My Movie Poster Collection: The Rarest of the Rare

Finally, we arrive at the final entry in my 29-part series covering my movie poster collection. It's a project that's taken 6 months to complete, and now I must move on to other subjects. But I'm extremely glad to have finished this project. There are a LOT of unusual things to see here, and I have to thank, again, the estimable Tim O'Donnell for taking photographs of these extremely rare

My Movie Poster Collection: Odds and Ends

These are the odd-sized posters in my collection. None of them conform to the American standard of 27 X 41 inches (or 40 inches, post 80s). They are all either half-sheets (22 X 28 inches), inserts (11 X 17 inches), TV-related posters, or odd-sized indie or foreign posters. I haven't measured each piece, as of this posting, but will do so soon. As far as I can tell, this is the first

My Movie Poster Collection: The Autographed Ones

I've never been one for autographs, UNLESS said autographs rest upon a movie poster, in which case I'm freakin' in! This is my small collection of signed posters, accompanied by my comments. Many thanks go out to estimable Tim O'Donnell for taking the photos!

2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 68); signed by Keir Dullea.

I met Keir Dullea at a screening of Otto Preminger's Bunny Lake Is

My Movie Poster Collection: A

As always, click on the poster you like to see a larger image: THE ABDUCTORS (Don Schain, 72). Folded, GI don't have posters for The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, but I do have one-sheets for both Ginger and its sequel The Abductors. So that shows you where my priorities are. THE ABYSS (James Cameron, 89). Rolled, GGodawful, boring poster for perhaps James Cameron's best movie. With

My Movie Poster Collection: B

As always, click on each image to see them larger: B MONKEY (Michael Radford, 98). Rolled, G I've never even seen this movie, but I sure do love me some Asia Argento. This is the best American poster featuring her magnificent visage. BABY LOVE (Alastair Reid, 68). Folded, GSure would! Why not? Especially if she wears that little skirt all the time. BAD COMPANY (Robert Benton, 72). Folded,

My Movie Poster Collection: B

As always, click on each image to see them larger: B MONKEY (Michael Radford, 98). Rolled, G I've never even seen this movie, but I sure do love me some Asia Argento. This is the best American poster featuring her magnificent visage. BABY LOVE (Alastair Reid, 68). Folded, GSure would! Why not? Especially if she wears that little skirt all the time. BAD COMPANY (Robert Benton, 72). Folded,

My Movie Poster Collection: C

As always, click on the poster for a larger image: THE CANDIDATE (Michael Richie, 72). Folded, FTerrific image, with political newcomer Robert Redford having his face obscured by bubble gum. Still one of the most intelligent movies about politics around (perhaps even more relevant today), with an Oscar-winning script by Jeremy Larner. I love this poster, too, for its lack of a tagline, though

My Movie Poster Collection: D

DAD, CAN I BORROW THE CAR? (Ward Kimball, 70). Folded, VGI couldn't believe my freakin' luck in finding this one. I had waited years to even SEE this movie again (you can see it here). I'd caught this SHORT film (this is my only one-sheet for a short) on the Wonderful World of Disney back in the mid 1970s, and had always been fascinated by it; it's so incredibly odd. So's the fact that this

My Movie Poster Collection: E

I gotta give it up for Will Pfiefer and his film column for the Rockford Register Star. Not only is the man supremely knowledgeable, he's been trolling the net deeply enough to stumble upon and later compose kind words about My Movie Poster Collection. Thanks, Will, and all readers! And, as always, click on the image you wanna see larger.E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (Steven Spielberg, 82).

