US Posters — Vintage Movie Posters Forum http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:34:46 +0000 en US Posters — Vintage Movie Posters Forum The Huksters http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/2018/the-huksters Thu, 02 Mar 2017 18:58:00 +0000 US Posters David 2018@/discussions The Hucksters is a 1947 MGM film directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable that marked the debut of Deborah Kerr in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Keenan Wynn, Edward Arnold and Ava Gardner. The movie is based on the novel The Hucksters by Frederic Wakeman, Sr., a skewering of the post-World War II radio advertising industry with a racy backdrop for its day involving Gable and his alternating pursuit of Kerr and Gardner.

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]]> Hondo's U.S.A. Poster & Advertising Thread http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/2006/hondos-u-s-a-poster-advertising-thread Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:42:00 +0000 US Posters HONDO 2006@/discussions

Some interesting U.S. advertising from 1929. Love the ''Reach for a Talkie instead of a Squeak!'' line. Does anyone else have some unusual posters or advertising  from the U.S. that  publicised the changeover from silent film to sound ?

]]> The Ugly Americans http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/1999/the-ugly-americans Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:30:00 +0000 US Posters theartofmovieposters 1999@/discussions I know, I know...you thought Australia had a monopoly on ugliness.

ALAS, no...seems some of our artists either escaped to the US or were sent here to punish us with their ugliness.

Behold!

Easing you...cut and past craziness!

Very orange.

Winner!

Show me what you've got! 

]]> Devalue http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/1959/devalue Fri, 06 Jan 2017 01:38:00 +0000 US Posters djstegal 1959@/discussions Question about US lobby cards http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/1831/question-about-us-lobby-cards Thu, 08 Sep 2016 07:08:00 +0000 US Posters John 1831@/discussions
1. If one of the cards was withdrawn, which one was it and why?
2. Which one would be more desirable in a set?

Here are the cards in question ....




]]> The Best of 2015 - According to MTV http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/1451/the-best-of-2015-according-to-mtv Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:41:00 +0000 US Posters David 1451@/discussions

The 17 Best Movie Posters Of 2015

Can we have all of these to hang up in our rooms, please?
by victoria mcnally

Most of us decide whether or not we’re going to see a movie based on trailers, reviews, or word of mouth But the movie poster still has a special place in that process, especially if it’s the kind of poster you end up seeing on bus stops and billboards everywhere. and sometimes, those posters are so amazing that they’re practically works of art themselves.

Now that 2015 is almost over, let’s take a look back at all the posters that shocked, delighted and excited us this year:

  1. “Fifty Shades Of Grey”

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    Universal

    Say what you want about the “Fifty Shades” phenomenon as a whole, but this poster for the film really drew us in.

  2. “Cinderella”

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    Disney

    This poster looks like a perfect magical Anne Leibowitz photoshoot and I want to live inside it forever.

  3. “Joy”

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    20th Century Fox

    AKA, the one where Jennifer Lawrence is kinda the shark from “Jaws.” Now you can’t unsee that, and you’re welcome.

  4. “The Martian”

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    20th Century Fox

    Despite its ability to get that one song from “Les Miserables” totally stuck in our head for the rest of the day (or perhaps because of it?), this poster is amazing — and makes us want to see more of Mars than what we’re glimpsing in Matt Damon’s helmet.

  5. “Jurassic World”

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    Universal

    Tell me that just the iconic, updated “Jurassic Park” logo doesn’t feel you with feelings of nostalgia and wonderment. I dare you. Later posters showed us some better glimpses at the stars and the dinosaurs, sure, but this is the one that first captured our hearts and got us pumped for more.

  6. “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”

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    Universal

    Oh man, does this poster really hit home how treacherous the Scorch actually is. Every time you see it you worry that all the kids are going to drop very unexpectedly to their dooms.

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    Lionsgate

    It’s not often you get to see a female action hero really take charge, and Tris does that excellently here.

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    Marvel

    This was one of the beautiful posters that fans got to take home with them if they went to “Avengers: Age Of Ultron,” and it really should have been the real poster for the movie if you ask us. It’s like a fun Where’s Waldo of superheroes! Look, there’s Hawkeye in the corner!

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    Legendary

    Recreating a Parent Advisory sticker with the movie’s title was a genius move, especially considering that “Straight Outta Compton” was the first hip-hop album to ever get a sticker like that put on its cover.

  10. “Dope”

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    Open Road Films

    This is the sort of poster that you’d kill to have on your wall even if you didn’t know a single thing about the movie — and if you do, you’d probably kill even more.

