www.reelclassics.com/Articles/General/posters-article.htm
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Good question. As often as I went to the movies starting in the mid-to-late 50s, I don't actually recall seeing lobby cards displayed. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention as a kid, too eager to get in see the latest sci-fi or horror flick. Since the cards I have say they are to be returned to the NSS, I assume lots of them were. Were there fines if the theater owners kept them? And if they were returned, what became of them? Where were they returned to? Are there old forgotten warehouses full of them waiting to be discovered?
I always loved the lobby card display when I was a kid in the 50s. It was usually in a 1 sheet case, but not the most obvious one. The cases facing the street always had 1 sheets (or larger) so they could promote to passing cars. The lobby case generally was on the alcove facing the ticket booth. It generally had 3 or 4 lobbies and a half dozen stills.
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Here in the UK and for the Bond films, I only ever remember seeing a lobby card display for Octopussy. And that was 1983.
And yet the cards were still being produced up to and including Quantum of Solace. 2008.
For whom were these cards made? A rhetorical question....
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Very nice. I grew up just east of CLE... about 13 mi east, and I still have family there. I was back there for the holidays, too.
Well, small world. I'm 18 miles east but work in the city every day. Let me know when you're around the next time and I'll buy you a beer.
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Here is an article from 19 years ago that gives you some info:
http://www.reelclassics.com/Articles/General/posters-article.htm
Thanks, Bruce. Great article - answered all my questions and then some.
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The Witches.
Ah, yeah, I kinda wanted that set for my Eastwood collection. I own 27 LC sets on Eastwood, missing 10 or so. Next time, I guess.
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Thanks, Bruce. Great article - answered all my questions and then some.
Glad to help!
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Here in the UK and for the Bond films, I only ever remember seeing a lobby card display for Octopussy. And that was 1983.
And yet the cards were still being produced up to and including Quantum of Solace. 2008.
For whom were these cards made? A rhetorical question....
I know you don't need an answer, but 99% of these sets are sent to us from South America, Europe, and Australia, and zero of them come from North America and England, so it gives you a sense where they are still being used. I suspect certain countries very much like lobby cards, and THAT is why they are still being made.
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I know you don't need an answer, but 99% of these sets are sent to us from South America, Europe, and Australia, and zero of them come from North America and England, so it gives you a sense where they are still being used. I suspect certain countries very much like lobby cards, and THAT is why they are still being made.
I need an answer. I don't know about South America, Australia I understand, but Europe (if you remove the UK) baffles me a bit. France, Germany, Italy, Spain (the largest markets) all have their own lobbies. Are they used in Eastern Europe? Greece? Can you be more specific, Bruce?
T
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I suspect the people in Europe who get them get them from nearby countries that don't have their own lobby cards. More than that I can't say. I never ask my consignors where they get their items from.
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Ah, yeah, I kinda wanted that set for my Eastwood collection. I own 27 LC sets on Eastwood, missing 10 or so. Next time, I guess.
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Sorry - I didn't notice it was you until the clock had almost run down and I had placed my last bid. I was done, and I was sure you would bid before it was over - I know by now that your pockets are a lot deeper than mine when it comes to posters. Anyway, best of luck getting another one - I'm sure one will turn up.
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Dont apologize. As a rule, I never look at who I'm bidding against, because I know too many people and I don't want to pass on something I want because someone I know wants it too. Sometimes I agree before the sale, but never during. And yes, it will show up again. What can make it a long wait for me is that I always want complete sets and absolutely no pin holes.
T
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Well, small world. I'm 18 miles east but work in the city every day. Let me know when you're around the next time and I'll buy you a beer.
Will do, DB! cheers
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I know you don't need an answer, but 99% of these sets are sent to us from South America, Europe, and Australia, and zero of them come from North America and England, so it gives you a sense where they are still being used. I suspect certain countries very much like lobby cards, and THAT is why they are still being made.
Well well well!
I had absolutely no idea.
My confidence in the Knowledge on these boards thus reinforced, no further questions will be rhetorical. Each and every one will demand a full and complete answer.
Cheers Bruce.
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In my experience, lobbies for the US market stopped being produced in the early 90s. Probably after half sheets and inserts were discontinued and about the same time they went to 27x40 for 1sheets.
