Mike’s Blockbuster Movie Posters

By Britnee Nguyen

I came across this website today that featured U.S. films in foreign-made movie posters. There were some that depicted the movies in a pretty different way then how Americans view them. I’ll just share these ones:

These two movie posters are from Russia and are for the movie Star Wars. This first one features a person on a horse with a cowboy hat on, shooting a gun. I guess it kind of looks outer space-ish with the appliance catalog they made the person with.

This second Star Wars movie poster depicts Darth Vader having light sabers coming out of his robotic head.

Movie posters can be fun to collect from other countries, just because they look different, they can be more entertaining to display. Imagine displaying this in your office and your co-workers come in and ask you what it is. Then you have the pleasure of explaining their origins and maybe have a laugh together.

By Britnee Nguyen

Movie posters are a great way to remember the theatrical atmosphere of viewing your favorite movie. However, some buy movie posters and store them away that are soon forgotten and become home to the spider webs. Here are 5 decorating ideas of how you can display or use your movie posters proudly.

Hang up your movie posters in the room where you watch the most movies. This can create a more theatrical feeling in your room and help set the mood for whenever you’re watching movies at home.

Don’t be scared to use the scissors, if you’re just buying a copy (not the original) of a movie poster, you can cut parts of it and glue it to the covers of your journal, binder, or anything else you want to decorate with it.

Frame your movie posters and hang them in your office. If you use classical movie posters, this will make your office look sharp with a traditional feeling to it. If you use modern-day movie posters, it will give your office a contemporary feeling to it. You should try to stick to one theme so your office still looks professional and not cluttered.

Have children? Get them movie posters from their favorite kid movies and post them all up in their rooms. They will love it and it will bring more vibrant, fun mood to their bedrooms.

Decorate the inside of your locker at school with fun movie posters. You can either plaster the entire locker sides with posters, or just pick one movie poster and make it your focal point. It will add some embellishment to your school day.

Many know of James Bond as the sophisticated British secret agent character that so many have come to love. The James Bond movies are filled with action, bad guys, pretty women, and sweet cars. Approximately 22 films have been created, all based on James Bond and his action-packed adventures.

The first actor to become the infamous James Bond was Sean Connery. Connery starred as the leading man in 6 of the movies: Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, and Diamonds are Forever.

The movies were so popular, that several more were made in the next couple of decades starring different men as Bond. Connery was the original Bond though, so many fans like him the best. The Bond movie posters from the Connery era are hot, classic items. Check some of them out:

The James Bond collection will always be a favorite among fans. Movie posters are a great way to celebrate the movie and Sean Connery. Mike’s Blockbuster Movie Posters sells these on-line as well as many other great classics. They even have a “Diamonds are Forever” movie poster that is signed by all the leading actors in it. If you’re a fan of Bond, then you’d want to check out these movie posters.

By Britnee Nguyen

We’ve had those experiences when we’re watching a movie or a TV show and a situation occurs in the storyline that makes us think, “Hey! That happened to me too!” It’s a funny feeling seeing your own life experience play out in a movie or show.

A new movie set to come out will probably have many in the audience relate to it. Post Grad, starring Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls) comes out this Friday and is about a recent college graduate who is forced to move back home, deal with her eccentric family, look for a job, and find a boyfriend.

I think many have found themselves in this situation. They’ve built up a life and reputation in 4 years of college to just return home and have nothing new — except for a degree. Many just don’t know what to do after life in college. This movie is bound to show this and what others typically experience.

I’m excited to watch it to see what the outcome will be in this movie. This may be because I just graduated from college and although I have a pretty set path ahead of me for the next few years, I still have that anxious feeling of what I should be doing after college. Let’s check out the movie poster for Post Grad.

I noticed that it uses the same design technique used in the Labor Pains movie poster seen below:

I wonder if they were both done by the same company or person. Either way, it’s a cool trick on the eyes. I think many buy movie posters from movies they relate to, therefore, that’s why they enjoy it so much. Remember, the movie poster doesn’t exist without the movie. And the love of the movie poster is hard to do without the love of the movie also.

By Britnee Nguyen

Many collectors enjoy searching for their favorite movie posters to add to their collection. Some spend a few hundred dollars to buy posters on-line at a fairly inexpensive price while others are willing to pay top-dollar for a select few. What are these very valuable movie posters that collectors love to spend money on? Surprising, many of the popular, expensive posters come from the beginning of the 20th century.

This poster on the left is of The Mummy, first released in 1932, was sold in 1997 for $535,500 at an auction at Sotheby’s.

This poster on the right of 1931’s Frankenstein, starred the same actor from The Mummy, Boris Karloff. This movie poster sold in 2004 for $189,750.

According to one website, these two posters are considered to be the most valuable movie posters in the world. Boris Karloff must have done something right in his movies to command such devout collectors of his movie posters. Or maybe he was just at the right place in the right time since he was acting during a period when many classic movies were produced.

The average collector only dreams of owning these types of movie posters. To get a taste of top movie posters, many have resorted to buy posters on-line where many great deals can be found. Most of Mike’s Blockbuster Movie Posters are around $14.99. Just because you can’t afford the top-notch movie posters doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy the hobby!

