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Fake Godzilla Festival Poster – The Story behind it.
The hobby of Movie Poster collecting can be a minefield sometimes. The recent fake Godzilla Festival poster is one such story that collectors should be aware about. The Story: Firstly, the back story. In 2016 this poster surfaced. Godzilla aficionados saw this poster and were curious. Was this a real rare Godzilla British Quad […]
British Film Posters – An Illustrated History by Sim Branaghan.
As a film poster dealer mainly dealing in the British side of things I come across some unusual posters. When I can’t identify a particular release date of a poster I usually turn to Sim Branaghan, who is the author of British Film Posters – An Illustrated History. Sim is an information librarian living in […]
Parasite UK Quad Poster (La Boca design) A Must Have Poster!
The film Parasite by Bong Joon Ho is currently earning rave reviews from critics and fans alike, and whilst I can’t give a review of the movie just yet (I am planning to see the film this weekend) we would just like to make everyone aware of the wonderful alternative UK Quad Poster for the […]
Vintage Film Posters Dealer – Film Fairs
Sometimes it can be tough dealing in vintage film posters, especially if you are serious about it, but not many people know what it consists of, so I have decide to put together a timeframe of what I do on the weekend of a film fair. It’s Saturday morning, the day before the film fair […]
How Much Are Old Movie Posters Worth?
How Much Are Old Movie Posters Worth? It’s a question that I have been asked a thousand times, either via email or face to face at film fairs so I have decided to write a small piece on this. “I have a bunch of old movie posters in the attic, they must be worth thousands” […]
What are Quad Film Posters?
Quad film posters are a particular type of film poster which originates from the United Kingdom. They are landscape in appearance and measure thirty inches by forty inches, although some can be a little smaller in size, especially certain titles made for the London underground which are around two inches smaller on both sides. One […]
What was the Original Star Wars Poster?
For those of you who are just getting into the hobby you may think that the artist Tom Chantrell was responsible for the first UK Original Star Wars poster and whilst he is the artist for the most recognisable Star Wars movie poster it is in fact the Hildebrandt brothers who created the first one. […]
Frankenstein – a History of the Monster.
Frankenstein movies and memorabilia is incredibly popular with the public and collectors, so we thought we’d look into the history of the monster, from his humble beginnings in Mary Shelley’s book to the blockbuster movies that carried his name. The Book Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein (or as it was known back then The Modern Prometheus) […]
Gilda (1946) Rita Hayworth
This film is one of the greats of the 20th Century. It’s a terrific romantic drama/film noir with Rita Hayworth in her career-defining role as the beautiful Gilda who turns the head of every male in the movie as well as disrupting the lives of ex flame, small time operator Johnny (Glenn Ford) and his […]
Laura (1944), Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews.
This is a deliciously dark film from the 1940’s, the golden era of Hollywood film noir. What is a film noir movie? Usually it is a crime drama emphasizing sexual motivations or cynicism. Laura has all of this and more. Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) is sent to investigate the murder of Laura Hunt (Gene […]