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Futureworld, with Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner - 11" x 14" 8-card set.
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The Notorious Landlady, with Kim Novak and Jack Lemmon - 11" x 14" 8-card set.
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Very nice, that last one. And Ms Novak in the bathtub... thumbsup.gif
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Thanks, T. My favorite Kim Novak/Jack Lemmon movie is Bell, Book, and Candle, one I'll most likely never get the cards for, so this will have to do. But there is the bonus of Kim in the tub. ;D She does strip in Pal Joey, a set I will have eventually. Need a mint one though - like you, I hate pin holes.
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From Hell, Johnny Depp and Heather Graham in a Jack the Ripper remake - German 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" 8-card set.
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More wonderful additions Dr Bill keep them coming :)
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Hey Dr. Bill, more lobby card goodness--lots and lots more since I was last here. Someone is definitely addicted. Ha! And you must be pleased in the rise of lobby card fans on here seemingly since you joined. There have been a couple of others I've noticed. They are in good company. Keep it up.
CHEERS!
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Much appreciated, Damo and Shawn. Yes, there does seem to be more LC activity lately, which is good and bad. Good because I'm seeing lots of cards that inspire me, and very bad on the pocketbook. My collection's still pretty feeble compared to most, but I'm having fun finding new sets that go with my favorite films. The Kubrick stuff is harder to find than I anticipated, and much more expensive, but I'm making some headway. A mint '68 release of 2001 is still elusive. Ahhh - but tloce has a complete Lolita set for $3,000. Dream on...
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Much appreciated, Damo and Shawn. Yes, there does seem to be more LC activity lately, which is good and bad. Good because I'm seeing lots of cards that inspire me, and very bad on the pocketbook. My collection's still pretty feeble compared to most, but I'm having fun finding new sets that go with my favorite films. The Kubrick stuff is harder to find than I anticipated, and much more expensive, but I'm making some headway. A mint '68 release of 2001 is still elusive. Ahhh - but tloce has a complete Lolita set for $3,000. Dream on...
And him wanting $3K for something that might not even be legit. :-\
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Yes, DR. BILL, be careful. tloce has a "reputation". If you didn't get Jeff's subtle hint, well... let me just say: You may want to shop elsewhere...
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Not one of my favorite films exactly, but it was cheap at auction and I couldn't resist. As a vintage camera collector, the period look of the photos appealed to me.
Pretty Baby, a Louis Malle film with a young Brooke Shields, Susan Sarandon, and Kieth Carradine. 11" x 14" 8-card set.
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Yes, DR. BILL, be careful. tloce has a "reputation". If you didn't get Jeff's subtle hint, well... let me just say: You may want to shop elsewhere...
Yeah, I've read the threads about who not to buy from, but paying that kind of money for any set is out of the question regardless. I did buy an Aliens set from tloce when I first started - I guess it's real. The fine printing looks sharp and the paper feels like other cards, but the photos are really grainy. That may just be the quality of the set. I don't know any other way to tell if they're legit. The price of learning the ropes.
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And check out this thread, too, DB... lots of wonderful LC goodness here, too.
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,427.0.html
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Yeah, I've read the threads about who not to buy from, but paying that kind of money for any set is out of the question regardless. I did buy an Aliens set from tloce when I first started - I guess it's real. The fine printing looks sharp and the paper feels like other cards, but the photos are really grainy. That may just be the quality of the set. I don't know any other way to tell if they're legit. The price of learning the ropes.
You should post those images here, too. You might get the answer on their legitimacy.
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I'll do that. The set looks new and has very white borders, but when looking across the surface the pictures look strange - a bit dull and flat. Guess that's not good...
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Two years later, Brooke Shields did Blue Lagoon, the first time I ever looked at a girl. I had the French poster in my bedroom, even though I didn't care about posters. It's the first poster I remember owning. I probably drew on it to cover Christopher Atkins' face (I can't believe I even remember his name.) Then a year later, Endless Love, and I truly fell in love... OMG, the CU of her face when she's carrying the books... kill me now.
https://www.youtube.com/v/NK1pmUKDht0
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Yeah, I've read the threads about who not to buy from, but paying that kind of money for any set is out of the question regardless. I did buy an Aliens set from tloce when I first started - I guess it's real. The fine printing looks sharp and the paper feels like other cards, but the photos are really grainy. That may just be the quality of the set. I don't know any other way to tell if they're legit. The price of learning the ropes.
