Cool and Collected - collecting pop culture memories and memorabilia
A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
One of my favorite places to buy movie posters is emovieposter.com. This week, they have a ton of amazing items up for bid, and some of my favorites are the old Western posters. I love the artwork on these vintage posters. How amazing would it be to see all of these hanging side by side? DESERT VENGEANCE [...]
Pardon me while I rant a little (yet again) about current Hollywood movie posters. Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 classic, Straw Dogs, has been redone and the movie will be released this week. The poster created for the original movie is prized by collectors everywhere. The image captures the tense, violent nature of the film perfectly… Now, [...]
I can’t wait to see the new Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy movie based on John LeCarre’s classic spy thriller. I thought you might be intrigued to see a couple of great art posters that have been floating around the Twitterverse… Dave Williams put together this cryptic design and is selling limited edition prints. Dave is also [...]
Last night, at the New Beverly Cinema in California, Mondo hosted their latest Mystery Movie night, and it was pretty special. A friend of the site, Frank Onorati, sent me a message while standing in line, to tell me that the mystery movie was the classic 1931 Frankenstein and the poster for sale was the one by Drew [...]
Mondo will be selling this Jurassic Park print on their site tomorrow and if they last more than four minutes, they will be deemed a failure. I think this poster has some insanely great elements but as a whole, it fails for me. I love Aaron Horkey’s illustrative style, and his lettering skills are unmatched. [...]
A while back, a notice from Acme Archives Direct popped up in my Twitter feed about this print, and as soon as I saw it, my finger was clicking on the “Buy Now” button. This thing sold out lightning fast, so I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. I’m [...]
Mondo tried to sneak this little gem by me this morning by posting it on their new Tumblr account with no other information. I would guess that it will go on sale tomorrow, but no details have been announced yet. The Swamp Thing is one of those movies that came out right when I was [...]
Mel is a 42 year old attorney working for the the federal government. He lives and works in Washington, DC, and has been collecting movie posters since March 2009. In that short time, he has amassed an incredible collection of movie posters that currently numbers around 1,000! How did your collection start? What was the [...]
Editor’s Note: It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan and collector of Mondo’s posters. Josh Berwanger recently interviewed Justin Ishmael of Mondo Tees, who happens to be a big collector himself, and gives us the inside story on how all the magic started. -Brian Mondotees.com puts out the coolest one of a kind posters [...]
At long last, the DC Big Flea returned to the Virginia ‘burbs. It’s been a while since the last show and I couldn’t wait to visit it again this weekend. The Big Flea is a massive antique show held at the Dulles Expo Center. Most of the items for sale are furniture, jewelry, and decorative [...]
