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  Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky and Terror in New York City

  £175.00

  “Excitement is GO! Adventure is GO! Danger is GO!”.

  “Thunderbirds” is perfect entertainment. Everyone can appreciate a good puppet show, and everyone can appreciate a good model; but this show took puppet shows and models to a bold new level of detailing and production complexity. On paper it must have looked crazy, but believe me, it works and is like a world of toys come to vibrant life. For the 60th anniversary two of the series’ finest episodes “Trapped in the Sky” and “Terror in New York City” have received a 4K upgrade and restoration and released (only in the UK) as a double-bill for an exclusive one-night only cinematic presentation. Not just incredibly scarce, the UK quad film poster (designed by the creative agency Mister S) that accompanied the release is stunning and features nearly all (sorry Thunderbird 5 fans) the iconic International Rescue vehicles in all their glory, the Tracy Family and of course Lady Penelope and her chauffeur Parker. The colours just pop on this beautiful rolled (as issued) example. Bringing back the nostalgia, it’s impressive to see how well Gerry Anderson’s assorted Supermarionation projects have held up over the years, but it was Thunderbirds that was always my favourite, and it’s heartwarming to see that even after 60 years it still provides majestic, feelgood entertainment for all ages.

  Trivia: The faces of the Tracy family members were composites of those of famous celebrities of the day:

  Jeff Tracy was modeled upon actor Lorne Greene of Bonanza (1959) fame.

  Scott Tracy was modelled upon actor Sean Connery, who starred in the early James Bond films.

  Alan Tracy was modeled upon actor Robert Reed of The Defenders (1961).

  John Tracy was modeled after British pop singer Adam Faith and Hollywood actor Charlton Heston.

  Whilst Virgil is an older-looking Alan and Gordon a younger version of John.

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  Toy Story

  £195.00

  “You are a TOY! You aren’t the real Buzz Lightyear! You’re – you’re an action figure!“

  Amazing artwork of Buzz and Woody…In 1995 when “Toy Story” was released nobody had ever seen anything like it, the first feature length fully computer animated movie. It was an immediate world wide hit, a quality production in every aspect. Created and produced by the Disney off-shoot Pixar it really was (and still is) one of the true groundbreaking movies of the genre, and in its own way as influential as Walt Disney’s “Snow White”. Offered here is an original country of origin Style A US One-Sheet from 1995, it is arguably the best and most desirable of the three posters produced for the marketing campaign and features a ‘flying’ Buzz and Woody as Bo, Slinky, Rex & Mr. Potato-Head look on in amazement. Incredibly colourful with fantastic graphics; originally rolled (as issued) it presents superbly. Totally original and unrestored it represents a fantastic piece of highly collectable cinematic movie memorabilia…“To Infinity and Beyond.”

  Trivia: The first animated film to receive a special achievement Academy Award. It was given to John Lasseter for “the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film.” More than fifty years earlier, Walt Disney received an honorary Oscar for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

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