WELCOME
TO OUR
NEWEST LAMP SPONSOR
We are very happy to announce a new LAMP sponsor:
Chisholm Larsson Gallery - For more than 30 years
in New York City, Chisholm Larsson Gallery has offered the best and
widest selection of original vintage posters. By searching their online
catalogue, visitors can view more than 30,000 classic advertising posters
from the 1890s up to today, including over 15,000 original movie posters.
Their award winning collection includes Art Nouveau and Art Deco product
and liquor posters, travel, airline, Cappiello, ocean liner, trains,
Swiss, fashion, black interest, political (Spanish Civil War, WW1, WW2,
Propaganda and Civil Rights), theatrical and film. They feature one
of the largest collections of Italian, French, Swedish and Polish film
posters in the world.
Their online searchable catalogue allows you to search by title, poster
nationality, actor, director, artist, film nationality, size or decade
- or, if you are in New York, the Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday,
11 - 7, Saturday 11 - 5 and Sunday 1 - 5. For more information, call
(212) 741-1703 or visit their website HERE.
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LAMP BREAKING
NEW RECORDS
2005 has already been a record-breaking
year for LAMP.
For the week ending 02/13/2005, we had
over 35,000 collectors/ visitors on our site. This was a single
week record until this past week (ending 02/20/2005) when we
topped that at over 38,000 collectors/visitors.
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NEW ARTICLES ON LAMP
In honor of Black History month, we have written several articles featuring
the pioneers of "Black cast" films, including the great Oscar
Micheaux. The general article can be found here.
The article on Mr. Micheaux can be found here.
We have movie poster images from some of his films in our Movie Poster
Data Base, which can be accessed through the Oscar Micheaux article.
We also have images from other black cast films, from silent era to
current.
We have also added the following new articles to our Reference Section
of LAMP:
Disney's
"Shrinking" Pressbooks
Victor
Cornelius
Jesse
L. Lasky
W.W.
Hodkinson
Richard
E. Norman
Zanart
Publishing
Our new Poster
Artist Index allows visitors to look up artists by name. From here,
you'll be taken to either a country or a studio.
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CINEMA RETRO
The Essential Guide to Movies
of the 60's & 70's
 The
first issue of Cinema Retro, a 64-page subscription
only magazine devoted to the movies of the 60's and 70's, has just
been released. This "Limited Edition First Issue" features
a world exclusive The "Lost" Steve McQueen Interview. Mr.
McQueen graces the cover. There is also a tribute to The Great
Escape.
Other articles include Clint Eastwood's Fourth 'Dollar' Film; Robert
Vaughn's "The Protectors' Big-Screen Movie; There's only one
Van Helsing: Peter Cushing; Barbara's a Starr, an article featuring
Barbara Bach and much more.
For James Bond fans, there are pages of rare Thunderball
photos.
This is a MUST magazine for fans of 60's and 70's movies. For info
on how you can get your copy, visit their website at CinemaRetro.com.
2005 SPRING POSTER HAPPENINGS
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BEFORE
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When you're looking to buy a movie poster from an online
auction, be sure to choose one of these great LAMP approved dealers.
They are already linked to their individual auctions.
LAMP
Approved Auction Dealers
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 TIME
IS
RUNNING OUT
7-4-3 DEALER PROGRAM
ENDS MARCH 1
If you are a reputable movie poster dealer who has considered
joining the LAMP family as an authorized dealer, NOW IS YOUR
TIME TO ACT. Our special 7-4-3
DEALER PROGRAM
ENDS MARCH 1st..
What is the 7-4-3 Dealer Program? Dealers pay for three
months of listings, and get four additional months free. Therefore
-- seven months for the price of three.
AND THE BONUS .. Our dealers receive special "free
listings" on Movie Poster Bid, the movie posters only auction
site.
If you are a reputable dealer and would like to list
your posters for sale in our MPDB, check out this very special
7-4-3 DEALER PROGRAM.
Click HERE
for details.
