December 2016

[brude]

Holy crap, TED!  That is AWESOME. You da man! I saw you mentioning this poster elsewhere on here...which lead me to look in here. Dang dude! That is STUN-O-RAMA gorgeous! Oooooo... major jealous!  But what is the 2nd poster you mentioned? Hmm. Why the mystery?   CONGRATS, pal!

Thanks, Shawn.
The next one should arrive any day.
Not as striking as my Triffids, but from a film I liked a lot.
I think you have one, actually.
The third I won tonight and I know that you have that one also.
 

[martinc]

Yep, congrats on a really nice Triffids poster from an enjoyable film. The book's worth reading too, don't know whether you have read it? A bit stiff-upper-lip-English from the fifties but the story still stands out as very original.

[Ari]

Monster a GG, hell yeah, I sleep with the ants most nights!

Ted, nice triffids, the 80's BBC mini series is the BEST adaptation of the story though (IMHO;)

[Chris9000]

Bump on the Ants, Ari. That thing looks like it's been in a time capsule.! 

Thanks, Shawn! Looking forward to your monthly update...

[martinc]

Ted, nice triffids, the 80's BBC mini series is the BEST adaptation of the story though (IMHO;)

The one with John Duttine in, it re-surfaced on British tv a couple of years ago. The quality was a bit shaky, (don't know whether it's the film they used but a lot of films and tv series from that era don't look great) but it was more faithful to the book. You might think the BBC would make a few more sci-fi stories given that the re-vamped Doctor Who has been so popular but they seem to stick more with tried-and-tested costume dramas which they successfully flog around the world.

[Ari]

yeah, I love it, also there was an even newer version from the UK, few years back.

[brude]

Yep, congrats on a really nice Triffids poster from an enjoyable film. The book's worth reading too, don't know whether you have read it? A bit stiff-upper-lip-English from the fifties but the story still stands out as very original.

Thanks, Martin.
And yes, I've read the Wyndham novel.
I actually still have the first edition with cover art by Whitney Bender, 1951.

[martinc]

Hey, that's really nice. Interesting pre-film artist's idea of what a triffid might look like. I used to have the orange cover Penguin version but mislaid it.

I also re-read a couple of his others last year - The Kraken Wakes and The Midwich Cuckoos, the latter especially is still very good. Apparently, John Wyndham was a bit sniffy about sci-fi and preferred to call his efforts "logical fantasies" but, whatever, they're a good read.

[brude]

I have the Midwich Cuckoos but haven't read the Kraken Wakes.
Must get a copy.

While we were talking, post office just delivered a few new ones from EMP.

First up is the American one sheet for Spirits of the Dead (1969), art by Reynold Brown.
I wish they would've printed this in 4-color...



Then another Robert McGinnis poster for my pin-up sub-collection - The Teasers (1975):



and lastly, my second poster replacement this month.
Not quite as jaw-dropping as my Triffids, but a classic that I had for years and wanted to replace since I lost it.
I do love the design...
1962's Night of the Eagle -- released here in the US as Burn Witch Burn



Had this poster on the bedroom wall at one time, way back when.

[Hicks77]

Nice ones Ted!  Especially that "Burn Witch Burn" 

[brude]

Nice ones Ted!  Especially that "Burn Witch Burn" 

Thank you.
I've wanted to replace that Burn Witch Burn for years.
Now, I have.
Won my third replacement last night and am very stoked. Should be here next week.

[Hicks77]

Hey all, haven't posted in a while but here are some pre-Christmas additions to the stack,

Hard Day's Night (1st Japan release 1964)



Double Indemnity (1st Japan release 1953)



Sins of Rose Bernd
(possibly 1957 Japan release ... unsure of date, there's another version with slightly different art but the distributors/marketers for the film are different)

[brude]

Three more beauties.
Love 'em all, especially A Hard Day's Night!
 

[Chris9000]

Awesome haul, Ted.

Spirits of the Dead was a big one for me on many fronts. First Fellini, first Vadim, and first Bardot...been in love with'em all since, especially the later  This film, Cinema Paradiso, and the Butcher Boy were the first to really open my eyes to international cinema as a young teen. Still need to grab some paper from it.

That Burn the Witch is gorgeous as well...

Congrats, buddy!

[brude]

Thanks, Chris.
Its been a good month for my meager little collection.
 

[erik1925]

Another awesome looking Japanese trio there, Devin. way to go. I would imagine that the Double Indemnity isnt all that easy to find.

Congrats on finding a copy! 

And sweet haul, too, Ted. Burn Witch Burn is also a poster Ive always really liked the imagery of, also. 

And Jane certainly knows how to hoist a candle stick. 

[Monster_A_GoGo]

Devon...nice haul, especially the HARD DAYS NIGHT.  Groovy.

Ted, congrats on BWB. I do have one --you were right--but what happened to your other one that you need to replace? SPIRITS OF THE DEAD  is also uber cool.

[brude]

Ted, congrats on BWB. I do have one --you were right--but what happened to your other one that you need to replace? SPIRITS OF THE DEAD  is also uber cool.

I won the third last night at EMP.
It was one of the few non-Besson posters available, but was one of my lost favorites.
Can't wait til I get it here in my greedy hands.
And yes, you already have one.
 

[Hicks77]

Thanks you guys    Quite happy with those.  The Double Indemnity has popped up 2 times this year but 3rd times a charm!

[Monster_A_GoGo]

I won the third last night at EMP.
It was one of the few non-Besson posters available, but was one of my lost favorites.
Can't wait til I get it here in my greedy hands.
And yes, you already have one.
 

But how were they lost?

[bigmike]

Got this one in the mail today!

[brude]

But how were they lost?

I traded 100s of horror and sc-fi posters to a few unscrupulous dealers in the late 60s for comic books.
I had no idea what they would be worth at that time.
I lost Forbidden Planet, The Mole People, Invaders from Mars, Earth Vs the Flying Saucers, The Giant Behemoth and many, many more for what amounted to a worthless pile of comic books.
I was just a kid and they were sharks.
Mofos.

[brude]

Got this one in the mail today!

Very jealous, Mike.
I really enjoyed this film and have been looking for a poster.
That one sequence has haunted me since I first saw it.
Ugh.
Congratulations!
 

[bigmike]

Thanks!
Spoilers Ahead

It started of slow, and then all of a sudden when they entered into their territory it started to pick up quick. I really liked the movie. lol and I know exactly what scene you are referring to lol.

[erik1925]

Congrats on the pickup, Mike. Great imagery.

I need to add this flicker to my watch list.