Some movie inspiration!
As lockdown grinds on we run out of box sets and films to watch. A friend recently claimed to have completed Netflix!!  For this reason, we thought it worth suggesting some movies you may not have seen or haven’t seen in several years. It would be a stretch to call any of them obscure but perhaps they can provide some TV inspiration. Not only are they very entertaining pieces of film, but they also have particularly eye-catching movie posters. Furthermore, we have the posters for all 3 movies on our website priced at£100 or less. Out of Sight (1998) A [...]
No Time to Die April 2020 UK Quad Poster
No other poster has attracted as much interest or as many sales in the past 12 months as the No Time to Die April 2020 UK Quad Poster. The scheduled ‘April 2’ release date can be seen on the poster. Uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic in the UK may have been at its peak at this time. Lockdown in the UK began on 23rd March 20, cinemas were closed, and the release of the movie has been postponed. The historical significance of the delay is of course a major reason why the poster has proved to be so popular. A [...]
First $1 million Cinema Poster Sold at Auction last week!!
While browsing a posters forum this week we found a discussion about this highly significant sale of a cinema poster that took place at a relatively obscure auctioneers in Texas. It indicates that a cinema poster for Fritz Lang’s Metropolis sold at auction on the 18th February 2021 for a hammer price of $1.13m USD. This makes this the most expensive cinema poster to ever sell at an auction. More significantly, it is also the first individual cinema poster to sell at auction for more than $1 million USD. Surprisingly there has been little media coverage of the sale for [...]
Great Cinema Poster Books
We are always on the lookout for great books about cinema posters. It is a relatively sparse field of study by today’s standards. Nevertheless, there are some excellent books in circulation discussing the subject of moive posters. With collectors very much in mind, they have wonderful images and discussions about the history of our beloved pastime/enterprise. The following books are some of our favourites. Selling the Movie (Ian Haydn Smith) Ian Haydn Smith is as UK-based film journalist, editor of Curzon and BFI Filmmakers magazine, and somewhat prolific writer of top-quality books on Film and Cinema. ‘Selling the Movie’ is [...]
One of these posters is Fake!
Last week we discussed in an article some tell-tale signs that a Cinema Poster may not be authentic. There are many specific examples online outlining the reasons certain US One Sheet Posters are reproductions, being passed off as originals. However, we have found few articles examining a fake UK Quad Cinema poster. If you type ‘Fake UK quad poster’ into Google, few specific examples of fake UK Quad posters can be found. Therefore, in this article, we will examine a bootleg ‘Reservoir Dogs’ UK Quad poster that came into our possession.  For comparison, we also look at an original poster [...]
Can I be sure this Cinema Poster is Authentic?
How do I know the poster I have acquired is an original and not a fake? For good reason, this is the most common question asked by new buyers in the Cinema Poster market. Before attempting to answer this question, it is worth clarifying some definitions. We will then discuss five key checks you can to authenticate a poster. Original/ Genuine/ Authentic: ‘Original’ Movie posters have been commissioned by film studios to promote a cinema release and the print-work will generally be of the highest standards. Reproduction: A reproduction is a copy of an original poster that hasn’t been [...]
Sotheby’s James Bond Poster Auction – We crunch the numbers!
Every few years one of London’s venerable auction houses, Christie's or Sotheby’s, open their doors to our humble pastime and provide some eye-popping results. The 13 November 2020 auction of James Bond posters was of particular interest to us and we decided to examine the results, hoping to gain insights into some of these questions - Which country of origin has the most valuable Bond Cinema Posters? Which Bond actor features in the most valuable posters? Which Bond film has the most valuable posters? There were 199 lots in total but we only analysed Cinema Posters and Cinema Stills. Items, [...]
Cinema Posters that are Design Classics
Often what draws us to a cinema poster is a love of the film, the actors in the image or an exquisite piece of artwork. However sometimes the attraction is different and the lines, curves or contours of the poster appeal to our innate love of symmetry. A design that appears almost simplistic at first serves up some magic and draws the viewer for an extra moment. This of course is a very personal reaction and there are thousands of posters that can be considered design classics. In this article we will at three. The Longest Day UK Quad Poster [...]
3 Yellow Grail Posters… and 3 more affordable alternatives
There is undoubtedly a prevalence of the colour yellow in UK quads we consider to be grail posters. We look at 3 of these grail posters and 3 more attainable alternatives that can be purchased on the Cinema Poster Gallery site. There is little explanation needed for why Dr. No (1967) UK quad poster is so covetable. A copy in any kind of reasonable condition cannot be obtained for under £10,000 and a copy sold in Sotheby’s last year for £87,500 ex fees pushing the cost price into 6 figures. A Dr. No poster from the film's first 1967 release [...]
Andy Warhol Cinema Posters
Walking around the brilliant and intensely quiet Andy Warhol exhibition in the Tate Modern recently got me wondering if the pop artist had ever produced a cinema poster. Warhol produced his own films and numerous portraits of famous actors (Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor can be seen in the Tate exhibition), so why not a movie poster(s)? Exiting through the gift shop I found a book – Andy Warhol: The Complete Commissioned Posters 1964-1987 by Paul Marechal – that answered my question. The book indexes fifty-two posters produced by Warhol to promote a product or event, raise funds or support [...]
