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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters / one sheet / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters
AKA
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters for DVD (USA - DVD title)
Year of Film
2007
Director
Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis
Starring
Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, Carey Means, Matt Maiellaro, C. Martin Croker, Andy Merrill, Mike Schatz, Bruce Campbell, Chris Kattan, Neil Peart
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, Carey Means, Matt Maiellaro, C. Martin Croker, Andy Merrill, Mike Schatz, Bruce Campbell, Chris Kattan, Neil Peart,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2007
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell
Size (inches)
27 1/8" x 40"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Black Gunn / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Black Gunn
AKA
Pistola nera - spara senza pietà [Black gun - shoot without mercy] (Italy)
Year of Film
1972
Director
Robert Hartford-Davis
Starring
Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes, Luciana Paluzzi, Vida Blue, Stephen McNally, Keefe Brasselle
Origin of Film
UK | USA
Genre(s) of Film
Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes, Luciana Paluzzi, Vida Blue, Stephen McNally, Keefe Brasselle,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
1973
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Unknown
Size (inches)
20 5/16" x 28 12/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Blazing Magnum / B2 / Japan

13.03.12

Poster Poster
Title
Blazing Magnum
AKA
Una Magnum Special per Tony Saitta [A Special Magnum for Tony Saitta] (Italy - original title) | Shadows in an Empty Room (USA) | Big Magnum 77 (Japan - English title)
Year of Film
1976
Director
Alberto De Martino
Starring
Stuart Whitman, John Saxon, Martin Landau, Tisa Farrow, Carole Laure, Jean LeClerc, Gayle Hunnicutt
Origin of Film
Italy | Canada | Panama
Genre(s) of Film
Stuart Whitman, John Saxon, Martin Landau, Tisa Farrow, Carole Laure, Jean LeClerc, Gayle Hunnicutt,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
1977
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Seito
Size (inches)
20 5/16" x 28 14/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Filmed in Canada by an Italian director (Alberto De Martino under the pseudonym Martin Herbert), Blazing Magnum has multiple alternative titles, including Shadows in an Empty Room, and is an entry into the poliziottesco genre of cinema. The story sees tough Ottawan police captain Tony Saitta (Stuart Whitman) travel to Montreal to investigate the untimely death of his sister at a party. Before long more bodies start to appear, the list of suspects grows and Saitta teams up with Sergeant Ned Matthews (genre stalwart John Saxon) to crack the case.

The film is perhaps best known for it’s insane, nine minute car chase around the streets of Montreal, which was filmed without permits and staged by legendary stunt performer Rémy Julienne, whose work includes six James Bond films and the original Italian Job. The chase can be watched in all its glory on YouTube – it definitely rivals other legendary cinematic car pursuits! It also features a giallo-esque scene in which a murder is committed in the same room as a blind girl, Saitta fighting a bunch of drag queens and a dwarf gangster.

Check out this Motion Picture Purgatory entry on DreadCentral.com.

The artwork on this Japanese poster is by one of my favourite artists, the mysterious Seito. It appears on the Italian poster (image taken from emovieposter.com), as well as others, so it’s likely that Seito may have adapted another illustrator’s work for this B2, unless the other countries used his illustration? The American one sheet is markedly different and plays up the murder mystery side of the plot.

The trailer can be viewed on YouTube.

Book of Numbers / 30×40 / USA

16.03.12

Poster Poster
Title
Book of Numbers
AKA
--
Year of Film
1973
Director
Raymond St. Jacques
Starring
Raymond St. Jacques, Philip Michael Thomas, Freda Payne, D'Urville Martin, Sterling St. Jacques, Gilbert Green, Irma P. Hall, Doug Finell, Willie Washinton Jr.
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Raymond St. Jacques, Philip Michael Thomas, Freda Payne, D'Urville Martin, Sterling St. Jacques, Gilbert Green, Irma P. Hall, Doug Finell, Willie Washinton Jr.,
Type of Poster
30x40
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1973
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Unknown
Size (inches)
30 1/16" x 40"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
73/117
Tagline
The Black King of the Numbers Game | Blue Boy's got the man's number..and takes it...at 600 to 1

A largely forgotten entry into the blaxploitation genre, Book of Numbers was written, directed and produced by its star Raymond St. Jacques, who is perhaps best known for his role as Coffin Ed Johnson in the film Cotton Comes to Harlem, as well as the street preacher in John Carpenter’s They Live.

