Movie Posters, anyone?

Three of many favorites. I collect everything.

Addendum: I can't believe this is necessary, but since i just got an anonymous email from a Solo-er who is very upset that I collect "everything" and will surely fall into financial ruin as a result, I guess I need to clarify that this was a JOKE.

I don't actually collect everything. I don't even really collect anything at all, at least not with any level of seriousness. :straightface:
 
Can you share any with us?

OK, well aside from your original post which contains Edward Scissorhands in thread I started many moons ago, here's one for you...

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so yeah, this thread goes along with memorable movies for me in a way, because when I was a kid I had movie posters on the wall, like:
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this one was torn and creased already when I got it, I remember putting the "Pirate's creed" I got from Disneyland underneath it
that's another film that could be on my "memorable list" and a gr8 one I think
there was a movie poster my mother did not let me put up:
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band posters(The Smiths, Depeche Mode & Bauhaus or The Cure?) and female singers like Madonna eventually took over a lot of wall space
"Alien" finally went up when I went to live with my dad in my teens, then I was in the Army, no posters on my walls then, just a picture of JKF with the words underneath saying:
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
then after the Army I acquired a number of movie posters, here are 5 that stayed up on my walls for a long time:
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ahh, the beauty of her face
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for some reason, the wife took exception to this one, so it got put away somewhere and was lost, wish I had it now
paid a pretty penny for it, not even sure its a real "movie poster" just saw it in a shop and had to have it
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if you are noticing a theme amongst the posters I hung for years, yes, most are not in English, I took this even further with my next fave poster:
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a poster for my fave film, An American film, but the language on it is Japanese, cost me some for sure, can't remember what
and it was, of course, a replacement of a sort, for the original on in English that hung on my walls for so long as a boy
another poster that stood the test of time until I moved away from San Francisco 3? years ago was:
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OK, that took longer then I wanted, starving now
 
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I love everything by Saul Bass I've ever seen. Chickpea already posted two of his designs, so I'll offer two more:

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Also, while this isn't quite a film poster in the strictest sense, I think it's relevant enough for this thread.

David Lynch recently opened an art exhibition in his spiritual home of Philadelphia (the city that inspired Eraserhead) and to celebrate, the Philadelphia Film Society is sponsoring a retrospective series of Lynch's work, including his early short films. On Sept. 10th I went to a screening of Lost Highway preceded by a Q&A with Lynch. It was f***ing awesome. Afterwards, these posters were being sold and I grabbed one:

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For anyone interested in the Philadelphia Film Society's Lynch programming, the retrospective runs through October and the full schedule can be viewed here.
 
David Lynch recently opened an art exhibition in his spiritual home of Philadelphia (the city that inspired Eraserhead) and to celebrate, the Philadelphia Film Society is sponsoring a retrospective series of Lynch's work, including his early short films. On Sept. 10th I went to a screening of Lost Highway preceded by a Q&A with Lynch. It was f***ing awesome. Afterwards, these posters were being sold and I grabbed one:

Cool poster, Detritus. I've saved a lot of the student-designed (and student-printed) posters that were made for film series that ran at my college when I was there, and they still look great now—really inspired work. Do you know if this one was done by a student? I can't really make out the credit line on the side, but it looks like the design and printing credit are to the same person, which makes me think it might have been done in a printing class...I assume silkscreen because of the black paper.

Coincidentally, my favorite student poster is one for a screening of Lost Highway. I don't have it handy, but I'll try to remember to snap a picture this weekend and post it.

EDIT: I found a picture of it hanging in my old apartment! Not the best picture, but you get the idea. It's really cool—silkscreened with black ink on this thick, glossy yellow paper that almost feels like mylar. The poster underneath was designed and printed by the same guy, Robin Hendrickson. Must've been in late 1997 or early 1998.

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Also, while this isn't quite a film poster in the strictest sense, I think it's relevant enough for this thread.

David Lynch recently opened an art exhibition in his spiritual home of Philadelphia (the city that inspired Eraserhead) and to celebrate, the Philadelphia Film Society is sponsoring a retrospective series of Lynch's work, including his early short films. On Sept. 10th I went to a screening of Lost Highway preceded by a Q&A with Lynch. It was f***ing awesome. Afterwards, these posters were being sold and I grabbed one:

For anyone interested in the Philadelphia Film Society's Lynch programming, the retrospective runs through October and the full schedule can be viewed here.

