Movie Posters Discussion Thread

[Starmartyr]

Originally Posted by cathexist

If they aren't flush against the glass (or plastic in your case), gravity takes its toll. I would suggest grabbing another sheet of cardboard or grab some medium thickness poster board and place it behind the poster in the frame so it's pushed up against the front of the frame.

...or get some better frames. What I have done recently is go to Michael's with a 25% off coupon, the semi-nice frames are usually around $15-$30 depending on the size you need. The ones I just got are way higher quality than the first ones I bought (from Walmart...with the plastic) and actually ended up costing me about the same or less. They're not the BEST frames...but they look WAY better (as you can see in my gallery )

...p.s. your question's not off topic at all

I'm experiencing the same thing with some posters wrinkling, but I bought my frames @ Michaels. Which type exactly do you get cathexist? I really like the look of the black Trendsetter frames, and I was thinking of buying some more, but they may require some additional backing to keep the posters tight to the acrylic it seems.


On another note, is the consensus among you guys that movieposter.com is a good place to buy? It redirects me to ca.movieposter.com since I'm in Canada, and it says 'proudly Canadian since 1993'. They have a U.S. side as well I assume? It seems that their prices are a bit high though.. Some of the LOTR posters I bought for about $3 at WBshop.com (regular $12.00) are $20-$50+ on there. That just seems kind of out of sorts. Makes me wonder if everything is priced high on there.

Anwyay just hoping for some opinions guys, thanks!

[masob98]

Originally Posted by cathexist

If they aren't flush against the glass (or plastic in your case), gravity takes its toll. I would suggest grabbing another sheet of cardboard or grab some medium thickness poster board and place it behind the poster in the frame so it's pushed up against the front of the frame.

...or get some better frames. What I have done recently is go to Michael's with a 25% off coupon, the semi-nice frames are usually around $15-$30 depending on the size you need. The ones I just got are way higher quality than the first ones I bought (from Walmart...with the plastic) and actually ended up costing me about the same or less. They're not the BEST frames...but they look WAY better (as you can see in my gallery )

...p.s. your question's not off topic at all

I checked out your gallery. Where in the world did you get those wicked posters. Those things are awesome.

[sonicboom]

The wavyness/wrinkling could also be from the poster not being completely flat before it was framed.

[Starmartyr]

Originally Posted by masob98

I checked out your gallery. Where in the world did you get those wicked posters. Those things are awesome.

I had wondered the same thing when I first found this thread. He has some great examples of Mondo posters - discussed frequently in this thread. They are highly sought after and can get extremely pricey.

Here's the site, check out the archives. http://www.mondotees.com/

[CdnBlu]

That Cowboys and Aliens poster is awesome! I'm really mad I slept through the True Grit this morning I probably wouldn't have got one though. They sold out in under a minute!

[ICO]

Originally Posted by CdnBlu

That Cowboys and Aliens poster is awesome! I'm really mad I slept through the True Grit this morning I probably wouldn't have got one though. They sold out in under a minute!

You can still grab one on ebay for the low low price of 779.00!

[phansson]

Originally Posted by ICO

You can still grab one on ebay for the low low price of 779.00!

While I wasn't interested in the "true grit" poster, I think it sucks that people just buy them and re sell them. Mondo should open up the editions for a while and sell as many as they can....

[masob98]

Originally Posted by Starmartyr

I had wondered the same thing when I first found this thread. He has some great examples of Mondo posters - discussed frequently in this thread. They are highly sought after and can get extremely pricey.

Here's the site, check out the archives. http://www.mondotees.com/

those are sweet.

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by Starmartyr

\Some of the LOTR posters I bought for about $3 at WBshop.com (regular $12.00) are $20-$50+ on there. That just seems kind of out of sorts. Makes me wonder if everything is priced high on there.

Anwyay just hoping for some opinions guys, thanks!

While I don't know specifically what they're selling, there are all kinds of poster qualities based on the way they are printed. Truly original posters (especially posters from decades ago) were either lithographs or silkscreens and printed on very high quality acid-free stock. That's how so many posters from as early as the 1860s were able to survive to this day. I have an original French advertising poster for Liberator bicycles and automobiles which is probably from around 1920 and it looks as if it were printed yesterday (except that the quality is better than something printed recently.)

Those old posters tend to be very expensive, sometimes in the thousands of dollars. An original poster of "The Mummy" from the 1930s goes for over $250,000. There's only a few known to be in existence.

You can tell these because they are usually remounted onto a canvas or gauze background sheet in order to protect the paper stock.

There are also re-creations. There was a company doing this called Re-Editions, but I don't think they're in business any longer. They took the original posters and re-etched them onto new stone plates and then re-printed them in limited editions of 200-500, frequently on the same French presses where the original posters were made. I have a French edition of a Buster Keaton poster and a King Kong 3-sheet that were made this way. These go for anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.