The film sees two African-American waiters set up a numbers racket in a small town in Arkansas, raising the ire of the white gangsters in other towns nearby. Despite being something of a critical success it appears the film was a financial flop and put paid to  further films that Raymond St. Jacques had planned with his recently established production company.

The great artwork on this US 30×40 features a signature but I’ve had a hard time identifying who it belongs to. Take a look at the signature picture and let me know if you can identify it.

 

Casino Royale / quad / teaser / UK

18.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Casino Royale
AKA
--
Year of Film
2006
Director
Martin Campbell
Starring
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Origin of Film
USA | UK | Germany | Czech Republic
Genre(s) of Film
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright,
Type of Poster
Quad
Style of Poster
Teaser - November version
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
2006
Designer
Vox and Associates
Artist
--
Size (inches)
30" x 39 7/8"
SS or DS
DS
Tagline
--

Casino Royale / quad / UK

18.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Casino Royale
AKA
--
Year of Film
2006
Director
Martin Campbell
Starring
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Origin of Film
USA | UK | Germany | Czech Republic
Genre(s) of Film
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright,
Type of Poster
Quad
Style of Poster
Final
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
2006
Designer
Empire Design
Artist
--
Size (inches)
30" x 40"
SS or DS
DS
Tagline
--

Casino Royale / one sheet / advance / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Casino Royale
AKA
--
Year of Film
2006
Director
Martin Campbell
Starring
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Origin of Film
USA | UK | Germany | Czech Republic
Genre(s) of Film
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Advance
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2006
Designer
Vox and Associates
Artist
--
Size (inches)
26 6/8" x 39 13/16"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Casino Royale / one sheet / advance / international

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Casino Royale
AKA
--
Year of Film
2006
Director
Martin Campbell
Starring
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Origin of Film
USA | UK | Germany | Czech Republic
Genre(s) of Film
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Advance
Origin of Poster
International
Year of Poster
2006
Designer
Empire Design
Artist
--
Size (inches)
26 6/8" x 39 6/8"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Casino Royale / one sheet / Vesper / UK

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Casino Royale
AKA
--
Year of Film
2006
Director
Martin Campbell
Starring
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Origin of Film
USA | UK | Germany | Czech Republic
Genre(s) of Film
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Vesper
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
2006
Designer
Empire Design
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 40"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Casino Royale / one sheet / Solange / UK

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Casino Royale
AKA
--
Year of Film
2006
Director
Martin Campbell
Starring
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Origin of Film
USA | UK | Germany | Czech Republic
Genre(s) of Film
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Solange
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
2006
Designer
Empire Design
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 40"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Casino Royale / one sheet / Bond style / UK

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Casino Royale
AKA
--
Year of Film
2006
Director
Martin Campbell
Starring
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Origin of Film
USA | UK | Germany | Czech Republic
Genre(s) of Film
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Bond style
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
2006
Designer
Empire Design
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 40"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Casino Royale / B2 / advance / sideways style / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Casino Royale
AKA
--
Year of Film
2006
Director
Martin Campbell
Starring
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Origin of Film
USA | UK | Germany | Czech Republic
Genre(s) of Film
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
Advance - sideways style
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2006
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 6/16" x 28 13/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Casino Royale / B1 / facing style / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Casino Royale
AKA
--
Year of Film
2006
Director
Martin Campbell
Starring
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Origin of Film
USA | UK | Germany | Czech Republic
Genre(s) of Film
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright,
Type of Poster
B1
Style of Poster
Facing
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2006
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
28 10/16" x 40 9/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Clue / one sheet / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Clue
AKA
Signori, il delitto è servito [Gentlemen, the crime is served] (Italy)
Year of Film
1985
Director
Jonathan Lynn
Starring
Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Lesley Ann Warren, Michael McKean, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Martin Mull
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Lesley Ann Warren, Michael McKean, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Martin Mull,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1985
Designer
Spiros Angelikas
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 41 1/16"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
It's not just a game anymore.

