Oliver Carter

Peur Sur La Ville is one of my all time favourite films.  Think Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1970) meets giallo and you get some idea of what this film is about.  I am not one for hyperbole but the stunts that Jean Paul Belmondo performs in this film are jaw droppingly awesome.  He hangs off of the edge of high-rise buildings, walks along the top of a speeding train and dangles from a helicopter.  How this film has never received more exposure is completely beyond me.  I have been looking a poster for this film for some time but have been put of by the disappointing artwork on some of them.  I recently lost an auction for the original French poster but was very happy to find a US one-sheet poster in excellent condition on eBay this afternoon for a decent price. 

Here are some more of the posters I have in my collection.

                 

I picked up the posters I had framed by The Framers who are based in the Custard Factory, Birmingham.  As I stated in an earlier post, their prices are the best I have come across for getting movie posters framed and the quality is excellent.  The Exorcist (1973) 1999 release British Quad looks great framed and now hangs proudly on my office wall.  The others are equally as impressive.  So, if you need to get your movie poster framed contact The Framers and tell them I recommended them to you.  If you do not live in the West Midlands they will send out framed posters via courier provided that you cover the costs.  Even with courier costs it would still work out cheaper than having it framed else where.  The Cinema Store charges £80 for a Quad poster frame, plus shipping.

       

Another new arrival.  I used to have a reprint of the original 1971 US one-sheet on my office wall but I had succumbed to age and wear.  This poster was for the BFI screening several years ago.  Apparently, some of these BFI reprints are quite hard to come by which is not surprising considering the quality of the posters.  Not bad for £10.

This has been my most sought after film poster and I have just purchased it from an Italian eBay seller.  It cost more than I wanted to spend but this poster does not turn up on eBay too often.  I will be getting it framed as soon as it arrives.

I took some movie posters to be framed to The Framers at the Custard Factory in Birmingham.  Anyone who collects movie posters will know how difficult it is find adequate ready made frames and how expensive it can be to pay for custom framing.  However, The Framers only charge £35 for a British Quad poster to be framed.  This is quite a bargain compared to some of the over quotes I have had, £115 was one of the cheaper quotes I received in the past.  Looking at some of their handiwork in their gallery I was quite impressed.  As you can see in the picture, I was rather surprised to find an original Italian poster for Dario Argento's Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1974) staring me in the face as I walked in the shop.  Apparently, the person who had this framed never returned to collect the poster.  That was three years ago.  The asking price is £400; a little too steep for me, unfortunately.  I'll post my thoughts on the quality of the framing when I collect them in the next few weeks.

   

I'll post my thoughts on this great piece of Ozploitation shortly.