I'd be very suspicious of those Aliens cards. They are on the list of known minty whites, and troche is a major distributer of this material.
Bruce's minty white article is here: http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/NewSite/ADMIN/Problems/FAKES/MintyWhiteReport.asp
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I'd be very suspicious of those Aliens cards. They are on the list of known minty whites, and troche is a major distributer of this material.
Bruce's minty white article is here: http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/NewSite/ADMIN/Problems/FAKES/MintyWhiteReport.asp
It is discussed here, too:
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,2404.0.html
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,8301.0.html
and some here, as well:
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,2984.0.html
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Thanks for the links guys. I've seen most of them, but unfortunately too late for the Aliens set. I've found a guide for the Alien (1) set here:
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Guide-to-Real-vs-Fake-Alien-1979-Lobby-Cards-/10000000012406685/g.html
but no such info on the cropping of the Aliens set. I'll post them when I get time, but I'm not sure if anyone can tell by the jpegs. Comparing the borders and bottom title section of the Aliens set to my known good Alien set, they are much, much whiter and the images are dull, grainy and washed out. Although the NSS licensing information at the bottom right is very sharp under a magnifier, the letters are much finer and lack the black depth of the Alien cards. It looks like the guy still has an unlimited supply of these sets up for sale, as well as the singles. I'm not getting a good feeling about this.
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I don't know if it will help, but you can always check some of the jpgs on my site since I don't know which Aliens set you're talking about. 8x10in, 11x14in, regular or deluxe? I own a few.
Alien collection (http://eatbrie.com/Alien.html)
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Two years later, Brooke Shields did Blue Lagoon, the first time I ever looked at a girl. I had the French poster in my bedroom, even though I didn't care about posters. It's the first poster I remember owning. I probably drew on it to cover Christopher Atkins' face (I can't believe I even remember his name.) Then a year later, Endless Love, and I truly fell in love... OMG, the CU of her face when she's carrying the books... kill me now.
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Brooke was a bit young for me, but I remember how beautiful and innocent she was in Blue lagoon. My teen years in the 60s were spent watching slightly older women than I - Debra Paget in those old gladiator movies late at night, and then Raquel Welch as a half-naked cave-woman, and the best devil a guy could ask for in Bedazzled. I was one of the few who didn't have a poster of Farrah on my wall. To me, she just wasn't quite "exotic" enough, and with little exposure to foreign films back then, Bardot was off my radar. But - I just watched le femme Nikita for the first time this weekend - and, well move over Nicole, I think I'm in love.
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I don't know if it will help, but you can always check some of the jpgs on my site since I don't know which Aliens set you're talking about. 8x10in, 11x14in, regular or deluxe? I own a few.
Alien collection (http://eatbrie.com/Alien.html)
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I'll take a look. Mine is the 11x14 8-card US 1986 release. Didn't know there was a deluxe set.
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I'll take a look. Mine is the 11x14 8-card US 1986 release. Didn't know there was a deluxe set.
You should check my website more often. ;)
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But - I just watched le femme Nikita for the first time this weekend - and, well move over Nicole, I think I'm in love.
If you like Anne Parillaud, here she is in 1983.
She was discovered by Alain Delon and ended up dating Luc Besson for years. For some reasons beyond my comprehension, her 1983 naked body ended up on the Czech poster of 1990 Almodóvar's ˇÁtame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!) even though she has nothing to do with the movie. But it is her alright. The picture is from a 1983 article in the French magazine Lui. I don't want to clutter your thread, so you can see a bigger picture of the poster on my site.
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You should check my website more often. ;)
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Well, I would, but it just reminds me that I'll be dead before I could ever hope to approach the quantity and quality of your collection. notworthy.gif
Anyway, I checked your site, and my set is almost certainly fake. All my cards have been cropped about 1/16" closer on the left side and much of the specular highlight detail is completely missing. Why isn't this guy in jail?
