this is my unicorn. i dont own it but iv been after it for 7 years now nearly. i only know of 2 people who have them.
Dazed and Confused premier art.
I checked the Emovie and Heritage past auctions. Emovie has never sold it and Heritage sold one for $195 in Feb 2006 (http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=56022&Lot_No=26018). Who got that one?
Unicorn; n.; a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead.
But this is a poster forum, so a unicorn in terms of posters would be those posters that you have heard tales or seen pictures of but you do not really believe exist beyond that until you see one yourself with your own eyes. I won't ask which unicorns you are searching for, but some of us have such posters in our collection. Lets see them!
My 2:
There are others, but I dont really maintain a want list per say, probably saves me some money.
Great analogy and topic. My most elusive unicorn of the last 5 years is oddly enough a video poster. The fabled Dazed and Confused Premier Video Poster. I'm usually guarded about my want list but some unicorns are so elusive I can't announce my search loud enough. Buckle in for the ride:
There were three different posters featuring the Dazed and Confused premier art. Non of them are true "movie posters". Two of the three posters are 22" x 35" and have the appearance of screen prints (but not true screen prints) that were printed to be used in production offices as well as the premier of Dazed at the Paramount Theater in Austin. The two posters are near identical with the most notable exception being one print run was hand numbered and one run was not. The two styles are commonly referred to as "signed" and "unsigned". Those two styles can be found with some real determination, even though they are not original theatrical movie posters. They're smaller in size though still very costly at around $1000 for either.
The poster I'm after is far more trying. It uses the same premier art as the other two but it's the video paper made specifically for Universal Home Video and poster artist Frank Kozik. A limited run of this video poster printed on a Sunday, August 22nd 1994 which was unusual because the printers are closed on Sunday. The count is said to be 100 even. And unlike the other two the video paper is a full 27 x 41. This information has been told me by at least three people and Dan Rickard's account matches almost perfectly with what I've been told.
Hmm... Interesting topic.
Mine used to be the 3 Gremlins posters (you know them by now) but now that I own them, my most wanted (which I have never seen anywhere except in picture) would be this Hungarian Close Encounters poster. And yes, I have contact more than 20 people in Hungary (where selling posters is still against the law).
Unicorn; n.; a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead.
But this is a poster forum, so a unicorn in terms of posters would be those posters that you have heard tales or seen pictures of but you do not really believe exist beyond that until you see one yourself with your own eyes. I won't ask which unicorns you are searching for, but some of us have such posters in our collection. Lets see them!
My 2:
Wow - great topic! I do have two rare posters, although they certainly are not nearly as impressive as Pi and The Prestige.
I bought a "printers proof" of a Girl Next Door video poster from Skiper/Roger. It's a different pose from the other versions (check out these versions on MPDB (http://www.movieposterdb.com/movie/0265208/The-Girl-Next-Door.html)). Thierry says he's seen this version pop up occasionally but I can't find one for sale now.
I also bought the rare double-sided Jackie Brown/Bridget Fonda movie poster from Holiday. No dealers sell the DS version of Fonda and it's never been auctioned at Emovieposter or Heritage. Once in a blue moon it pops up on Ebay - Saw snagged one for $7 by pure chance.
Surely Thierry has one? I have his address somewhere...you two can just make a pact that whomever makes it out of the house alive gets to keep the treasure...OR you could share it...6 months in one house, 6 months the other.
Does someone have a link the LOTR poster you are talking about...I'm intrigued now...
Sweet! Do the other characters of the Prestige exist to your knowledge? You're the first person I've met that actually has even one.
After hunting for YEARS after seeing your Pi b2, I finally found one. I just picked up the chirashi for the other two versions of Pi. One of the most aweome posters in my collection, but interesting that it's really a special size, not exactly a b2 size. Any info on that, Schan?
I've posted my other unicorns elsewhere in the past, so here's a new one... just got it after looking for it for about 4 years-ish.
Italian Job tatekan
(http://www.japanesepostergallery.com/images/DSC_7662.jpg)
Please excuse the mess.
and by the way...the esb intl. 1sh is sold/on hold.
The rarest american poster........to call it the rarest in all of Star Wars would probably be incorrect. Ever seen a Hungarian star wars poster?
The triple bill one sheet is also one that I think would qualify as rarer.
I've posted my other unicorns elsewhere in the past, so here's a new one... just got it after looking for it for about 4 years-ish.
Italian Job tatekan
(http://www.japanesepostergallery.com/images/DSC_7662.jpg)
Please excuse the mess.
Black Hole: I have no clue what is going on with this poster. Maybe I forgot about the scene where Maximilian meets the three vinyl corset wearing Japanese fembots??? It's original release.
Holiday has a "Planet Terror" unicorn. Tom Loce is selling one on Ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/1-RAREST-GRINDHOUSE-MOVIE-POSTER-2-S-TEST-PRINT-27X40_W0QQitemZ320138026718QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a89b69ede) for $1,250, claiming that it is a test proof and that, after studio execs ordered changes to it, "this print run was destroyed except for a very few that were given to people close to the industry!"
Just a side note that there is a Japanese B1 for Black Hole that is relatively similar to the US paper, except of course better with a nice big Maximilian in the middle of it. Wish I had a pic but I don't. Now that one is actually on my wish list.
An artist rendition of a rare event that recently occurred at Stonehenge. The lower star is an explosion of light seen world wide the moment Erich uncapped the B0s.
Prepare yourselves...
I was literally shaking when I unrolled these two tonight:
(http://www.japanesepostergallery.com/images/tronb0.jpg)
TRON B0 (40" X 58")
The poster is stunning. Beautiful colors and in very decent shape for something of this size.
(http://www.japanesepostergallery.com/images/blackholefembots.jpg)
BLACK HOLE B0 (40" X 58")
I have no clue what is going on with this poster. Maybe I forgot about the scene where Maximilian meets the three vinyl corset wearing Japanese fembots??? It's original release.
Holy **** I am happy today.
I think my Unicorn would have to be the Superman Lives 1-sheet.Mine would have to be The Superman Re-release posters. Apparently there is a black ds paper version and a mylar version. I actually saw the mylar version at my local theatre when the film was re-released in San Antonio. I just figured I would pick one up on ebay. I didn't know that it would only get the re-release in San Antonio, so there weren't many posters made.
