My Poster Collecting Blog

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/double-happiness-1994-sandra-oh-us-one.html

This is a 27" x 41" US one-sheet poster for the 1994 film Double Happiness written and directed by Mina Shum and starring Sandra Oh as Jade Li. Plot summary: Jade Li is 22 and a member of an immigrant Chinese family living in Canada. Jade aspires to be an actress and is dating a caucasian boy, both of which go against the wishes of her parents, who want her to have a good-paying job and a Chinese husband. Jade wants to please her family but she also wants to do things her own way. If she could achieve this, it would be "double happiness."  This film was interesting to me in lots of ways.  It was my introduction to the music of the Canadian band Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet and seemed to fit in with what I've been learning about Egyptian and Iranian family life.  The poster design uses a photo setup to show the idea of the title, by an artist whose name I do not know. 

[okiehawker]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/12/tai-chi-shadow-boxing-1979-jackie-chen.html

Those dudes sure can kick, DarvishJo! Also, the guy in brown looks like he's getting an extra boost from his left hand!  Thanks for posting this fun poster!  Okie

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/piranha-part-two-spawning-1981-tricia.html

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian one-sheet poster designed by al-Thaghr
Khamis and Moaty for the 1981 James Cameron film Piranha Part Two:                                                           
The Spawning (marked "Adults Only" in red Arabic letters in the lower right).  Cameron's next effort was The Terminator in 1984.  Plot summary: Genetically modified mutant piranhas nesting in a  sunken ship are making life hazardous for people at a Caribbean resort. 
Scuba instructor Anne Kimbrough [Tricia O'Neil] discovers the fish have wings and can
fly while investigating the death of one of her son's companions.

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/perseus-invincible-1963-richard.html

This is a 13" x 26" Italian locandina poster designed by Rodolfo Gasparri for the 1963 Alberto
De Martini film Perseus against the Monsters AKA Medusa                                                           
against the Son of Hercules AKA Perseo l'invincibile Plot summary:  The mythological Perseus fights his way past a
variety of monsters and human adversaries, discovers his true identity
as the rightful ruler of Argos and is ultimately able to meet and ride
away with the beautiful Princess Andromeda [Anna Ranalli].  Before The Clash of the Titans, in this earlier version of the story of Perseus and Medusa we learn that after Medusa is killed her victims who have been turned to stone are restored to life.  The movie has no counterpart with the fanged red-eyed dragon on Gasparri's poster design.  The movie dragon is a far less imaginative oversized lake lizard; this movie is also without a kraken or any versions of quite a few of the other memorable Harryhausen monsters seen in the 1981 film.  It is still great entertainment!

[okiehawker]

The girl in the red dress has piranha teeth, too!

Okie

[erik1925]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/piranha-part-two-spawning-1981-tricia.html

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian one-sheet poster designed by al-Thaghr
Khamis and Moaty for the 1981 James Cameron film Piranha Part Two:                                                           
The Spawning (marked "Adults Only" in red Arabic letters in the lower right).  Cameron's next effort was The Terminator in 1984.  Plot summary: Genetically modified mutant piranhas nesting in a  sunken ship are making life hazardous for people at a Caribbean resort. 
Scuba instructor Anne Kimbrough [Tricia O'Neil] discovers the fish have wings and can
fly while investigating the death of one of her son's companions.

Cool looking poster, there, John. 

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/the-fists-kicks-and-evils-1974-bolo.html

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian one-sheet poster designed by Abdel Ghani
and Ahmed Fouad for the 1974 Lu Po Tu film The Fists, the Kicks and                                                                               
the Evils written by Lu Tung and starring Bolo Yeung as Master
Lung.  Plot summary: After his master is murdered, a young fighter
goes after the killer to get revenge.

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/mission-inferno-1983-jonathan-stierwald.html

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Moaty for the 1983
film Mission Thunderbolt written and directed by Godfrey Ho and
starring Jonathan Stierwald as Kubrick Brown. Plot summary: This is a
long disjointed story with lots of random violence and bizarre
characters caught up in a gang war between the Scorpions and the
Serpents in Hong Kong.

