LAMP POST

October 27, 2005                                  Halloween Special                         ©LearnAboutMoviePosters.com

WELCOME TO OUR NEW
BUSINESS LISTINGS

We want to welcome our newest business listings:

Captain Bijou - Earl Blair created Captain Bijou to offer movie buffs and collectors a single source for hard-to-find videotapes, collectibles, and other nostalgia-related items not generally found through traditional retail, mail-order or online stores. With more than 35 years of personal experience in the area of movies, movie posters, comics, and collectibles, Captain Bijou's owners and staff are able to use this expertise to offer an amazing selection of these rare items, regardless of interests or age. Whether its John Wayne, Howdy Doody, Fred and Ginger, Amos 'n Andy or today's hottest stars, Captain Bijou is your source. To visit their website, click HERE.

Resurrection Restoration Studios - Dario Casadei specializes in linenbacking and restoration of vintage movie posters. Dario has been working with posters for 5 years, and has been a passionate collector and seller for over 15 years. His studio is located in his home in Vancouver, BC, Canada, so your treasured posters are always safe and secure. He is a firm believer that less is better for your poster, and he always works closely with his clients to come up with the best solution for each individual poster; whether it is stabilization, restoration or conservation. To visit Dario's website, click HERE.

For information on how to get a business listing on LAMP, click HERE.

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NEW LAMP ARTICLES

With the growing popularity of international movie posters, Ed has written a series of articles introducing collectors to the wonderful world of international movie poster collecting.

The main article is titled:

LAMPs Introduction to International Movie Posters

This article also introduces two related articles:

International Poster Size Chart

Country Domain Extensions

These articles are part of LAMP's International Movie Poster website.

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HURRICANE KATRINA UPDATE

Things are moving at a snail's pace down here, but we are finally starting to see some progress. For a current update on our Hurricane Katrina experience and the aftermath, click HERE.

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MOVIE POSTER BID
SPIES AND TOUGH GUYS

Movie Poster Bid is holding its "Spies and Tough Guys" movie poster auction. The auction begins November 1 and ends November 7th.

For more information or to see the preview catalog, click HERE

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2005 FALL/WINTER
POSTER HAPPENINGS

Check out these great auctions, shows and exhibits:

09/17-12/1 - Unshredded Nostalgies Exhibit "The Roll Behind the Rock"

09/24-11/15 - Unshredded Nostalgia's Spooks & Saucers

10/25-11/01 - emovieposter.com's Sixth Annual Halloween sale

10/28-30 - International Vintage Poster Fair, San Francisco, CA Be sure to visit Chisholm Larsson Gallery's Booth.

10/28-30 - Autographica 2005, London

10/29-30 - London Movie Comic Media Expo, London

10/30 - Meet Terry and Sue of Quadbod at BICF at Donington Park Exhibition Centre

11/11 - Heritage Rare Movie Poster Auction - Internet Bidding Begins 10/24

11/16-17 - Bonham's Rock 'n' Roll Film Memorabilia Auction

 

2006 MOVIE POSTER ART CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE AT SUSIE'S CORNER

Check out some of the great looking 2006 Calendars now available. Calendars featuring movie poster art include "Classic Movie Poster" art; "B Movie Poster" art and "International Movie Poster Art."

There is also a great selection of calendars featuring movies in general, specific movie titles such as Gone With the Wind and Star Wars; and great looking celebrity calendars. We will continue to update the list so keep checking back to Susie's Corner.

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We are continuing to update our inventory. You can see the list by clicking on the blue button below.

AROUND THE LAMP

eMoviePoster.com's is offering its 258th weekly sale: offering 666 folded horror/sci-fi 1-sheets, PLUS 1,263 other great movie paper items in their special Halloween auction. Each starts at just 99 cents, with NO RESERVE!

You may THINK you have seen "Halloween auctions" before, but THIS is the Halloween auction to end all Halloween auctions (look at the items and you will immediately see what we mean!)

If you're just dying to participate in this auction, check out Bruce site HERE.

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HERITAGE'S NOVEMBER 11th
AUCTION QUICKLY APPROACHING

We're just two weeks away from Heritage's upcoming November 11th, 2005 auction, featuring an impressive grouping of Humphrey Bogart material Included in this event are over 150 posters from the actor's best films, including such classics such as Casablanca, Maltese Falcon, Angels With Dirty Faces and Petrified Forest. Also offered in the auction is the never-before-seen Style D one sheet to the first Academy Award winner, Wings.

For more information on this great auction, visit the Heritage website HERE.

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BONHAMS ROCK 'n' ROLL FILM MEMORABILIA AUCTION.

Bonhams will be presenting their Rock n' Roll & Film Memorabilia will be held on November 16-17, 2005 at Knightsbridge. The auction features 786 lots, featuring rock & roll and film memorabilia including James Bond. LAMP Sponsor Adrian Cowdry of CineArt Gallery is the consultant for this great event.

For more information on the individual lots, visit their site HERE.

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INTERNATIONAL VINTAGE
POSTER FAIR

The first International Vintage Poster Fair, promoted by LAMP Dealer Stanislas Choko of Intemporal, will be held at the Conference Center: Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA on October 28, 29 and 30th. The times are:

Friday 5-9pm
Saturday 10 - 7pm
Sunday 11 - 6pm

This fair will feature all kinds of posters, including movie posters.

Chisholm Larsson Gallery, another LAMP Sponsor, will have a booth there. Be sure to visit them and check out their great poster inventory. ALSO -- Please let them know of any special requests so that they can be sure to bring them to the shows. If you need more information, contact them at their website HERE.

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UNSHREDDED NOSTALGIA
EXHIBITS

September 17 - December 1
Exhibit: "The Roll Behind the Rock"

This exhibit features photographs of John Kisch, who has worked with media and advertising giants including Annie Lebowitz, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vogue, and the New York Times, traveled throughout the world on tour with famous musicians photographing their performances and has shot commercial photos portraying models, and celebrities including Christie Binkley and more. New Jersey’s only metropolitan-style poster gallery.

September 24 - November 15
Exhibit: "Spooks & Saucers"

Annual horror & sci-fi exhibit features hundreds of movie posters from the 70’s and 80’s from Frankenstein and Godzilla to Star Wars and ET.

Unshredded Nostalgia is located at 323 S. Main St., Route 9, Barnegat, NJ, 08005. Gallery hours are 10AM-5 PM seven days a week. For more information and directions call 1-800-872-9990 or log on to www.unshreddednostalgia.com.

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MPDB ARCHIVE STATS:

PLUS

Over 10,000 items for sale that are not pictured.

A little BIGGER and a little BETTER each day - building a new direction


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