azw1879
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| Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject: Framed Movie Posters On Main Walls |
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A room in my house is dedicated to the AZW, so basically I call it the Zulu War room, with various-size framed portraits of the participants, famous battle scenes, a map, framed 'Zulu' and 'Zulu Dawn' unfolded video covers, etc.
However, elsewhere in the house on main walls I would have liked framed movie posters, of which there are a few crackers, only one per room, or hallway, placed in the centre of the chosen wall. Not only effective, but they would make great points of interest.
Some posters are really quite eye-catching.
C.J.
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eileen
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| Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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One of my sons does exactly that CJ!!!! He also gives framed posters as presents to friends on their birthdays or at Christmas. He finds out what films they really enjoyed and then frames them up himself. Everybody loves them. 
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azw1879
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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Yes. Some of the posters, even for films made years ago, are very much works of art in their own right. I have smaller images of a few posters that I'd eventually like to get the full-size versions of. At the moment they are either in A4-size frames or in clear A4 wallets, more for reference rather than on the walls. However, they are not AZW-related, although still military-based to maintain the theme.
Other items I'd like to get more of are connected to my star sign Scorpio. I've found a great detailed line drawing of a scorpion which I will enlarge and place in an A4 frame. I'm still looking for various other items, such as a realistic silver or stainless steel scorpion mounted on a wooden plinth for my desk.
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Frank
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Framed movie posters are a great idea C.J, right up my alley. Can you tell us what some of the movies are? I used to have a large size Taxi Driver poster adorning the back of my door. It used to scare visitors. I mean it's not the nicest thing to see Travis Bickle pointing two guns at you and sportiing a rather nifty mohawk! 
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azw1879
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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The advantage of film posters, with the various types of movies there are - Action, Comedy, etc. - you can choose a different theme for each room, or use the same theme throughout.
Personally, I would like the poster in each room/hallway to dominate the space, to be able to feel the impact of a dramatic image from the other side of the room, or the end of a hallway.
Depending on people's film preferences, or the theme wanted for certain areas, the choice of posters is endless. I really do like the variety of choices that are available and the ability to alter the theme by changing the posters with those more suited to any new ideas being considered.
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Frank
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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| azw1879 wrote: | | The advantage of film posters, with the various types of movies there are - Action, Comedy, etc. - you can choose a different theme for each room, or use the same theme throughout. |
That's true C.J, I never really thought about it like that before. Great ideas 
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iris
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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I worked at a video store when I was in college, and we had lots of people come in and request posters. One guy had a home theater room complete with lighted marquees and a giant popcorn maker. He would change out the posters for different occasions, like horror movies for halloween or holiday movies for christmas. I have a set of Lord of the Rings posters for all three movie releases that I framed and hung in the den. They really make a dramatic statement.
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eileen
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Oh Iris I am sooooo jealous!!!!!! I would love to have posters from the Lord of the Rings films(especially ones with Legolas in them  ) but they are sooooo expensive here that I can't really justify the expenditure. 
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| eileen wrote: | | (especially ones with Legolas in them ) |
Really Eileen? I would have had you down as a Gimli lover 
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How could he possibly compare to this:
 
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Well ok Eileen but you do realise that Legolas is going to look like this in a few decades time
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azw1879
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| Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Apart from the 3 seriously dramatic war movie posters, there are others I like for different reasons. 'Custer of the West', which shows a cracking illustration of his last stand. John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1960), showing Crockett (Wayne), Bowie (Widmark) and Travis (Harvey) in an action scene with the Alamo in the background. I'd probably include 'Zulu' and 'Zulu Dawn' posters too, but all these older posters are quite costly now, unless there are reprints of them.
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azw1879
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:34 am Post subject: |
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Just acquired a nice framed picture which contains 3 images plus film cells from The Matrix Trilogy.
Not as large as a poster, but looks good on the wall.
Where did I locate it ? Above my computer of course.
So, I guess you can call me Neo now, eh ? 
C.J.
PS. Also obtained an A4 size print of The Deer Hunter which I placed in a frame for another wall in the same room.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:38 am Post subject: |
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Our oldest son had a James Bond movie poster that filled one entire wall. I disremember which one it was. On another wall he had a poster from what was rated the worst movie ever, The Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes" dr
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:50 am Post subject: |
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So ok, enlighten me, what does AZW stand for, I think I have the last two letters figured out but not the A. Even DH didn't know and he knows everything about movies.
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