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Movie Posters => Show Us Your Collection! => Topic started by: Test1 on March 23, 2017, 03:20:03 PM
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Hi! everyone,
Jeff asked if I could post my small collection of posters here, so here you go:
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and another..
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another....
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one more Carry On..
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finally something totally different.. (sorry the picture is not great though)
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Looking good, John!! clap clap clap
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11902.0;attach=5341;image)
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Hey! Jeff,
Did you notice the tape on that otherwise nice condition Camping quad, I just posted this question in the restoration related thread, but, do you have any opinion on whether it's something I should leave well alone or try to get removed?
Would appreciate your thoughts.
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Like others have asked, John.. is the paper stained that yellowish color from the tape residue? If it's into the paper fibers, then a light bleaching could reduce the appearance, but that kind of staining is a tough critter. Others have also done that (bleaching) and had airbrushing done, to help cover those kinds of marks over.
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One of my favourites in my collection..
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Oooo John! NICE! NICE!! NICE!!! The CARRY ON posters are fun, but I'm especially loving the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and BIG TROUBLE quads. YOWZA!!!
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I can see why this one goes for a Very pretty penny, John! What a great image. thumbsup.gif
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11902.0;attach=5345;image)
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Oooo John! NICE! NICE!! NICE!!! The CARRY ON posters are fun, but I'm especially loving the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and BIG TROUBLE quads. YOWZA!!!
Thanks! GoGo, I'd like to maybe find a rolled "A Nightmare On Elm Street" quad one day to do the fantastic Humphreys artwork even more justice, but, this folded one still looks pretty good when framed.
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I can see why this one goes for a Very pretty penny, John! What a great image. thumbsup.gif
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11902.0;attach=5345;image)
I honestly think if I carry on buying film posters for the rest of my life it will be hard to top this one, the artwork similar to the Carry On Screaming quad just captures the feel of the film so well, you just seem to have so much of what's in Big Trouble In Little China captured in this one quad poster, truly brilliant artwork by Bysouth it really is, I always like to try and go for these type of posters where there's a lot going on and the poster almost feels alive rather than one with a more basic image.
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I honestly think if I carry on buying film posters for the rest of my life it will be hard to top this one
you will, young grasshopper :)
“If you are losing your leisure, look out! -- It may be you are losing your soul.”
― Virginia Woolf
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you will, young grasshopper :)
“If you are losing your leisure, look out! -- It may be you are losing your soul.”
― Virginia Woolf
Time will tell, I guess. ;D
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Here's my UK quad for John Carpenter's "They Live" what do you all think of this one?
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The image of the monster in the background is super creepy on this one, John. The blood red eyes just make it! I thinks its very cool.
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11902.0;attach=5357;image)
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The image of the monster in the background is super creepy on this one, John. The blood red eyes just make it! I thinks its very cool.
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11902.0;attach=5357;image)
Speaking to Eddie over on the FilmOnPaper website recently he told me from his experience that this quad is even harder to find than the Big Trouble In Little China quad in rolled condition and does not come around very often at all, I have seen it for sale on a dealers website for £365 so not as expensive as BTILC goes for but, still possibly the rarer quad out of the two.
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Who's the artist that did They Live? Any idea, John?
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Who's the artist that did They Live? Any idea, John?
You can't see it very well from the photo, but just under the word "CONSUME" it has the artist's initials "B.E." I have never seen another poster by this person and know nothing about them at all.
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Welcome to the forum John. Although your collection is modest in scale you have some great posters. I don't collect "Carry On" but I do have examples of your other posters and you've done well to find some of them rolled. Ed is the master of sourcing rolled quads for titles normally found folded - for his own collection I hasten to add.
Mark
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Welcome to the forum John. Although your collection is modest in scale you have some great posters. I don't collect "Carry On" but I do have examples of your other posters and you've done well to find some of them rolled. Ed is the master of sourcing rolled quads for titles normally found folded - for his own collection I hasten to add.
