Author Topic: Awesome Australian movie posters (Read 13541 times)

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **on:** January 06, 2010, 08:10:27 PM »

Let's see:
- 200 million years ago Australia was over the South Pole and a bit frigid.
- 40,0000 years ago humans first arrived there.
- 200 years ago the Brits dropped off some convicts there.

All of which naturally and logically led to.... the production of some extremely cool movie posters made by or for Australians!

So let's see your best Aussie posters (or ones you'd like to own), preferably posters with unique and superior art compared to other countries.

CSM · « **Reply #1 on:** January 06, 2010, 09:55:41 PM »

I've already shared probably my BEST ones in other threads.

These have all been shared on NSFGE but it can't hurt to add to the wealth here right?

Here are some more nice ones:

supraman079 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 06, 2010, 09:58:24 PM »

Very nice stuff there man.

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #3 on:** January 06, 2010, 10:26:35 PM »

Quote from: CSM on January 06, 2010, 09:55:41 PM

I've already shared probably my BEST ones in other threads.

These have all been shared on NSFGE but it can't hurt to add to the wealth here right?

Here are some more nice ones:

Great stuff, Chris. Now, are most of those "unique" to Australia?

CSM · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2010, 12:10:39 AM »

I would say no as a general rule Mel.

The artwork generally follows the US artwork (either a US insert or US 3 sheet). Sometimes the artwork is 'toned down' to be less graphic i.e. a gun will be omitted - sometimes the film titles are retitled.

Most aussie posters are lithographs which makes the artwork unique even if it follows the same general outline of the US artwork.

kovacs01 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:46:05 AM »

That Eye Witness daybill is an absolute classic.

Dr Hackenbush · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:48:37 PM »

The Haunted And The Hunted daybill is outstanding!!!! The rest are pretty damn good, too, I might add

CSM · « **Reply #7 on:** January 07, 2010, 04:01:17 PM »

Quote from: Dr Hackenbush on January 07, 2010, 02:48:37 PM

The Haunted And The Hunted daybill is outstanding!!!! The rest are pretty damn good, too, I might add

It is definitely one the best and most popular daybills out there. As an FYI it is actually for Dementia 13.

The other great thing about it is that it is not very rare at all and can usually be found for a nice price!

idioteque · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2010, 12:51:31 AM »

Here's one of my favourites from my collection:

Fabulous artwork for this 80's classic.

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2010, 07:41:07 AM »

Quote from: idioteque on January 09, 2010, 12:51:31 AM

Fabulous artwork for this 80's classic.

Very nice - and I prefer it to the American version (although it has unique style):

kovacs01 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2010, 10:33:15 AM »

im with you on that one mel.

eatbrie · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2010, 04:24:27 PM »

A few that I own and like... but after seeing this thread, I need to get my ass in gear.

T.

idioteque · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2010, 11:14:09 PM »

Australian Wilding. Eyecatching.

holiday · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:52:30 PM »

That's pretty funny: I would have listed Everything that's here. But, my favorite from Australia is Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock. One of my favorite movies and posters.

holiday · « **Reply #14 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:54:41 PM »

Quote from: Dread_Pirate_Mel on January 09, 2010, 07:41:07 AM

Very nice - and I prefer it to the American version (although it has unique style):

Great indeed, except that I've always chuckled over the fact that Michelle Pfeifer looks like an old drag queen with a boob job in this particular art.

theartofmovieposters · « **Reply #15 on:** January 15, 2010, 11:31:40 PM »

Here are some of my favourite, more "modern" posters from Australia:

Best poster for the movie in my humble opinion

A favourite movie, this is for the DVD release of the film. The theatrical release one sheet is also different, but not as nice...

CSM · « **Reply #16 on:** January 16, 2010, 12:40:34 AM »

Welcome back Ves

Dread_Pirate_Mel · « **Reply #17 on:** April 29, 2010, 11:04:24 PM »

Our unwashed cousins at NS4 have temporarily stopped trying to gross each other out and have posted a terrific "Australian One Sheets" thread.

erik1925 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2016, 03:51:48 PM »

Quote from: theartofmovieposters on January 15, 2010, 11:31:40 PM

Such a captivating image for this great flicker!

erik1925 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 27, 2016, 01:33:58 AM »

Quote from: CSM on January 06, 2010, 09:55:41 PM

I've already shared probably my BEST ones in other threads.

These have all been shared on NSFGE but it can't hurt to add to the wealth here right?

Here are some more nice ones:

Chris, these are all outstanding!! Bravo.

martinc · « **Reply #20 on:** November 27, 2016, 07:59:51 AM »

Looking at those lovely daybills prompted me to dig out the few that I own.

This is the only long daybill I have:

A previous owner must have had it in a place exposed to sunlight and also at the same time covered by books or such like as there is a faded block of space on the top border and (less obvious) diagonally down from the Billie lettering along the left hand border. Not sure if this is one of those issues which can't be addressed by restoration but it's still a nice poster.

I also have these daybills for some old British classics:

erik1925 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 27, 2016, 01:23:07 PM »

Martin, those are gorgeous. Beautiful artwork and all in great condition. And your Billie Dove is a knockout, too!

martinc · « **Reply #22 on:** November 27, 2016, 02:49:30 PM »

Thanks, Jeff. Did you give a helping hand to sort my photos out as I couldn't get them to load properly? If so, thanks for that - if you didn't, I don't know how the hell they got on here!

erik1925 · « **Reply #23 on:** November 27, 2016, 02:58:29 PM »

Hey Martin... yeah... i noticed that none of your pics were showing up, so lended a hand.

To get your pics to show, all you need to do is place the jpg url between the

tags, and your pic will appear in your post.

martinc · « **Reply #24 on:** November 27, 2016, 03:38:15 PM »

Ok, thanks. I will get the hang of it eventually - and Photobucket was so...slow, I was losing the will to live.

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