Probably the one unicorn that I would love to own is a Bond poster, I don't have a photo but have searched high and low and not found it since I saw one at the Reel Poster Gallery in London. I'll describe it and see if anyone knows about it, Sean Connery lying on a masseuse bench at a 45 degree angle (legs bottom left and head top right), he's holding a gun I think and there's a lady behind him. There's no typography on it, very large and is a painting... that is one poster I would love!
Great thread and some amazing posters on show, stunning B0's of Tron and Black Hole (would love to know the story behind the three rubber clad girls!).
I was a massive Matrix collector and have most of the ones I wanted including a couple of the Reloaded 'Credits' holofoils.
Great Matrix posters! I found this unusual 24x33 Matrix on Ebay - the seller says it was "made in England." I haven't seen it before and the poster archive sites don't feature it. I'm assuming it's a commercial poster (I haven't received it yet). The character poses are the same as the US OS but it also has the lightning in the background like the international. Anybody seen this before?
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/Mynewversion.jpg)
Dirty Harry on MPF has this prototype Kilian/Star Trek "30th Anniversary" gold mylar poster. (I'm trying to get him over here.) Just a handful of these exist. (This one has cast sigs on it.) Paramount disapproved this design and it was never produced. I like it - too bad it wasn't produced:
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/StarTrek30th.jpg)
Landscape format B1 SIZE Lawrence of Arabia
(http://www.japanesepostergallery.com/images/lofaB1.jpg)
Absolutely fuc*ing outstanding! Outside of the 40x60, this is my favorite poster for the film.
Schan
I am fairly certain this is the bootleg which was "created" from the German pressbook cover. It was never produced to pass off as an original, simply to satisfy the demand for student wall decoration.
WTF!
When did this happen, Mel? How did it not pop up on my triangulation? I paid big money to have an algorithm created that would tell me anytime a LIT poster is published to the world wide web across eBay and all dealers! How much did it go for?
WTF!
When did this happen, Mel? How did it not pop up on my triangulation? I paid big money to have an algorithm created that would tell me anytime a LIT poster is published to the world wide web across eBay and all dealers! How much did it go for?
this is my unicorn. i dont own it but iv been after it for 7 years now nearly. i only know of 2 people who have them.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
At Mel's request I'm posting up the Lilly Cole, Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus poster with the info I have about its release and availability for collectors (or lack there of) ...
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/th_DSC01339.jpg) (http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/?action=view¤t=DSC01339.jpg)
This was printed SS OS style for the UK premier of the movie, there were 500 copies made, its hard to say if the theater copies were collected or if a sneaky theater employee may have gotten there hands on a couple
Anybody have this Schindler's List unused Saul Bass design? Pretty sweet. Spotted it in Cmasterpieces' listing. The Google God reports that only 200 were made and distributed to insiders.
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/SchindlersList.jpg)
My unicorn is this one...
(http://www.kinoart.net/layout/data/12007.jpg)
Mel, you absolutely kill me. Every other day you state that you are taking a break from the madness, yet you keep on buying, buying and buying. Obviously, to say you are a "man possessed" is an understatement! Beautiful poster, man....congrats!
For some posters all financial rationality goes out the window.Know what you mean. In this hobby, "financial reality" goes out the window every day.... you gotta love it.
Mel, I have that LA Confidential OS and I reckon yours definitely looks like the real deal. I'm 100% certain that mine is legit because of who I bought it from originally. FYI mine is single sided. I've added a close up of the bottom part (and some cracking fun bags) so you can check the details when yours arrives.
Thanks for info, Ed. I've read Dan R's article on it, it doesn't have the Sonis logo, and the seller - who appears to be very truthful - says it came directly from Arnon Milchan, the producer.
(http://posternirvana.com/authentications/LA_Confidential_files/Sonis.jpg)
Why would it come from Milchan? It doesn't make any sense. WB distributed the movie, not Regency. Regency probably got a few posters, a dozen maybe, but they're not in charge of marketing and getting posters from marketing is a pain in the ass. While I don't doubt the authenticity of the poster, its provenance seems iffy to me.
And BTW, this is the exact reason why Sonis is seen as a bad thing.
Sonis is a totally legit French distributor of posters, but in the 90s, they realized they could buy licensing from Hwd studios and reprint posters. Along with Zig Zag, they made tons of money reproducing their own posters (like the large French Star Wars) along with American flicks in the OS format (like this one). So people started thinking that Sonis meant reprints, when in fact, 90% of French posters from the mid-60s to today bear the Sonis logo. However, if you find an American sized poster with the Sonis logo, it will always be a reprint.
T
Now, I haven't posted this "unicorn" of mine on this thread yet, but I have searched for it for almost 10 years and the very few times it did appear, I was outbid. Today...SUCCESS!
Painted by the late Tim Hildebrandt (of the Brothers Hildebrandt), this seldom-seen masterpiece is one of my all-time schlock-movie poster favorites, ranking right up there with EQUINOX, THE GREEN SLIME and GALAXY OF TERROR. Outrageous graphics and brilliant colors command the attention, don't they?
This pic is not of the poster I won tonight...the one I won is ROLLED! Buwahaha!! When I receive it, I'll post it again in New Acquisitions because -- I think it must be seen twice...at least...
I noticed the Cast also has a Hildebrandt,any relation do you know??
Now, I haven't posted this "unicorn" of mine on this thread yet, but I have searched for it for almost 10 years and the very few times it did appear, I was outbid. Today...SUCCESS!
Painted by the late Tim Hildebrandt (of the Brothers Hildebrandt), this seldom-seen masterpiece is one of my all-time schlock-movie poster favorites, ranking right up there with EQUINOX, THE GREEN SLIME and GALAXY OF TERROR. Outrageous graphics and brilliant colors command the attention, don't they?
This pic is not of the poster I won tonight...the one I won is ROLLED! Buwahaha!! When I receive it, I'll post it again in New Acquisitions because -- I think it must be seen twice...at least...
(http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/brude2000/WANTED/deadly_spawn_poster_01.jpg)
I wonder if those other guys did ANY of the above, or if they just applied their regular "don't bother us" customer service?