Mark
Appreciate the welcome Mark.
Yes, I was shocked to find the BTILC quad in such good rolled condition, I only found that one recently, the "They Live" quad was also a surprising find for me, that was a year or so ago.
I know what you mean about Ed's posters, I'm totally amazed at the condition of the majority of his posters, he really has an amazing collection, I could never dream of affording that kind of collection, what I have already has been very costly for me.
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You are on a roll, John. THEY LIVE is also hot! Bravo! I have a CARRY ON poster I either recently shared or will be sharing soon. (Actually, i just checked. I'm NOT sharing it until Easter.) It's one you don't have...and not a quad. It's my first CARRY ON, actually. They are not as well known here in the USA. But the SCREAMING one has really got me interested. Bravo--and again, welcome!
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You can't see it very well from the photo, but just under the word "CONSUME" it has the artist's initials "B.E." I have never seen another poster by this person and know nothing about them at all.
Thanks for even that little tidbit of known info, John. It's a start and now the fun can begin. sherlockholmes.gif
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You are on a roll, John. THEY LIVE is also hot! Bravo! I have a CARRY ON poster I either recently shared or will be sharing soon. (Actually, i just checked. I'm NOT sharing it until Easter.) It's one you don't have...and not a quad. It's my first CARRY ON, actually. They are not as well known here in the USA. But the SCREAMING one has really got me interested. Bravo--and again, welcome!
I have to admit the UK quad for "They Live" has grown on me more & more since I've owned it, at first glance you can easily think the artwork is fairly basic, but, the more you study the poster there's a lot more going on than it first appears and lots of stuff captured in the poster straight from the film.
That's good to hear GoGo that my "Carry On Screaming" quad has got you a bit more interested in Carry On posters, I'm a lifelong fan of the Carry On series and have always enjoyed them, as with any film series there are a few dud ones, but, there are certainly more good ones than bad IMO and a few truly great Carry On films like for example Screaming, so there are plenty of good Carry On posters to pick from that's for sure, some of them are quite rare and hard to find though and some of the posters for the earlier Carry On films can be quite pricey.
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Thanks for even that little tidbit of known info, John. It's a start and now the fun can begin. sherlockholmes.gif
It would certainly be interesting to find out if this artist "B.E." actually done any other film posters or if this one for "They Live" is just a one off job, I have looked before online but never found anything at all on the artist, in fact I think it's fairly safe to say that if it weren't for initials featured on the poster no one would know anything about the artist involved at all, at least with the initials there we have something to go on.
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I might be dreaming, but I think I recall someone else mentioning a quad they had, that also was signed with these same initials. I can't say for sure, tho. dontknow.gif
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John, I was thinking of this thread/quad that has other unknown artist's initials Doh.gif:
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,3363.0.html
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I think these initials will probably remain a mystery Jeff, I might try and have another browse around the net, but, I don't expect to find anything on this "B.E" person, I of course will post here if I do manage to find anything new. :)
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Screaming, Cowboy and I think Jack as well always seem to do really well when they become available. I did contemplate starting a Carry on Collection but I cant justify buying those whilst still
missing pieces from other things I'm collecting.
What Carry ons are you missing if I may ask?
Best
Marc
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Screaming, Cowboy and I think Jack as well always seem to do really well when they become available. I did contemplate starting a Carry on Collection but I cant justify buying those whilst still
missing pieces from other things I'm collecting.
What Carry ons are you missing if I may ask?
Best
Marc
Hey! Marc,
Screaming, was always top priority for me when I started buying Carry On posters, I never dreamed I'd own it though as it's always so expensive, depending on condition and where your buying it from it's often priced between £1000-1500 the thing with this one is a lot of people also like this for the Hammer film connection as well which the film is spoofing.
Cowboy, I'm pretty happy/content with the one sheet for this one, which IMO is a "rare" case where the art on the one sheet is just as good if not better than the quad.
