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Alien | 1979 | R1994 Killian Enterprises | US One Sheet

19Jan2018

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Alien | 1979 | R1994 Killian Enterprises | US One Sheet

Alien is a 1979 film directed by Ridley Scott. It was co-produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill, Ivor Powell and Ronald Shusett. Dan O'Bannon drew on previous works of science fiction and horror and wrote the screenplay from a story he co-authored with Ronald Shusett. Alien stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. It is the first movie in what became a the Alien franchise and launched Sigourney Weaver's acting career, providing her with her first lead role. The storyline is set in the year 2122, and follows the crew of the commercial towing vehicle Nostromo, heading back to Earth. While on route they intercept an SOS signal from a nearby moon, the crew are under obligation to investigate. After a b...

11Apr2017

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International Movie Posters, Japanese Movie Posters

Blade Runner | 1982 | Japan B2

Blade Runner is a 1982 film directed by Ridley Scott. It was produced by Michael Deeley. The screenplay was co-written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples based on an adaptation of the 1968 book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. The film stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Edward James Olmos. The film is based in a dystopian Los Angeles. Genetically engineered replicants, indistinguishable from human are made by Tyrell Corporation. However, the use of replicants is banned on Earth and they are utilised in dangerous or metal work in other world colonies. Replicants who defy the ban and return to Earth are hunted and are retired by special police operatives known as Blade Runners. The plot is based on a group of escaped replicants led by Roy Batty (R...

American Gangster | 2007 | Advance Washington | US One Sheet

9Apr2017

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American Gangster | 2007 | Advance Washington | US One Sheet

American Gangster is a 2007 film directed by Ridley Scott. He also co-produced the film with Brian Grazer with Steven Zaillian writing the screenplay. The film is based on the book The Return of Superfly by author Mark Jacobson. American Gangster stars Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in their first lead acting roles together since 1995's Virtuosity. It also co-stars Ted Levine, John Ortiz, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Norman Reedus, Ruby Dee, Lymari Nadal, Cuba Gooding Jr, Armand Assante, John Hawkes and RZA. Based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) who is a gangster from La Grange in North Carolina. He built his criminal career on smuggling heroin in the US on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War. That was until being detained by a task fo...

American Gangster | 2007 | Advance Crowe | US One Sheet

7Apr2017

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American Gangster | 2007 | Advance Crowe | US One Sheet

American Gangster is a 2007 film directed by Ridley Scott. He also co-produced the film with Brian Grazer with Steven Zaillian writing the screenplay. The film is based on the book The Return of Superfly by author Mark Jacobson. American Gangster stars Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in their first lead acting roles together since 1995's Virtuosity. It also co-stars Ted Levine, John Ortiz, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Norman Reedus, Ruby Dee, Lymari Nadal, Cuba Gooding Jr, Armand Assante, John Hawkes and RZA. Based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) who is a gangster from La Grange in North Carolina. He built his criminal career on smuggling heroin in the US on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War. That was until being detained by a task fo...

12Jan2017

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International Movie Posters, Japanese Movie Posters

Alien | 1979 | Cast Style | Japan B2

Alien is a 1979 film directed by Ridley Scott. It was co-produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill, Ivor Powell and Ronald Shusett. Dan O'Bannon drew on previous works of science fiction and horror and wrote the screenplay from a story he co-authored with Ronald Shusett. Alien stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. It is the first movie in what became a the Alien franchise and launched Sigourney Weaver's acting career, providing her with her first lead role. The storyline is set in the year 2122, and follows the crew of the commercial towing vehicle Nostromo, heading back to Earth. While on route they intercept an SOS signal from a nearby moon, the crew are under obligation to investigate. After a b...

9Jan2017

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Black Hawk Down | 2001 | US Lobby Card

Black Hawk Down is a 2001 film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott. The screenplay by Ken Nolan is adapted from the non-fiction book of the same name by Mark Bowden, which in turn is based on a series of articles published in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 29-part series chronicled the events of a 1993 raid in Mogadishu by the U.S. military aimed at capturing faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid and the ensuing firefight, known as the Battle of Mogadishu. The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Tom Hardy, and Sam Shepard. It won two Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing at the 74th Academy Awards. The movie was received positively by American film critics, but was strongly ...