Mel wrote "By the way, this Sonis reprint of the LA Confidential international poster is all over the Internet - everybody is mistaking it for the original, including Emovie, LAMP, and several collectors. (And Heritage has sold the video poster several times as an original also.)"
Ah, but when you pointed it out to us, we checked EVERY sale we had, and there was only the one time, and we e-mailed the buyer apologizing and refunding the price they paid including shipping (and told them to keep it), even though it was way past the time we paid the consignor.
I wonder if those other guys did ANY of the above, or if they just applied their regular "don't bother us" customer service?
woohoo woohoo woohoo woohoo
Bruce
Honesty always pays, Bruce, which is why you're #1, and the others... well, somewhere far behind.
T
BLADE RUNNER Japanese B0.
Unicorn, certainly applicable in this films case.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4858865683_a9b36feb10_z.jpg)
Dude, thats pretty sick!! And here I thought I was finished buying for Blade Runner. Now I need to find myself one of those. B0's of any film are like hen's teeth. I am going to need one to go with the B1 though >:(
I find this LA Confidential poster fascinating, not just because of the great art, but also the respective sizes accorded to the actors images due to their perceived bankability. At the time -- 1997 -- Kim Basinger was the biggest star, followed by Spacey, Guy Pearce and who's that insignificant, minor actor/dwarf lurking in the background?
Treegate, those are two really, really nice posters. I have never seen that double-sided RAMBO and didn't even know it went into that sort of re-release. Very cool stuff...Unicorns indeed.
Hey Jon, what does the Sundance poster look like?? I have seen the Cannes poster, but never one for Sundance.
how many of you have this poster
(http://www.comic-art.com/temp/daniel_johnston.jpg)
do you realize how rare this poster must be?
this movie showed in 15 theatres and grossed only $330k
of course, the A style totally sucks
I didn't until you listed it, but I bought it because it's an excellent poster. Have you seen the movie?
how many of you have this poster
(http://www.comic-art.com/temp/daniel_johnston.jpg)
no, that isn't for sale.. and it's DS
I'll bet the poster you can find for $44.99 is SS
Those 10 foot high Austrians (one each of many titles) were discovered around 40 years ago and they have rarely found buyers. They are too tall even for those who have room to display three-sheets or six-sheets.Yeah, I can imagine. I thought it was difficult to display a 47x63. It will probably end up stored away out of sight somewhere...
Bruce
This is gonna be an interesting auction to watch (WAY out of my league) but I am sure this King Kong is someone's "unicorn"
http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7029&Lot_No=83244
Those 10 foot high Austrians (one each of many titles) were discovered around 40 years ago and they have rarely found buyers. They are too tall even for those who have room to display three-sheets or six-sheets.
Bruce
I recently acquired one of my unicorns, so it is probably ok that I'm posting this. I would have preferred one in better condition, but you take what you can get when it comes to unicorns, right? Still trying to decide if I should restore this one or not... I'm thinking maybe no. It is not falling apart. And if it is ok for any poster to look tired and beat down, Deliverance would it be it.
I guess there is no hurry anyway as my wife absolutely will not let me display it! She is totally grossed out by the huge vein-y eyeball staring into her soul... either that or the canoe-penetration/ass-rape symbolism, I can't tell which... maybe both.
(http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9372/deliverancecanoe.jpg)
nem·e·sis (nm-ss)
n. pl. nem·e·ses (-sz)
1. A source of harm or ruin: Uncritical trust is my nemesis.
2. Retributive justice in its execution or outcome: To follow the proposed course of action is to invite nemesis.
3. An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome.
4. One that inflicts retribution or vengeance.
5. Nemesis Greek Mythology The goddess of retributive justice or vengeance
6. Lousy bastard that outbids you at every turn until all you want to do is slay him with Karnak's amulet
Maybe along the same lines as #3?
On the subject, there was an auction for what appeared to be concept art for The Lost Boys on ebay some time ago. The image was drawn of Michael and Sam standing on the bridge with the vamps hanging upside down underneath. It was awesome. If anyone can find a picture I would really appreciate you posting it.
I tried to find some imagery but could only locate THE LOST BOYS, Style B one sheet. Very intense color along with the closeup of Sutherland and the other vamps hanging from the bridge above his portrait:
Jeff(http://204.244.128.121/assets/product_images/1020/469506.1020.a.jpg)
On the subject, there was an auction for what appeared to be concept art for The Lost Boys on ebay some time ago. The image was drawn of Michael and Sam standing on the bridge with the vamps hanging upside down underneath. It was awesome. If anyone can find a picture I would really appreciate you posting it.
On the subject, there was an auction for what appeared to be concept art for The Lost Boys on ebay some time ago. The image was drawn of Michael and Sam standing on the bridge with the vamps hanging upside down underneath. It was awesome. If anyone can find a picture I would really appreciate you posting it.
And one last very interesting style, that I had not seen before:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_23Bfe9wiMsk/Sacum0x6YaI/AAAAAAAAAGU/v5kdbqZQKs8/s1600/Lost%2BBoys%2Bposter.jpg)
Jeff
I've never seen this before was this an actual poster that was released?
I have the Lost Boys quad as well ...
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/fallenangel1739/Poster%20Collection/Quads/DSC00779.jpg)
If you are looking for any of the quads be careful there are boot legs that measure a full inch short of the 30X40 .. and iirc they also have something off about the color of the text across the top it should be orange.
As for the Spanish one sheet, while it has interesting components, I feel the poster as a whole is Sh!t the great drawings are just floating in a black space and then crammed in the lower corner a photo crammed in there .. The composition just kills it for me.
Cheers Harry... all very intriguing!
Holiday thanks for the info., I wasn't casting aspersions on your poster at all,
After scrutinising the poster I have next to Holiday's I also noticed there is another (slight) discrepancy between them. The website typography (www.whatisthematrix.com) at the bottom of Holiday's begins under the 'R' of Joel Silver and on mine it begins further right. I have manipulated both photos so the type is clearer. Notice the different places the '.com' starts under the other typography.
no awkward questions à la "I thought you had no money left this month to buy me that thing"... ;D
We are all ho's.
We are all ho's. That is my new motto.
I just picked this up, did I get a good price for the conditon? I had never seen one before this auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170612591646&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170612591646&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT)
For those interested in Ape posters, here's one I've been hunting for a long time and finally snagged. The rare style A of COTPOTA.