Jack, your quite correct is another expensive one often priced £800 or above, I've thought about picking this one up, but, have not so far..
Other than that only one I'd be tempted to buy is the quad for Carry On Spying, but, sadly it's another hard to find one, even harder to find than the ones you've mentioned, especially in good un-backed condition, this one is popular because it's spoofing James Bond, I can't see me ever being able to afford this one, unless I settled for one with lots of condition problems, something I probably would not want to do.
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Another Carry On poster I have, by the artist Putzu, this was IMO for the last great! Carry On film..
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John, dont know if you are watching but a CARRY ON SPYING UK OS just sold on Heritage for $1015.75, with the bp.
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John, dont know if you are watching but a CARRY ON SPYING UK OS just sold on Heritage for $1015.75, with the bp.
No I was not watching that Jeff, the One Sheet is ok, but, for me the Quad artwork is miles ahead on this one.
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@Jeff
A little update for you on that unknown They Live artist, I asked Eddie about it as it's one in his collection as well, and here is his reply:
"Nope, it’s a total mystery and one that’s bugged me for years. Even my friend Sim Branaghan, arguably the greatest British poster expert, has no idea who the initials belong to. I’ll be sure to update this if I ever find out!"
So, I think this one really will forever remain a mystery by the look of things.
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My latest purchase, pretty nice condition for a poster that's 55 years old faint2.gif this is one of the rarest UK Carry On quads, it's from 1962 and this was the first Carry On film to be made in colour which for me adds even more to this already highly collectable poster, hope you all like it..
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John, dont know if you are watching but a CARRY ON SPYING UK OS just sold on Heritage for $1015.75, with the bp.
That's an incredible price for that poster. I've sold two of those at nowhere near that price. Kudos to Heritage.
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My latest purchase, pretty nice condition for a poster that's 55 years old faint2.gif this is one of the rarest UK Carry On quads, it's from 1962 and this was the first Carry On film to be made in colour which for me adds even more to this already highly collectable poster, hope you all like it..
That's a beauty John and hard to find.
Congrats
Marc
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That's a beauty John and hard to find.
Congrats
Marc
Thanks! for the congrats Marc, thumbsup.gif your right about it being hard to find especially in unrestored/original condition, the only other ones I've seen for sale that look any good are ones already linen backed which is a big no, no for me, so truly delighted to find this one as you can imagine.
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That's an incredible price for that poster. I've sold two of those at nowhere near that price. Kudos to Heritage.
Hey! Marc,
Would you agree with me that the much rarer quad is miles ahead in terms of the artwork? personally the one sheet does not do a lot for me, the quad however is fantastic, but, so hard to find in good condition, I've seen a couple and even been offered one before but the condition was just to far gone and had to many problems, paper loss and tape stains being the biggest issue.
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This is really quite the looker, John. Congrats on finding and adding this to your collection. thumbup
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11902.0;attach=5380;image)
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This is really quite the looker, John. Congrats on finding and adding this to your collection. thumbup
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11902.0;attach=5380;image)
Cheers! Jeff. :)
One thing nice about this one is it's different to almost all the other Carry On quad posters in that normally you get the film characters/stars featured on the poster, here as you can see it's just their names and a perfectly fitting picture/drawing to go along with the film title, so a really unique Carry On quad I feel.
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I dont think the pretty mermaid needs any companions, either. :D
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I dont think the pretty mermaid needs any companions, either. :D
Very good, Jeff. ;D
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Hey! Marc,
Would you agree with me that the much rarer quad is miles ahead in terms of the artwork? personally the one sheet does not do a lot for me, the quad however is fantastic, but, so hard to find in good condition, I've seen a couple and even been offered one before but the condition was just to far gone and had to many problems, paper loss and tape stains being the biggest issue.
John,
I totally agree. The UK quad for Spying is wayyyyyyy better than the US 1sheet. How can you not like Kenneth Williams in a Bond pose a la Connery.
