Author Topic: Fantastic Film Posters - What's Striking Your Fancy? (Read 515047 times)

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #1100 on:** January 04, 2014, 10:03:14 AM »

A few images I've found lately from various books and the Bonham's auction:

A couple of lesser-known German posters from Metropolis:

Metropolis (1927 German 95cm x. 141.5cm):

Metropolis (1927 German 126cm x 187cm):

Fantomas (1947 France 1P):

Woman In The Moon (1928 Germany 98cm x 210cm):

Red Mark, The (1928 US 1S):

Scandal (1929 US 1S):

Manhattan Cocktail (1928 US 1S):

Rare first version one sheet for Deadly Is The Female (1949), later retitled Gun Crazy:

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #1101 on:** January 04, 2014, 01:27:53 PM »

The not-so-serious set of door panels for When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth (1970):

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #1102 on:** January 12, 2014, 07:23:44 PM »

20th Century (1934 US HS): Why is this "floating heads" design so much better than modern "floating heads" crapola:

CSM · « **Reply #1103 on:** January 12, 2014, 09:57:54 PM »

It's cause "they had faces then"

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #1104 on:** January 17, 2014, 09:27:27 PM »

Great image of Taylor on this recent Cleopatra quad:

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #1105 on:** January 24, 2014, 09:19:38 PM »

Ta-da! Dracula 1947rr three sheet:

http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7094&lotIdNo=18001#Photo

vs 47rr one sheet:

CSM · « **Reply #1106 on:** January 24, 2014, 09:37:25 PM »

Not as spectacular as the one sheet (which might just be THE best Dracula poster) but it sure is nice.

Lugosi's trademark hand contortion in particular is perfect as a focal point...

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #1107 on:** January 24, 2014, 09:50:04 PM »

Compared to lost 1931 three sheets - that Style D looks quite stunning even in B&W:

vs. Frankenstein 1938rr (only surviving Frankie 3S):

50s · « **Reply #1108 on:** January 24, 2014, 10:13:07 PM »

Looks like you are posting some goodies of late in this thread Mel

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #1109 on:** January 26, 2014, 09:41:49 AM »

Picture of 2001 set (with Kubrick and actors) vs. 2001 1S Style C:

brude · « **Reply #1110 on:** January 26, 2014, 10:58:44 AM »

Quote from: CSM on January 24, 2014, 09:37:25 PM

Not as spectacular as the one sheet (which might just be THE best Dracula poster) but it sure is nice.

^

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #1111 on:** January 27, 2014, 08:23:11 PM »

Walking Dead, The (1942rr US HS): Maybe first time this has been sold. But it's a mess:

http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=161405&lotNo=52547

Before and after GIF (had to repair several hundred scratches):

Bruce · « **Reply #1112 on:** January 27, 2014, 08:33:40 PM »

Mel, not only did we sell that before (http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/4614909.html), but we also sold the wonderful original (http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/4614909.html)

CSM · « **Reply #1113 on:** January 27, 2014, 08:55:22 PM »

Nice copies Bruce!

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #1114 on:** January 31, 2014, 06:45:23 AM »

The Philadelphia Story Italian 2P, coming up for auction at HA, much better than US posters, although the US insert is pretty funny:

50s · « **Reply #1115 on:** January 31, 2014, 06:51:20 AM »

^ I like the insert's graphics much more, and I am an Italian poster fan

Mirosae · « **Reply #1116 on:** January 31, 2014, 09:19:24 AM »

Hey, the Italian is a BRINI, you just can't go wrong :-*with that.

I love the art on the Jumbo card. It is classy Philadelphia Story...

Starling · « **Reply #1117 on:** January 31, 2014, 11:44:38 AM »

I much prefer the US insert as well....Brini did a wonderful job on the art, it just doesn't capture the flavor of the film the way the insert does....

Harry Caul · « **Reply #1118 on:** January 31, 2014, 03:45:56 PM »

Quote from: Starling on January 31, 2014, 11:44:38 AM

I much prefer the US insert as well....Brini did a wonderful job on the art, it just doesn't capture the flavor of the film the way the insert does....

Bingo.

Mirosae · « **Reply #1119 on:** January 31, 2014, 03:48:33 PM »

What a picky bunch you all are.... poor Brini... :

Kidding ....

Starling · « **Reply #1120 on:** January 31, 2014, 04:26:53 PM »

Oh, Brini can be WONDERFUL. Here is my one and only:

Perfectly captures the film, is the best poster ON the film, and probably one of the best renditions of Crawford of all time.

So occasionally he screws up...we'll give him a pass

CSM · « **Reply #1121 on:** January 31, 2014, 04:29:14 PM »

Yep that's nice

Mirosae · « **Reply #1122 on:** January 31, 2014, 04:31:06 PM »

MARAVILLOSO!!!

YES, you are SO right, he didn't get it right all the time...but who does?

brude · « **Reply #1123 on:** February 01, 2014, 03:10:37 PM »

Quote from: Starling on January 31, 2014, 04:26:53 PM

Oh, Brini can be WONDERFUL. Here is my one and only:

Perfectly captures the film, is the best poster ON the film, and probably one of the best renditions of Crawford of all time.

So occasionally he screws up...we'll give him a pass

This is a beauty. Very powerful.

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #1124 on:** February 04, 2014, 09:30:09 PM »

Learn something new everyday. Tonight EMP sold the pressbook for the 1941 planned release, which was delayed for several years (and the posters radically changed to feature a scantily-clad Russell): "[T]his is a pressbook from the intended 1941 release of this classic movie! Posters and lobby cards were printed, but then the release was cancelled. The movie did not receive its general release until 1946, 5 years later! Only a couple of posters and a couple of dozen lobby cards have surfaced from that aborted 1941 release."

I could only find one original release poster - supposedly the only one sheet left - sold by Heritage for $16K in 2006:

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