I just picked this up, did I get a good price for the conditon? I had never seen one before this auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170612591646&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170612591646&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT)
Great poster. I also prefer it to the horizontal.
Price-wise, I got you beat. I won this poster about two years ago when the seller mistakenly listed it as FALSH GORDON.
I mis-typed and came across it and he never made the correction.
Voila, she became mine for $19.99 opening bid. woohoo
Now, I often intentionally mis-type in the hopes of finding other goodies.
A poor poster hoarder has to do what he's got to do... mesmrized
Ted, what was the condition of yours? I don't mind paying what I did for mine, but I want to make sure I didn't overpay for the edge wear it has. I took a gamble based on 5 minutes of research telling me it was a rare poster.
So you are now dropping $125 with 5 minutes of 'research'? Mel, you are so fucked. Believe me, I know all the signs ;D
Unicorn sighting...
http://stylec.yuku.com/sreply/106470/Latest-Acquisitions-for-March-2011 (http://stylec.yuku.com/sreply/106470/Latest-Acquisitions-for-March-2011)
I didn't realize that the special edition was released theatrically! I loved that film (both cuts)... I just wish it had better paper for it.
Nice one Archie. That is a great movie and poster. I'm pretty sure that's the only poster in your collection I've seen. Congrats. thumbup
I don't buy all that much these days. I have the vast majority of what I want, unless I hit the lottery, and am very particular about what I buy. Most of what I'm looking for rarely, if ever, pops up for auction or sale. My last three aquisitions were all posters that I've been after for several years.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/archieleach/a7a61f09.jpg)
I agree, although the 'kiss' poster isn't terrible. This image is easily the best available on the title.
It was an extremely small run - it opened on one screen in NY and in LA at the end of Feb' '93, then continued on to a few other cities in the U.S - mainly to promote the video release. I would guess that it played similarly in the UK.
It also played a few festival dates. The version I saw was 8 minutes longer than the special edition. I have a vague recollection of seeing a one-sheet when I saw it at SIFF. Roland (Hot Doggie, Hot Dog), who managed the theater were it ran at the time, confirmed the existence of the one sheet.
The only image I've come across for the one sheet came from the halls of ILM...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/archieleach/IMG_1256.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/archieleach/a7a61f09.jpg)
Unicorn sighting...
http://stylec.yuku.com/sreply/106470/Latest-Acquisitions-for-March-2011 (http://stylec.yuku.com/sreply/106470/Latest-Acquisitions-for-March-2011)
Pretty sweet, Jason. Its nice to see another card stock Blade Runner on the forum. They don't show up in good condition all that often. I can't wait until I get back to the states to get mine framed and up on the wall.
Does Dan have any evidence to back up the claim that the original plates were used to reprint this title? Of course, nowadays it's a cult title, but in the early 80s it wasn't a huge hit to begin with so the demand for the poster wouldn't have been there as it is today. Would Continental Litho (or other printers) have held the plates for a title for several years? Are they not destroyed or recycled?
So there's no way that someone could have held back a stack or two of one sheets that got printed and were never folded since they were never going to be shipped? Is it not possible that they slightly over printed thinking demand on the movie was going to be bigger than it was? Then it didn't to as well as expected at the box office so they cut the request for posters and put a different movie poster up for display?
Just to clarify, that is a borrowed image. My poster was in better shape than the one Bruce auctioned.
Can you post a pic of your actual poster? And why do you say your poster WAS in better shape than the one Bruce auctioned? Do you no longer own or have it?
BTW, I nearly pulled the trigger on what became your Strangelove 40x60. I held back because I already have the one sheet, but that's one sweet poster.
"Unseen?"
Seems to be identical to the UK/International version, which pops up pretty frequently these days...
A real unicorn in Dan's sale, which went for less than $100, was the double-sided Usual Suspects "watch" style - very hard to find.
Mark
I think his $25 shipping strategy turned off a lot of buyers - several items went relatively low. Don't understand why he doesn't just consign everything - he would come out ahead even with a somewhat higher commission.
I won a poster from Dan - I paid for it but told him to keep it as I couldn't justify spending another $55 shipping - I had hoped to win a couple more posters.
He does clearly state the shipping charges - I just don't understand why they are so high when other Canadian sellers are able to ship for much less.
Mark
A real unicorn in Dan's sale, which went for less than $100, was the double-sided Usual Suspects "watch" style - very hard to find.
Mark
ahem.... eyeroll
Gazuntite..
I know where it is and I know it will never be in my collection:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/robertpollard/IMG_0755-1.jpg)
I won a poster from Dan -
just an updade, got my poster from dan.. funny enough the postage cost was $55.39.
So, what poster was it?
goodfellas
advice- DO NOT POST YOUR MOST WANTED IN THIS SECTION!!!!
This copy of an Argentinian OS for LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT has recently become available for sale. Would really like to have this on the wall, that is for sure.
The copy Heritage auctioned in March of 2009, sold for $41,825.00 (inc the 19.5% BP). This copy has a much more blue background and is more vibrant compared to the Heritage copy that looks more green and has a duller, more yellowed appearance.
Jeff
PS.. the current copy is a steal at only $35K! ;)
That is a very poor photo on the Heritage site, looked much better in person.
Both of these copies came from the same source and were very similar in appearance.
probably the MA 15 + rating, OR the apparent scarcity of the international US, or just racist against Aussies (for shame - least Canadians like us). ;)
Well I much prefer the old ratings to the new crap-tastic coloured boxes! Talk about ruining a poster!
As for the Canadians...I say we mount an attack and raid their aussie poster collections...take back what's rightfully ours! ARGH!
I said what's rightfully ours...not the crap I don't want ;)
I think I heard a Moose playing Curling while drinking Maple Syrup. Not sure.
The HP is one of a a thousand, nothing to see here, move along...........
Brian
I think I'm going to start deleting all references on APF to this poster.
don't mess with Holiday
woohoo
I think I'm going to start deleting all references on APF to this poster.
Well you have to give Rich credit, he is almost out "P.T. Barnum-ing" Bruce.