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Well, I would, but it just reminds me that I'll be dead before I could ever hope to approach the quantity and quality of your collection. notworthy.gif
Don't say that. I started collecting in 2000-2001. Give yourself 10 years and you'll be there too.
And regarding Loce, I have no idea. How does this guy still sell on Ebay is beyond me. Is there really no way to kick the crooks out? There must be something we can do as a community.
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The way the MPAA has been going after bootleg movies and torrent downloads, I'm surprised that Fox isn't upset about bootleg posters and LCs. I suppose the revenue loss isn't worth the trouble, and the DMCA probably doesn't cover paper materials. Probably isn't worth a lawsuit either, unless it's class action.
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The fact that he and others have been churning out and selling this fake material for so many years shows that the studios likely dont care and it isnt worth their time or effort to really go after these guys.
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The studios don't care, and why should they? Our hobby means nothing to them, But Ebay should. They should care that some of them members are rotten. There should be a way to name crooks. If one person does it, I get it, who cares, but if 50 of us who have been robbed by the likes of Egbert and Loce do it, that should be enough to get these assholes kicked out.
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This is card 1 of the Aliens suspect "minty white" set taken against my known good Alien set card 1. A direct comparison to a known good Aliens card 1 would be a true test, but I don't have one. The text is sharp, but less dense on the "minty white". Comments?
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Both look good to me, Dr Bill (based just on your pics, as I'm not a LC guy, really) but there is also a 7 year time frame between the 2 sets, so there might be slight overall differences in paper appearance, etc.
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What's more troubling is that my set is cropped slightly more on the left than T's image on his site, which as I've read has been a common telltale sign of a fake. I guess it's soured me a bit on adding to my collection as quickly. Not sure I can tell any fake from the real thing anymore. That, and the sudden death of a close family member has put me in a holding pattern lately. Picked up a few sets in the emovieposter auction the other night though, so I'm getting back on the horse, slowly.
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Family first and all that you are dealing with and going thru right now, Dr. Bill. I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I went thru a same, close loss last August, so I can empathize totally.
Take care.
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Thanks, Jeff. After the grieving, it's the battle over the estate. Anyway, I found this sweet little 18-year-old to comfort me - her name's Glenlivet. And she's telling me to buy more lobbies...
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Dune - 17 card 9 1/2" x 12" German set.
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The Witches, with the beautiful Silvana Mangano - 11" x 14" 8-card set.
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Thanks, Jeff. After the grieving, it's the battle over the estate. Anyway, I found this sweet little 18-year-old to comfort me - her name's Glenlivet. And she's telling me to buy more lobbies...
Looks like you're taking her advice, Dr Bill. cheers
Nice looking LC sets you got there.
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Thanks, Jeff. After the grieving, it's the battle over the estate. Anyway, I found this sweet little 18-year-old to comfort me - her name's Glenlivet. And she's telling me to buy more lobbies...
cheers
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Giuseppe Tornatore tribute: Legend of 1900 - 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" Spanish 9-card set.
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Ha, he's back! I need to get those Witches lobbies. Nice.
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I had never even heard of the film before, but something about the look of the cards made me want them. I've seen the film since, and it's, well, very odd.
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More Tornatore: gorgeous Monica Bellucci in Malena - 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" 8-card German set.
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sexy. Nice
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Aaaaaa... Monica. One of the 90s hottest!!
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Thanks, guys. Too much travel lately, but I came back to a pile of paper. The mention of the 24x36 video in another thread is responsible for my first three posters (on the way). Damn it, I knew this day would come. Absolutely nowhere to hang them.
Anyway, I continue my Tornatore tribute with some stills from Star Maker, with the tantalizing Tiziana Lodato.
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The Tornatore Holy Grail, Cinema Paradiso - it's a French 8 1/2" x 11" 9-card set with pinholes, but I've waited too long for this title to be picky.
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A few Cinema Paradiso stills...
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Girl With a Pearl Earring, with Scarlett Johansson. 8 1/4" x 11" 8-card French set.
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Saturn 3, with Kirk Douglas and Farrah Fawcett - French 8" x 11" Set A.
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Saturn 3, Set B.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula - 8" x 10" color stills.
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Nice Girl With a Pearl Earring and Cinema Paradiso. thumbsup.gif
Saturn 3... I vaguely remember this movie. I have to see it again.
