Broadcaster, Film Critic and Collector Jonathan Ross' Favourite Film Posters

Broadcaster, Film Critic and Collector Jonathan Ross' Favourite Film Posters

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  (left) 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968, special holographic display, US
  Estimate £1,600–2,800
  
  (right) 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968, poster, US
  Estimate £10,000–15,000

  One of the greatest - if not THE greatest - science fiction films of all time, and this has to be one of greatest posters you can own. I love the use of 3D in Lot 1 (left) , but if I had to choose just one, I’d probably bid on Lot 4 (right) . Hang this on a white wall and your work is done.

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  La Notte, 1961, poster, Italian
  Estimate £1,800–2,600

  One of those great films that seems to be forgotten today, with another of Antonioni's films, L’Avventura, getting most of the love. This poster is superb. I love the limited colour palette, and that image of Monica Vitti is to die for.

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  Alphaville, 1965, poster, French
  Estimate £1,200–1,800

  Alphaville is as curious a film today as it was when it was released. But this iconic image of Eddie Constantine is superb. J’adore.

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  Shanghai Express, 1932, poster, French
  Estimate £7,000–10,000

  “We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces.” said Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (Lot 34) but I’d go for this image of Marlene Dietrich. A great film, a great poster, an unforgettable face.

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  Chinatown, 1974, original artwork, US
  Estimate £6,000–9,000

  I collect original comic book art and the occasional piece of pure illustration. But quality stuff is getting harder - and more expensive - to find. So I’d grab this rare and beautiful study for the poster to Polanski’s noir masterpiece before it disappears into someone else’s collection forever.

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  Gone with the Wind, 1939, original preliminary artwork, US
  Estimate £6,000–9,000

  Just beautiful. Hang this on a teal wall and pour yourself a large one. It’s transcendent.

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  Sabrina, 1954, poster, Japanese
  Estimate £1,400–2,600

  I love the Japanese posters for classic American and English films. The poster used for the Italian Job was the best from any territory. And I think the same could be said of this beautiful shot of Hepburn used for Sabrina. And the Katakana makes the whole image pop with a surprising flourish.

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  (left) Anatomy of a Murder, 1959, poster, US
  Estimate £3,000–5,000
  
  (right) The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955, poster, US, signed by Saul Bass
  Estimate £6,000–9,000

  You can’t go wrong with Saul Bass designs and these posters for Anatomy of a Murder and The Man with the Golden Arm both helped establish him as the undisputed master of the form. Modern, memorable and cool.

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  Vertigo, 1958, poster, US
  Estimate £600–900

  But this is Bass’ masterpiece. I have it in the more common bright orange (Italian and US versions!) but I’ve always adored this rarer pale blue version. Possibly, probably, the greatest movie poster of all time.

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  Tales of Manhattan / Destino su Manhattan, 1942, poster, Italian
  Estimate £2,400–3,600

  A peculiar movie but a spectacular poster. I’m a sucker for a skyline, and they don’t come any more seductive then New York in the 1940’s. This is huge so you might consider doing what I did with my vintage Dracula AD 1972 six-sheet and attach it to the back of a shelf unit to use as a wall divider. It’s pretty cool.

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  The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1976, poster, British, signed by Nicolas Roeg
  Estimate £1,200–1,800

  A poster as effortlessly cool as the film it promotes and the genius in the lead role.

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  You Only Live Twice, 1967, original artwork, French
  Estimate £30,000 – 40,000

  Ultra-rare and iconic image of Sean Connery as Bond - and it’s the original art. “You expect me to talk?” “No, Mr Bond, I expect you to bid”

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  Casino Royale, 1967, poster, US
  Estimate £800–1,200

  Possibly the worst Bond movie ever made. With possibly the best poster.

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  Mellem Veneer / Days of Sin and Nights of Nymphomania, 1963, title card, US
  Estimate £600–900

  I’ve never seen this film - never even heard of it before now. But what an image. No idea what the “….beyond Booze” means, but I won’t forget it.

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