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid / one sheet / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
AKA
Il mistero del cadavere scomparso [The mystery of the missing body] (Italy) | Bogart Jr. (Denmark)
Year of Film
1982
Director
Carl Reiner
Starring
Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Carl Reiner
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Carl Reiner,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1982
Designer
B.D. Fox Independent
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 41"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
820032
Tagline
Laugh... or I'll blow your lips off!

Death Wish 3 / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Death Wish 3
AKA
--
Year of Film
1985
Director
Michael Winner
Starring
Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam, Gavan O'Herlihy
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam, Gavan O'Herlihy,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
1985
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 6/16" x 28 13/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Ed Wood / one sheet / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Ed Wood
AKA
--
Year of Film
1994
Director
Tim Burton
Starring
Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Murray
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Murray,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1994
Designer
BLT Communications
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 40"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness.

Ed Wood / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Ed Wood
AKA
--
Year of Film
1994
Director
Tim Burton
Starring
Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Murray
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Murray,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
1995
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 6/16" x 28 15/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan / one sheet / teaser / recalled / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
AKA
Ashes to Ashes (USA - fake working title)
Year of Film
1989
Director
Rob Hedden
Starring
Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Barbara Bingham, Peter Mark Richman, Martin Cummins, Gordon Currie, Alex Diakun, V.C. Dupree
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Barbara Bingham, Peter Mark Richman, Martin Cummins, Gordon Currie, Alex Diakun, V.C. Dupree,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Teaser - recalled
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1989
Designer
Spiros Angelikas
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 40 1/16"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan / one sheet / teaser / recalled / sticker / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
AKA
Ashes to Ashes (USA - fake working title)
Year of Film
1989
Director
Rob Hedden
Starring
Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Barbara Bingham, Peter Mark Richman, Martin Cummins, Gordon Currie, Alex Diakun, V.C. Dupree
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Barbara Bingham, Peter Mark Richman, Martin Cummins, Gordon Currie, Alex Diakun, V.C. Dupree,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Teaser - recalled - with sticker
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1989
Designer
Spiros Angelikas
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27 1/16" x 40 1/8"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
--

Hammer / B2 / Japan

09.03.16

Poster Poster
Title
Hammer
AKA
--
Year of Film
1972
Director
Bruce D. Clark
Starring
Fred Williamson, Bernie Hamilton, Vonetta McGee, William Smith, Charles Lampkin, Elizabeth Harding, Mel Stewart, D'Urville Martin
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Fred Williamson, Bernie Hamilton, Vonetta McGee, William Smith, Charles Lampkin, Elizabeth Harding, Mel Stewart, D'Urville Martin,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
1973
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 6/16" x 28 12/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Hammer was an early entry in the blaxploitation subgenre of films that grew in popularity following the release of Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song and Shaft in 1971. The film stars ex-NFL player Fred Williamson whose nickname was The Hammer in real life and who would go on to become one of the subgenre’s key players. It was helmed by Kiwi director Bruce Clark who only has four directorial credits to his name, which includes the Roger Corman-produced sci-fi clunker Galaxy of Terror.

Williamson stars as B.J. Hammer a dockworker who is spotted as having some boxing talent by a shady trainer. He rises up the ranks and gains some notoriety but thing soon turn sour when his manager, who is also a dodgy gangster, asks him to throw his next fight in order to make some other crooks rich (that old chestnut). His girfriend Lois, played by another blaxploitation stalwart Vonetta McGee), is kidnapped by the gangsters in an effort to coerce Hammer into taking a dive, which means it’s time to show them what he’s capable of.