The posters that sell for $10 are generally made by photographing the original poster and then re-printing it cheaply, usually offset. So you might go to a fancy gallery and see a silkscreen that goes for a lot of money and then see the same image in a $10 poster somewhere else. The silkscreen is photographed and then reprinted offset onto cheap stock. Think of these posters as a used VHS, the original posters as a pristine 35mm print and the Re-editions as a Blu-ray.

So the posters that are selling for $20 to $50 might be the original run of the poster and the posters selling on WB.com are probably cheap, newly printed editions.

[roar]

Originally Posted by Starmartyr

I'm experiencing the same thing with some posters wrinkling, but I bought my frames @ Michaels. Which type exactly do you get cathexist? I really like the look of the black Trendsetter frames, and I was thinking of buying some more, but they may require some additional backing to keep the posters tight to the acrylic it seems.


On another note, is the consensus among you guys that movieposter.com is a good place to buy? It redirects me to ca.movieposter.com since I'm in Canada, and it says 'proudly Canadian since 1993'. They have a U.S. side as well I assume? It seems that their prices are a bit high though.. Some of the LOTR posters I bought for about $3 at WBshop.com (regular $12.00) are $20-$50+ on there. That just seems kind of out of sorts. Makes me wonder if everything is priced high on there.

Anwyay just hoping for some opinions guys, thanks!

I shop at movieposter.com frequently... but often go into their B&M store to flip through the posters there. You do need to be diligent price checking when shopping regardless of where you buy. I believe them to be honest sellers and if they say the poster is original it will be, a lot of other sites are clearly selling reprints but certainly don't tell their buys what they are actually reprints.

[technique]

Originally Posted by masob98

I kind of have an off topic question. I have a few posters that I had framed. When I first got them framed they were awesome. Here lately I noticed that they seem to be wrinkling up in the frame. I cant figure out why. I will admit that the frames that I got for them are pretty cheap, could that be the problem? The frames are cheap frames with pexi-glass on them instead of actual glass. They dont have foam in the back either, I believe. Any insight please.

A few have already answered this but i will also add that properly flattening a print/poster will help avoid this. I take two pieces of 24x36 acid free foamcore and put the poster between them then use cheap binder clips you can get from any store and clip each side down. I use some old weights i have and lay it on top and let it flatten from anywhere from 1-2 weeks depending on how curled the poster is. The main thing is to always make sure the poster is absolutely flat as it can be before framing. Here is a pic of a Tom Whalen poster underneath i currently have flattening. I also use an old clipboard over the foamcore so the weights don't sink into the foam and damaged the print. If you really wanna flatten multiple posters you could stack them and flatten although i've never tried that personally.

[Starmartyr]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

[Show spoiler]While I don't know specifically what they're selling, there are all kinds of poster qualities based on the way they are printed. Truly original posters (especially posters from decades ago) were either lithographs or silkscreens and printed on very high quality acid-free stock. That's how so many posters from as early as the 1860s were able to survive to this day. I have an original French advertising poster for Liberator bicycles and automobiles which is probably from around 1920 and it looks as if it were printed yesterday (except that the quality is better than something printed recently.)

Those old posters tend to be very expensive, sometimes in the thousands of dollars. An original poster of "The Mummy" from the 1930s goes for over $250,000. There's only a few known to be in existence.

You can tell these because they are usually remounted onto a canvas or gauze background sheet in order to protect the paper stock.

There are also re-creations. There was a company doing this called Re-Editions, but I don't think they're in business any longer. They took the original posters and re-etched them onto new stone plates and then re-printed them in limited editions of 200-500, frequently on the same French presses where the original posters were made. I have a French edition of a Buster Keaton poster and a King Kong 3-sheet that were made this way. These go for anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.

The posters that sell for $10 are generally made by photographing the original poster and then re-printing it cheaply, usually offset. So you might go to a fancy gallery and see a silkscreen that goes for a lot of money and then see the same image in a $10 poster somewhere else. The silkscreen is photographed and then reprinted offset onto cheap stock. Think of these posters as a used VHS, the original posters as a pristine 35mm print and the Re-editions as a Blu-ray.

So the posters that are selling for $20 to $50 might be the original run of the poster and the posters selling on WB.com are probably cheap, newly printed editions.

Originally Posted by roar

I shop at movieposter.com frequently... but often go into their B&M store to flip through the posters there. You do need to be diligent price checking when shopping regardless of where you buy. I believe them to be honest sellers and if they say the poster is original it will be, a lot of other sites are clearly selling reprints but certainly don't tell their buys what they are actually reprints.

Good points. Being that WB is the originating studio, all the merchandise is the real deal, but it's true that they don't state whether they are re-prints or original runs. Some are exclusive to WB shop though. All but one listed were double-sided theatrical prints. I guess I will have to wait and see. If they were the exact same poster at both places I might question the large price differential, but then movieposter.com does have to get them into Canada, and make a few bucks in the process too so that factors in.

