The late, great George A Romero is in many ways the father of the modern-day horror movie. Up until his seminal 1968 Night Of The Living Dead, horror had typically taken place in Victorian drawing rooms and the forests of Transylvania, first with Universal monsters in the 30-40s, and latterly with Hammer Films’ output. Night……
The Karate Kid
I never saw this movie in the 80s, and only recently watched it on Netflix. I had a general idea of what it was about, and somewhere I remembered knowing about the phrase ”wax on, wax off”, but this was one of those 80s ‘classics’ that had totally passed me by. What got me into…
Some Came Running
Unusually, I own several pieces of memorabilia for this movie which I have never seen. I bought these posters simply because I am a big Frank Sinatra fan. He holds a special meaning for me as he was my late father’s favourite singer. I was fortunate enough to be able to take my father to…
Casino Royale
It is no secret that 1967 James Bond spoof Casino Royale is an unholy mess. This is a movie which took 5 directors to make and it and includes multiple actors as different incarnations of James Bond (played by David Niven and Peter Sellers amongst others). I have only seen this once (on TV, years ago)….
The Evil of Frankenstein / Frankenstein Created Woman
Here’s a pair of Belgian posters for films from the Hammer Frankenstein sage, both starring the indomitable Peter Cushing. These Belgian posters are quite small (35 x 55cm), so are a good option to display if you do not have a huge amount of wall space. They are also highly collectible, especially for the 60s…
Raging Bull
Martin Scorcese’s biography of boxer Jake La Motta is the movie for which Robert De Niro famously piled on nearly 30 kg and won his second Oscar. It has phenomenal performances, fantastic black and white photography, and the fight scenes are wonderfully choreographed and edited. But it is very slow burn, and whilst it is…
Quadrophenia
My friend Andrew who is a huge Who fan has been asking me blog about this poster, as he also owns a copy. This is the UK “Quad”(!) I think I got this for free from a bookshop window display back when the movie came out. It was damaged badly at one edge and I…
Eyes Without A Face
I am not sure but I do not believe I have ever seen Eyes Without A Face. This 1960 movie was realised by French director Georges Franju, a former documentary film-maker. The plot concerns a plastic surgeon who is obsessed with performing a face transplant upon his daughter, who has been badly disfigured in a…
Apocalypse Now
This is the US one sheet poster for one of the most epic and ambitious war movies ever. I distinctly remember seeing Apocalypse Now in the cinema. It was at an arthouse cinema in Nottingham, which did not have the best sound. Consequently it was impossible to understand a word of Marlon Brando’s dialogue. At…
Valentino / Women In Love
Here are a pair of French ‘grande’ posters for two Ken Russell movies. Flamboyant British ‘enfant terrible’ Russell made a wide range of ‘extreme’ censor and critic baiting movies – from The Devils to Whore. His movies tend to be love them or hate them affairs, and he made a number of undeniable stinkers in…