Well you have to give Rich credit, he is almost out "P.T. Barnum-ing" Bruce. Brian
yeah but Bruce.. the WOTW hs has been sold repeatedly in the last 5 years.. the Potter poster has apparently not been seen before. Not even by you, who has sold some 6 trillion posters!
also, Holiday moved my post from Mid-auction because I did indeed go too far. I should have realized the poster should have been in Unicorns without any promo. so I have placed it here so.
not that the WOTW doesn't belong here also.. by itself
yeah but Bruce.. the WOTW hs has been sold repeatedly in the last 5 years.. the Potter poster has apparently not been seen before. Not even by you, who has sold some 6 trillion posters!
I think I know 5 copies of WOTW that have been sold in the past 2 years, not sure if that is repeatedly or not. Is it really a unicorn, or is it just really expensive?
Has to be more than 20. I doubt I've seen 25% of the population trade hands in the last 2 years.
This is only the auction photo, but when it arrives I'll take a better one and see if there's any legitimacy issues with it!
Better pull out your checkbook big boy 'cause this one is not going for cheap.
Ian, actually if you look at the Thai poster, it has more image on left & right by an inch or so and maybe 1/4-1/2 inch on top as well. This is explained easily as when designing the posters, they aren't always laying out the same images the same way and also proportions are different in 27x40 & 27.5x29.5, even if only slightly. But I assure you, the poster I show in this thread is a US printed International, final version.
However, because we do know that most places Internationally used the Philosopher's Stone title, the question becomes:
1) was this poster a mistake and not distributed
2) was it distributed and if so where
I don't know, so maybe Marlawd does and can shed light.. or will after the auctions.
Just trying to watch me p's and q's ;D
Yeah I was pretty sure Holiday was preparing the ground for auction commencement, it should go for pretty penny but can't believe it'll be higher than the Hagrid version!
...However, because we do know that most places Internationally used the Philosopher's Stone title, the question becomes:
1) was this poster a mistake and not distributed
2) was it distributed and if so where
I don't know, so maybe Marklawd does and can shed light.. or will after the auctions.
Just trying to watch me p's and q's ;D
Yeah I was pretty sure Holiday was preparing the ground for auction commencement, it should go for pretty penny but can't believe it'll be higher than the Hagrid version!
Was it more or less than the Bueller?
30 mins mate... it's 8.30 here and it starts at 9 I think.
Anybody have this Schindler's List unused Saul Bass design? Pretty sweet. Spotted it in Cmasterpieces' listing. The Google God reports that only 200 were made and distributed to insiders.There is one on eBay but I hope you can fork out a lot of money for it.
(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv275/Forty_Candles/SchindlersList.jpg)
(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b515/dsonesheets/AliensInternationalTeaser.jpg)
Also, what does anyone think about the Batman Begins DS International onesheet? Is that rare enough to be considered a unicorn? Or do a lot of people have one? Obviously the best paper for the first movie...
Actually, many people consider the Style A Advance tops on the title.
That rolled Aliens is awesome. Welcome back, Steve!
Damn straight I'm enjoying. clap clap clap clap
Spanky looks like he's only 3-4 years old in the top card.
Outstanding.
Thank you sir..sharing these rarities is a pleasure ....The early sound our gang cards with spanky are all ...literally...unicorns
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(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b587/posterplunder/Ricoh249_01_zpsd5a7b980.jpg)
(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b587/posterplunder/Ricoh235_01_zps6d4061b5.jpg)
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(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b587/posterplunder/Ricoh251_01_zpsbda8b00c.jpg)
Once Again.......enjoy!!!
Yeah ban them.
Fooking awesome.
Jealous. Very, very jealous.
--Peter
I debated just sending the pictures to you directly as I figured you would appreciate this pick up more than most here :)
Commies...
I've been looking for a first release since I started collecting and after 5 years figured it would be next to impossible to find. The movie was a box-office bomb and it sat languishing in a storage vault until after the Cold War (the film has a really long and interesting history (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Cuba)). Even if people were collecting posters back then, this probably wouldn't be at the tops of their list to save. It did have really cool art by a local painter, which may have helped it a bit. Still, I doubted there were many, if any floating around for purchase. Then of course I found one :)
The original is (quite obviously) on the left. It's printed on MUCH lower quality paper stock in terms of materials (acidic, tanned, fragile), but at the same time it had a nicer, heaftier feel. The later printing is on paper probably not as thick as 2 pieces of cheap white printer paper. I was told the reprint was done by the same communist-run national film distribution company that printed the original, probably sometime in the 80s. Although looking at it closely again out of the frame, it looks like maybe 90s. It's a nice screen print, but NOTHING like the original...
The original inks were oil-based, as can be seen by the heavy leaching on the back. They are not very good in terms of long term conservation of the paper, but damn are they pretty. The two posters were placed directly centered under a ceiling light for my photos and you can see how it reflects easily off the later printing -- with hotter reflections in the upper center. The original should show the mirror image of that reflection pattern, but the matte paper and inks just eat the light. They colors have a beautiful saturation and intensity in person.
And in terms of print quality I definitely prefer the original when I see them side-by-side. Much more nuanced detail -- look at the lines on the face and the white ball with smaller red/black balls in it in the lower right. If they did use the original screens to print this they just globbed on the black layer. And the red isn't much better. The inks were also printed in different orders -- the original put down yellow then red, while the later printing put down yellow then grey, and a much lighter grey at that.
Anyway, it's a really well done screen print that an internet picture cannot do proper justice. I'm so happy to have finally found one! If anyone hasn't seen movie and you enjoy watching beautifully shot and technically-amazing filmmaking, then check it out. It's a Soviet-Cuban joint production, so expect it to be propaganda-ish in terms of story. But if you can suspend any biases you may have from the origins of the film, you will be richly rewarded. It has one of the most incredible long shots in the history of cinema!
