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  • Le Mepris (Contempt) Poster Alternative Movie Poster

    Le Mepris (Contempt)

    £295.00

    “Bardot at her bold, bare and brazen best! Reveling in Rome, cavorting in Capri…jolting even the jaded international jet-set in her pursuit of love!”

    An outstanding modern reimagined film poster for a true cinematic classic. A limited edition alternative movie poster by Laurent Durieux to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jean-Luc Godard’s masterpiece “Le Mepris” (Contempt). The unmistakable style of Durieux makes for a truly outstanding art print. Signed by Durieux (full signature) and hand-numbered 17 from a print run of 150, with a beautiful, subtle colour palette, this rolled (as issued) poster displays and presents to excellent effect and represents a super rare & sought item of movie memorabilia.

    Trivia: In the audio commentary for Taxi Driver (1976), Martin Scorsese stated that this is his favorite Jean-Luc Godard film.

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  • Letter to Brezhnev Movie Poster

    Letter To Brezhnev

    £195.00

    “…you think that the president of the Soviet Union could possibly interested in your… dilemma ?”

    A rare original country of origin 1985 UK quad film poster for Chris Bernard’s “Letter To Brezhnev” designed and illustrated by the British punk illustrator and designer, Jamie Reid, the artist responsible for most of the Sex Pistols’ influential graphics. This poster is featured in Sim Branaghan’s excellent book British Film Posters. He says of the poster and Palace Pictures – “The British producer and distributor, Palace pictures, maintained a higher design standard than most with the poster for Letter to Brezhnev one of the very last genuinely distinctive artist-designed British film posters”. Originally folded (as issued) this excellent example presents exceptionally well and represents a fine piece of collectable memorabilia from one of Punk’s best known artists.

    Trivia: The script was written in only two weeks and the film was shot in three weeks.

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  • Mad Max Film Poster

    Mad Max

    £895.00

    “When the gangs take over the highway…Remember he’s on your side.”

    It is true to say that the worldwide advertising poster campaign for George Miller’s 1979 cinematic ‘game changer’ “Mad Max” is special and presented here this original first year of British release UK quad film poster is no exception. Iconic Tom Beauvais artwork of an MFP figure pointing a shotgun directly at the viewer has been used and the car below the figure is a hybrid between the colourful V8 Interceptor cop vehicles and Max’s black Pursuit. It is a fantastic looking poster, perfectly suited by the British quad design and very desirable in this scarce landscape format. In this excellent condition it is a tough find and presents to an a very high standard. Originally ROLLED (as issued) and now presented conservation linen backed. The backing has been completed to a very high standard and this standout piece has deep, vibrant colours and stunning memorable sci-fi imagery. An extremely collectable and rare film poster from one of the most genre defining and influential film’s ever made.

    Trivia: Shot in twelve weeks, on a meager three hundred fifty thousand dollar budget, in and around Melbourne.

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  • Maniac Cop Movie Poster

    Maniac Cop

    £95.00

    “You have the right to remain silent. Forever.”

    An original 1988 Italian film poster for the quintessential B-movie slasher “Maniac Cop”. This beautiful originally example certainly impresses in the large format style of an Italian One Panel (2-Fogli). A classic 80s poster design, with bold in your face artwork (sadly un-attributed) featuring the titular Maniac Cop looming menacingly over the night time New York skyline with deep blood red detailing for the title. Regarded as one THE cult movies of the 1980s, this example is presented in excellent original, folded (as issued) condition that represents a fantastic piece of cinematic movie memorabilia.

    Trivia: Given a limited theatrical release in the U.S. at Grindhouse theaters and midnight movie showings. Despite failing to recoup its costs, the video rights sales shot through the roof due to the huge demand for horror related films for the US and foreign video rental market. This ultimately led to two sequels being made, driven almost exclusively by demand from the video rental market.

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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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  • MidSommar Movie Poster

    MidSommar

    £195.00

    “Let the festivities begin”

    Titled “The May Queen” this impressive giclee art print inspired by Ari Aster’s cult classic horror film “MidSommar” features the beautiful and intricate artwork of Ukrainian artist Ann Bembi, who’s photo-realistic style perfectly suits the content. With shades of “Wicker Man” the bright colours and sea of flowers can’t hide the anguish and fear of lead actress Florence Pugh (Dani). A lovely alternative movie poster for this slow-burn pagan horror that has a rapidly growing cult following. Available for a strictly limited one-hour time window on April 5th 2022 when 580 were ordered, with the poster here being hand-numbered #222. Originally rolled (as issued) it presents and displays to excellent effect and represents an outstanding piece of horror genre movie memorabilia.

    Trivia: The practice of ättestupa is effectively a myth. As depicted in the movie, the elderly were expected to sacrifice for the good of the village, maintaining efficiency.

     

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  • Mission-Galactica:-The-Cylon-Attack-Movie-Poster

    Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

    £50.00

    “Their very existence menaced by a strange civilization.”

    An all-action sweeping vista of a film poster for Glen A. Larson’s sci-fi ‘epic’ “Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack”. Receiving a full cinematic release in Europe & the UK (it was a edited together version of 3 TV shows released in the USA) largely cashing in on the still very popular ‘Star Wars’ phenomena. With some colourful, dynamic  sci-fi artwork by Robert Tanenbaum (a homage to Tom Chantrell’s famous Style C art for ‘Star Wars’ perhaps ?) this original 1979 UK quad film poster is presented in excellent original unrestored, folded (as issued) condition that looks superb and displays to excellent effect with minimal age and handling wear; colours are deep and unfaded with some truly rip roaring imagery. This fine example represents a fantastic piece of very collectable and desirable original movie memorabilia for a much loved and hugely popular film and TV franchise.