  11. “Pitch Perfect 2”

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    Universal

    Anna Kendrick’s confident pose was so badass — and so not a stereotypical sexy pose like they wanted her to do — that it inspired a trending hashtag full of awesome, inspiring ladies.

  12. “Ant-Man”

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    Marvel

    “Ant-Man” didn’t get the same passionate fanfare that “Avengers: Age Of Ultron” did, but they sure had a lot of fun spoofing the Avengers in this adorable series of shrunken posters.

  13. “Crimson Peak”

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    Legendary

    Just like the film itself, this poster is hauntingly, strikingly, creepily beautiful — even without the presence of everybody’s fancy gothic boyfriend, Tom Hiddleston.

  14. “Magic Mike XXL”

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    Warner Bros.

    YEAH, HE IS. No, but seriously this poster is everything. Dancing shirtless Channing Tatum! Beautiful sensual darkness! A hilarious sexual innuendo! All it needs is somewhere for Jada Pinkett Smith to call us “Queen” and this would’ve been number one.

  15. “Furious 7”

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    Universal

    That one poster of the entire crew staring into their destiny was pretty great, but this one, which lets us peak in on what feels like an intimate moment between Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker), definitely dealt the most emotional damage. Did someone start playing “See You Again” or am I just hearing it in my imagination right now?

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    Lucasfilm

    Let’s face it: if there weren’t a gorgeously hand-drawn poster by artist Drew Struzan, it wouldn’t be a real “Star Wars” movie. It might not be the one you’ll see in theaters this December, but its juxtaposition of light and dark is simply incredible and definitely frame-worthy.

  17. mockingjay
    Lionsgate

    Both “Mockingjay” films did an excellent job of creating posters and advertisements that looked like Rebellion Propos and Capitol propaganda, but this poster of Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) sitting in President Snow’s chair definitely takes the cake. Every time I see it, I get literal chills.

]]> The Best of 2015 - According to Empire Magazine http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/1452/the-best-of-2015-according-to-empire-magazine Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:49:00 +0000 US Posters David 1452@/discussions The 25 best posters of 2015

What is a film without its poster? Often the first glimpse of a film we are offered, posters are more than a mere marketing tool – they’re an artform in themselves, showcasing the blistering work of the world’s greatest illustrators and designers. 2015 was a vintage year: clever concepts, elegant artwork, boldly original ideas, our walls have truly been spoilt. Here’s 25 of the year’s best.

The Martian

Poster

Most of the posters for Ridley Scott’s space adventure were dominated by the tagline ‘Bring Him Home’, but for this alternate version, Scott was going to have to art the shit out of this one. And so he did, with a paintbrushed red planet acting as a halo to Matt Damon's helmet.

The Revenant

Poster

For a film which threw everything at its cast and crew – snowstorms, -25° temperatures, a grizzly bear – this teaser poster is refreshingly minimalist: moody sky filling the space, embers from a fire artfully encroaching, the tiny figure of Leo on a horse. Moody, and somehow portentous.

Slow West

Poster

Screenprinting was a common visual theme on this year’s posters, as evidenced by this lovely entry from the criminally underrated WesternSlow West. Rarely has The Fass looked quite so badass.

We Are Your Friends

Poster

The best posters give a sense of the movie directly through visual cues – as it is with this day-glo neon number for We Are Your Friends, which perfectly elucidates the choons, and cheekbones, of Zac Efron’s superstar DJ.

High Rise

Poster

JG Ballard has never looked bleaker or more imposing in this tantalisingly stark illustration for Ben Wheatley’s next movie. Promises to be the best movie about concrete since Locke.

Ant-Man

Poster

I mean, it almost seemed too obvious, didn’t it? Kudos to Disney and Marvel for taking their hundred-million-dollar investment and turning it into a microscopic proposition – resulting in one of the boldest, simplest, and most striking posters of the year.

Call Me Lucky

Poster

A single glance at this one-sheet for Bobcat Goldthwaite’s documentary and you instantly appreciate the eccentricity of its subject, comedian Barry Crimmins. This illustration comes from the pen of designer Jesse Vital.

The Lobster

PosterFor a film that demands you to read between the lines, here was a poster that asks you to read between the Farrell. Perhaps the most eye-catching use of negative space we’ve seen.

Ex Machina

PosterAn ideal teaser poster: gives practically nothing away, but hints at the foreboding to come. Nothing artificial about the intelligence behind this one.

The Good Dinosaur

Poster

The initial 'pawprint' teaser poster won a lot of fans, but this French effort (featuring an alternate title) properly conveys the jaw-dropping landscapes and scenery that Pixar managed to conjure up from their box of animated tricks.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Poster

Panem went out with a bang this year, and alongside the more conventional character posters, these teaser one-sheets – depicting the severed head of a President Snow statue – felt like the artful cry of a revolution. May the odds, etc!