"In another scene, the camera follows a flag over a body, held high on a stetcher, along a crowded street. Then it stops and slowly moves upwards for at least four storeys until it is filming the flagged body from above a building. Without stopping it then starts tracking sideways and enters through a window into a cigar factory, then goes straight towards a rear window where the cigar workers are watching the procession. The camera finally passes through the window and appears to float along over the middle of the street between the buildings. These shots were accomplished by the camera operator having the camera attached to his vest—like an early, crude version of a Steadicam—and the camera operator also wearing a vest with hooks on the back. An assembly line of technicians would hook and unhook the operator's vest to various pulleys and cables that spanned floors and building roof tops." From the Wikipedia Entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Cuba)
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s369/drharrycaul/random%20pics/1-P6245012_zpsbb5d905e.jpg)
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s369/drharrycaul/random%20pics/2-P6245016_zpsc8d4f6bc.jpg)
Apart from that, I think, apart from the other International onesheet for the Matrix, I have every poster ever printed (English), including what I might call another Unicorn, the Reloaded subway lenticular, which is freakin awesome. Only problem is, I need a light box for it, and that's gonna be a huge custom job, because it's huge.
Superman re-release:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRA-RARE-SUPERMAN-The-Movie-Black-Red-PROMOTIONAL-Poster-ONLY-40-PRINTED/150717646393?_trksid=p2045573.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D298%26meid%3D4094671229095810231%26pid%3D100034%26prg%3D1079%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D321296160665%26
Superman re-release:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRA-RARE-SUPERMAN-The-Movie-Black-Red-PROMOTIONAL-Poster-ONLY-40-PRINTED/150717646393?_trksid=p2045573.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D298%26meid%3D4094671229095810231%26pid%3D100034%26prg%3D1079%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D321296160665%26
hi there i came across this today while looking at old posts:
Is this the poster you are referring to or is it different?
Its a top tier lenticular that is for sure! thanks for any info I collect lenticulars and am starved for any tidbits of knowledge I can manage to scrape up :)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56630616/APF/IMG_6187.JPG)
oh and do you have the Credits only version of the holofoil? only 300 were made I hear?
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56630616/APF/Photo%20Aug%2011%2C%2010%2005%2044%20PM.png)
Thanks!
Is that so....
Just keep in mind that I own 295 of them ;)
Worst Superman poster eva.
Ugly and not attractive. 40 of them or not I would not waste my money on it.
That pic just ruined my dinner.spew
And they bring luck too... :DThey do Paul,we have loads of them up here ;)
(http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss348/frankenstein31_photos/PICT1027_zpsaf62b718.jpg) (http://s590.photobucket.com/user/frankenstein31_photos/media/PICT1027_zpsaf62b718.jpg.html)
This would give anyone a Unicorn - is that what they call it in the UK?
This would give anyone a Unicorn - is that what they call it in the UK?
;D ;D
(http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss348/frankenstein31_photos/PICT1027_zpsaf62b718.jpg) (http://s590.photobucket.com/user/frankenstein31_photos/media/PICT1027_zpsaf62b718.jpg.html)
You do know I got my Raven poster... ;)
(http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss348/frankenstein31_photos/PICT1025_zpsc65c78c3.jpg) (http://s590.photobucket.com/user/frankenstein31_photos/media/PICT1025_zpsc65c78c3.jpg.html)
I got one! No pics until it's in my hands... woohoo
pcorn pcorn pcorn
ditto
We need some hints Charlie. Where is it shipping from? What decade is it from? Etc...?
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant ?
That didn't take long. :P
What prize do I win?
This could be fun, but you guys will be able to figure it out... Maybe a hint a day. I am not worried about building this one up - almost anyone on this forum would want to have one...
The film is from the 70s...
Gotcha!
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE2/2014-02/Apoc.jpg)
Close but Im thinking its this one...
I have no idea. :P
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/apocalypse-now-movie-poster-1979-1020431949.jpg)
Never considered this a unicorn - it pops up all the time... I can count one one hand the number of these I've seen in collections/auctions.
This looks like a 'mule' to me never had any interest...
Rocky
Godfather
Dirty Harry
Star Wars
Star Trek
Mad Max
Superman
Has eMoviePoster.com ever auctioned it?
Stay tuned for tomorrow's hint... ;D
Stay tuned for tomorrow's hint... ;D
It's coming from a town called Helensvale and I can't wait to intercept it. It's color will make any true Aggie's (Texas A&M) maroon blood boil.
Hmmmm... It's driving me MAD trying to figure it out :)
Part four soon huh?
I thought you guys had already figured it out!?! It should be here at my place in a few days...
The Orange Mad Max One Sheet (http://www.madmaxinterceptor.com/html/poster_guide.html)
(http://www.abideposters.com/apf_junk/022014/australian_1sh_mad_max_JC08609_L%20(1).jpg)
I thought you guys had already figured it out!?! It should be here at my place in a few days...
The Orange Mad Max One Sheet (http://www.madmaxinterceptor.com/html/poster_guide.html)
(http://www.abideposters.com/apf_junk/022014/australian_1sh_mad_max_JC08609_L%20(1).jpg)
Is it me or Gibson looks a lot like Tom Berenger?
Hehe, it arrived!
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed83e69519a878c31855b04a4592cfa3/tumblr_n1oyfbd8Xc1tuy2rpo1_500.jpg)
Crossed these two off my list. ;D
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/12530363235_3f31acb053_c.jpg)(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7394/11989391113_e2a53591e1_c.jpg)
Crossed these two off my list. ;D
Crossed these two off my list. ;D
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/12530363235_3f31acb053_c.jpg)(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7394/11989391113_e2a53591e1_c.jpg)
I am sure if he had sold it (or ever does) it will be all over the poster news wires just to prove it really is the most valuable movie poster of them all...
Do those still exist?
;D
Do those still exist?
;D
Absolutely - these guys!
(http://www.innovationsinnewspapers.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/a3b6_1jpg.jpg)
Unicorns are mostly personal, as we all pursue different goals in this hobby. As Matt says, that looks like a fake poster, that some people off the street have signed...
Yeah, Paul is packing up one of my unicorns while chatting you fellas up this mornin'.... bed1
When Croupier was first released - in the UK in 1999 - the British Film Institute rescued it from going straight to video. But it had an extremely limited release in just a few cinemas and disappeared. Mike Hodges, the director, later complained in an interview that "....it didn't really have a proper poster..." After its subsequent success in the US it was re-released in the UK in 2001 with a familiar quad poster on display in cinemas.
