The Original Movie Posters Blog - Art of the Movies

When browsing our collection of original movie stills, you may come across the term Press Book, or Press Kit.

But, what is a Press Book and what role does it play in film distribution and promotion?

It is amazing how many people have kept the Star Wars posters they had on their walls as kids. It's also amazing how many turn up in lofts / car boot sales / yard sales and provincial auctions.

So, we get asked a lot "Is My Star Wars poster real?" 

This article may help.

If you spend enough time reading about movie posters, you will occasionally come across the term "... visible under a black light".

We have been asked a few times what that means, so we thought it was about time we addressed the question on the blog!

Each New Year we read big predictions for the twelve months that lie ahead. The rise of Artificial Intelligence is always on the list.

Computers can now beat grandmasters at chess and even (nearly) drive cars. Could they produce movie posters?

Let's have a look!

While the U.S. has majored on the portrait format One Sheet movie poster, for nearly a century of cinema, the U.K. has stuck to its own unique poster format, the Quad.

But, why is it called a Quad?

The answer lies in two hundred years of paper history.

The instantly recognisable Jurassic Park logo is one of the most iconic movie titles of all time.

With the release of Jurassic World: Dominion, we take a look at the evolution of a design that has lasted over thirty years.

Wherever there are items of value, there will be people trying to take advantage. The world of movie posters is no different.

From Star Wars to Pulp Fiction, from Back To The Future to Apocalypse Now, reproductions, bootlegs and fakes have surfaced for many collectible titles.

This week, we take a look at a poster that the seller insisted was an original UK quad for the 50th Anniversary release of The Beatles' first film, A Hard Day's Night.

Many of the posters on our website are described as being 'Linen backed'. It isn't a term you hear frequently and we are often asked what it means.

So, for this special article, we have teamed up with paper conservators Stubbs Conservation to look at the rationale and process of conserving a movie poster through Linen Backing.

When Quentin Tarantino's second film opened on 14th October 1994, it began screening at 1,100 U.S. movie theatres.

There was one problem - there was something wrong with the movie poster!

Twenty-seven years later, the Pulp Fiction movie poster is the subject of a second legal wrangle...

Wherever there are items of value, there will be people trying to take advantage. The world of movie posters is no different.

From Star Wars to Pulp Fiction, from Back To The Future to Apocalypse Now, reproductions, bootlegs and fakes have surfaced for many collectible titles.

And so it was earlier this year, with a poster for Al Pacino's Scarface...

Pixar’s "The Incredibles" (2004) is one of our family’s favourite movies. Despite having watched the film, many people are still surprised to hear that it is set in the 1960’s. 

The modern ultra-sleek movie posters probably have something to do with that…

… but it could have been very different...