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Chesty Morgan Promotional Calendar (1975)
This week’s showcase highlight is the promotional calendar for the Chesty Morgan film Deadly Weapons. Chesty Morgan was born in Poland in 1937 as Liliana Wilczkowski and has a cult following due to the two movies she starred in, Deadly Weapons and Double Agent 73. Both films were released in 1974 and directed by Doris […]
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 time frame of what I do on the weekend of a film fair. Preparation. It’s Saturday morning, the day before the […]
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 originate from the United Kingdom. They are also known as British Quads and UK Quads. 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 […]
What was the First UK Original Star Wars Poster?
Many people think that the artist Tom Chantrell was responsible for the first UK Original Star Wars poster. 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. Greg and Tim Hildebrandt were approached by 20th Century Fox studios in 1977 […]
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 […]