The 81st Annual Academy Awards was held at the Theatre in Hollywood where Hugh Jackman hosted it. Jackman spiced up his emcee duties by performing a little song and dance but was outdone by both the wit of Steve Martin and Tina Fey as they presented the scriptwriting awards and Beyonce and Queen Latifah musical performances.

The big winner of this year’s Academy Awards was Slumdog Millionaire with a resounding eight nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. However, Slumdog Millionaire was not nominated for any of the acting categories, which allowed a little diversity.

Lead Actor went to Sean Penn (Milk) which upset many Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) fans and Kate Winslet (The Reader) won Best Actress with Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress.

One of my favorite nominations of the night was when Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) was awarded Best supporting Actor, a much-awaited win for many Joker fans. All the movie posters from the Academy-Award winning movies can be found here.

And now without much a due, the rest of the Academy Award winners:

Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk”
Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, “Milk”
Documentary, Feature-Length: Man on Wire
Foreign Language Film: “Okuribito” (Japan)
Animated Feature: WALL-E
Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Sound Mixing: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Sound Editing: Richard King, “The Dark Knight”
Original Score: A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Original Song: “Jai Ho” by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Costume: Michael O’Connor, “The Duchess”
Film Editing: Chris Dickens, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Makeup: Greg Cannom, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Visual Effects: Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Animated Short: La Maison en Petites Cubes
Live Action Short: Spielzeugland
Documentary, Short: Smile Pinki

Thanks to the Dark Knight you might actually care about the Oscars this year. Even though summer blockbusters are usually Oscar material and don’t make it into the big academy awards race, the Dark Knight has received such glowing reviews that It could be a contender for the Best Picture, Director, and Screen Play categories. Probably the most earnest hope that viewers will have though for this film will be for Heath Ledger, who will likely become the seventh posthumous acting nominee for his spectacular performance as The Joker. However, what all the millions of Dark Knight Fans will be sitting on the edge of the seats will be whether Heath will become the second such winner. The first being Peter Finch for Network in 1977.

Don’t get carried away though with all of the Oscar buzz for Heath Ledger because you have to keep in mind that the Oscars almost never spotlight characters like The Joker. This isn’t saying Ledger doesn’t deserve the Oscar. It is just more likely that the Academy will nominate him but he won’t win. Not even because he is dead but because of the role he played. The Academy is on such a snobby run that they don’t even connect with audiences anymore.

Outside of Juno did very many people even go off and see the best picture nominees? I had never even heard of “There Will Be Blood” until the nominations were announced. Atonement? What was that? Sure, Independent Film buffs might know about them, but it’s unlikely anyone outside of that niche will. Since when was it about making sure popularity couldn’t stand a chance? What happened to nominating good films for categories? If movies outside of the Independent Niche could be nominated years ago, why do they have such a hard time now? Think about it. Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Fugitive, and Star Wars were all nominated for Best Picture and they deserved a nod. They were fine films. If these movies came out now would they be ignored too either being too popular or making too much money?

One thing is sure. The Academy Awards could use the boost. In the last ceremony all four of the acting winners were foreigners and the show attracted an all-time- low audience of 32 million.

There is a certain power that only movies can harness. Let me explain. Movies posses the power to take you into a world of characters, you learn to know them, to love them, or to hate them. They will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions and then land you in a place you might not have guessed you would end up in from the start. They take you into a place where you really care about the character and want them to succeed.

Take for instance the movie ‘the pursuit of happiness’ a movie starring will smith about a man who is plagued with poverty strives to make a living for his wife and his son when things start to fall apart.  His wife leaves him, he is evicted, and is forced to go from homeless shelter to homeless shelter with his son just to find somewhere to sleep. He then takes on an internship in a brutally competitive stockbroker training program firm. With sheer determination, hard work and the love and trust of his son he is able to rise above the obstacles and become a Wall Street legend. You want this man to succeed; you need this man to succeed. You will literally watch the characters grow and struggle. There is something very therapeutic about caring for other people and the movie screen does it in a way that is unmatched by any other media.

Another movie that comes to mind that is a beautiful example is ‘Gladiator’. It was an instant classic and is recommended to any who have failed to see it. You will hurt for this man who strives to avenge his murdered wife and son after being enslaved and sold as a gladiator. You fall in love with Russell Crowe’s character Maximus and you loath Joaquin Phoenix as the emperor of the Roman Empire. While it is not a heartwarming story, it will have you crying and laughing while keeping you on the edge of your seat.  Seeing characters that you love and admire will have you wanting to be like them and will influence the traits that you want to acquire in yourself.

Check out this new Indiana Jones signed movie poster.

This is a 27x 40 “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ” movie poster hand signed by Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, John Hurt, Ray Winstone and Steven Spielberg

View the Indiana Jones Movie Poster here

Hey, for my first post, I have decided to post one of my favorite movie posters we have available:

The Dark Knight Hand Signed Movie Poster

This is the UNRELEASED movie poster of “The Dark Knight” hand signed by Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman.  This is 24″ x 36″ size.

Check it out here:

The Dark Knight Signed Movie Poster