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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]