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Saturn 3 wasn't a great film, but the villainous robot was memorable for its interesting look and overall creepiness. Farrah was ravishing as usual, but Douglas' bare wrinkled butt wasn't a highlight, although it did fit with the underlying theme of an older man's insecurities when involved with a much younger beauty like Fawcett. A cult film now, I guess. But watching Fawcett's smile light up the screen still touches me.
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Yeah, I was never a huge fan of hers. Too American, if that means anything. Too baywatch. Not enough character for my money. It's those little flaws, you know. I remember the robot, though. I wonder what that says about me ;)
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I missed her target teen-male audience by almost a generation, but who can forget that iconic poster or her with all that hair and the killer smile? I always felt a bit sorry for her, swept up in the fame of those Bay Watch good looks and body, always reaching to prove her acting abilities though never taken very seriously as hard a she tried. Then the tragic death. But I know what you mean by character. My real penchant was always for the slightly more exotic, probably from those early days of watching Debra Paget. I never had access to many French films (Bardot) back then, but about the same time was infatuated with Sophia Loren, Virna Lisi, Monica Vitti...I seem to have this thing for Italian women and directors.
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The one performance that always stood out for me was the TV movie she made, called "The Burning Bed." Good story, with substance, and she showed what she had the potential to do, acting-wise.
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Then there was Extremities, an electrifying performance in an intense film that also showed her chops. But I think her personal life became a mess, and it was always hard not to be type-cast as a Charlie's Angel. Drug problems (I remember her wacked-out night on Letterman), and finally cancer. A flame that burns twice as bright...
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"Extremities" was also excellent, DB, I totally agree with you here, too. And she wasnt some blonde "beach babe" in that one either.... FAR from it.
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A first for me - posters!
This one's not rare or expensive, but I just liked it. 28" x 40" Sold as NOS imported from England. It doesn't have folds. I don't like folds. And it goes with my Nosferatu lobby set.
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Fiery the Angels Fell: "Do you like our owl?", by Casey Callender. 24" x 36" metallic variant.
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Oh my. First Contact: 2001:A Space Odyssey by Nick Runge. 24" x 36"
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Very nice, Dr. Bill. thumbup
Really like the Blade Runner. Still trying to figure out the abstract work in the upper left of it.
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Thanks, Neo. I wondered the same thing. The abstract in the upper left is a Chinese kanji ideogram seen in the film as a neon sign behind Deckard at the noodle bar. It supposedly means Origin, likely a hint at the question of Deckard's own origin.
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Kubrick's Clockwork Orange, 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 French color stills.
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The abstract in the upper left is a Chinese kanji ideogram seen in the film as a neon sign behind Deckard at the noodle bar. It supposedly means Origin, likely a hint at the question of Deckard's own origin.
Very interesting.
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The Great Beauty, a Paolo Sorrentino film, French 8" x 11 1/2" 8-card set.
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Nice shots once again, DrBill. You may have already posted about this, but when you shoot your pics, are the LC laying flat? And do you use an external light source (or 2) to evenly light the cards?
Your pics are always so evenly lit, crisp and sharp clap clap
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Alien Resurrection, with Sigourney Weaver & Winona Ryder, French 8 1/4" x 11 1/2 " 10-card set.
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I like those Alien cards. Need to get me a set!!!
T
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Nice shots once again, DrBill. You may have already posted about this, but when you shoot your pics, are the LC laying flat? And do you use an external light source (or 2) to evenly light the cards?
Your pics are always so evenly lit, crisp and sharp clap clap
Thanks - I copy the cards two ways.
(1) If they fit on my Epson XP-960 scanner (8 1/2 x 11), I scan them to 1200 dpi high resolution .tifs, then run them through Lightroom to get the full black/white dynamic range before exporting to sRGB jpgs.
(2) Larger cards/posters are photographed with a Canon 5D MK II full frame digital camera using either a 100mm f/2.8L or 24-70mm f/2.8L lens, depending on the size of the card or poster. The camera is mounted on a tripod for steadiness, and a single Canon 600 EX-RT flash with diffuser is bounced off the ceiling and surrounding whiteboards to attempt even lighting. I really need a second flash to do this right. Some lighting unevenness can be corrected in Lightroom (but it's a pain in the ass). The resulting in-camera raw files are imported into Lightroom along with a shot of my Passport Color Checker. This handy little tool is used to correct color balance and exposure due to white balance shifts from surrounding light reflections and camera sensor shifts (and can be seen in my post of the fake Aliens LC from tloce). The files are then exported from Lightroom again as sRGB jpgs.
