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  For a Few Dollars More – Per Qualche Dollaro in Più

  £125.00

  “Where life had no value, death, sometimes, had its price. That is why the bounty hunters appeared.”

  Sergio Leone’s “The Dollars Trilogy” is lauded (rightly so) as the greatest spaghetti westerns ever made with any paper from the films extremely sought after which makes this incredibly scarce 2014 Italian film festival release for the second in the series – “For a Few Dollars More” a real find. Not only super rare it arguably boasts a clever and stylish poster design featuring a colourful pop art style design by acclaimed  Italian artist Michelangelo Papuzza. Presented rolled (as issued) this example displays to excellent effect. An extremely limited release with a very small print run these posters are a truly collectable ‘modern’ piece of Eastwood/spaghetti western movie memorabilia.

  Trivia: The Man with No Name (Clint Eastwood) calls himself Monco in this movie. “Manco” is Spanish for “lame of one hand”, “one handed”, or “one armed”, which is pretty appropriate considering his habit of fighting, drinking, et cetera with his left hand only. His right hand always remains on his gun underneath his trademark poncho.

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  Once Upon A Time In America

  £495.00

  “As boys, they said they would die for each other. As men, they did”

  Sergio Leone’s final film is represented here by the atmospheric UK Quad cinema poster for “Once Upon a Time in America”. Finished artwork is provided by celebrated British advertising agency FEREF based on a design from Vic Fair, the brooding composition combines a close-up of ‘Noodles’ (Robert De Niro) with a shadowy period street scene. Its restrained blue-and-black palette reflects the film’s themes of memory, loyalty, regret and betrayal, while the striking gold title provides a vivid contrast.

  Released in 1984, Leone’s sweeping gangster epic follows childhood friends whose lives become entwined with organised crime in New York. De Niro leads an exceptional cast that includes James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Tuesday Weld and Treat Williams, accompanied by Ennio Morricone’s celebrated score.

  Measuring 30 × 40 inches, this highly collectable poster is presented rolled (as issued) and remains in superb condition. An exceptional display piece for admirers of Leone, De Niro and landmark crime cinema.

  Trivia: Robert De Niro requested a private meeting with renowned crime boss Meyer Lansky to prepare for his role as David “Noodles” Aaronson. The request was denied.

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  Once Upon A Time In America

  £350.00

  “As boys, they said they would die for each other. As men, they did”

  Truly one of the greatest gangster films ever made Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time In America. An epic, episodic, tale of the lives of a small group of New York City Jewish gangsters spanning over 40 years and thankfully it has a movie poster to match it. This original 1984 US one-sheet features beautiful atmospheric design with a fantastic image of the Brooklyn Bridge and sepia colours that are a perfect complement to Leone’s film. Originally folded (as issued) this rare example is presented in beautiful unrestored condition; it presents and displays to excellent effect and represents an impressive example of very collectable original movie memorabilia from a multi award winning film and one of cinema’s leading directors.

  Trivia: Sergio Leone had refused the offer to direct The Godfather (1972), an opportunity he deeply regretted. This may have partly inspired him to try a gangster film. Leone has also notably used the flashback technique pioneered in The Godfather: Part II (1974).

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  The Hateful Eight

  £195.00

  “The bounty hunter. The Hangman. The Confederate. The Sheriff. The Mexican. The little man. The cow puncher. The prisoner…Eight strangers. One deadly connection.”

  Quentin Tarantino’s 8th Film…“The Hateful Eight” is a bloody, brutal, who dun-it epic. Released in 2015 it proved a huge commercial & critical success and in keeping with previous Tarantino movie merchandising offerings the film posters have became very collectible. Officially licensed by Tarantino who worked closely with artist, Jason Edmiston and Mondo’s team to create an image that represented the films iconic and titular “eight,” while also wanting to pay special attention to the lush, vast snowy landscapes captured in glorious 70mm.  Edmiston has truly achieved what I feel to be among his best and certainly most technically proficient screen prints ever. The artist had this to say about the project…”Quentin Tarantino is my favorite contemporary director, and Mondo thrilled me with the offer to attack an official poster for his latest movie, THE HATEFUL EIGHT. Enthralled by the film, I accepted the challenge. The eight titular characters are as equally important to the plot of the movie as the super wide, glorious 70 millimeter Panavision presentation. I wanted to feature both the diverse personalities and the beautiful, expansive landscape during a raging snow storm that reflects the energy inside the Haberdashery. Stylistically, Italian western posters of the 60s and 70s influenced my approach since this production shares many of those films’ typical characters and plot cues. I also wanted to maintain as much of my painted style as possible within the limitations of screen printing. I maximized the three-dimensional quality by purposefully layering my background, middle-ground and foreground elements to tell a story. Starting with a full value, black and white traditional painting, I then finalized it digitally. Comprised of 10 layers, created one at a time, the completed work combines a mix of opaque and transparent inks to emulate a full color watercolor painting. The entire process from concept to final poster took nearly 6 weeks. It was a labor of love and perhaps my proudest accomplishment to date”…Totally unrestored this originally rolled unfolded (as issued) example (#424/2975) displays to excellent effect with only minimal handling wear. Perfect, bright colours this is a truly outstanding and extremely rare film poster that represents a key item of highly sought after modern Quentin Tarantino movie memorabilia.

  Trivia: Takes place in the same universe as Quentin Tarantino‘s previous film, Django Unchained(2012), even though it is not a sequel. Ironically, Samuel L. Jackson and Walton Goggins play villains in that movie, and are the good guys in this one.

   

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