The film is today considered one of the lesser entries in the blaxploitation subgenre and it holds a fairly poor rating on IMDb, but it’s still one to seek out for fans of Williamson. This Japanese B2 poster features a unique photo montage as was typical of the era.

Hands of Steel / one sheet / USA

05.03.12

Poster Poster
Title
Hands of Steel
AKA
Vendetta dal futuro [Vendetta from the future] (Italy - original title) | Return of the Terminator (Malaysia - English title) | Atomic Cyborg (France)
Year of Film
1986
Director
Sergio Martino (as Martin Dolman)
Starring
Daniel Greene, Janet Agren, Claudio Cassinelli, George Eastman, Robert Ben, Pat Monti
Origin of Film
Italy
Genre(s) of Film
Daniel Greene, Janet Agren, Claudio Cassinelli, George Eastman, Robert Ben, Pat Monti,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1986
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Renato Casaro (figure)
Size (inches)
26.5" x 39 15/16"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
In 1997: The guardian of the future is much more than a man

Italian writer/director Sergio Martino is responsible for several notable Giallo films including Torso and The Case of the Scorpion Tail. His output also includes several exploitation and genre films that directly ‘homage’ the work of American directors, including After the Fall of New York (see Carpenter’s Escape From NY) and Hands of Steel, which shamelessly apes James Cameron’s classic Terminator (1984).

The plot sees Daniel Greene‘s cyborg Paco Querak (great name!) sent to kill a blind environmentalist who is interfering with the plans of industrialist Frank Turner (genre legend John Saxon). During the assassination attempt Querak’s human conscience somehow stops him carrying out the deed and he escapes into the Arizona desert. He ends up at a bar in a small town and before long he’s using his strength to arm wrestle truckers and partake in bar brawls, however a team of hitmen has been sent after him and it’s not long before he is tracked down.

Tragically, Claudio Cassinelli, who played one of the hitmen, was killed in a helicopter crash during filming of an action sequence.

I’m crediting the artwork to the great Renato Casaro because the main figure is clearly his illustration as can be seen on this Japanese B2 for the film, which features his signature. The rest of the art is likely to have been done by another artist, but I’m not certain to whom it can be credited. The typeface used for the tagline could not be more 80s if it tried.

Note that Hands of Steel, like many Italian exploitation films, has multiple alternative names and had a different moniker in most major markets.

The full film is available to watch on YouTube. The trailer is also YouTube.

Hard Times / one sheet / USA

08.08.11

Poster Poster
Title
Hard Times
AKA
The Streetfighter (USA re-title / UK) | L'eroe della strada [The hero of the street] (Italy)
Year of Film
1975
Director
Walter Hill
Starring
Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Margaret Blye, Michael McGuire, Felice Orlandi, Edward Walsh, Bruce Glover, Robert Tessier, Nick Dimitri
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Margaret Blye, Michael McGuire, Felice Orlandi, Edward Walsh, Bruce Glover, Robert Tessier, Nick Dimitri,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
1975
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Len Goldberg
Size (inches)
27 1/16" x 41"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't buy much.

Known as ‘The Streetfighter’ in the UK and elsewhere, Hard Times was director Walter Hill’s debut and was to be the only time he and Charles Bronson would work together.

The trailer can be watched on YouTube.

Writer Josh Olson adds a commentary on the great Trailers From Hell site.

Hearts Of Darkness / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster

In Bruges / one sheet / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
In Bruges
AKA
--
Year of Film
2008
Director
Martin McDonagh
Starring
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy
Origin of Film
UK | USA
Genre(s) of Film
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2008
Designer
Mojo
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 40"
SS or DS
DS
NSS #
--
Tagline
Shoot first. Sightsee later.