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Color Out of Space

£175.00

Film

Color Out of Space

Additional information

Year

2019

Size/Type

UK Quad (30" x 40") Double Sided

Country of Origin

British / UK

Condition

Near mint minus; originally rolled (as issued)

Director

Richard Stanley

Actor/Actress

Elliot Knight, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Nicolas Cage, Richard Stanley

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“A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world.”

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A return to a good old fashioned Nic Cage ‘Gonzo’ craziness for Richard Stanley’s 2019 H.P. Lovecraft adaption “Color Out of Space”. Featuring striking horror artwork by Tom Hodge of ‘The Dude Designs’ with incredible vibrant bordering on psychedelic colour tones this original highly detailed UK Quad movie poster has a superb rendition of Cage that presents and displays to excellent effect being originally rolled (as issued). An outstanding and extremely scarce ‘modern’ poster that represents a fantastic piece of film movie memorabilia.

Trivia: The color used in this film to represent the alien color is magenta, a color that does not exist from a single wavelength of light as part of the color spectrum of visible light. Rather, it is an extraspectral color, that is only perceived by humans in a specific interaction of the optical rods in their eyes that detect red and blue colors in specific circumstances to create the color magenta in their minds.

 

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Film Description

Color Out of Space Movie Poster

“A story of cosmic terror about The Gardners, a family who moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard. The mysterious aerolite seems to melt into the earth, infecting both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly color. To their horror, the Gardner family discover that this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches…including them.”

A lot of people might think that Nicolas Cage’s career has become a shell of its former self, but I get the impression he quite enjoys doing the types of films he does these days. Obviously long gone are the days of big blockbuster films where his star-power was enough to carry a film all by itself, but much like Shia LaBeouf what he is doing currently looks a lot more fun and up his alley. He seems to love the freedom to go absolutely crazy with a role and basically do whatever he wants. He’s not bad at it either. He was quite captivating to watch in ‘Color Out of Space’ as were the entire cast for that matter.

This is an extremely visually unique film. The use of colours in the film (a part of the plot – sort of at least) is incredibly beautiful and makes the film very distinct and memorable for that reason alone. Also the film is a lot darker than I expected it to be. Around the halfway point in the film something happens that really took me off-guard and and took the film to another level in terms of brutality.

I feel like Stephen King would like to have his name to a film like this. Back in the day when he still cared about his writing this is the kind of story he would’ve created. The only downside of the film to me was the ending. It felt a bit flat and uncreative, almost like they couldn’t think of a proper and fitting way to conclude it.

Vintage Movie Posters Grading Criteria

Mint
A poster that has never been used or displayed and may show the most minor signs of age and wear. The poster should have no holes or tears.

Near Mint
A generally unused poster with fresh, saturated colors. May have minimal tears at folds. Has no significant holes, no paper loss, may have minor tears along edges, may have fine pin holes.

Very Fine
A poster with bright colour and crisp overall appearance. It may have very general signs of use including slight fold separation and fold wear. It may have pin holes or very minor tears. This is the highest grade allowed for a poster that has been restored either on linen or on paper.

Fine
A poster with good colors and overall clean appearance. It may have minor tears small paper loss and minor stains. It may have some fold seperation.

Good
An average poster with overall fresh color. May have tears, minor paper loss, minor hazing. Paper may be brittle due to age, may have minor stains. May have a small amount of writing in an unobtrusive place. May have medium or major restoration.

Fair
A poster with faded colors and brittle paper, showing significant signs of use. May have tears and paper loss. May have tape, writing, stains in image area. In need of restoration or had major restoration.

Poor
A poster that is worn, torn, and/or damaged. May have staining, cracking, dry rot, and/or large tears. May be heavily soiled, may have pieces missing. In need of major restoration.

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Most Popular Poster Types

US Posters

LOBBY CARD
11 x 14″ printed on heavy stock paper. Used as display in theatre lobbies. Originally made in sets of eight. Some sets have a title card, which contains credits and artwork, essentially a mini-poster. The remaining seven cards are coloured photographic credits and poster artwork showing different scenes from the movie.

WINDOW CARD
14 x 22″ printed on heavy stock paper with the top 4-6 inches usually left blank for the local cinema owner to fill in the cinema and the date it was due to play. Largely discontinued during the 1970’s.

HALF SHEET
22 x 28″ printed on heavy stock paper. The image displayed is normally a smaller version of the main poster, although some do have different artworks and sometimes come in two versions.

INSERT
14 x 36″ printed on heavy stock paper. Inserts usually have the same artwork as a one sheet. Popular with collectors since they are smaller and easier to frame. Normally come tri folded or rolled.

STYLE Y/FORTY BY SIXTY
40 x 60″ printed on heavy stock paper. Rare since they were primarily used for major motion pictures only. Designed to be used outside the theatre, on an easel, normally at a drive-in movie theatre.

ONE-SHEET
27 x 41″ printed on paper. This is the most common size of poster, intended to be displayed in a glass “marquee” case. It is the most sought after size by collectors. Since the 1980’s most posters are sent to the theatre rolled and maybe slightly smaller measuring 27″ by 40″ and with the advent of backlit light boxes a growing number of modern movie posters are available double-sided and the more traditional single-sided.

THREE-SHEET
41 x 81″ printed on paper. These were printed on two or three separate sheets designed to overlap, few survive. Used for larger advertising spaces, normally posted on walls, perfect for huge movie theatres the drive-in, where people could see them from a distance. From the 1970’s on, three-sheets were sometimes printed in one piece and issued as “international” versions to be used abroad.

BRITISH Posters

BRITISH QUAD
30 x 40″ Most common poster size used in the UK. British Quads are horizontal and may have different artwork to the US one sheet. Like a US one sheet they normally come in two versions. Like a US one sheet they are usually supplied single-sided or more commonly now as a double sided poster.

BRITISH ONE-SHEET
27 X 40″, printed on paper. Very rarely used size.

ITALIAN Posters

ITALIAN LOCANDINA
13 x 28″ six inches shorter than the US insert, very nice size to frame. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

ITALIAN PHOTOBUSTA
18 x 26″ Glossy, high quality, used as lobby cards in Italy. Size may vary, either vertical or horizontal format. There are also double Photobusta or mini Photobusta.

2-FOGLIO (DUE)
(DUE): 39 x 55″ This is the standard poster size used in Italy. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

4-FOGLIO
(QUATTRO) 55 x 79″ Very large Italian poster printed in two pieces, often contains very beautiful artwork.

FRENCH Posters

FRENCH
47 x 63″ (GRANDE) or 24 x 33″ (PETITE) French movie posters normally come with different artwork to either the US or the UK. Like the Italian’s some of the artwork is extrememly beautiful.