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/kull-conqueror-1997-kevin-sorbo.html

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster by an unknown designer for the 1997 John Nicolella
film Kull the Conqueror based on a screenplay by Charles Edward
Pogue and starring Kevin Sorbo as Kull.  The Arabic title in red translates as "The Slave
and the Sorceress."   Plot summary: Kull the barbarian becomes king when he kills an
old king and acquires his crown.  Plotters in the court try to topple him by reviving the dead
witch-queen Akivasha.

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/brief-encounter-1974-sophia-loren.html

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Ahmed Fouad for the
1974 Alan Bridges film Brief Encounter based on a play by Noel
Coward, screenplay by John Bowen and starring Sophia Loran as Anna
Jesson.  Plot summary: Alec Harvey [Richard Burton} and Anna Jesson
meet for the first time at a railroad station.  Although they are both
married to other people, they fall in love. It seems a beautiful
feeling to them, but it actually turns out to be a stubborn social
no-no that generates disturbing complications and difficult problems
in other parts of their lives.

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/father-of-soldier-1964-sergo-zagariadze.html

This is a 26.75" x 39.5" Soviet Export Egyptian poster designed by
Abdel Rahman for the 1964 Rezo Chkeidze film Father of a                                                                                         
Soldier AKA Jariskatsis mama based on a screenplay by
Suliko Jgenti and starring Sergo Zakariadze as Giorgi Makharashvili.
Plot summary: In an effort to find his wounded son at the front lines
during World War II, Georgy Makharashvili ends up following the Soviet
Army all the way to Berlin and final victory.  The Arabic title in white
letters at the top right simply says "The Father."  This is a very good
film.  I just watched again and enjoyed it more than I did the first time.

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/mannaja-1977-maurizio-merli-egyptian.html

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Ahmed Fouad for the
1977 Sergio Martino film Mannaja AKA A Man Called Blade
based on a story by Sergio Martino, screenplay by sauro Scavolini and
Sergio Martino and starring Maurizio Merli as Mannaja, the man called
Blade.  Plot summary: Blade is a bounty hunter who in the town of
Suttonville is out to kill mining boss Edward M. McGowan [Philippe
Leroy] as vengeance because he killed his father.  McGowan's foreman
Voller [John Steiner] actually does the killing and then turns the
mining operation upside down with violent murder and mayhem.

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/11/king-kong-r1977-fay-wray-egyptian-one.html

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian one-sheet poster designed by Wahib
Fahmy for a 1977 rerelease of the 1933 Merian C. Cooper film King                                                                                 
Kong based on a story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace,
screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth Rose and starring Fay
Wray as Ann Darrow.  Plot summary: Carl Denham [Robert Armstrong] is
making a movie on Skull Island.  He and the rest of his crew are
unaware that a giant gorilla lives there, but when the filmmakers
arrive they observe the local people preparing to sacrifice a young
woman as the "bride of Kong."  When those performing the ritual see
the blonde Ann Darrow, they lose interest in the young victim they
have chosen for their sacrifice.  That night they sneak aboard
Denham's anchored movie boat and kidnap Ann Darrow as an offering to
Kong.

[erik1925]

Awesome KONG poster, there, John. Any RR for the original flicker is great to see, imho. 

[okiehawker]

Awesome KONG poster, there, John. Any RR for the original flicker is great to see, imho. 

I agree with Jeff, DarvishJo!  Your Kong is a nice surprise with a classic image!  Okie

[Monster_A_GoGo]

DarvishJo is back! Okay...so i am late in discovering your return. But better late than never. I dig the PIRANHA 2 poster as well. I have the very similar US one sheet. Cool image.

[DarvishJo]

Thanks for your comments everybody! 

John

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/08/i-want-solution-faten-hamama-1974.html

This is a 27" x 39" Lebanese one-sheet movie poster designed by an
unknown artist for the 1974 Said Marzouk film I want a Solution
written by Faten Hamama (1931-2015) and Said Marzouk (1940-2014) and
starring Faten Hamama as Doria.  Plot summary: The film explores a
woman's right to a divorce when married life is no longer possible.
It was the first film in Egypt to confront the problems with Egyptian
marriage and divorce laws; its influence led to changes in Egyptian
Family Law and it continues to be remembered as a milestone. Faten
Hamama won the best actress award at the Cairo Festival, and received
a diploma of recognition from Tehran festival.  The film is on Ahmad
Al-Hadari's 2007 list of the 100 most important Egyptian films and is
treated as a landmark film in Arabic and Middle East Studies programs
at American Universities.