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John,
I totally agree. The UK quad for Spying is wayyyyyyy better than the US 1sheet. How can you not like Kenneth Williams in a Bond pose a la Connery.
Exactly! the UK quad is the only way to go if you want to own the best poster for this film.
(I've attached a photo of this quad for anyone that's not seen it, hopefully one day I may find one in good enough condition to add to my collection)
I think the characters on this quad look amazing and as usual with Chantrell artwork they look almost like photos of the stars rather than drawings as they just look so realistic.
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John, any idea who did the art for UK OS? When closely looking at the 2 center characters, it appears that the one on the one sheet has been redrawn, with the barrel of his gun also bent upward. What do you think?
And if so, I wonder why another artist might have been used?
(http://www.emovieposter.com/images/moviestars/AA090120/550/english_1sh_carry_on_spying_JA00478_S.jpg)
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I dont think the pretty mermaid needs any companions, either. :D
Absolutely. Certainly one of the better CO posters, IMO.
Nice collection, T1.
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@Jeff
A little update for you on that unknown They Live artist, I asked Eddie about it as it's one in his collection as well, and here is his reply:
"Nope, it’s a total mystery and one that’s bugged me for years. Even my friend Sim Branaghan, arguably the greatest British poster expert, has no idea who the initials belong to. I’ll be sure to update this if I ever find out!"
So, I think this one really will forever remain a mystery by the look of things.
Sounds like it would be the bee's knees to have Sim chime in here now and then. Would be great to have the best known UK poster expert as part of the APF family. thumbsup.gif
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John, any idea who did the art for UK OS? When closely looking at the 2 center characters, it appears that the one on the one sheet has been redrawn, with the barrel of his gun also bent upward. What do you think?
And if so, I wonder why another artist might have been used?
(http://www.emovieposter.com/images/moviestars/AA090120/550/english_1sh_carry_on_spying_JA00478_S.jpg)
As far as I know and can see it's still the same picture of Kenneth Williams as the quad so it's still Chantrell's work, but, whether the bent gun was done by Chantrell or just edited by another artist I have no idea, I have heard the reason why it was done though, and that is because they thought the straight gun was to close to copying 007 Bond and I think they got into trouble over it, hence why you have this bent gun version on the one sheet instead.
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Absolutely. Certainly one of the better CO posters, IMO.
Nice collection, T1.
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Appreciate that Neo, glad you like the collection.
I agree with you that the Cruising artwork is certainly up there with the best of all the Carry On posters, I do have other favourites like Screaming as well, but, as I said before I think the nice thing about the Cruising artwork is it's so unique compared to all the other Carry On posters, I only got hold of the Cruising poster this week and I think I like it even more than I thought I would, in other words it looks even better in the flesh and fantastic when framed. :)
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Hey John.
In looking close, I really think the 2 main images are different and not exact copies of each other. For example, look at the tassels on the top of the fez hat, how they lay on each image (not the same), and the shading/highlights on the hat and face, the shape of the cuff links etc.
Then quad art looks more refined, to me. Look at the left hand, to the left of the word "On." On the quad, you see a bit of the skin of his wrist, and on the OS, it's all covered over, with gray.
Stuff like that....
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Hey John.
In looking close, I really think the 2 main images are different and not exact copies of each other. For example, look at the tassels on the top of the fez hat, how they lay on each image (not the same), and the shading/highlights on the hat and face, the shape of the cuff links etc.
Then quad art looks more refined, to me. Look at the left hand, to the left of the word "On." On the quad, you see a bit of the skin of his wrist, and on the OS, it's all covered over, with gray.
Stuff like that....
Just had a closer look with the images side by side, I can see what you mean now :-[ the tassels on the hat do look totally different, well spotted Jeff.