I guess to cut costs I could find some reputable e-bay sellers. Any suggestions on good ebay stores/sellers in your guys' experience?

[Starmartyr]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

While I don't know specifically what they're selling, there are all kinds of poster qualities based on the way they are printed. Truly original posters (especially posters from decades ago) were either lithographs or silkscreens and printed on very high quality acid-free stock. That's how so many posters from as early as the 1860s were able to survive to this day. I have an original French advertising poster for Liberator bicycles and automobiles which is probably from around 1920 and it looks as if it were printed yesterday (except that the quality is better than something printed recently.)

Those old posters tend to be very expensive, sometimes in the thousands of dollars. An original poster of "The Mummy" from the 1930s goes for over $250,000. There's only a few known to be in existence.

You can tell these because they are usually remounted onto a canvas or gauze background sheet in order to protect the paper stock.

There are also re-creations. There was a company doing this called Re-Editions, but I don't think they're in business any longer. They took the original posters and re-etched them onto new stone plates and then re-printed them in limited editions of 200-500, frequently on the same French presses where the original posters were made. I have a French edition of a Buster Keaton poster and a King Kong 3-sheet that were made this way. These go for anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.

The posters that sell for $10 are generally made by photographing the original poster and then re-printing it cheaply, usually offset. So you might go to a fancy gallery and see a silkscreen that goes for a lot of money and then see the same image in a $10 poster somewhere else. The silkscreen is photographed and then reprinted offset onto cheap stock. Think of these posters as a used VHS, the original posters as a pristine 35mm print and the Re-editions as a Blu-ray.

Interesting post overall. In my gallery I've got a pic or two of the few first run prints I own, they are 60's psychedelic rock posters from the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. I bought them from Wolfgang's Vault, who own the Fillmore archives. The ones I got were around $90-$120 each, which was more than I like to pay for posters, but to me they were worth it. There are much rarer ones listed on the site for easily upwards of $2500.. and that's not even considering the re-sold ones as well. There really is a huge market out there for original stuff, it just depends what you're into.. personally I'm not so invested in really any movie that I would shell out big bucks for the poster, but some people are the opposite and would never pay a lot for a music poster.

[cathexist]

Originally Posted by Starmartyr

I'm experiencing the same thing with some posters wrinkling, but I bought my frames @ Michaels. Which type exactly do you get cathexist? I really like the look of the black Trendsetter frames, and I was thinking of buying some more, but they may require some additional backing to keep the posters tight to the acrylic it seems.


On another note, is the consensus among you guys that movieposter.com is a good place to buy? It redirects me to ca.movieposter.com since I'm in Canada, and it says 'proudly Canadian since 1993'. They have a U.S. side as well I assume? It seems that their prices are a bit high though.. Some of the LOTR posters I bought for about $3 at WBshop.com (regular $12.00) are $20-$50+ on there. That just seems kind of out of sorts. Makes me wonder if everything is priced high on there.

Anwyay just hoping for some opinions guys, thanks!

The posters I have up now are 24x36. I believe they are the Trendsetter ones as well...the black 27x40 ones are a little different construction I think.

The ones in my gallery currently are all Mondo posters. I'm trying to upload some of my other wall which has posters from NakatomiInc.com...another fantastic site.

Most of the non-Mondo posters I've purchased have been through ebay (I like finding original 2 sided ones...or some neat ones from the 80s like Harry and the Hendersons...ha!)

...actually, here's some pictures of the others until I can get them on here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vbridge...th/6415523793/

[Tyger]

Did those frames come with those little stands or did you customize them? It looks great with the movies Probably makes watching them feel more special too

[househead]

Originally Posted by cathexist

...actually, here's some pictures of the others until I can get them on here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vbridge...th/6415523793/

There's more? Those Nakatomi ones look great. They look so much better framed up and with the BD. You just made me a fan.

[cathexist]

Originally Posted by Tyger

Did those frames come with those little stands or did you customize them? It looks great with the movies Probably makes watching them feel more special too

from my post a couple pages back:

...took me a little while to figure out the best way to display them in front of the posters. It ended up involving a suction cup hook and, of all things, a rolling shade bracket.

...the suction cup was the easiest thing, just goes right onto the glass of the frame without hurting anything.

[Tyger]

Wow, I never would've thought they were suction-cupped onto the glass. Points for creativity!

[masob98]

Originally Posted by sonicboom

The wavyness/wrinkling could also be from the poster not being completely flat before it was framed.

how can you avoid this? Should it be stretched out and left stretched out for a few hours or more?

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by grooveska

Looks like Mondo acquired a license for DC properties.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=35591

I think, and I could be wrong, that Sideshow has the license so Mondo has to work with Sideshow for related items, much like they do with the Disney ones.