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best looking movie posters of all time
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Posted: 24 March 2008 11:48 AM   [Ignore]
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I’m looking to purchase a handful of movie posters for my theater room and wanted some opinions on what are the best looking movie posters of all time. Looking for kinda artsy posters....

anyways, thought it would be an interesting thread either way…

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Collin Armstrong
Posted: 24 March 2008 12:00 PM   [Ignore]   [#1]
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Can’t go wrong with anything by Saul Bass - Man with the Golden Arm, Bunny Lake is Missing, Vertigo, 12 Angry Men…

Depending on how much coin you’re willing to drop, there are a number of striking Polish posters available through http://www.posteritati.com.

Always loved the sheets for Tati’s Hulot films, too.  Cheap reprints of those are pretty easy to find.

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Ard Vijn
Posted: 24 March 2008 01:48 PM   [Ignore]   [#2]
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I’ve always loved the original sheet for “2001: A Space Odyssey”:

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Tuan Jim
Posted: 30 March 2008 07:25 PM   [Ignore]   [#3]
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Looking forward to picking up one of these sooner or later:

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I also need an original Mad Max poster eventually - the Japanese one would be nice.

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Kurt Halfyard
Posted: 31 March 2008 08:39 AM   [Ignore]   [#4]
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Some of my favourites:

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Kurt Halfyard
Posted: 31 March 2008 09:20 AM   [Ignore]   [#5]
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and…

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The Bionic Vapour Boy
Posted: 02 April 2008 12:40 PM   [Ignore]   [#6]
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Some favourites off the top of my head:

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Posted: 04 April 2008 09:31 AM   [Ignore]   [#7]
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As much as i love movie posters, i really hate when it’s polluted with some review quote…

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Kurt Halfyard
Posted: 22 April 2008 06:24 AM   [Ignore]   [#8]
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A couple of very slick ‘aged 70’s horror posters’ that are certainly worth a look:

http://www.movieposteraddict.com/2008/04/21/the-black-waters-of-echos-pond-posters/

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Posted: 23 April 2008 11:08 PM   [Ignore]   [#9]
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The Japanese poster for Jean-Pierre Melville’s Army of Shadows is a classic. Suspiria poster is a classic. The Hong Kong poster of Tsui Hark’s Blade that scrolls out like this 40x8-ish poster is amazing.

Beyond that it would depend on what your looking for. More of an original painting (French), abstract (Polish), contemporary/traditional (US) or more edgy (Spain, Italy) or more collage-esque (Japan).

Additionally Italian photobustas (nearly double the size of a lobbycard) make great artwork for decoration.

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Kurt Halfyard
Posted: 24 April 2008 07:56 AM   [Ignore]   [#10]
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I really like this one:

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Posted: 25 April 2008 05:28 AM   [Ignore]   [#11]
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some anime posters i quite like

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Posted: 27 April 2008 05:34 PM   [Ignore]   [#12]
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If you are looking for artsy posters then you can’t lose with Polish posters. Just remember that they vary in sizes and are not the same size as US one sheets and they can demand a hefty price if you are looking for originals.
Check this site out. http://www.polishposter.com/

impawards.com is a great site to see what movie posters are out there.

My favorite US “artsy” poster is for the Funny Games remake. Beautiful design.
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I also really like the banned poster for Captivity, only used in Spain I think, which is where I got my copy.
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MovieHatch-Ken
Posted: 29 April 2008 02:40 PM   [Ignore]   [#13]
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Can’t go wrong with McQueen.  Star Wars Ep 4 was also cool.

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Ard Vijn
Posted: 30 April 2008 10:15 AM   [Ignore]   [#14]
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This one is VERY daring in today’s USA, tagline and all.

And still quite beautiful…

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Kurt Halfyard
Posted: 30 April 2008 10:35 AM   [Ignore]   [#15]
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oi.  No shit.  They aren’t fucking around this time.  This ain’t your 60s TV batman. 
How many films use 9/11 imagery in their posters?  oi!

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