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Framing Original Movie Posters

26 Feb 2024 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Most competent framers should be aware of the correct methods of framing original movie posters but it is amazing how some seem to be intent on sticking everything they frame to a backing board. The framer thinks that he is doing the right thing and that it will look better glued down.


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BLACKBEARD’S GHOST Daybill Movie Poster Original or Reissue?

10 Feb 2024 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Blackbeard’s Ghost is one of a number of Disney movies produced in the 1960s that had re releases in the 1970s.


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MARILYN MONROE Original Australian Daybill Movie Posters

27 Apr 2023 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Original Australian Daybills for Marilyn Monroe’s films are generally very rare. So rare, in fact, that some daybills have never been seen despite the fact that they must have been printed.


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Why does eBay promote Higher Priced identical Listings?

17 Mar 2019 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Why does eBay promote Higher Priced identical Listings? You would think that it would be logical for ebay to promote lower priced similar or same items to their buyers. However, in their constant…


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Hitchcock Movie Poster Exhibition at the Adelaide Festival Centre

18 Dec 2018 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

A selection of original movie posters, lobby cards and Front of House Stills from my Hitchcock collection will be on display at the Adelaide Festival Centre from Dec 29th – Jan 20th 2019. Posters…


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HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL Daybill Movie poster – Why so rare?

29 Nov 2018 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

The House on Haunted Hill – a true rarity Original movie posters for The House on Haunted Hill have always been highly sought after but Australian movie posters are incredibly scarce. The classic…


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TOM CRUISE GETS THE FLICK – Who will be the next Jack Reacher?

21 Nov 2018 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

BREAKING NEWS! LEE CHILD talks about a new actor to play Jack Reacher Lee Child, author of the incredibly popular Jack Reacher series, was interviewed in a Q and A at the Brisbane Town Hall…


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Paget’s Talkies – Almost Forgotten Australian Cinema History

23 May 2018 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Paget's Talkies is an almost forgotten page of Australian Movie History. The company was established in 1908, taking Silent Films on tour to remote country towns in Queensland. Very little is…


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COMPANY OF KILLERS Heavily Censored Australian Daybill Movie Poster

24 Apr 2018 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Company of Killers was a minor made for TV movie that had cinema release in Australia. For some reason, daybills that were printed for this title had to be heavily censored by stencilling over the…


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THE STORY OF THE KELLY GANG Original Daybill Movie poster on display

2 Apr 2018 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

A reproduction of one of the most significant of all Australian posters has been on display in Melbourne at the ACMI Exhibition of The Story of Film Television and Digital Culture at Federation…


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SHERLOCK HOLMES Movie Poster Book A Must Have for Collectors

22 Feb 2018 | Added by John Reid | 0 Comments

Elementary Art: 100 Years of Sherlock Holmes Paperback by William S Major This is a must have for all vintage movie poster collectors. The book features 350 wonderful images from what must…