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/08/minesweeper-1943-richard-arlen.html

This is a 29" x 43" Argentine one-sheet poster closely derived from
the design of the US poster for the 1943 William Berke film Minesweeper
based on a screenplay by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Maxwell Shane and starring
Richard Arlen as Richard Houston. Plot summary: Richard Houston goes back into
the navy under an assumed name when World War II starts, after having deserted
as a navy lieutenant before the war to avoid gambling debts.  In his new job he
is tasked with defusing mines in San Diego Harbor as he works to keep
his real identity secret.

[erik1925]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/08/minesweeper-1943-richard-arlen.html

This is a 29" x 43" Argentine one-sheet poster closely derived from
the design of the US poster for the 1943 William Berke film Minesweeper
based on a screenplay by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Maxwell Shane and starring
Richard Arlen as Richard Houston. Plot summary: Richard Houston goes back into
the navy under an assumed name when World War II starts, after having deserted
as a navy lieutenant before the war to avoid gambling debts.  In his new job he
is tasked with defusing mines in San Diego Harbor as he works to keep
his real identity secret.

Awesome! 

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/09/the-molly-maguires-1970-sean-connery.html

This is a 29" x 43" Argentine one-sheet poster for the 1970 Martin
Ritt film The Molly Maguires based on the 1964 Arthur H. Lewis
Book Lament for the Molly Maguires with screenplay by Walter
Bernstein and starring Sean Connery as Jack Kehoe.  Plot summary: In
the coal mines of northeastern Pennsylvania in 1876 the Molly Maguires
are a secret group of Irish immigrant miners fighting the cruelty of a
mining company with sabotage and murder.  The mining company hires
James McParlan, [Richard Harris] an Irish undercover detective, to
infiltrate and expose the group.

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/09/the-light-touch-1951-stewart-granger.html

Original 29" x 43" Argentine one-sheet poster by a unknown artist for the 1951 film "The                                                                                             
Light Touch", starring Stewart Granger and Pier Angeli.  Plot summary: Art thieves persuade a naive young woman to do some of their dirty work.

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/09/women-of-night-kamal-al-shennawi-1973.html

This is an interesting poster where the star of the film also painted the poster design; he plays the part of an artist
in the film.

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Kamal Al-Shennawi (1918-2011) for
the 1973 Helmy Rafla film Women of the Night AKA nesa' al-layl                                                                                            based on story, screenplay and dialogue by Ahmed Abdel
Wahab and Faisal Nada and starring Kamal Al-Shennawy as Ahmed
Hamdy. Plot summary: Ahmed Hamdy chose a nightclub singer and dancer
named Zeinab [Nahed Sherif] to model for one of his paintings.  He was
trying to convey a sense of loss in the portrait, which he was
planning to enter in a contest at a government festival. In frequent
visits to Ahmed's studio Zeinab came to understand his various
feelings, the most important of which was his love for her. Ahmed's
painting won a big prize at the government festival and he became
famous.  When he went back to Cairo, Yousria [Nelly] tried to see him
because she wanted him to marry her, but even though she needed him
desperately he could not stand her.

[eatbrie]

I like this one.  Pier Angeli... so hot!!!!

T

[DarvishJo]

https://www.mopopoc.com/2016/09/my-hippie-wife-1973-duraid-laham.html

This is a 26.5" x 38" Lebanese poster designed by Hassan Mazhar Gasour
for the 1973 Atef Salem film My Hippie Wife [zawgati min
al-hibez] based on story and screenplay by Abdel Hay Adib and starring
Duraid Laham as Ghawar.  Plot summary: A poor boy named Ghawar asked
his friend Hosny [Nihad Qali] if he could live with him because he had
no place to live.  He met some hippies, fell in love with one of them
named Nana [Howeyda] and married her.  He could not find a place for
them to live other than Hosny's place; Hosny disliked them as a couple and
kept trying to them out of his place.

The star of this movie is a Syrian comedian named Duraid Laham, who later
became an important administrator for Syrian broadcasting.  This poster by
the Egyptian artist Gasour is one of the best of the posters made for the
many films of this important comedian.  Watching his films can give a sense of
what Syria was like before it was blasted to smithereens in the current fighting. 
People laughed a lot!  Many have lamented those good old days.