I Dream Too Much

Poster

It’s often the smaller, more modest films which go for the grander, ambitious posters – perhaps less hamstrung from marketing-by-committee, perhaps simply more open to creative innovation. Whichever - you’d hang this on your wall, wouldn’t you?

Ink And Steel

Poster

Ink – as the savvy designer for this poster has wisely understood – looks nice. For a film called Ink And Steel, some ink in water, bubbling like an explosion in a pre-Raphaelite painting, is an undeniable win.

The Divergent Series: Insurgent

Poster

Occasionally, a poster will exceed the reach of the film it is promoting. We didn’t love the latest entry in this dystopian teen franchise, but we wholeheartedly loved this kaleidoscopic, semi-symmetrical, MC Escher-esque future-nightmare.

Iris

Poster

Another fine example of how a poster follows its subject. In this case, the subject is a flamboyant 93-year-old fashion goddess, and accordingly, the poster is a vividly illustrated background of flowery fabric design, the hero boldly contrasting in monochrome, front-and-centre.

It Follows

Poster

It Follows evoked the creepy, tension-filled mood of John Carpenter, so it – ahem – followed that an eighties-inspired art print would be commissioned. Includes a very eighties-inpired tagline, too.

Jurassic World

Poster

Before any trailer, clip, or poster was released, this was the first dinosaur of the new generation that we clapped our eyes on: a hand-drawn raptor, shrouded in darkness, with small clues of what to expect peppering the background. Generated more excitement than an Indominus Rex in a china shop.

Kumiko The Treasure Hunter

Poster

A bleak, complex tragedy can often make for a fun, colourful poster. Designer Sam Smith (no, not that one) highlights the eccentricity of Rinko Kikuchi’s treasure hunter with a bright palette and sharp lines.

LA Slasher

Poster

Look at that blood-like splatter! That pink-and-yellow colour scheme! That defiant tagline! That gleaming white samurai sword! Frankly, if you don’t immediately want to seek out this movie, you deserve to be slashed. Ignore the 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Love

Poster

Created especially for the poster, this saucy image – depicting a three-way snog – shows only a fraction of the gallons of bodily fluid exchanged during Gasper Noé’s ludicrously explicit bonkathon.

Macbeth

Poster

It made sense that one of the best-looking films of the year could be accompanied by one its most handsome posters. The squeeze-everything-into-the-silhouette-of-a-character’s-head poster trope has rarely been used with such success.

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Poster

Orange is an infamously popular colour among poster-designing marketing teams, but we’ll allow this smart effort for The Scorch Trials, which simultaneously nods to the vast doors of the original maze, and the sandy trials ahead, in one neat conglomeration of symmetry and apocalypse.

Sicario

Poster

This is one of five stunning designs from L&A Associates, illustrated in the Lotería Card style – a card game popular in Latin America. Es hermoso, ¿no?

Spy

Poster

Arguably the year’s funniest poster. Mere hours after James Bond was seen in a turtleneck for the first Spectre poster, Jason Statham responded in kind for Spy. Thankfully, Statham's arm was fully reattached by this stage.

Tangerine

Poster

The calm serenity of this poster belies the wild, always-in-motion action of the year's best trangender revenge comedy thriller, in which an eternal LA sunset forever scorches the sky. Evokes the fairytale-like template of the movie, without ever revealing just how insane it gets.

]]> Stock Posters http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/1162/stock-posters Sat, 11 Jul 2015 07:15:00 +0000 US Posters David 1162@/discussions

These are in the current HA auction


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Lot: 87286
Current Bid: $10,000
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And these are the top 24 by sales value/history off HA

]]> Inserts http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/933/inserts Tue, 14 Apr 2015 07:02:00 +0000 US Posters Matt 933@/discussions Way better than the daybill for a movie I love. The Enemy Below.

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]]> Half Sheets http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/74/half-sheets Fri, 04 Apr 2014 04:00:00 +0000 US Posters Charlie 74@/discussions
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]]> One Sheets http://vintag20.wwwaz1-ss41.a2hosted.com/discussion/79/one-sheets Fri, 04 Apr 2014 06:41:00 +0000 US Posters rdavey26 79@/discussions I am just going to pick a few favorites out of my collection.

Astro Zombie's re-release 1972 photo Astro_Zombies_zpsfa251451.jpg

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If you want to see the rest you can always look at my collection. There are just to many to post.

 

 

 

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