My Movie Poster Collection: F

Remember that you can always click on the images themselves to see them (hopefully) larger:FANNY AND ALEXANDER (Ingmar Bergman, 83). Folded, GAn august one-sheet for Ingmar Bergman's finest work. Its simplicity and subtle coloring wisely doesn't match but also goes perfectly with much of the film. It's a stunning poster with elegant lettering, too. Meanwhile, the movie itself is

My Movie Poster Collection: G

Looking over them now, I really think my collection of G-titled film posters is the most exciting alphabetical grouping of the bunch...so far, at least, this is true. What follows is a tasty collection of popping movie film art and relevant movie photography. Lemme know what you think. As always, click on the poster for a closer look. GALLIPOLI (Peter Weir, 81). Folded, VG]Is there a poster

My Movie Poster Collection: H

Remember that you can always click on the images themselves to see them (hopefully) larger:HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (Woody Allen, 86). Folded, GIn his history of very minimal one-sheets, Woody Allen's okay to this emotional, positive, familial-love-exuding image must stand alone is its sheer happiness. It's an interesting counterpart to his stark image of three troubled sisters on the Interiors

My Movie Poster Collection: I

Remember that you can always click on the images themselves to see them (hopefully) larger:I WALK THE LINE (John Frankenheimer, 70). Folded, VGI bought this at first glance. I had never heard of the movie, but the sight of a golden-age actor (Gregory Peck) giving what for to a hippie-age actor (the beautiful Tuesday Weld) is too dynamic to ignore. I saw the movie after I bought this. I liked

My Movie Poster Collection: J-K

Remember that you can always click on the images themselves to see them (hopefully) larger:JACKIE BROWN (Quentin Tarantino, 97). Rolled, pre-release, GA beautiful pre-release poster, that went along with 7 character posters highlighting the main players in this, Tarantino's most mature and lyrical film. I like the injection of Christmas-tinged soul here by referring to James Brown's hit.

My Movie Poster Collection: L

Remember that you can always click on the images themselves to see them (hopefully) larger:L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (Curtis Hanson, 97) Rolled, DThe best of all the many one-sheets for this magnificent modern noir. LASERBLAST (Michael Rae, 78). Folded, VGOne of my favorite bad movies also has a killer poster. Sure, I like the little-seen Dave Allen-created aliens up at the top. And the fact that the

My Movie Poster Collection: M

Remember that you can always click on the images themselves to see them (hopefully) larger:MAGIC (1978). Folded, GWow, that freaking poem! And the image of Fats looking at us with his dead eyes. When I choose to hang this masterful one-sheet up on my walls, I find I have difficulty sleeping. Along with Oh! What A Lovely War, the strangest of all Richard Attenbourough works. MAGNOLIA (1999).

My Movie Poster Collection: N

Remember that you can always click on the images themselves to see them (hopefully) larger:NASHVILLE (1975). Folded, Style A, GA fine Robert Altman poster (only the M.A.S.H. and McCabe and Mrs. Miller one-sheets best it), for arguably the greatest film on his resume. I like that it's not packed with movie stars--or even any credits--and that it's kind of a call back to the M.A.S.H. ad--that

My Movie Poster Collection: O-P

Remember that you can always click on the images themselves to see them (hopefully) larger:THE ODD COUPLE / ROSEMARY'S BABY double feature (1968). Folded, VGThis is a real relic of past times, when studios used to pair up hit movies at the end of their run as double features. I once had a double feature poster of Vanishing Point and Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry. That one made sense, since they were

My Movie Poster Collection: Q-R

Remember that you can always click on the images themselves to see them (hopefully) larger:Q (1982). Folded, VGAn A-list poster for a top B-movie, courtesy of the late and legendary illustrator Frank Frazetta. Larry Cohen's monster movie is, as is the filmmaker's modus operandi, a witty dissection of societal malaise, here taking on the worship of strange gods. Michael Moriarty gives a adroit

My Movie Poster Collection: S

Remember that you can always click on the images themselves to see them (hopefully) larger:SAINT JACK (1979). Folded, VGWhat a picture! Have you seen it yet? Gazarra's crowning achievement, and a very different directorial style for Peter Bogdanovich! SARABAND (2003). Rolled, NMAnother marvelous movie, done justice by a touching photo of our two stars, Josephson and Ullmann. Åh vad jag