Of course, the scanned cards are kept flat by the scanner lid. I photograph the rest as they lie on the floor with the camera suspended over them on a short boom. After lots of time adjusting the camera so it's level (leveling bubble on the tripod head helps), I use an f/8 or smaller aperture to get the broadest depth of field possible so the edges stay in focus if there's any slight curling. A high output flash is a big help, allowing a small apertures to get the proper exposure.
The LCs are easy - now that I've started doing posters, I really need a second flash for the best lighting.
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Thanks - I copy the cards two ways.
(1) If they fit on my Epson XP-960 scanner (8 1/2 x 11), I scan them to 1200 dpi high resolution .tifs, then run them through Lightroom to get the full black/white dynamic range before exporting to sRGB jpgs.
(2) Larger cards/posters are photographed with a Canon 5D MK II full frame digital camera using either a 100mm f/2.8L or 24-70mm f/2.8L lens, depending on the size of the card or poster. The camera is mounted on a tripod for steadiness, and a single Canon 600 EX-RT flash with diffuser is bounced off the ceiling and surrounding whiteboards to attempt even lighting. I really need a second flash to do this right. Some lighting unevenness can be corrected in Lightroom (but it's a pain in the ass). The resulting in-camera raw files are imported into Lightroom along with a shot of my Passport Color Checker. This handy little tool is used to correct color balance and exposure due to white balance shifts from surrounding light reflections and camera sensor shifts (and can be seen in my post of the fake Aliens LC from tloce). The files are then exported from Lightroom again as sRGB jpgs.
Of course, the scanned cards are kept flat by the scanner lid. I photograph the rest as they lie on the floor with the camera suspended over them on a short boom. After lots of time adjusting the camera so it's level (leveling bubble on the tripod head helps), I use an f/8 or smaller aperture to get the broadest depth of field possible so the edges stay in focus if there's any slight curling. A high output flash is a big help, allowing a small apertures to get the proper exposure.
The LCs are easy - now that I've started doing posters, I really need a second flash for the best lighting.
Thanks for that breakdown and explanation, DrBill.
Perhaps getting stand alone key and fill lights might be another option, versus a 2nd flash?
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I like those Alien cards. Need to get me a set!!!
T
I've been getting lots of French sets on ebay from"moera" in Paris. Free shipping too.
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Thanks for that breakdown and explanation, DrBill.
Perhaps getting stand alone key and fill lights might be another option, versus a 2nd flash?
Yep - that's a much cheaper option, but the output can't match a good flash, and I could use a second unit for my other photography. I'd planned to get a second flash some time ago, but LCs and posters have been draining my budget.
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Looks like it's working for you just fine, there, DrBill. And the pics prove it.
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Very nice
The Great Beauty, a Paolo Sorrentino film, French 8" x 11 1/2" 8-card set.
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Alien Resurrection, with Sigourney Weaver & Winona Ryder, French 8 1/4" x 11 1/2 " 10-card set.
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Really great portraits of these folks.
Sounds like an excellent photo setup, and the scanning of LCs sounds like quite the ticket. Thanks for the info.
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Thanks, Neo. I especially like the last Alien card with Weaver and Ryder. Too bad there aren't any with the xenomorphs.
Scanning the cards is much, much faster and easier than photographing them, and I think the quality may be a bit better. My best option may be to find a scanner that does 11x14 cards. I don't buy many posters, so photographing them isn't a big deal.
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Fiery the Angels Fell: "Memories", by Casey Callender. 24" x 36" metallic variant.
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Fiery the Angels Fell: "Time to Die", by Casey Callender. 24" x 36" metallic variant.
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Thanks, Ted. Can't wait for the new Blade Runner. Also Ex Machina writer Alex Garland's adaptation of Annihilation in February, based on Jeff VanderMeer's strange and creepy book. Previews promise a cross between Tarkovsky and Kubrick.