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Hammer Horror Australian Movie Posters

2 Dec 2014 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Hammer Horror Australian Movie Posters I have updated the Exhibition of Hammer Horror Australian Movie Posters with some new additions from BHP films which was has been referred to as a pseudonym…


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Just in – VERY RARE Movie Poster for Harmony Row

2 Dec 2014 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Harmony Row was one of the classic Australian Films of the 1930s. Directed by F.W.Thring and starring George Wallace, it was a huge success. Movie Posters for Australian films of the 30s are very…


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Welcome to our New Website!

20 Nov 2014 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Our Website has had a makeover! www.moviemem.com was established over 10 years ago and although the old site still functioned very effectively, there have been many improvements and changes in…


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BILL KERR has died Aged 92 Australian Actor

29 Aug 2014 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

The Australian Actor Bill Kerr has died aged 92 at his home in Perth. He was born in Cape Town in 1924 he grew up in Wagga Wagga in NSW and appeared as a child actor in two important early Australian…


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Wendy Hughes has died aged 61 – a great Australian actress

8 May 2014 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Sad news that Wendy Hughes has died aged 61 after a battle with cancer. It is believed that she passed away in Sydney yesterday morning. Wendy Hughes was one of the great Australian actresses,…


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JEREMY SAUNDERS Australian Movie Posters

17 Apr 2014 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Jeremy Saunders Movie Poster Designer [JEREMY-SAUNDERS-Movie-posters] Jeremy Saunders has produced key art for many movie posters in recent years. His designs are innovative and striking with…


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High Society Australian Daybill – Original or Reissue?

19 Mar 2014 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

High Society Australian Daybill – Original or Reissue? A full colour High Society Daybill movie poster, printed by Advertising and Commercial, turns up occasionally on various auction sites and…


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Killing time – killed by Free to air TV

30 Nov 2013 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

I first saw Killing Time with David Wenham on Foxtel a couple of years ago. I thought it was a compelling Australian Drama series with a great cast. However, it screened recently on one of the…


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Queensland Gallery of Modern Art Movie Poster Presentation report

12 Nov 2013 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) invited me to be guest speaker as part of their Endless Summer Sundays California Design Living in a Modern Way Exhibition on November 3rd. The Gallery has…


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PATRICIA LOVELL AUSTRALIAN FILM PRODUCER DIES AGED 83

27 Jan 2013 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Patricia Lovell, Award winning producer of some of the classic Australian films of the 70s, passed away yesterday from liver cancer aged 83. Although Patricia Lovell will be remembered fondly…


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James Bond Spy Who Loved Me Daybill Original or Reissue?

17 Jan 2013 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

James Bond Spy Who Loved Me Daybill There are two versions of The Spy Who Loved Me Daybill movie poster but there has always been some confusion about which came first. One is printed by M.A.P.S…