This poster doesn't look much and the torn corner doesn't help. However, unless someone is sitting on a roll of these, I believe this first release UK Double Crown poster from 1999 is very rare and qualifies as a unicorn.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/marklawd/Croupier-UKDCFirstRelease.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/marklawd/media/Croupier-UKDCFirstRelease.jpg.html)
Mark
This would be considered a Unicorn correct ?
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/gargoyle67/_57_zps990bcd1d.jpg) (http://s22.photobucket.com/user/gargoyle67/media/_57_zps990bcd1d.jpg.html)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-E-T-Movie-Poster-American-Cast-Autographed-x8-with-COA-/161426480672?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2595c49e20
it wouldn't be considered a unicorn even if the autographs were real
each of these sigs looks like the Valley Forger is still in business and plenty of stupid dealers (there is a previous conversation on this forum in authentication) are still giving this thief an avenue to cheat collectors and other buyers, which begs the question - when dealers sell these, aren't they not the same kind of thief as the forger? Yes I say
Now just have to decide what to do with it.
You must be referring to this one. I agree it seems to be the UK international one sheet.
Mark
Love both of those. Great snag, Archie.
One of the best comedies of all time.
Seems an opportune to time to share my new Hungarian Trading Places... my new favorite for this film!
Love both of those. Great snag, Archie.
Congrats Matias..!! :)
The problem now is that #2 moves up to #1!
This has been spotted a time or two (Bruce sold one in 2011 and there is a copy on an ancient dealer website for wayyyy more than I paid), but anytime you find a poster from one of T's favorite directors that he doesn't already have, then it calls for some special attention...
Trading Places International One Sheet...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/archieleach/tradingplacesOSinternationalcrop_zpsb0b4e359.jpg)
The FilmOnPaper website lists a different image that I and T, according an old thread on here, believe is a UK onsheet (the image is the same as the quad). This image also appears on the German poster. I think that it is easily the best image for the film...
(Yes, this is an actual Archie Leach poster sighting...)
I am a little late to the party here, but I am happy I found a copy of this one!
Been after something like this my entire collecting career, an original LC featuring Fatty Arbuckle's victim, Virginia Rappe:
(http://petersmovieposters.com/fotos/20s-1/atwilightbaby.jpg)
I can pretty much stop collecting now...
Been after something like this my entire collecting career, an original LC featuring Fatty Arbuckle's victim, Virginia Rappe:
(http://petersmovieposters.com/fotos/20s-1/atwilightbaby.jpg)
I can pretty much stop collecting now...
Been after something like this my entire collecting career, an original LC featuring Fatty Arbuckle's victim, Virginia Rappe:
(http://petersmovieposters.com/fotos/20s-1/atwilightbaby.jpg)
I can pretty much stop collecting now...
Fatty looks more like "Skinny" Arbuckle, back when he made this flicker. ;D
And Virgina Rappe was an interesting lass, too.
It's not Arbuckle it's comedian Lloyd Hamilton. And I wish people would stop spreading the bullshit story that Arbuckle killed Virginia Rappe.
What a fascinating read. I had no idea about this. Will read more about that actress.
Most of what is out there about both parties are fabricated stories.
Room 1219 by Greg Merritt is pretty much the gold standard at this point.
Yo Louie did you photograph some cool Halloween people this year?
Thanks Peter for sharing the knowledge!
Yo Louie did you photograph some cool Halloween people this year?
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I thought I would share this gem with Arbuckle and Keaton...it's the only mini lobby card I have on this film...Imagine getting to see those two work out their comedy routines.....Enjoy!
(http://[URL=http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/posterplunder/media/photo-2_zpsp3kzukbi.jpg.html)
mini Lobby cards are 8 X 10 in size....they are tough to find....the ones I have handled were heavier paper and had a nice feel to them...
Buster was quite animated during some of the Arbuckle short comedies....here are some Gif's of his smiles...in the 1917 short Coney Island he seemed to be really enjoying himself!!
http://giphy.com/search/buster%27s-smile/2 (http://giphy.com/search/buster%27s-smile/2)
The Raven (1935) (1948 Realart RR 3 sheet)
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=117.0;attach=6648;image)
Congratulations. Both LC are exquisite. I assume both are now yours? :)
The Raven (1935) (1948 Realart RR 3 sheet)
Something I came across a couple years ago, and haven't seen a copy of, since. HA has never auctioned one, and EMP only ever auctioned one copy. This is that same 3sh.
The overlaid colors on Karloff and Lugosi's faces really pop, and the large facial images of both work so well, too.
And since no 3sh from the first release has ever surfaced (or another from the '48 re-release), I'm quite happy to have acquired this.
(http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=117.0;attach=6648;image)
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What an amazing poster on so many levels. A real coup when propaganda artists were able to showcase art in support of messaging. I wasn't sure from your other post if you had bought this or if you were just sharing the art. That must have set you back a few bucks!
http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/james-kirchick/rhetoric-hungary
Take a look at the poster on the right, which can be found all over Budapest. It advertises a new book by three intellectuals affiliated with the ruling, nationalist-conservative Fidesz Party. The book’s title is, Who Attacks Hungary, and Why? No need to read the book, for the answer is contained in the cartoon beside it. There stands a giant black boot—with the European Union logo impressed on the sole—stomping down.
Now take a look at the image on the left. It is a famous, anti-fascist poster created by a Hungarian graphic designer. It too features a stomping boot, but this time with Swastikas emblazoned on the sole, and the command “Never Again!” written on the top. The poster was created in 1955 to mark the 10th anniversary of Hungary’s liberation from fascism, and it is the realization of George Orwell’s unforgettable description of 20th century totalitarianism: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever.”
So there you have it. In the view of three leading Fidesz ideologists, the European Union’s mild criticisms of a raft of controversial laws passed by the Hungarian government is the equivalent of the Nazi assault on Hungary. Such reductio ad Hiterlum arguments are always obnoxious, but they carry a particularly vile tinge in Europe, especially in a country where 450,000 Jews were sent to Auschwitz. Adding to the insult, is that this poster was plastered across Budapest on the day the speaker of the Hungarian Parliament wrote a terse letter in reply to Nobel Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel, who recently announced his decision to return the Hungarian government’s highest state prize after the speaker attended a memorial service for a deceased fascist writer and politician.
