Movie Art

Original AVCO Embassy One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the William Girdler horror film, THE MANITOU (1978) starring Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Jon Cedar, and Stella Stevens. The film tells the story of Karen (Strasberg), who enters a San Francisco hospital suffering from a growing tumor on her back. When the tumor gets larger, her doctor begins to think it is a 400-year-old Native American spirit who wants revenge. Although the film is hopelessly preposterous and campy, it is still very much fun to watch. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine plus conition.

Original Miramax Films Advance One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Quentin Tarantino crime-drama-comedy masterpiece, PULP FICTION (1994) starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, and Uma Thurman. One of the most fascinating crime-drama/comedies ever conceived and presented out of chronological order, this film incorporates a rich and intelligent dialogue and mixes humor and violence with skill and irony. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Tarantino and Roger Avary won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The film revitalized the acting career of John Travolta, who received an Academy Award nomination, as did costars Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman. This original Advance One Sheet is the recalled “Lucky Strikes” poster that sports a pack of the popular cigarettes on the poster. The cigarette manufacturer objected to their product being used on the poster, and Mirmax issued a slightly different version. This original one sheet poster is rolled and in near mint condition. Fakes abound. The scarce originals can be determined by their exact dimensions and certain anomalies in the printing characteristic of the reproductions.

Original MGM One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Richard Fleischer action crime drama, THE LAST STAND (1971) starring George C. Scott, Tony Musante, Trish Van Devere, and Colleen Dewhurst. The film chronicles a former getaway driver (Scott) who has retired to a peaceful Portuguese fishing village. But he is asked to pull off one last job, and he accepts. Scott’s memorable portrayal of an aging criminal is low-key but extremely effective. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very good condition, with irregular folds.

Original United Film Distribution Company One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the George A. Romero horror thriller, DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)—starring David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross. By turns horrific, hilarious, disgusting, and absurd—this film tells the story of two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his girlfriend who seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead. Not just a mockery of the hedonistic and empty America of the late 1970s, this is undoubtedly one of the great horror films of modern time. This original one sheet poster is folded, and with some scotch tape on the reverse side of the poster. A small chip in the lower right corner – in the border area – is missing. The poster is priced accordingly.

Original Warner Brothers One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Ridley Scott science fiction masterpiece, BLADE RUNNER (1982) starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. Ford, in one of his best screen performances, plays a former Blade Runner, a cop who specializes in terminating replicants, who are human clones developed to serve in the colonies outside earth. Truly one of the few true science fiction “art” films, Director Scott creates a future unlike any we’ve ever seen before. The film requires the audience to seriously think about the impact of technology on human society. These themes play out in a fairly basic detective story, but the ultimate power of the film comes from its stunning visual imagery of a dark futuristic cityscape. Indeed, the outstanding visual quality of the film garnered it Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Visual Effects. This one sheet is folded. The poster was used in a theater for the original release and is in fine plus to very fine condition with only minor signs of general use.

Original TriStar Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Sidney Lumet crime comedy, FAMILY BUSINESS (1989) starring Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, and Matthew Broderick. Vincent Patrick adapted his novel to this amusing screenplay about a family of criminals. Broderick is the son of Hoffman and grandson of Connery. Although Broderick is not a criminal yet, his father and grandfather are (or were). Broderick tries to bring the family together to do a million dollar heist. This original one sheet poster is folded and in fine condition.

Original Miramax Films Style C Advance One Sheet Poster of Renee Zellweger (27×41) for the Rob Marshall musical comedy, CHICAGO (2002) starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere. The film version was adapted from a 1975 musical choreographed and directed by Bob Fosse, which opened at the 46th Street Theater on May 12,1975 and ran for 936 performances. This musical was itself an adaptation of a 1926 non-musical play. The story takes place in Chicago in the 1920s and features Velma (Zeta-Jones), a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and her sister after finding them in bed together. The other main character is Roxie (Zellweger), who killed her boyfriend when she discovered that he wasn’t going to make her a star. The two find themselves on death row together and must fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and won 6—including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress to Zeta-Jones. This original double-sided style C advance one sheet poster is rolled and in very fine condition.

Original Miramax Films Style A Advance One Sheet Poster of Richard Gere (27×41) for the Rob Marshall musical comedy, CHICAGO (2002) starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere. The film version was adapted from a 1975 musical choreographed and directed by Bob Fosse, which opened at the 46th Street Theater on May 12,1975 and ran for 936 performances. This musical was itself an adaptation of a 1926 non-musical play. The story takes place in Chicago in the 1920s and features Velma (Zeta-Jones), a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and her sister after finding them in bed together. The other main character is Roxie (Zellweger), who killed her boyfriend when she discovered that he wasn’t going to make her a star. The two find themselves on death row together and must fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and won 6—including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress to Zeta-Jones. This original double-sided style B advance one sheet poster is rolled and in very fine condition.