Wil
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Three more 'surfers' with showtime space.
Very nice Wild Bunch. Peckinpah at his absolute best. Although I prefer Cross of Iron.I expect you've heard about this one @Rick ? IMAX screenings as well.
in Yeah, so, I am watching this..,
Comment by Wil
January 14
(Quote) At $20 each they were a bargain. They definitely appear on ebay now and then. There's one dealer who must have bought a job lot of TTCSM ones as he keeps adding more.(Quote) Sadly no missing daybill images. However, I recently came into the possession of a 1956 Australian Cinemascope trade brochure. Of which a couple of pages should provide some interest.in Hondo's This And That Comment by Wil January 10
In the spirit of John's non-official promo daybill. On Halloween 2022, Umbrella Entertainment released 3 're-imagined' full sized horror Daybills and Blueray sleeves inspired by an Australian classic. Each were available for $20AUD.
To qu…(Quote) I tend to call them flyers or promo sheets. I think the term herald sounds a bit dated and most casual buyers of post 70s titles wouldn't know what that term meant.Star Trek the Motion Picture is another with & without credits daybill. I saw one some years ago with a coke cola promotion printed in the blank space.
in Hondo's Daybill and One Sheet Q&A [Re-Titled]
Comment by Wil
January 4
(Quote) He sounds like the many Antiques & Collectables shop dealers that I've purchased from over the years. In their eyes it's all 'patina' and adds to authenticity and therefore $$$. Trying to explain how the cost of restoration very o…Not that I can recall LawrenceA backlit LED frame would be one option.
I intend to use a One Sheet sized example and possibly modify it with a sheet of acrylic sealed around the edges (with the slides sandwiched in between).
I own a few hundred, so hope t…Final one of the year, just completed this morning by Jaime Mendez.
Numbered Woman 1938 Long Daybill.
(Quote) That'll be a fun conversation for whoever they approach to sell!
I've lost count of the number of ti…(Quote) Something I have done on a number of occasions. Although what the recipient will do with a B grade daybill they didn't seek out themselves (given framing costs will significantly outweigh the gift) will very likely be place it in a dr…(Quote)
Lawrence, don't you think that John and I are knowledgeable enough to know what is worth keeping and what isn't? I can assure you that neither of us are disposing of Richardson's or RKO's. The sheer volume of posters that we hav…No Lawrence, as I say, I dump tat. As do many other collectors/dealers with their own property as they deem fit, without having to justify to third parties.
(Quote) I was expecting this response (why I didn't post the really brutal kull photos).
Unfortunately storage of scrap comes at a cost Lawrence and no, I'm obviously not scrapping rarities.
However, when I literally ha…(Quote) Thankfully you left a significant amount for me to harvest (Quote) It's already counterproductive to send overseas from NZ. Unless the order is substantial, I often advise the customer to cancel or screenshot a reality check shipping quote.
It cost me $174NZ to ship a tube to the States t…Congrats John. Hopefully there are some pre-1945 gems in there somewhere!
Like you, I've also scaled back on purchasing every collection offered my way and unless it has some early/silent content for keeps, I tend to pass these days. Inc…(Quote) Not of Australian origin, however, I recently returned from the UK where I managed to pick up a full front of house set (8x10).
A brief post. I now have the actual 2"x4" photo in hand, so was able to take a better scan.
Written on the rear that it was taken in Auckland 1928.in Two Different Original Styles Of The Same Daybill Designs. Comment by Wil November 2024
406. Albert R.N, with the photograph featuring the studios 'go to' evil German officer, Anton Diffring.
Who also stared in 405. The Colditz Story and a host of other British WW2 films, from Reach for the Sky to Where Eagles Dare.
<…I see a common theme. Those Brits were great at escaping from camps and Castles (Quote) Another fact recently discovered is that Peter Butterworth, star of many Carry On films, was involved in the real Great Escape and the escape featured in the earlier film, The Wooden Horse.
Funnily enough he auditioned for …Very nice Lawrence, thanks for posting.404. I won't give the title away, however, I've got a feeling that Donald Pleasence is about to have a bad day.The John Mills version was by far the best. For starters it didn't have a Spitfire gliding around the beaches of Dunkirk without fuel shooting down Stukas!From spending the best part of a day going through some of Wynne's Everyone's editions, although small in scale, the trade advertisement detail is still significant and with the volume of poster artwork he'd have to produce in the same week. I still…
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