Japanese Movie Posters Auction (Godzilla, Anyone?)

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Some posters just look better when they’re covered in Japanese writing. Some collectors believe the most valuable version of a movie poster is the one released in the same country that the movie was released in, but after seeing some of these Japanese one sheets, I tend to disagree. Check out the Army of Darkness or The [...]

Zombies of the Stratosphere – one-sheet movie poster

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Who knew zombies were popular in 1952? This incredible poster is up for auction this week at emovieposter.com. Zombies of the Stratosphere was a Republic Serial with 12 chapters. I am an absolute sucker for Republic movie posters, and this is a great one – zombies, spaceships, a robot a with fireman’s axe – I [...]

Horror Movie Posters

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There are some frightening posters up for bid at emovieposter.com this week, just in time for Halloween. There are posters from the Friday the 13th, Halloween, and the Nightmare on Elm Street series in addition to quite a few other scary classics. Of course, there are many more posters to choose from if horror isn’t your [...]

HUGE Movie Poster Auction

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The good folks at emovieposter.com are having a huge auction of huge movie posters. Most of the items up for bid are 3-sheet or 6-sheet posters, which means they are massive–some of them are seven feet high and wide. I think I may bid on one of these for my man cave. The auction ends [...]

The Monster and the Girl Poster

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Check out this awesome poster up for bid at eMoviePoster.com. The auction ends on September 8, so head to eMovieposter.com now! The Monster and the Girl, filmed in 1941, was a gorilla-gone-bad science fiction thriller starring Ellen Drew, Robert Paige, Paul Lukas, Joseph Calleia, Onslow Stevens, Rod Cameron, Phillip Terry, and George Zucco. King kong eat [...]

Marlon Brando Movie Posters

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Our friends at eMoviePoster.com have an amazing selection of posters up in their Tuesday auction this week. For Marlon Brando fans, take a look at the following list of just some of the Brando movie posters up for bid: The Godfather, On the Waterfront, Apocalypse Now, Mutiny on the Bounty, and The Ugly American. Any [...]

Lester Glassner, Collector of Pop Culture

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On August 9, a great collector left us. Lester Glassner had collected pop culture and memorabilia for over 50 years and in 1981, wrote a book that featured some of his prized possessions. The publication of “Dime Store Days” led to Mr. Glassner appearing on The Today show and in other media outlets. You can [...]

Superman and the Mole Men – 1951

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Photo courtesy of Conway Vintage Treasures. For all you Superman fanatics, I bet you don’t have one of these — an original one sheet movie poster from George Reeves’ first appearance as the Man of Steel. In 1951, just three years after the first Superman serials, the Man of Steel made his feature film debut.  “Superman [...]

Dark Knight Movie Poster

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A lot of people are snapping up copies of the Dark Knight movie posters with Heath Ledger as the Joker, but my money will be going towards this awesome one-sheet, showing Bat-Man in front of a burning bat symbol. I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these and see it in the [...]

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Movie Poster

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Kojak in a bobsled, need I say more. This has always been my favorite Bond movie. This poster would look great on the wall of my future home theater, but then I wouldn’t be able to afford much of a theater. Cinema Masterpieces is one of my favorite suppliers of movie posters. Check out their [...]