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My WishList

Zulu

633 Squadron

Ice Station Zebra

Battle of Britain

Any James Bond

Our Man Flint

Creeping Flesh

House That Dripped Blood

Blade Runner

American Werewolf in London

Hammer Horrors

The Raven

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Is that all you know?

I am still learning...

As I have mentioned, I bought most of these blind, knowing very little about them beyond what I could see with my own two eyes. I was originally looking for Hammer posters, when they escalated in price I went for Brit comedy. Now I collect anything I like the look of, reminds me of something and I can afford. Maybe not the most discriminating but with the market ever moving beyond my reach it's the best I can do.

If I am forced to spend less time buying and more time appreciating what I already have, then I would like to learn more about them all. It's not that easy, the books of posters around are mainly more like catalogs with very little info beyond release dates. Most of the comments here from me you will find trivial at best, just my raving on what I remember about the film, why I bought the poster or stating the obvious about what the picture shows. I have credited the Artist where I can but most of these are not signed.

I put this site up hoping to attract the attention of fellow collectors more knowledgeable than me who might volunteer information.

Although my respect of copyright might seem a bit suspect, I don't believe in plagiarism and will attribute and credit any information you might volunteer. I will also be happy include links to other collectors or dealers.

Books

I have a bunch of poster books, mainly American, that just reproduce the poster images. I am sure a Google search will turn them up but they aren't useful for learning more about the artists.

The only book I have read that provides real information is Sim Branaghan's, British Movie Posters.

British Film Posters: An Illustrated History

Sim Branaghan, Edited by Steve Chibnall

288pp pages, Colour Illustrations Published December 2006

Paperback ISBN: 1844572218

Hardback ISBN: 1844571483

I highly recommend this book! Sim talks about many of the posters featured on this site and the artists behind them. I could have added some of the many interesting facts he has to say here but that would feel like massive plagiarism. Just go buy the book, it is bloody brilliant.

If the link still works, you can read Sim talking about this at Liverpool Museum:

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/podcasts/transcripts/british_film_posters.asp

Attributions

As people offer information, I will list their attributions here linked to a flag back to the comments they made. Let me know how much info on who you are you want to provide if you are listed here. I don't want to expose you to spam but am happy to include links or email if you want me to.

D - www.hammerhorrorposters.com

Dave S Re: Seventh Voyage of Sinbad - Watch Out We're Mad

 I noticed you weren't sure of the date of the 7th Voyage of Sinbad/Watch  Out, We're Mad double bill. It's 1975. I think (but I'm not sure) it was  the  first UK reissue of 7th Voyage since it's first run. There was certainly a  big hooha about it, ads on the telly etc. I persuaded my Dad to take me to  see it and although I think he quite enjoyed Sinbad, he nearly bust a gut  hysterically laughing at Watch Out, We're Mad. I don't think he even knew  why he found it so funny, it's just one of those times that you're in the  right mood. Another little kid who'd obviously emotionally blackmailed his  Dad into going to see it was sitting in front of us, and he kept turning  around to see who this fellow was, howling & wiping the tears from his  eyes.  I like to think he was just jealous because his Dad was sitting in stony  silence..   I've never seen Watch Out, We're Mad since so I can't say how it looks  now.  But anyway, the double bill was 1975.

Movie Poster Collecting on The Web

Lots of sites, but again hard to find good information. I hang out at this forum:

http://www.movieposterforum.com/

Where they are frequently kind enough to help decipher signatures and provide details.

I have found some dealers that have been very informative, so I will give them some free advertising here:

http://www.quadbod.co.uk/

http://www.premierepostergallery.com/

I found quite a lot of information on archiving from:

http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/

If none of these films are familiar, go look them up here first, I love the full on British humor on this site:

britishhorrorfilms.co.uk

Xperiment><

Hammer Movie Posters

Comedies, Exploitation and British Smut

Other Horror Films and Thrillers

Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Adventure

Drama Movie Posters

Family Movie Posters

War Movie Posters

Western Movie Posters

Ones that got away...For the interest of other collectors, Hammer posters that I don't own, have never owned or only have a reproduction of.