All Poster Stuff

[brude]

Thanks. Portugese unicorn? 

Book says art is by John Alvin

It looks like Alvin's style, but I can't find him credited for it.
Eddie Shannon (filmonpaper.com) and Bruce (emovieposter.com) are both very meticulous about poster art credits and neither of them have tracked down the credits for the quad.
See these links:

https://www.filmonpaper.com/posters/brazil-quad-uk/

http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/11176254.html

But, Bruce does credit an artist known as 'Azur' for this Yugo version with the same art.

http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/10208190.html

Unfortunately, I cannot find any info yet on this 'Azur.'

[Crazy Vick]

ok I'm an idiot.  The book goes from page 94 to 97, just realized this caption is actually for a missing page.  Oddly enough the book is mint, which is why I didnt even think to check in the first place. Sorry!

[50s]

ok I'm an idiot.  The book goes from page 94 to 97, just realized this caption is actually for a missing page.  Oddly enough the book is mint, which is why I didnt even think to check in the first place. Sorry!

The old missing page in the mint book trick!

[brude]

 

[CJ138]

i guess it helps to put up an image

Wow, that is a great one.

[Ari]

and to be clear, its from the Movie "Brazil"

[erik1925]

It looks like Alvin's style, but I can't find him credited for it.
Eddie Shannon (filmonpaper.com) and Bruce (emovieposter.com) are both very meticulous about poster art credits and neither of them have tracked down the credits for the quad.
See these links:

https://www.filmonpaper.com/posters/brazil-quad-uk/

http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/11176254.html

But, Bruce does credit an artist known as 'Azur' for this Yugo version with the same art.

http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/10208190.html

Unfortunately, I cannot find any info yet on this 'Azur.'

Is the Yugo poster signed somewhere? I was trying to find the artist's name in a dark corner or elsewhere and didnt see it anywhere. And when looking at the quad and the Yugo side by side, it certainly looks to be the identical artwork, and not redrawn for the Yugo poster.

[brude]

I couldn't find a sig anywhere either.
So, I'm guessing someone who knows might've sent that info to Bruce?
I've done so in the past, and usually reference the info with a supporting link (as requested).
Maybe he'll chime in.

[erik1925]

And if the art on the Yugo poster IS identical to that used on the UK quad, (and Im assuming the art and the UK quad were produced first), could this 'Azur' possibly be a UK artist?

[BruceH]

I couldn't find a sig anywhere either.
So, I'm guessing someone who knows might've sent that info to Bruce?
I've done so in the past, and usually reference the info with a supporting link (as requested).
Maybe he'll chime in.

We are closed until Monday, but I will get back to you then.

[brude]

Thanks, Bruce.
Enjoy the weekend!

Jeff, the IMDb has no release dates for a Yugo premiere, yet other eastern European nations saw it in theaters in 1988, three years after the British release and that wonderful quad art from 1985.  That coupled with the fact that the Yugo art has been cropped to fit, makes me think it was a UK artist.
But I can't find info on anyone named Azur at this point.

[erik1925]

Thanks, Bruce.
Enjoy the weekend!

Jeff, the IMDb has no release dates for a Yugo premiere, yet other eastern European nations saw it in theaters in 1988, three years after the British release and that wonderful quad art from 1985.  That coupled with the fact that the Yugo art has been cropped to fit, makes me think it was a UK artist.
But I can't find info on anyone named Azur at this point.

Ted, I was looking too, but have found nothing on him/her as well. The hunt continues. 

As you said, that the artwork was cropped for the Yugo version, plus it being the identical work all point in that direction. It's all about identifying or learning more about this person named Azur.

[erik1925]

I was looking around online and came across this pic of poster collector Todd Feiertag with 3 of his Universal Horror Poster Beauties, lined up in a row. This at a theater in NJ.

Its cool to see them this way, rather than as just thumbnails, when he has listed them on ebay from time to time.

[Neo]

Cool photo there, at the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre. 

[brude]

They don't look large enough to be one sheets, do they?
I see Todd has tagged them with 'do not touch' post-its, but they just look a bit too small.
 

[erik1925]

Its likely just depth of field that makes the posters look smaller. It's hard to tell exactly how far back on the table the posters are and how much distance is between Todd and the front edge of the table.

[50s]

Its likely just depth of field that makes the posters look smaller. It's hard to tell exactly how far back on the table the posters are and how much distance is between Todd and the front edge of the table.

Depth of field refers to the distance section of what is sharp or blurry ;-)

You're referring to the focal length of the lens i.e. in this case the possibility that a wider angle lens was used but doubt that as the wall decorations are straight without slight curvature.

It's just a normal photo with the posters set back a bit, an optical illusion as you say, ha ha

The posters do look small though Ted, but I think all is ok!

[erik1925]

Thanks, Steve. Wrong terminology.

Id be willing to bet that those OS are Todd's, authentic, Universal babies, otherwise, anyone could have posed with 3 repro posters. And he likely didnt let them out of his sight, either, that evening. 

[brude]

Must just be an optical delusion.
Here's his baby on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-BRIDE-OF-FRANKENSTEIN-1935-KARLOFF-TEASER-ONE-SHEET-UNIVERSAL-HORROR-/381794735490?hash=item58e4bd5582:g:Oi0AAOSweW5VbR6r



I'll get one of these right after I get my Frankie 6-sheet backed and framed. 

[erik1925]

I emailed Todd and asked -- he confirmed that those are his 3 legit Uni OS posters that were on display.    He also said part of the deal was that an armed guard was also always there, whenever the display was up in the lobby.

[ladeda]

Oh my! I especially love The Old Dark House. A poster to

[50s]

I reckon non poster aficionados would think they are worth just a few bucks each


 

[Monster_A_GoGo]

You can see his belly button. Ha!

[martinc]

He also said part of the deal was that an armed guard was also always there, whenever the display was up in the lobby.

I know, it's a real pain, this sort of thing - it costs me a fortune to have two armed guards standing over my collection all the time. Maybe I could get away with one?

[erik1925]

I know, it's a real pain, this sort of thing - it costs me a fortune to have two armed guards standing over my collection all the time. Maybe I could get away with one?

And maybe offer him lunch or dinner. he might cut his daily, "guarding" rate, too.