Without reading the English text, would you be able to guess the famous movie title from this poster? Le Prix Du Silence is the French language title for the 1949 adaptation of…The Great Gatsby, no less. However, you would be hard-pressed to know that from the imagery here. Alan Ladd in a trench…
Goldfinger
Goldfinger is one of the undisputed high points of the James Bond franchise. The movie includes a bunch of iconic Bond characters and moments – henchman Oddjob and his murderous metal bowler hat, Bond’s silver tricked-out Aston Martin DB5 and, perhaps most famous of all, Shirley Eaton’s cameo as the unfortunate Bond girl who is…
Once Upon A Time In The West
Sergio Leone’s 1968 epic Once Upon A Time In The West is one of the all-time classic Westerns. By this point, Leone was confident enough in his own style and talent to carefully and slowly build lengthy sequences without dialogue or music and only natural sounds – stretching the tension out to the point of…
Othello
This is a Belgian poster for Orson Welles’ 1952 adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Othello. Othello was a labour of love for Welles. He shot it on location in Europe over a period of 3 years, frequently having to shut down production having run out of money. Welles part-funded the movie himself, taking on other…
Flashdance
“What a feeling!” If you are looking for iconic 80s movie moments Flashdance’s climactic dance audition scene would probably be in the list. Director Adrian Lyne’s 1983 movie is the frankly ludicrous yet slight story of a beautiful female factory welder (yeh right) who aspires to be a professional dancer. Lyne drew on his previous…
Midnight Cowboy
This poster for 1969’s MIdnight Cowboy is one of the more unique pieces I have in my collection. Midnight Cowboy is one of the most iconic movies of its era. It depicts the unlikely friendship of 2 loser hucksters in a seedy and desperate New York City – male prostitute Joe Buck, as played by…
Superman
Richard Donner’s 1978 Superman was the first major superhero movie of the modern era, and is still the benchmark by which all Superman movies are judged. I remember going to the movies to see this on the back of the promise of the tag-line: “You’ll believe a man can fly.” The special effects, whilst cutting…
Kiss Of The Vampire
Kiss Of The Vampire is one of my favourite Hammer horror movies, even though it does not feature either Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing. I watched it again recently on YouTube and it really holds up well. It takes the basic set-up template of a great many vampire movies (ie a young couple break down…
The Woman In Red / Weird Science
Kelly Le Brock had limited acting talents but was one of those classic 80s pin-up who became the stuff of schoolboy fantasies. LeBrock started out as a model. (She was the Pantene girl who memorably implored “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful” in a famous TV commercial). As an actress, she is remembered for…
Firefox
I doubt even the most avid Clint Eastwood fan would claim Firefox was one of his better movies. I remember buying this US one-sheet at a film memorabilia fair in Nottingham before the movie had been released in the UK. From the poster it looks promising, with a great image and tag-line….but that’s about as…