Harking back to past struggles is a tried and true tactic of Fidesz and its leader, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Yet, having earned his chops as an anti-communist student activist, before maturing into the conservative leader he is today, Orban tends to paint his enemies as being of the left, often times associating them with the communists who invaded and occupied Hungary. See, for instance, the speech he delivered earlier this year on Hungary’s National Day, in which he likened the EU to the Soviet Union, declaring, “We are more than familiar with the character of unsolicited comradely assistance, even if it comes wearing a finely tailored suit and not a uniform with shoulder patches.”
Leading figures of Hungary’s ruling party are clearly displeased with the European Union, and some are starting to ask why their country remains a member. They might soon regret if leaders in Brussels start asking the same thing.
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s369/drharrycaul/random%20pics/russian_i_am_cuba_WC05844_T_zpsxdf0mkz5.jpg)
That is not the image of either of the Thai LOTR posters I bought. I never did any research but I think cj did - he has one poster image up on his site. Both are double-sided and I don't think many surfaced as was first speculated. I firmly believe that the posters, which were printed locally, were to have been distributed in the SE Asia region but were pulled because of the HSBC logo printed on them - the bank having pulled out of a funding arrangement. I'll try and post images of the two posters when I get a chance. I do not subscribe to the popular view that everything that comes out of Thailand has to be a fake and I will keep an open mind as to whether they are original or not until firm evidence surfaces either way.
Jon, I share your despair at ever finding that BTTF.
Mark
This is the other Thai English-style language one sheet I have - like the US style D but with the following tag-line -
One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/marklawd/ThaiLOTR001.jpg)
Mark
Fishler turned down Profiles In History / Joe Maddalena to auction it off for him, just a couple years ago, on "Hollywood Treasure," so I would think he still has it. (and it's a cool update, regardless) ;)
http://www.youtube.com/v/mBEdEFzNwfM
Unicorn; n.; a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead.
But this is a poster forum, so a unicorn in terms of posters would be those posters that you have heard tales or seen pictures of but you do not really believe exist beyond that until you see one yourself with your own eyes. I won't ask which unicorns you are searching for, but some of us have such posters in our collection. Lets see them!
My 2:
Finally found the nearly-impossible-to-find international English language one sheet for LA Confidential from a dealer in Europe. It is the real deal, not the Sonis version, although ironically the dealer was using a stock image of the Sonis reprint! I'm not thrilled that it's folded but I got it for a very good price and who knows when a rolled one will show up. Now I need to find the absolutely-impossible-to-find Canadian one sheet....
My Canadian LA Confidential poster finally arrived. Just a few dings here and there but overall excellent condition:
A bootlegger would have an unlimited supply.
Being on Impawards doesn't make it official. One of my problems with the site is that they don't filter and just post everything, whether it is printed or not. I end up looking for posters that simply do not exist, so I stopped checking it.
T
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/Aust%201S/Death%20Defying%20Acts%202007%20SSR_zpspe1skzfw.jpg)
I've forgotten all the details but I recall that this was a "test" one sheet poster that either the studio or Zeta Jones rejected. However, a similar image was used on the int. one sheet:
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/death_defying_acts_ver4_xlg_zps0sraa4a2.jpg)
Note also that we have seen where two other examples were auctioned at another auction company, and both of those were incorrectly described as being used at the world premiere of the movie, which seems ridiculous on the face of it.[/i]
SS tweeted this yesterday:
(http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u536/HereComesMongo1968/HereComesMongo1968006/Screen%20Shot%202018-01-18%20at%2012.25.22%20PM_zpsg8d1k4hw.jpg)
How is a "unicorn" poster truly known to be, when there is always the likelihood that another, as yet unseen copy (held by a private collector who hold his/her collection close to the vest and isnt a member of a forum, has no poster blog etc).Seems that no known examples is not enough. The poster in my avatar is the only known copy, but it is hardly a unicorn, as I doubt it is widely coveted. I think there can even be a few copies as long as the demand is greater than supply by a very wide margin.
Or is that definition applied for those only known copies to have surfaced up to this point? (One of the most famous to be the Frankenstein 6 sheet that Steven Fishler is the prod owner of).
And as was discussed elsewhere, isnt it more apropos to describe a poster in those terms, rather than saying one has the last copy to exist, when that cannot ever be factually stated with certainty? (as is mentioned here):
I guess this could go here, too.
(https://i.imgur.com/7sGDndf.jpg)
Is a unicorn still a unicorn if you are the only person who wants a poster?Crowzilla, If it is rare, magical to you, and comes to you, I would think that is a good possibility of a unicorn. I would say price is irrelevant. Though, it certainly has unicorn qualities if it is searched for and found in an off the beaten path favorite haunt. I think searching for it adds credibility to its unicorn status. Okie
As many know, I am a collector of Sheryl Crow memorabilia and there has only been one instance of being able to cross that over with movie posters. In 2004, Regal Cinemas had one of their special "One Night Only" events in 25 theaters and played Sheryl's C'mon America concert. I was able to get the single poster from both the Nashville and Knoxville, TN locations and spoke to fans who saw the film in 3 other locations that told me they did not even see a physical poster at the theater.
Maybe those locations got them and were not displayed? Not sure. But I have never seen one on ebay (and have it as a saved search in a few formats), Bruce has never auctioned one, and I've never seen a copy elsewhere. Were only 25 made for the individual theaters? No Idea.
But I also don't know if anyone else cares or even would desire a copy. So is it still a unicorn?
As many know, I am a collector of Sheryl Crow memorabilia and there has only been one instance of being able to cross that over with movie posters.
Is a unicorn still a unicorn if you are the only person who wants a poster?
As many know, I am a collector of Sheryl Crow memorabilia and there has only been one instance of being able to cross that over with movie posters. In 2004, Regal Cinemas had one of their special "One Night Only" events in 25 theaters and played Sheryl's C'mon America concert. I was able to get the single poster from both the Nashville and Knoxville, TN locations and spoke to fans who saw the film in 3 other locations that told me they did not even see a physical poster at the theater.
Maybe those locations got them and were not displayed? Not sure. But I have never seen one on ebay (and have it as a saved search in a few formats), Bruce has never auctioned one, and I've never seen a copy elsewhere. Were only 25 made for the individual theaters? No Idea.
But I also don't know if anyone else cares or even would desire a copy. So is it still a unicorn?