Honest Abe would be rolling over in his grave if he knew that this John Wilkes Booth-inspired poster for Birth of A Nation (left) recently sold for over $48,000…(HA)
Category Archives: Movie Poster Collectors/Dealers
The Meansheets Poster Shop is Open!
It’s spring cleaning time — so if you’ve got the wall space, Meansheets has got the movie posters! (etsy)
Remember Your Heritage…
Wanna get your poster kicks? Another one of Heritage Auctions’ Vintage Movie Poster Signature Auctions takes place in Dallas this weekend, March 23-24…(Heritage)
EMoviePoster Goes Mini/Major!
The three-part EMoviePoster Mini/Major Sale gets started Sunday, 2/24, and runs through 3/5 — so I’m sure there will be some vintage deals steals to be had!
Banner Up!
Notice anything different today about the Meansheets? Okay, I know it’s not a major renovation, but the old aptly-named Kubrick default WordPress theme was causing some linkage issues — so I updated to the newer, sleeker, more modern Twenty Eleven theme…so now I’m only two years behind the curve!
However, I figured that since this blog celebrates vintage posters, there’s certainly no rush to be timely!
Out with the old…
And in with the new…
And in honor of Mr. Kubrick…
More Horror!
I’m not much of a horror movie fan, but I finally got a chance this weekend to look at Kirk Hammett of Metallica’s movie poster/memorabilia book, Too Much Horror Business — and was mesmerized by his scary pre-1940’s collection.
There’s also a revealing interview with Hammett, in which he details his poster collecting habits and how he has avoided the “celebrity tax” by hiring a fellow collector to do his bidding for him. (AllPosterForum)
The World of Movie Posters
EMoviePoster’s latest “World of Movie Posters” auction ends today on Tuesday — and there’s a particularly good batch of Polish posters, including these Hollywood classics from the artist, Andrzej Pagowski, who studied under the great Waldemar Swierzy.
When Monsters Met Maidens…
From December 14-18, 2012, The Swann Auction Galleries presents Monsters and Maidens: A Film Poster Collection, featuring some of the darnedest damsels in distress designs that any movie poster lover has seen, including works by (clockwise from top left): Roger Soubie, Boris Grinsson, Alfredo Capitani, and Anselmo Ballester. (MOPO)
Profiles In History Presents James Bond…
Just in time for Christmas, Profiles In History, the movie memorabilia auction house made famous by Syfy’s Hollywood Treasure TV show led by auctioneer-extraordinaire, Joe Maddalena, will be auctioning off some of 007’s most rare and expensive on-screen film treasures this weekend, December 15-16, 2012.
Movie Poster Museum 