This film is cinematic Marmite – you either love it or hate it. I am in the former camp, although quite what that says about me I don’t know. I remember going to see this while at university, with my friend John. We both really enjoyed it, to the point that he recommended it highly…
The Two Jakes
This poster is the US one-sheet for the largely forgotten sequel to Chinatown. Chinatown is one of my all-time favourite movies. It is a fabulous evocation of a place and era, with a terrific twisty storyline, wonderful performances all round and a real sting in the tail. Chinatown wasn’t exactly crying out for a…
Monster Mag
Ok, another guilty pleasure – I was a big fan of Monster Mag back in the 70s. Monster Mag was a UK publication for horror fans, which revelled in showing ‘full gloss gore’ images from the movies – hence the tag-line “open it out if you dare!” (It was designed to fold out into…
Moonraker / A View to a Kill
Here are a couple of original posters for two of the lesser Roger Moore Bonds. Moonraker IMHO is a low point in the franchise – honestly, what the hell is James Bond doing in space? It seemed then and still does a rather pathetic attempt to cash in on the success of contemporary sci-fi…
The Deer Hunter
I’ve posted elsewhere about lousy films that were promoted with great posters. This is the other way around – great film, really awful (IMHO) poster! This is the UK quad original release poster. I’m not a huge fan of photographic posters in any case, but what really bugs me about this poster is that the…
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Here’s an original UK quad and a US re-release poster for this Steven Spielberg classic. I still have these, but neither are in the greatest condition, unfortunately. The UK quad is in the condition I bought it in – some tears and missing paper at the edges, which would be repairable if I were…
Dracula AD72
No, that’s not a typo above. This is a memorable (albeit late) poster for a not so memorable addition to the Hammer Dracula saga. Dracula AD72 retains a certain kitsch charm, has a very good opening sequence, set in 1872, and brings back Peter Cushing to the Dracula franchise alongside Christopher Lee, but after…
Room At The Top
I am not sure, but I do not remember ever seeing this film. It is one of the few posters I still own that is not either for a Bond film or a horror movie, and also one of the very few that features a photographic image rather than an illustration, which was quite unusual for…
The Invisible Boy
This is another rare poster I own for a film I have never seen. I am not a sci-fi nerd in the same way that I love say Hammer horror, but I thought this poster was unique enough that it merited getting it framed. This is an Australian ‘day bill’ (almost the same size as…
James Bond Collection
This was the first record I ever bought. Before I was into movie posters, and before I got into rock and pop music, I was into soundtracks. In retrospect, I’m not sure why. This was back in the days before DVDs, and even before VHS, so this was I think the only way I could think of…