One thing I can say is that the quad is 100% Chantrell work and even has his name on the poster, but, unless I'm missing it? I can't see it on the one sheet, now that does not mean it's not Chantrell's work of course but, certainly makes you wonder, maybe (only guessing) Chantrell did a few different sketches and used this slightly different looking one for the one sheet, but, your guess is as good as mine.
If you look here: http://www.originalposter.co.uk/fulldetails.asp?rid=6527
you will see they are still saying Chantrell is the artist.
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Very cool, John.
Sounds like Chantrell did a couple versions and both were used for the poster campaign. thumbsup.gif
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Hi! to all,
Little update of sorts on my collection, as I'm sure most of you will know only to well it can be a very expensive hobby/interest collecting film posters so at the moment I'm trying hard to save up some money so I can go out and find my next poster.
Although I always keep an eye out for certain "Carry On" posters I'm actually thinking of going for something different next time out to mix things up a little, not decided on what just yet though, so much to choose from, all I will say is I'm 99% sure it will be a UK quad poster.
In the meantime I've treated myself to a book (paperback) and have attached a picture of it, it's an older book but, I've heard good things about it, so hopefully I'll learn plenty from it, fingers crossed ;) Just to add, I've not got the book yet, only just ordered it online today!
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sent you a message
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Hi! to all,
Little update of sorts on my collection, as I'm sure most of you will know only to well it can be a very expensive hobby/interest collecting film posters so at the moment I'm trying hard to save up some money so I can go out and find my next poster.
Although I always keep an eye out for certain "Carry On" posters I'm actually thinking of going for something different next time out to mix things up a little, not decided on what just yet though, so much to choose from, all I will say is I'm 99% sure it will be a UK quad poster.
In the meantime I've treated myself to a book (paperback) and have attached a picture of it, it's an older book but, I've heard good things about it, so hopefully I'll learn plenty from it, fingers crossed ;) Just to add, I've not got the book yet, only just ordered it online today!
John,
This is a fabulous book, I have a copy and it's a wonderful history on the print companies, artists and posters. Easily the best poster book from the UK in my opinion and one of the best worldwide.
I've had some good contact with the author Sim. He's helped me a few times with dating posters and bought a few pieces of off me. He's got a fabulous poster collection as you'll see by reading the book.
Enjoy it.
Marc
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John,
This is a fabulous book, I have a copy and it's a wonderful history on the print companies, artists and posters. Easily the best poster book from the UK in my opinion and one of the best worldwide.
I've had some good contact with the author Sim. He's helped me a few times with dating posters and bought a few pieces of off me. He's got a fabulous poster collection as you'll see by reading the book.
Enjoy it.
Marc
That sounds very promising Marc, thumbsup.gif already looking like a good buy for me, anything that helps me learn a little more about all these posters, especially British ones which are the main ones I collect can only be a good thing, I'm really looking forward to having good read of the book.
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damn. you two just talked me into finding the book
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damn. you two just talked me into finding the book
Going by all I've read up on the book it should be good investment mate, so good luck with it if you also pick up a copy 8)
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Going by all I've read up on the book it should be good investment mate, so good luck with it if you also pick up a copy 8)
Haha Rich sorry....
As i said it's a brilliant book full of images and great history of the UK poster industry and artists.
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The British Film Posters book is excellent, choc full of great colour illustrations, background history and artist biographies. Anyone who buys it will not be disappointed!
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The British Film Posters book is excellent, choc full of great colour illustrations, background history and artist biographies. Anyone who buys it will not be disappointed!
The more & more I hear about this book the more excited I'm getting about it's arrival next week, really good to know so many people are positive about the book. :)
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The more & more I hear about this book the more excited I'm getting about it's arrival next week, really good to know so many people are positive about the book. :)
John, did the book arrive safe n sound and meet all your expectations? How's it look?
Got a mini review, maybe? :D
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John, did the book arrive safe n sound and meet all your expectations? How's it look?
