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  Chinatown

  £295.00

  “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.”

  Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” is one of cinemas finest detective movies accompanied by an incredible marketing campaign headed by Jim Pearsall in 1974. This multi-award winning film has been complemented by a series of alternative movie posters over the years with this most recent commission by Laurent Durieux is the best and destined as a future classic. Much like a fine wine Durieux’s art prints age very well, getting better and better with each viewing. and he has produced an outstanding addition to the title, truly eye-catching and super stylish. The deep, rich colours are predominantly blues and purples with ‘Chinatown’ printed in contrasting bright pink ink. Originally rolled (as issued) this signed and hand-numbered offering (#175/500) looks and displays to excellent effect with very minimal handling wear. An extremely scarce, selling out in near record time modern art print, collectable item of movie memorabilia from a true Hollywood classic.

  Trivia: There is a rumour that this was the first part of a planned trilogy written by Robert Towne about J.J. “Jake” Gittes and Los Angeles. The second part, The Two Jakes (1990), was directed by Jack Nicholson. The supposed third part never existed, as later confirmed by the writer; however, certain elements and details of the story (a corrupt company called Cloverleaf tries to buy up all public transportation in order to replace it with freeways) would later end up in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), which was a film-noir spoof/homage of Chinatown.

  The interesting thing about the trilogy concept is that they focused on the three things that were instrumental in making Los Angeles grow the way that it did, which is via the control of water, real estate, and transportation.

   

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  Peeping Tom

  £175.00

  “Do you know what the most FRIGHTENING thing in the world is …?”

  An incredibly rare find, a 2023 Park Circus UK quad film poster for Michael Powell’s disturbing 1960 voyeuristic thriller “Peeping Tom”. One of the most distinctive and best redesigned of any posters from the genre and rightly regarded as a British classic and highly sought after by collectors. “Peeping Tom” was not a great commercial success at the time of its release, and was largely over shadowed by Hitchcock’s “Psycho” and often treated as a film ‘way ahead of its time’ with filmgoers reluctant to see it due to Powell’s controversial content. The originally rolled (as issued), unrestored example offered here has minimal handling and displays & presents to excellent effect with beautiful colour tones and dramatic imagery. Incredibly scarce, as it received a very limited release and was only shown in a handful of ‘Park Circus’ affiliated cinemas. A must have title for the serious collector or fan it represents a fantastic item of good looking collectible movie memorabilia.

  Trivia: The critical mauling and public outcry about the film resulted in it being pulled from British cinemas after just five days.

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  Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  £125.00

  “Miles, being Spider-Man is a sacrifice. That’s the job. That’s what you signed up for.”

  This British one-sheet film poster for the Marvel Studios release “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” features a stunning design by BLT Communications, featuring a suspended, upside down Miles Morales ‘Spider-Man’, off set against a virtual sea of multi-verse spider-incarnations. This original 2023 poster is offered in excellent rolled (as issued) condition. Miles Morales’ Spider-Man etc and the the continued use of  alternate realities and multi-verses are very much key in upcoming Marvel projects, making this a must have collectable item. The movie acts as a  benchmark for modern animation techniques and that is perfectly demonstrated in this poster design. A superb example of ‘modern’ super-hero movie memorabilia that’s also pretty COOL !

  Trivia: At a runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes (140 min), this is the longest American animated film to date, surpassing the previous record holder, Consuming Spirits (2012) by 4 minutes.

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  Touch of Evil – 1958 (1998 RR)

  £180.00

  “The Strangest Vengeance Ever Planned!”…Very rare original US One Sheet for Orson Welles’ crime noie thriller “Touch of Evil”. Beautiful rolled example from the restored and remastered 1998 re-release. Printed on heavier paper than normal this really does look something special and is a fitting tribute to accompany the 1958 original. Due to a limited cinema release these are exremely rare…Guaranteed original and presented here in investment grade condition…Considered by many to be one of the greatest crime noir thrillers ever made.

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