Very relevant to this thread and its a nice poster. How big is it?

I've been dying to see a screening of Mulholland Dr in 35mm. Lucky You.
 
OK, well aside from your original post which contains Edward Scissorhands in thread I started many moons ago, here's one for you...

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Really cool...is that original or rerelease? I don't think I have ever seen an original outside of auction.
 
Me too. He's a personal hero.

His title sequence for North By Northwest is one of my favorite things out of all the things in the entire universe.

Have you seen his title sequence for Bunny Lake is Missing? It's equally brilliant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XwegEKlQHw

And to answer your question, the credit line on my poster says: "Poster designed and printed by Shawn Hileman." Here is his website: http://shawnhileman.com/About

Your Lost Highway poster looks great, and so does your former apartment. :thumb:


Very relevant to this thread and its a nice poster. How big is it?

I've been dying to see a screening of Mulholland Dr in 35mm. Lucky You.

I'm not sure how big it is. When I get home from work I'll measure it. I need to do that to get it framed, anyway.

I fully intend to make it back to the city to see at least a couple more screenings, probably Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet. A few weeks ago I saw a screening of a fully restored, 35mm print of Cannibal Holocaust in a theater just down the street from where I saw Lost Highway, and it was a blast. The crisp, slick look of digital is nice, but it's not nearly as exciting as film in terms of spectacle. I love seeing the artifacts and imperfections in film prints and the format makes everything seem so much larger than life. It's the best way to experience a movie.
 
i dont know much about movie posters( though i love film) as i was born after they were really relevant but i love the cabinet... and thats a really cool score.

mulholland drive is my favorite lynch movie the scene where shes singing and collapses being an amazing moment that i often reflect on. i should watch that again since i just reread glamorama (ellis) and they have obvious parallels. if they ever attempt to adapt that book into a film they should use david.

on another note i cant believe i forgot north by northwest and rope on my fav movies list. dumb dumb dumb
 
With all of the (deserved) recognition that the eastern european posters receive, some other gems get overshadowed, such as Cuba:

Stolen Kisses - Truffaut
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The Girl with the Green Eyes
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Fresa Y Chocolate - T.G.A
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this just came in from Switzerland, really happy to finally get my hands on one - Trafic french grande. Also, my one and only Saul Bass, needs restoration, but I like it all the same:

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this just came in from Switzerland, really happy to finally get my hands on one - Trafic french grande. Also, my one and only Saul Bass, needs restoration, but I like it all the same:

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Is the only way to flatten the folds to dry mount them? I know dry mounting has historically ruined old photo paper, but I've never dabbled in dry mounting normal paper.
 
Is the only way to flatten the folds to dry mount them? I know dry mounting has historically ruined old photo paper, but I've never dabbled in dry mounting normal paper.

Hey CG! The only safe way to flatten the folds is to linen back them using japanese masa paper with wheat paste.

But folds are the collector stamp of approval, since all posters were folded prior to the 80's, collectors like the folds. Howerver, if you want to use posters for display, you gots to linen back.
 
Hey CG! The only safe way to flatten the folds is to linen back them using japanese masa paper with wheat paste.

But folds are the collector stamp of approval, since all posters were folded prior to the 80's, collectors like the folds. Howerver, if you want to use posters for display, you gots to linen back.

Thanks Fer! In exchange for your thorough and informative answer, a pic my friend took the other night with your hero. :D

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I love everything by Saul Bass I've ever seen. Chickpea already posted two of his designs, so I'll offer two more:

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MZM5YuT.jpg


Me too. He's a personal hero.

His title sequence for North By Northwest is one of my favorite things out of all the things in the entire universe.

I agree. There are so many Bass knockoffs these days it's ridiculous. One of the recent more lucrative animated features did their closing credits in the style of Bass that was remarkably well done, I'm sure he'd even approve. I think it was Kung Fu Panda.

This is a classic favorite:


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He handcut his fonts with an xacto knife. In college I saw a film on it and it was mesmerizing.
 
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Thanks Fer! In exchange for your thorough and informative answer, a pic my friend took the other night with your hero. :D

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How my hero could put his arm around that thing baffles me. Oh well, nobody is perfect
 
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