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We love Science Fiction Movie Posters!

...It all started just over 30 years ago with the purchase of an original Star Wars 'Oscars' quad movie poster from the Vintage Magazine Shop in London's Brewer Street. Not since Kubrick's majestic 2001: A Space Odyssey had a science fiction film made such an impact on a cinema audience. Star Wars was to run for many months at the Dominion on Tottenham Court Road - I think I saw it nine times!

Star Trek The Future Begins - Empire, Leicester Square, London, May 2009.

Photos by Duncan Trillo.

Then, in the Summer of 1980, The Empire Strikes Back was released and I was about to be seduced by the dark side (collecting sci-fi movie posters). I was in North Wales on a short contract working in a small theatre in Colwyn Bay, when the local cinema screened Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The sequel was as impressive as the original, and I really wanted a copy of the poster. Not being near a movie poster shop I simply asked the cinema manager if I could have a spare poster when the run ended, and she kindly put one by for me. It had been folded and displayed, unlike my Star Wars 'Oscars' quad, but that really didn't matter - this was a piece of cinema history, and I knew it. That's how my collection and passion for science fiction movies began.

Star Trek The Motion Picture - Empire, Leicester Square, London, December 1979.

The Black Hole - Odeon, Leicester Square, London, December 1979.

Photos by Duncan Trillo.

Kubrick's unsurpassable 2001: A Space Odyssey was re-released on the big screen hot on the heels of Star Wars. At around that time I also saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind in March '78, John Carpenter's Dark Star (a late night showing), Star Trek The Motion Picture in '79 and Alien also in '79, Flash Gordon in 1980, Outland in '81 and then later Blade Runner in 1982 and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, also in '82. It was quite a run!

Star Wars Special Edition - Odeon, Leicester Square, London, 20th March 1997.

Top: George Lucas waves to fans at the Royal Charity Premiere. Bottom: Mark Hamill.

Photos by Duncan Trillo.

Today my passion for authentic science fiction vintage movie posters is as strong as ever. Both old and new. Be it the vivid brush strokes of Tom Chantrell or the talents of a graphic artist behind a Mac, the job of the movie poster is the same now as it always has been - to lure audiences into the cinema. No doubt some of the sci-fi movie posters of today will take their place beside the classics of yesterday. Trying to predict which is half the fun - with some titles turning into very sound investments along the way. Every year more and more people discover the pleasure of owning an authentic piece of cinema history, it is my hope that our online movie poster shop will assist with that endeavour.

Blade Runner: The Final Cut - Ritzy, London WC2, November 2007.

Ridley Scott's digitally revisited masterpiece enjoyed a very limited cinema screening in the UK in November and December 2007, before its nationwide DVD release. The British quad poster (above, with added red 'date banner' below the main title) was distributed to just a handful of UK cinemas. Photo: Sci-FiMoviePosters.co.uk owner Duncan Trillo, in the Ritzy's foyer.

I hope you enjoy looking through our collection of vintage sci-fi film posters. We only sell original 'theatrical release' science fiction posters (not to be confused with 'souvenir' type mass-market reproductions) and specialise in British Quads and US One Sheets, but you'll also find US Half Sheets, Japanese Hansai B2s, French, German and Polish posters and others from around the world. Our vintage posters are indexed A-Z and 1-9 and we also have dedicated Star Wars and Star Trek sections for fans.

Whether a seasoned film poster collector, or someone simply looking to purchase one or two authentic original movie posters for your home, I am sure your purchases will bring you great pleasure for many years to come.

Enjoy.

Duncan Trillo

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Movie Poster of the Month

January 2012

Our Poster of the Month for January 2012 is the US one sheet for Spaceballs, in which Mel Brooks explores the light side...

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