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  • Eastern Promises Alternative Movie Poster

    Eastern Promises

    £195.00

    “Your uncle is fine, he is in Edinburgh, in a 5-Star Hotel. I was ordered to send him to Heaven with a bullet in his brain… instead I gave him a first class ticket to Scotland. He is old-school, he understands things… exile or death.”

    Offered here is an absolutely stunning alternative movie poster by Nikita Kaun for David Cronenberg’s Russian gangster saga “Eastern Promises”. A beautiful, intricate design with amazing colour saturation and metallic gold leaf detailing. Originally rolled (as issued) this fine art print is hand-numbered #38/70. Printed on Fedrigoni Freelife Vellum White Paper using six (6) different coloured inks it presents and displays to excellent effect. Hugely desirable and a must have addition for the serious collector or art fan it represents an extremely collectable item of movie memorabilia from a director who is rightly regarded as one of the finest ever film makers.

    Trivia: “Vor v zakone” , meaning “thief in law” or “thief with code” in Russian, refers to a formal status within the Russian criminal underworld, signifying a professional criminal who follows a specific code of conduct and enjoys a high-ranking position within organized crime. They are known for their distinctive tattoos, which serve as a visual representation of their status and the “thieves’ code” they follow. They also undergo specific rituals to become “crowned” or initiated into the “thieves in law” status.

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  • V-for-Vendetta-Movie-Poster

    V for Vendetta

    £95.00

    “Freedom !…Forever !”

    In 2006 design house Concept Arts produced five outstanding campaign posters for Alan Moore’s alternate timeline thriller “V for Vendetta” which features a fascist Great Britain under a totalitarian government regime. With each version hugely collectable in their own right this very rare original ‘Flames Style’ Advance  Teaser “Coming Soon” one sheet is a great example of modern design and graphics; strong colours, complemented by stark, bold imagery…Originally rolled (as issued) this displays to excellent effect and represents a fine piece of very desirable original ‘modern’ movie memorabilia…“People should not be afraid of their governments…Governments should be afraid of their people”

    Trivia: On a clock that has an hour hand and a minute hand, the time 11:05 makes a V. These two numbers, eleven and five — where eleven is the month, and five is the day — spell out ‘the fifth of November.’ “Remember, remember the 5th of November.”

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