Re: [MOPO] movie posters in movies

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In a message dated 6/12/2006 4:17:40 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can anyone name movies that feature movie posters displayed prominently in them?  For example in the movie Ed Wood he has hanging in his apartment a 1947 Dracula one sheet and a Citizen Kane style B one sheet.   Any thoughts? About 15+ years ago I saw a film program at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, consisting of about 15 films, screened over a period of a couple weeks.  The films shown were late silent and early sound Japanese films of Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujiro Ozu.  I was stunned to see American 1-sheets of the period prominently displayed in at least 6 or 7 of the films.  I forget the specific titles of the posters, but I had seen actual copies of a couple of them, and at least a couple were of prominent titles from 1920s.    I've always been puzzled by this.  To my knowledge, neither director had traveled to the United States.  My guess is that silent films were likely shown in Japan, either with translating the intertitles, or not, and that American posters were sent with the films to aid promotion.  Mizoguchi and Ozu might have had an appreciation of American silent film, which was at it's peak in the late 1920s, and were paying homage to American film history.   Marty Davis Vintage Film Posters 43215 N. National Trail Anthem, AZ 85086 623/551-6655 623/551-6622 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] OneSheet (eBay Screen Name) www.vintagefilmposters.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.