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  • Clockwork Orange Movie Poster

    Clockwork Orange

    £325.00

    “Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven.”

    Without doubt the most controversial film of its day, and that’s saying something when you consider it was released alongside “The Exorcist” and “Last Tango in Paris”. This original 1972 publicity still from the American release of Stanley Kubrick’s ultra-violent masterpiece “Clockwork Orange” is quite simply an incredible visual image – original  stills are notoriously hard to come by with the majority on offer modern reprints. Showing a close up of the Director-Producer the snipe on the reverse carries the correct reference number (SKB-130) and the following – STANLEY KUBRICK, producer-director of “A Clockwork Orange”, a Warner Bros. release. Based on the novel by Anthony Burgess, the film was adapted to the screen by Kubrick.” It still remains his most controversial work; quite a feat when one considers the range of topics the filmmaker explored across his remarkable career. This superb  example is presented flat/unfolded (as issued) and displays to excellent effect with only very minimal handling wear. A superb addition to any collection (for display or investment) and an incredibly scarce piece of film and cultural memorabilia.

    Trivia: The film was unavailable for public viewing in the UK from 1973 until 2000, the year after Stanley Kubrick‘s death. British video stores were so inundated with requests for the movie that some took to putting up signs that read: ‘No, we do not have A Clockwork Orange (1971).’

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  • Clockwork Orange Alternative Movie Poster

    Clockwork Orange

    £195.00

    “Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven.”

    Without doubt the most controversial film of it’s day, and that’s saying something when you consider it was released alongside “The Exorcist” and “Last Tango in Paris”. Often the subject matter for many up and coming artists looking to make a name for themselves in the up and coming Alternative Movie Poster market, this offering by Stella Ygris really is a cut above the rest. This 2022 release for Stanley Kubrick’s ultra-violent masterpiece “Clockwork Orange” is quite simply a stunning piece of artwork,  with a strictly limited print run of only 50 this is numbered #25. Malcolm McDowell’s character Alex provides the focal point. Visual impact and artistic design are key aspects of any Kibrick production and this beautiful example perfectly illustrates that. Absolutely stunning, the photograph really doesn’t do this example justice – being a giclee print (see below) the vibrant colours pop from the paper. The film still remains Kubrick’s most controversial work; quite a feat when one considers the range of topics the filmmaker explored across his remarkable career. This superb unrestored example is presented rolled (as issued) and displays to excellent effect. A superb addition to any collection and an incredible piece of modern film art and cultural memorabilia.

    Trivia: The film was unavailable for public viewing in the UK from 1973 until 2000, the year after Stanley Kubrick‘s death. British video stores were so inundated with requests for the movie that some took to putting up signs that read: ‘No, we do not have A Clockwork Orange (1971).’

    What is Giclee ?

    Derived from the French term gicler – meaning ‘to squirt or spray’, the term describes a printing process whereby microscopic dots of pigment-based ink are sprayed onto archival-quality paper to ensure the fidelity of a limited edition print to an original artwork.

    The richness, accuracy and depth of colour is thanks to the method’s potential to achieve a huge colour gamut (the spectrum of colours distinguishable by the human eye). Unlike the four tones used in lithography, giclées often use five: light cyan, cyan, light magenta, yellow and black.

    Fantastic for reproductions which require maximum detail, giclées are most commonly found on watercolour paper or canvas, but can also be created on glass. Different types of paper will produce different effects. Matte paper works well behind glass due its lack of reflectivity, whilst the shine of a glossy finish can give an artwork a brighter appearance.

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  • Dracula-Movie-Poster

    Dracula

    £175.00

    “Back From The Dead Hammer’s Horror Classic !”

    A stunning country of origin UK Quad from the 2007 BFI re-release for this masterpiece of British cinema, Hammer’s “Dracula”. Making true horror stars of its two leads; Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee it is one of the most influential British films ever made irrespective of genre. This eye-catching imagery is a respected modern classic designed by the Eureka Studio featuring an incredible image of the titular Count (Christopher Lee) in full blood stained fang mode. A very rare find and even rarer in this case as it contains the the ‘Halloween Previews’ tagline & was actually shown on Halloween night, October 31st 2007. Beautiful, unrestored rolled condition this classic Hammer horror poster displays and presents to excellent effect and represents extremely desirable and collectable British horror movie memorabilia.

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  • Godzilla Alternative Movie Poster

    Godzilla – Gojira

    £225.00

    “Godzilla, a weapon of science, a great battle of wonder and terror! “

    To celebrate the 70th Anniversary for Ishiro Honda’s iconic monster movie “Godzilla” or Gojira to give it its correct title, Bottleneck Gallery have released in association with TOHO Studios a remastered version of the original, country of origin Japanese B2 used in 1954 to promote the film in Japan. As to be expected the modern printing techniques have helped to create a stunning, updated poster, with this limited edition offering further enhanced by being printed on a foil paper. This adds a real depth to the overall effect and allows the lighter colours to shimmer when viewed from different angles – giving the effect of movement. Hand-Numbered #23 of only 100 it presents to excellent effect and is a perfect example of why alternative movie posters are becoming so collectable.

    Trivia: A common misconception is that the name of Godzilla was created by its U.S. distributors. The name was actually the idea of Toho and its international sales division, who would transliterate “Gojira” (Go-ji-ra) into English as “Godzilla” (Go-dzi-lla”).

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  • Midnight Cowboy Movie Poster

    Midnight Cowboy

    £95.00

    “Whatever you hear about Midnight Cowboy is true”

    A classic and scarce original 2019 BFI 50th Anniversary 4K release British UK quad film poster for John Schlesinger’s multi Award winning “Midnight Cowboy”, still the only X-Rated movie to win an Oscar. It was nominated for seven and won three including Best Director for John Schlesinger which was an (then) unheard of return for an ‘X’ film. Beautiful distinctive character imagery; a great black & white character shot of ‘Ratso’ (Dustin Hoffman and ‘Joe’ (Jon Voight). Originally rolled (as issued) this example displays and presents to excellent effect with pure bright white background and crisp colour imagery. Showing in only a handful of independent and art-house cinemas the advertising campaign was very low key and the UK film poster that accompanied the extremely limited cinema release is truly hard to find with this fine example representing an impressive item of collectable original cinematic memorabilia.

    Trivia: Dustin Hoffman kept pebbles in his shoe to ensure his limp would be consistent from shot to shot.

     

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