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  • MOON-Movie-Poster

    MOON

    £225.00

    “The last place you’d ever expect to find yourself”

    For Duncan Jones’ 2009 science fiction masterpiece “MOON” Cardinal Communications have designed a most stylish and desirable movie poster for many a year. Truly stunning with exceptional design and graphics and due to the Film’s very low distribution (mainly to Independent or ‘art-house’ cinemas these posters are extremely scarce. This rolled (as issued) original UK Quad looks amazing and is presented in excellent condition and displays to fine effect.

    Trivia: The film makes several references to Stanley Kubrick‘s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). GERTY looks and sounds similar to HAL 9000. They also have a similar dot: HAL’s is red and GERTY’s is blue. This film choreographs scenes in space to classical music, just as Kubrick did.

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  • Muppet Treasure Island Movie Poster

    Muppet Treasure Island

    £145.00

    “Set sail for Muppet mayhem!“

    Jim and Brian Henson’s Muppets meet swash-buckling adventure in their 1996 movie adaption of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel “Muppets Treasure Island”. Artist Drew Struzan cleverly incorporates the live action actors into an excellent and colourful movie poster where they combine seamlessly with the true stars of the movie, the Muppets – Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Rizzo, Fozzie Bear. It’s an amazing looking poster, rolled (as issued) this lovely unrestored example presents to superb effect. Muppet movie memorabilia doesn’t get much better than this, from one of cinema’s most collectable and popular modern movie franchises.

    Trivia: Kevin Bishop recalled that while filming the scene in the crow’s nest with Tim Curry, he said, “‘I mean be honest, Tim, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) – those fishnets – you’re never going to live those down, are you?” To which Curry responded, “Not as long as wankers like you keep bringing it up. You really are a sublime wanker, Kevin”. They would use the word sublime as a joke between them.

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  • My Neighbor Totoro Movie Poster

    My Neighbor Totoro

    £195.00

    “When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.”

    The Czech film poster (as offered here) from 2021 (first year of release in the Czech Republic) for “My Neighbor Totoro” features the translated localised title “Můj soused Totoro” prominently displayed at the top, in large, bold, soft-pink capital letters. The imagery mirrors the iconic, classic Japanese bus stop scene and features Satsuki standing in the pouring rain with her red umbrella next to the massive, stoic Totoro. Beneath the main title, the poster features the Czech tagline: “Nejroztomilejší hrdina všech dob poprvé v českých kinech”, which translates to “The cutest hero of all time, in Czech cinemas for the first time”. Presented in excellent condition, colours are deep and unfaded with some truly memorable imagery. This fine example represents a fantastic piece of very collectable and desirable original movie memorabilia that will appeal to Anime and Studio Ghibli fans or those just looking for something very special to hang on their wall.

    Trivia: A Totoro plushie appears as one of the stuffed animals in Toy Story 3 (2010).

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  • Night of the Living Dead Movie Poster

    Night of the Living Dead

    £195.00

    “If it doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead!”

    In 2022 George A. Romero’s zombie classic “Night of the Living Dead”, received an extremely limited release as part of the Dreams are Monsters tour. The BFI screenings charts how the monsters of horror have evolved, made physical the anxieties of their times, and how we react when faced with the monster within. The season ran from October 2022 to December 2022 with the series horror movies screened at the BFI Southbank and at special one-off special events nationwide. Any posters from this unique season of films are incredibly scarce with paper for the ‘bigger’ (they don’t get much bigger than “Night of the Living Dead”) titles extremely desirable. Designed using zombie silhouettes as they attack the hero – Duane Jones the UK quad promoting the NOTLD screening is a great looking horror poster, from the green title and detailing to the black and white imagery. This event and country unique UK quad is presented in excellent unrestored, originally rolled (as issued) condition. Incredibly scarce horror artwork and a very rare highly desirable example of cinema memorabilia from perhaps the most influential horror film of the modern era.

    “This is like the flood that happened during Noah’s time, or the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah! We ARE being punished for our sins! The dead are rising, and Judgment Day is upon us!”

    Trivia: This is one of the most profitable independent movies ever made. Made for $114,000 (equivalent to $941,800 in 2022), it grossed approximately $30 million (equivalent to $247.8 million in 2022) – over 263 times its budget.

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  • Oh!-What-a-Lovely-War-Movie-Poster

    Oh! What a Lovely War

    £145.00

    “The ever popular war game with songs battles & a few jokes”

    “Oh! What a Lovely War” was Richard Attenborough’ Directorial debut in 1969 and also resulted in a highly patriotic film poster with a Union Jack design and as Sim Branagan states in his 2006 book “British Film Posters” – “A clever and appealing spoof of the classic Kitchener call-up poster”. With initial design by John Billingham and finished artwork by Brian Sanders each section of the Union Jack flag feature a scene from the movie and include General Haig (John Mills) playing leap frog and Brighton Pier with the colours red, white and blue are enhanced with Khaki, lilac and different shades of blue, red & green. An exceptional and eye-catching looking film poster with superbly detailed imagery, this really is a beautifully designed stand out poster and is becoming increasingly hard to find. Originally folded (as issued) this 1969 UK quad film poster displays superbly with vibrant unfaded colour tones. This excellent unrestored example presents to very good effect and represents an fine piece of collectable original British film memorabilia.

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