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Heritage Announces AVintage Poster Sale of
Epic Proportions!Heritage will hold its Spring Signature Auction on
March 17th and 18th, 2005 in Dallas, Texas with over 950 lots of spectacular
Vintage Movie Posters and Memorabilia. Already included in this epic
sale are such rare and sought-after treasures as:
Casablanca - One Sheet &
7 Lobby Cards, inc Title Card
The Sheik - Full Set of Lobby Cards-Valentino
Classic
Bride of Frankenstein - Half sheet &
two Lobby Cards
Frankenstein - Half Sheet
- The only Known Copy!
Frankenstein Meets Wolfman - One Sheet &
Lobby Card
Mummy's Ghost - Insert and Lobby Cards
Mummy's Tomb - Insert and Lobby Cards
Gone With the Wind - Full Set Road Show
Lobby Cards
Citizen Kane - One Sheet and Title Card
Cat People - One Sheet
Leopard Man - One Sheet
Body Snatcher - One Sheet
Ghost Ship - One Sheet and Half Sheet
Kennel Murder Case - Full Set of Lobby Cards
The Ghoul (1933) - Karloff - One Sheet
Invisible Man - Window Card
Mask of Fu Manchu - Window Card
Mystery of Wax Museum - Window Card and
Lobby Card
39 Steps - Four Lobby Cards
Green Hornet - Color Stock One Sheet &
(4) Lobby Cards
Green Hornet Strikes Again - Color Stock
One Sheet,
Duo-Tone One Sheet and Title Card
Pampered Youth (1925) - Stone- Litho One
Sheet to the First Adaptation of the "Magnificent Ambersons"
Adventures of Captain Marvel - One Sheet
Black Camel - The second Charlie Chan film
starring Bela Lugosi -Title Card and Three Lobby Cards
Lady Killer - Full Set of Lobby Cards
G-Men - Title Card
Random Harvest - Three Sheet
White Christmas - One Sheet
Maltese Falcon - Three Sheet and Lobby Card
Treasure of Sierra Madre - One Sheet
African Queen - One Sheet
Bringing Up Baby - Title Card and Two Scene
Cards
 Order
a catalog for this sale by calling Heritage 's Customer Service, at
800-872-6467, ext 272, 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas, TX 75219
or visit their website at www.HeritageMoviePosters.com.
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UNSHREDDED NOSTALGIA PRESENTS
FOREIGN FILM POSTERS AS ART
Dramatic visual examples of foreign film posters will be on display
at Unshredded Nostalgia in the heart of historic Barnegat this winter.
Beginning Saturday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., through
Apr. 15, shop owner Jim Episale is inviting the community
to learn more about foreign film posters as art forms at the free
exhibition. "We will be featuring posters from "Doctor
Zhivago," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Alfred
Hitchcock's "Suspicion" and Clint Eastwood's "For
a Few Dollars More" as well as many others, including a
group of 35 Contemporary Polish Movie Posters," Episale said.
Unshredded Nostalgia will unveil "Foreign Film Posters
as Art" as the latest exhibit in its metropolitan-style gallery
area. Previous exhibits have included Animation Art and numerous original
movie, television and stage posters spanning the past 60 years. All
visitors will also be able to browse selected items from those acclaimed
showings, as well as Unshredded Nostalgia’s inventory of over
250,000 rare, unique and unusual items in the store's recent expansion.
Collectors, browsers and the general public are invited
to view this highly entertaining and informative free exhibit located
at Unshredded Nostalgia, 323 S. Main St. (Route 9) in Barnegat, NJ,
on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday Feb. 27 a
special public reception with refreshments will take place . The exhibition
will remain on display through May 15, 2005. For more info, visit their
website HERE.
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EMOVIEPOSTER.COM
ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST
"MINI/MAJOR" AUCTION
MARCH 15-22
Bruce Hershenson has announced that on March 15th to 22nd, emovieposter.com
will conduct their first MINI/MAJOR Auction, featuring hundreds of linenbacked
posters, including many major titles! There will also be a select group
of non-linenbacked posters and lobby cards.
There is still time to consign to this auction, but you must act IMMEDIATELY!
Click HERE
to get more information about the items for sale as well as how to consign
posters for this great sale.
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MOVIE POSTER BID
Tired of the big online auctions? Try buying and selling
at the only "movie posters only" auction.
SUSIE'S
CORNER UPDATE
 We
are continuing to update our inventory. You can see the list by clicking
on the blue button below.
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