Got a mini review, maybe? :D
Hey! Jeff,
Yes, the book did arrive safely, I have flicked through the book a few times but, have not had a "proper" read of it all yet, I would not want to try and review the book overall just yet, but, I can say that it certainly has some high quality pictures taken of many well known UK quads etc. :)
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Hey! Jeff,
Yes, the book did arrive safely, I have flicked through the book a few times but, have not had a "proper" read of it all yet, I would not want to try and review the book overall just yet, but, I can say that it certainly has some high quality pictures taken of many well known UK quads etc. :)
Thanks, John. That was more the overall kind of review I was hoping for -- quality of the book, the pictures- clarity and color reproduction, paper used, that kind of thing.
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Hi John. Have to share this with you. Only just managed to get a Carry on Cowboy poster (which is in latest acquisitions) but also found this, artwork used for a VHS cover.
Kind of a one off thing. I used to work as a bench planner/camera operator years back and this would be used pre-press to create films for printing plates. Great find for me! Takes me right back:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4620/39918233252_ee606e92ba_h.jpg)
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Really cool original design. Is it a painting with pasteovers?
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The clear overlays are painted, text that is. The saloon doors look had drawn, marker pens, very rough looking but I guess good enough for the VHS cover.
People are cutouts, photographic. Have a larger version of tis too so not exactly sure how it all fits together. The larger one could be for scanning purposes and this smaller one for position.
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Thanks for letting me know how the art/design was created!
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Hi John. Have to share this with you. Only just managed to get a Carry on Cowboy poster (which is in latest acquisitions) but also found this, artwork used for a VHS cover.
Kind of a one off thing. I used to work as a bench planner/camera operator years back and this would be used pre-press to create films for printing plates. Great find for me! Takes me right back:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4620/39918233252_ee606e92ba_h.jpg)
Very sorry for not seeing your post sooner, I've been very quiet on the forums for the last few months or more as I've gone through a period of not buying any posters, I still always keep my open though for any movie posters that may tempt me to start buying again, but, for now I'm quite content with the posters I already own which is why I've not been around much on these forums as I've had no new posters to show.
Anyway, I really like your post/picture, always good to hear from other "Carry On" fans, I've actually seen the real poster with this Cowboy art on it, here:
http://www.moviepostermem.com/Carry-On-Cowboy-Poster/58974
cheers
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Hi! to all :)
It was always going to take a special poster to come along for me to get back to my Carry On collection as I was pretty content with what I owned already in the Carry On genre of posters, however a surprise opportunity come my way just the other day to pick up one of the holy grails of the series, for those that know their Carry On posters this poster will need no introduction, but, for those of you not so up on Carry On posters I can tell you that there is only one UK Quad (the withdrawn Carry On Cleo) that is rarer than this one, the UK Quad is for none other than "Carry On Cabby" from 1963.
The poster is made even more collectable by the fact that the artwork was done by the great Tom Chantrell and in fact it was the first Carry On Quad that he did, his name is also on this Quad (next to the back wheel).
You no doubt would have to be a Carry On fan to appreciate this poster as much as me, but, believe me when I say it's a special one, I know of only one other on the market at this time and it's been linen backed and IMO looks off somehow, and as someone who does not go near linen backed posters anyway I can say that I was thrilled to find this/my Cabby Quad in original/unrestored condition and for a poster of it's age I feel it looks in fine shape.
Anyway, enough talk, I hope you all like it cheers
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Congrats on snagging one of your grails, Test!
I dont think Ive seen any of this series of movies before, but seeing your collection has me curious, so I will be hunting them down.
And Chantrell did an awesome job on this quad. He certainly got the right feel for the babes around that auto. :D
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11902.0;attach=9001;image)
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Wait a minute! Is this the original Cannonball Run? Really colorful and well designed image, Test! It has that joyous, raucous feel that reminded me of the Burt Reynolds movie.
Must be on my mind, eh? Okie
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Congrats on snagging one of your grails, Test!
