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Switchblade Sisters / quad / 1999 re-release / UK

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Get Carter / quad / 1999 BFI re-release / UK

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Godzilla 2000 / B1 / Japan

12.01.15

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Title
Godzilla 2000
AKA
Gojira ni-sen mireniamu (Japan) | Godzilla 2000: Millennium (alt. longer title)
Year of Film
1999
Director
Takao Okawara
Starring
Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki, Shirô Sano
Origin of Film
Japan
Genre(s) of Film
Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki, Shirô Sano,
Type of Poster
B1
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
1999
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
28 11/16" x 40.5"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

This is the Japanese B1 for the release of Godzilla 2000, the twenty-third film in the series featuring the King of the Kaiju (giant monsters). The film was also the first release in the third generation of Godzilla films, which is known as the Millennium Series. Studio Toho decided the film would be a reboot meaning it had no continuity with earlier films in the series, except for the 1954 original.

Set in 1999, we learn that Japan has suffered other Godzilla attacks since the 1950s and the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) was formed in response by scientists who aim to predict his next landfall. In 1999 he appears at the same time as the Crisis Control Intelligence (CCI) find a mysterious rock-like object at the bottom of the Japan Trench which takes off during an operation to salvage it. Godzilla follows and is blasted by the object causing him to retreat, but not before his atomic breath causes the rock to break open revealing an unusual blue alien craft.

The craft flies to Tokyo and begins to download information from the city’s computer network as the aliens try to discover more about Godzilla’s regenerative properties, named by the GPN scientists as Regenerator G1. When Big G arrives and once again attacks the craft, the aliens steal some of his DNA during the battle and use it to attempt to reform themselves as a giant Millennian. Unfortunately Earth’s atmosphere is different to their own and the creature mutates into the hideous gigantic Orga and begins a final battle with Godzilla.

The film featured a new design of for the famous beast with a notably meaner looking face and large scales on his back, replacing the tired costume used for previous films in the series. Godzilla 2000’s relative success at the Japanese box-office saw Columbia Tristar decide to release the film in the US (the last Japanese Godzilla film to get a cinema release was Godzilla 1985). The distributor decided to edit the film for pacing reasons and removed about 8 minutes from its running time, whilst also completely re-editing the sound design and also injecting quite a bit of humour into the dubbed script. Unfortunately, poor box-office receipts meant that future entries in the Millennium series were released straight to DVD in the States.

The trailer for the US release can be viewed on YouTube.

 

Shikoku / B2 / Japan

30.10.12

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Title
Shikoku
Year of Film
1999
Director
Shunichi Nagasaki
Starring
Yui Natsukawa, Michitaka Tsutsui, Chiaki Kuriyama, Toshie Negishi, Ren Ohsugi, Makoto Satô, Tarô Suwa, Tomoko Ôtakara, Hazuki Kôzu
Origin of Film
Japan
Genre(s) of Film
Yui Natsukawa, Michitaka Tsutsui, Chiaki Kuriyama, Toshie Negishi, Ren Ohsugi, Makoto Satô, Tarô Suwa, Tomoko Ôtakara, Hazuki Kôzu,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
1999
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 6/16" x 28 13/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

An arresting design on this poster for the release of Shikoku, a Japanese psychological horror film released in 1999. The story sees Hinako (Yui Natsukawa) return to the village she grew up in on the island of Shikoku after spending several years in Tokyo. She discovers that her childhood friend Sayori (Chiaki Kuriyama) died when she was sixteen under mysterious circumstances and, after Hinako sees the spirit of her friend, it becomes clear that Sayori’s grieving mother has spent the past few years attempting to bring her daughter back from the dead.

Chiaki Kuriyama, who features on the poster,  is best known for her role as mace-wielding Gogo Yubari in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill. The film was released on DVD in several countries but the UK disc seems to be currently out of print.

 

The Iron Giant / quad / Giant lying down style / UK

18.05.11

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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace / one sheet / teaser / USA

17.05.11

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Summer Of Sam / one sheet / USA

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The Blair Witch Project / one sheet / commercial / USA

17.05.11

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Title
The Blair Witch Project
AKA
--
Year of Film
1999
Director
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
Starring
Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Commercial - missing
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1999
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 40 1/16"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

I’m 99% sure that this is actually a commercial print, but some dealers sell it as an original theatrical item. The text at the bottom is a pretty good giveaway.

Notice that there are symbols hidden in the black that are printed with a type of varnish.

The Blair Witch Project / one sheet / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
The Blair Witch Project
AKA
--
Year of Film
1999
Director
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
Starring
Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Final
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1999
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
26 11/16" x 39 11/16"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary...A year later their footage was found.

The Blair Witch Project / quad / teaser / UK

18.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
The Blair Witch Project
AKA
--
Year of Film
1999
Director
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
Starring
Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams,
Type of Poster
Quad
Style of Poster
Teaser
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
1999
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
30 1/16" x 40"
SS or DS
DS
Tagline
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary...A year later their footage was found.

The Blair Witch Project / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

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A Room For Romeo Brass / quad / UK

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The Insider / quad / UK

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The Insider / one sheet / advance / Pacino / USA

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The Insider / one sheet / advance / Pacino / Nov. 5 / USA

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The Insider / one sheet / advance / Crowe / USA

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The Iron Giant / quad / Giant standing style / UK

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The Girl on the Bridge / B2 / Japan

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The Iron Giant / one sheet / advance / USA

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The Limey / quad / UK

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The Limey / one sheet / USA

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The Matrix / one sheet / advance / USA

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The Matrix / one sheet / international

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The Matrix / B2 / Japan

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The Virgin Suicides / one sheet / USA

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