Well, Bruce started it ... Seriously, though, (and at the risk of another lengthy and exasperating post), I think I'm safe in saying there are many US collectors who diverge into collecting British and Australian posters, in particular because the title is in English if nothing else. Isn't it therefore enlightening for buyers to know a bit of the history, as apart from anything else it helps assess rarity, authenticity and relative value of such items? For example, if an original release quad came up for Rear Window, wouldn't it influence your impetus to buy and the amount you spend, if you knew its comparative rarity and that it wouldn't be likely to surface again anytime soon? And some people might like to be aware that there were completely unique quads (and DCs) made for showings at the Academy Cinema, as opposed to normal studio-released posters. Now I've started thinking about it, I can't remember ever seeing an original release quad for Rear Window - anybody got a link to an image? To be fair to you, Michael, I was surprised there wasn't more reaction on your US poster-related question about reissues with identical artwork, as that seemed to be a similarly informative discussion topic. The sort of titles that sprang to mind for me were 3rd Man (again!), 2001, Where Eagles Dare and Sleeper. But in fact most of these have other indicators besides what it is the bottom corners, e.g. different distributor, colour variations, border etc. I think Ed has already tackled the many and complicated 2001 issues very nicely on learnaboutmovieposters, but there must be some other ones escaping me at the moment, that more closely meet your criterion of the only difference being an "R". Of course, with older quads we avoid that dilemma by not having a date in the first place ( ; Paul In a message dated 29/04/2009 03:25:33 GMT Daylight Time, dialmbb...@aol.com writes:
all the posts about british quads seemed so lengthy and exasperating. wouldn't it suffice to say that a BRITISH QUAD is a poster printed in the UK to advertise british films and films of other countries at theatres in britian (UK) ? wouldn't it suffice to say that an AUSTRALIAN DAYBILL is a poster printed in Australia to advertise Australian films and films of other countries at theatres in Australia ? isn't that simple? for every film there is always one poster that has the best artwork and mood, which may not be the country where the film was made. maybe it is the the quad, maybe the daybill, mabe the USA one sheet........ just keeping it simple. ugh. michael Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.