I dont think Ive seen any of this series of movies before, but seeing your collection has me curious, so I will be hunting them down.
And Chantrell did an awesome job on this quad. He certainly got the right feel for the babes around that auto. :D
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11902.0;attach=9001;image)
Appreciate that Jeff thumbsup.gif
Yes, the fact that the Carry On series is so popular (especially in the UK) and the famous Chantrell did the artwork for this Quad and it having such a sexy look to it with the leggy babes helps to make it one of the most sought after of the entire series, along with all these things and the fact it's so rare it also makes it very expensive if you are lucky enough to come across one, to date this is the single most expensive poster I've bought and that won't change in a hurry, if ever!
As for watching the films Jeff, you could do a lot worse than to start with this one "Cabby" which was the 7th film in the series, the later films were more in your face with the saucy lines/humour etc. but, Cabby is a favourite of many Carry On fans and has a much more innocent warm feeling compared to later films in the series with a nice story to back it up. Other than that I'd say try and watch Carry On Screaming which spoofs the Hammer Horror series and is considered one of the genuine classics in the Carry On series :)
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Wait a minute! Is this the original Cannonball Run? Really colorful and well designed image, Test! It has that joyous, raucous feel that reminded me of the Burt Reynolds movie.
Must be on my mind, eh? Okie
How's it going Okie.
No I can assure you Cabby has nothing to do with Cannonball Run in any way, sadly you must just have poor old Burt's passing on your mind.
Glad you like the design of the Quad though ;)
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Appreciate that Jeff thumbsup.gif
Yes, the fact that the Carry On series is so popular (especially in the UK) and the famous Chantrell did the artwork for this Quad and it having such a sexy look to it with the leggy babes helps to make it one of the most sought after of the entire series, along with all these things and the fact it's so rare it also makes it very expensive if you are lucky enough to come across one, to date this is the single most expensive poster I've bought and that won't change in a hurry, if ever!
As for watching the films Jeff, you could do a lot worse than to start with this one "Cabby" which was the 7th film in the series, the later films were more in your face with the saucy lines/humour etc. but, Cabby is a favourite of many Carry On fans and has a much more innocent warm feeling compared to later films in the series with a nice story to back it up. Other than that I'd say try and watch Carry On Screaming which spoofs the Hammer Horror series and is considered one of the genuine classics in the Carry On series :)
Thanks for the added tips and pointers, John.
All sounds good and like a 'watching plan of attack' to me. :)
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Thanks for the added tips and pointers, John.
All sounds good and like a 'watching plan of attack' to me. :)
No worries, anytime Jeff :)
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Hey John, I came across this article, in case you hadnt seen it:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/sep/11/fenella-fielding-carry-on-actor-dies-aged-90
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Hey John, I came across this article, in case you hadnt seen it:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/sep/11/fenella-fielding-carry-on-actor-dies-aged-90
Hey! Jeff,
Yes, I did hear about this sad news, it's actually the second well known Carry On actress that has passed away this month (Liz Fraser was the other one) :(
Thanks for the link anyway, appreciated thumbsup.gif
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In the meantime I've treated myself to a book (paperback) and have attached a picture of it, it's an older book but, I've heard good things about it, so hopefully I'll learn plenty from it, fingers crossed ;) Just to add, I've not got the book yet, only just ordered it online today!
Absolutely terrific book BTW and the author has kindly answered my dopey emails. ;D
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Hey! Jeff,
Yes, I did hear about this sad news, it's actually the second well known Carry On actress that has passed away this month (Liz Fraser was the other one) :(
Thanks for the link anyway, appreciated thumbsup.gif
Sure thing, John. cheers
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Absolutely terrific book BTW and the author has kindly answered my dopey emails. ;D
I agree it's a great! book, it has loads of lovely high quality pictures of many fantastic well known (and also less known) UK Quads, so if your main area of collecting is UK Quads you really can't go far wrong in buying this book :)