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Don't feel like an idiot, Damien. U.A.C.C. means Universal Autograph Collectors Club, Inc. They are a non-profit organization established in 1965 to beat the scammers. For instance, signatures change over time just as yours did from the time you began writing to the current date and will continue to change as you age.

There are also some considerations of the conditional aspects at the time of the signature: Was the celebrity in an autograph setting that was leisurely or did they have a frenzied blur of pens shoved in their face? Was it cold and were you just standing there in the airport terminal waiting to jump on that star for their signature (this explains many of the scribbled signatures, yet the basics of the autograph are there)? 

I have many signatures from celebrities that I obtained in person. The vast majority of the time, they simply write their name in a scribbled mess or use their initials. For instance, Drew Barrymore was in no mood for autographs on News Year Eve, yet she was “trapped” on the elevator with me and she said she was in a hurry. I looked at the floor number and said, “Are you sure, we have 27 more floors to go?” She was dating Fabrizio Moretti at the time and she looked at him, rolled her eyes, and gave me her initials on a five-dollar bill I had.

One of the most important features about autographs is understanding that celebrities will often intentionally alter their signatures to identify a contractual signature versus that of an autograph-hounded signature.

As a last example, take a look at this from Harrison Ford as he aged over 25 years.

I hope that helps a little.

Father Bowdern

 

PS: Image what your signature would look like if you had this many people grabbing and pulling on the chain-link fence and throwing anything and everything they can through the links and over the fence!

[fatherbowdern]

Cap, good idea. I can spot the fakes easily now that I own several different copies of autographed pics from this film. For instance, here's another way to tell them apart.

Example:

Note my scan below of Ellen Burstyn's signature on the 8×10 glossy b&w of the poster against the original one I posted. The signature dates for the different pics were obtained during the late 20th century and early 21st century by different U.A.C.C. members:

 

          

 

Father Bowdern

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Damien,

I only wished they were in person! All pics are authentic originals and come with COAs from various U.A.C.C. members. I honestly had a “movie room” in my basement devoted entirely to a film signatures and props. One wall was dedicated to The Exorcist including some props in shadow boxes. These are all packed away safely in storage. Who knows, maybe they will bring a small fortune when I die. Although, I'm not sure if my heirs will understand how complete the collection is and what it would mean to collectors to own it.

Father Bowdern 

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The event pics:

1. Part of the Cinemark Marquee

2. The One-Night Only Poster

3. Father Bowdern and Part of His Motley Crew … Well Before Curtain Time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[fatherbowdern]

Goodbye to the marketing ploy that got audiences into theaters for an extra 12 minutes and sold millions of DVDs to consumers who had no idea they would seeing some the best and worst parts that wound up on the cutting-room floor.

Rest in peace, TVNS!

 

Father Bowdern

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Justin,

I've read from several websites that there will be a shortage of BRs because of a duplication problem … I sincerely hope that's a rumor going around. I'm headed to my local 24-hour store at 11:30PM to get a copy when it's available at 12:01AM. I haven't heard about any shipments.

 

Father Bowdern

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Justin, that is probably one of the best things I’ve ever seen! You are such a talent! I love the way you bounce the Twix bar off of Regan’s head at just the right moment … very realistic and hysterical! Bravo again, my friend!

Father Bowdern

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LMAO, Justin! Twix bars for everyone who enters the theater to watch The Exorcist. We should point them like a loaded pistol and bing the turds in the head with them when they laugh!

Father Bowdern

PS: Justin you will get a real thrill out of seeing Blair laughing and making faces when she’s doing the crucifix scene with the bloody box strapped on a black cushioined box that’s then strapped to her lap. It still makes me wonder why on earth, Blair wouldn’t ask, “Why am I pounding the cross in this box and saying, “Let Jesus fuck you?” I hope you give some pics and film clips from the BTS stuff, Justin. Can’t wait!

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straw, the Twix bar is a killer idea. You’ve got me laughing hard on that one!

The theater I attended was full and fortunately they enforced the rule of no one under 17 allowed without an adult after 6:00PM. That made that part easy because I feared there would an onslaught of very immature teens who could only comprehend “those” significant scenes because they were too busy texting which is not allowed in most theaters now, including the one I attended. Just an aside: I honestly don’t believe that ADD or ADHD has risen that much since 1973 when I saw the film originally. However, I do believe that living in a technical world of constant texting and tweeting is demolishing some intellectual thinking. Don’t boo … it’s just a theory.

The Exorcist is a film that requires an attention span of more than three minutes. We have to remember that a lot of individuals hide their fear through laughter (as pointed out in the documentary). For the same individuals who laughed in my theater at the same kind of things you mentioned, they also covered their eyes during the arteriogram scene. I wanted to yell, “Now who is laughing?”

Father Bowdern

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It’s been a long time, Greg! Isn’t the site incredible looking … very streamlined.

The sound really was top notch in the theater I went to and when the phone rings and Regan yells, “Merrin,” the seats shook. It scares the crap out of everyone in there. I think I went temporarily deaf for a couple of minutes after the Merrin shout out.

Father Bowdern

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Yes, Cap. You’d think Tubular Bells was an important musical element in The Exorcist. I’m sure that no one even noticed the CD excluding (although WB put a notice on the case). I’m still wierded out as to what happened between Mike Oldfield and WB.

Father Bowdern

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The stark opposites are obvious and that’s why the film so incredible. Just think about the scenes where the film goes from pitch dark to a blinding white with sounds that go from silent to a piercing level.

BTW, here’s a nut case that thinks he’s already seen the BR and put a User Review on Blu-ray.com already:

The Exorcist Blu-ray User Reviews
indefinentnj – 19 hours ago
Movie: 5
Video: 5
Audio: 5
Extras: 5
Overall: 5

“EXCELLENT MOVIE
This movie is perfect on blu ray the PQ and AQ and the extra features are perfect i watched it hooked up to my home theater and you can hear everything crystal clear it has been a while since i seen this movie and now watching it again this time on blu ray it’s amazing and still scares the cr@p out of me they really took there time with this BRAVO..”

This guy is dreaming or he’s a kiss-ass VIP.

Father Bowdern

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We can only so, Cap. The 25th Anniversary Box Set excluded Tubular Bells, so maybe NECA paid the royalties! 🙂

Father Bowdern

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Damien,

I think we’re under the same impressions that things do not look so low-tech, yet come across as high-tech in the film. As an aside, I don’t think the BTS ruins the film, but only adds more interesting elements in knowing how it was done and who did it, why, and when.

Roizman is quite lucky to have captured the stuff he did because fans are thrilled and his pockets just got fuller! Go Owen!

Father Bowdern

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Also, I loved seeing the wires for Blair and Burstyn, the wires pulling the chest of drawers on a platform stage, and how the door truly slams shut. Ellen Burstyn has my sincerest sympathy for being pulled by such an enormous wire, and I’m happy Roizman’s crew caught the action behind the scenes. Big OUCH for Burstyn doing that more than one time on a hard floor against a hard wall with no padding.

Father Bowdern

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